| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Eighth Generation242. Lt. Joseph SEABURY230 was born on 8 January 1678 in Duxbury, MA. He was born on 8 June 1678 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. He died on 22 August 1755 at the age of 77 in Tiverton, Newport Co., RI. Joseph was buried in Old Commons Cemetery, Little Compton, RI. He was buried in Commons Cemetery, Little Compton, RI. Will is in Tiverton records. He is mentioned in William Fobes' will as Fobes' son-in-law. Joseph was admitted to the church in Little Compton 2 March 1712, dismissed to the the church in Tiverton 18 August 1746. Gravestone reads: "In memory of Lieut Joseph Seabury, who died Aug ye 22, 1755 in ye 78th year of his age." Doublecheck his birth and death dates. Alternative source says he was b. 8 January 1678 in Duxbury and d. 22 Aug 1755 in Little Compton. Also that he married Mercy Fobes, Phebe Smith, and Mary Ladd (ancestry.com). Phebe FOBES and Lt. Joseph SEABURY were married on 25 September 1701 in Little Compton, RI. 243. Phebe FOBES was born in 1679. She died on 1 April 1715 at the age of 36 in Little Compton, RI. She died on 1 April 1715 at the age of 36 in Little Compton, RI. Phebe was also known as Phebe Fobes Smith. She was buried in Commons Cemetery, Little Compton, RI. There's no proof her maiden name was Fobes or that she descended from William Fobes. "Silver" book on John Alden and Priscilla Mullens does not indicate William had a daughter named Phebe. Recheck! Silver Book #16 lists her as Phebe ---- Smith. William Fobes' will proved 4 Dec 1712 in Bristol, MA, (pp. 296-299) names an unnamed daughter, wife of son-in-law Joseph Seabury (see RI Genealogical Register, Jan 1986, Little Compton Wills, p. 253, Margaret L. Beaman). Children were:
|