The Worland Family in America and Beyond

I began my life in the Puget Sound area of Washington State, on an island filled with forests and wild rhododendrons. I was separated from my Worland family there at an early age. Recently, I was reunited with my family and learned of my heritage. And so, this journey to know my ancestors began. The Worlands, Gideons, Newtons, Conards... they were the colonists, the settlers, the pioneers. They fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War. This is their story, and the story of a nation. -Deci Worland MacKinnon

Showing posts with label Seamans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seamans. Show all posts

Monday, December 2, 2013

December 1742, Massachusetts

December 8, 1742- A son, Daniel, is born to John Seamans & Priscilla Wood in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.

(Daniel Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury and William Wood & Susannah Beckwith.)
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

July 1741, Massachusetts

English: Preserved Gardner House, Swansea Mass...
English: Preserved Gardner House, Swansea Massachusetts, May 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

July 16, 1741-  James Round, son of George Round & Susannah Cole, marries Susannah Seamans, daughter of John Seamans & Priscilla Wood, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.
James Round was a yoeman from Foster, Providence County,Rhode Island. The intention of marriage was filed on 13 Jun 1741 at Rehoboth.

(Susannah Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury and Doctor William Wood and Susannah Beckwith.
James Round is my second cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Hugh Cole & Mary Foxwell.)
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

April 1741, Massachusetts

English: Luther Store, Swansea, Massachusetts
English: Luther Store, Swansea, Massachusetts (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
April 2, 1741

Daniel Howland marries Mary Slocum, daughter of Eleazer Slocum & Deborah Smith, in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

April 3, 1741

A daughter, Tabitha Seamans, is born to James Seamans & Tabitha Wood in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

April 23, 1741

A daughter, Bathsheba Sherman, is born to Seth Sherman & Ruth Lapham in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.



(Mary Slocum is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.
Tabitha Seamans is my sixth great grandaunt. Our common ancestors are James Seamans and Tabitha Wood.
Bathsheba Sherman is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury. )
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Saturday, January 28, 2012

June 1740, Massachusetts

English: Main Street, Swansea Village Historic...
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June 26, 1740- Benjamin Seamans is born to John Seamans & Priscilla Wood in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Joseph Tripp marries Judith Mosher in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(Benjamin Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury and William & Susannah Wood.
Judith Mosher is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Friday, June 10, 2011

April 1737, Massachusetts

April 21, 1737- Martin Seamans is born to Charles Seamans & Hannah Bowen in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(Martin Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury.)
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Friday, May 27, 2011

January, 1737, Pennsylvania

January 19, 1737- Lydia Seamans is born to John Seamans & Priscilla Wood in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts.

(Lydia Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury and William & Susannah Wood.)
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Friday, April 8, 2011

January 1736, Massachusetts

January 1736- My sixth great grandaunt, Hannah Seamans, infant daughter of James Seamans & Tabitha Woods, dies in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.


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Saturday, March 19, 2011

June 1735, Massachusetts

June 16, 1735- John Thomas and Mary Seamans are wed in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts. They are married by Mr. Joseph Mason, minister of the East Church in Swansea.

(Mary Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury.)
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Monday, March 7, 2011

January 1735, Massachusetts

January 16, 1735- My sixth great grandaunt, Hannah Seamans, is born to James Seamans & Tabitha Wood in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She would not survive infancy.

January 19, 1735- Anna Seamans is born to John Seamans & Priscilla Wood in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(Anna Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Hannah Seamans is her first cousin. Our common ancestors are Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury and Susannah & William Wood.)
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Saturday, January 29, 2011

December 1733, Massachusetts

December 4, 1733- Tabitha Seamans is born to John Seamans & Priscilla Wood in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts.

(Tabitha Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Susannah & Dr. William Wood and Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury.)
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

February 1733, Massachusetts

February 20, 1733- Aaron Seamans is born to Thomas Seamans & Martha Wood in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts.

(Aaron Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury.)
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Friday, December 17, 2010

June 1732, Massachusetts

June 6, 1732- My sixth great grandfather, James Seamans, is born to James Seamans & Tabitha Wood in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Descendants of Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury 

King James VI
From Miss Elizabeth M. Seamans, November 11, 1905, when she was visiting Factoryville, Pennsylvania  

"I wonder if you have heard of the Legend, of the ancestry, of our Seamans. I found it among my relatives, who came here in 1817 from Conn.

King James VI, of Scotland, became James 1, of England, the family name being Stuart and were ardent Catholics, but one renowneced the faith and was banished to Virginia, but was allowed to take money, treasures and silver, the king gave him a grant of land in the new country, in part of which Charleston now stands, the man had a wife and three sons, he died and in the course of time the mother again married, and after her death, her husband became guardian of the three boys, he married again and had a family, the mother of which was anxious to get rid of the Stuart boys, the stepfather took them to the sea and bribed a Captain to take them to the Plymouth Rock Country under the name of Seamans, and get them a home and they would be provided for, the oldest boy knew why they had been sent away and when he had became of age he told his brothers of their property in Virginia and he was going to claim it, he went in a vessel that was never heard from and that was supposed to have sunk, two years later the second boy made the attempt, but the vessel was wrecked and only two  were saved to tell the sad tale of disaster, the third boy decided that as both of his brothers had lost their lives in the attempt to claim their property, he would remain in the Plymouth Rock Country and retain the name of Seamans.

Swansea Mass is only a little way from Plymouth Rock, now do you suppose that there is a shadow of truth in this tradition?

Sincerely Elizabeth"

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Friday, July 24, 2009

1787 New York

1787- Amea Wasson is born to John Wasson and Amea Turner Wasson in Stephentown, New York.

August 12, 1787-
John S. Randall is born to John Randall and Mary Seamans Randall in Rensselear County, New York.