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Hayden Lee Seymour Sr.

Birth
Putnam County, Georgia, USA
Death
12 Aug 1888 (aged 73–74)
Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Bibb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Unmarked.
Memorial ID
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He was the son of Revolutionary War veteran Richard Hill Seymour and Margaret McCoy Seymour. He was born in Putnam County, Georgia, but moved around with his family from Jasper County, Bibb County, and Putnam County during his youth and early adulthood.

He was married twice. First to an Amanda Melvina whose maiden name is currently unknown as is their date of marriage. At some point they moved briefly to Marion County, GA where their son Richard Hillman Seymour was born in 1844 according to his pension record.

He was in a relationship secondly to Francis M Wilson. They later married 9 Aug 1875 at Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Once their relationship began they mainly lived in the area of Bibb County between Zebulon Road and Tucker Road.

Before the war he worked as a farmer and an overseer. He owned two slaves in 1860, a 65 year old fugitive black male and a 50 year old female.

On 6 December 1860, he was part of a secession committee along with with A.F. Redding, H.H. Howard, Sterling Tucker, and George Tucker in the Howard Georgia Militia District. That committee recommended Washington Poe as a delegate for the state secession convention.

After the war, he and his family lived on land belonging to his wife near Foster and Zebulon Road.

Hayden Lee Seymour and Amanda Melvin were the parents of at least the following children:
1. unknown daughter (ca. 1834 - after 1840)
2. unknown son (ca. 1835 - after 1840)
3. George Washington Seymour (June 1838-8 March 1903)
4. Elizabeth Seymour (1840 - after 1850)
5. Henry Seymour (1842 - after 1850)
6. Richard Hillman Seymour (July 1844 - 1903)
7. Martha Francis Seymour (1846 - 22 October 1893)
8. Asa Warren Seymour (1851 - 4 May 1928)

Hayden L Seymour and Frances M Wilson had
1. Hayden Lee Seymour Jr. (1857 - after 1910)
2. Elizabeth Ellen Seymour (18 August 1858 - 11 May 1925)
3. Sarah Emma Seymour (1 January 1865-5 January 1949)
4. Katie A. Seymour (1867 - after 1880)
5. James Franklin Seymour (5 April 1870 - 7 October 1929)
He was the son of Revolutionary War veteran Richard Hill Seymour and Margaret McCoy Seymour. He was born in Putnam County, Georgia, but moved around with his family from Jasper County, Bibb County, and Putnam County during his youth and early adulthood.

He was married twice. First to an Amanda Melvina whose maiden name is currently unknown as is their date of marriage. At some point they moved briefly to Marion County, GA where their son Richard Hillman Seymour was born in 1844 according to his pension record.

He was in a relationship secondly to Francis M Wilson. They later married 9 Aug 1875 at Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Once their relationship began they mainly lived in the area of Bibb County between Zebulon Road and Tucker Road.

Before the war he worked as a farmer and an overseer. He owned two slaves in 1860, a 65 year old fugitive black male and a 50 year old female.

On 6 December 1860, he was part of a secession committee along with with A.F. Redding, H.H. Howard, Sterling Tucker, and George Tucker in the Howard Georgia Militia District. That committee recommended Washington Poe as a delegate for the state secession convention.

After the war, he and his family lived on land belonging to his wife near Foster and Zebulon Road.

Hayden Lee Seymour and Amanda Melvin were the parents of at least the following children:
1. unknown daughter (ca. 1834 - after 1840)
2. unknown son (ca. 1835 - after 1840)
3. George Washington Seymour (June 1838-8 March 1903)
4. Elizabeth Seymour (1840 - after 1850)
5. Henry Seymour (1842 - after 1850)
6. Richard Hillman Seymour (July 1844 - 1903)
7. Martha Francis Seymour (1846 - 22 October 1893)
8. Asa Warren Seymour (1851 - 4 May 1928)

Hayden L Seymour and Frances M Wilson had
1. Hayden Lee Seymour Jr. (1857 - after 1910)
2. Elizabeth Ellen Seymour (18 August 1858 - 11 May 1925)
3. Sarah Emma Seymour (1 January 1865-5 January 1949)
4. Katie A. Seymour (1867 - after 1880)
5. James Franklin Seymour (5 April 1870 - 7 October 1929)


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