The Ancestors and Relatives of William Addams Reitwiesner
Part CXXII
The Descendants of Henry Seaman and Sarah Billopp



Descendants of Henry Seaman and Sarah Billopp
                   
1. HENRY SEAMAN, b. Staten Island, N. Y., 21 March 1761, d. ... 28 Feb. 1799, son of Benjamin Seaman and of Elizabeth Mott,
m. ... 1784
SARAH BILLOPP, b. ... 6 Dec. 1765, d. ... 1811, dau. of Christopher Billopp and of Frances Willett.
Issue (surname Seaman):
2 a. Billopp Benjamin, b. ... 17 Dec. 1784, d. Oyster Bay, N. Y., 25 Sept. 1824.
b. Edward, b. ... 25 April 1786, d. ... [living 29 Aug. 1820].
c. Fanny, b. ... 19 June 1788, d. ... 1789.
d. Eliza, b. ... 3 Sept. 1789, d. ... 1790.
3 e. Jasper Farmer, b. ... , N. Y., 4 Nov. 1790, d. Long Island, N. Y., 10 Nov. 1867.
f. Charles, b. ... 5 May 1795, d. ... 1795.
g. Henry J ... , b. ... 1797, d. ... 1811.
4 h. Frances J ... , b. ... 20 Sept. 1797, d. ... 27 May 1854.



Generation II


2 Billopp Benjamin Seaman, b. ... 17 Dec. 1784, d. Oyster Bay, N. Y., 25 Sept. 1824, son of Henry Seaman and of Sarah Billopp [number 1],
m. ... , Hester Mary Kortright, b. ... , d. ... [bef. 1859], dau. of Capt. John Kortright and of Katherine Seaman.
For issue, see Part LXI.


3. Jasper Farmer Seaman, b. ... , N. Y., 4 Nov. 1790, d. Long Island, N. Y., 10 Nov. 1867, son of Henry Seaman and of Sarah Billopp [number 1],
m. ... , Mary Matilda Cairns, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1804], d. Long Island, N. Y., 20 March 1851, dau. of George Cairns and of ... Verplank.
Issue (surname Seaman):
a. Frances M ... , b. ... , N. Y.. ... 1822, d. ... 16 Dec. 1850.
b. Anna Louisa, b. ... , N. Y., ... 1827, d. ... 7 Feb. 1853.
c. Edward Clifford, b. ... , N. Y., ... 1831, d. ... 4 May 1856.
5 d. Clement Meade, b. ... , N. Y., ... 1834, d. ... [living 1880].
6 e. Adele, b. ... , N. Y., 27 July 1837, d. Worthington, N. Y., 20 July 1930.
7 f. Charles H ... , b. ... , N. Y., ... 1841, d. ... .


4. Frances J ... Seaman, b. ... 20 Sept. 1797, d. ... 27 May 1854, dau. of Henry Seaman and of Sarah Billopp [number 1],
m. ... 12 Feb. 1817, William Wilmot Townsend, b. ... 21 Oct. 1795, d. 10 Sept. 1828, son of William Townsend and of Margaret Townsend.
Issue (surname Townsend):
a. Billopp Edward, b. ... , N. Y., ... 1817, d. ... [living 1870].
8 b. Margaret S ... , b. ... , N. Y., ... 1819, d. ... [living 1880].
c. William Henry, b. ... 1823, d. ... .
d. William Wilmot, b. ... 1824, d. ... .
9 e. Matilda Katherine, b. Oyster Bay, N. Y., 7 Sept. 1826, d. Glen Cove, N. Y., 23 May 1906.



Generation III


5. Clement Meade Seaman, b. ... , N. Y., ... 1834, d. ... [living 1880], son of Jasper Farmer Seaman [number 3] and of Mary Matilda Cairns,
m. St. Louis, Mo., 6 June 1867, Ada C ... A ... Isaacs, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1834], d. ... [living 1880], dau. of ... Isaacs and of Mary A ... .
Issue, if any, unknown.


6. Adele Seaman, b. ... , N. Y., 27 July 1837, d. Worthington, N. Y., 20 July 1930, dau. of Jasper Farmer Seaman [number 3] and of Mary Matilda Cairns,
m. New York, N. Y., 27 Sept. 1868, Beekman H ... Townsend, b. ... , N. Y., 9 June 1836, d. ... [will probated 15 Feb. 1909], dau. of George W ... Townsend and of Elizabeth Covert.
Issue (surname Townsend):
a. Ada S ... , b. ... , N. Y., 26 July 1869, d. ... [living 1930].
b. Elizabeth C ... , b. ... 9 Oct. 1873, d. ... [living 1930].


