Jonathan Seaman, (i) >^[1]

1777 - 1827  (50 years)

• Name	Jonathan Seaman  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	(i) >
  Birth	31 Jan 1777	Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Birth	31 Jan 1777	Hempstead , Queens (now Nassau), NY   [4, 6]
  Death	15 Dec 1827	Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Name	Jonathan Seaman
  Death	15 Dec 1827  [4, 7]
  Burial	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I3446	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Obadiah Seaman, >,   b. 20 Oct 1745, Hempstead, Queens (now Nassau), NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Carman, >,   b. Oct 1744, Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States d. 1810, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1771  [4, 8]
  Family ID	F2603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Obadiah Seaman,   b. 1736, Hempstead, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA
  Mother	Sarah Carman, >,   b. Oct 1744, Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States d. 1810, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1771	Hempstead Town, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F18449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Douglas, >,   b. 14 May 1786, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 14 Jul 1864, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1802	Suffolk, New York, United States
  Children	1. John D. Seaman,   b. 26 Dec 1805, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States d. 16 Oct 1884, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 78 years)   2. Silas Carman Seaman,   b. 3 Aug 1803, Bayport, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 5 Feb 1886, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 82 years)   3. Abraham Franklin Seaman,   b. 7 Sep 1807, Fireplace, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 22 Feb 1884, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 76 years)   4. Deborah A. Seaman,   b. 22 Apr 1809, Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary A. Seaman,   b. 1 Nov 1810, Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. Smith A. Seaman,   b. 3 Mar 1812, Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. Hannah Douglass Seaman,   b. 18 Sep 1813, Fireplace, East Hampton, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 15 Oct 1890, Bayport, Suffolk, New York, USA (Age 77 years)   8. Rebecca Seaman,   b. 14 May 1815, Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States d. 27 Mar 1895 (Age 79 years)   9. Jonathan Seaman, (ii),   b. 7 Jan 1818, Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown   10. Iduella Seaman,   b. 23 Nov 1819, NY d. 22 Jun 1897, Sayville, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 77 years)   11. Nancy Seaman,   b. 26 Sep 1821, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 45 years)   12. Agatha Seaman,   b. 16 Apr 1825   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Deborah Seaman, >,   b. 1809, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 1884, Sayville, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 75 years)   14. Franklin Seaman,   b. Abt 1810   15. Abraham B. Seaman,   b. 7 Sep 1807, New York, United States d. 30 Mar 1888, Packwaulkee, Wisconsin, United States (Age 80 years)   16. Sarah C Seaman,   b. 30 Mar 1812, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 7 Jan 1892, Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 79 years)   17. Douglas Seaman,   b. Abt 1805
  Family ID	F1614	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Smith,   b. 9 Dec 1782   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Hannah Seaman,   b. 1 Jan 1800   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  The 1840 U.S. census enumeration was the earliest indication of a "Seaman" living in Fire Place, Town of Brookhaven—Abraham Seaman family. U.S. census records from 1790 forward were examined, including the indexes for the Town of Brookhaven, and the detailed enumeration records of the area between Bellport and Mastic, and no Seaman, or possible alternate spellings of the name, were found, either in the indexes for the entire town, or the examined detailed pages for the area of Fire Place. (While the enumeration pages did not themselves define the area, the examined pages were selected based on names of families known to have been residents of the area.) Two separate census data sources were examined—Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest.com. Although Bigelow and Morse indicated that the Seaman family first settled in Fire Place as early as 1779, this conclusion is not supported by the census record. If there were Seamans in the Town of Brookhaven earlier than 1830-40, it seems unlikely that they would have escaped being enumerated for five decades. It should be noted however that the Long Island Genealogies database indicates that Jonathan Seaman died in "Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY." and that all Jonathan's children and his grandchildren of the line of interest here were said to have been born in "Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY," referencing "The Clock Family Bible," (Suffolk County Historical Society Register, Vol. XV, No.2, 1989, pg.43-48). This source has been examined and makes no mention to their birth places. If the present family structure is correct, then Jonathan Seaman is a nephew to Samuel Carman, Sr. of South Haven—Samuel Carman's sister was Jonathan Seaman's mother—Sarah Carman. Both the siblings Samuel and Sarah Carman were of Hempstead, NY.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2413] The Crooked Tree....all our bits and pieces!, Deborah A Seaman. [S13] Long Island Genealogy Surname Database, online [http://longislandgenealogy.com ], http://longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I01613&tree=Seaman. Indicates name as Jonathan, not John. References:  The Clock Family Bible, (Suffolk County Historical Society Register, Vol.XV, No.2, 1989, pg.43-48). [S80] Stephanie Bigelow, Bellport and Brookhaven: A Saga of the Sibling Hamlets of the Old Purchase South. (Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society. 1968), p. 62. Mr. and Mrs. William Hanaway's house is interesting because at one time it had been a tavern and a stagecoach stop. It was then owned by the Seaman family. John Seaman came to Brookhaven in 1779. The house stood sidewise to the road. The dormers were added when the over-night stop for the New York-Sag Harbor state. Mr. Hanaway had the house moved to its present location near the banks of Fireplace Creek, also moving back the timy shingled cottage, that had also been on the Seaman property. [S351] The editor, "The Clock Family Bible," Suffolk County [Riverhead, NY] Historical Society Register, Volume XV, No. 2 (1989): . Article reviewed, 26 Dec 2011. [S117] Various authors. Brookhaven/South Haven Historic Sites Inventory Forms (Originally prepared for Division for Historic Preservation, New York State Parks and Recreation, Albany, NY. Abt 1982, and locally updated and expanded since.) Database at:, Br09D. Data Sheet prepared by Stephanie (Mrs. Paul W.) Bigelow, and transcribed to this site. https://brookhavensouthaven.org/history-volume-contents/building-structure-inventory-form/?InventoryCode=Br09D. Bigelow gave his name as John. [S13] Long Island Genealogy Surname Database, online [http://longislandgenealogy.com ], http://longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I01613&tree=Seaman. References:  The Clock Family Bible, (Suffolk County Historical Society Register, Vol.XV, No.2, 1989, pg.43-48). [S13] Long Island Genealogy Surname Database, online [http://longislandgenealogy.com ], http://longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I01613&tree=Seaman. Indicated place of death as "Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY." References:  The Clock Family Bible, (Suffolk County Historical Society Register, Vol.XV, No.2, 1989, pg. 43-48). [S180] Carman.net (http:/www.carman.net/samuel.htm. 10 Dec 2002, http://www.carman.net/ancestors_of_william_g__carman.htm 13 Jul 2003), http://www.carman.net/ancestors_of_william_g__carman.htm.