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Archibald
Seabrooks, son of Moses and Nancy (Dodson)
Seabrooks, was born on 7 September 1785 in York County,
Pennsylvania. He married Mary Knight, daughter
of John and Mary Christina (Groscost) Knight on 26
September 1805. The Seabrooks, along with members of
the Knight family, migrated to Beaver County,
Pennsylvania in 1809-1810. Archibald served as a
private under the command of Captain David Knowles of
the 138th Regiment Pennsylvania Militia (Lt. Colonel
Robert Miller, commander) in the War of 1812. Most of
his brothers also served in the war, including Samuel,
who served in the same regiment as Archibald.
The Archibald
Seabrooks family migrated to Holmes County, Ohio about
1825, and settled in Salt Creek Township. Archibald
died there on 16 April 1847, and was buried in the
Canaan Baptist Cemetery. His wife, Mary Knight
Seabrooks, died on 21 August 1882, and is buried next to
Archibald. According to a brief family memoir written
by one of his great-nephews in the 1880s, Archibald and
Mary were the parents of ten children (none named).
Eight children, along with an "adopted" daughter, have
been identified to date.
Eliza
Seabrooks was born c. 1808 and married
George Mason, Jr. (1800-1835) on 22 April 1824 in
Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Eliza died between 1835
and 1844, leaving no surviving children.
Maria
Seabrooks was born 13 August 1809 in Adams
County, Pennsylvania. She married William Rowland
(1800-1844) on 9 April 1829 in Holmes County, Ohio.
Their children were:
-
John
K. (1829-1906), married (1) Barbara
Bowers (1828-1882) and (2) Mrs. Cathrine B. Snyder
(1836 - ). No
surviving descendants.
-
Elizabeth (1831-1915), wife of
Jacob B. Franks (1826-1911) of Wayne County,
Ohio.
-
Mary
(1833-1914), no children.
-
Nancy
Jane (1836-1886), wife of
Jonathan Yost (1835-1912), no surviving
descendants.
-
James
(1839-1919), married Lovina Hinkle
(1844-1928).
-
Archibald (died in infancy).
Maria Seabrooks
Rowland died on 4 November 1879 in Salt Creek Township,
Holmes County, Ohio. She and William were
originally buried at the Canaan Baptist Cemetery in
Holmes County, but were re-interred about 1917 at the
Fredericksburg (East Side) Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Wayne County,
Ohio.
James
Seabrooks was born c. 1815 in Beaver County,
Pennsylvania, and died in November 1858 in Holmes
County, Ohio. He married Rebecca J. Spencer
(c1815-1885), and had no surviving children.
Martha W.
Seabrooks was born c. 1820 and died 18
February 1877 in St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois.
She married Peter James Burchell (1814-1875) on
22 August 1843 in Kane County. They had seven known
children, only one of whom may have had any descendants
(George R. Burchell, born c. 1851 Illinois). Martha and
Peter are buried in the North Cemetery in St. Charles.
Nancy
Seabrooks was born c. 1822 and died in
January 1828.
Mary Anne
Seabrooks was born in May 1824 and died 21
December 1915 in Hamilton County, Indiana. She married
Elijah Robinett (1824-1854), but had no surviving
children.
John
Seabrooks was born c. 1825, and died in
August 1849 in Holmes County, Ohio, leaving no
descendants.
Patterson
Seabrooks, who died 28 July 1828.
Amanda
Seabrooks, born c. 1820, was apparently raised
by Archibald and Mary Seabrooks. Holmes County,
Ohio Probate Court documents, however, clearly indicate
that Amanda was not Archibald's child. She married
George McDonald (born c. 1816), and died 1876-1880,
probably in Hamilton County, Indiana. |
