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William Christopher born 1789 Staten Island, Queens, New York and died 22 November, 1844 in Jackson Co.
William married 2 November, 1828 Jackson Co. to Catherine Sheffield Grantham. Catherine the daughter of West Sheffield and wife Susannah Sherrod of Wayne Co. GA.
Catherine first married 9 October, 1810 Wayne Co. GA., to Ignatius Grantham, and had one son.
Catherine and Ignatius came to Jackson Co. MS., before 1815 as their only known son, West was born there.
William and Catherine had six children
1. Henry Seaman born 1828 Jackson Co. MS.
2. Sherrod Seaman born 1831 Hancock Co. MS. Married 31 December, 1865 Jackson Co. to Susan A Baxter
3. George Washington Seaman born 1831 Harrison Co. MS.
4. Benson Seaman born about 1835 Harrison Co. MS
5. Pliny S Seaman born 1830 Hancock, MS., married Ann Ryan born 1830 LA.
6. Benjamin Seaman born 5 May, 1833 Jackson Co. died 14 November, 1910 Harrison Co.
George W Seaman born 29 April, 1837 Harrison Co. MS., and died 23 March, 1907 in Calcasieu, LA. He is buried in Sugartown, Beauregard, LA.
George married 1869 in LA., to Sarah Elizabeth Turner, born 27 December, 1845, Fort Walton, FL., and died 12 June, 1927 LA.
Parents of ten children
1. Catherine Saffire Seaman born 24 April, 1886 Sugartown, LA., and died 20 January, 1968 Buna, Jasper, TX. She married Franklin Harvey McDonald born 1882 AL, died 1962 Port Arthur, TX.
2. James Calvin Seaman, born about 1869 Calcasieu, LA
3. George Benson Seaman, born January, 1872 MS.
4. Pliny S. Seaman born September, 1876 LA. Died January, 1952 Jefferson Davis, LA.
5. John Sherrod Seaman, born 1878 LA., died 1947 Beaver, LA. Married Mamie from Jackson Co. MS.
6. Olivia Davis Seaman born 15 January, 1881 LA. Died 1954, LA., married John Madison McDonald, born 12 May, 1873 Jones Co. MS., and died 19 March 1942 in Deridder, LA.
7. Loring Elmore Seaman born 30 October, 1884 Deridder, LA. Died 1962
8. Jefferson Davis Seaman, born 2 September, 1889 LA., died 1970 married Elizabeth Lacaze, born LA.
Two other children were born, but their names are not known.
Benjamin was born 5 May, 1833 Jackson Co. MS. and died 14 November, 1910 in Harrison Co. He married Adele Grelot born 1845 MS.
Two children names not known. Their children are:
1. Florence Josephine Seaman born 3 August, 1867 Jackson Co. and died 1940. She married George Coleman, born 1863 Jackson Co.
2. Julia Seaman born 14 January, 1869 died 11 April, 1907. She married David Bosarge, 29 October, 1884 Jackson Co.
3. Henry Elbert Seaman, born 8 March, 1871 died 28 February, 1953. He married 1891 to Lucinda Clark
4. Rosaline Seaman, born 10 March, 1873, died 6 January, 1958. He married Wm Rufus Clark, 1869-1951
5. Rowland Hill Seaman, born 6 October, 1874, died 28 November, 1959. Married A D Gibson, 1880-1951
6. Charlie Porter Seaman, born 23 April, 1876, died 1950. He married a Miss Gibson
7. Claira Corine Seaman, born 3 October, 1877 Jackson Co.
8. Sherrod Seaman, born 16 March, 1879, died 9 December, 1934
9. John Edmond Seaman, born 7 April, 1888 died 9 December, 1959
10 Hubert Franklin Seaman, born 23 December, 1880 married Edna Clark and Bessie ?
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