Thomas SEAMAN
b. 02 Feb 1820, Washington Co., PA.
d. 10 Feb 1910, age 90yrs Los Angeles, LAA. Co., CA.
Buried: next to Wife, Washington Cemetery, Washington Co., PA.
At age 24yrs he married on __ May 1844 in Washington Co., PA. to
24 year old Miss Mary Anne SURRATT;
b. 17 Sep 1820, Washington Co., PA.
d. 03 Oct 1909, a89y Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA.
Buried: 05-Oct-1909, Wash. Cemetery, Washington Co., PA
They had 6 Children born to this Union:
1. 1st Dau: Mary Ann SEAMAN, PA. *1845-1845 a 1day PA. d. Infant, bd Wash. Cemetery
2. 1st Son: Samuel Surratt SEAMAN, PA. *1846-1907 a60yrs TX. m. c1876 PA. Kate McCLOUD, 4Ch.
3. 2nd Dau: Mary Is"Bell" SEAMAN, PA. *1847-1886 a38yrs WV. m. c1871 PA. Alexander HENRY, 3Ch.
4. 3rd Son: Elizabeth SEAMAN, PA. *1851-1945 a94yrs CA. Never Married!
5. 2nd Son: Homer U. SEAMAN, PA. *1853-1937 a83yrs ??. m. c1881 PA. Elizabeth McKEAN, 2Ch.
6. 4th Dau: Gertrude SEAMAN, WV. *1861-1946 a84yrs CA. m. c1886 PA. J. Ross BELL, 1Ch.

Would like to find the Parents of the above Thomas SEAMAN (1820-1910)
For more infomation on this Family See: URL
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Paul R. Sarrett, Jr. (prsjr@att.net)
Pres. Sarratt/Sarrett/Surratt Families of America (SFA)©

According to the information I have, the parents of Thomas Seaman (1820-1910) were Jacob Vaughn Seaman (1791-1834) and Lydia Jones (1778-1869.

Jacob Vaughn Seaman, b. Aug 22, 1791; d. Sept 15, 1834 of "dropsy of the chest," (according to a newspaper account), in Washington PA where his grave is. After the death of his grandfather, William, in 1814, Jacob operated the tavern in Amity at least until 1822. Since the Amity property was not sold to satisfy the heirs until 1836, Jacob may have rented it from the estate. The name "Vaughn," from his mother's maiden name, was passed down to several descendants and was pronounced "Van" and often so spelled. This fact gave rise to a belief that the family was Dutch or German, as if the name were "Van Seaman" or Von Seaman" but records found subsequently indicate this is an error.

Jacob was married at the age of 16 (Jan. 30, 1807) to Lydia Jones, who was then 28 years old (b. Feb. 7 1778, d. Oct 1869). She is said to have been born in Philadelphia when the Hessians held the city and her father, who had gone for a doctor to attend the birth, was kept in jail by the Hessians, not getting home until after the child was born. Much of the information on this line comes from her Bible. Since both the wife and mother of Jacob had the name Lydia, there seems to have been some confusion of the two women.

Source: Seaman, William Millard, Seaman, Hunt, Wright Genealogy, ([Indianapolis?] 1957, pp. 27-28.

Thanks for the info. C SEAMAN
I am familar with Helen Elizabeth Vogt, author of
"Descendants of William SEAMAN of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and Allied Families: Hunt, Brasher, McCammant, Wright"

but I thought it was published in 1981?
Paul R. Sarrett, Jr. (prsjr@att.net)

If my memory serves me correctly, Helen Vogt published a later book under her own name. The one I referred to is:
Seaman, William Millard, Irene Macy Strieby, and Helen Vogt, Seaman-Hunt-Wright Genealogy (Printed privately, March 1957).