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Thomas Seymour was baptized on July 15, 1632, in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of Richard Seymour and Mercy Ruscoe.[1][2]
Thomas came to New England with his parents about 1638/39, at the age of six.[1][3]
Thomas was also a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Assembly of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the May 1690 session. He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery. [4]
He lived in Hartford until about 1651, when he moved to Norwalk with his parents. In 1655, his father died, and he was the only one among his siblings who was of age. His mother soon remarried and removed to Farmington with her younger children.[1]
Thomas inherited his father's lands in Norwalk, where he lived until his death. Records show the family in Norwalk in 1673.[5]
Thomas married first Hannah Marvin on 5 Jan 1654 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut.[1][6][7]
He married second Sarah (___), the widow of Thomas Wildman, between 1690-1697.[8]
Finally he married third, Elizabeth (___).[9]
Thomas Seymour died between 22 Sep 1712, the date of his will, and 15 Oct 1712 when the inventory of his estate was taken.[1]
Thomas made his will on 2 September 1712 in Norwalk Fairfield County, Colony of Connecticut.[1] In it, he names:
An inventory of his estate was made on 15 October 1712 in Norwalk.[1]
Children with Hannah Marvin [1]
Thomas Seymour is a 7x great-grandfather of President Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., through his son, Capt Matthew Seymour.
Name at birth may have been spelled SEAMER. Seymer
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