7. Charles H ... Seaman, b. ... , N. Y., ... 1841, d. ... , son of Jasper Farmer Seaman [number 3] and of Mary Matilda Cairns,
m. Mary Roome Wiswell, b. ... , d. ... , dau. of ... Wiswell and of ... .
Issue (surname Seaman):
a. Charles Roome, b. ... , d. ... .


8. Margaret S ... Townsend, b. ... , N. Y., ... 1819, d. ... [living 1880], dau. of William Wilmot Townsend and of Frances J ... Seaman [number 4],
m. James W ... Townsend, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1810], d. ... Feb. 1861, son of John Townsend and of Rebecca Franklin.
Issue, if any, unknown.


9. Matilda Katherine Townsend, b. Oyster Bay, N. Y., 7 Sept. 1826, d. Glen Cove, N. Y., 23 May 1906, dau. of William Wilmot Townsend and of Frances J ... Seaman [number 4],
m. Glen Cove, N. Y., 26 April 1858, George William Cocks, b. Matinecock, N. Y., 14 Dec. 1829, d. Glen Cove, N. Y., 26 May 1922, son of Clark Cocks and of Catherine Fekes.
Issue (surname Cocks):
10 a. Frances Seaman, b. Glen Cove, N. Y., 8 July 1859, d. Glen Cove, N. Y., 6 May 1940.
11 b. Robert Fekes, b. Clen Cove, N. Y., 10 April 1863, d. ... [living 1930].



Generation IV


10. Frances Seaman Cocks, b. Glen Cove, N. Y., 8 July 1859, d. Glen Cove, N. Y., 6 May 1940, dau. of George William Cocks and of Matilda Katherine Townsend [number 9],
m. Glen Cove, N. Y., 17 June 1902, Isaac Richard Coles, b. Glen Cove, N. Y., 25 June 1858, d. Glen Cove, N. Y., 22 June 1937, son of Isaac Coles and of Mary Willits.
No issue.


11. Robert Fekes Cox, b. Glen Cove, N. Y., 10 April 1863, d. ... [living 1930], son of George William Cocks and of Matilda Katherine Townsend [number 9],
m. Oyster Bay, N. Y., 15 May 1894, Frances Colmore Horsey, b. ... , N. Y., ... June 1871, d. Media, Pa., 26 June 1939, dau. of ... Horsey and of ... .
Issue (surname Cox):
12 a. Townsend Colmore, b. ... , N. Y., 11 Aug. 1895, d. ... April 1976.
13 b. Elizabeth Horsey, b. ... , N. Y., 7 Aug. 1899, d. ... [living 1939].



Generation V


12. Townsend Colmore Cox, b. ... , N. Y., 11 Aug. 1895, d. ... April 1976 [SSDI 195-05-1213], son of Robert Fekes Cox [number 11] and of Frances Colmore Horsey,
m. ... , Alice W ... , b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1898], d. ... , dau. of ... and of ... .
Issue (surname Cox):
a. Townsend Colmore, Jr., b. ... , Pa., 22 May 1921 (twin), d. ... 26 June 1997 [SSDI 006-18-5031].
b. Robert Feake, 2nd, b. ... , Pa., 22 May 1921 (twin), d. ... [living 1930].


13. Elizabeth Horsey Cox, b. ... , N. Y., 7 Aug. 1899, d. ... [living 1939] dau. of Robert Fekes Cox [number 11] and of Frances Colmore Horsey,
m. ... , Edward N ... Wright, b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1898], d. ... [living 1930], son of ... Wright and of ... .
Issue (surname Wright):
a. Judith, b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1926], d. ... [livong 1930].
b. Christopher, b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1929], d. ... [living 1930].









EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS


The spellings of the names are as found in the census schedules.


