Abigail Seixas' parents:
Isaac Benjamin Seixas, November 22, 1781-August 10, 1839 . Son of Benjamin Mendes Seixas . Born in Philadelphia, the third of twenty-one children, Isaac Benjamin Seixas came to New York as a child when his parents returned there in 1784 after the Revolutionary War. In 1806, he was the reader for congregation Beth Shalome in Richmond, Virginia . Records indicate he owned a store in Richmond in 1808 . Isaac Benjamin Seixas served in the War of 1812 and in 1813 he was a second corporal in the Richmond Light Infantry Blues. From 1828 until his death he was the hazzan for Congregation Shearith Israel in New York . He married his cousin Rebecca Judah on May 31, 1809 in Richmond . The couple had eight children: Abigail ( 1811-? ), Benjamin (died in infancy), Hillel Mendes ( 1814-1874 ), Zipporah ( 1816-1839 ), Benjamin ( 1818-1840 ), Gershom ( 1820-? ), Rachel ( 1822-? ), and Sloe Virginia (died in infancy).
Grandparents
Benjamin Mendes Seixas, January 17, 1747-August 16, 1817 . Son of Isaac Mendes Seixas, brother of Gershom . Born in Newport, RI, he came to New York as a young man. There he became a freeman of New York City, owning a saddler shop on Broad Street. He served as third lieutenant in the Fusiliers Company of the First Battalion of the New York Militia. He joined his parents in Stratford, Connecticut when the British overtook New York during the American Revolution, but was married in Philadelphia in 1779 by his brother Gershom. While a resident of Philadelphia, Benjamin Mendes Seixas engaged in privateering with Isaac Moses, and was a mason and treasurer at the Sublime Lodge of Perfection. He also served as a trustee for the Philadelphia congregation Mikveh Israel. In 1784, Benjamin Mendes Seixas returned to New York and opened a dry goods store. He was active in Congregation Shearith Israel, serving among his roles, as chairman of the board, trustee, and president. He was one of the founders of the New York Stock Exchange and became an auctioneer later in his life. He married Zipporah Levy on January 27, 1779 in Philadelphia . They had twenty-one children: Abigail ( 1779-1782 ), Moses B. ( 1780-1839 ), Isaac B. (1781-1839), Rebecca B. ( 1782-1868 ), Abigail ( 1784-1860 ), Abraham ( 1786-1834 ), Solomon ( 1787-1840 ), Esther B. ( 1789-1872 ), Sarah ( 1791-1834 ), Madison (died in infancy), three more, Hayman Levy ( 1792-1865 ), Grace ( 1794-1866 ), Jacob B. (1795-1854), Aaron ( 1796-1849 ), Rachel ( 1798-1861 ), Daniel ( 1800-1886 ), Miriam ( 1802-1833 ), and Leah ( 1805-1886 ).
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Mendes and Rachel Levy Seixas, Portuguese Jews who immigrated to America circa 1734 . Several offspring of Isaac and Rachel Seixas held important roles in early synagogues and colonial Jewish affairs in New York ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Newport, Rhode Island ; and Richmond, Virginia . Many were active in the establishment of civic economic institutions, such as the Bank of Rhode Island and the New York Stock Exchange and in philanthropic organizations, such as the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Philadelphia . Some were members of the military during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Moses Mendes Seixas and Gershom Mendes Seixas were involved in events welcoming George Washington as the nation's first President.
Isaac Benjamin Seixas, November 22, 1781-August 10, 1839 . Son of Benjamin Mendes Seixas . Born in Philadelphia, the third of twenty-one children, Isaac Benjamin Seixas came to New York as a child when his parents returned there in 1784 after the Revolutionary War. In 1806, he was the reader for congregation Beth Shalome in Richmond, Virginia . Records indicate he owned a store in Richmond in 1808 . Isaac Benjamin Seixas served in the War of 1812 and in 1813 he was a second corporal in the Richmond Light Infantry Blues. From 1828 until his death he was the hazzan for Congregation Shearith Israel in New York . He married his cousin Rebecca Judah on May 31, 1809 in Richmond . The couple had eight children: Abigail ( 1811-? ), Benjamin (died in infancy), Hillel Mendes ( 1814-1874 ), Zipporah ( 1816-1839 ), Benjamin ( 1818-1840 ), Gershom ( 1820-? ), Rachel ( 1822-? ), and Sloe Virginia (died in infancy).
