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THOS SEABROOK
P. S. If you go to Shole harber perhaps you can hear from Doctor Stillwell & Cosen Hanah-theay had but one child when I was in New Jersey & that a Daughter.
Direct to me & Daniel Seabrook both Nº Carolina-Hyde County Germanton-Adieu-T. S.
P. S. in your Letter to Daniel you are mistaken in the age of Brother Daniel-Ower Parents was married one some [same] day (21st) of June 1759. Brother Daniel was born the 12th of June 1760. John Seabrook the 28th of Feby 1762. Nicholas B. Seabrook the 25th Decbr 1764. Myself January the 27th 1767-and Andrew the 24th Feby 1769. Elizabeth the 20th of Feby 1771 [This is corrected in a later list.] yourself as you have stated on the 24th of Oct. 1775. Ower Sister Polley being so young I neavr had aney account of her Birth-She was between John and Nicholas. again Adieu T. S."
The following record, evidently sent by Thomas Seabrook, (born 1767), at a later date than his 1823 letter is indorsed:
"Date of the marriage of my Father and Mother, and the ages of their children." Then in James Sea- brook's handwriting:
"Sent to me, James Seabrook, by my Brother Thomas from North Carolina."
"Daniel Seabrook Sen" and Mary Little was married June 21, 1759.
Daniel Seabrook Jun' was born June 12th 1760
*1"Uncle Thops" was his mother's brother Theophilus Little, of Monmouth County, who settled at Eaglesmere, Pa., about
1810.
*2" Uncle Connelly" was Col. John Connelly, of Philadelphia, who married his mother's sister, Ann Little.
** "Uncle Nicholas Seabrook" was Nicholas Brown Seabrook, of Virginia.
** "Cousin John Seabrook " son of the above Nicholas.
*""Aunt Hanah" his mother's sister Hannah Little who married, first, Major Benjamin Dennis, of Monmouth County, and, second, John Lambert, (his second wife). She was the mother of *6Merriam Lambert, wife of James Seabrook. James and Merriam were first cousins.
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John Seabrook was born February 28th 1762
Mary Seabrook was born Nov 17th 1763
Nicholas Seabrook was born Decem' 25th 1764
Thomas Seabrook was born Janury 27th 1767 Andrew MeD. Seabrook was born Februy 22d 1769
Elizabeth Seabrook was born Februy 12th 1773
James Seabrook was born October 24th 1775.'
Of the children of Daniel Seabrook and Mary Little, save James, not much is known.
The other children remained in North Carolina, and the only knowledge we have of them is that: "One son went to sea and never was heard from"; "another son had a daughter, Mrs. Herbert, who was a nurse in New York about 1840 or 45"; and the information given in the preceding letter.
Issue
47 Daniel Seabrook, born June 12, 1760.
48 John Seabrook, born Feb. 28, 1762.
49 Mary Seabrook, born Nov. 17, 1763.
50 Nicholas B. Seabrook, born Dec. 25, 1764.
51 Thomas Seabrook, born Jan. 27 1767.
52 Andrew McDowall Seabrook, born Feb. 22, 1769. I have a receipt signed by him in Monmouth County N. J., in 1798.
53 Elizabeth Seabrook, born Feb. 12, 1773; married, in Monmouth County, and had a daughter: Rebecca . . ... , who married Mr. Davidson.
54 James Seabrook, born Oct. 24, 1775.
13 NICHOLAS BROWN SEABROOK, son of Daniel Seabrook, 4, was born, at Middle- town, N. J., May 25, 1739, O. S .; died, at Richmond, Va., June 28, 1790; married, Dec. 19, 1761, by license dated Dec. 15, 1761, in New York City, Mary Dutchess, born, Oct 30, 1742, at Phillipse Manor, N. Y.
1763. He removed to Portsmouth, Va.
1770, Oct. 4. Nicholas Brown Seabrook, for £325, bought land, in Henrico County, Va., from Jacob Valentine.
Numerous sales of property and leases, by Nicholas Brown Seabrook, are recorded in the records of Henrico County.
1771, December. He removed to Norfolk, Va.
1775, September. He was driven from Norfolk, by the British fleet, under John, Earl of Dunmore, and removed to Richmond.
1779, December. He removed to his plantation in Hanover County.
