Capt. Nathaniel Seeley, I

Immigrant

Another Death date and place is 12 Dec 1675 Kingston RI

Nathaniel SEELEY (bapt. 16 Dec 1627, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England; d 19 Dec 1675, Great Swamp Fight, Narragansett Bay, RI) m 1st, 6 Oct 1649, New Haven, CT, Mary Turney (bapt. 16 Sep 1631, Soulbury, England; d before 1674). Daughter of Benjamin and Mary O'Dell Turney. m 2nd, about 1674, Fairfield, CT, Elizabeth Burr Olmstead Gilbert. Daughter of John/Jehu Burr. Widow of Nehemiah Olmstead by whom she had a daughter, Sarah Olmstead who m Robert Seeley SGS #6. She was also the widow of Obadiah Gilbert by whom she had a son, Obadiah Gilbert.

• Note The previously reported Nathaniel Seeley (SGS #3), bapt. 1 May 1629, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England was Nathaniel Hoskins, a son of Robert and Mary Hoskins.

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Nathaniel Seeley (Robert); baptized 16 Sep 1627 St. Stephens, Coleman St., London;1976 b. 1629 London, Middlesex, England; m. Mary Turney, daughter of Benjamin Turney and Mary Odell, 6 Oct 1649 New Haven Colony;1977 m. Elizabeth dtr. Jehu Burr circa 1674 Fairfield, CT; d. 19 Dec 1675 Killed in the "Great Swamp Fight", Narragansett, RI.

Known children of Nathaniel Seeley and Mary Turney were as follows:

i. Joseph, b. circa 1659 Fairfield, CT; m. Mary Goodwin.

ii. John, b. 1662 Stratford, Fairfield, CT; m. Sarah Squires; m. Rebecca Sanford.

iii. Benjamin, b. 1658 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT; m. Deborah Sturges.

There were no known children of Nathaniel Seeley and Elizabeth dtr. Jehu Burr.

d: 19 Dec 1675 Narragansett, Newport, RI † Killed in the Great Swamp Fight

Was also married to Elizabeth Burr (daughter of Jehu Burr) abt 1674 Fairfield CT

2* Nathaniel SEELEY (bapt. 16 Dec 1627, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England; d 19 Dec 1675, Great Swamp Fight, Narragansett Bay, RI) m 1st, 6 Oct 1649, New Haven, CT, Mary Turney (bapt. 16 Sep 1631, Soulbury, England; d before 1674). Daughter of Benjamin and Mary O'Dell Turney. m 2nd, about 1674, Fairfield, CT, Elizabeth Burr Olmstead Gilbert. Daughter of John/Jehu Burr. Widow of Nehemiah Olmstead by whom she had a daughter, Sarah Olmstead who m Robert Seeley SGS #6. She was also the widow of Obadiah Gilbert by whom she had a son, Obadiah Gilbert.

• Note The previously reported Nathaniel Seeley (SGS #3), bapt. 1 May 1629, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England was Nathaniel Hoskins, a son of Robert and Mary Hoskins.

Nathaniel Seely was one of New Haven, Conn. 1646-1656. In New HavenTown Meeting Records, June 7,1650, Nathaniel's wife testified that she hadbeen married 8 months. Her father, Benjamin Turney, had died in 1648.Nathaniel , as husband of Mary, Benjamin's Daughter, received "one parcel ofmeadow over creeks, being about 1 1/2 acres" from Benjamin Turney's estate.Nathaniel also acknowledged receipt of his wife's share of Benjamin Turney's estate,being 10 pounds and her share of land. In 1651, Nathaniel was given hisfather's New Haven dwelling house.

Nathaniel was in Fairfield, Conn. as early as 1657, when hebecame a freeman and where he was an extensive land holder. When the residentsbetween Fairfield and Stratford asked for a new parish, the distance beingtoo great, it was granted and called Stratfield, made up of"Strat" from Stratfordand "field" from Fairfield> Shat is now Park Ave., Bridgeport. Conn wasthe old division road between the two towns. Nathaniel's property lay alongthe north side of the creek in Fairfield to the creek which is along Forth Ave., Bridgeport; it ran 10 miles back into Stratford.

