MURDERED BY A TREASONOUS COLONIST
Nathaniel Seeley was born in England (St. Stephen Cole). He was baptised on May 1, 1629 in St. Stephens Anglican Church. He immigrated to America with his father Robert Seeley and mother Mary Mason when he was three years old. They sailed on a ship that was part of the Winthrop Fleet. His father was a founding member of Watertown Massachusetts.
Nathaniel married Mary Turney in 1649. Nathaniel and Mary had 12 children. After Mary's death he married Elizabeth Burr. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had at least three children.
Nathaniel was a Captain who fought in the famous battle called the "Great Swamp Fight" during the "King Phillip's War". This was a war with King Phillip an Indian who was determined to drive settlers off of his land. Nathaniel was killed during this battle. His wife was granted land in honor of her husband's service. He was buried in a mass grave with others who died with him in battle.∼Nathaniel was christened 16 Sep 1627 at St. Stephen's Parish, London, England.
His family came to Massachusetts as part of the Winthrop fleet. He was the eldest son of Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritan settler Robert Seeley.
Captain Nathaniel Seeley was killed in action during the Great Swamp Fight of King Phillip's War. at age 48.
Nathan married twice.
1. Married to Mary Turney. Their children were:
Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John, Mary, Sarah, Phoebe and Rebecca.
2. Married to Elizabeth Burr about 1675/6 at Fairfield, CT. No known children.
Nathaniel Seeley was at New Haven, CT 1646-1656.
In 1651, Nathaniel was in Fairfield, CT. as early as 1657, when he became a freeman and where he was an extensive land holder. When the residents between Fairfield and Stratford asked for a new parish, the distance being to great, it was granted and called Stratfield, Ave, Bridgeport, CT. was the old division road between the two towns.
Nathaniel's property lay along the north side of the creek in Fairfield to the creek which is now along North Ave., Bridgeport; it ran 10 miles into Stratford.
In 1659, as his father was in England, Nathaniel sold some of Robert's property.
In 1673, he received a grant of land from Fairfield of 8 acres, and, by part purchase, land adjoining his home lot, called Seeley's Neck. He also bought a sedge marsh of 15 acres.
In 1674 he was appointed by the General Court of Ct. to lay out the boundaries between Fairfield and Norwich. He was called Sergeant in May 1674. In nov. 1675, he was commissioned as Lt., and was second in command of the Army of Fairfield Co. in Kink Philip's War. He served as Captain in Fairfied Co. Dragoons Nov. 1675.
Nathaniel was killed in The Great Swamp Fight at Narragansett. Inventory of his estate was taken Mar. 16, 1676, in which his widow, Elizabeth, mentioned her former husband, Obadiah Gilbert, and their daughter, Sarah. Also mentioned were Nathaniel's children by his first wife; Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John,Mary, Sarah, Phoebe and Rebecca. Mar 15, 1675/6, Elizabeth made a mutual agreement with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Capt. Nathaniel Seeley's children.
A grant of 200 acres of land was made by Colonial Govt. to Nathaniel's widow, Elizabeth, 1676, in recognition of his service in the war. She deeded land to her son Obadiah Seeley-probably Obadiah Gilbert, son of her former husband. Distribution of estate was made Mar. 3, 1704.∼Captain Nathaniel Seeley, son of Robert Seelye, founder of New Haven, Whethersford, and Waterford, RI, led a company of men under Josiah Winslow, Governor of Plymouth Colony, against the Narraganset Indians who had holed up in the middle of Rhode Island's Great Swamp.
One Joshua Tefft, a Rhode Island colonist who lived nearby, took up arms against the colonist army, shooting and killing Captain Seeley. In 1676 he was executed for his treason.
Nathaniel Seeley was born in England (St. Stephen Cole). He was baptised on May 1, 1629 in St. Stephens Anglican Church. He immigrated to America with his father Robert Seeley and mother Mary Mason when he was three years old. They sailed on a ship that was part of the Winthrop Fleet. His father was a founding member of Watertown Massachusetts.
Nathaniel married Mary Turney in 1649. Nathaniel and Mary had 12 children. After Mary's death he married Elizabeth Burr. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had at least three children.
Nathaniel was a Captain who fought in the famous battle called the "Great Swamp Fight" during the "King Phillip's War". This was a war with King Phillip an Indian who was determined to drive settlers off of his land. Nathaniel was killed during this battle. His wife was granted land in honor of her husband's service. He was buried in a mass grave with others who died with him in battle.∼Nathaniel was christened 16 Sep 1627 at St. Stephen's Parish, London, England.
His family came to Massachusetts as part of the Winthrop fleet. He was the eldest son of Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritan settler Robert Seeley.
Captain Nathaniel Seeley was killed in action during the Great Swamp Fight of King Phillip's War. at age 48.
Nathan married twice.
1. Married to Mary Turney. Their children were:
Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John, Mary, Sarah, Phoebe and Rebecca.
