Irving Family History
Esther Stevens
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1. Esther Stevens was born Abt 1648, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Bef 7 Mar 1711, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, USA. Other Events:
- _UID: 32A3BD3557B38B4586CB2A05BF7F48AD54DC
Notes:
Esther married 2nd Moses JACKSON, son of Henry JACKSON. Moses had married first 1672 Deborah HYATT.
Esther married Obadiah Seely Abt 1671, Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA. Obadiah (son of Obadiah Seely and Mary Angell) was born Abt 1645, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 25 Jul 1680, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Obadiah Seely
was born 1670, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 4 Sep 1745, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 3. Benjamin Seely
was born 1671, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 5 Sep 1696, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 4. Abigail Seely
was born 1673, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 18 Dec 1752, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 5. Nathaniel Seely
was born 1675, Stratfield, Fairfield, CT, USA; was christened 22 Nov 1696, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 6. Jonas Seely
was born 1679, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Abt 1763.
Generation: 2
2. Obadiah Seely (1.Esther1) was born 1670, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 4 Sep 1745, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 3D2F970AACF3354297A83F927A1DEB9E5391
Notes:
See page 342, the Seelys of New Brunswick.
Obadiah SEELY (3rd) spent most of his life in Stamford, CT. He was one of the original founders of Bedford, NY, but returned to Stamford, selling his Bedford property to Thomas Chambers by 1710.Obadiah married Susanna Finch 5 Dec 1692, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. Susanna (daughter of Samuel Finch and Sarah Hoyt) was born 3 Mar 1674, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 4 Sep 1745, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. John S. Seely
was born 25 Aug 1693, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 19 Mar 1756, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 8. Nathaniel Seely
was born 19 Jun 1695, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 9. Mercy Seely
was born 7 Aug 1701, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 15 Sep 1715.
- 10. Obadiah Seely
was born 7 Aug 1701, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 13 Apr 1783, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 11. Susanna Seely
was born 5 Aug 1705, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 12. Elijah Seely
was born 3 Sep 1707, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Abt 1785.
- 13. Perserved Seely
was born 11 Jun 1711, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
3. Benjamin Seely (1.Esther1) was born 1671, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 5 Sep 1696, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: F6D0C1C023449346BEDF0EB2918A19051D92
4. Abigail Seely (1.Esther1) was born 1673, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 18 Dec 1752, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 1E1A9A21EBAD064EAD5B3D5078FCB99E3FB3
Abigail married Joseph Finch 7 Aug 1703, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Joseph Finch
was born 6 Aug 1704, , Fairfield, CT, USA.
5. Nathaniel Seely (1.Esther1) was born 1675, Stratfield, Fairfield, CT, USA; was christened 22 Nov 1696, Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 070F9E10977ADF43ADB85E50B5240DF2E2A8
6. Jonas Seely (1.Esther1) was born 1679, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Abt 1763.
Other Events:
- _UID: 79C8F2875C7FE742B47BDAB23296C7010928
Generation: 3
7. John S. Seely (2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 25 Aug 1693, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 19 Mar 1756, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 7CF8722FE3D9AF4EA73C8000BCE9669BD760
John married Abigail bishop 2 Jun 1720, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. Abigail was born 15 Jul 1696, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 5 Sep 1757, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. John Seely
8. Nathaniel Seely (2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 19 Jun 1695, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 38E1303F886D1940A9C9363594C12772A132
Nathaniel married Elizabeth Holly 29 Jun 1722. [Group Sheet]
9. Mercy Seely (2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 7 Aug 1701, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 15 Sep 1715.
Other Events:
- _UID: 7F499D45A3B5FE4682BF4DFCAC136ECAC7AD
10. Obadiah Seely (2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 7 Aug 1701, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 13 Apr 1783, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: C089D2F2F1A77342BD2C5EDB080A433D0EAE
Notes:
See pg 343 in the Seelys of New Brunswick.
