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. Oyster Bay, N. Y., 27 July 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., 28 Sept. 1846], 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. Oyster Bay, N. Y., 27 July 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 Theus Howard, b. Charleston, S. C., 2 May 1816, d. Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y., 16 Jan. 1885, son of Robert Howard and of Harriet Lee.
Issue (surname Howard):
a. Harriet Kortright, b. ... , S. C., 14 Aug. 1839, d. ... 14 Aug. 1870.
4 b. Billopp Seaman, b. ... , S. C., 7 Oct. 1840, d. ... [living 1870].
c. Gouvenour Kortright, b. ... 4 Dec. 1842, d. ... 4 April 1843.
d. Edmund Kortright, b. ... , S. C., 27 March 1844, d. ... [living 1850].
5 e. Alice Seaman, b. ... , S. C., 11 Dec. 1846, d. ... 11 July 1922.
6 f. Hester Lee, b. ... , S. C., 30 July 1850, d. ... 25 Dec. 1896.
7 g. Henry Seaman, b. ... , S. C., 14 May 1853, d. Stamford, Conn., 26 Dec. 1910.
8 h. Katherine, b. ... , S. C., 21 May 1858, d. New York, N. Y., 14 Feb. 1926.
i. Robert Lee, b. ... 7 Feb. 1857, d. ... 5 June 1857.



Generation III


4. Billopp Seaman Howard, b. ... , S. C., 7 Oct. 1840, d. ... , son of Robert Theus 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., 11 Dec. 1846, d. ... 11 July 1922, dau. of Robert Theus Howard and of Hester Mary Seaman [number 3],
m. ... 4 April 1866, Charles Henry King, b. ... , Pa., 3 Aug. 1844, d. ... 18 March 1883, son of ... King and of ... .
Issue (surname King):
a. Hester Mary, b. ... 2 March 1867, d. ... 12 Aug. 1867.
b. Charles Henry, Jr., b. ... , N. Y., 2 April 1868, d. ... 2 July 1870.
9 c. Alice, b. ... , N. Y., 19 June 1872, d. ... [living 1930].
d. Robert, b. ... , N. Y., 2 Aug. 1873, d. ... [living 1910].
e. Ross W ... , b. ... , N. Y., 27 June 1876, d. ... 19 Dec. 1905.
f. Eleanor Jane, b. ... 30 July 1880 (twin), d. ... 3 July 1882.
g. William Bruce, b. ... 30 July 1880 (twin), d. ... 18 July 1881.
h. Harry Lee, b. ... , N. Y., 3 May 1882, d. ... [living 1910].


6. Hester Lee Howard, b. ... , S. C., 30 July 1850, d. ... 25 Dec. 1896, dau. of Robert Theus 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.
10 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 Theus 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):
11 a. Caroline Ketchum, b. ... , Conn., 13 Nov. 1880, d. ... 9 May 1958.
12 b. Ten Broeck, b. Stamford, Conn., 5 Feb. 1882, d. ... 3 Dec. 1944.


8. Katherine Howard, b. ... , S. C., 21 May 1858, d. New York, N. Y., 14 Feb. 1926, dau. of Robert Theus Howard and of Hester Mary Seaman [number 3],
m. ... 30 April 1879, Townsend Jones, b. ... , N. Y., 14 May 1854, d. Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y., 15 Sept. 1916, son of Townsend Jones and of Mary Elizabeth Hewlett.
Issue (surname Jones):
13 a. Mary Katherine, b. ... , N. Y., 19 March 1880, d. ... [living 1930].
b. Townsend Howard, b. ... 30 April 1882, d. ... 19 Feb. 1884.
c. Elise Howard, b. ... , N. Y., 26 Nov. 1886, d. ... [living 1910].
14 d. Marguerite Howard, b. ... , N. Y., 31 Dec. 1890, d. ... 15 Dec. 1984.



