Listing of submitted Queries:
Query numbers beginning with SR-2001 means these queries were submitted for posting at the September 2001 Seeley Reunion in Tacoma, WA.
Query Number: SR-2001-13: Permilla Seeley and John Mills, Jr. Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Lesley is seeking info on the descendants of Permilla Seeley and John Mills, Jr. (No other information was received.)
Requester: Lesley Graham Requester Address: lpghistory@yahoo.com
Response Info: No match for Permilla Seeley or John Mills was found in the 3 SGS Publications and no info has yet been received on this query.
Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Query Number: SR-2001-12:Jesse Seely Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Warren is looking for the parents of Jesse Seely, b. about 1776 in Redding, Fairfield, County, CT. Marriage data on his first wife is unknown. He m. 2nd Deborah Deforest, b. about 1785 in Redding, CT. He also lived in Delaware County, NY.
Requester: Warren Axtell Requester Address: AXTELLW@cs.com
Response Info: No match for this Jesse Seely was found in the 3 SGS Publications and no info has yet been received on this query.
Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Query Number: SR-2001-11: Dwight Horace Seely Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Anne is researching the family of her grandfather, Dwight Horace Seely, b. 1895 in Iowa. His parents were Fred Dwight Seely and Hattie Jane Moss, also of Iowa. She would appreciate any information we may have on her ancestors.
Requester: Anne Seely Havard Requester Address: ASH 321496@aol.com
Response Info: No info was found on this line in the 3 SGS Publications and no info has yet been received on this query
Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Query Number: SR-2001-10: Mary/Polly Seeley Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Georgiana’s last name is unknown. Her original query was not received. Dan Seeley, however, subsequently forwarded correspondence regarding her query. Georgiana requested info on the ancestry of Mary “Polly” Seeley, b. 20 Oct 1785 in CT and d. 4 Nov 1857, bur. in North Farmington Cemetery, Farmington, Oakland Co., MI. She m. Eber Harger, who was b. 13 Sep 1781 in Derby, New Haven County, CT and he d. in 1839. Georgiana provided considerable data on the children and grandchildren of Eber Harger and Mary/Polly Seeley.
Requester: Georgiana Harger Stevens Requester Address: RgSte48398@aol.com
Response Info: The interim response identified Mary/Polly Seeley as SGS # 1974. Helen Harger Stevens responded to the query and agrees with Mary/Polly Seeley’s line as described in the SGS 7th Generation Book, page 7 of the Nathaniel Section. Helen is a great great granddaughter of Mary/Polly and Eber Harger. However, she believes Eber Harger died in Oakland County, MI not Genesee County as stated in the 7th Generation Book. Helen’s Email was forwarded to Georgiana. Georgiana is continuing her research in trying to tie female Hargers to this family. She is also seeking info on an Eber Harger who was married on 2 Apr 1843 to Eliza Taylor.
Responder: SGS Response:
Response Info: Update to Query # SR2001-10: The submitter was Georgiana Harger Stevens, RgSte48398@aol.com. Georgiana was seeking information on Mary/Polly Seeley and her husband Eber Harger. This query appeared in the February SGS Newsletter and the interim response identified Mary/Polly Seeley as SGS # 1974. Helen Harger Stevens responded to the query and agrees with Mary/Polly Seeley’s line as described in the SGS 7th Generation Book, page 7 of the Nathaniel Section. Helen is a great great granddaughter of Mary/Polly and Eber Harger. However, she believes Eber Harger died in Oakland County, MI not Genesee County as stated in the 7th Generation Book. Helen’s Email was forwarded to Georgiana. Georgiana is continuing her research in trying to tie female Hargers to this family. She is also seeking info on an Eber Harger who was married on 2 Apr 1843 to Eliza Taylor. Thank you for your response, Helen.
Responder: Update to Query # SR2001-10
Query Number: SR-2001-9: Ida Clara Seeley Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Richard is seeking info on Ida Clara Seeley, b. 14 Jul 1859 in Wayland, Steuben County, NY, d. 1 Mar 1903 in Cohocton, Steuben County, NY. Her parents were William Seeley (1820-1909) and Roxana Brooks (1821-1907).
Requester: Richard Shafer Requester Address: rlshafer@concentric.net
Response Info: No Ida Clara Seeley was found in any of the 3 SGS Publications and no additional information was received on this query.
Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Query Number: SR-2001-8: Isaiah Seelye Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: John’s Isaiah Seelye was b. 1777 Litchfield, CT and d. aft. 1850 prob. Sullivan Twp., Tioga County, PA. John would like to know (1) the name of Isaiah’s spouse and date and place of the marriage. (1) did he have more than one spouse? (2) Do the names of his sons George Richmond Seelye and Lent D. Seelye provide any clues? (3) Was the spouse a Richmond? A Lent? A Dunning? Or a Dorsett? Or was her maiden name something else starting with a d? (4) Where, specifically was his daughter Mary Ann born in NY or his son Lent born in PA? (5) What was the name, and other information, about the female child listed in the 1810 NY census. (6) What was the date and place where Isaiah died? (7) Where was Isaiah interred? (8) What was the name of Isaiah’s unit in the War of 1812? And (9) can anyone provide additional information about Isaiah from tax assessment and court records in NY or PA?
Requester: W. John Bauer Requester Address: wj.bauer@comcast.net
Response Info: The Isaiah Seelye for whom Mr. Bauer is seeking information is likely SGS # 306. The SGS Publication The Sixth Generation Families, pages 32 and 33, list data that generally corresponds with that Mr. Bauer provided. No additional information was received on this query.
Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Response Info: This query was submitted by W. John Bauer back in 2001. He has a new email address – wj.bauer@comcast.net. He wonders if anyone has new information on SGS# 306, Isaiah Seelye, b. 1777 Litchfield, CT and d. aft. 1850 prob. Sullivan Twp., Tioga County, PA. Specifically John would like to know the name of Isaiah’s spouse and date and place of the marriage. Did Isaiah have more than one spouse? Do the names of his sons George Richmond Seelye and Lent D. Seelye provide any clues? Perhaps the spouse was a Richmond? A Lent? A Dunning? Or a Dorsett? Or was her maiden name something else starting with a D? Where was his daughter Mary Ann born in NY or his son Lent born in PA? What was the name, and other information, about the female child listed in the 1810 NY census. What was the date and place where Isaiah died and where was Isaiah interred? What was the name of Isaiah’s unit in the War of 1812? Can anyone provide additional information about Isaiah from tax assessment and court records in NY or PA?
Lots of questions; if you have information please pass it on to both of us.
Responder: SGS Query Editor: November 2010
Query Number: SR-2001-7: Frank Seely Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Bill was told that his ancestor, Frank Seely, b. 1852, came to New York from Germany ca 1875. Bill asks if anyone is aware of any Seely folk from Germany?
Requester: Bill Seely Requester Address: waseely@aol.com
Response Info: Dan Seelye responded that he could find no Frank Seely/Seeley/Seelye who came from Germany in his files. No other information was received on this query.
Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Query Number: SR-2001-6: Matilda Seely Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Bob is looking for info on his G-G-Grandmother Matilda Seely, b. ca 1834 in Indiana. In the 1850 census she is listed with her mother Sarah, sister Lydia and a brother Charles. She m. Creighton W. Larmore in 1852 and she d. in 1868. She is buried in Rush County, IN with her husband Creighton.
Requester: Bob Smith Requester Address: loong40@infinet.com
Response Info: Dan Seelye sent Bob a Group Sheet with data he received from Bob Smith and Janet Pease. He provided Janet’s address and suggested Bob contact her to share data. The Group Sheet does not tie Matilda Seely in with the Seeleys listed in the 3 SGS Publications.
Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Query Number: SR-2001-5: Fielding Seal Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Nancy is seeking info regarding her G-G-G Grandfather Fielding Seal, b. ca 1770 in PA, VA, or possibly SC. Nancy is now going on the theory that he may have changed is surname (or first name) in some way. He m. Jane Bales in Boutetourt County, VA in 1810.
Requester: Nancy Hammes Requester Address: nhammes@net66.com
Response Info: Dan Seelye responded that his files show no information on Fielding Seal or Jane Bales. No other information was received on this query.
Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Query Number: SR-2001-4: Hannah (or Katherine) Seeley (Seelye) Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Anne is seeking background information on Hannah (or Katherine, records differ) Seeley (Seelye) b. ca 1770 in England, m. Thomas Lidwill of Ireland, were in Troy, NY by about 1800, moved to Essex County, Ontario, Canada by the end of 1809. Children born during the period 1797-1810 were Elizabeth, Hannah, Abner, Nary, Robert, Thomas Jefferson, and Julie. Hannah (Katherine) died in Amhersburg, Essex County, Ontario, Canada about 1812.
Requester: Anne Denny Requester Address: ja-denny@msn.com
Tucson, AZ 85718
Response Info: No information was received at this writing. Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Query Number: SR-2001-3: Ancestors of Obadiah Seely Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Jeff states that he has his family traced back to Obadiah Seely (1614-1657) of Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, who married Mary Angel Miller (-1665). (Question 1)Has anyone been able to track Obadiah’s or (Question 2)Mary’s family backs any farther? (Question 3) Or the related Osborn Family? (Question 4) Is anyone else there related to Martha Patty Seely (-1806) who married my (Jeff’s) George McConnell?
Requester: Jeff Darlington Requester Address: dargenes@aol.com
Response Info: In response to questions (1) and (2), the Seeley Genealogical Society has hired professional Genealogists to help us determine Obadiah's ancestry. To date, we have found no primary source that genetically links Obadiah to the immigrant Robert Seeley (1602-1667) or that Obadiah originally hailed from Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Additionally, Mr. Frederick C. Hart, Jr., CG concluded in a report to the SGS in June 1999 that "it is unlikely that Mary ____, the wife of (1) John Miller and (2) Obadiah Seeley was named Mary Angell." The results of our research have been published in SGS Newsletters dated February 2000, August 1999, February 1999, August 1997 and before. Copies of these and other SGS Newsletters may be obtained for $1.00 each from Mr. Terry Tietjens at terryt@access-one.com. If anyone has information that differs from the above, we would be very grateful if you would share it. Seeking a resolution to the ancestry of Obadiah Seeley remains a high research objective of SGS. No information was received on questions (3) and (4).
Responder: SGS Interim Response:
Query Number: SR-2001-2: Walter Hughson Seeley
and Frank Melvin SeeleyQuery Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: Walter and Frank Seeley (brothers) married sisters, Ora Sophronia and Ota Minerva Lane, respectively. The Moberlys are looking for descendants of these two marriages.
Requester: Richard and Terri Moberly Requester Address: rmoberly@swbell.net
Response Info: According to data submitted to SGS, the parents of Walter Hughson Seeley were Moses Carpenter Seeley and Mary Josephine Hughson. Moses (SGS # 3558) is recorded in the SGS 7th Generation Book as being in the 8th generation of Robert Seeley, in the Obadiah line. John stated he had additional information and requested how the Moberlys are connected to this line. No response to the Moberlys was received as of 28 December 2001.
Responder: John Seely
Query Number: SR-2001-1: Joseph Seely (1823-1902) Query Date: Sept. 2001 Requested Info: I'm looking for information on Joseph Seely who was born in New York ca 1824. On 16 Apr 1846 he mar Caroline S. Richards in Washington County, Ohio. Caroline was b ca 1827 in Ohio and d on 17 Sep 1858 in Barlow Township, Washington County, OH. Joseph and Caroline had six children: Ellen E., Hulda J., Adda R., William W., George W., and Rufus F. After Caroline’s death, Joseph married Mary M. Laughlin on 8 Feb 1860 in Washington County, OH. Joseph and Mary had 5 children: Elfrida, Lucy M., Hannah F., Joseph G., and Mary E. Mark is a descendant of Joseph and Caroline’s dau Adda R. Seely.
Requester: Rick Schoen Requester Address: rmschoen@worldnet.att.net
Response Info: SGS Response: This query was posted on the query board at rootsweb.com and it received a reply from Bill Seely (wkseely@aol.com). Bill believes he descends from Joseph Seely’s brother, William Jackson Seely, b. 1832 in Sullivan Co., NY the youngest child of William Gedney Seely and Hannah Ferris. Rick Schoen responded that he believed there was a match. With this info, Dan Seelye was able to send Rick a Group Sheet on William Gedney Seely, SGS # 1633, a SGS Seventh Generation Family in the Obadiah line.
Responder: Dan Seelye