The Ancestors and Relatives of William Addams Reitwiesner
Part LXI
The Descendants of Billopp Benjamin Seaman and Hester Mary Kortright



Descendants of Billopp Benjamin Seaman and Hester Mary Kortright
                   
1. BILLOPP BENJAMIN SEAMAN, b. ... 17 Dec. 1784, d. Oyster Bay, N. Y., 25 Sept. 1824, son of Henry Seaman and of Sarah Billopp,
m. ... ,
HESTER MARY KORTRIGHT, b. ... , d. ... [bef. 1859], dau. of John Kortright and of Catherine Seaman.
Issue (surname Seaman):
2 a. Katherine Sarah, b. ... 30 Apr. 1813, d. Staten Island, N. Y., 18 May 1896,
b. Henry John, b. ... , d. Queensboro, N. Y., 14 Apr. 1878.
3 c. Hester Mary, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1818], d. New York, N. Y., 5 May 1897.
d. Edmund, b. ... , d. ... [young].



Generation II


2. Katherine Sarah Seaman, b. ... 30 Apr. 1813, d. Staten Island, N. Y., 18 May 1896, dau. of Billopp Benjamin Seaman [number 1] and of Hester Mary Kortright,
m. (1) New York, N. Y., 27 June 1832, Henry Iohn Seaman, b. Staten Island, N. Y., 16 Apr. 1805, d. Staten Island, N. Y., 3 May 1861, son of William Seaman and of Elizabeth Brewerton Benson,
m. (2) ... [before 1870], as his second wife, George W ... Townsend, b. Matinecock, N. Y., 27 Sept. 1806, d. ... 5 Sept. 1880 [he had m. (1) Matinecock, N. Y., 10 Jan. 1832, Elizabeth Covert, b. Matinecock, N. Y., 12 July 1812, d. New Haven, Conn., ... 1848], son of William Townsend and of Margaret Townsend.
For issue by her first husband, see Part XXX.
Issue by second husband: none.
Second husband's issue by his first wife (surname Townsend):
a. Mary H ... , b. Oyster Bay, L. I., N. Y., 5 Dec. 1832, d. Oyster Bay, L. I., N. Y., 8 June 1881, m. 21 Oct. 1857, Butler Coles. Descendants.
b. George C ... , b. ... 13 April 1834, d. ... 10 Oct. 1863.
c. Beekman H ... , b. ... , N. Y., 9 June 1836, d. ... , m. 22 Sept. 1868, Adele Seaman. Descendants.


3. Hester Mary Seaman, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1818], d. New York, N. Y., 5 May 1897, dau. of Billopp Benjamin Seaman [number 1] and of Hester Mary Kortright,
m. New York, N. Y., 15 Oct. 1838, Robert Thiers Howard, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1816], d. ... [living 1870], son of ... Howard and of ... .
Issue (surname Howard):
a. Harriet M ... , b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1840], d. ... [living 1870].
4 b. Billopp Seaman, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1842], d. ... [living 1870].
5 c. Alice Seaman, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1846], d. ... [living 1880].
6 d. Hester Lee, b. ... , S. C., 30 July 1850, d. ... 25 Dec. 1896.
7 e. Henry Seaman, b. ... , S. C., 14 May 1853, d. Stamford, Conn., 26 Dec. 1910.
8 f. Katherine, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1856], d. ... [bef. 5 May 1897].



Generation III


4. Billopp Seaman Howard, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1842], d. ... , son of Robert Thiers Howard and of Hester Mary Seaman [number 3],
m. ... [after 1870], Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... , dau. of ... and of ... .
Issue, if any, unknown.


5. Alice Seaman Howard, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1846], d. ... [living 1880], dau. of Robert Thiers Howard and of Hester Mary Seaman [number 3],
m. ... , Charles Henry King, b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1844], d. ... [living 1880], son of ... King and of ... .
Issue (surname King):
a. Charles Henry, Jr., b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1868], d. ... [living 1870].
b. Alice, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1872], d. ... [living 1880].
c. Robert, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1873], d. ... [living 1880].
d. Roos, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1877], d. ... [living 1880].


6. Hester Lee Howard, b. ... , S. C., 30 July 1850, d. ... 25 Dec. 1896, dau. of Robert Thiers Howard and of Hester Mary Seaman [number 3],
m. Cold Spring Harbor, L. I., N. Y., 17 Apr. 1879, Timothy Baxter Linington, b. ... 1848, d. ... , son of Stephen Linington and of Maria Ann Baxter.
Issue (surname Linington):
a. Howard, b. ... , N. Y., 26 Feb. 1880, d. Union Co., N. J., 9 Oct. 1914.
9 b. Maude, b. ... , N. J., 6 Dec. 1883, d. ... [living 1910].


7. Henry Seaman Howard, b. ... , S. C., 14 May 1853, d. Stamford, Conn., 26 Dec. 1910, son of Robert Thiers Howard and of Hester Mary Seaman [number 3],
m. Stamford, Conn., 29 Sept. 1879, Cornelia Ann Ketchum, b. ... , Conn., ... Jan. 1854, d. ... 18 Feb. 1916, dau. of Joseph Ketchum and of Sarah Keeler.
Issue (surname Howard):
10 a. Caroline Ketchum, b. ... , Conn., 13 Nov. 1880, d. ... 9 May 1958.
11 b. Ten Broeck, b. Stamford, Conn., 5 Feb. 1882, d. ... 3 Dec. 1944.


8. Katherine Howard, b. ... , S. C., ... [ca. 1856], d. ... [bef. 5 May 1897], dau. of Robert Thiers Howard and of Hester Mary Seaman [number 3],
m. ... , ... Jones, b. ... , d. ... , son of ... Jones and of ... .
Issue, if any, unknown.



