Seymour Puryear (1788 - 1880)

Born 15 Sep 1788 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Elizabeth (Vaughn) Puryear — married 11 Mar 1807 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

Husband of Mary (Albright) Puryear — married 12 Apr 1822 in Orange, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Mary (Blair) Puryear — married 10 Jan 1826 in Orange, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1880 at age 91 in Alamance, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Seymour PURYEAR was born 15 Sep 1788.

Son of Seymour Puryear and Sarah Ann Royster of Mecklenburg, VA

Mentioned as an unborn child in his father's will, dated 2/15/1788 and recorded 4/14/1788

Married four times:

Married Frances "Fanny" E. Vaughn (1792-1822 m. 1807 in VA)

• Children (born in NC):
  • Nancy b. 1809 m. Shoffner
  • Mary Ann b. 1812 m. Holt
  • Eliza b. 1817 m. Coble
  • Adeline b. 1819 m. White
  • Frances b. 1820 m. Holt

Married second Mary "Polly" Albright (1794-1825 m. 1822)

• Children:
  • Margaret "Peggy" b. 1823 m. Newlin
  • Sarah Ellen b. 1824 m. Newlin

Married third Mary Blair (Holt) (1784-1857 m. 1826 ), widow of Isaac Holt

Married fourth Martha S. Royster (David) (1891-1867 m. 1863), widow of Edward Davis

Sources

• The History of Alamance by Sally Stockford, 1900, Chapter XIII, pg 136. https://archive.org/details/historyalamance00stocgoog/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater
• "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21N-P9JZ : 8 December 2021), Seymour Puryear and Fanny Vaughan, 11 Mar 1807; citing Marriage, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-ZRT : accessed 8 January 2023), Seamore Puryear, Granville, North Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9N-LTFM : 9 March 2021), Seymour Puryear and Polly Albright, 12 Apr 1822; citing Orange, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q285-BN9J : 9 March 2021), Seymour Puryear and Mary Holt, 10 Jan 1826; citing Orange, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 418,148.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH59-7MS : 20 February 2021), Seymour Puryear, North Regiment, Granville, North Carolina, United States; citing 9, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 121; FHL microfilm 18,087.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBX-V3M : 10 June 2022), Semore Puryer, Randolph, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 149, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVCJ-GF5 : 23 February 2021), MM9.1.1/MVCJ-GF5:, 1850.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B3-KSX : 23 December 2020), Seymour Puryear, Alamance, Alamance, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21N-4HW9 : 8 December 2021), Seymour Puryear and Martha S Davis, 13 Nov 1863; citing Marriage, Clarksville, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31873777/seymour-puryear: accessed 08 January 2023), memorial page for Seymour Puryear (15 Sep 1789–21 Jan 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31873777, citing Mount Hermon Memorial Cemetery, Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by B. B. Roberts (contributor 46949990).
• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V121-9S1 : 8 March 2021), Seymour Puryear, 1884; citing Alamance, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,651,556.

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