Grandparents
Benjamin Mendes Seixas, January 17, 1747-August 16, 1817 . Son of Isaac Mendes Seixas, brother of Gershom . Born in Newport, RI, he came to New York as a young man. There he became a freeman of New York City, owning a saddler shop on Broad Street. He served as third lieutenant in the Fusiliers Company of the First Battalion of the New York Militia. He joined his parents in Stratford, Connecticut when the British overtook New York during the American Revolution, but was married in Philadelphia in 1779 by his brother Gershom. While a resident of Philadelphia, Benjamin Mendes Seixas engaged in privateering with Isaac Moses, and was a mason and treasurer at the Sublime Lodge of Perfection. He also served as a trustee for the Philadelphia congregation Mikveh Israel. In 1784, Benjamin Mendes Seixas returned to New York and opened a dry goods store. He was active in Congregation Shearith Israel, serving among his roles, as chairman of the board, trustee, and president. He was one of the founders of the New York Stock Exchange and became an auctioneer later in his life. He married Zipporah Levy on January 27, 1779 in Philadelphia . They had twenty-one children: Abigail ( 1779-1782 ), Moses B. ( 1780-1839 ), Isaac B. (1781-1839), Rebecca B. ( 1782-1868 ), Abigail ( 1784-1860 ), Abraham ( 1786-1834 ), Solomon ( 1787-1840 ), Esther B. ( 1789-1872 ), Sarah ( 1791-1834 ), Madison (died in infancy), three more, Hayman Levy ( 1792-1865 ), Grace ( 1794-1866 ), Jacob B. (1795-1854), Aaron ( 1796-1849 ), Rachel ( 1798-1861 ), Daniel ( 1800-1886 ), Miriam ( 1802-1833 ), and Leah ( 1805-1886 ).
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Mendes and Rachel Levy Seixas, Portuguese Jews who immigrated to America circa 1734 . Several offspring of Isaac and Rachel Seixas held important roles in early synagogues and colonial Jewish affairs in New York ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Newport, Rhode Island ; and Richmond, Virginia . Many were active in the establishment of civic economic institutions, such as the Bank of Rhode Island and the New York Stock Exchange and in philanthropic organizations, such as the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Philadelphia . Some were members of the military during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Moses Mendes Seixas and Gershom Mendes Seixas were involved in events welcoming George Washington as the nation's first President.
Abigail Seixas' parents:
Isaac Benjamin Seixas, November 22, 1781-August 10, 1839 . Son of Benjamin Mendes Seixas . Born in Philadelphia, the third of twenty-one children, Isaac Benjamin Seixas came to New York as a child when his parents returned there in 1784 after the Revolutionary War. In 1806, he was the reader for congregation Beth Shalome in Richmond, Virginia . Records indicate he owned a store in Richmond in 1808 . Isaac Benjamin Seixas served in the War of 1812 and in 1813 he was a second corporal in the Richmond Light Infantry Blues. From 1828 until his death he was the hazzan for Congregation Shearith Israel in New York . He married his cousin Rebecca Judah on May 31, 1809 in Richmond . The couple had eight children: Abigail ( 1811-? ), Benjamin (died in infancy), Hillel Mendes ( 1814-1874 ), Zipporah ( 1816-1839 ), Benjamin ( 1818-1840 ), Gershom ( 1820-? ), Rachel ( 1822-? ), and Sloe Virginia (died in infancy).
Grandparents
Benjamin Mendes Seixas, January 17, 1747-August 16, 1817 . Son of Isaac Mendes Seixas, brother of Gershom . Born in Newport, RI, he came to New York as a young man. There he became a freeman of New York City, owning a saddler shop on Broad Street. He served as third lieutenant in the Fusiliers Company of the First Battalion of the New York Militia. He joined his parents in Stratford, Connecticut when the British overtook New York during the American Revolution, but was married in Philadelphia in 1779 by his brother Gershom. While a resident of Philadelphia, Benjamin Mendes Seixas engaged in privateering with Isaac Moses, and was a mason and treasurer at the Sublime Lodge of Perfection. He also served as a trustee for the Philadelphia congregation Mikveh Israel. In 1784, Benjamin Mendes Seixas returned to New York and opened a dry goods store. He was active in Congregation Shearith Israel, serving among his roles, as chairman of the board, trustee, and president. He was one of the founders of the New York Stock Exchange and became an auctioneer later in his life. He married Zipporah Levy on January 27, 1779 in Philadelphia . They had twenty-one children: Abigail ( 1779-1782 ), Moses B. ( 1780-1839 ), Isaac B. (1781-1839), Rebecca B. ( 1782-1868 ), Abigail ( 1784-1860 ), Abraham ( 1786-1834 ), Solomon ( 1787-1840 ), Esther B. ( 1789-1872 ), Sarah ( 1791-1834 ), Madison (died in infancy), three more, Hayman Levy ( 1792-1865 ), Grace ( 1794-1866 ), Jacob B. (1795-1854), Aaron ( 1796-1849 ), Rachel ( 1798-1861 ), Daniel ( 1800-1886 ), Miriam ( 1802-1833 ), and Leah ( 1805-1886 ).
