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Author: rsmith11731
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Lowell, Bear with me on this. There were a lot of William and Sarah Seelys. The way I see
it could be this. The Seely's who died in the cabin are John Seely 59 years old,
William Seely 32, Sarah Seely 29 and their children William H. almost 5 and Oliver 7. I
believe there are two sets of Williams and Sarahs that we are speaking about or Sarah
didn't die in the cabin. Sarah Ann Finley was born 12-02-1814 in Franklin Co.
Ind.(That would make her 37 not 29 when she supposedly died) She married William Seely
1-03-1833, their known children are Matilda b. 1834, Charles b. 1837 and Lydia b. 1847. I
believe John Seely (who died in cabin) is Sarah Ann Finley Seelys childrens grandfather
and her husband William ( who died elsewhere of something else)is his son. The William who
died in the cabin is Johns brother and the Sarah who died in the cabin is Johns
sister-in-law. In Johns probate record Dec. term 1850
the following amounts were paid out; $30.00 for the use of Jonas and George Seely minor
children of deceased $1.83 1/2 each, $1.83 1/2 for the heirs of Nelson Seely 4 in number
Mary E., Eliza Jane, Wm. and ? Seely. $1.83 1/2 for 3 heirs of William Seely deceased
Matilda(my GGGrandmother and Sarah Ann Finly's daughter), Charles and Lydia Ann, $1.83
1/2 for the heirs of Jesse Seely, Ellen and Rhoda.(Money to all his grandchildren) In
Johns Inventory of goods it says at the end, Sarah Ann Seely note in hand to the amount
of $5.00 due the 16th day of May 1850. Now also, in 1850 Nelson Seely died (remember
Nelson Seelys children mentioned in the probate, it doesn't say Nelson Seely deceased
so Nelson must have still be alive) and in his Inventory of goods it mentions ammount of
propery destroyed by fire was given in by the widow herself to the appraisers. Could it be
that Nelson Seely was killed a year later in a fire and his brother William Seely(married
to my Sarah Ann Finly) !
who was already deceased died from cholera or could be anything ie. appendicitis a fall
or what? you can use your imagination. Sarah then married Andrew Sholts later.........Bob
Smith
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