SEAVEY, Ebenezer 1695

Notes:

From Boston & Eastern Mass, pg 789
William Seavey, son of William Seavey (I), born 1640, in Portsmouth NH died in 1733. He married Hannah __, born 1633, died 1/31/1748. William Seavey was on the grand jury in 1682, and surveyor in 1683. At a proprietor's meeting in 1728 he desired to be excused by reason of ages and infirmity from any further service in laying out lands. His will was dated Mar 25, 1728-29 proved June 1733. His widow's will, dated Sept 10, 1741, proved Feb 28, 1748 bequeathed to sons Stephen, James & Ebenezer, and children on son Thomas. One of his possissions was a negro woman, a slave. Children born at Rye, NH 1) William (3d) married Mary Hincks who died 1744 and 2nd 9/25/1748 Hannah Seavye, 2) Hannah married Samuel Wells 3) Hepzibah married Thomas Wright 4) Mary born 1704 married Captain Samuel Banfield who died in 1743 she died in 1753 5) Thomas (twin) removed to Scarborough 6) Ebenezer (twin) and 7) Stephen married Mary True, widow.

2/10/1996 - From Donna Dietrich notes
William Seavey Jr was on the Grand Jury of _______ in 1682. He was a surveyor in 1683. At the propeieters meeting to beexecuted by reason of "age and infirmity" from further service of laying out land. Owned a black slave Ammi.

From the booklet on Stephen F. Seavey, says he moved from Kittery in Arundel or Kennebunkport 1720

!SOURCE: FGR Archives copied by TDS abt 1967. Gives full DOD.

William (2), son of William (1) who came from England in 1632.

Will written Mar 21, 1728/9
Will proved June 18, 1733

NATHAN SEVY DID BAPTISM, INITIATORY AND ENDOWMENT

Rye Families p.5 Marriage date estimated about 1675 to 1680.
"William was an important figure in the general Portsmouth area. He owned land at
Greenland, Sandy Beach, and New Castle. He was a surveyor, and also handled many estate inventories."

Parsons p.526 says William b. 1640. Lists 8 children

Sources: History of Rye, p.526; Ms. CEP; Gen. Dict. of Me. and NH.

Children 6,7,8 triplets, Thomas, Ebenezer, Child who died at birth.

!PROBLEM: There may be some problem with DOBs for children; the order
may be wrong.
!SOURCE: FGR Archives copied by TDS abt 1967. Gives full DOD.

William (2), son of William (1) who came from England in 1632.

Will written Mar 21, 1728/9
Will proved June 18, 1733

NATHAN SEVY DID BAPTISM, INITIATORY AND ENDOWMENT

Rye Families p.5 Marriage date estimated about 1675 to 1680.
"William was an important figure in the general Portsmouth area. He owned land at
Greenland, Sandy Beach, and New Castle. He was a surveyor, and also handled many estate inventories."

William Seavey, immigrant SEAVEY ancestor, was born about 1600 in England, and was sent over by Captain John Mason to New Hampshire in 1631 or 1632 and settled in Portsmouth and Rye, where he died in 1688. In 1660 he was called "the elder," and in 1657 was selectman of the town of Rye. He was constable at the Isle 'of Shoals in 1655. The name of his wife is unknown. He was engaged much of the time in fishing, and acquired a large property, the inventory of which amounted to 631 pounds seven shillings eight pence. He left a widow Elizabeth. Children: 1. William Jr., born 1640; mentioned below. 2. John, born 1650; married, July 29, 1686, Hannah Walker, widow of Joseph, and daughter of John Philbrick. 3. Thomas, died March 15, 1708, at Newcastle, New Hampshire, was of the Isle of Shoals 1663. 4. Stephen. 5. Elizabeth, married Odiorne.

(II) William Seavey, son of William Seavey (1), born in 1640. in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, died 1733. He married

Hannah , born 1663. died January 31,

1748. William Seavey was on the grand jury in 1682, and surveyor in 1683. At a proprietors' meeting in 1728 he desired to be excused by reason of age and infirmity from any further service in laying out lands. His will was dated March 25, 1728-29, proved June, 1733. His widow's will, dated September 10, 1741, proved February 28. 1748, bequeathed to sons Stephen, James and Ebenezer, and children of son Thomas. One of his possessions was a negro woman, a slave. Children, born at Rye, New Hampshire: 1. Children: 1. William (3d), married Mary Hicks, who died 1744, and second, September 25, 1748, Hannah Seavey. 2. Hannah, married Samuel Wells. 3. Hepzibah, married Thomas Wright. 4. Mary, born 1704; married Captain Samuel Banfield, who died 1743; she died 1753. 5. Thomas (twin of Ebenezer), removed to Scarborough. 6. Ebenezer, mentioned below. 7. Stephen, married Mary True, widow.

Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston ..., Volume 2 (1908), p. 789
edited by William Richard Cutter

William married JACKSON, HannahNew England, New Hampshire, USA. Hannah (daughter of JACKSON, Thomas and JOHNSON, Hannah) was born in 1663 in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 31 Jan 1748 in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Fisherman
• Residence: 1632; Seavey's Creek, Portsmouth, N.H. (now Rye, N.H.) Hog Island, Isles of Shoals - 1632.

Notes:

Partner in fishing business with Stephen Crawford.
Related to Thomas Seavey (c1627-1707).

According to Stackpole:

WILLIAM SEAVEY, aged about 75 years, deposed, 3 Sept. 1676, that he came as a fisherman to the Isles of Shoals "about a year before Capt. Neale went from this country for England." He came, then, in 1632. He was constable at the Isles of Shoals in 1656 and a Selectman in Portsmouth in 1657, where he was living in 1682. He had a grant of 50 acres in what is now Rye, N. H., in 1652 and bought land there, in 1669, of Jane Drake, widow of William Berry. This land is still owned by Seavey's descendants. His wife's name is thought to have been Mary."[2]
The following is from Parsons:

William Seavey, sent from England in 1631 to the Piscataquqa[sic] settlement by Captain John Mason. He was a selectman and otherwise of some consequence in the settlement. In 1660, he was William the elder. He died about 1688.[3]

William Seavey, immigrant SEAVEY ancestor, was born about 1600 in England, and was sent over by Captain John Mason to New Hampshire in 1631 or 1632 and settled in Portsmouth and Rye, where he died in 1688. In 1660 he was called "the elder," and in 1657 was selectman of the town of Rye. He was constable at the Isle 'of Shoals in 1655. The name of his wife is unknown. He was engaged much of the time in fishing, and acquired a large property, the inventory of which amounted to 631 pounds seven shillings eight pence. He left a widow Elizabeth. Children: 1. William Jr., born 1640; mentioned below. 2. John, born 1650; married, July 29, 1686, Hannah Walker, widow of Joseph, and daughter of John Philbrick. 3. Thomas, died March 15, 1708, at Newcastle, New Hampshire, was of the Isle of Shoals 1663. 4. Stephen. 5. Elizabeth, married Odiorne.

(II) William Seavey, son of William Seavey (1), born in 1640. in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, died 1733. He married

Hannah , born 1663. died January 31,

1748. William Seavey was on the grand jury in 1682, and surveyor in 1683. At a proprietors' meeting in 1728 he desired to be excused by reason of age and infirmity from any further service in laying out lands. His will was dated March 25, 1728-29, proved June, 1733. His widow's will, dated September 10, 1741, proved February 28. 1748, bequeathed to sons Stephen, James and Ebenezer, and children of son Thomas. One of his possessions was a negro woman, a slave. Children, born at Rye, New Hampshire: 1. Children: 1. William (3d), married Mary Hicks, who died 1744, and second, September 25, 1748, Hannah Seavey. 2. Hannah, married Samuel Wells. 3. Hepzibah, married Thomas Wright. 4. Mary, born 1704; married Captain Samuel Banfield, who died 1743; she died 1753. 5. Thomas (twin of Ebenezer), removed to Scarborough. 6. Ebenezer, mentioned below. 7. Stephen, married Mary True, widow.

Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston ..., Volume 2 (1908), p. 789
edited by William Richard Cutter

Died:
* no mention after 1684, son a Jr. in 1686 and not a Jr. in 1687.

William + Elizabeth or Mary. Elizabeth died before 1679. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married JOHNSON, Hannah in 1663 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Hannah (daughter of JOHNSON, James and HORTON, Mary) was born in 1641 in York, York, Maine, USA; died in 1714 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry + BARON, Helen. Helen was born about 1570 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married HORTON, Mary in 1638 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Mary was born in 1612; died in 1694 in Kittery, York, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]