Joseph SEELEY
WAS OF ROCKY HILL, STRATFORD, CT. ON 21 APR 1760, JOHN HINMAND AND CHARITY SEALY OF STATFORD WERE APPOINTED GUARDIANS OF REGBECCA, HANNAH AND JOSHUA SEALY , CHILDREN OF JOHN SEALY LATE OF STRATFORD DEC'D. 17 FEB 1774, CHARITY WAS GUARDIAN OF ;SARAH AND PHEBE SEALY, DAUS OF JOHN SEELY AND AMOS HINMAN WAS GUARDIAN OF JOSEPH SELEE, A MINOR OF STRATFORD, SON TO JOHN
IN 1766 SOLD HIS SHARE OF HIS FATHER'S FARM IN STRATFORD. FROM 1766 TO 1771 HE LIVED IN STRATFIELD PARISH, BRIDGEPORT. NO FURTHER RECORDS, PROBATE NOR GRAVE STONES CAN BE LOCATED. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF HE LEFT CT OR NOT.
WAS OF STRATFORD, CT. HIS WILL WAS DATED 6 OCT 1777; PROVED 24 FEB 1778. MENTIONS HIS WIFE JERUSHA AND ALL OF THEIR CHILDREN
WAS OF STRATFORD, CT. HE SERVED IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR UNDER CAPT. P. BRADLEY, 5TH REGT; UNDER COL. H. SWIFT IN THE 7TH REGT.
OF ROCKY HILL, STRATFORD, CT. LIVED AT BENNET'S FACTORY WHERE HE WAS A SKILLED MILL STONE MAKER AND ACCURATE MECHANIC. HIS WILL DATED 10 JAN 1810; INVENTORY TAKEN 3 APR 1812
LIVING IN HUNTINGTON, CT IN 1790 MAY HAVE MARRIED IN 1761, SARAH MALLORY HAWLEY B ABT 1742 DAU. OF BENJAMIN MALLORY
WAS OF CHESTNUT HILL IN THE WEST PART OF TRUMBULL, CT
OF STRATFORD, CT. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE GRANTED 8 OCT 1776. DISTRIBUTION WAS 3 JUN 1777 OR 1779. WIDOW BETTY AND LEWIS SEELY, ONLY SON. BETTY SEELEY AND DANIEL HAWLEY WERE GUARDIANS TO LEWIS SEELEY, 1776
MAY HAVE DIED YOUNG
He married Hannah Peet 22 Dec 1722/23 at Connecticut . Hannah Peet was born at Stratford, Ct 22 Dec 1704 .
They were the parents of 15
children:
John Seeley
born 18 Sep 1724.
Benjamin Seeley
born 6 Jul 1726.
Joseph Seeley
born 5 Apr 1728.
Rebecca Seeley
born 21 Jan 1730.
David Seeley
born 4 Feb 1732.
Seth Seeley
born 16 Dec 1733.
Michael Seeley
born 25 Jan 1737.
Hannah Seeley
born 17 Sep 1738.
Gideon Seeley
born 13 Dec 1740.
Elnathan Seeley
born 4 Mar 1741.
Justus Seeley
born 1 May 1743.
Isreal Seeley
born 9 Sep 1744.
Ruth Seeley
born 7 Nov 1746.
Dinah Seeley
born 23 Jan 1748.
James Seeley
born 1 May 1742.
Joseph Seeley died 1766 at Stratford, Ct .