2. Married to Elizabeth Burr about 1675/6 at Fairfield, CT. No known children.
Nathaniel Seeley was at New Haven, CT 1646-1656.
In 1651, Nathaniel was in Fairfield, CT. as early as 1657, when he became a freeman and where he was an extensive land holder. When the residents between Fairfield and Stratford asked for a new parish, the distance being to great, it was granted and called Stratfield, Ave, Bridgeport, CT. was the old division road between the two towns.
Nathaniel's property lay along the north side of the creek in Fairfield to the creek which is now along North Ave., Bridgeport; it ran 10 miles into Stratford.
In 1659, as his father was in England, Nathaniel sold some of Robert's property.
In 1673, he received a grant of land from Fairfield of 8 acres, and, by part purchase, land adjoining his home lot, called Seeley's Neck. He also bought a sedge marsh of 15 acres.
In 1674 he was appointed by the General Court of Ct. to lay out the boundaries between Fairfield and Norwich. He was called Sergeant in May 1674. In nov. 1675, he was commissioned as Lt., and was second in command of the Army of Fairfield Co. in Kink Philip's War. He served as Captain in Fairfied Co. Dragoons Nov. 1675.
Nathaniel was killed in The Great Swamp Fight at Narragansett. Inventory of his estate was taken Mar. 16, 1676, in which his widow, Elizabeth, mentioned her former husband, Obadiah Gilbert, and their daughter, Sarah. Also mentioned were Nathaniel's children by his first wife; Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John,Mary, Sarah, Phoebe and Rebecca. Mar 15, 1675/6, Elizabeth made a mutual agreement with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Capt. Nathaniel Seeley's children.
A grant of 200 acres of land was made by Colonial Govt. to Nathaniel's widow, Elizabeth, 1676, in recognition of his service in the war. She deeded land to her son Obadiah Seeley-probably Obadiah Gilbert, son of her former husband. Distribution of estate was made Mar. 3, 1704.∼Captain Nathaniel Seeley, son of Robert Seelye, founder of New Haven, Whethersford, and Waterford, RI, led a company of men under Josiah Winslow, Governor of Plymouth Colony, against the Narraganset Indians who had holed up in the middle of Rhode Island's Great Swamp.
One Joshua Tefft, a Rhode Island colonist who lived nearby, took up arms against the colonist army, shooting and killing Captain Seeley. In 1676 he was executed for his treason.
MURDERED BY A TREASONOUS COLONIST
Nathaniel Seeley was born in England (St. Stephen Cole). He was baptised on May 1, 1629 in St. Stephens Anglican Church. He immigrated to America with his father Robert Seeley and mother Mary Mason when he was three years old. They sailed on a ship that was part of the Winthrop Fleet. His father was a founding member of Watertown Massachusetts.
Nathaniel married Mary Turney in 1649. Nathaniel and Mary had 12 children. After Mary's death he married Elizabeth Burr. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had at least three children.
Nathaniel was a Captain who fought in the famous battle called the "Great Swamp Fight" during the "King Phillip's War". This was a war with King Phillip an Indian who was determined to drive settlers off of his land. Nathaniel was killed during this battle. His wife was granted land in honor of her husband's service. He was buried in a mass grave with others who died with him in battle.∼Nathaniel was christened 16 Sep 1627 at St. Stephen's Parish, London, England.
His family came to Massachusetts as part of the Winthrop fleet. He was the eldest son of Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritan settler Robert Seeley.
Captain Nathaniel Seeley was killed in action during the Great Swamp Fight of King Phillip's War. at age 48.
Nathan married twice.
1. Married to Mary Turney. Their children were:
Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John, Mary, Sarah, Phoebe and Rebecca.
2. Married to Elizabeth Burr about 1675/6 at Fairfield, CT. No known children.
Nathaniel Seeley was at New Haven, CT 1646-1656.
In 1651, Nathaniel was in Fairfield, CT. as early as 1657, when he became a freeman and where he was an extensive land holder. When the residents between Fairfield and Stratford asked for a new parish, the distance being to great, it was granted and called Stratfield, Ave, Bridgeport, CT. was the old division road between the two towns.
Nathaniel's property lay along the north side of the creek in Fairfield to the creek which is now along North Ave., Bridgeport; it ran 10 miles into Stratford.
In 1659, as his father was in England, Nathaniel sold some of Robert's property.
In 1673, he received a grant of land from Fairfield of 8 acres, and, by part purchase, land adjoining his home lot, called Seeley's Neck. He also bought a sedge marsh of 15 acres.
In 1674 he was appointed by the General Court of Ct. to lay out the boundaries between Fairfield and Norwich. He was called Sergeant in May 1674. In nov. 1675, he was commissioned as Lt., and was second in command of the Army of Fairfield Co. in Kink Philip's War. He served as Captain in Fairfied Co. Dragoons Nov. 1675.
