Nathaniel IV SEELEY
Died aged 85. Information received by GEDCOM file on a disk from Ruth Goodrich of Route 2 Box 2932 in Cabot, Vermont 05647 (phone 802-426-3388) received Dec 1993. The file consisted of 1291 individuals and 456 marriages. ON 1 MAR 1728/9 EPHRIAM JACKSON, NATHANIEL SEELEY, ELIZABETH E. SEELEY AND ANN JACKSON, SOLD THEIR SHARES IN THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH JACKSON TO THOMAS AND SARAH MOREHOUSE. THIS CONSISTED OF THE HOME LOT, HOUSE AND PARN IN FAIRFIELD, CT ON 15 APR 1725, NATHANIEL SEELEY OF FAIRFIELD SOLD TO WILLIAM STERLING, HIS PORTION OF LAND THAT HAD BEEN GRANTED TO HES GR GRANDFATHER, NATHANIEL SEELEY OF AIRFIELD IN FEB 1673. NATHANIEL'S WILL WAS DATED 17 SEP 1784; NAMED GRANDDAUGHTER REBECKAH JENNINGS, DAU ELIZ. JENNINGS, CATEE AND JEMIME DAUS. OF SON SAMUEL DEC'D, TABITHA LACY DAU. OF DEC'D DAU SARAH, KEZIA AND ABIGAIL DAUS. OF SON EPHRIAM DEC'D, EBENEZER, SARAH CATEE AND ABIGAIL ALL CHILDREN OF DAU ANN LORD DEC'D. SON EZRA APPOINTED EXECUTOR. THE WILL WAS DISSAPROVED 1 AUG 1791. INVENTORY OF NATHANIEL'S ESTATE WAS TAKEN 21 AUG 1786. DISTRIBUTION WAS MADE 4 DEC 1786 TO NATHANIEL, HEZEKIAH AND EZRA SEELEY, HEIRS OF EPHRIAM AND SAMUEL SEELEY, ELIZABETH JENNINGS WIFE OF NEHEMIAH JENNINGS, HEIRS OF SARAH HUBBELL AND ANN LORD. MESSRS. JOSIAH LACY, NATHAN SEELYE AND ROBERT WILSON ALL FO FAIRFIELD, CT.
HIS WILL WAS DATED 30 OCT 1766; PROVED 16 MAR 1767; MENTIONS WIFE RUTH. DISTRIBUTION WAS MADE 2 DEC 1776 TO HEIRS: FATHER NATHANIEL, MOTHER ELIZ., BORTHERS NATHANIEL, HEZEKIAH, SAMUEL, EZRA, SISTER ELIZABETH WIFE OF NEHEMIAH JENNINGS, KEZIA WIFE OF SAMUEL SHERWOOD, ABIGAIL SEELEY DAU OF EPHRIAM SEELEY DEC'D. TABITHA WIFE OF DANIEL LACY AND DAU OF SARAH DEC'D WIFE OF JABEZ HUBBELL, SARAH, CATHERINE, ABIGAIL AND EBENEZER LORD HEIRS OF ANN DEC'D WIFE OF EBENEZER LORD SR.
Killed in Action repelling Tryon's invasion of Fairfield, at theBattle of Ridgefield (CT), a Lieutenant of the 12th. Company, 4th. Regiment.Earlier an Ensign of the East Company of North Fairfield (CT).
Ensign of the Third Company, Fourth Regiment, OCT 1781. Died aged 81.
DIED YOUNG
He married Elizabeth Jackson 1725 at Fairfield, Ct . Elizabeth Jackson was christened at Fairfield, Ct 15 Nov 1702 daughter of Joseph Jackson and Elizabeth Sanford .
They were the parents of 10
children:
Nathaniel V Seeley
born Abt 1726.
Hezekiah Seeley
born Abt 1728.
Elizabeth Seeley
born 1730.
Sarah I Seeley
christened 20 Aug 1732.
Ephriam Seeley
christened 21 Jul 1734.
Stephen Seeley
christened 25 Jan 1736.
Samuel Sr Seeley, Lieutenant
born 1740.
Blocked
Ezra Seeley, Ensign
born Abt 1746.
Nehemiah Seeley
born Aft 1746.
Nathaniel IV Seeley died 27 Mar 1786 at Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut .
Elizabeth Jackson died 9 Dec 1781 at Stratfield, Ct .