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SUSANNA² KIBBY (HENRY¹) was born 1616 in England. She married (1) DAVID SELLECK 01 October 1638 in Tauton, St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Somerset Co., England¹. He was born 27 February 1613/14 in Overstowey, Somerset, England, and died Bef. November 1654 in Accomack Co., Virginia. She married (2) ROBERT TILGHMAN Bet. February 1654/55 - May 1655 in Northampton Co., VA².
Details of the children of SUSANNA KIBBY and DAVID SELLECK are found under "More about David SELLECK."

1654
    Much of the Northampton Court's time from May through September was taken up with the trial of Mrs. Susanna Selleck. She was suspected of having a baby who was being nursed by Mrs. Robert Baily as no mother for this child could be found.

    The Examinacon of Sara y^e wife of Jn^o Hinman taken in open Cou^rt) xxx^th [30^th] of May 1654./
Sayth.
    That (accordinge to this Depon^tes knowledge & Judgment) she tooke M^ris Sellicke (the wife of M^r David Sellicke Marchant) to bee a great bellyed woman; & to y^e best of my discerneing & sight (from this daye 10 weeaks agoe) she looked like a woman newly deliverd, for I came to the house of Nick: Waddelowe about some bussines to M^r George Johnson, & goodwife Waddelowe told mee That he was att y^e house of Richard Jacob; & would come by & by; whereupon, p^rsently M^r George Johnson came & spoake to mee, & forthw^th went into the store, & shutt y^e dore to him; And this Depon^t did sitt there (about one hower) att y^e last I asked goodwife Waddelowe (if I might not bee soe bold as to go into y^e store) to speake w^th M^r George Johnson; and she answ^rd mee, hee will come by & by; And p^rsently she sd she would not have mee goe in. By reason M^ris Sellick was in Bedd; (in m^r George Johnsons Bedd) in y^e store; And then she carryed mee into y^e Kitchin & called me into y^e Hall; Then was I permitted to goe into y^e store; M^ris Sellick went into y^e orchard & when I was in y^e store, she came into y^e great house & sate att y^e end of y^e table; (Lookeinge very pale & pittifullye) Goodwife Waddelowe sd the reason y^t M^ris Sellicke went into y^e store was; she was sicke, And therefore she did Lodge in M^r George Johnsons Bedd; The Last Sabbath y^t M^r Drissins preached here this Depon^t & her husband, & her Daughtr Tilney went to Richard Jacobs; & aftr dinner Ann Tilney & this dep^t; sate downe att y^e end of y^e house; & beinge talkeinge; goodwife Jacob came towardes them; this dep^t then told her, she might come neere, (for they were not talkeinge of any secrettes) she came to them; this dep^t then told her, she did suppose; she had bine att M^ris Sellickes Labou^r; she answ^rd noe; she was not; But she knew who was; this dep^t inquired of her who; she sd Jn^o Willyams his wife; this dep^t asked her howe she knewe it; she sd she was told soe, and she urged her w^th it; And the sd Willyams his wife sd 2 or 3 tymes; she was not there Att y^e last goodwife Jacob sd I knowe (they y^t told mee, would not lye) for she was there; Mary Willyams answ^rd agayne & sd (It is not a thing to Reioyce att) And about a fortnight since; this dep^t was alone att her cousen Rich: Bailye, And she told mee that (about last Sondaye was three weekes) she did
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did [sic] lodge, in Bedd w^th M^ris Sellickes. And she wept & cryed to her bitterly sayeinge That her husband had bine w^th her but Three yeares, (in all y^e tyme since she was marryed.) That was a Cause to make a woman to doe y^t she never thought to doe, For she had a fayleinge & had comitted a great sinne; She was not y^e first, that had done amiss; But she would Labo^r to make her peace w^th god (in y^e first place) And then reconcile herselfe to her husband (when hee came) More sth not

    Sara [her mark] Hinman./

Recordat^r 20^o die July 1654/ p Edm: Mathews Clir Cur./
    The Exaiacon [examination] of Rebecca Parker aged between 15 & 16 yeares, sworne & taken (in Open Cou^rt) xxx^th [30^th] of Maye 1654./
Sayth That she did see a younge male childe (The which was att Nurse att Robert Bailyes) And sayth, That she did heare it was M^ris Sellickes child; But doth not certainely knowe; howe true it was; The w^ch she did heare, from diveres people; And in perticulr from Judieth M^ris Johnsons mayde; [maid] And further sayth. That her M^ris (M^ris Sellicke) was sicke, about y^e space of a weeake, (or some 4 or 5 dayes) And in that tyme she did wash her Lyneinge; [linen] And it came from her (after the manner of women in y^e tyme of their uncleanes) And this Depont. sayth That she did aske goodwife Bailye whose child that was; And she replyed; sayeing It is noe matter whose it is; And Robert Baily himselfe sd That he would cleare M^ris Sellick of it; more sth not.

