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Note: The following is quoted from Mary Queal Byer's book "A Genealogical History of the French and allied Families" published in 1912 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by the Torch Press. The Seawards are of Scotch-English descent, a tradition in the family giving the name originally as Ward. Some of the family living near the sea were designated as Sea Wards, and thus they finally came to be known as Seaward or Seward. William Seaward was born in England in 1627. He came from Bristol to New England and is said to have been in Taunton, Massachusets, in 1643. He settled in New Haven shortly after arriving in America and while residing there married Grace Norton of Guilford, to which place he moved shortly thereafter. He took the oath of fidelity there on May 4, 1654. He was a tanner, man of comfortable property and emminence in the town, and was for a long time commander of the train band. He frequently represented the town in the General Assembly. He died March 29, 1689. His will was dated the day of his death, and was proved June 7, 1689. He left his wife the use of one-half of the dwelling house fo her life, and an annuity of forty shillings per annum from each opf her six sons. One-half of the moveable estate, except stock in the tan house , was left to ehr absolutely. His son Stephen seems not to have been capable of caring for himself and a life estate in the dwelling and thirty acres were given him under the trusteeship of John, who was to inherit the property absolutely after Stephen's death. Samuel, Caleb and Ebenezer are confirmed in the possession of lands already given to them. Each of the children of his daughter Mary was given a cow, and the other half of the moveable estate was given to his daughter Hannah. The tan yard and meadow land were directed to be equally divided among his sons. [Arnold.FTW] [Seaward.FTW] The following is quoted from Mary Queal Byer's book "A Genealogical History of the French and allied Families" published in 1912 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by the Torch Press. The Seawards are of Scotch-English descent, a tradition in the family giving the name originally as Ward. Some of the family living near the sea were designated as Sea Wards, and thus they finally came to be known as Seaward or Seward. William Seaward was born in England in 1627. He came from Bristol to New England and is said to have been in Taunton, Massachusets, in 1643. He settled in New Haven shortly after arriving in America and while residing there married Grace Norton of Guilford, to which place he moved shortly thereafter. He took the oath of fidelity there on May 4, 1654. He was a tanner, man of comfortable property and emminence in the town, and was for a long time commander of the train band. He frequently represented the town in the General Assembly. He died March 29, 1689. His will was dated the day of his death, and was proved June 7, 1689. He left his wife the use of one-half of the dwelling house fo her life, and an annuity of forty shillings per annum from each opf her six sons. One-half of the moveable estate, except stock in the tan house , was left to ehr absolutely. His son Stephen seems not to have been capable of caring for himself and a life estate in the dwelling and thirty acres were given him under the trusteeship of John, who was to inherit the property absolutely after Stephen's death. Samuel, Caleb and Ebenezer are confirmed in the possession of lands already given to them. Each of the children of his daughter Mary was given a cow, and the other half of the moveable estate was given to his daughter Hannah. The tan yard and meadow land were directed to be equally divided among his sons.
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