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The Seatons came to Stafford County, Virginia about 1716 and settled near St. Paul's Church. We know that James I Seaton and Frances were there by Oct. 29, 1717 because of the birth record of their daughter Jane.
James I Seaton is also known as Captain James Seaton and possibly was captain of his own ship that sailed to the colonies. James and his wife Frances and three childres, Elizabeth, Isaac, and Frances arrived in Tidwater Virginia probably in the Fall of 1716. Immigrants were allowed 60 acres per person so they probably farmed 300 acreson the peninsula formed by the Pontomac and the Rappahanoch rivers. They probably had another son George who died young in Scotland.
James and Frances also had other Children born in Virginia: Jane in 1717, James II in 1723, and another George in 1726
Frances, wife of James Seaton I died on Dec. 12, 1730 and on Mar. 11, 1731 James married Grace Dounton
James I and Grace had four children, John in 1736, George in 1738 (other George died in 1736), Jane in 1741(earlier Jane died in 1735), and William in 1743.
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Benjamin Seaton and his new wife Mary Bird came to the Horse Creek Valley in 1785 in what was to become Greene County, Tennessee.
Land in that area was offered to soldiers of the Revolution. The land had been ceeded by North Carolina to the Continental Congress sdo that they could offer it to the soldiers but it was reclained by the state of NC and they tried to collect taxes. Settlers were disgusted and formed their own state of Franklin and tried to join the Union. It was during the time of the state of Franklin that Benjamin and Mary arrived.
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