Edward Seymour 6th Bt (bef. 1695 - 1757)

Born before 17 Jan 1695 in Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Webb) Seymour — married about 8 Mar 1717 in Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire, England

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1757 after age 62 in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England

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Biography

Edward Seymour was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset, the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt. and Laetitia Popham, was baptized at Easton Royal, Wiltshire on 17 January 1694/95^[1]. He married Mary Webb, daughter of Daniel Webb and Elizabeth Somner, on 8 March 1716. He died on 15 December 1757. He gained the title of 6th Baronet Seymour. He succeeded his 4th cousin, Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset, as 8th Duke of Somerset and Baron Seymour on 23 November 1750.^[2][3]

Children of Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset and Mary Webb

1. Mary Seymour d. 21 Jul 1762
2. Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset b. 2 Jan 1717/18, d. 2 Jan 1792
3. Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset+ b. 3 Dec 1718, d. 15 Dec 1793
4. William Seymour b. 1724, d. 5 Nov 1800
5. Very Rev. Lord Francis Seymour+ b. 1726, d. 16 Feb 1799

Edward Seymour 8th Duke of Somerset. The suffix 8th Duke of Somerset is non-traditional and may be too long for the WikiTree suffix.

Born Jan 1695. St. Cuthbert-Out, Wiltshire, England. ^[4]

Died Dec 1757. Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England. ^[5]

Residence Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England.

Buried Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England. ^[6]

Baptism: Jan 17 1695. Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Church of England parish, Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England, Parish Register, 1580-1741
2. ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p2421.htm
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Seymour,_8th_Duke_of_Somerset
4. ↑ Source: #S25683955
5. ↑ Source: #S25683955
6. ↑ Source: #S25683997
7. ↑ Source: #S25683819

* Pedigree 14 Sumner of Seend [1]

• Source: S25683819 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;
• Source: S25683955 Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;
• Source: S25683997 UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;
• Collinson, John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset (R. Cruttwell, Bath, England, 1791) Vol. 1, Page xlix