In 1659, as his father was in England, Nathaniel sold some ofRobert's property.

In 1673, he received a grant of land from Fairfield of 8 acres,aand by part purchase, land adjoining his home lot, called Seeley's Neck. Healso bought a sedge marsh of 15 acres.

In 1674 he was appointed by the General Court of Conn. to lay outthe boundaries between Fairfield and Norwich. He was called Sergeant inMay 1674. In Nov. 1675, he was commissioned as Lt., and was second in command ofthe Army of Fairfield Co. in King Philip's war. He served as Capt. inFairfield Co. Bragoons Nov 1675.

Nathaniel was killed in the Grest Swamp Fight at Narangansett.Inventory of his estate was taken Mar 16,1676, in which his widow, Elizabeth,mentioned her former husv band, Obadiah Gilbert, and their daughter, Sarah. Also mentionedwere Nathaniel's children by his first wife: Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin,Joseph, John, Mary, Sarah, Phebe and Rebecca. Mar 15,1675/6, Elizabeth made amutual agreement with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Capt.Nathaniel Seeley's Children.

A grant of 200 acres of land was made by themColonial Govt. toNathaniel's widow, Elizabeth, 1676, in recognition of his service in the war. Shedeeded land to her son Obadiah Seeley - probably Obadiah Gilbert, son of herformer husband. Distribution of estate was made Mar 3, 1704. Birth: 1 MAY 1629 Death: 19 DEC 1675 in Great Swamp, Fight, Naragansett Christening: 1 MAY 1629 St Stephen's, Church, London, England

Nathaniel SEELEY (bapt. 16 Dec 1627, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England; d 19 Dec 1675, Great Swamp Fight, Narragansett Bay, RI) m 1st, 6 Oct 1649, New Haven, CT, Mary Turney (bapt. 16 Sep 1631, Soulbury, England; d before 1674). Daughter of Benjamin and Mary O'Dell Turney. m 2nd, about 1674, Fairfield, CT, Elizabeth Burr Olmstead Gilbert. Daughter of John/Jehu Burr. Widow of Nehemiah Olmstead by whom she had a daughter, Sarah Olmstead who m Robert Seeley SGS #6. She was also the widow of Obadiah Gilbert by whom she had a son, Obadiah Gilbert.

Note The previously reported Nathaniel Seeley (SGS #3), bapt. 1 May 1629, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England was Nathaniel Hoskins, a son of Robert and Mary Hoskins.
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Nathaniel Seeley (Robert); baptized 16 Sep 1627 St. Stephens, Coleman St., London;1976 b. 1629 London, Middlesex, England; m. Mary Turney, daughter of Benjamin Turney and Mary Odell, 6 Oct 1649 New Haven Colony;1977 m. Elizabeth dtr. Jehu Burr circa 1674 Fairfield, CT; d. 19 Dec 1675 Killed in the "Great Swamp Fight", Narragansett, RI. Known children of Nathaniel Seeley and Mary Turney were as follows:

i. Joseph, b. circa 1659 Fairfield, CT; m. Mary Goodwin.

ii. John, b. 1662 Stratford, Fairfield, CT; m. Sarah Squires; m. Rebecca Sanford. iii. Benjamin, b. 1658 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT; m. Deborah Sturges.

There were no known children of Nathaniel Seeley and Elizabeth dtr. Jehu Burr.

d: 19 Dec 1675 Narragansett, Newport, RI † Killed in the Great Swamp Fight

Was also married to Elizabeth Burr (daughter of Jehu Burr) abt 1674 Fairfield CT

2* Nathaniel SEELEY (bapt. 16 Dec 1627, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England; d 19 Dec 1675, Great Swamp Fight, Narragansett Bay, RI) m 1st, 6 Oct 1649, New Haven, CT, Mary Turney (bapt. 16 Sep 1631, Soulbury, England; d before 1674). Daughter of Benjamin and Mary O'Dell Turney. m 2nd, about 1674, Fairfield, CT, Elizabeth Burr Olmstead Gilbert. Daughter of John/Jehu Burr. Widow of Nehemiah Olmstead by whom she had a daughter, Sarah Olmstead who m Robert Seeley SGS #6. She was also the widow of Obadiah Gilbert by whom she had a son, Obadiah Gilbert.

