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Families covered: Seymer of Hanford

                               
John Seymer of Hanford, Dorset (a 1482) the connection shown for John's ancestry is somewhat speculative
m. _ Pulvertopp (dau of William Pulvertopp)
1. Richard Seymer of Hanford (a 1520)
  m. Helena Gaunt
  A. John Seymer of Hanford (a 1539)
  m. Edith Laver (dau of William Laver)
  i. John Seymer of Hanford
  m. Elizabeth Attwater (dau/heir of Thomas Attwater of Todbere, grandson of William Attwater of Tidelishid (by Agnes, dau/heir of John Lymbergh), m2. John Bayly, m3. William Hannam of Purse Candel)
  a. John Seymer of Hanford (d 12.01.1612) the first mentioned by Visitation
  m. Agnes Rawles (dau of William Rawles of Fifehead, relict of Robert Saunders)
(1) Sir Robert Seymer of Hanford (d 1624) the first mentioned by BLG1952
  m. (1603) Johanna Pitt (dau of William Pitt of Iwern Stepleton)
  (A) Henry Seymer of Hanford (2nd son)
  m. Mary Welsted (d 1688, dau of Henry Welsted (by Catherine, dau of Herny Clarke), m2. John Ryves of Raunston)
  (i) Robert Seymer of Hanford (d 1706)
  m. Bridget Phelips (d 1721, dau of Col. Edward Phelips of Montacute)
(a) Robert Seymer of Hanford (2nd son)
  m. _ Henley of Glanville Wotton
  ((1)) Henry Seymer of Hanford (d 1745, 2nd son)
  m. Anne Wake (dau of William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury)
  ((A)) Henry Seymer of Hanford (b 1714, d 13.06.1785)
m. Bridget Haysome (d 10.12.1800, dau of Thomas Haysome of Weymouth)
  ((i)) Henry Seymer of Hanford (b 1745, d 03.12.1800)
  m. (22.03.1781) Grace Ker (dau of James Ker of Morriston & Kersfield by Lucy, dau of George Pitt of Strathfieldsay)
  ((a)) Henry Seymer, later Seymer-Ker of Hanford, Sheriff of Dorset (b 22.01.1782, d 1834) had issue
  m. (27.01.1807) Harriet Beckford (dau of Peter Beckford of Stapleton, sister of 3rd Lord Rivers)
  ((b)) George Augustus Seymer (rector of Severn Courtenay & Benton Bradstock in Derbyshire) (dsp?)
  m1. Isabella Bastard (dau of John Bastard of Blandford)
  m2. Susannah Elizabeth Birch (dau of Rev. Charles Birch by Anne, dau of Henry Seymer) @@ below
  ((c)) Grace Amelia Seymer
  m. (1819) William Morton Pitt of Kingston House
  ((d)) Louisa Seymer
  m. (01.1825) John Davis (rector of Melcombe)
  ((e)) Marcia Lucy Seymer (d 1828)
  m. Henry Beckford
((f)) Eliza Bridget Seymer
  ((ii)) George Seymer (6th son)
  m1. Anne Sturges (dau of Rev. _ Sturges)
  ((a)) Anne Seymer
  m. Stephen Terry of Dummer
  m2. Alicia Gunning (dau of John Gunning)
  ((b))+ other issue - John Gunning, Alicia Dorothea, Catharine Jane
  ((iii)) Bridget Seymer
  m. (1774) Edmund Lambert of Boyton
  ((iv)) Anne Seymer
  m. (1781) Charles Birch (rector of Chiselbourne, prebendarry of Chichester)
  ((a)) Susannah Elizabeth Birch
  m. Rev. George Augustus Seymer @@ above
  ((v)) Etheldreda Seymer
  m. (1780) William Chester (Major)
  ((vi))+ other issue - Robert Martin (dsp), Thomas (dsp), William (dsp), Edward (dsp), Amy (d unnm), mary (d unm), Catharine
  ((B)) Bridget Seymer (b 1716)
  m. (Joseph) Love of Bristol
  ((2)) Bridget Seymer
  m. John Forrester of Alveston
  ((3)) Anne Seymer
  m1. _ Powell
  m2. _ Bridget
  ((4))+ other issue - Robert (b 1688, dvp 1712), John (b 1692, d 1708), Edward (b 1694), Mary (d unm)
  (b) Mary Seymer
  m. (1686) John Hoskins of Ibberton
  (c) Anne Seymer (b 1669)
  m. (1692) Richard Nutcomb
  (d)+ other issue - Henry (dvp 1692), Catherine (d 1692), Bridget (b 1676, d infant)
  (ii) Mary Seymer
  m. (1656) Thomas Baker of Shaftesbury
  (B) Penelope (Edith) Seymer
  m1/2. Richard King husband as shown by BLG1952
  m2/1. Peter Batesworth (son/heir of Peter of Fining) husband as shown by Visitation
  (C)+ other issue - William (dsp), Robert (b c1614, dvpsp), John (b c1617), William (b c1620), John (dsp), Edith (b c1607), Agnes (b c1616)
  (2) Robert Seymer of Stoke Wake (d 1700)
  m. Anne Fry (dau of John Fry of Gunville)
  (3) Anne Seymer
  m. John Squibb of Winterbourne Whitechurch
  (4) Elizabeth Seymer
  m. Laurence Swetenham of Sherborne
(5) Bridget Seymer
  m. Thomas Young of Child
  (6) Judith Seymer
  m. John Dolling of Worth
  (7) Edith Seymer
  m. Richard Ryves of Child
  (8) Johanna Seymer
  m. Arthur Squibb of Knowl
  (9)+ other issue - Richard, Samuel
  b. Alice Seymer
  m. Henry Stephens of Sherburn
  c. Anne Seymer
  m. Henry Gayne

Main source(s): Commoners (vol 3, 'Ker-Seymer of Hanford', p495+) with support from BLG1952 ('Seymer of Hanford') and some from Visitation (Dorset, 1623, 'Seymer')
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