Abt 1627 - 1675 (~ 48 years)
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Name |
Nathaniel Seeley [1] |
Birth |
Abt 1627 |
London, Middlesex, England [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
16 Sep 1627 |
St. Stephen's Church, Coleman St., London, England [2, 3] |
Death |
19 Dec 1675 |
Kingston, Rhode Island [4] |
- Great Swamp Fight, King Philip's War
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Notes |
- Called Sergt., May 1674; Lt., second in command of army, King Philip's War, Nov. 1675; Capt. Fairfield County Dragoons, Nov. 1675. He settled in Fairfield as early as 1657. He was killed in the Great Swamp Fight, King Philip's War.
Appointed on committee to determine boundaries between Fairfield and Norwalk, vice W. Hill, 14 May 1674
Sixth in command re army 25 Nov 1675
Narragansett fight took place 19 Dec 1675
1000 Indians 200 colonists slain or wounded.
Conn. had 300 in the battle, 80 killed or wounded. 40 died of wounds. Three of five captains killed in the attack, including Nathaniel, at the head of his company. Another authority places him as second in command. His widow granted tax relief 11 Oct 1677. Sergeant 1674, Lieutenant 1675, Captain 1675.
Inventory taken 5 Feb 1676. [5, 6]
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Person ID |
I39815 |
Mindrum |
Last Modified |
3 Oct 2022 |
Father |
Robert Seeley, b. Abt 1602, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England d. Bef 7 Oct 1668, New York, New York (Age ~ 66 years) |
Mother |
Mary Mason, b. Abt 1590, England d. Aft 11 Feb 1655/6 (Age ~ 66 years) |
Marriage |
15 Dec 1626 |
St. Stephen's Church, Coleman St., London, England [7, 8] |
Family ID |
F27553 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Mary Turney, b. Abt 1631 d. Bef 1674 (Age ~ 42 years) |
Marriage |
Abt Oct 1649 [1, 9] |
- Mary Seeley said she had been married about eight months
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Children |
| 1. Nathaniel Seeley, b. Abt 1650 d. 28 Mar 1687/1688, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age ~ 38 years) |
| 2. Robert Seeley, b. Abt 1653 d. Bef 30 Jun 1690, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age ~ 37 years) |
| 3. Benjamin Seeley, b. Abt 1657, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut |
| 4. Joseph Seeley, b. Abt 1659, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. Bef 11 Nov 1697, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age ~ 38 years) |
| 5. John Seeley, b. by 1661, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. Bef 18 Apr 1710, Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age ~ 49 years) |
| 6. Mary Seeley d. Dec |
| 7. Sarah Seeley, b. say 1667, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut d. Aft 5 Dec 1711, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut (Age ~ 44 years) |
| 8. Phebe Seeley d. Dec |
| 9. Rebecca Seeley d. Dec |
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Family ID |
F27144 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
28 Nov 2021 |
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Sources |
- [S1701] Donald L. Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, CT, 1930), p. I:619.
- [S4635] The Seeleys of New Brunswick, Harold Fanjoy and C.G. Ward, Saint John, N.B. 1992, p. 5.
- [S8405] Donald L. Jacobus, Additions and Corrections to History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, CT, 1943), p. 29.
- [S4638] Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut from 1665 to 1678, J. Hammond Trumbull, Hartford 1852, p. 391.
- [S1701] Donald L. Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, CT, 1930), p. I:525.
- [S2708] Edward Bradford Adams Genealogy, Fairfield Museum and History Center.
- [S4636] NEHGR Vol. 116, The English Life of Robert Seely, Ralph M. Seeley, B.S., of Candor, N. Y., p. 160, 15 Dec 1626.
- [S8405] Donald L. Jacobus, Additions and Corrections to History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, CT, 1943), p. 29, 25 (or 15) Dec 1626.
- [S9019] New Haven Town Records, Vol. 1, p. 30.
- [S9018] Obadiah Gilbert Will and Inventory, Fairfield Probate, Vol. 2, p. 82.
- [S1701] Donald L. Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, CT, 1930), p. I:525, 1674.
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