Generation IV


9. Alice Howard King, b. ... , N. Y., 19 June 1872, d. ... [living 1930], dau. of Charles Henry King and of Alice Seaman Howard [number 5],
m. New York, N. Y., 30 Oct. 1901, Gulian Verplanck Quilliard, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1869], d. ... [living 1930], son of ... Quilliard and of ... .
Issue (surname Quilliard):
15 a. Alice Howard, b. ... , N. J., ... [ca. 1909], d. ... .


10. Maude Linington, b. ... , N. Y., 6 Dec. 1883, d. ... [living 1910], dau. of Timothy Baxter Linington and of Hester Lee Howard [number 6],
m. ... Nov. 1904, Henry Martindale Clarke, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1881], d. ... [living 1910], son of ... Clarke and of ... .
Issue, if any, unknown.


11. 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.


12. 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.


13. Mary Katherine Jones, b. ... , N. Y., 19 March 1880, d. ... [living 1930], dau. of Townsend Jones and of Katherine Howard [number 8],
m. ... 6 Nov. 1905, MacAllister Moore, b. ... , Mich., ... [ca. 1881], d. ... [living 1930], son of Charles Moore and of ... .
Issue (surname Moore):
16 a. Townsend Merriam, b. ... , Mass., 26 Aug. 1906, d. ... [living 1930].
b. MacAllister, b. ... , Mass., ... [ca. 1909], d. ... [living 1930].


14. Marguerite Howard Jones, b. ... , N. Y., 31 Dec. 1890, d. ... 15 Dec. 1984, dau. of Townsend Jones and of Katherine Howard [number 8],
m. New York, N. Y., 30 April 1913, Jesse Knight, b. ... , Minn., ... [ca. 1890], d. ... [living 1930], son of ... Knight and of ... .
Issue (surname Knight):
a. Jesse, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1915], d. ... [living 1984].
17 b. Townsend Jones, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca, 1929], d. ... .



Generation V


15. Alice Howard Quilliard, b. ... , N. J., ... [ca. 1909], d. ... , dau. of Gulian Verplanck Quilliard and of Alice Howard King [number 9],
m. ... [after July 1934], Arthur Watson Payne, b. ... , d. ... , son of Sidney Charles Payne and of ... .
Issue, if any, unknown.


16. Townsend Merriam Moore, b. ... , N. Y., 26 Aug. 1906, d. ... [living 1930], son of MacAllister Moore and of Mary Katherine Jones [number 13],
m. ... , Elizabeth B ... , b. ... , Ill., ... [ca. 1906], d. ... [living 1930], son of ... and of ... .
Issue, if any, unknown.


17. Townsend Jones Knight, b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1929], d. ... [living 1984], son of Jesse Knight and of Marguerite Howard Jones [number 14],
m. New York, N. Y., 30 Oct. 1954, Marguerite Elise Heck, b. ... , d. ... , dau. of George C ... Heck and of ... Spence.
Issue, if any, unknown.









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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1880 New York, Suffolk Co., Huntington, ED 318, p. 24, line 15

Jones Townsend       W M 58                Retired Merchant           NY NY NY
      Mary E H       W F 48          W     Keeping House              NY NY NY
      J Thomas       W M 20          S     Chemical Manufacturer      NY NY NY
      Townsend Jr    W M 26          S     At Home                    NY NY NY
      Katherine H    W F 22          W     At Home                    SC SC NY
      Mary H         W F    3/12     D                                NY NY NY

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1900 New York, New York Co., Manhattan, ED 482, sheet 2B, line 63

King Alice S      H     W F Dec -- 52 Wd -- 8 4     SC SC SC
     Alice H      D     W F Jun -- 24 S             NY NY SC
     Robert       S     W M Aug -- 23 S             NY NY SC       Salesman
     Ross W       S     W M Jun -- 20 S             NY NY SC       Salesman
     Harry L      S     W M May -- 19 S             NY NY SC       Clerk

