extracts from The Seaton family, with genealogy and biographies, by Seaton, Oren Andrew, 1847
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89064468606?urlappend=%3Bseq=361 James Seaton and his wife Martha lived in County Tyrone, Ireland, at a place called Dranity. He was a man of some wealth, and had twelve children, all boys: 1. George; 2. Thomas; 3. Alexander; 4. William; 5. James, Jr.; 6. Robert; 7. David; 8. Jared; 9. John; 10. Hezekiah; 11. Joel; and 12. Nathaniel. George Seaton was born in County Tyrone, Ireland. He married Nancy Amberson (ANDERSON?) in the old country, and came to America about 1778, settling in the Ligonier Valley, near Greensburg, and not far from Pittsburgh. George was a Captain, his brother Thomas a Lieutenant, and another brother. Alexander, a First Sergeant in the same company during the Revolutionary War; all having come to America together, or at about the same time, and the company to which they belonged served in Lafayette's division. After the Revolution, George and his brothers, Thomas and Alexander, settled down in Westmoreland county. Penn., George in the Ligonier Valley and the other brothers in Johnstown. James Seaton was doubtless born in County Tyrone. Ireland, about the year 1718, and came to this country with the rest of the family in 1729, locating near Andover. Massachusetts. The records of the city say: "Married. May 5. 1748, James Seatown to Elizabeth Robinson, by Rev. Barnard." Elizabeth Robinson was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stevens) Robinson. this extract states a location in Tyrone of this SEATON family The founder of this branch of the family in Ireland originally went from Scotland, whence he fled when Mary Queen of Scots was overthrown, and settled at Castlederg, in County Tyrone. _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList mailing list [email protected] http://lists.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist
