Seeth (Gardner) Grafton

Family

Sources

1. Peirce Family Record (West, 1894), Appendix HARDY: "John Hardy, of England, at Salem 1634. His son Capt. Joseph Hardy, of England, (at Salem 1644), had a son Capt. Joseph Hardy, Second, also of Salem, who was born 30 July 165-, and died 14 April 1687." Clear relationship sentence "His son Capt. Joseph Hardy". Matches joseph-hardy-sr-bsb (husband of Martha; father of Joseph Jr. b. 30:7m:165-). Mother of Capt. Joseph = unknown / LEAD.

   Peirce Family Record (West, 1894), Appendix HARDY: "John Hardy, of England, at Salem 1634. His son Capt. Joseph Hardy, of England, (at Salem 1644), had a son Capt. Joseph Hardy, Second, also of Salem, who was born 30 July 165-, and died 14 April 1687. He married 25 July 1678, Mary Grafton who was born 7 Sept. 1660. The son of Capt. Joseph Hardy, Second, and his wife, Mary Grafton Hardy, was Mr. Joseph Hardy, Third, born 20 March 1681-2 ... His wife was Sarah Pickering." Footnote: "The mother of Mary Grafton was Seeth Gardener Grafton, daughter of Thomas Gardener (1592-1674) an eminent merchant."

2. Peirce Family Record (West, 1894), Appendix HARDY: "John Hardy, of England, at Salem 1634. His son Capt. Joseph Hardy, of England, (at Salem 1644), had a son Capt. Joseph Hardy, Second, also of Salem, who was born 30 July 165-, and died 14 April 1687." Clear relationship sentence "His son Capt. Joseph Hardy". Matches joseph-hardy-sr-bsb (husband of Martha; father of Joseph Jr. b. 30:7m:165-). Mother of Capt. Joseph = unknown / LEAD.

   Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), GARDENER: "Seeth, d. Tho[mas], bp. 25: 10 m: 1636. c. R. 1." Peirce Family Record (West, 1894), Appendix HARDY footnote: "The mother of Mary Grafton was Seeth Gardener Grafton, daughter of Thomas Gardener (1592–1674) an eminent merchant." Matches seeth-gardner-grafton-bsb (wife of John Grafton; mother of Mary b. 7 Sep 1660). Mother of Seeth = LEAD (Margaret Fryer/Friar in compiled/Sherborne records; not locked here).

3. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), GARDENER: "Seeth, d. Tho[mas], bp. 25: 10 m: 1636. c. R. 1." Peirce Family Record (West, 1894), Appendix HARDY footnote: "The mother of Mary Grafton was Seeth Gardener Grafton, daughter of Thomas Gardener (1592–1674) an eminent merchant." Matches seeth-gardner-grafton-bsb (wife of John Grafton; mother of Mary b. 7 Sep 1660). Mother of Seeth = LEAD (Margaret Fryer/Friar in compiled/Sherborne records; not locked here).

   Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), GARDENER: "Seeth, d. Tho[mas], bp. 25: 10 m: 1636. c. R. 1." Peirce Family Record (West, 1894), Appendix HARDY footnote: "The mother of Mary Grafton was Seeth Gardener Grafton, daughter of Thomas Gardener (1592–1674) an eminent merchant." Matches seeth-gardner-grafton-bsb (wife of John Grafton; mother of Mary b. 7 Sep 1660). Mother of Seeth = LEAD (Margaret Fryer/Friar in compiled/Sherborne records; not locked here).

4. The Probate Records of Essex County, Vol. II (1916) pp. 423-424, will of Thomas Gardner of Salem dated 7:10:1668, proved Mar. 29, 1675: "5 I giue vnto my sons George & John Gardner that pt of my Salt meddow ... (2d:) I giue to my son George Gardner one pt of the seauen, he paying to his mother in law 23s by the yeare duering her life ... I doe appoynt my sons George & Samuell Gardner, to be the executors of this my will" (same will: "3 I giue to my daughter Seeth Grafton fifteene pounds"). Gardner Memorial (1933): "3. Lieut. George Gardner2 (Thomas1) was born in England. The earliest mention of his name in the Town Records of Salem is under date of the '8th of the 9th month 1637' ... member of the First Church in Salem in 1641 ... admitted a freeman in Salem [27 Dec 1642] ... died the 20th day of August, 1679". => Lt. George Gardner is a full/half brother of Seeth (Gardner) Grafton: Thomas Gardner appears twice in Ben's ancestry.

   The Probate Records of Essex County, Vol. II (1916) p. 423, Estate of Thomas Gardner of Salem, will: "first I leaue vnto my wife Damaris, all that estate shee brought with her ... 2 I giue to my daughter Sara Balch: fifteene pounds. 3 I giue to my daughter Seeth Grafton fifteene pounds. 4 I giue to my daughter Mirian Hills two daughters ..." and each son pays "to his mother in law" (stepmother) Damaris — so Damaris was NOT Seeth's mother. Overseer "mr Joseph Grafton Sen". Contemporaneous confirmation of seeth-gardner-grafton-bsb father lock.

5. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), GARDENER: "Seeth, d. Tho[mas], bp. 25: 10 m: 1636. c. R. 1." Peirce Family Record (West, 1894), Appendix HARDY footnote: "The mother of Mary Grafton was Seeth Gardener Grafton, daughter of Thomas Gardener (1592–1674) an eminent merchant." Matches seeth-gardner-grafton-bsb (wife of John Grafton; mother of Mary b. 7 Sep 1660). Mother of Seeth = LEAD (Margaret Fryer/Friar in compiled/Sherborne records; not locked here).

   Salem VR Vol. I Births (1916), GRAFTON: "Mary, d. John and Seeth, Sept. 7, 1660. CT. R." Same family: "Seeth, d. John and Seeth, Apr. 28, 1665", "Abigaile, d. John and Seeth, Aug. 12, 1667", "Jehoadan, d. John and Seeth, 1: 8 m: 1669", "Margeret, d. John and Seeth, Jan. 24, 1671", "Nathaniell, s. John and Seeth, July 14, 1674". Vol. III Marriages: "Mary [d. John. CT. R.], and Joseph Hardy, jr. [s. Joseph and Martha], July 25, 1678"; GRAFTON "John, and Seeth [Gardner] ... 1659" (OCR damaged). Mary Grafton Hardy named a daughter Seeth (b. 1686). Matches mary-grafton-hardy-bsb (b. 7 Sep 1660; m. Joseph Hardy Jr. 1678).

6. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), GARDENER: "Seeth, d. Tho[mas], bp. 25: 10 m: 1636. c. R. 1." Peirce Family Record (West, 1894), Appendix HARDY footnote: "The mother of Mary Grafton was Seeth Gardener Grafton, daughter of Thomas Gardener (1592–1674) an eminent merchant." Matches seeth-gardner-grafton-bsb (wife of John Grafton; mother of Mary b. 7 Sep 1660). Mother of Seeth = LEAD (Margaret Fryer/Friar in compiled/Sherborne records; not locked here).

   Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. I Births (Essex Institute, 1916), GARDENER: "Seeth, d. Tho[mas], bp. 25: 10 m: 1636. c. R. 1." Peirce Family Record (West, 1894), Appendix HARDY footnote: "The mother of Mary Grafton was Seeth Gardener Grafton, daughter of Thomas Gardener (1592–1674) an eminent merchant." Matches seeth-gardner-grafton-bsb (wife of John Grafton; mother of Mary b. 7 Sep 1660). Mother of Seeth = LEAD (Margaret Fryer/Friar in compiled/Sherborne records; not locked here).

7. The Probate Records of Essex County, Vol. II (1916) pp. 423-424, will of Thomas Gardner of Salem dated 7:10:1668, proved Mar. 29, 1675: "5 I giue vnto my sons George & John Gardner that pt of my Salt meddow ... (2d:) I giue to my son George Gardner one pt of the seauen, he paying to his mother in law 23s by the yeare duering her life ... I doe appoynt my sons George & Samuell Gardner, to be the executors of this my will" (same will: "3 I giue to my daughter Seeth Grafton fifteene pounds"). Gardner Memorial (1933): "3. Lieut. George Gardner2 (Thomas1) was born in England. The earliest mention of his name in the Town Records of Salem is under date of the '8th of the 9th month 1637' ... member of the First Church in Salem in 1641 ... admitted a freeman in Salem [27 Dec 1642] ... died the 20th day of August, 1679". => Lt. George Gardner is a full/half brother of Seeth (Gardner) Grafton: Thomas Gardner appears twice in Ben's ancestry.

   The Probate Records of Essex County, Vol. II (1916) pp. 423-424, will of Thomas Gardner of Salem dated 7:10:1668, proved Mar. 29, 1675: "5 I giue vnto my sons George & John Gardner that pt of my Salt meddow ... (2d:) I giue to my son George Gardner one pt of the seauen, he paying to his mother in law 23s by the yeare duering her life ... I doe appoynt my sons George & Samuell Gardner, to be the executors of this my will" (same will: "3 I giue to my daughter Seeth Grafton fifteene pounds"). Gardner Memorial (1933): "3. Lieut. George Gardner2 (Thomas1) was born in England. The earliest mention of his name in the Town Records of Salem is under date of the '8th of the 9th month 1637' ... member of the First Church in Salem in 1641 ... admitted a freeman in Salem [27 Dec 1642] ... died the 20th day of August, 1679". => Lt. George Gardner is a full/half brother of Seeth (Gardner) Grafton: Thomas Gardner appears twice in Ben's ancestry.