her ma^rke/
Rebecca =Ø Parkeman

The deposicon of Jn^o Willyams taken (in Cou^rt 30^th May 1654./
Sayth That hee hath heard sev^rall people (both men & women) saye; that y^e child y^t was borne (not longe since) w^thout a mother; was M^ris Sellicks child; And (not longe since) this dep^tes wife, was absent from home one night, att goodman Waddelowes howse; where M^ris Sellicke. resideth; And hee y^e sd dep^t nev^r knewe his wife to bee forth howse before. And furthr sayth not.

Jn^o Willyams

    The Deoposicon of Nicholas Waddelowe aged about 33 yeares, sworne & exaied [examined] in open Cou^rt xxx^th [30^th] of May 1654./
Sayth And deposeth That (as concerning y^e childe, That is att Nurse att Robert Bailys) hee knoweth nothing thereof (only that Jn^o Willyams told him it was M^ris Sellicks child more sth not

Nicholas
Waddelowe/
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The depo: of Ann Burwell taken (in open Cou^rt) 30^th May 1654/
Sayth That she cannot tell whether M^ris Sellick had lately a child or not; And furth^r deposeth That she doth not knowe howe y^e child was Conveyed to Robert Bailys howse; But nowe she sd that Judtih (nowe servant to Capt Thomas Johnson) did acquaint this dep^t That y^e sd child (att Robert Bailyes) came from ov^r y^e Baye.

Ann: [her mark] Burwell

Presentm^tes made by the Jury of Inquest att a County Cou^rt holden att Northampton xxx^th [30^th] of Maye Ano 1654./

(Northampton County, VA, Orders, Deeds and Wills, 1654-1655, Vol. 5, pa 12-pa 13)

29^th of June 1654. ...
This Cou^rt haveing seriously considered the great contempt of Robert Baily Taylor; Amey the wife of Nicholas Waddlowe & Elisabeth the wife of Jn^o Willyams; conc^rneinge the suspicon of a Murth^r [murder?] comitted (on y^e body of a concealled mother of a younge ~~child~~ male child taken upp by a creeckeside in Northampton County.) Nowe att nurse w^th Frances y^e wife of Robert Baily:/ It is therefore thought fitt & ordrd That y^e sd Robert Baily, Amey y^e wife of Nicholas Waddelowe, & Elisabeth y^e wife of Jn^o Williams, (As a iust [just] merritt of the Contempt of Authority & disobedience to y^e Cou^rt) Bee forthw^th comitted into Custodye of the Sheriffe, There to remayne prissonres (untill furth^r ord^r from y^e Cour^rt)
Vicesimco Nono die Juny 1654

p^rsent Collon^ll Argoll Yardley Esq^r/

Maior W^m Andrews
Capt Steph: Charlton M^r W^m Jones
M^r W^m Whittington M^r Anth: Hodgskins
M^r Jn^o Nuthall

(Northampton County, VA, Orders, Deeds and Wills, 1654-1655, Vol. 5, pa 15)

29 die Juny 1654 p^rsent ut ante/
Whereas Robert Baily & Mary the wife of Jn^o Willyams were suppened [subpoenaed] to testifye their knowledge before the Cou^rt (in a Crimn^al Cause.) But the sd Robert Baily & Mary Willyams (beinge disobedient to Authoritye of Cou^rt And refusinge to Testifye their knowledge (on the behalfe of y^e Comonwealth) These are therefore in y^e Name of his Highness y^e Lord Protecto^r of England &c. To will & sequ^re [sequester] yo^u &c./
(Northampton County, VA, Orders, Deeds and Wills, 1654-1655, Vol. 5, ffol 15)

    The depo: of Ann y^e wife of Walter Willyams sworne & exained in Court
Sayeth 29^th of June 1654
That this dep^t being requested by Maior W^m Andrewes to give some advise to Mary y^e wife of Jn^o Willyams. That she would come in & submit herselfe to y^e Cou^rt, This dept did speake unto y^e sd Jn^o Willyams & desired him to speake to his wife; & bidd her come & submit to y^e Cou^rt , To w^ch speeches y^t sd Jn^o Willyams made answr that his wife should bee hanged before ev^r she should come downe of her knees or submit to y^e Cou^rt, w^thout it bee to god./ more sth not

