Display Patriot - P-287340 - David SEWARD Jr

David SEWARD Jr

SAR Patriot #: P-287340

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: CT      Qualifying Service: Corporal
DAR #: A102188

Birth: 09 Oct 1748 Guilford / New Haven / CT
Death: 29 May 1813 Guilford / New Haven / CT

Qualifying Service Description:

Corporal, Connecticut Militia, Caprain Hand's Company, Colonel Talcott's Regiment


Additional References:

Johnson; CT Men in the Rev War pg 388


Spouse: Mabel Field
Children: Mabel; Clarissa; Elizabeth;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2013-04-11 AZ 51285 Fredrick Murray Carrington Ph.D. (183929) Mabel   
2018-05-18 AZ 79727 Nicholas Frederick Hahn (186623) Mabel   
2018-05-18 AZ 79738 Logan Rowland Arthur (186622) Mabel   
Burial:
Alder Brook Cemetery (aka East Burial Ground) (C-0063964)
Location:
Guilford / New Haven / CT / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
103189
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
104843695
Marker Type:
Patriot Contemporary, Part. Legible
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Image provided with permission from Chris Anderson, Find-a-Grave member # 50721387



Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

From JFK Airport: Follow I-678 N and I-95 N to Goose Ln in Guilford. Take exit 59 from I-95 N. Drive to CT-146 W. Destination .2 miles on left



Author: Fred Carrington, Ph.D.
William Seward (1627-1689), called the Immigrant and was a tanner, was the progenitor of this Seward line. Born in Bristol, England, he died in Guilford, CT. In 1651, he married Grace Norton in Guilford, CT. Three generations were to follow, including his son Captain John Seward (1653-1748), his son Deacon William Seward (1684-1764), and his son David Seward (1714-1801). American Revolution Patriot David Seward, Jr. (1748-1813) lived, served, and died in Guilford, CT. He married Mabel Field in 1780.

Per DAR application materials, Corporal David Seward, Jr. served in Capt. Daniel Hand's Company, under Col. Talcott's Regiment. He was in Capt. Hand's payroll for services on the New York expedition and was discharged in April, 1776.

Additional paperwork reflects that Corporal Seward served in the 9th Regiment, Connecticut Militia. He was under Capt. Jonathan Pell's Company in Lt. Col. John Mead's Regiment of Militia under the command of Maj. Gen. Wooster, October, 1776. In this capacity he was discharged December, 1776. He is also shown as serving in Waterbury's Regiment, Connecticut of a Company commanded by Capt. Silvanus Brown who was engaged in an expedition to Queens County, on Long Island, uder the command of Col. David Waterbury, by order of the Continental Congress.

He had two brothers who also served in the Revolution. Timothy (1756-1849) served as a Private in Connecticut. Nathan (1758-1815) served as a Corporal in Connecticut.

From the totality of these records, American Revolution Patriot Corporal David Seward, Jr. and his two brothers, Timothy and Nathan, served their country with great distinction.


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