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John Seeley 1685–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Easthampton, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 21 May 1740

Death Location: New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Seeley

Mother: Deborah Sturges

Spouse(s): Martha Benjamin

Children(s): Joseph Seeley, Mary Seeley, David Seeley, Ebenezer Seeley, Nehemiah Seelye, Justus Seeley, Nathaniel Seelye, Ruth Seelye, Ephriam Seeley, Sarah Seeley, Benjamin Seelye, Mary Seeley, John Seelye

John Seeley was born in 1685 in Easthampton, Connecticut, United States, the child of Benjamin Seeley And Deborah Sturges. John Seeley married Martha Benjamin, and had children including Benjamin Seelye, David Seeley, Ebenezer Seeley, Ephriam Seeley, John Seelye, Joseph Seeley, Justus Seeley, Mary Seeley, Nathaniel Seelye, Nehemiah Seelye, Ruth Seelye, Sarah Seeley. John Seeley passed away in 1740 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Seeley was born in 1685 in Easthampton, Connecticut, United States, the child of Benjamin Seeley And Deborah Sturges.
  • John Seeley married Martha Benjamin, and had children including Benjamin Seelye, David Seeley, Ebenezer Seeley, Ephriam Seeley, John Seelye, Joseph Seeley, Justus Seeley, Mary Seeley, Nathaniel Seelye, Nehemiah Seelye, Ruth Seelye, Sarah Seeley.
  • John Seeley passed away in 1740 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Seeley
1657–1695
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Deborah Sturges
1662–1678
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Benjamin
1681–1751
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Seeley
1714–1794
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Seeley
1736–
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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David Seeley
1731–1777
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Ebenezer Seeley
1729–1806
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Nehemiah Seelye
1726–1751
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Justus Seeley
1724–1795
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Nathaniel Seelye
1721–1757
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Ruth Seelye
1719–
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Ephriam Seeley
1716–1777
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Seeley
1712–
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Seelye
1712–1777
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Seeley
1710–1750
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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John Seelye
1708–1746
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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John Seeley's Ancestors

Self
John Seeley
1685–1740
Birth Place: Easthampton, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Benjamin Seeley
1657–1695
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Deborah Sturges
1662–1678
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Capt (Nathaniel) Seeley
1627–1675
St. Stephen Cole London Middlesex England
Mary (Turney Seeley) ⭐️
1631–1675
Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Capt. ⭐️
1602–1667
Mary ⭐️
1601–1647
Captain Turney*
1600–1648
Mary ⭐️
1605–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ⭐️
1580–1646
Joan ⭐️
1578–1667
Thomas ⭐️
1560–1624
Judith ⭐️
1562–1610

