Ancestry of Daniel James Seely St. George, N. B., 1826 and of Charlotte Louisa Vail Sussex, N. B., 1837-St. John, N. B., 1912 with a list of Their Descendants Compiled by Colonel William Plumb Bacon, Yale, 1858 of New Britian, Conn. Conn. Historical Society Press of TOBIAS A. WRIGHT 150 Bleecker Street New York l.'Tj Obadiah Seely ..... , ... - I-Robert Seely Seely . ........... 0 [Jonas [ t'l1 M Mary O" O" ('I) ('t) t:i l:j -Mary Wickes ~ ('I) ~~- N N "'1(b _____ ('t)"'1 ___ '<- en r:n ('t) (P ~ ro...... (1)...... ~ 0 '< -< -'< ·-V> Si" tJ O" (1) ~ t:j C)..... O"---J-· (D "'1 " (./') n (1) ('I)...... t:d e:. 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Susanna (Fuller) Clark. ·LElizabeth Emerson···· ·LElizabeth ~ .,~ '< Jewett ........ ·CEdward Jewett . l J cMaximilian td Ezek 1e ewett•......... Mary Taylor ""I tr1 Ann 0 ...... Maximilian Jewett. ..... ~ -·N ::s d [ ;.(!)_, Faith Parratt........... - I-Dea, Francis Parrat '--I (I) ~ Sarah ~ "' ANCESTORS OF DANIEL JAMES SEELY. Acie, William, Rowley, Mass., 1643 Ayer, John, Salisbury, Mass., 1640 Berry, William, Piscataqua,. N. H., 1632 Blake, Jasper, Hampton, N. H., 1650? Bland, John, Edgartown, Mass., 1646 Brown, Nicholas, Lynn, Mass., 1638 Emerson, Thomas, Ipswich, Mass., 1638 Foster, Reginald, Ipswich, Mass., 1638 Fuller, John, Ipswich, Mass., 1635 Gilbert, Josiah, Hartford, Ct., 1651 Hale, Thomas, Haverhill, Mass., 1635 Hutchinson, Richard, Salem, Mass., 1636 Jewett, Maximilian, Rowley, Mass., 1639 Lamson, William, Ipswich, Mass., 1634 Leavitt, Thomas, Boston, Mass., 1637 Locke, Thomas, Portsmouth, N. H., 1656 Peabody, Francis, Ipswich, Mass., 1635 Sanborn, Mehetabel, Hampton, N. H., 16 Seeley, Robert, Watertown, Mass., 1630 Sleeper, Thomas, Hampton, N. H., 1645 Swan, Richard. Boston, lVIass., I 638 Parrat, Francis. Rowley, Mass., 1640 Tilton, Willia~, Lynn, Mass., 16 ? 5 ACIE. I. WILLIAM Ac1E b. d. m. MARGARET He was a proprietor in Rowley, Mass., in 1643. Was a town officer. His will of Apr. 22, 1689, probated Sept. 30, 1690. Children. John Mary m. Charles Brown. Elizabeth b. d. 1689. m. Robert Swan. Hannah b. Margaret II. ELIZABETH AcIE m. abt. 1652. ROBERT SWAN. III. RICHARD SwAN m. HANNAH. IV. HANNAH SWAN m. STEPHEN PEABODY. V. CAPT. FRANCIS PEABODY m. Nov. 18, 1742. MARY BROWN. VI. HEPSIBAH PEABODY m. 1772. JONATHAN LEAVITT. VII. CHARLOTTE LEAVITT m. Aug. 24, 1809. JOSIAH GILBERT SEELY. VIII. DANIEL JAMES SEELY m. July 13, 1857. CHARLOTTE LOUISE VAIL. 6 AYER. I. JOHN AYER b. d. Haverhill, Mass., 1657. m. HANNAH b. d. Oct. 8. 