Obadiah married Sarah Holly 22 Jun 1727, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Holly and Hannah Newman) was born 30 Sep 1701, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 29 May 1765, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Obadiah Seely
was born 8 May 1728, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Bef Nov 1775, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 17. Sarah Seely
was born 28 Sep 1729, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 11 Apr 1791, New Canaan, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 18. Esther Seely
was born 10 Jun 1731, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Aft Oct 1754.
- 19. Josiah Seely
was born 21 Jan 1732, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 25 Jan 1820, Delhi, Delaware, NY, USA.
- 20. Ann Seely
was born 24 Aug 1734, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 8 Aug 1808, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 21. Lydia Seely
was born 19 May 1736, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Aft 1801, New Canaan, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 22. Seth Seely
was born 30 Dec 1737, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 6 May 1823, Long Reach, Kings, NB, Canada.
- 23. Ezekeil Seely
was born 11 Apr 1740, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 1794, Central Blissville, Sunbury, NB, Canada.
- 24. John Seely
was born 24 Aug 1742, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 23 Nov 1746, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 25. Mercy Seely
was born 24 Aug 1744, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 15 Apr 1805.
11. Susanna Seely (2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 5 Aug 1705, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 3B76FAC3CDEDDC41AA8108D2CA96BEE04840
Susanna married Ebenezer Petit 1726, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. Ebenezer was born 1700, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 3 Feb 1731, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
12. Elijah Seely (2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 3 Sep 1707, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Abt 1785.
Other Events:
- _UID: 1FFA1EC9CFDD3A41A0798BDF4E65DCF52E2F
Elijah married Eunice Schofield 26 Jun 1728, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. Eunice (daughter of Samuel Schofield and Eunice Buxton) was born 9 Sep 1707/1709, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Abt 1755, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
13. Perserved Seely (2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 11 Jun 1711, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 8A3875E6ABA09A47A886C96C9AF405A0DF0D
14. Joseph Finch (4.Abigail2, 1.Esther1) was born 6 Aug 1704, , Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: CDBB3780647710429B11EDF1E54DEA1F3106
Generation: 4
15. John Seely (7.John3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1)
Other Events:
- _UID: 5E5C83220E15A54E97072412F8D13D459414
John married Ann Seely 24 Mar 1754. Ann (daughter of Obadiah Seely and Sarah Holly) was born 24 Aug 1734, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 8 Aug 1808, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
16. Obadiah Seely (10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 8 May 1728, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Bef Nov 1775, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 32D5B8B3E4F777459990894828A5E128D9F1
Obadiah married Abigail Crissy 10 May 1750, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
17. Sarah Seely (10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 28 Sep 1729, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 11 Apr 1791, New Canaan, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 1AD612C3A12684498887095155E679087EB0
Sarah married Samuel fifth Hoyt 8 Sep 1748. [Group Sheet]
18. Esther Seely (10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 10 Jun 1731, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Aft Oct 1754.
Other Events:
- _UID: C508AE95CA2B9B4D81AD9817C72AD1CC58BF
Esther married Josiah Hull 11 Nov 1751. [Group Sheet]
19. Josiah Seely (10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 21 Jan 1732, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 25 Jan 1820, Delhi, Delaware, NY, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 55698C874ADD9144B4DEBA2E71039F1E781C
Josiah married Mary Tooker 18 Mar 1755. [Group Sheet]
20. Ann Seely (10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 24 Aug 1734, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 8 Aug 1808, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 7A4911CB7B4F254E83A8A559CA925D17D577
Ann married John Seely 24 Mar 1754. (son of John S. Seely and Abigail bishop) [Group Sheet]
21. Lydia Seely (10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 19 May 1736, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Aft 1801, New Canaan, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: AC57A8E0D3734C4D91169175FE793F703D0D
Lydia married Lemuel Raymond 13 Dec 1759. Lemuel was born Abt 1734, New Canaan, Fairfield, CT, USA; died Bef 1768. [Group Sheet]
22. Seth Seely
(10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 30 Dec 1737, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 6 May 1823, Long Reach, Kings, NB, Canada.