John Seeley's Descendants

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John Seeley (1685–21 May 1740) m. Martha Benjamin (19 Jan 1681–1751)
  1. 1. Joseph Seeley 1714–1794 m. Thankful Bartlett 1716–1773
    1. 1. Justus (William) Seeley 1745–1812
    2. 2. Martha Seeley 1738–1787
    3. 3. Martha Seeley 1736–1736
    4. 4. Capt. (Abner Seeley) Sr. 1739–1819
    5. 5. Joseph (Seeley) Jr. 1743–1812 m. Mercy Tupper 1745–1763
      1. 1. Keziah (Seelye) Sealey 1771–1851
      2. 2. Justus Seelye 1766–1831
      3. 3. Charlotte (Seelye) Seeley 1767–1855
      4. 4. Mary Seelye 1769–
    6. 6. Margrit Seeley 1741–1811
    7. 7. Thankful Seeley 1745–1841
    8. 8. Keziah ((Kezia)) Seeley 1747–1841
    9. 9. Auger Seeley 1736–1738
    10. 10. Martha Seeley 1738–1738
    11. 11. Ephraim Seeley 1748–1840
  2. 2. Mary Seeley 1736–
  3. 3. David Seeley 1731–1777
  4. 4. Ebenezer Seeley 1729–1806
  5. 5. Nehemiah Seelye 1726–1751
  6. 6. Justus Seeley 1724–1795 m. Elizabeth Gibbs 1725–1751 m. Phoebe Seelye 1725–
    1. 1. Zadoc Seely 1747–1810 m. Nancy Miller 1751–1829
      1. 1. Samuel Seeley 1775–1852
      2. 2. Zadoc Seely 1773–1846
      3. 3. William Seely 1777–
      4. 4. Amy Seely 1778–1856 m. William Alvord 1774–1856
        1. 1. Elisha Alvord 1802–1880
        2. 2. John Alvord 1814–1884
        3. 3. Anna Alvord 1806–1878
        4. 4. Betsey Alvord 1809–1836
        5. 5. Eliza ((Elizabeth)) Alvord 1815–1888
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Alvord 1827–1862
        7. 7. Polly Alvord 1812–1887
        8. 8. Asahel Alvord 1810–1867
        9. 9. Thomas (Rixon) Alvord 1816–1884
        10. 10. Hannah Alvord 1816–1844
      5. 5. Ira Seely 1793–1845
    2. 2. Zadie Seeley 1748–
    3. 3. Justus (William) Seeley 1749–1812 m. Sarah Stewart 1745–1826
      1. 1. Justus (Azel) Seely 1779–1859 m. Mehitable (Bennett) Seeley 1780–1861
        1. 1. Justus (Wellington) Seeley 1815–1894 m. Eunice Wilcox 1852– m. Sarah (Jane) McKinney 1837–1909 m. Ann Thompson 1830– m. Eunice Wilcox 1808–1867 m. Sarah Wilcox 1804–1891 m. Clarissa (Jane) Wilcox 1821–1908
        2. 2. Rachel (Seeley) Webb 1801–1887
        3. 3. Mehitable Seeley 1801–1801
        4. 4. Rebecca (Seeley) Young 1803–1851 m. David (Edward) Young 1793–1868
        5. 5. John Seeley 1805–1826
        6. 6. Rachel (Mary) Seely 1810–1881 m. John Hemmingway 1804–1877
        7. 7. Mary Seeley 1810–1894
        8. 8. William (Stewart) Seeley 1812–1896
        9. 9. Sarah (Ann Seeley) McGahen 1817–1885
        10. 10. David (Randolph) Seeley 1819–1892
        11. 11. Elizabeth (Seeley) Young 1807–1894
      2. 2. Orange Seeley 1767–1835 m. Rachel Milliken 1775–1820
        1. 1. Sarah Seeley 1794–1874
        2. 2. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Seelye 1808–
        3. 3. David Seelye 1816–1864
        4. 4. Orange Seelye 1809–
        5. 5. Patience Seelye 1801–
        6. 6. Stewart Seelye 1818–1878
        7. 7. Thomas Seelye 1817–
      3. 3. Stuart (R) Seelye 1771–1838 m. Rebecca Miliken 1779–1854
      4. 4. Luman Seeley 1776–1864
      5. 5. Truman Seelye 1780–1841
      6. 6. Philo Seelye 1769–
    4. 4. David Seelye 1750–1814
    5. 5. Benjamin Seelye 1759–1828
    6. 6. Ebenezer Seeley 1756–1837
    7. 7. Rebecca Seelye 1759–
    8. 8. Seth Seelye 1762–1820
    9. 9. Samuel Seelye 1768–1848
    10. 10. Nathaniel Seelye 1768–1854
    11. 11. Hannah Seelye 1774–
    12. 12. Isaiah Seelye 1777–1850
    13. 13. David Seelye 1750–1790
    14. 14. John Seelye 1757–1813
    15. 15. Phebe Seelye 1773–1836
    16. 16. Isaiah Seeley 1751–
  7. 7. Nathaniel Seelye 1721–1757
  8. 8. Ruth Seelye 1719–
  9. 9. Ephriam Seeley 1716–1777
  10. 10. Sarah Seeley 1712–
  11. 11. Benjamin Seelye 1712–1777
  12. 12. Mary Seeley 1710–1750
  13. 13. John Seelye 1708–1746

John Seeley's Timeline

3 Records

1685
1685
Birth of John Seeley in Easthampton, Connecticut, United States
Easthampton, Connecticut, United States
1740
21 May 1740
Age 55
Death of John Seeley in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
1740
21 May 1740
Age 55
Death of John Seeley in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Easthampton, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1740
    Event Place: Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1740
    Event Place: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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