Generation IV


9. Maude Linington, b. ... , N. Y., 6 Dec. 1883, d. ... [living 1910], dau. of Timothy Baxter Linington and of Hester Lee Howard [number 6],
m. ... [ca. 1905], Henry Martindale Clarke, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1881], d. ... [living 1910], son of ... Clarke and of ... .
Issue, if any, unknown.


10. Caroline Ketchum Howard, b. ... , Conn., 13 Nov. 1880, d. ... 9 May 1958, dau. of Henry Seaman Howard [number 7] and of Cornelia Ann Ketchum,
m. ... 26 Dec. 1910, Earl H ... Bruns, b. ... , son of ... Bruns and of ... .
     (in 1914 -- ... )
Issue, if any, unknown.


11. Ten Broeck Howard, b. Stamford, Conn., 5 Feb. 1882, d. ... 3 Dec. 1944, son of Henry Seaman Howard [number 7] and of Cornelia Ann Ketchum,
m. Plainfield, N. J., 2 Aug. 1913 Edna Abendroth, b. ... , N. Y., ... 7 Dec. 1881, d. ... 11 Nov. 1973 [SSDI 011-50-8563], dau. of Arthur Abendroth and of Ella Adams.
Issue (surname Howard):
a. Robert Ten Broeck, b. Detroit, Mich., 15 April 1919, d. Greenfield, Mass., 15 May 1990.
Married. Details of marriage and issue suppressed.









EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS


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


1850 South Carolina, George Town Co., George Town, mech p. 292, line 3

Howard R T         33 M    E C Minister     -----     SC
       Hester M    30 F                               NY
       H K         11 F                               SC
       B S         10 M                               SC
       E K          6 M                               SC
       Alice        4 F                               SC

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1860 New York, Richmond Co., Westfield, Page 173, line 1

Henry I Seaman   55 M     Farmer       50000 35000    New York
Katharine S "    48 F                                  "   "
Emma H      "    25 F                                  "   "
Katharine S "    23 F                                  "   "
Ballot      "    21 M     Accountant                   "   "
Addie       "    19 F                                 Kentucky
William     "    15 M                                 N York
     (Farm Laborer, Cook, Coachman, Servant, Farm Laborer, and Chamberman)

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1860 New York, Queens Co., Oyster Bay, page 105, line 38, continued on page 106

Geo W Townsend     53 M    Farmer     30000   1500     NY
Beekman  "         23 M                                NY
Mary E Coles       25 F                                NY
Elizth Coles        1 F                                NY
   (two servants)

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1870 New York, Queens Co., Oyster Bay, Page 127, line 11

Townsend Geo W           63 M W     Farmer             25000   5000    NY
         Catharine S     56 F W     Keeping House                      NY
   (1 farm labour, 3 others)

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1870 New York, Richmond Co., Southfield, PO New Dorp, page 15, line 15

Howard Robert       54 M W    Minister             5000   ----      SC
       Hester M     52 F W    Keeps House                           NY
       Harriet M    30 F W    Teacher                               SC
       Billop S     28 M W    Clerk                                 SC
       Hessie       19 F W                                          SC
       Henry        17 M W    Clerk in Store                        SC
       Kattie S     14 F W    Attends School                        SC
   (one domestic)

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1870 New York, Richmond Co., Middletown, PO New Dorp, page 1, line 1

King Charles      27 M W    Physician     15000   ---      PA
     Alice H      25 F W                   5500            SC
     Charles Jr    2 M W                                   NY
Howard Katie S    12 F W                                   SC

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1880 New York, Queen's Co., Oyster Bay, ED 293, page 21, line 35

Townsend George     W M 74          Miller      NY NY NY
         Mary       W F 60  Wife                NY NY NY

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1880 New York, Richmond Co., Middletown, Edgewater, ED 302, page 4, line 18

King Charles H    W M 36             Physician          PA E  NJ
     Alice        W F 32        W    Keeping House      NY NY NY
     Alice        W F  8        D    At School          NY PA NY
     Robert       W M  7        S    At School          NY PA NY
     Roos         W M  3 6/12   S                       NY PA NY
   (one servant)

E = England

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1900 Connecticut, Fairfield Co., Stamford, ED 98, sheet 2B, line 74

Howard Henry S       H      W M May 1853 47 M  20        SC SC NY      Bookkeeper
       Cornelia A    W      W F Jan 1854 46 M  20 2 2    CT NY NY
       Caroline K    D      W F Nov 1881 18 S            CT SC CT
       Ten Broek     S      W M Feb 1882 18 S            CT SC CT      Insurance Clerk
Ketchum Sarah        MiL    W F Mch 1824 76 Wd           NY NY NY
   (one servant)

Caroline's date of birth is wrong

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1910 New Jersey, Union Co., Roselle, ED 106, sheet 13A, line 33

Clarke Henry M      H     M W 29 M1 5        NY NY NY      Adjuster        Telephone Co
       Maud L       W     F W 26 M1 5 0 0    NY NY VA
Linington Howard    BiL   M W 30 S           NY NY VA      Electrician     Elec &Light
   (one servant)

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1910 Connecticut, Fairfield Co., Stamford, ED 109, sheet 16B, line 78

Howard Henry        H    M W 56 M1 30 2 2    SC SC NY     Cashier     Banker's office
       Cornelia     W    F W 56 M1 30 2 2    NY NY CT
       Ten Broeck   S    M W 29 S            CT SC NY     Manager     Automobile
   (one servant)

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1930 Michigan, Wayne Co., Detroit, ED 360, sheet 14B, line 64

Howard Tenburk B    H    M W 46 M 33     NY NY NY        Salesman    Real Estate
       Edna         W    F W 44 M 31     NY NY NY
       Robert T     S    M W 10 S        MI NY NY

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