1850 New York, New York Co., 1st District, mech. numbered p. 61, line 3

Joseph Seaman     58 M      Lawyer          ----      NY
Matilda    "      46 F                                NY
Fanny M    "      48 F                                NY
Anna L     "      29 F      Seamstress                NY
George C   "      23 M                                NY
Edward C   "      21 M      Clerk                     NY
Clement M  "      20 M                                NY
Adilene    "      13 F                                NY
Charles H  "      10 M                                NY
   [two others]

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1860, New York, Kings Co., Brooklyn, page 29, line 8

Jasper F Seaman     68 M      Lawyer       4000    1500      NY
Clement F   "       25 F      Clerk                          NY
Charles H   "       19 M      Clerk                          NJ
Adele       "       22 F                                     NY
   [one servant]

Clement, a son, was enumerated as a female.

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1860 New York, Queens Co., Oyster Bay, page 98, line 32
Home of John W Simonson

Jas W Townsend       50 M       Gentleman    ----     10000      NY
Margt S   "          40 F                                        NY

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1870 New York, Queens Co., Oyster Bay, page 127, line 5

Townsend B H       34 M W      Farmer            15000    2000      NY
         Adele     31 F W      Keeping House                        NY
         Ada        1 F W      At Home                              NY
Seaman Clement     38 M W                         8000              NY
       Ada         36 F W                                           NY
       Jane        13 F W      Domestic                             NY    Cannot read, Cannot write

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1870 New York, Queens Co., Oyster Bay, page 54, line 2

Cox George W         40 M W      Ret Merchant       ----     10000     NY
    Matilda T        43 F W      Keeping House                         NY
    Frances          10 F W      At Home                               NY
    Robert            7 M W      At Home                               NY
   [three farm laborers, two domestics]
Townsend Margaret    50 F W                         ----      4000     NY
Cocks Catharine      73 F W                                            NY
Townsend Billopp     52 M W      Sailor                                NY

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1880 Missouri, St. Louis Co., St. Louis, ED 134, page 9, line 28

Isaacs Mary A      W F 67            Keeping House          PA MA NJ
Seaman Clement     W M 46     SiL    Clerk (RR)             NY NY NY
       Ada         W F 47     D                             PA PA PA
Isaacs Henry G     W M 45     S      Architect              PA PA PA
       Chas W      W M 35     S      Clerk (Elevator)       NY PA PA
   [two servants, four boarders]

This family was enumerated twice:

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1880 Missouri, St. Louis Co., St. Louis, ED 133, page 19, line 36

Isaacs Henry G      W M 43             Architect             PA B  PA
       Mary Anna    W F 66     M       Keeps House           PA NY NY
Seaman Clement M    W M 46     BiL     V Pres Street RR      NY NY NY
       Ada          W F 46     S                             PA B  PA
Isaacs Chas W       W M 34     B       Supt Grain Elev       NY B  NY

B = B West Indies

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1880 New York, Queens Co., Oyster Bay, ED 293, page 21, line 28

Townsend Beckman H     W M 44                  Miller      NY NY NY
         Adele         W F 40      W                       NY NY NY
         Ada           W F 10      D                       NY NY NY
         Elizabeth     W F  7      D                       NY NY NY
Seaman Samuel          W M 15      Nephew                  NY NY NY

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1880 New York, Queens Co., Oyster Bay, ED 294, page 93, line 25

Cocks George W        W M 50               Late Farmer             NY NY NY
      Matilda R       W F 53      W        Keeping House           NY NY NY
      Frances S       W F 21      D        At Home                 NY NY NY
      Robert F        W M 17      S        Clk in Post Office      NY NY NY
Townsend Margaret     W F 60      SiL      Boarder                 NY NY NY
   [eight servants]

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1900 New York, Nassau Co., Oyster Bay, ED 725, sheet 10A, line 5

Townsend Beekman       H     W M Jun 1836 63 M 32          NY NY NY         Landlord
         Adele S       W     W F Jul 1837 62 M 32 2 2      NY NY NY
         Ada S         D     W F Jul 1869 30 S             NY NY NY
         Elizabeth     D     W F Oct 1873 26 S             NY NY NY
   [one servant]

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1900 New York, Nassau Co., Oyster Bay, ED 727, sheet 9A, line 29

Cocks George W     H      W M Dec 1839 60 M  42          NY NY NY       Sect Insurance Co
      Matilda      W      W F Sep 1836 63 M  42 2 2      NY NY NY
      Fanny        D      W F Jul 1859 40 S              NY NY NY
      Margaret     SiL    W F Aug 1819 80 Wd    0 0      NY NY NY
   [one servant]