1688 . He came to Salisbury, Mass., where he was a proprietor in 1640 and removed to Haverhill, where he was a proprietor 1648-9, and became a town officer. His will was probated Oct. 6, 1657. Cki1dren. Sarah b. m. 1641(?), William Lamson. John b. m. May 5, 1646, Sarah Williams. Robert b. m. Feb. 27, 1650, Elizabeth Palmer. Thomas b. m. Apr. I, 1656, Elizabeth Hutchins. Peter b. m. Nov. 1, 1659, Hannah Allen. Obadiah b. m. Mch. 19, 1660-1, Hannah Pike. Nathaniel b. m. May 10, 1670, Tamasin Turloar. Hannah Rebecca b. m. Oct. S, 1657, John Aslet. Mary IL SARAH AYER m. vV1LLIAM LAMsoN. III. SARAH LAMSON m. Mch. 6, 1665. CORNELIUS BROWN. IV. CORNELIUS BROWN m. 1687 ( ?). SUSANNA FULLER. V. CALEB BROWN m. 1722 (?). ELIZABETH JEWETT. VI. MARY BROWN m. Nov. 18, 1_742. FRANCIS PEABODY. VII. HEPSIBAH PEABODY m. 1772. JONATHAN LEAVITT. VIII. CHARLOTTE LEAVITT m. Aug. 24, 1809. JOSIAH GILBERT SEELY. IX. DANIEL JAMES SEELY m. July 13, 1857. CHARLOTTE LOUISA VAIL. 8 BERRY. I. WILLIAM BERRY b. d. Newbury, Mass., 1654. m. JANE He was in Piscataqua, N. H., in 1632, and removed to Newbury, Mass., in 1635, where he was made a freeman May 18, 1641. His widow Jane m. 2nd, Nathaniel Drake. Chz'ldren. Elizabeth b. m. abt. 1652, John Locke. II. ELIZABETH BERRY m. abt. 1652. JOHN LOCKE. III. NATHANIEL LocKE m. Jan. 22, 1688. DOROTHY BLAKE. IV. ELIZABETH LOCKE m. Nov. 24, I 714. THOMAS LEAVITT. V. JOHN LEAVITT m. May 3, 1739. MARY TILTON. VI. JONATHAN LEAVITT m. 1772. HEPSIBAH PEABODY. VII. CHARLOTTE LEAVITT m. Aug. 24, 1809. JOSIAH GILBERT SEELY. VIII. DANIEL JAMES SEELY m. July 13, 1857. CHARLOTTE LOUISA VAIL. 9 BLAKE. I. JASPER BLAKE b. d. Jan. 5, 1674. m. DEBORAH b. d. Dec. 30, 1678. He was a mariner and was in Hampton, N. H., about 1650. She was perhaps a sister of Rev. Timothy Dalton. Children. Timothy b. Oct. 16, 1649. d. Jan. 6, 1718. m. Dec. 20, 1677, Naomi Sleeper, dau. Thomas. Deborah b. Jan. 15, 1652. m. Eleazer Elkins. Israel b. d. Dec. 3, 1678. John b. Oct. 31, 1656. d. Mch. 29, 1716. m. Frances. Sarah b. Feb. 14, 1659. d. Sept. 29, 1660. Sarah b. June 30, 1661. Jasper b. Nov. 16, 1663. d. Dec. 19, 1678. Samuel b. June 6, 1666. · Dorothy b. Sept. 17, 1668. d. Oct. 28, 1737. m. Jan. 22, 1688, Nathaniel Locke. Philemon b. May 23, 167r. m. Jan. 20, 1698, Sarah Dearborn, dau. Henry. Maria b. Mch. 1, 1673. II. DOROTHY BLAKE m. Jan. 22, 1688. NATHANIEL LOCKE. III. · ELIZABETH LOCKE m. THOMAS LEAVITT. IV. JOHN LEAVITT m. MARY TILTON. V. JONATHAN LEAVITT m. 1772. HEPSIBAH PEABODY. VI. CHARLOTTE LEAVITT m. Aug. 24, 1809. JOSIAH GILBERT SEELY. VII. DANIEL JAMES SEELY m. July 13, 1857. CHARLOTTE LOUISE VAIL. 10 BLAND. I. JOHN BLAND b. d. abt. 