Doug - In "Descendants of Robert Seeley (1)" compiled by the Seeley Genealogical Soc. in April, 1977,Vol. I, page 6, are shown the children of Nathaniel Seeley I, and his first wife, Elizabeth. This may not constitute the proof you need, but will add to your evidence. "11. vii MARY SEELEY b c1663, Fairfield Co., Ct. m. JONATHAN SQUIRES (son of George Squires and Ann (___)." My ancestor was her bro. JOHN SEELEY b. 1661/2 who M/1 Sarah Squires dau. of Geo. Squires and Ann (___). His W/2 (me) was Rebecca Sanford (1672-1726) d/o Ezekiel Sanford and Rebecca Wakelee. I hope this helps a little bit. Dolores

Good morning Delores and any one else that is interested - I have a couple of questions to ask of you - Delores said that Nathaniel SEELEY and his first wife Elizabeth - were the parents of Mary and Sara - this is what I have in my notes for them - ~~~~~~~~~~ SOURCE: Sav v2 p251; Torrey's New Eng marr prior 1700 p661; History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield, CT v1 p525 vol 2 p826; Great Migration Begins v3 p1649, by Robert Charles Anderson; *The below is my way of putting the names in my notes, this is less confusing for me, I can see at a glance the relation-ship and who they married and who was a widow or widower of whom - and also what generation they are in.* Nathaniel 2), Robert 1) SEELEY md1) Mary [mother of Nathaniel] widow 1st of William HEATH widow 2nd of Walter MASON md2) Mary 2), Wm 1) MANNING 11ga 12gf md1) Mary 2), Benjamin 1) TURNEY md2) Elizabeth 2), Jehu 1) BURR widow 1st of Nehemiah OLMSTEAD widow 2nd of Obadiah GILBERT Nathaniel was bp 16 Sep 1627 at St Stephen, Coleman ST, London, England. His mother was Mary, his fathers 1st/wf. NOTES: Nathaniel & his 1/wf Mary TURNEY were md Oct 1649 at Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut; Nathaniel md2) 1674 also at Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Elizabeth BURR. Nathaniel was killed in the Great Swamp fight in King Philips war in 1765. His inventory was taken 5 Feb 1675 His widow Elizabeth [BURR] (her 3rd time being a widow); There was mention made of her former husband Obadiah GILBERT and her dau Sarah GILBERT. Nathaniel's Children, believed to be all by his 1/wf Mary TURNEY were born Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut- 1. Nathaniel 3) SEELEY b 1650 d 1688 md Hannah BENNETT? 2. Robert SEELEY b 1652 md 1675 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT TO: Sarah OLMSTEAD 3. Benjamin SEELEY b 1657 d bef 1694 md 4 Oct 1681 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Deborah STURGES md2) James REDFIELD 4. Joseph SEELEY b 1659 md 1684 ,Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Mary/Sarah GOODWIN 5. John SEELEY b 1661 d 4 Feb 1710 Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut - md1) 1668 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT. TO: Sarah 2) SQUIRE 1658-1690 d/o George 1) SQUIRE and Anne 1) WHEELER md2) aft 1690 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Rebecca 3) SANFORD 1672 - 1726 d/o Ezekiel 2) SANFORD & Rebecca WAKELEE 6. Mary SEELEY b c1663 I don't know very much about Mary, other than she married before 1685 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Jonathan 2) SQUIRE 1663-1723 the s/o George 1) SQUIRE and Ann 1) WHEELER - Jonathan was the brother to Sarah 2) SQUIRE the wife of Mary SEELEY'S brother John SEELEY. These last 3 children I don't know their birth dates - 7. Sarah SEELEY 8. Phebe SEELEY 9. Rebecca SEELEY Capt Nathaniel SEELEY having married second 1675 Elizabeth [BURR] the widow of Obadiah GILBERT, she, [Elizabeth] made a mutual agreement 14 Mar 1675 with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Nathaniel's children. Thank you very much Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com Doug - In "Descendants of Robert Seeley (1)" compiled by the Seeley Genealogical Soc. in April, 1977,Vol. I, page 6, are shown the children of Nathaniel Seeley I, and his first wife, Elizabeth. This may not constitute the proof you need, but will add to your evidence. "11. vii MARY SEELEY b c1663, Fairfield Co., Ct. m. JONATHAN SQUIRES (son of George Squires and Ann (___)." My ancestor was her bro. JOHN SEELEY b. 1661/2 who M/1 Sarah Squires dau. of Geo. Squires and Ann (___). His W/2 (me) was Rebecca Sanford (1672-1726) d/o Ezekiel Sanford and Rebecca Wakelee. I hope this helps a little bit. Dolores ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Wilma - Quoting from this typescript, mentioned before, "Descendants of Robert Seeley (1)" compiled by the Seeley Genealogical Soc. in April, 1977, Vol. I, page 6, are shown the children of Nathaniel Seeley I, and his first wife, Mary (Turney). i. NATHANIEL SEELEY (b ca 1650, New Haven; d Mar 28 1687, Fairfield) ii. ROBERT SEELEY (b ca 1653, New Haven; d ca 1690, Fairfield) iii. BENJAMIN SEELEY (b ca 1657/8, Fairfield; d 1695/96, perhaps NJ) iv. JOSEPH SEELEY (b ca 1659/60, Fairfield; Sept 16, 1732, Cecil Co., Md.) v. JOHN SEELEY (b ca 1661/62, Fairfield; d 1707-1710, Stratfield, Conn.) vi. *HANNAH SEELEY (b July 10, 1663 (?), Fairfield, Conn.) (Note: She was left out of your list of ch) vii. MARY SEELEY (b 1663 (?), Fairfield, Conn.) m. Jonathan Squires (son of George Squires and Ann (____). viii. SARAH SEELEY (b 1665, Fairfield, Conn. m Samuel Squires (son of George, above) ix. PHEBE SEELEY (b ca 1667/68, Fairfield, Conn) x. JAMES SEELEY (b 1668; d 1671, Fairfield, Conn) xi. REBECCA SEELEY (b ca 1669/70, Fairfield, Conn) It is probable that since this book was published in 1977, there would have been some additional info added, or other changes made in the material, of which I am unaware. I purchased my copy in 1993, for a very reasonable price, and it looks like copies are still available from their website: http://home.att.net/~seelyegen/books.html Hope this helps! Dolores