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1900 New York, Nassau Co., North Hempstead, ED 717, sheet 4B, line 83

Cox Robert         H     W M Apr 1862 38       M 6         NY NY NY       Wholesale Leather
    Francis G      W     W F Jun 1871 28       M 6 2 2     NY NY E
    Townsend C     S     W M Aug 1895  4       S           NY NY NY
    Elizzabeth     D     W F Aug 1899    10/12 S           NY NY NY
   [two servants]

E = England

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1910 New York, Nassau Co., Oyster Bay, ED 1139, sheet 9B, line 71

Cocks George W      H      M W 80 Wd        NY NY NY        Own Income
Coles Isaac R       SiL    M W 51 M1 8      NY NY NY        Engineer       Civil
      Frances S     D      F W 50 M1 8      NY NY NY
   [two servants]

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1910 Pennsylvania, Delaware Co., Media, ED 146, sheet 7B, line 72

Cox Robert F           H      M W 47 M1 16        NY NY NY     Manufacturer      Leather
    Frances H          W      F W 37 M1 16 2 2    NY E  E
    Townsend C         S      M W 14 S            NY NY NY
    Elizabeth H        D      F W 10 S            NY NY NY
Horsey Elizabeth L     SiL    F W 34 S            NY NY NY
   [one servant]

E = England

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1920 Missouri, St. Louis Co., St. Louis, ED 591, sheet 3A, line 15

Seaman Clement M      M W 85 M       NY NY NY
       Ada C          F W 86 M       PA J  PA
   [one nurse]

J = Jamaica

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1920 New York, Nassau Co., Glen Cove, ED 1, sheet 3A, line 18

Coles Isaac R       H      M W 61 M       NY NY NY      Civil Engineer      State Controller
      Frances S     W      F W 60 M       NY NY NY
Cocks George W      FiL    M W 90 Wd      NY NY NY
   [one maid]

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1920 Pennsylvania, Delaware Co., Nether Providence, ED 214, sheet 10B, line 93

Cox Robert F        H     M W 56 M       NY NY NY        Leather Plant
    Florence C      W     F M 45 M       NY E  E
    Elizabeth H     D     F W 23 S       NY NY NY

E = England

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1920 Pennsylvania, Delaware Co., Nether Providence, ED 186, sheet 4B, line 85

Cox Townsend C     H     M W 24 M      L  L  L        Manufacturer      Leather Firm
    Alice W        W     F W 22 M      PA PA PA

L = Long Island

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1930 New Jersey, Essex Co., Montclair, ED 522, sheet 5A, line 19
Montclair Hotel

Townsend Adele S          F W 92 Wd 32        NY NY NY
         Ada S            F W 60 S            NY NY NY
         Elizabeth M      F W 56 S            NY NY NY

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1930 New York, Nassau Co., Glen Cove, ED 4, sheet 9A, line 47

Coles Isaac R     H      M W 70 M 27        NY NY NY        Consulting     Own Office
      Frances     W      F W 71 M 27        NY NY NY

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1930 Pennsylvania, Delaware Co., Upper Providence, ED 177, sheet 15A, line 25

Cox Robert F         H      M W 67 M 31      NY NY NY       Manufacturer      Leather
    Frances C        W      F W 58 M 21      NY E  E
Horsey Elizabeth     SiL    F W 55 S         NY E  E

E = England

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1930 Pennsylvania, Delaware Co., Upper Providence, ED 177, sheet 14A, line 40

Cox Townsend C       H     M W 34 M 21      NY NY NY        Manufacturer    Leather
    Alice            W     F W 35 M 20      PA PA MO
    Townsend C Jr    S     M W  8 S         PA NY PA
    Robert F 2nd     S     M W  8 S         PA NY PA
   [one servant]

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1930 Pennsylvania, Delaware Co., Lower Providence, ED 124, sheet 3B, line 54

Wright Edward N        H     M W 32       M 25      PA PA PA       Teacher     University
       Elizabeth C     W     F W 30       M 22      NY NY NY       Research    History
       Judith          D     F W  4 11/12 S         PA PA NY
       Christopher     S     M W  1  6/12 S         PA PA NY
   [one servant]

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NOTES






6 -- See The New York Times, 11 June 1909, p. 3.






























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