Genealogy Report: Descendants of Aaron Seekins
Descendants of Aaron Seekins
4.AARON3 SEEKINS (AARON2, AARON1) was born 1750 in Middleborough, Massachusettes, United States of America, and died Bef. 1840 in Swanville, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America.He married TABITHA RAYMOND May 03, 1771 in Plymouth, Massachusettes, United States of America, daughter of ? RAYMOND.She was born 1751, and died Bef. 1840 in Swanville, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America.
Notes for AARON SEEKINS:
Aaron & Tabitha resided at Plymouth (Mass.), and moved to Freetown shortly after which he served in the Revolutionary War, first enlisting April 19, 1775 as a private in Capt. Levi Rounsewell's Co. of Minutemen, service of three days; He also enlisted May 5, 1775, service of three months and four days.
With his wife and 4 sons, he migrated in 1785 to Strafford, Orange County, Vermont with a group of 14 families, sponsored by Timothy Blake, where they requested a land grant of Blake's Gore. They received land under the Charter for Blake's Gore on June 18, 1785, signed by Thomas Chittenden, Governor, in the ninth year of the sovereignty and independence of the State (according to State Papers of Vermont by Rawson C. Myrick).
In 1795, Aaron sold two parcels of land and moved to Sharon, Windsor Co., VT., to where his brother, Martin, had settled. Both purchased land there.
In 1811, he migrated to Bethany, Genesee Co., New York with his wife, and sons, Thomas and Heber and Thomas's wife, and a daughter, name unknown. His first son, John and his brother, Martin, had preceded him in 1808 and were in Batavia in the 1810 census. His second son, Ezekiel returned to Plymouth. His third, fourth and fifth sons migrated to Maine. His seventh son, Charles remained in Vermont.
Aaron Seekins had eight sons, three of whom, Benjamin, Josiah and William, migrated to Maine from Vermont shortly after 1800.
Benjamin and Josiah ultimately settled in Swanville, although they originally settled in Malta (Windsor) along with their father. Together they had 29 children who were the ancestors of all the Seekins families in Maine. Aaron and his wife, Tabitha apparently followed them or came with them and died at Swanville about 1830.
In the war of 1812, Aaron and his son, Heber, served for New York's state militia, Genesse Co., serving June 29 to July 15, 1812. Both served as privates in Capt. George Lathrop's Co. of the 164th Regiment, New York State Militia, commanded by Col. W. L. Churchill, organized in Genesee Co.
Sometime before 1820, Aaron and Tabitha and his only daughter returned to Vermont and on to Maine, where he lived briefly in Malta (Windsor) and ultimately moved to Swanville with Benjamin and Josiah. In 1830, they were listed in Swanville, he at age 82 and she 79. They both died sometime before 1840.
The location of the family homestead was found on a hill in western Swanville across an abandoned road from a Seekins cemetery. Aaron and Tabitha are presumed to be buried in that cemetery.
After finding another Seekins descendant in Swanville (1996), the cemetery sexton(Steve Clement) and his mother, we learned that Benjamin left Swanville with a religious group to create a new settlement at Enfield, and he reportedly is buried there (See info on Benjamin).
Mrs. Clement said she was descended from Aaron's son, Benjamin.
More About AARON SEEKINS:
Burial: Seekins Cemetery, Swanville, Waldo County, Maine. United States of America
Military service: April 19, 1775
More About TABITHA RAYMOND:
Burial: Seekins Cemetery, Swanville, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
More About AARON SEEKINS and TABITHA RAYMOND:
Marriage: May 03, 1771, Plymouth, Massachusettes, United States of America
Children of AARON SEEKINS and TABITHA RAYMOND are:
| i. | JOHN4 SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1773, Freetown, Massachusettes, United States of America; d. Unknown. | ||
| ii. | EZEKIEL SEEKINS, b. 1775, Freetown, Massachusettes, United States of America; d. Unknown; m. ANNA RAYMOND, June 08, 1798, Plymouth, Massachusettes, United States of America; b. Abt. 1781; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for EZEKIEL SEEKINS: His wife was a relative of his mother. |
| More About EZEKIEL SEEKINS and ANNA RAYMOND: Marriage: June 08, 1798, Plymouth, Massachusettes, United States of America |
| 13. | iii. | BENJAMIN SEEKINS, b. October 15, 1779, Freetown, Massachusettes, United States of America; d. May 15, 1856, Enfield, Maine, United States of America. | |
| iv. | WILLIAM SEEKINS, b. 1780, Strafford, Vermont, United States of America; d. Unknown. | ||
| 14. | v. | JOSIAH SEEKINS, b. 1786, Freetown, Massachusettes, United States of America; d. 1878, Swanville, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America. | |
| 15. | vi. | THOMAS SEEKINS, b. 1788, Strafford, Vermont, United States of America; d. Unknown. | |
| 16. | vii. | CHARLES SEEKINS, b. 1792, Strafford, Vermont, United States of America; d. Unknown. | |
| 17. | viii. | HEBER G. SEEKINS, b. 1794, Strafford, Vermont, United States of America; d. Aft. 1873. | |
| ix. | (GIRL) SEEKINS, b. 1796, Sharon, Vermont, United States of America; d. Unknown. | ||
| 18. | x. | JOHN SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1774, Freetown, Bristol Co., MA; d. March 1813, Batavia, Genesee Co., NY. | |
| 19. | xi. | JOSIAH SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1780, Freetown, Bristol Co., MA; d. Abt. 1878, Swanville, Waldo Co., ME. | |
| 20. | xii. | WILLIAM SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1786, Strafford, Orange Co., VT. |
5.SARAH3 SEEKINS (AARON2, AARON1) was born Abt. 1751, and died Unknown.She married (1) EZRA GONSEY March 03, 1771 in Plymouth, Massachusettes, United States of America.He died Unknown.She married (2) EZRA GARNSEY March 03, 1771 in Fairfield, Stamford Co., CT, son of JONATHAN GARNSEY and DEBORAH FINCH.He was born March 27, 1750 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, and died August 1821 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT.