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Mendes and Rachel Levy Seixas, Portuguese Jews who immigrated to America circa 1734 . Several offspring of Isaac and Rachel Seixas held important roles in early synagogues and colonial Jewish affairs in New York ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Newport, Rhode Island ; and Richmond, Virginia . Many were active in the establishment of civic economic institutions, such as the Bank of Rhode Island and the New York Stock Exchange and in philanthropic organizations, such as the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Philadelphia . Some were members of the military during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Moses Mendes Seixas and Gershom Mendes Seixas were involved in events welcoming George Washington as the nation's first President.
Isaac Benjamin Seixas, November 22, 1781-August 10, 1839 . Son of Benjamin Mendes Seixas . Born in Philadelphia, the third of twenty-one children, Isaac Benjamin Seixas came to New York as a child when his parents returned there in 1784 after the Revolutionary War. In 1806, he was the reader for congregation Beth Shalome in Richmond, Virginia . Records indicate he owned a store in Richmond in 1808 . Isaac Benjamin Seixas served in the War of 1812 and in 1813 he was a second corporal in the Richmond Light Infantry Blues. From 1828 until his death he was the hazzan for Congregation Shearith Israel in New York . He married his cousin Rebecca Judah on May 31, 1809 in Richmond . The couple had eight children: Abigail ( 1811-? ), Benjamin (died in infancy), Hillel Mendes ( 1814-1874 ), Zipporah ( 1816-1839 ), Benjamin ( 1818-1840 ), Gershom ( 1820-? ), Rachel ( 1822-? ), and Sloe Virginia (died in infancy).
Grandparents
Benjamin Mendes Seixas, January 17, 1747-August 16, 1817 . Son of Isaac Mendes Seixas, brother of Gershom . Born in Newport, RI, he came to New York as a young man. There he became a freeman of New York City, owning a saddler shop on Broad Street. He served as third lieutenant in the Fusiliers Company of the First Battalion of the New York Militia. He joined his parents in Stratford, Connecticut when the British overtook New York during the American Revolution, but was married in Philadelphia in 1779 by his brother Gershom. While a resident of Philadelphia, Benjamin Mendes Seixas engaged in privateering with Isaac Moses, and was a mason and treasurer at the Sublime Lodge of Perfection. He also served as a trustee for the Philadelphia congregation Mikveh Israel. In 1784, Benjamin Mendes Seixas returned to New York and opened a dry goods store. He was active in Congregation Shearith Israel, serving among his roles, as chairman of the board, trustee, and president. He was one of the founders of the New York Stock Exchange and became an auctioneer later in his life. He married Zipporah Levy on January 27, 1779 in Philadelphia . They had twenty-one children: Abigail ( 1779-1782 ), Moses B. ( 1780-1839 ), Isaac B. (1781-1839), Rebecca B. ( 1782-1868 ), Abigail ( 1784-1860 ), Abraham ( 1786-1834 ), Solomon ( 1787-1840 ), Esther B. ( 1789-1872 ), Sarah ( 1791-1834 ), Madison (died in infancy), three more, Hayman Levy ( 1792-1865 ), Grace ( 1794-1866 ), Jacob B. (1795-1854), Aaron ( 1796-1849 ), Rachel ( 1798-1861 ), Daniel ( 1800-1886 ), Miriam ( 1802-1833 ), and Leah ( 1805-1886 ).
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Mendes and Rachel Levy Seixas, Portuguese Jews who immigrated to America circa 1734 . Several offspring of Isaac and Rachel Seixas held important roles in early synagogues and colonial Jewish affairs in New York ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Newport, Rhode Island ; and Richmond, Virginia . Many were active in the establishment of civic economic institutions, such as the Bank of Rhode Island and the New York Stock Exchange and in philanthropic organizations, such as the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Philadelphia . Some were members of the military during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Moses Mendes Seixas and Gershom Mendes Seixas were involved in events welcoming George Washington as the nation's first President.
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