Thomas Seamer (also Seymour) (July 15, 1632 – 1712) was a founding settler of Norwalk,

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, modern day United States. He served as a deputy of the

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of the

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from Norwalk in the May 1690 session. He was the son of Captain Richard Seamer and Mercy Ruscoe,The English Home and Ancestry of Richard Seamer
/ref> who were founding settlers of Hartford. Thomas came to New England with his parents about 1638, at the age of six. He lived in

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until about 1651, when he moved to Norwalk with his parents. In 1655, his father died, and he was the only one among his siblings who was of age. His mother soon remarried and removed to

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with her younger children. Thomas inherited his father's lands in Norwalk, where he lived until his death. He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Norwalk in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seamer, Thomas 1632 births 1712 deaths American Puritans Founding settlers of Norwalk, Connecticut People from Sawbridgeworth