More About EZRA GONSEY and SARAH SEEKINS:
Marriage: March 03, 1771, Plymouth, Massachusettes, United States of America
More About EZRA GARNSEY and SARAH SEEKINS:
Marriage: March 03, 1771, Fairfield, Stamford Co., CT
Children of SARAH SEEKINS and EZRA GARNSEY are:
| i. | ASA4 GARNSEY, b. December 05, 1776, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT; d. Abt. 1836; m. ELIZABETH; b. Abt. 1780, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT. | ||
| ii. | SILAS GARNSEY, b. April 08, 1778, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT; d. Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ; m. MARGARET ROBINSON, February 22, 1800, New York, Kings Co.,NY; b. Abt. 1787, New York, Kings Co., NY; d. Abt. 1863, Piscataway,Middlesex Co., NJ. |
| More About SILAS GARNSEY and MARGARET ROBINSON: Marriage: February 22, 1800, New York, Kings Co.,NY |
| iii. | EZRA GARNSEY, b. April 12, 1780, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT; m. LANAH BENNETT, July 31, 1803; b. Abt. 1782, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT. |
| More About EZRA GARNSEY and LANAH BENNETT: Marriage: July 31, 1803 |
| iv. | SARAH GARNSEY, b. March 17, 1782, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT; d. July 28, 1861; m. JORUM JESSUP, November 20, 1803, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT; b. June 30, 1775, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT. |
| More About JORUM JESSUP and SARAH GARNSEY: Marriage: November 20, 1803, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT |
| v. | SOLOMON GARNSEY, b. May 25, 1787, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT; d. February 26, 1842; m. ELIZABETH NANCY (BETSY) SCOFIELD, May 16, 1813, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT; b. Abt. 1792, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT. |
| More About SOLOMON GARNSEY and ELIZABETH SCOFIELD: Marriage: May 16, 1813, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT |
More About EZRA GONSEY and MARY SEEKINS:
Marriage: February 07, 1771, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
More About NOAH BALL and MARY SEEKINS:
Marriage: March 06, 1778, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA
Child of MARY SEEKINS and NOAH BALL is:
| 21. | i. | JAMES4 BALL, b. September 1796, Wilmington, Windham Co., VT; d. Abt. 1839. |
7.PAUL3 SEEKINS (AARON2, AARON1) was born Abt. 1759 in Dartmouth, Massachusettes, United States of America, and died 1810 in Barton, Vermont, United States of America.He married UNKNOWN SPOUSE Abt. 1783.She was born Abt. 1759, and died Abt. 1810 in Barton, Oleans Co., VT.
Notes for PAUL SEEKINS:
May have been a resident at Kennebec County, ME in 1790 census and then Bennington County VT census in 1800.
More About PAUL SEEKINS and UNKNOWN SPOUSE:
Marriage: Abt. 1783
Child of PAUL SEEKINS and UNKNOWN SPOUSE is:
| 22. | i. | JOHN4 SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1784, Massachusetts. |
8.MARTIN3 SEEKINS (AARON2, AARON1) was born 1762, and died Unknown.He married JEDIDA SWIFT Abt. 1783, daughter of THOMAS SWIFT and POLLY BIGELOW.She was born Abt. 1763 in Bethany, Genesee Co., NY, and died August 09, 1835 in Ellington, Chautauqua Co., NY.
Notes for MARTIN SEEKINS:
Martin enlisted May 30, 1780 for 6 months. Was discharged Jan 11, 1781
More About MARTIN SEEKINS:
Burial: Valley View Cemetery, Ellington, Chautauqua Co., NY
Military service: May 30, 1780, Pvt
More About JEDIDA SWIFT:
Burial: Valley View Cemetery, Ellington, Chautauqua Co., NY
More About MARTIN SEEKINS and JEDIDA SWIFT:
Marriage: Abt. 1783
Children of MARTIN SEEKINS and JEDIDA SWIFT are:
| i. | VIRTUE4 SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1785, Thetford, Orange Co., VT; m. BENJAMIN PENUM, May 27, 1804; b. Abt. 1785. |
| More About BENJAMIN PENUM and VIRTUE SEEKINS: Marriage: May 27, 1804 |
| ii. | SARAH SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1788, Thetford, Orange Co., VT. | ||
| 23. | iii. | LUCINA SEEKINS, b. April 01, 1790, Thetford, Orange Co., VT; d. September 14, 1862, Ellington, Chautauqua Co., NY. | |
| iv. | ZENAS SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1793, Strafford, Orange Co., VT. | ||
| v. | HARMON SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1794, Strafford, Orange Co., VT. |
| Notes for HARMON SEEKINS: Possibly in the area of Batavia and Bethany before 1820. Possibly went West. |
| 24. | vi. | POLLY B. SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1796, Stratton, Windham Co., VT; d. Abt. 1872, Leslie, Ingham Co., MI. | |
| 25. | vii. | JOSEPH SEEKINS, b. Abt. 1798, Strafford, Orange Co., VT; d. June 05, 1880, Ellington, Chautauqua Co., NY. |