1782, Feb. 7. Nicholas Brown Seabrook, of Virginia, gave to his brother, Major Thomas Seabrook, of Middletown, N. J., a power of attorney.
Letter from Nicholas B. Seabrook, of Virginia, to Major Thomas Seabrook, of New Jersey: Dear Brother,
Your favours of October & Decembor Last duly came to hand, & I Should have answered them Sooner; but did not know whome to direct to the care of in Prince Town; not knowing the Name of any man there, & You live so fur of the Post Office; that you never apply for; nor git a Letter; unless by axident, I wonder you never sent me some mans Name to Direct to; but by axident I found one, I shall direct to his care untill you can find some fitter way to git your lettors; I am Vary glad to hear you are all well, & also wish you a Great deal of joy at my Cousin Patseys marrage, give our Loves, to her & her husband. I am glad of Your Popural- lity for two Reasins Viz: it is a sine you are Worthey, & the next is, that Inables you to Prossecute the Wrascall Taylor the more I rejoice with you on the Capture of Corn-Wallis & hope ere long we Shall Injoy a
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Peace, I have wrote Brother Daniel, desiring him to Send you a power & his act. & have Inclosed You my Power. Edward Taylor must owe me my Proportion of the Rents of the Shrewsbury Plantation, as I naver Received any- thing from him; Indeed I naver Received my Legacee from him Some time ago I wrote you that I had Suffered by the depresiateing of the money, & had Quit Trade & Bought Lands & Negroes & Turnd Farmor, Now by the Mooving of the Seat of Goverment to Richmond, where I have Five half acre Lotts of Ground & my Plantation of 727 acres of Land Leying 1 1 miles from the Town; it has more than doubled its Value, & made ample amens for the Losses of Depreseation, my Istate is worth about Eight Thosend Pounds Sterling, & is Vary Capable of Im- prot as I have Ground anough in Town to build 12 more housis, & I am going to See again to Import Meterals; & Fix my Son in Europe to finish his Education; I find I am more in want of money than Avir I was; as I have twelve houses to build, my Wife & Children joines me in Love to you & Family. I remain your Loving brother NICH® B. SEABROOK.
Richmond, February 15, 1782.
Mrs. Dr. Studdiford, of Lambertville, N. J., owns portraits of Nicholas B. Seabrook, and his wife, and miniatures of them are owned by Dr. J. E. Stillwell of New York City.
SEABROOK FAMILY REGISTER, VIRGINIA.
Nicolas Brown Seabrook was born, at Middletown, in the State of New Jersey, May the 25th, 1739, old style, the son of James Seabrook,* whose progenitors came from England, and settled in Connecticut, about the time King Charles the 2nd was restored to the Crown of England, as our ancestors were opposed to Mon- archical Governments, and had rendered themselves obnoxious to the King's party, they found it expedient to emigrate to New England, as above. The history of Connecticut makes mention of the family.
Nicolas B. Seabrook was married to Mary Dutchess, in the City of New York, December the 19th, 1761, she was born, at Philips Mannor, State of New York, October the 30th, 1742. In August, 1763, they re- moved to Portsmouth, Virginia, where they had a daughter born, March IIth, 1764, & named Mary, who died when aged 17 months.
John Seabrook, a graduate of Princeton, son of the above, was born also, at Portsmouth, on the 17th day of February, 1768. Molly Seabrook was born the 22nd October, 1770, and died, at Portsmouth, aged 4 weeks- Removed to Norfolk, in December, 1771-Sally was born there on the 18th of October, 1773-Nicholas B. Seabrook was driven from Norfolk by the British fleet, commanded by John, Earl of Dunmore, at the com- mencement of the American Revolution, and removed to Richmond, at the falls of the James River, in Sep- tember, 1775, where Polly Seabrook was born on the 28th February, 1777. N. B. S. removed to his plantation in Hanover County, in December, 1779-Betsy Seabrook was born there July 15th, 1780, and died of the measles, at Richmond, Oct. 2nd, 1783-Nicholas B. Seabrook, Jr., was born, at Dungaroon, in Hanover, [Co.] Sept. 11, 1782-
The above record by N. B. Seabrook, Sen".
