Sylvanus Seely

1743 - 1821  (77 years)

• Name	Sylvanus Seely
  Birth	18 Dec 1743	Chester, Orange County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Apr 1821	Seely Mills, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
  Burial	19 Apr 1821
  Person ID	I54801	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Christopher Seely
  Mother	Mary ???
  Family ID	F22143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Williamson,   b. Abt 1752, Berks County, Pennsylvania d. 18 Jul 1826, Seely Mills, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1769	Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Eleanor Seely,   b. 3 Jul 1774, Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey d. 2 Mar 1855 (Age 80 years)   2. John Williamson Seely,   b. 27 Jun 1772, Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F22121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  The National Society of the Daughters of the American RevolutionVolume35 page 49 [p.49] Mrs. Adelia Howell Nelson Berry. DAR ID Number: 34139 Born in Burlingame, Kansas. Wife of Frederick A. Berry, Jr. Descendant of Col. Sylvanus Seely and of Capt. James Trimble. Daughter of Frank Matthews Nelson and Alice King, his wife. Granddaughter of Thomas Cary Nelson and Adelia Howell, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of John Matthews Nelson and Mary Trimble, his wife; Francis Barber Howell and Clarissa Bell, his wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of James Trimble and Jane Allen, his secondwife; John Howell and Eleanor Seely, his wife. Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Sylvanus Seely and Jane Williamson,hiswife. James Trimble, (1756-1804), was captured by the Indians and hisfatherwas killed when he was fourteen. He was rescued and served at PointPleasant 1774 under Col. George Mathews. He commanded a company of Rangers against the Northwest Indians and the sword he carried is still inthefamily. He was born in Augusta County, Va., died in Woodford County, Ky. Also Nos. 8165, 12954, 21257, 24629. Sylvanus Seely, (1743-1821), served as captain, major and colonelofMorris County, New Jersey troops. He removed to Wayne Co., Pa., 1800 and diedat Seely's Mills.