Benjamin Seaton

The Seaton family, with genealogy and biographies By Oren Andrew Seaton; page 366; [1]; TENNESSEE SEATONS.

Benjamin Seaton, a Scotchman by birth, came to America and settled in one of the Eastern States, from which locality he moved to Virginia, thence to eastern Tennessee, at the settling of that country, locating in Greene county. He married Elizabeth Bird and had twelve children, ten boys and two girls, as follows: 1. John; 2. James; 3. Solomon; 4. Moses; 5. Ira; 6. George Washington; 7. Philip; 8. Jacob; 9. David; 10. Sally; 11. Jackson; and 12. a girl, name not given.

Buried on their farm called Cedar Grove.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84325518/Benjamin-Seaton

Benjamin Seaton BIRTH 1768 DEATH 8 Sep 1859 (aged 90–91) Greene County, Tennessee, USA BURIAL Seaton Farm Cemetery Greene County, Tennessee, USA PLOT No grave marker MEMORIAL ID 84325518 · View Source

Benjamin was the son of James Seaton and ____________. Benjamin and his wife Mary Elizabeth Bird Seaton are said to be buried on their farm, in Greene County, TN.

Some have his death date as Sept 3, 1858, I have found a 1860 U.S. Mortality Census birth 1789, VA, death as Sept 1859, cause of death; old age, 91 yrs old, Greene County, TN.

Benjamin served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the Rangers on the frontier at Fort Ligonier, Westmoreland County, PA, between 1778 and 1783. (PA Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. 23, p. 213, 318). He served under Captain Samuel Shannon. (Military Records of Benjamin Seaton, State of Pennsylvania Archives.) (PA Archives, 5th Series, Vol. 4, p., 454, 755.) Filled under: (DAR Application of Helen Seaton Labry, DAR Nat No 533650.) *spelling of the name Seton*

1783 Age: 15 Military PA MILITARY: Rev. War, Pvt, PS, PA. DAR application #561983, submitted by Deborah Diane Burnham

Marriage: 1785, Richmond, Henrico Co., VA.

Their known children: John Seaton (1788-1858) James Seaton (1791-1858) Jacob Seaton (1794-1873) David Seaton (1799-1859) Phillip Seaton (1800-1875) Sarah "Sally" Seaton (1802-1871) Moses Anderson Seaton (1804-1876) Solomon Seaton (1806-1890) Ira Benjamin Seaton (1808-1860) Elizabeth Seaton (1813-1891)*not listed below* (she was 16 yrs old when she married Mathias Barnhart) George Washington Seaton (1813-1895) Andrew "Jackson" Seaton (1816-1873) Female Seaton

Their children's names and dates are to the best of my ability correct.

They had ten boys and two girls, as follows: 1. John 2. James 3. Solomon 4. Moses 5. Ira 6. George Washington 7. Philip 8. Jacob; 9. David 10. Sally 11. Jackson 12. a girl, name not given.

He married 2nd Mary Polly Johnson Bird, Sept 15, 1846, widow of John Bird, Sr.

Source: The Seaton Family, with Genealogy and Biographies (1906) Digitizing sponsor: Google. Author: Seaton, Oren Andrew, 1847.

• DAR has his military records flagged; stating his was too young to serve and the family didn't supply adequate birth records.

Approximate age at time of death: 91 Research by L Hendryx In honor of my 4th Great Grandfather

Family Members Spouse Mary Elizabeth Bird Seaton 1772–1840 (m. 1785)

Children James Madison Seaton 1791–1858

Photo Phillip Seaton 1800–1875

Sarah Seaton Babb 1802–1871

Photo Moses Anderson Seaton 1804–1876

Photo Solomon Seaton 1806–1898

Photo Elizabeth Seaton Barnhart 1811–1891

Photo George Washington Seaton 1813–1895

Photo Ira Benjamin Seaton 1817–1860

GEDCOM Note

!1850 US CENSUS GE-918-397 MARY MORGAN AGE 40 LIVING WITH FAMILY IN 1850 Information obtained from Bill Seaton, 708 Crestview, East Alton, IL 62024 (618) 251-4354. Benjamin Seaton was buried on his farm, near Cedar Grove, Tennessee.