Among some of the papers, etc., handed down in my husband's family are two typed manuscripts: 1. Seeger, Ferdinand. "Gengalogical and Historical Collectanea relating to the Old and Historic House of Seaman." New York, n.p. 1908. 2. Seeger, Ferdinand. "Makers of the Nation: Captain John Seaman as Statesman and one of the Founders of the Republic and Public Careers of some of his Descendants." New York, n.p. 1909. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information contained in them but at the time they were written they probably represented the accepted "truths." Nevertheless, they do present some clues as to the English origins of the Long Island Seamans. In the first article Seeger states: "The direct or main line migrated from its original Surrey and Sussex homes till finally we reach Leiscestershire and at the 16th. century we find it a leading family in the city of LEICESTER and in the County of this name. Another prominent branch is found in Oxford, and another in Essex County, in the latter county John Seaman, Gentleman, of Chelmsford in 1587 conveys to John his son and heir, certain lands. . . .JOHN SEAMAN of CHELMSFORD in May 1587 conveys to HIS SON and HEIR. . .JOHN SEAMAN then aged upwards of 40 years. . . who succeeded him. He held this manor and messuages, and divers lands with appertenances, and Bocking Park, and departing this life 29 June 1623, and was succeeded by his son JOHN SEAMAN Esquire, 20 years old, upon whose death without issue, this estate fell to HIS BROTHER SAMUEL SEAMAN Esquire. He died 27 Mch. 1632; leaving, by Anne his wife, RICHARD his SON and HEIR, then aged 7 years. He lived at Paimswick in Gloucestershire, and had for his wife Catherine, one of the daughters of Martin Wright of Oxford, Gentleman, one of the Aldermen of that city. He left his only daughter and HEIR CATHERINE, who brought his estate in marriage to John West, Gentleman, son and heir apparent to John West the elder of Hampton Poyle in the County of Oxford." [Seeger cites as his source page 408 of Volume II of Morants History of the County of Essex, England.] On the very last page of the second manuscript, Seeger presents the following ( I have tried to maintain Seeger's idiocyncratic capitalization): SUMMARY OF LINEAGE The VERY FIRST CENSUS of ENGLAND, the ANGLO SAXON CHRONICLES, compiled by order of ALFRED the GREAT (871-901) has the name of SEMAN in the list of leading families. JOHN SEMAN is in the list of holders of lands and manors in the reign of EDWARD the CONFESSOR (1041-1064). JOHN SEMAN next appears in the second historic census - DOMESDAY BOOK - and compiled by order of WILLIAM the CONQUEROR (1085-1086). From him descended the distinguished scholar JOHN SEAMAN L.L.D.&c., who died in Leiscester in 1550. He had among others JOHN, ALFRED and WILLIAM. From JOHN descended William, born in Leicester 1600 John, born in Leicester 1602 Caleb, born in Leicester 1603 Lawrence, born in Leicester 1605 (Vide Parish Register of St. Martins Church, Leicester) John and Caleb came to New England in the fleet with Winthrop in 1630. Caleb returned to England. John remained and is the CAPTAIN SEAMAN of LONG ISLAND FAME, and "who left such a host of descendants as to be remarkable from a genealogical standpoint" (vide N.Y. GENEALOGICAL JOURNAL), and consequently requiring separate tracing of each branch of line of these descendants. If you are interested in either or both of these papers, let me know. Carolyn Mussina Seaman Kinderhook, NY <gregseaman@berk.com>