Trying to match up stray pieces of the SEAMAN puzzle I came across an entry in Seaman, Ardon, Marriages of the Seamans taken from the records of the Town, State, and Church, (NY: privately published, 1866): Samuel [Seaman] mar. Sarah [blank...could be SEAMAN] [mar. at East M[eadow], March 21, 1822. This could fit with other data about a Samuel Seaman [b.Mar. 18, 1798 in Hempstead]: 1. Samuel7 Seaman (Adam6, Thomas5, Solomon4, Solomon3, Solomon2, John1) was born March 18, 1798 in Hempstead, Queens Co. [now Nassau Co.], NY (Source: (1) Raynor, Gerald V. S. - genealogist for the Raynor Family Association, Huntington, NY., (2) National Archives, 1870 United States Census, (M-593), Roll 1079, Page 399 A, Line 31, age 73.), and died September 19, 1875 in Queens Co., NY (Source: Hood, Anthony, Queens County Sentinel, Queens County, New York : index of birth, marriage, and death ..1858-1878, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1991), Sep. 23, 1875, 78y 6m.). He married (1) Sarah Seaman. He married (2) Asenath Raynor, daughter of Benjamin Raynor and Hannah Bedell. She was born August 20, 1804 in [now Freeport], Queens [now Nassau Co.], NY (Source: (1) Raynor, Gerald V. S. - genealogist for the Raynor Family Association, Huntington, NY., (2) National Archives, 1870 United States Census, (M-593), Roll 1079, Page 399 A, Line 32, age 65.), and died July 9, 1870 (Source: Raynor, Gerald V. S. - genealogist for the Raynor Family Association, Huntington, NY, "used 'Cincy' on death certificate.). More About Samuel Seaman: Census: 1870, age 70, Carpet Weaver, living in Hempstead [Jerusalem, now Wantagh], Queens [now Nassau] Co., NY (Source: National Archives, 1870 United States Census, (M-593), Roll 1079, Page 399 A, Line 31.) More About Asenath Raynor: Census: June 11, 1870, age 65, keeping house, living in Hempstead [Jerusalem, now Wantagh], Queens [now Nassau] Co., NY (Source: National Archives, 1870 United States Census, (M-593), Roll 1079, Page 399 A, Line 32, the census was taken a month before she died.) Child of Samuel Seaman and Sarah Seaman is: 2 i. Amy8 Seaman. She married Jarvis Combs Children of Samuel Seaman and Asenath Raynor are: 3 i. Annie E.8 Seaman. She married Andrew E. Taft May 31, 1871 in Queens Co., NY (Source: Hood, Anthony, Queens County Sentinel, Queens County, New York : index of birth, marriage, and death ..1858-1878, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1991), June 8, 1871.). 4 ii. Benjamin Seaman. He married Maria Combs 5 iii. Gilbert Seaman. He married Maria Bennett + 6 iv. William B. Seaman. 7 v. Sarah Seaman, born March 23, 1827. She married Joseph Seaman; born June 1, 1817; died October 5, 1901. 8 vi. Raynor P. Seaman, born July 29, 1829; died March 28, 1901. He married Jane Post; born February 16, 1829; died October 10, 1900. More About Raynor P. Seaman: Census: 1870, age 40, living in Hempstead, Queens Co., NY (Source: National Archives, 1870 United States Census, (M-593), Roll 1079, Page 406.) Fact 2: Bet. 1862 - 1863, listed in Brooklyn City Directory as 'shipjoiner' home 423 Hudson Ave. + 9 vii. Alfred Seaman, born October 1, 1833 in NY; died September 17, 1881. + 10 viii. Charles H. Seaman, born August 17, 1838. + 11 ix. John L. Seaman, born Abt. 1841 in NY. 12 x. Phebe Jane Seaman, born Abt. 1844 in NY (Source: National Archives, 1870 United States Census, (M-593), Roll 1079, Page 399 A, Line 33, age 26.). She married John Valentine More About Phebe Jane Seaman: Census: 1870, age 26, at home, living in Hempstead [Jerusalem, now Wantagh], Queens [now Nassau] Co., NY (Source: National Archives, 1870 United States Census, (M-593), Roll 1079, Page 399 A, Line 33.) 13 xi. Lydia A. Seaman, born Abt. 1852 (Source: National Archives, 1870 United States Census, (M-593), Roll 1079, Page 399 A, Line 34, age 18.). More About Lydia A. Seaman: Census: 1870, age 18, at home, living in Hempstead [Jerusalem, now Wantagh], Queens [now Nassau] Co., NY (Source: National Archives, 1870 United States Census, (M-593), Roll 1079, Page 399 A, Line 34.).