Nicholas B. Seabrook, Sen', died, at Richmond, June 28th, 1790. Mary Seabrook, his widow, and her children, John, Sally, Polly, and Brown removed to the plantation, at Hanover, of John, soon after the death of N. B. Seabrook, Sen', but lived, in Richmond, during the year 1791. Nicholas B. Seabrook, Jun', while going to school to Harris and McCray, in Richmond, was inoculated for the small-pox at Mr. John Cunliff's, and died thereof on the 13th of Feby, 1794.
Sally Seabrook was married to James Rind, attorney-at-law, Nov. 3, 1794, at Dungaroon, in Hanover County. N. B. Rind, their first child, was born March 13th, 1796. Maria Dutchess Rind was born the 28th, Jany, 1798. Betsy Rind was born in May, 1802 & died in May, 1803.
James and Sally Rind, left Richmond for the Hot Springs about the first of July, 1803, for the benefit of his health, but he died before he reached the Springs, at the New Store, (Mr. Fosset's), on the 4th of August, 1803, & Sally, his wife, survived him but a few weeks. She died at John McClung's, on the south side of the Warm Springs, Oct. the 8th, 1803, and James & Sarah Rind were buried at Staunton.
Polly Seabrook was married to Bartholomew Trueheart at the same time & place that her sister Sally was married to James Rind, Nov. 13th, 1794, and died at James Rind's, in Richmond, May 11th, 1796, while her husband was in Kentucky.
John Seabrook was married to Ann Sydnor, October 18th, 1793, which Ann was the daughter of William & Ann Sydnor, of Hanover County, Virginia. She was born the 6th of October, 1775.
*Nicholas Brown Seabrook was the son of Daniel Seabrook, all statements to the contrary notwithstanding. It seems in- comprehensible that if this record was written by N. B. Seabrook, Sr., that he should not have known the given name of his own father. The statement that the family appeared in Connecticut history was made also by my own grandmother, Hannah Seabrook, the wife of Dr. William Stillwell, and had its origin, doubtless, from the application of the names of Lord Say and Seal and Lord Brooke, after whom Saybrook, Conn., was named. J. E. Stillwell.
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I Nicholas Brown Seabrook first child of John & Ann was born, Aug. 10th, 1799, at Dungaroon, Hanover County.
2 Edward Sydnor Seabrook was born on Monday morning, the first day of December, in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred (1800), at Dungaroon, also.
3 Betsy was born the Eleventh day of Feby., (Thursday morning), Eighteen hundred and two, at Dun- garoon, 1802.
4 John Blair was born the twenty-first of March, in the Year of our Lord, Eighteen hundred and three, at Dungaroon & died on Tuesday, the 4th September, 1804, Eighteen hundred and four, at Dungaroon. John and Ann Seabrook removed to Richmond, in September, 1803.
5 William was born, in Richmond, the 28th July Eighteen Hundred and four, & died there August 12th, same ycar.
6 Sally was born, in Richmond, the first day of August Eighteen hundred and five, & died, at Oakwell, in Hanover [Co.], Oct1. 8th, 1806.
John and Ann Seabrook removed from Richmond to Oakwell in Hanover [Co.], Jany 22nd, 1806, & went to the Hot Springs the first of June following & returned the 12th Sept', 1806.
7
Polly was born, at Oakwell, the 29th (twenty-ninth) day of January, Eighteen hundred & seven, 1807.
8 Sally Ann was born at Oakwell, the first day of Nov., in the afternoon Eighteen hundred and Eight, 1808.
John & Ann Seabrook removed from Oakwell, in Hanover [Co.], to Hardbargain house, in Richmond, in December, 1808.
On the 17th of May, 1809, Edward S. Seabrook fell into a well of water, in the absence of his parents, and was providentially saved from drowning by a servant named Easter.
On the 20th June, 1809, Nicholas B. Seabrook, venturing too far into the river, (without the knowledge of his parents), was swept away by the current, & when quite spent and exhausted was rescued from inevit- able death, by the providential interposition of Captain Richard Denny, who at the imminent hazard of his own life, rushed into the torrent to save a stranger.
In the months of June and July my eldest daughter Betsy & Docia a black girl, were dangerously afflicted with the nervous inflamatory fever.
9 John was born, in Richmond, on Saturday morning, the Eighteenth day of Feby, 1810, Eighteen hun- dred and ten & departed this life in Nov., 1810.
10 William Henry was born on Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of November, Eighteen hundred and Eleven, 1811.
