The first Seaman to
arrive in America was Captain John Seaman.
John was from England and arrived in America
about 1630. John Seaman and his family resided in Long Island, New York. William Christopher Seaman, my GGG
grandfather is a descendant this well established family.
So how did William Christopher Seaman come to be born in
Canada?
William C. Seaman’s grandfather was Benjamin Seaman of Long
Island, New York. During the American
Revolution, Benjamin Seaman was sympathetic to the Crown or better known as a
Loyalist. A Loyalist is someone who
sided with the British during the American Revolution.
Because of this loyalty to Britain, Benjamin’s home was
seized by the Government and by the end of the Revolutionary War he and family were
forced to relocate to Nova Scotia, Canada.
Canada was under British rule and the Seaman’s were granted land where
they lived for the next 20 plus years.
It was during this time that William Christopher Seaman was
born in Nova Scotia, Canada. After his
birth, William C. Seaman, his parents
and siblings returned to New York.
