- Dr. Samuel Seabury, s. of John Seabury and his wife Grace, b. Dec. 10, 1640 of record at Boston, Mass. He was bapt. at the Boston 1st Ch. May 22, 1642, being then "aged about 1 yr 6 mos."
On Nov. 9, 1660 of record at Weymouth, Mass., Samuel m. 1) Patience Kemp, dau. of William Kemp (deceased) and Elizabeth,2 Partridge (Rev. Ralph,1 of Duxbury) and step-dau. of Rev. Thomas Thacher, b. circa 1642 at Duxbury, Mass. Patience d. Oct. 29, 1676 at Duxbury.
[An extended bio of Samuel will be added later.]
Children of Dr. Samuel Seabury and 1st wife Patience Kemp, b. of record at Duxbury, Mass. [Dux. VRs]:
• 1. Elizabeth Seabury, b. Sept. 16, 1661; m. 1) circa 1691 Joseph Childs (q.v. Chiles), who d. testate Apr. 11, 1718 at Marshfield, Mass.; five children of the marriage; Elizabeth m. 2) July 31, 1718 of record at Marshfield [Marsh. VRs], Lawrence Caire (q.v.), but their subsequent whereabouts and fate has not been found.
• ii. Sarah Seabury, b. Aug. 18, 1663; is included in her father's 1681 will, but not named as living in 1707 in a petition to the Plymouth Probate Court by Sarah's brother-in-law Joseph Childs. No marriage or death for her has been found.
• iii. Elder Samuel Seabury, Jr., b. Apr. 20, 1666, d. Nov. 10, 1763 at N. Yarmouth, Maine; m. 1) Dec. 13, 1688 at Duxbury, Abigail Allen, dau. of James Allen, Esq. & Elizabeth,2 Partridge (George,1 of Duxbury), b. Dec. 28, 1667 at Sandwich, Mass. She d. July 31, 1733 at N. Yarmouth, Maine. They had 12 children of record at Duxbury, but only five survived beyond childhood, and only s. Dea. Samuel Seabury, 3rd remained at Duxbury, Mass. Elder Samuel Jr., m. 2) Sep. 27, 1738 at N. Yarmouth, Margaret, wid. of Stephen Larribee. There were no children of this second marriage and Margaret d. at N. Yarmouth May 18, 1754.
• iv. Hannah Seabury, b. July 7, 1668, d. before May 1700; m. Dec. 24, 1684 at Duxbury, John Partridge, s. of George,1 Partridge & Sarah2 Tracy (Stephen,1 of the Little Ann), b. Nov. 29, 1657 at Duxbury. Five children of the family. He m. 2) May 23, 1700, Mary Brewster of Kingston, Mass., widow of Wrestling Brewster, the gr.son of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower and Plymouth Colony. They had two children and John d. at Duxbury Apr. 5, 1731, Æ 74. His widow Mary d. at Kingston, Mass. Nov. 12, 1742, Æ 81.
• v. John Seabury, b. Nov. 7, 1670; d. in infancy Mar. 18, 1671/2.
• vi. & vii. Grace & Patience Seabury, twins, b. Mar. 1, 1672/3; both died in infancy, Patience Mar. 7, 1672/3 and Grace Mar. 13, 1672/3.
• viii. John, b. circa 1674, d. Dec. 17, 1759 at Hempstead, NY; m. Dec. 9, 1697 at Duxbury, Elizabeth Alden (David,2 John,1 of the Mayflower.) Eight children of the family.
Samuel Seabury m. 2) on Apr. 4, 1677 at Duxbury, Martha Pabodie, dau. of William Pabodie and Elizabeth Alden, latter the gr.dau. of John,1 Alden (Mayflower) & Priscilla Mullins, b. Mar. 6, 1650/1 at Duxbury. They had the following two children at Duxbury:
• ix. Joseph Seabury, b. June 8, 1678, d. Aug. 22, 1755 at Little Compton, RI; m. 1) Sept. 25, 1701 at Little Compton, Phebe Smith, who d. at Little Compton Apr. 21, 1715. Phebe was NOT nee Fobes.[*1] He m. 2) Mary Ladd, who d. at Tiverton, RI Feb. 26, 1733/4.
• x. Martha Seabury, b. Sept. 23, 1679, d. after May 3, 1747, prob. at Little Compton, RI; m. Dec. 20, 1705 at Tiverton, RI, Josias Sawyer, s. of John Sawyer & Mercy Little, who d. at Little Compton in 1733.
Dr. Samuel Seabury d. testate at Duxbury Aug. 5, 1681. The widow Martha m. 2) as his only known wife, Lieut. William Fobes, by whom she had four more children. Lieut. Fobes d. testate at Little Compton (at the time part of Mass., now in Rhode Island) Nov. 6, 1712 and Martha there Jan. 25, 1711/12.
[*1] Phebe is claimed to be the dau. of Lieut. William Fobes, Joseph Seabury's step-father, but this claim is the result of an imaginary 1st marriage of Lieut. Fobes to Elizabeth Southworth based on erroneous records by the Town clerk of Little Compton, RI. Phebe Smith did not have a first husband surnamed Smith and was not the widow Smith when Joseph Seabury married her. The writer leaves it to others to find the proof.
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