1667. m. JOANNA. He was from Colchester, England, came to Edgartown, Mass., in 1646. Children. Annabel Isabel II. ISABELLA BLAND m. before 1644. THOMAS LEAVITT. III. ARETAS LEAVITT m. Aug. 1, 1678. RUTH SLEEPER. IV. THOMAS LEAVITT m. Nov. 24, 1714. ELIZABETH LOCKE. V. JOHN LEAVITT m. May 3, 1739. MARY TILTON. VI. JONATHAN LEAVITT m. 1772. HEPSIBAH PEABODY. VIL CHARLOTTE LEAVITT m. Aug. 24, 1809. JOSIAH GILBERT SEELY. VIII. DANIEL JAMES SEELY m. July 13, 1857. CHARLOTTE LOUISE VAIL. 11 BROWN. I. NICHOLAS BROWN b. d. Apr. 5, 1673. m. ELIZABETH Mariner, Lynn, proprietor 1638, Com. of General Court May 13, 164 3, removed to Reading, proprietor 1644, town officer. He, wife and children admitted from the church of Lynn. His will of Mch. 9, 1673, probated June 17, 1673, names wife Elizabeth, and children John, Josiah, Edward, Joseph, Cornelius and Elizabeth. Children. John Josiah Cornelius Elizabeth Edward b. Aug. 15, 1640. Joseph b. Dec. 10, 1647. Sarah b. June 6, 1650. II. CORNELIUS BROWN b. d. Jan. I, 1689. ' m. Mch. 6, 1665. SARAH LAMSON b. Ips\vich, 1644. d. Oct. 4, 1683. He was a proprietor, freeman May 17, 1657. Children. Nicholas b. Apr. 7, 1666. d. young. Cornelius b. June 3, 1667. Sarah b. Dec. 23, 1668. John b. Aug. 8, 1671. Abigail b. Apr. 5, 1674. d. young. Samuel b. Sept. 13, 1675. Mary b. Jan. I, 1679. Hannah b. Aug. 29, 1680. 12 III. CORNELIUS BROWN b. Reading, June 3, 1667. d. 1743. m. 1st Lynn, 1687 (?). SUSANNA (FULLER) CLARK b. d. Boxford, Jan. 9, 1734 ~ 74 (?). She m., 1st, Ipswich, Oct. 25, 1671, William Story, and had dau. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 14, 1672. She m., 2nd, Lynn, July 13, 1681, John Clark, who d. Dec. 18, 1685. He settled in Boxford where he bought 200 acres. His will of Apr. 5, 1743, was probated July 4, 1743. He removed to Ipswich abt. 1740 and became a trader. He m., 2nd, in 1734 (pub. Apr. 8, 1734) wid. Mary Croker (Crooke, Cruke), d. 1757, of Ipswich. Children. Susanna b. Lynn, Mch. 6, 1689-90. m. (pub. May 3, 1712) Samuel Cole. Moses b. m. (pub. Apr. 15, 1719) Martha Emmons of Lynn. Aaron b. n1. Dec. 30, 1718, Susanna Hovey. Caleb b. Lynn. m. (pub. Oct. 18, 1722) Elizabeth Jewett of Rowley. Jemima b. m. Mch. I, 1721, Daniel Boynton of Groton. Judith b. m. Apr. 8, I 724, Jon a than Cole. IV. DEACON CALEB BROWN b. d. m. (pub. Oct. 18, 1722.) ELIZABETH JEWETT Children. Sarah b. Apr. 17, 1724. Mary b. Dec. 12, 1725. m. Boxford, Mass., Nov. 18, 1742, Francis Peabody. Hannah b. May I 5, I 729. Elizabeth b. Feb. 11, 1730-1. d. 1739. Caleb b. May 29, 1732. Susanna b. Mch. 4, 1734. d. 1739. 13 Clark 6. Feb. 24, 1735-6.