II John Benjamin Thompson was born on the fourth day of September, in the Year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirteen, about one oclock in the morning.
Nicholas Brown Seabrook, in a juvenile trial of strength with his cousin N. B. S. Rind, was thrown with violence on the pavement & received a contusion on his head.
About the 15th November, 1813, John B. Thompson being left with his little black nurse Betty, she in order to quiet him gave him a rag baby to suck, the greater part of which he swallowed, together with a quan- tity of paper and a pin which were in it, from which he was providentially delivered, in a natural way, in the course of 24 hours.
12 Camilla Tyrrell was born at six o'clock in the Morning Friday, the twenty-third day of June, Eighteen hundred and fifteen (23rd June, 1815) on Richmond Hill.
The Children of John & Ann Seabrook were baptized, To wit :- N. Brown, Edward S., Betsy, John Blair, Wm. & Sally were baptised by the Rev. John D. Blair in my own house. Polly was baptised by the Rev. Thomas Hughes at house Oakwell. Sally Ann and John were baptised by the Rev. John D. Blair on Church Hill at home. William Henry, John B. T., & Camilla Tyrrell were baptised at Church, in the Mason's Hall, Richmond, by the Rev. John H. Rice.
Ann Sydnor, mother of Ann Seabrook as aforesaid, died in the winter 1817, at her place in Hanover, & was buried at Dungaroon, same county, [on] the farm of Edward G. Sydnor, her son .- Blefsed are the righteous for they rest from their labours. Edward S. Seabrook departed this life at Savannah, in Georgia, of Yellow fever, the Eighteenth day of October, Eighteen hundred & twenty-seven, in his twenty-seventh year.
Betsy Seabrook was married to Daniel Trueheart by the Rev. John D. Blair, at Low Hill, Henrico, the 31st day of August, Eightcen hundred & twenty. Their first child was born, in Richmond, the 19th day of August, 1821, and named John Seabrook. Their second child, a boy also, was born, at Nosechthos, the 19th July, 1824 & named Gilbert La Fayette-their third child, a daughter, Ann Maria was . . .
Sally Ann was married the 23rd day of November, Eighteen hundred & thirty (1830) to John Mickle- berry Sheppard, at the home of her brother-in-law, Danicl Trueheart, (Nosecthos), & departed this life strong
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in faith, & supported by the hopes & promises of the everlasting Gospel, at the same place on the night of the Twenty-first day of December, Eighteen hundred and thirty-one, aged twenty-three years one Month & twenty-one days. Seabrook, the son of the above named John M. Sheppard & Sally Ann was born, at Brookfield, the ninth day of September, Eighteen hundred & thirty-one.
Camilla T. Seabrook was married, in Rockbridge, at her Father's residence, (the old Ship), on the third day of May, Eighteen hundred & thirty-two to Dr. Washington Dorsey, of Baltimore, Maryland.
Nicholas Brown Seabrook, (Father of Mary Seabrook), eldest born of John & Nancy Seabrook, was married, in Lexington, Virginia, to Mifs Mary Blair, daughter of the Rev. Blair, decd, his wife, the sixth day of October, Eighteen & thirty-one.
1785, Jan. 8. Will of Nicholas Brown Seabrook, of the City of Richmond, State of Virginia, "in Perfect Health"; proved at Monthly Court, of Henrico County, Sept. 7, 1790, mentioned:
Son, John Seabrook, received "my lots of Ground, Known by the Plan of this City, by the Letters AB., with all the Improvements.
Son, Nicholas B. Seabrook, received "the Corner Lott, by the Market House, with all the Improve- ments, the Said Lott is Known in the Plan of the City, by the Letter C."
Daughter, Salley Seabrook, received "the Corner Lott of Ground, in Back Street (Known by the Letter 3.), and all the Improvements on it."
Daughter, Polley Seabrook, received "the Lott of Ground, in Back Street Known by the letter F., & all the Improvements on it."
"a Twenty foot alley be layed off from the back Street down to Pleasant Younghusband's Corner; & from there to Turn to the Market house Common; then one half of the Ground to be allowed from Each lot, & to be kept open forever."
"when my son, John, is of Age, that my Plantation in Hanover County, with all the Stock of Cattle, & Plantation Utensils, be Sold at Public sale, on Such Credit as my Executors Shall judge to the most Advan- tage, & the amount to be Equally divided among all my Children, as they become of Age, or get marryed. Also when my Son, John, is of Age, . . . . all my Negroes Shall be Equally divided among all my Children; I say Equally in Value."
