Jonas Seely, son of Obadiah Seely and Mary Angel Miller. Born Jul 22, 1652 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, died Mar 27, 1703 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 50 years Jonas was one of the original 22 proprietors of Bedford, NY. 1680/1, where he received a home lot. He sold his Bedford property between 1680-85 to Cornelius Seeley, Sr. and Jonathan Miller, and returned to Stamford, CT. Jonas will dated Mar.20,1702/3, was not allowed. Inventory of his estate was taken Mar. 5,1704/5; his widow Mary and 8 children were mentioned. Apr. 22, 1719, Jonathan Holmes of Horse Neck was appointed administrator Feb. 13,1721/2, it was represented that Jonas, Jr, Martha and Susanna had died after distribution was granted 1705; surviving children: Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Eliphalet, Samuel the eldest son, Sarah. Some records also give him a daughter. Elizabeth, supposed twin to Eliphalet. She m, Nathaniel Sanford in 1728. She is not mentioned in any documents concerning the children of Jonas. She was actually the daughter, of John (3) She is. (Taken from SGS files) VOL 1,page, 11 Data from, Roselyn Whitman who states that her data came from Barbara Seidl, descendant of Obadiah Seeley by Elizabeth White. Barbara White 4880 Newcastlle Way, Anchorage, AK 99508 Married 1683 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (approximately 6 years married) to: Mary Slawson Died ± ABT. 1689 at Bedford, Westchester Co, New York Children: 1. Samuel SeelyBorn 1687 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, died ± ABT. 1779 at Orange County, New York, approximately 92 years. Occupation: at Cordwainer; Samuel was first of Stamford, CT. He was among the early settlers who came to Goshen, Orange Co., NY prior to 1721. It is thought that he was one of the party led by Christopher Dunn in 1712 who acquired the original tract in Orange Co, NY. It is known that at least the last 5 of his children were born in NY. His name appears on a deed in Stamford , 1724 and on deeds in Orange Co. NY. 1723-24, 1733. His name last appears on the 1755 tax list for Orange Co. In various documents, Samuel is stated to have been a cordwainer. Married May 13, 1709, Stamford, CT. Charlotte Bounos(or Buenos) Popino, widow of Jean Popino (or Papineau), a French Huguenot, by whom she had a son, Peter Popino (d 1755, Salem Co, NJ) whose will was witnessed by David Seeley in1752, Salem Co, NJ. 2. Sarah Seely PRIVACY FILTER |
2nd marriage Jonas Seely, son of Obadiah Seely and Mary Angel Miller. Married to: Mary Wicks Waterbury PRIVACY FILTER Children: 1. Martha SeelyBorn Sep 20, 1690 2. Jonas Seely, Jr.Born Jul 22, 1692 3. Susanna SeelyBorn Jun 12, 1694 4. Ebenezer SeelyBorn Jan 18, 1695/96 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, died Mar 7, 1767 at Goshen, Orange County, New York, approximately 72 years, buried at "Old Seeley Cemetery" near Cromline Kill 5. Nathaniel SeelyBorn Aug 23, 1699 6. Eliphalet SeelyBorn Aug 20, 1701 |