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James Seely

Seely, James b. 9 Jul 1759/60, Oxford, Orange Co., NY. d. 5 Apr 1837, age 78 years, 3 months, 12 days, Millerton, Tioga Co., PA; bur Curren/Seely Cemetery, Tioga Co., PA.  Pension record states he was 72 years old on 9 Jul 1832. m. Nancy Westlake (b 8 Dec 1760; d 5 May 1841; bur […]

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Thaddeus Seely

Seely, Thaddeus b. 18 July 1758, Bedford, Westchester Co., NY. d. 24 Mar 1830, Tioga County, NY. m. 12 Feb 1784, Pound Ridge, NY, Sarah Scofield (b 1762; d 5 Jul 1852).  Daughter of Josiah and Mary Smith Scofield of Pound Ridge, NY.  Living with daughter Sarah Seely Thompson in 1850, Ithaca, NY. They resided […]

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John/Jehu Seely

Seely, John/Jehu d. 1776. m. 20 Aug 1775, Mary Seeley (SGS#547) (b 10 Feb 1759).  Daughter of Wyx Seeley (SGS #198).  As a widow, Mary m 2nd, 10 Dec 1783, Noah Hoyt, as 2nd wife. Probably served and was killed in Revolutionary War service.  Probably the John Seely in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the […]

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Abijah Seely, Jr.

Seely, Abijah Jr. b. 23 Nov 1761, Stamford, CT. d. 19 Feb 1839, New Canaan, CT. m. 23 Sep 1790, Stamford, CT, Joanna Bates (b 16 Jan 1769; d 21 Sep 1847, New Canaan, CT).  Daughter of John and Sarah Bostwick Bates. Resided New Canaan, CT and Darien, CT. Abijah served in the Revolutionary War. […]

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Sylvanus Seely

Seely, Sylvanus b 5 Jun 1764. d 21 Sep 1819, Walton NY. m. 20 Nov 1783, Darien, CT, Mary Hoyt/Hait (b 27 Jul 1764; d 21 Feb 1853).  Daughter of Joseph and Jane King Hait. Resided in Stamford, CT and Walton, NY. Sylvanus was a Privateer in the Navy during the Revolutionary War.  He was […]

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Samuel Seely

Seely, Samuel b. 9 Jan 1763, Pound Ridge, NY. d. 20 Jun 1841. m. 2 Feb 1786, St. John’s Church, Stamford, CT, Abigail Seely (SGS #1393) (b 3 Mar 1767; d 8 Jan 1832/3).  Daughter of Obadiah Seely (SGS #413). On April 15, 1806, Samuel and Abigail Seely bought property in Pound Ridge from Wyx […]

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Jonas Seely

Seely, Jonas b. 30 May 1752, New Canaan, CT. d. 18 Oct 1820, New Canaan, CT. m. 1777, Elizabeth Waring (b about 1756, New Canaan, CT; d 29 Dec 1835).  Daughter of Isaac Waring. Resided Stamford, CT. Served in the Revolutionary War as a Private in Captain Reuben Scofield’s Company of Militia in Colonel John […]

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John Seely

Seely, John b. 1763. d. 1843. m. Orange Co., NY, Miss Knapp (d before 1815).  Daughter of William Knapp. Resided at Mount Salem, NJ (“to the west”) Served in Revolutionary War from Orange County, NY. (SGS# 465 – John; Samuel; Jonas; Obadiah)

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David Seely

Seely, David b. 1751. d. probably Alabama. m. unnamed. Resided near Mobile, Alabama where he went about 1800, after he served in the Revolutionary War.  Seale, Alabama may have something to do with this David. David served in Third Battalion, Col. Alson Somer’s Battalion, State Troops. (SGS# 452 – Christopher; Samuel; Jonas; Obadiah)

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Ebenezer Seely

Seely, Ebenezer b. 1745, New Windsor, NY. d. 26 May 1833, Careton, New Brunswick, Canada. m. 1770, New Windsor, NY, Bethia Gilbert (b about 1748, Windsor, NY).  Daughter of Josiah and Hannah Gilbert. Resided New Windsor, NY and New Brunswick, Canada. Loyalist during Revolutionary War and removed to Canada. (SGS# 476 – Ebenezer; Ebenezer; Jonas; […]

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