Note The previously reported Nathaniel Seeley (SGS #3), bapt. 1 May 1629, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England was Nathaniel Hoskins, a son of Robert and Mary Hoskins. Nathaniel Seely was one of New Haven, Conn. 1646-1656. In New HavenTown Meeting Records, June 7,1650, Nathaniel's wife testified that she hadbeen married 8 months. Her father, Benjamin Turney, had died in 1648.Nathaniel , as husband of Mary, Benjamin's Daughter, received "one parcel ofmeadow over creeks, being about 1 1/2 acres" from Benjamin Turney's estate.Nathaniel also acknowledged receipt of his wife's share of Benjamin Turney's estate,being 10 pounds and her share of land. In 1651, Nathaniel was given hisfather's New Haven dwelling house.

Nathaniel was in Fairfield, Conn. as early as 1657, when hebecame a freeman and where he was an extensive land holder. When the residentsbetween Fairfield and Stratford asked for a new parish, the distance beingtoo great, it was granted and called Stratfield, made up of"Strat" from Stratfordand "field" from Fairfield> Shat is now Park Ave., Bridgeport. Conn wasthe old division road between the two towns. Nathaniel's property lay alongthe north side of the creek in Fairfield to the creek which is along Forth Ave., Bridgeport; it ran 10 miles back into Stratford.

In 1659, as his father was in England, Nathaniel sold some ofRobert's property.

In 1673, he received a grant of land from Fairfield of 8 acres,aand by part purchase, land adjoining his home lot, called Seeley's Neck. Healso bought a sedge marsh of 15 acres.

In 1674 he was appointed by the General Court of Conn. to lay outthe boundaries between Fairfield and Norwich. He was called Sergeant inMay 1674. In Nov. 1675, he was commissioned as Lt., and was second in command ofthe Army of Fairfield Co. in King Philip's war. He served as Capt. inFairfield Co. Bragoons Nov 1675.

Nathaniel was killed in the Grest Swamp Fight at Narangansett.Inventory of his estate was taken Mar 16,1676, in which his widow, Elizabeth,mentioned her former husv band, Obadiah Gilbert, and their daughter, Sarah. Also mentionedwere Nathaniel's children by his first wife: Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin,Joseph, John, Mary, Sarah, Phebe and Rebecca. Mar 15,1675/6, Elizabeth made amutual agreement with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Capt.Nathaniel Seeley's Children.

A grant of 200 acres of land was made by themColonial Govt. toNathaniel's widow, Elizabeth, 1676, in recognition of his service in the war. Shedeeded land to her son Obadiah Seeley - probably Obadiah Gilbert, son of herformer husband. Distribution of estate was made Mar 3, 1704. Birth: 1 MAY 1629 Death: 19 DEC 1675 in Great Swamp, Fight, Naragansett Christening: 1 MAY 1629 St Stephen's, Church, London, England

Another Death date and place is 12 Dec 1675 Kingston RI

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Nathaniel SEELEY (bapt. 16 Dec 1627, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England; d 19 Dec 1675, Great Swamp Fight, Narragansett Bay, RI) m 1st, 6 Oct 1649, New Haven, CT, Mary Turney (bapt. 16 Sep 1631, Soulbury, England; d before 1674). Daughter of Benjamin and Mary O'Dell Turney. m 2nd, about 1674, Fairfield, CT, Elizabeth Burr Olmstead Gilbert. Daughter of John/Jehu Burr. Widow of Nehemiah Olmstead by whom she had a daughter, Sarah Olmstead who m Robert Seeley SGS #6. She was also the widow of Obadiah Gilbert by whom she had a son, Obadiah Gilbert.