Ann:Willyams./

29^th of June 1654 I David Wheatley was p^rsent and did heare y^e abovesd wordes of Contempt to the Authority of y^e Cou^rt expressed in the very same wordes (delivered by Ann Williams) whereunto I have deposed & taken my Corporall oath; witness my hand the daye & yeare abovesd./
David Wheatley

(Northampton County, VA, Orders, Deeds and Wills, 1654-1655, Vol. 5, ffol 15)

    The Deposicon of Amey the wife of Nicholas Waddelowe taken in open Cou^rt 29^th of June 1654./
Sayth That there was noe child borne in any of this depon^tes howses, from y^e last of Freburary unto this daye; As also; That noe child was borne from y^e wombe of M^ris Sellicke; or any other to this daye to yo^r deponentes knowledge; furth^r sayth not

Amey [her mark] Waddelowe/

Recordatr 20^o die July 1654
    Teste Edm: Mathews Clir Cur/
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The Deposicon of Jn^o Johnson Sen^r taken 28^th of June 1654./
Sayth That about Whitsontide last; Robert Bailie Taylor (beinge then att y^e howse of y^e sd Jn^o Johnson) And haveinge occasion of speeches concerneinge a child now Nursed by the sd Robert Baily his wife; Robert Baily sd have a Care, what yo^u speake about y^t child; Least yo^u bee called to Accott) And then y^e sd Robt Baily alsoe sd; (if the matter were questioned) hee could bringe, (or tell) of the mother of the sd child; The midwife, & 5 or sixe women more (w^ch were att y^e Labou^r of y^e mother of the sd Child; And furth^r this Dept sayth That y^e sd Robert Baily bid this Examinant bee carefull of what hee sd. More speeches wee had to y^t effect./ Witness my hand

Jno Johnson./

    28 June 1654/
Jn^o Parramore upon Oath doth Testifye That each pticulr expressed in the deposicon of Jn^o Johnson Sen^r; Conc^rneinge Robert Baily Taylor is the Truth, whereunto hee hath subscribed his hand the day & yeare above written/

Jn^o [his mark] Parramore./

    28 June 1654./
This day Robert Baily (in open Cou^rt) confessed; & acknowledged That hee recd a Child (nowe in question) att the creecke side; But out of whose handes; That was best knowne to himselfe./

Teste Edm: Matthews Clir Cur.

    The depo: of Elisabeth y^e wife of Richard Baily sworne & taken (in open Cou^rt) 28^th of June 1654/
Sayth.
     Beinge questioned by the Comissioneres this daye p^rsent concerneinge y^e Last Clawse in y^e Deposicon of Sara the wife of Jn^o Hinman; of Northampton County; This Depon^t sayth & affirmeth, That she did acquainte the sd goodwife Hinman w^th some wordes esp^rssed in the latter Clawse; But denyeth & utterly ptesteth that M^ris Sellicke did ever speake any such speeches to her; further sayeth not

Elizab: [her mark] Baily./

    The Depo: of M^ris Mary Scarburgh taken in open Cou^rt [words crossed out] 28 of August 1654./
Sayth That goodwife Baily beinge att my howse; speakeing of M^ris Sellicks great sufferinge; told mee, That M^ris Sellicke had sent her a note in w^ch she desired her (That had ever bine her freind) That she would not nowe bee her Enemye; (Through y^e Instigacon of her Aunte Hinman) And god knoweth (sd she) I never knew any hurte by her; Nor can doe her any Iniury [Injury] further sth not

Mary Scarburgh/

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    The Deposicon of Jane y^e wife of Capt. Thomas Johnson taken (in open Cou^rt) 28^th of August 1654/
This dep^t sayth that Elisabeth the wife of Richard Baily beinge att this Depon^tes howse; told this depon^t, That (if M^ris Sellicke made her peace w^th god And w^th her husband) then she woode not care what y^e world said of her, This being all to the best of yo^r Dep^tes remembrance; (or some other wordes to this purpose: And furth^r sth not
Jane Johnson/

(Northampton County, VA, Orders, Deeds and Wills, 1654-1655, Vol. 5, pa 16-pa 17)

    Att a County Cou^rt holden att Northampton. 29^th of August 1654./

p^rsent Leift Collon^ll Obedience Robins
Leift Collon^ll Edm: Scarburgh

Capt Steph: Charlton
Capt Edw: Dowglas
Leift Thomas Hunt Leift Tho: Sprigge
M^r W^m Jones
M^r W^m Whittington M^r Jn^o Nuthall./

