Citation · C0501 · compiled
Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
Weight of this evidence
- Tier
- compiled
- Confidence
- ●●○○ normal
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Record image
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier compiled.
The page reads "John Seymour, b. 1666, d. 1748 and Elizabeth Webster" as the parents of Margaret Seymour. This matches the claimed name and the 1666–1748 life span. It is a compiled source, so it is reliable for the name and years but is not an original record.
Matches: Page names "John Seymour, b. 1666, d. 1748", which matches the claimed name and years; Text says Margaret Seymour was the daughter of John Seymour and Elizabeth Webster; Image is readable and the entry is in the Gesner genealogy, page 244
Limits: This is a compiled, published genealogy, not an original record; Gives only birth and death years, with no places or dates; The passage is about the Gesner descent, so John Seymour appears only as an ancestor, and the page does not say which John Seymour (e.g. of Hartford) he was; No source is cited for the dates
What it supports
- Person — John Seymour