The enumerator didn't include the year of birth in the entries

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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 York, New York Co., Manhattan, ED 1358, sheet 10B, line 69

King Alice H      H     F W 62 Wd   8 3      SC SC NY
     Robert H     S     W M 36 S             NY NY SC       Clerk     Coffee
     Harry L      S     W M 27 S             NY NY SC       Clerk     Terra Cotta

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1910 New Jersey, Bergen Co., Ridgewood, ED 48, sheet 22A, line 50, continued on sheet 22B

Quilliard Gulian V      H     M W 42      M1 8          NY NJ NY      Vice Pres       Paper Factory
          Alice H       W     F W 37      M1 8 1 1      NY US US
          Alice H       D     F W    3/12 S             NJ NY NY
   [one servant]

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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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1910 New York, New York Co., Manhattan, ED 1004, sheet 18B, line 84

Jones Townsend        H     M W 55 M1 30         NY NY NY       Lawyer
      Katherine H     W     F W 51 M1 30 4 3     SC SC NY
      Elise H         D     F W 23 S             NY NY SC
      Marguerite H    D     F W 19 S             NY NY SC
   (four servants)

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1910 Massachusetts, Norfolk Co., Brookline, ED 1084, sheet 9A, line 14

Moore Macalaster       H     M W 29      M1 5         MI MI MI      Electrical     Heating
      Katherine        W     F W 30      M1 5 2 2     NY C SC
      Townsend         S     M W  3                   MA MI NY
      Macalester Jr    S     M W  1 1/12              MA MI NY
   (one nurse, one cook)

C = Canada

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1920 New Jersey, Bergen Co., Ridgewood, ED 98, sheet 7A, line 39

Quilliard Gulian V P     H      M W 51 M       NY NJ NY        Treasurer      Paper
          Alice H K      W      F W 47 M       NY NY SC
          Alice H        D      F W  9 S       NY NY NY
King Alice H             MiL    F W 73 Wd      SC SC NY

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1920 Washington, Pierce Co., Camp Lewis, ED 190, sheet 16B, line 82

Moore McAllister        H      M W 38 M      MI MI MA       Soldier     U S Army
      Katherine M       W      F W 38 M      NY NY SC
      Townsend          S      M W 13 S      MI MI NY
      McAllister Jr     S      M W 11 S      MA MI NY

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1920 New York, New York Co., New York, ED 723, sheet 10B, line 62

Knight Jesse           H     M W 30      M      MN NY MN      Lawyer     Law Office
       Marguerite H    W     F W 29      M      NY NY NY
       Jesse           S     M W  5 1/12 S      NY MN NY

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1930 New Jersey, Bergen Co., Ridgewood, ED 203, sheet 30B, line 93

Quilliard Gulian V     H     M W 62 M 33       NY NY NY
          Alice H K    W     F W 58 M          NY NY SC
          Alice H      D     F W 20 S          NJ NY NY

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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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1930 Washington, Peirce Co., Hales Pass, ED 36, sheet 2A, line 5

Moore Macallister       H     M W 49 M 34      MI MA MA        Farmer      Holly Farm
      M Katherine       W     F W 49 M 34      NY NY SC
      Macallister W     S     M W 21 S         MA MI NY        Laborer     Farm

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1930 California, San Francisco Co., San Francisco, ED 311, sheet 8B, line 65

Moore Townsend        H     M W 23 M 23       MA DC NY        Clerk     Food Products Co
      Elizabeth B     W     F W 23 M 22       IL WI E

E = England

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1930 New York, New York Co., Manhattan, ED 583, sheet 3A, line 38

Knight Jesse        H    M W 49      M 33      MN NY OH         Lawyer     General Practice
       Marguerite   W    F W 39      M 23      NY NY SC
       Jesse Jr     S    M W 16      S         NY MN NY
       Townsend     S    M W  1 1/12 S         NY MN NY
   (two servants)

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