Other Events:
- _UID: 8C2CA26FE2647C43A43EBE570C42CEF1D266
Notes:
Seth was a farmer in Stamford, Connecticut with a house and eleven acres of land. On 2 May 1776 he was brought before the Committee of Public Safety in Stamford and charged with signing a Loyalist Statement which he had circulated and obtained eighteen signatures. He refused to sign a similar statement for the Committee. He was carried through the streets on a rail, then put in the stocks and smeared with eggs and robbed of any money, "for the entertainment of the company".
During the American Revolutionary War, Seth joined the British, under the command of General Howe in Long Island, NY on 3 September 1776. He worked for the British as a wagoner and woodcutter. He returned to Stamford in 1777 where he was imprisoned in the Fairfield jail for six months. After his imprisonment his properties were confiscated and he returned to Long Island, this time with his family.
Due his allegiance with the British during the American Revolution Seth Seely was sentenced to one year imprisonment and to forfeit all of his properties, real and personal to the government of the state of Connecticut, United States of America. Dated Fourth Tuesday of November AD 1777. He sailed for Saint John on Sunday 27 April 1783 as a Loyalist refugee.
Seth Seely arrived at Saint John in the Spring Fleet on the ship "Union" on 12 May 1783. He arrived with a wife, four children ten years of age or older and three children under the age of ten. (His Daughter Tamar later joined the family in Saint John and his son Seth arrived as an adult years later) He was granted lot 389 in Parrtown (Saint John) which he sold to John Ward on 24 Nov 1794. Seth is buried in his homestead graveyard, Lot #15 a 200 acre land grant dated 14 July 1784, Long Reach, Kings County, New Brunswick.
He submitted a land petition, dated 22 Aug 1812 which states that he was originally granted 200 acres, and that he and his son Linus were applying for 300 acres each in the Parish of Norton on the north side of the Kennebecasis River. He received this grant, Lot 2, Redding Brook, on 19 October 1816.
Refer to the book "The Seelys of New Brunswick" starting on page 345.Seth married Sarah Schofield 21 Nov 1756, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA. Sarah (daughter of Josiah Schofield and Sarah Youngs) was born 11 Nov 1737, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 2 Feb 1820, Long Reach, Kings, NB, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Sarah Seely
was born 19 Nov 1757, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 19 Nov 1757, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 27. Tamar Seely
was born 19 Nov 1757, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 28. Ruth Seely
was born 14 Feb 1763, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 29. Annah Seely
was born 3 Mar 1765, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 1820.
- 30. Seth Seely, Capt
was born 29 Nov 1767, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 23 May 1852, Saint John, Saint John, NB, Canada.
- 31. Beach Seely
was born 3 Apr 1770, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 1797, New York City, New York, NY, USA.
- 32. Jerome Seely
was born 7 Jun 1772, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 33. Linus Seely
was born 30 Apr 1774, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 12 Nov 1852, Carleton, Saint John, NB, Canada.
- 34. Sarah Armitage Seely
was born 12 Feb 1777, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
- 35. William Seely
was born 9 Jun 1779, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
23. Ezekeil Seely (10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 11 Apr 1740, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 1794, Central Blissville, Sunbury, NB, Canada.
Other Events:
- Military Service: French & Indian War; 5th Company from Connecticut in the French & Indian War
- Military Service: American Rev. War; During the American Revolution he was a Loyalist and served in the King's American Rangers
- _UID: 3323AE3D4EAE9E4F8AB6B599690AD22522FF
Notes:
5th Company from Connecticut in the French & Indian War.
In the American Revolution he was a Loyalist. He served in the King's American Rangers. He went to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1783.Ezekeil — Catherine walsh. [Group Sheet]
24. John Seely (10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 24 Aug 1742, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 23 Nov 1746, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 781F6699FA22734BB6DDCF5164174FEEDB84
25. Mercy Seely (10.Obadiah3, 2.Obadiah2, 1.Esther1) was born 24 Aug 1744, Stamford, Fairfield, CT, USA; died 15 Apr 1805.
Other Events:
- _UID: 3A9EF1D08E1E0F49BEF0A52F0FECDEDCD49A
Mercy married Elliot green 22 Apr 1766. [Group Sheet]