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Obadiah Seely[1]

Male Bef 1614 - 1657  (> 43 years)


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  • Name Obadiah Seely 
    Born Bef 5 Jun 1614  Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Christened 5 Jun 1614  St Stephens Parish: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Notable was an immigrant from England, one of the original founders of Stamford, CT (established in 1640) 
    _UID 9B6B0E8C703EEC43BFA7BA77C396025DCCB9 
    Died 25 Aug 1657  Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I568  Irving Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2010 

    Father William Seely,   b. Bef 1588, , Warwickshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Alyce Bysell/ Bissell,   b. Sheldon, Warwickshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married St. Stephens: London, Middlesex, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _STAT MARRIED 
    _UID 15DA753CCB192A448E6ECEFAD6F370C9B829 
    Family ID F330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Angell,   b. Abt 1616, , , England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1665, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Married 1644/1645  Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    _STAT MARRIED 
    _UID 8C1648DA4E6DD0448390DBB2BB0E873FC2EE 
    Notes 
    • When married - She was 32, He was 31
    Children 
    +1. Obadiah Seely,   b. Abt 1645, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1680, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years)
     2. Cornelius Seely,   b. 1650, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1714, Bedford, Westchester, NY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 65 years)
     3. Jonas Seely,   b. 22 Jul 1652, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1703, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     4. Habakuk Seely,   b. Abt 1655, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1658, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Bef 5 Jun 1614 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 5 Jun 1614 - St Stephens Parish: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1644/1645 - Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1657 - Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • See book "The Seelys of New Brunswick", page 340.

      However, the following information puts doubt in the accuracy of the Seelys book on Obadiah's parentage, birth, and his wife's birth name.

      For years genealogists thought that both Obadiah and Nathaniel were sons of Robert Seeley and Mary Mason. However, there were always many questions about this assumption. There is documentary proof that Nathaniel Seeley was the son of Robert Seeley and Mary Mason. A christening record for Nathaniel Seeley is in the St. Stephens parish record for 16 Sep 1627. No documentary evidence can be found showing Obadiah is their son. The 1 May 1629 record was for a Nathaniel Hoskins son of Robert and Mary Hoskins. The Seeley Genealogical Society did DNA testing of direct line male descendants of both Obadiah and Nathaniel. The DNA testing showed that Obadiah and Nathaniel are not brothers and are in fact at least 50 generations apart from any common ancestor.

      Obadiah is believed to be a son of William Seeley of Birmingham, England. If he is the son, he was christened 5 Jun 1614, St. Martin's parish, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. He married in Stamford, Connecticut, Mary, widow of John Miller who died 1642, Stamford, Connecticut. SGS research can find no proof this Mary was Mary Angel. It is good to know someone else is working on a Seeley line. I hope the above information may help you in your continued research. -- Clair L. Hendrickson

      On 30 Aug 2008 This database was updated for corrected parentage and dates for this Obadiah.
      Obidiah is SGS (http://www.seeley-society.net) Id# 4.

  • Sources 
    1. [S324] Obidiah Seely SGS#4, Seeley Genealogical Society (SGS), (data date about 2000), 5-170.pdf. (Reliability: 2).
      Obidiah is SGS (http://www.seeley-society.net) Id#4

    2. [S340] S89 - Seely Ancestral File, Church of Jesus Christ of latter-Day Saints, (Copyright 1987) (Reliability: 2).
      b. 5 Jun 1614 Birmingham, Warwickshire,. England
      Parents William and Alyce

    3. [S146] Seelys of New Brunswick, Fanjoy and Ward, (ISBN 0-9696285-0-1), Pg 340 (Reliability: 2).
      Obadiah bp 1 May 1629 St. Stephen's Church Colemand St. London England
      Seely book individual no. 2-12
      NOTE: Information in this book appears to be incorrect for Obadiah Seely. Parentage is wrong, per the Seely Genealogical Society and LDS.

    4. [S146] Seelys of New Brunswick, Fanjoy and Ward, (ISBN 0-9696285-0-1), Pg 340 (Reliability: 2).
      Obadiah died intestate 25 Aug 1657

    5. [S259] CD-New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence A., Record No. 29,290 (Reliability: 2).
      SEELEY, Obadiah (-1657) & Mary (_____) MILLER, w John; by 1648?; Stamford, CT {Briggs-DeGroff 233, 308, 394; Stamford Hist. 37, 61, 164; Fairfield Fam. 1:410, 525; Fairfield Prob. 20, 22; Seeley (ms) 16; Seeley-Vail 42; Cilley 3; TAG 10:44; NYGBR 48:386, 76:19}

    6. [S146] Seelys of New Brunswick, Fanjoy and Ward, (ISBN 0-9696285-0-1), Pg 340 (Reliability: 2).
      m. Stamford, CT Mary (ANGELL) MILLER b. c1623 prob Eng. widow of John Miller who d. 1642 in Stamford.

    7. [S324] Obidiah Seely SGS#4, Seeley Genealogical Society (SGS), (data date about 2000), 5-170.pdf. (Reliability: 2).
      Obadiah Seeley married Esther Stevens in 1669 at Stamford, Fairfield Co. CT


 

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