Note The previously reported Nathaniel Seeley (SGS #3), bapt. 1 May 1629, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England was Nathaniel Hoskins, a son of Robert and Mary Hoskins.
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Nathaniel Seeley (Robert); baptized 16 Sep 1627 St. Stephens, Coleman St., London;1976 b. 1629 London, Middlesex, England; m. Mary Turney, daughter of Benjamin Turney and Mary Odell, 6 Oct 1649 New Haven Colony;1977 m. Elizabeth dtr. Jehu Burr circa 1674 Fairfield, CT; d. 19 Dec 1675 Killed in the "Great Swamp Fight", Narragansett, RI. Known children of Nathaniel Seeley and Mary Turney were as follows:

i. Joseph, b. circa 1659 Fairfield, CT; m. Mary Goodwin.

ii. John, b. 1662 Stratford, Fairfield, CT; m. Sarah Squires; m. Rebecca Sanford. iii. Benjamin, b. 1658 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT; m. Deborah Sturges.

There were no known children of Nathaniel Seeley and Elizabeth dtr. Jehu Burr.

d: 19 Dec 1675 Narragansett, Newport, RI † Killed in the Great Swamp Fight

Was also married to Elizabeth Burr (daughter of Jehu Burr) abt 1674 Fairfield CT

2* Nathaniel SEELEY (bapt. 16 Dec 1627, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England; d 19 Dec 1675, Great Swamp Fight, Narragansett Bay, RI) m 1st, 6 Oct 1649, New Haven, CT, Mary Turney (bapt. 16 Sep 1631, Soulbury, England; d before 1674). Daughter of Benjamin and Mary O'Dell Turney. m 2nd, about 1674, Fairfield, CT, Elizabeth Burr Olmstead Gilbert. Daughter of John/Jehu Burr. Widow of Nehemiah Olmstead by whom she had a daughter, Sarah Olmstead who m Robert Seeley SGS #6. She was also the widow of Obadiah Gilbert by whom she had a son, Obadiah Gilbert.

Note The previously reported Nathaniel Seeley (SGS #3), bapt. 1 May 1629, St. Stephen's Parish, London, England was Nathaniel Hoskins, a son of Robert and Mary Hoskins. Nathaniel Seely was one of New Haven, Conn. 1646-1656. In New HavenTown Meeting Records, June 7,1650, Nathaniel's wife testified that she hadbeen married 8 months. Her father, Benjamin Turney, had died in 1648.Nathaniel , as husband of Mary, Benjamin's Daughter, received "one parcel ofmeadow over creeks, being about 1 1/2 acres" from Benjamin Turney's estate.Nathaniel also acknowledged receipt of his wife's share of Benjamin Turney's estate,being 10 pounds and her share of land. In 1651, Nathaniel was given hisfather's New Haven dwelling house.

Nathaniel was in Fairfield, Conn. as early as 1657, when hebecame a freeman and where he was an extensive land holder. When the residentsbetween Fairfield and Stratford asked for a new parish, the distance beingtoo great, it was granted and called Stratfield, made up of"Strat" from Stratfordand "field" from Fairfield> Shat is now Park Ave., Bridgeport. Conn wasthe old division road between the two towns. Nathaniel's property lay alongthe north side of the creek in Fairfield to the creek which is along Forth Ave., Bridgeport; it ran 10 miles back into Stratford.

In 1659, as his father was in England, Nathaniel sold some ofRobert's property.

In 1673, he received a grant of land from Fairfield of 8 acres,aand by part purchase, land adjoining his home lot, called Seeley's Neck. Healso bought a sedge marsh of 15 acres.

In 1674 he was appointed by the General Court of Conn. to lay outthe boundaries between Fairfield and Norwich. He was called Sergeant inMay 1674. In Nov. 1675, he was commissioned as Lt., and was second in command ofthe Army of Fairfield Co. in King Philip's war. He served as Capt. inFairfield Co. Bragoons Nov 1675.

