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Seeley (Family : Seeley, Robert, 1602-1666)

 Family

Biographical History

The Robert Seeley family began with Robert Seeley (1602-1666). He married Mary Mason on December 15, 1626. The family immigrated to American in 1630 as part of the Winthrop Fleet, and settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They moved several places, including New Haven, Connecticut. Robert's son Nathaniel continued the family line, giving birth to a son named Joseph, from which Montell Seely is descended. Robert Seeley was a shipping merchant, but his descendents became farmers and ranchers. Prominent family members include Nathaniel Seelye (1629-1675), Benjamin Seelye (?-1697), and Justus Azel Seely (1779-1859).

Citation:
Montell Seely papers, MSS 7950 (Robert Seeley family began with Robert Seeley (1602-1667). He married Mary Mason on December 15, 1626. The family immigrated to American in 1630 as part of the Winthrop Fleet, and settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They moved several places, including New Haven, Connecticut. Robert's son Nathaniel continued the family line, giving birth to a son named Joseph, from which Montell Seely is descended. Robert Seeley was a shipping merchant, but his descendents became farmers and ranchers. Prominent family members include Nathaniel Seelye (1629-1675), Benjamin Seelye (?-1697).)

"Justus Azel Seely" Seeley Genealogical Society. http://www.seeley-society.net/bios-ly/bio-justusazelseely.html. (Justus Azel Seeley, 1779-1859).

Seely, Montell. Seely History. Community Press, 1988. (began with Robert Seeley family.)

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Montell Seely papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7950
Scope and Contents Contains documents on Montell Seely's life and family history. Includes research files and book proofs from his work on family history, especially as it pertains to the Robert Seeley family. Contains documents of the family, including deeds, wills, and other sources. These sources document their migration and moves around the country. The collection also contains Seely's personal journals, kept in his adulthood. These document his daily life, concerns, and interests, as well as family and...
Dates: approximately 1934-2009

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