Mary (Mason) Seeley (abt. 1590 - 1647)

Born about 1590 in Huntingdonshire, England [uncertain]

Wife of Robert Seeley — married 15 Dec 1626 in St Stephens, Coleman St., London

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1647 at about age 57 in New Haven, Connecticut Colony

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Mary (Mason) Seeley migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Origins

The origins of Mary are not known. It has been published that she had ten children who all passed away before 1626. There are twelve children listed here, but so far no records to support them.

Biography

Mary's surname is unknown. Her birth date has been estimated, but it is thought that she was 36 years old when she married her third husband, Robert Seeley ^[1] She was likely born in Huntingdon, England. Her first husband was William Heath. He likely died around 1620. They probably had seven (7) children beginning in 1608. They had all passed away by the time of her third marriage in 1626. ^[1]:

• Rebecca
• Ambrose
• John
• Philip
• Mary
• Judith
• Unknown

Mary's second husband was Walter Mason. He passed away in 1625 or early 1626. They probably had five (5) children:

• Francis (?-before 1626)
• Mary (?-5 March 1624)
• Rebecca (19 May 1622-3 November 1623)
• Elizabeth (2 May 1624-14 March 1626)
• Abigail (9 August 1625-1 Sep 1625)

Mary, third, married Robert Seeley on 15 December 1626 at St Stephen's, on Coleman Street, in London, England. ^{[2] [3] [4]} They had one child:

• Nathaniel Seeley (1627-1675)

Mary emigrated with her husband and child to the new world on 29 March 1630. They arrived in Salem, Massachusetts Colony. The following year they removed to Watertown in Connecticut Colony. In 1635 the family removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony, then, finally, to New Haven, Connecticut Colony, in 1638. Mary passed away in 1647. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Seeley Genealogical Society (SGS), Descendants of Robert Seeley(SGS #1)--Generations One through Five (updates April 1977 edition) (Abilene, Kansas: online, 1997) (http://www.seeley-society.net/nathaniel/sgs1.html). Rec. Date: 12 May 2015. Cit. Date: 12 May 2015
2. ↑ Larry Daniels. Butts, Knowles & Hills; The Seeleys, Turneys, Sturges & Barlows (Privately printed, Bowie, MD 20715-1336, March 1993), page 24
3. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson. Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), page 1649
4. ↑ Clarence Almon Torrey. New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011), Vol. II, page 1349.

See also:

• Seeley Genealogical Society URL: http://www.seeley-society.net/sgs-research-AlanJPhipps-RobertSeeley.html

• Mills, Madeline & Olsen, Katherine. Descendants Of Robert Seeley, 1602-1667, & Obadiah Seeley, 1614-1657, Generations One Through Five]. Seeley Genealogical Society (1997) ,p. 1