"Each of my Daughters their Choice in a Feather bed & its Furniture, & the Remaining Part of my Furniture I divide Equally between my Sons, John & Nicholas Brown; my Side Arms, Buckels & Buttons & old Family Cane I leave to my Son, Nicholas Brown."
"If any of my Children die under Age, or without a will, after they become of age, then . . there Fortune Shall be Equally divided among my Surviving Children."
"My Desire is that my Sons be Educated at Williamsburg or Princeton, in the best manner, & be brot up to the Study of the Law. The Reason that I have Said nothing about my debts is that I Intend to owe a Very few, which I desire may be Paid."
"My Desire is that my Wife, after my Desease, have the whole of my Estate in her Possession, during her Widowhood, & the Profits arising from my Estate to be Used in bringing up my Children & Improving the Childrens' lotts, and any Other Purpose that my Wife, Mary Seabrook, thinks Proper."
Executors: "my Wife, Mary Seabrook, with my Son, John Seabrook, Daniel Vandewal and Daniel Lambert.
Witnesses: Isaac Younghusband, Pleasant Younghusband and Isaac Younghusband, Jun".
The testator signed the will: Nichs Brown Seabrook.
Codicil to above will dated Hanover, October the 29, 1787, mentioned:
"to my Son, John Seabrook, . .... the whole of my Plantation in Hanover County."
"to my Daughter, Polley Seabrook, . .... that part of my Lott Nº E., which follows: beginning at the South East corner of Said Lott Joining Market Alley & Running Northwest Parrelel with the Back Street twenty feet, then Southwest Parrelel with Market Alley to the said Alley that leads to the Market House, then South East along that Alley twenty feet to the Corner that Leads to Back Street, Including the Houses that may be built by me. (The reason of the above Codesial is owing to the Raise in Value of my Property near the Market House), All the other parts of my will is to remain as wrote at first, except my Executors. I Exclude Mefsrs. Vandewal & Lambert in this Codecial, & Ordain my Wife, Mary Seabrook & John Sea- brook, my sole Executors."
Codicil dated Hanover, November IIth, 1788, mentioned:
"by reason of my late Improvements on my Plantation, . .... I give ..... the whole of my Slaves to my Daughters, Sarah & Polley Seabrook, the rest of my will to Continue as above."
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Codicil dated Hanover, March 31st, 1789, mentioned:
"By Reason of the Doors & Windows in the N. W. part of the House Called Mrs Collins', I take from the lott Nº E ten feet of Ground, beginning at the N. W. Corner of Said House, & Running parrelel with the Cross Street to the Extreme part of the Kitchen. I add the above piece of Ground to my Daughter, Polley's lot & Curtail it from my Daughter Sarah's lot Nº E."
All three codicils were signed by the testator: Nich8 B. Seabrook.
Recorded at Richmond, Henrico Co., Va., Vol. 2, Wills, pp. 162-165.
The inventory of his personal estate amounted to £23-4-9, and included Twelve Silver Spoons £10-16-o; One Silver Ladle £1-2-o=£12-18-0.
1808, Oct. 14. Will of Mary Seabrook, of the City of Richmond; proved Dec. 5, 1808, mentioned:
"to my Grand Son, Nicholas B. Seabrook, one Negro man Named Tom Martin, living with my son, John Seabrook, and also a pair of gold Sleeve-Buttons."
"to my grand Daughter, Maria D. Rind, one Negro Woman Named Beck Depriest, and her Son, William, but 'tis my will that Said Negro woman Beck Depriest be Sold, and the money arising from Said Sale be applied to the purchase of a Negro girl for my grand Daughter, Maria D. Rind, and also one Feather bed, Mahogany bed-stead, hair mattrass, one bolster and Two Pillers, Two blankets and Two Counterpins, half a Dozen Silver Table Spoons marked J. R., and half a Dozen Tea Spoons marked J. R. also, and Silver Sugar Tongs unmarked, and also Two Japan'd Teaboards, and one Mahogany Secretary, and my Plain Gold Watch."
