Now & Then
New Canaan Now & Then: The Seymour House [Part 1 of 2]
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‘New Canaan Now & Then’ is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens Realtors Joanne Santulli, Karen Ceraso, Bettina Hegel and Schuyler Morris. The Seymour House on White Oak Shade was built in 1760 by Captain Thomas Seymour, who served in the Revolutionary War.
It was visited by the Rev. William Drummond during the winter months of both 1772 and 1773. The building was typical for its era with five windows spanning the second level on the front facade and four on the lower level with the front door in between the windows.
Captain Seymour lived in the house for 50 years. Thomas Seymour was born in Hertford, England in 1632 and married Hannah Marvin after arriving in Norwalk. Mr. Seymour and his wife had eight children, but only one son, Matthew, who was born in Norwalk in 1669.