Nathaniel was killed in the Grest Swamp Fight at Narangansett.Inventory of his estate was taken Mar 16,1676, in which his widow, Elizabeth,mentioned her former husv band, Obadiah Gilbert, and their daughter, Sarah. Also mentionedwere Nathaniel's children by his first wife: Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin,Joseph, John, Mary, Sarah, Phebe and Rebecca. Mar 15,1675/6, Elizabeth made amutual agreement with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Capt.Nathaniel Seeley's Children.

A grant of 200 acres of land was made by themColonial Govt. toNathaniel's widow, Elizabeth, 1676, in recognition of his service in the war. Shedeeded land to her son Obadiah Seeley - probably Obadiah Gilbert, son of herformer husband. Distribution of estate was made Mar 3, 1704. Birth: 1 MAY 1629 Death: 19 DEC 1675 in Great Swamp, Fight, Naragansett Christening: 1 MAY 1629 St Stephen's, Church, London, England

He immigrated to America with his father Robert Seeley and mother Mary Mason when he was three years old. They sailed on a ship that was part of the Winthrop Fleet. His father was a founding member of Watertown Massacheutts.

Nathaniel married Mary Turney in 1649. Nathaniel and Mary had 12 children. After Mary's death he married Elizabeth Burr. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had at least three children. Nathaniel was a Captain who fought in the famous battle called the "Great Swamp Fight" during to "King Phillip's war". This was a war with King Phillip an Indian who was determined to drive settlers off of his land. Nathaniel was killed during this battle. His wife was granted land in honor of her husband's service. He was buried in a mass grave with others who died with him in battle."

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Nathaniel Seely was Christened on Sep 16 1627 at St. Stephen's Church, Colemans St., London, England

Captain Nathaniel Seeley Born before 16 Sep 1627 in St. Stephen's Church, London, Eng

Son of Robert Seeley and Mary (Mason) Seeley

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Mary (Turney) Seeley — married 6 Oct 1649 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CTmap Husband of Elizabeth (Burr) Seeley — married about 1675 [location unknown]

Father of Nathaniel Seeley, Robert Seeley, Sarah (Seeley) Squire, Benjamin Seeley, Joseph Seeley, John Seeley, Mary (Seeley) Squire, Phebe Seeley and Rebecca Seeley

Died after 21 Dec 1675 in Narragansett, Rhode Islandmap

Categories: King Philip's War.

Contents [hide]

   1 Biography

       1.1 Birth/Christening

       1.2 Marriage

       1.3 Death

   2 Sources

       2.1 Footnotes

Biography

Captain Nathaniel Seeley was born in Buckinghamshire, England in 1627. He passed away in 1675. Nathaniel was in New Haven, Connecticut [1] about 1646-1656. (SGS) He received £10 and "one parcel of meadow over creeks, being about 1 1/2 acres" as his wife's portion from her late father's estate in 1650. (SGS) After 1656 he removed, with his family, to Fairfield, Connecticut where he became an extensive land owner. He was granted 8 acres in Fairfield and purchased an additional 15 acres of sedge marsh. [2] In 1657 he was made a Freeman. [1] (SGS) In 1659 Nathaniel sold land on behalf of his father who was in England at the time. In 1674 Nathaniel was appointed by the General Court to lay out the boundaries between Fairfield and Norwich, Connecticut. Birth/Christening

Nathaniel Seeley was baptized September 16, 1627 at St Stephen, Coleman Street, London, England.[3] [4] Marriage

Nathaniel Seeley was married, first, to Mary Turney. [1] [5] There does not seem to be a record of their marriage, nor where it took place. The Turneys were then living in Fairfield, Connecticut and the Seeleys in New Haven, but according to the New Haven records, Mary testified on 7 June 1650 that she had been married 8 months. [3] (SGS) From this we can suppose that they were married early in October 1649. [4]They had nine (9) children (who survived them): [1](SGS)

   Nathaniel Seeley (died young)