Nathaniel was killed in The Great Swamp Fight at Narragansett. Inventory of his estate was taken Mar. 16, 1676, in which his widow, Elizabeth, mentioned her former husband, Obadiah Gilbert, and their daughter, Sarah. Also mentioned were Nathaniel's children by his first wife; Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John,Mary, Sarah, Phoebe and Rebecca. Mar 15, 1675/6, Elizabeth made a mutual agreement with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Capt. Nathaniel Seeley's children.
A grant of 200 acres of land was made by Colonial Govt. to Nathaniel's widow, Elizabeth, 1676, in recognition of his service in the war. She deeded land to her son Obadiah Seeley-probably Obadiah Gilbert, son of her former husband. Distribution of estate was made Mar. 3, 1704.∼Captain Nathaniel Seeley, son of Robert Seelye, founder of New Haven, Whethersford, and Waterford, RI, led a company of men under Josiah Winslow, Governor of Plymouth Colony, against the Narraganset Indians who had holed up in the middle of Rhode Island's Great Swamp.
One Joshua Tefft, a Rhode Island colonist who lived nearby, took up arms against the colonist army, shooting and killing Captain Seeley. In 1676 he was executed for his treason.
Nathaniel Seeley was born in England (St. Stephen Cole). He was baptised on May 1, 1629 in St. Stephens Anglican Church. He immigrated to America with his father Robert Seeley and mother Mary Mason when he was three years old. They sailed on a ship that was part of the Winthrop Fleet. His father was a founding member of Watertown Massachusetts.
Nathaniel married Mary Turney in 1649. Nathaniel and Mary had 12 children. After Mary's death he married Elizabeth Burr. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had at least three children.
Nathaniel was a Captain who fought in the famous battle called the "Great Swamp Fight" during the "King Phillip's War". This was a war with King Phillip an Indian who was determined to drive settlers off of his land. Nathaniel was killed during this battle. His wife was granted land in honor of her husband's service. He was buried in a mass grave with others who died with him in battle.∼Nathaniel was christened 16 Sep 1627 at St. Stephen's Parish, London, England.
His family came to Massachusetts as part of the Winthrop fleet. He was the eldest son of Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritan settler Robert Seeley.
Captain Nathaniel Seeley was killed in action during the Great Swamp Fight of King Phillip's War. at age 48.
Nathan married twice.
1. Married to Mary Turney. Their children were:
Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John, Mary, Sarah, Phoebe and Rebecca.
2. Married to Elizabeth Burr about 1675/6 at Fairfield, CT. No known children.
Nathaniel Seeley was at New Haven, CT 1646-1656.
In 1651, Nathaniel was in Fairfield, CT. as early as 1657, when he became a freeman and where he was an extensive land holder. When the residents between Fairfield and Stratford asked for a new parish, the distance being to great, it was granted and called Stratfield, Ave, Bridgeport, CT. was the old division road between the two towns.
Nathaniel's property lay along the north side of the creek in Fairfield to the creek which is now along North Ave., Bridgeport; it ran 10 miles into Stratford.
In 1659, as his father was in England, Nathaniel sold some of Robert's property.
In 1673, he received a grant of land from Fairfield of 8 acres, and, by part purchase, land adjoining his home lot, called Seeley's Neck. He also bought a sedge marsh of 15 acres.
In 1674 he was appointed by the General Court of Ct. to lay out the boundaries between Fairfield and Norwich. He was called Sergeant in May 1674. In nov. 1675, he was commissioned as Lt., and was second in command of the Army of Fairfield Co. in Kink Philip's War. He served as Captain in Fairfied Co. Dragoons Nov. 1675.
Nathaniel was killed in The Great Swamp Fight at Narragansett. Inventory of his estate was taken Mar. 16, 1676, in which his widow, Elizabeth, mentioned her former husband, Obadiah Gilbert, and their daughter, Sarah. Also mentioned were Nathaniel's children by his first wife; Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John,Mary, Sarah, Phoebe and Rebecca. Mar 15, 1675/6, Elizabeth made a mutual agreement with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Capt. Nathaniel Seeley's children.
A grant of 200 acres of land was made by Colonial Govt. to Nathaniel's widow, Elizabeth, 1676, in recognition of his service in the war. She deeded land to her son Obadiah Seeley-probably Obadiah Gilbert, son of her former husband. Distribution of estate was made Mar. 3, 1704.∼Captain Nathaniel Seeley, son of Robert Seelye, founder of New Haven, Whethersford, and Waterford, RI, led a company of men under Josiah Winslow, Governor of Plymouth Colony, against the Narraganset Indians who had holed up in the middle of Rhode Island's Great Swamp.
One Joshua Tefft, a Rhode Island colonist who lived nearby, took up arms against the colonist army, shooting and killing Captain Seeley. In 1676 he was executed for his treason.
