Dr. William Ferris Seaman

M, b. 13 February 1797, d. 12 January 1827
FatherDr. Valentine Seaman b. 2 Mar 1770, d. 27 Jun 1817
MotherAnna Ferris b. 8 Dec 1771, d. 5 Nov 1854
     William Ferris was born on Monday, 13 February 1797 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, at the family home at 90 Beekman Street. He was the first white child vaccinated in New York City. He was never very strong. About 1819, he and his brother traveled to Europe. This trip seemed to help prolong his life for a few years. William married Elizabeth Hicks on 30 October 1822 in Westbury, Hempstead Town, Queens County, Long Island, New York, at the Friend's Meeting House.1,2 William & Elizabeth had children: William [5/07/1824-3/26/19825] & Sarah [11/26/1825-2/26/1828]. The family lived at 300 Pearl Street across the street from the store of Howard & Clinton Leggett. William departed this life on Friday, 12 January 1827 in New York City at the family home at 300 Pearl Street at age 29 years, 10 months and 30 days. He was buried at New York City in the Friend's Burying Ground on North Street.3

Family

Elizabeth Hicks b. 10 Jun 1805, d. 2 Jan 1865

Citations

  1. [S516] Gertrude A. Barber, Marriages Taken From the New York Evening Post, Monday November 4th 1822 the 30th Ult. Friends Meeting House, Westbury, L.I., Dr. William F. Seaman of this city to Elizabeth Hicks, daughter of the late Isaac of the former place.
  2. [S79] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume III: page 282 - Dr. William F., s/o Dr. Valentine & Anna Seaman, b. 2/3/1797, d. 1/12/1827, m. Elizabeth H. ___, ch. William F. d. 3/26/1825 age 10 months, Sarah H. b. 11/26/1825.
  3. [S1240] Elizabeth Seaman Leggett, My Book of Life for my grandson, Augustus Ives - 1 April 1888
    , page 57 - The Ferris family “burying ground” this is the way they were designated, has received, far before the Revolutionary War, the departed of the Ferris family. My grandparents lie there, John and Myannah Ferris, my own mother, brother Percival Seaman, but my brother Doctor William F. Seaman and my sister Marianna Middle brook were buried in North Street - the bodies or as much as could be fathered of them were taken a few years ago to Greenwood, the society of friends burying ground attached to Greenwood Cemetery but as no one knows of a single dear one.