   Robert Seeley

   Sarah Seeley

   Benjamin Seeley

   Joseph Seeley

   Nathaniel Seeley

   John Seeley

   Mary Seeley

   Phebe Seeley

   Rebecca Seeley 

Second, Nathaniel was married to Elizabeth Burr about 1674. [3] [1] [5] They did not have children. Death

Captain Seeley was injured 19 December 1675 during King Philip's War at the Great Swamp Fight against the Narragansett Indians. He died soon after 21 December 1675 from his injuries. [1] [6] In May 1674 Nathaniel joined the Fairfield militia as a sergeant. [3] By October 1675 he had risen to Lieutenant [3] and then Captain of the 3rd Company of the Connecticut Regiment during King Philip's War. In mid-October, his company was at Northampton awaiting orders. He was summoned by Major Samuel Appleton to join forces to attack the Narragansett Indians during a major snow storm. It is not known that the Narragansett were indeed intending to join the fighting, but the colonists were convinced they were, so they went on the offensive and attacked their settlement. The Massachusetts and Plymouth colonials attacked through a breach at the rear, and the Connecticut forces attacked from the entrance. At the end of the fighting, it was found that Captain Seeley was among the injured who lay dying. He was 48.

He was buried at Narragansett. His estate was inventoried 5 February 1676 [3] and accepted 16 March 1676. His widow came to a mutual agreement with sons Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on 15 March 1676 regarding his estate and his children. (SGS) His widow was also granted 200 acres in recognition of his service to the Colony of Connecticut. She deeded some of it over to her son from her first marriage, Obadiah Gilbert. (SGS) Sources

   ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 James Savage, A Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 (Boston, 1860-1862)

   ↑ Elizabeth Hubbell and Godfrey Schenck, The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the Settlement of the Town in 1639 to 1818, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1889

   ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Larry Daniels, Butts, Knowles & Hills; The Seeleys, Turneys, Sturges & Barlows (Privately printed, Bowie, MD 20715-1336, March 1993), pp. 23, 24, 29. Repository: #R5 Call Number: FH24&CISOPTR=20893&REC=18

   ↑ 4.0 4.1 Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), pp. 1649

   ↑ 5.0 5.1 Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 2011), Vol. II. p. 1349

   ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, compiler and editor, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Daughters of the American Revolution, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1930)

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   Source: New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 2011). Vol. II. p. 1349. SEELEY, Nathaniel (1627-1675) & 1/wf Mary [TURNEY] (1631); ca Oct 1649; Fairfield, CT {Keeler-Wood 240; Upton (1893) 179; TAG 9:128, 13:142, 22:194; Fairfield Fam. 1:525, 619; Ackeley-Bosworth 64-65; Briggs-DeGroff 308, 394; Cilley 3; Nichols (#1) 79; Seeley (ms) 1, 22; Trubee 130; Fairfield 1: 405-6, 414; Fairfield Prob. 10; NYGBR 2:9} 

Source: New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey (Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 2011). Vol. II. p. 1349. SEELEY, Nathaniel (-1675) & Elizabeth (BURR) (OLMSTED) [GILBERT], w. Nehemiah, w Obadiah; aft 8 Mar 1674; Fairfield {Briggs-DeGroff 308, 394; Gilbert (1953) 70; Fairfield Fam. 1:452, 525; Fairfield Prob. 18, 67; Cilley 3; Seeley (ms) 22; Seeley-Vail 42; Randall Anc. 406; Knapp Anc. 177}
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Footnotes

   Repository: R5 Family History Archives, Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, Provo, Utah 84602-6800USA Phone Number: 801-422-2927 

Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Seeley-100

• Residence: Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
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CPT Nathaniel Seeley VVETERAN
BIRTH
16 Sep 1627
Greater London, England
DEATH
19 Dec 1675 (aged 48)
Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
BURIAL
Smiths Castle Mass Gravesite
North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
MEMORIAL ID
94812716 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 3
FLOWERS 64
Nathaniel Seeley was born in England (St. Stephen Cole). He was baptised on May 1, 1629 in St. Stephens Anglican Church. He immigrated to America with his father Robert Seeley and mother Mary Mason when he was three years old. They sailed on a ship that was part of the Winthrop Fleet. His father was a founding member of Watertown Massacheutts.
Nathaniel married Mary Turney in 1649. Nathaniel and Mary had 12 children. After Mary's death he married Elizabeth Burr. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had at least three children.
Nathaniel was a Captain who fought in the famous battle called the "Great Swamp Fight" during to "King Phillip's war". This was a war with King Phillip an Indian who was determined to drive settlers off of his land. Nathaniel was killed during this battle. His wife was granted land in honor of her husband's service. He was buried in a mass grave with others who died with him in battle.
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Nathaniel was christened 16 Sep 1627 at St. Stephen's Parish, London, England.

His family came to Massachusetts as part of the Winthrop fleet. He was the eldest son of Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritan settler Robert Seeley.

Captain Nathaniel Seeley was killed in action during the Great Swamp Fight of King Phillip's War. at age 48.

Nathan married twice.

1. Married to Mary Turney. Their children were:

Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John, Mary, Sarah, Phebe and Rebecca.

2. Married to Elizabeth Burr about 1675/6 at Fairfield, CT. No known children.

Nathaniel Seeley was at New Haven, CT 1646-1656.

In 1651, Nathaniel was in Fairfield, CT. as early as 1657, when he became a freeman and where he was an extensive land holder. When the residents between Fairfield and Stratford asked for a new parish, the distance being to great, it was granted and called Stratfield, Ave, Bridgeport, CT. was the old division road between the two towns.

Nathaniel's property lay along the north side of the creek in Fairfield to the creek which is now along North Ave., Bridgeport; it ran 10 miles into Stratford.

In 1659, as his father was in England, Nathaniel sold some of Robert's property.

In 1673, he received a grant of land from Fairfield of 8 acres, and, by part purchase, land adjoining his home lot, called Seeley's Neck. He also bought a sedge marsh of 15 acres.

In 1674 he was appointed by the General Court of Ct. to lay out the boundaries between Fairfield and Norwich. He was called Sergeant in May 1674. In nov. 1675, he was commissioned as Lt., and was second in command of the Army of Fairfield Co. in Kink Philip's War. He served as Captain in Fairfied Co. Dragoons Nov. 1675.

Nathaniel was killed in The Great Swamp Fight at Naragansett. Inventory of his estate was taken Mar. 16, 1676, in which his widow, Elizabeth, mentioned her former husband, Obadiah Gilbert, and their daughter, Sarah. Also mentioned were Nathaniel's children by his first wife; Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John,Mary, Sarah, Phebe and Rebecca. Mar 15, 1675/6, Elizabeth made a mutual agreement with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Capt. Nathaniel Seelye's children.

A grant of 200 acres of land was made by Colonial Govt. to Nathaniel's widow, Elizabeth, 1676, in recognition of his service in the war. She deeded land to her son Obadiah Seeley-probably Obadiah Gilbert, son of her former husband. Distribution of estate was made Mar. 3, 1704.
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Captain Nathaniel Seeley, son of Robert Seelye, founder of New Haven, Whethersford, and Waterford, RI, led a company of men under Josiah Winslow, Governor of Plymouth Colony, against the Narraganset Indians who had holed up in the middle of Rhode Island's Great Swamp.
One Joshua Tefft, a Rhode Island colonist who lived nearby, took up arms against the colonist army, shooting and killing Captain Seeley. In 1676 he was executed for his treason.

Family Members
Parents

Robert Seeley
1602–1668

Mary Heath Mason Seeley
1588–1650

Spouses
Mary Turney Seeley
1631–1675 (m. 1649)

Elizabeth Burr Seeley
1637–1692 (m. 1674)

Siblings
Elizabeth Seeley St John
1630–1728

Children
Nathaniel Seeley
1650–1687

Robert Seeley
1652–1690

Benjamin Seeley
1658–1695

Joseph Seeley
1660–1732

John Seeley
1661–1710