"to my grand son, Nicholas B. S. Rind, one Mahogany Book Case, and one Feather bed, bedstead, hair Mattrass, bolster and Two Pillers, Two blankets, and one New Virginia cloth Counterpin and half a Dosen Silver Table Spoons mark'd H. S. L., and a gold Repeating Watch, and one old Silver watch also, and one large Family Bible."
"to my grand Daughter, Betsey Seabrook, one Feather bed, bolster and Two Pillers, Two Blankets and a Counterpin."
"to my grand Daughter, Polly Seabrook, one Silver Soup ladle, and half a Dosen Silver Tea Spoons Mark'd N. P .* S."
"to my grand Son, Edward S. Seabrook, one Gold Eagle, and to my Daughter-in-law, Nancy Seabrook, my Silver Snuff-Box."
Executors: "my Son, John Seabrook, and my Nephew, James Seabrook.
Witnesses: James Seabrook and Joshua Wise.
The testator signed her name to the will.
Recorded at Richmond, Henrico Co., Va., Vol. 3, Wills, pp. 442-443.
Issue
55 Mary Seabrook, born, at Portsmouth, Va., Mch. 11, 1764; died aged 17 months.
56 John Seabrook, born, at Portsmouth, Va., Feb. 17, 1768.
57 Molly Seabrook, born, at Portsmouth, Va., Oct. 22, 1770; died, aged 4 weeks, at Portsmouth.
58 Sally Seabrook, born, at Norfolk, Va., Oct. 18, 1773.
59 Polly Seabrook, born, at Richmond, Va., Feb. 28, 1777.
60 Betsy Seabrook, born, in Hanover County, Va., July 15, 1780; died, Oct. 2, 1783, at Richmond.
61 Nicholas B. Seabrook, Jr., born, at Dungaroon, Hanover County, Sept. 11, 1782; died, Feb. 7, 1794, at Richmond. There is, at the corner of St. John's Church, a raised tomb, with brick body and thick dark-stained marble top slab, marked: "Nicholas Brown Seabrook, Aged 15 Years, died June 28, 1790." There ap- pears to be some discrepancy in the dates.
17 MARY SEABROOK, daughter of Daniel Seabrook, 4.
Of her I have no exact information, but it is not improbable that she was the Mary Sea- *A careful reading of this initial makes it conclusive that it is not "B," as it might readily be assumed, from their being the property of the wife of Nicholas Brown Seabrook, still it may be an error on the part of the scrivener.
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brook, who was licensed, May 19, 1767, of Monmouth County, to marry Richard Herbert, and I am impressed with the belief that Obadiah Herbert, who had issue, by his wife, Jane Clark, baptized in the First Reformed Church, Freehold, N. J., is, in some way, connected with the above mentioned Mary Seabrook.
These children were as follows:
Maria Herbert, born July 30, 1793; baptized Sept. 22, 1793.
John Seabrook Herbert, born Sept. 3; baptized Sept. 29, 1798. Ruben Brown Herbert, born Oct. 8; baptized Oct. 18, 1800.
"William Clarc Seabrook," who appears in Aaron Longstreet's Tax Book, of Middletown, N. J., in the year 1794, was, probably, also connected with this line.
1786, May 13. Richard Lawrence, Joseph Throckmorton and William Crawford acted as arbitrators in a settlement of the claims of Thomas Seabrook, for himself, and as attorney for his brothers, Nicholas Brown and James Seabrook, and of Thomas McDowell and John Lyell, executors of Andrew McDowell, deceased, who had married one of the daughters of Mary Seabrook, under whose will they all claimed title, and brought an action against John Taylor, Daniel Hendrickson and Eleanor Lyell, executors of Edward Taylor, deceased, and John Stillwell, administrator of Joseph Stillwell, deceased, the said Taylor and said Stillwell being the executors of the will of Mary Seabrook, and dying, without having made a final accounting.
As Daniel and Mary Seabrook had but two daughters, Mary and Hannah, if the preceding inference concerning Mary is correct, then of necessity, Hannah was the wife of Andrew Mc- Dowell, and mother of Thomas McDowell. Original paper in the possession of Dr. J. E. Stillwell.
I have elsewhere among my memoranda, a note that Mary Seabrook, daughter of Daniel Seabrook, died, at an advanced age, unmarried, and that she was simple-minded, from injuries received from falling from a hay-mow, when about ten years of age. From all this confusion, I am able to deduce nothing that is accurate.
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