Loyalist. One of the signers of the following rebuttal to the Rye resolutions following the closing of the Port of Boston by the British Parliament.
Rivington’s New York Gazetteer of October 13, 1774, — “ RYE, September 24, 1774.
“ We, the subscribers, freeholders and inhabitants of the town of Rye, in the County of Westchester, being much concerned with the unhappy situation of public affairs, think it our duty to our King and Couhtry to declare, that we have not been concerned in any resolutions entered into, or measures taken, with regard to the disputes at present subsisting with the mother country : we also testify our dislike to many hot and furious proceedings, in consequence of said disputes, which we think are more likely to ruin this once happy country than remove grievances, if any there are. We also declare our great desire and full resolution to live and die peaceable subjects to our gracious sovereign King George the third, and his laws."[1]
He continued signing to protests. Also in Rivington's New York Gazetteer, 13 April, 1775:
"“ We, the subscribers, freeholders and inhabitants of the County of Westchester, having assembled at White Plains in consequence of certain advertisements, do now declare our honest abhorence of all unlawful Congresses and Committees, and that we am determined, at the haunt of our lives and properties, to support the King and constitution, and that we acknowledge no representatives but the General Assembly, to whose wisdom we submit the guardianship of our rights and privileges," [2]
Was imprisoned by the American insurgents at White Plains during the summer of 1776. [3]
Parents were Nicholas DEAN & Deborah SEAMAN
Passenger number 7 on HMS Clinton, picking up 20 Sept 1783 East River NY, delivered to Port Roseway NS 26 October 1783. Women and children have been assigned to families based on surnames and may not be correct
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