Jonas Seely 
Jonas was born on July 22nd, 1652 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Jonas' father was Obadiah Seely and his mother was Mary Angel Miller. His paternal grandparents were William Seely and Alice Bissell; his maternal grandparents were James Angel and Mary Eliot. He had three brothers named Obadiah, Cornelius and Habakuk. He was the second youngest of the four children. He died at the age of 50 on March 27th, 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.General Notes
Jonas was one of the original 22 proprietors of Bedford, NY. 1680/1, where he received a home lot. He sold his Bedford property between 1680-85 to Cornelius Seeley, Sr. and Jonathan Miller, and returned to Stamford, CT. Jonas will dated Mar.20,1702/3, was not allowed. Inventory of his estate was taken Mar. 5,1704/5; his widow Mary and 8 children were mentioned. Apr. 22, 1719, Jonathan Holmes of Horse Neck was appointed administrator Feb. 13,1721/2, it was represented that Jonas, Jr, Martha and Susanna had
died after distribution was granted 1705; surviving children: Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Eliphalet, Samuel the eldest son, Sarah. Some records also give him a daughter. Elizabeth, supposed twin to Eliphalet. She m, Nathaniel Sanford in 1728. She is not mentioned in any documents concerning the children of Jonas. She was actually the daughter, of John (3) She is.
(Taken from SGS files) VOL 1,page, 11
Data from, Roselyn Whitman who states that her data came from
Barbara Seidl, descendant of Obadiah Seeley by Elizabeth White.
Barbara White 4880 Newcastlle Way, Anchorage, AK 99508
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1560 in Birmingham, England
- b.~ 1580 in Birmingham, England
- b.~ 1560 in England
- b. in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d.25 Aug 1657 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
- b.~ 1580 d. in Birmingham, England
- b.22 Jul 1652 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d.27 Mar 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
- b.~ 1616 in England d.1665 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Details of Jonas' family with Mary Slawson
Details of Jonas' family with Mary Wicks Waterbury
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