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Seay House - Offerings
This site was originally known as the "Jammie Seay House" when it was
acquired by the Association. However, when more in-depth research was
conducted, it became known simply as the Seay House. The earliest
individual who can be directly tied to the house is not James (Jammie)
Seay, but rather Kinsman Seay, the eldest son of Jammie Seay. Kinsman
was born September 17, 1784, and died February 1, 1883. There is
documentation that indicates Kinsman and his descendants were
associated with this house until about 1969.
James Seay, born in Virginia in 1750 and a Revolutionary War soldier,
migrated to South Carolina. The first land transaction bearing his
name was in 1784 when he received a grant of 200 acres near Fairforest
Creek. Jammie Seay died in 1843, aged 93, and was buried at St.
Timothy's Chapel in what is now the Arkwright Community. He was
accorded the full military honors due a patriot veteran of the
Revolution.
Although court records are sketchy, a newspaper obituary suggests that
at one time Jammie Seay owned as much as 500 acres of land south and
west of the Spartanburg Courthouse. In his old age, there is the
possibility that he divided the tract among his children and lived with
his son, Kinsman, in the Seay House. Although the home place was
certainly modest, Kinsman Seay was respected in the village and a
founder of Central Methodist Church. As late as the 1890's Kinsman's
unmarried daughters still lived in the house and maintained the family
ties to Central Methodist Church.
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