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William Seeley 1513–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 December 1565

Death Location: Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Dorothy Seeley

Mother: Dorothy Seeley

Spouse(s): Mary Sealy

Children(s): Richard Cilley, Amy Sealy, Martin Seelie, Robert Sealy, William Seely, Thomas Seelie

In 1513, William Seeley entered the world in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Dorothy Seeley And Dorothy Seeley. William Seeley married Mary Sealy, and had children including Amy Sealy, Martin Martyn Seeley Dit Seelie, Richard Sealye Cilley, Robert Willet Sealy, Thomas Seelie, William Seely. William Seeley passed away in 1565 in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1513, William Seeley entered the world in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Dorothy Seeley And Dorothy Seeley.
  • William Seeley married Mary Sealy, and had children including Amy Sealy, Martin Martyn Seeley Dit Seelie, Richard Sealye Cilley, Robert Willet Sealy, Thomas Seelie, William Seely.
  • William Seeley passed away in 1565 in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dorothy Seeley
1490–1513
Birth Location: 28, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Dorothy Seeley
1490–
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sealy
1517–1560
Birth Location: Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Richard Cilley
1550–1620
Birth Location: Stoke-in-Teigmhead, Devon, England
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Amy Sealy
1540–1607
Birth Location: Whitestaunton, Somerset, England
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Martin Seelie
1540–1579
Birth Location: Therfeld, Lincolnshire, England
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Robert Sealy
1530–1577
Birth Location: Great Gransden, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
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William Seely
1556–1807
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Seelie
1539–1579
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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William Seeley's Ancestors

Self
William Seeley
1513–1565
Birth Place: Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Dorothy Seeley
1490–1513
28, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Seeley
1490–
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Seeley's Descendants

1.
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William Seeley (1513–8 December 1565) m. Mary Sealy (1517–29 Aug 1560)
  1. 1. Richard (Sealye) Cilley 1550–1620 m. Margaret 1552–1590 m. Julian Sellman 1571–1620 m. Elizabeth Sealy 1539–1564
    1. 1. Andrew Sealy 1597–1665 m. Joane Sealy 1601–1663 m. Mary (Heath) Mason 1601–1647
      1. 1. Richard Sealy 1621–1679 m. Martha Blaisdell 1644–1707 m. Elizabeth (Linne) Lynn 1638–1677
        1. 1. Capt. (Thomas) Seally\Cilley 1677–1718 m. Anne Sealy 1678–1709
        2. 2. Elizabeth Bowden 1661–1700
        3. 3. Emm Seeley 1648–
        4. 4. Dorcas Seeley 1648–1702
        5. 5. Thomas Cilley 1640–
        6. 6. John (B) Cilley 1642–
        7. 7. Benoni Cilley 1680–1746
        8. 8. Martha (Blaisdell) Cilley 1665–1707
      2. 2. Nathaniel ((Capt) Seeley) Sr 1627–1675
      3. 3. Obediah Seeley 1630–1657
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Seeley St) John 1630–1728
      5. 5. Joane Sealy 1625–1625
      6. 6. Andrew Cilley 1627–1664
    2. 2. John Sealy 1591–1620
    3. 3. George Sealy\Sealie 1572–1612 m. Winifred (SELMAN) Sealye 1574–1640
      1. 1. Joane Sealy 1601–1663 m. Andrew Sealy 1597–1665
      2. 2. George (Francis) Sealy 1599–1637
    4. 4. Alice (Cilley) (Sealy) 1574–1620
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Rose) Lamb 1576–1590
  2. 2. Amy Sealy 1540–1607
  3. 3. Martin (Martyn Seeley dit) Seelie 1540–1579
  4. 4. Robert (Willet) Sealy 1530–1577
  5. 5. William Seely 1556–1807
  6. 6. Thomas Seelie 1539–1579 m. Mary Sealy 1517–1560 m. Elizabeth Sealy 1539–1564

William Seeley's Timeline

8 Records

1485
1485
William Seeley was married in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1513
1513
Birth of William Seeley in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1513
1513
Birth of William Seeley in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England
Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England
1513
1513
Birth of William Seeley in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1565
08 Dec 1565
Age 52
Death of William Seeley in Great Grandsen, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Great Grandsen, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
1565
08 Dec 1565
Age 52
Death of William Seeley in Great Grandsen, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Great Grandsen, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
1565
8 December 1565
Age 52
Death of William Seeley in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1852
23 May 1852
Age 339
William Seeley was married in Saint Matthew,Bethnal Green,London,England
Saint Matthew,Bethnal Green,London,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 May 1852
    Event Place: Saint Matthew,Bethnal Green,London,England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1565
    Event Place: Great Grandsen, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1565
    Event Place: Great Grandsen, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 December 1565
    Event Place: Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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