Whereas Robert Baily Inhabitant in Northampton County in Virginia hath recd into his howse a younge child permitting his wife to Nurse y^e Same, w^ch seeameinge a thinge both newe & strange To Neighbo^rs there resideinge: And p^rsentm^t made thereof to y^e Cou^rt by the church officer: The sd Robert Baily was sumoned (accordinge to Lawe) And requi^red in Cou^rt to give an Acco^tt whose that Nurse child was, & of whome & where, hee y^e sd Baily had y^t child. Whereunto y^e sd Baily. Not only w^th pemp^rie [peremptory?] obstinacye refused to give satisfactory replye; (or pmittinge his wife) But alsoe in his private conferences To w^ch Jn^o Johnson & Jn^o Parramore made oath, in open Cou^rt 28^th of June 1654 That y^e sd Baily said hee could give a full Acc^ott of y^e mother; midwife, & where imployed (about the production of the sd child. w^th other circucmstances whereby it was manifest, the sd Baily was fully Informed & sufficiently capable of what y^e Cou^rt Requi^red But obstinatly refused to give Satisfacon to y^e Cou^rt: And answ^rd (That hee had made a vowe not to reveale y^e same) w^ch he thought himselfe more obliged to Keepe then to obeye the Aurthoritye of y^e Cou^rt: The consideracon of w^ch contemp to Authoritye; & continued obstinacye: (Being deservedly to bee censured) The Cou^rt hath ordrd that y^e sd Robert Baily bee forthw^th fyned y^e sume & quantitye of sixe Thousand poundes of Tobaco; to bee made paym^t of att y^e Cropp, (for publiq use) It is like wise thought fitt & ordrd That y^e sd Robte Baily forthw^th put in suffic^t securitye to y^e Cou^rt to save & defend the County of Northampton from any charge; or trouble (in relacon of the sd child) And y^t hee paye all charges in the suite als execucon./
Recordat^r Decimo 1^o die Septembr Anno 1654.
Test Edm: Mathews Clir Cur

(Northampton County, VA, Orders, Deeds and Wills, 1654-1655, Vol. 5, ffol 26)

    28^th die Septembr 1654/
    p^rsent      Maio^r W^m Andrews

Maio^r Peter Walker
Leift W^m Waters Leift Tho: Hunt
M^r W^m Jones M^r W^m Whittington
M^r Jn^o Nuthall./

. . . . . .
Upon consideracon of the difference depend in Cou^rt betweene Sara y^e wife of Jn^o Hinman, plt, And Elisabeth the wife of Richard Baily deft; upon an Accon [action] of the case, The deposic [depositions] of M^ris Mary Scarburgh; M^ris Jane Johnson; Mary y^e wife of Rich: Hill; Winnifred the wife of W^m Thorne & Judith Cooper beinge seriously observed, & impartiallye Scanned) It is the oppinion of this Cou^rt thought fitt & ordrd that y^e sd Elisabeth the wife of Rich: Baily. (For her foolish tatlinge speeches) in relacon of the matter in question; shall forthw^th make paym^t of all charges in y^e suite (als execucon:) It is alsoe the oppinion of the Cou^rt That y^e deposicon of Sara the wife of Jn^o Hinman takeng [sic] in open Cou^rt xxx^th [30th] of Maye last, concerneinge M^ris Sellicke (or any other party therein named) is Authenticke in the lawe, And beinge compared w^th sev^rall deposicons taken about y^e question then in dispute) The sd Exaiacon [examination] is very pertin^t [pertinent] & of authority./

(Northampton County, VA, Orders, Deeds and Wills, 1654-1655, Vol. 5, pa 39)

    It is clear that Susanna Selleck was in Northampton County, Virginia, during the first half of 1654 and for some time following. Was she guilty of adultry? Where were her other children?

Endnotes

Letter from Dr. J. T. C. Sellick Northants, England, to Darlene Selleck Kern, Lansing, Michigan, dated 17 November 1994..
Northampton Co., VA, Orders, Deeds and Wills, 1654-1655, Vol. 5, Folio 48. The first part of the record on this folio page dated 15 February 1654/55 is her gift to her sons and she signed her name as Susanna Sellicke. The last part was the agreement to this gift by her then husband Robert Tilghman and her acknowledgement in which she was named as Mrs. Susanna Tilghman. This is the transition document between her names as Susanna Sellicke and Susanna Tilghman or Susanna Sellicke alias Tilghman.
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