The Seventh Generation Families is the third book that my mother, Madeline M. Mills, and I have compiled and published for the Seeley Genealogical Society. Mother served as Genealogist of the Society for seven years. Her term of office was completed in 1999.

Please read the information contained in this book carefully, especially the entries that deal with your ancestors. if you have additions, corrections, comments, or concerns, please send documentation to me at the above address. I will continue to update the three books which my mother and I have compiled. Members will be informed of changes to any of the three books in the Seeley Genealogical Sociely Newsletter.

This particular book took more than three years to compile and is twice as big as the Sixth Generation Families! We believe that an Eighth Generation Families is out of the question! We, therefore, challenge descendants to locate information, compile and publish similar books beginning with either a seventh or eighth generation person listed in this book and submit that publication to the Seelye Research Center Director, Terry Tietjens, PO Box 337, Abilene, KS, 67410- 0337.

We appreciate all those who have contributed to the body of knowledge that we have about the Seeley (with the various spellings) family. We acknowledge countless hours of research and preparation of records by many people including Esther L. Houtz Walters, Elizabeth White, Helene Ault, and many others.

We would like to thank John R. Seely, Eugene Seelye, Terry Tietjens and Lester Stevens and many others for their assistance with this project.

Not all records agree. We have had to use "discretion and logic" in trying to assemble family groups. We have had to make some "judgment calls." Some records may not agree with your collected records. Some problems have been resolved and some have not. It is our wish that what we have done is acceptable. We wanted it to be perfect. We know that is not possible.

There has been a question of the ancestry of Obadiah (SGS#4) for some time. It is clear from the evidence that Obadiah is not the son of Robert and Mary Mason Seeley, nor does there appear to be any close relationship. Because SGS numbers have afready been assigned in the previous publication of Generations One Through Five, and The Sixth Generation Families, it has been decided that the numbering of Obadiah's descendants will not change. At the time of the original publication, Obadiah was considered a son of Robert, and so he was listed as being a part of the second generation. We have kept that designation. It appears that Obadiah's father may have been Wrniam Seeley. We are waiting for more research to be concluded in this area.

Using this book should be simple. Each individual has been given a number. Robert Seeley is SGS #1. His son, Nathaniel Seeley, is SGS #2. Obadiah Seeley is SGS #4. This numbering continues through each successive generation. These numbers are referred to as SGS numbers. The numbers, once assigned, do not change. When further data is known of an individual, the number will be followed by an asterisk and the name will be capitalized. Data for that individual will follow in the next generation in numerical order.

Since this is a Seeley (with the various spellings) genealogy we have not included information beyond the initial generation for individuals with other simiames. Example--When Ann Seeley married John Smith, her children with surname "Smith" are included with as much information as we have, but are not carried forward.

The following abbreviations have been used: b=born; bapt=baptised; d=died; m=married; bur=buried. Dates are listed day/month/year. We have given information about parentage of spouse when available. We have included residence if known. if military service has been rendered, we have noted it as a part of the record.