John2 Selleck

CAPT. JOHN4 SELLECK (DAVID1)1 was born 21 April 1643 in Boston, MA2, and died Aft. 1689 in an unknown place, perhaps at sea. He married SARAH LAW3 28 October 1669 in Stamford, CT4, daughter of RICHARD LAW and MARGARET KILBOURNE. She died 08 November 1732.

    Children of JOHN SELLECK and SARAH LAW are:
  1. SARAH3 SELLECK5, b. 22 August 1670, Stamford, CT6; m. JOHN POTTER, 30 August 1698, Stamford, CT7; d. 17098.
  2. DAVID3 SELLECK9, b. 27 December 1672, Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT10; d. 1707.
  3. NATHANIEL3 SELLECK11, b. 07 April 1678, Stamford, CT12,13; d. 14 August 1712, Stamford, CT14,15; m. SARAH LOCKWOOD16, 25 January 1699/00, Stamford, CT17; b. Abt. 1679, Greenwich, CT; d. February 1765, Wilton, CT..
  4. JOHN3 SELLECK18, b. 07 June 1681, Stamford, CT19; d. 12 November 1706, Stamford, CT20.
  5. SUSANNAH3 SELLECK21, b. 02 February 1683/84, Stamford, CT22; d. 20 September 1745, Stamford, CT.23; m. JOHN HOLLY, 06 January 1703/04, Stamford, CT, at night24; b. 29 February 1679/80; d. 20 December 1718, Stamford, CT25.
  6. JOANNAH3 SELLECK26, b. 31 May 1686, Stamford, CT27; m. JONATHAN BATES, 13 December 1705, Stamford, CT28.

1660
John Selleck and his brother Jonathan "came to Stamford in 1660."29

1667
Apll 22, 1667      Its ordered at a towne meeteing yt all such inhabitance of Standford yt intend to have any privilige in ye horse pasture, are to give in there name to ye recorder for one horse or two, yt they shall fence for
There names are here onderwritten as follows. 30
Jno Selleck         1
Jonat Selleck      1
Samll Hoyte
Richd Law           2

[Yt should be pronounced as "that" and ye pronounced as "the."]

1668
Febru 25th 1668/9
     By vote it is granted yt Mr. John Sellick shall have yt peece of wast land lying wth in ye fence by ye landing place to set a dwelling hous or ware house upon, wth a dew respect to ye hieway.31

1669
John Selleck married Sarah Law, a sister of Abigail Law the wife of John's brother Jonathan. Sarah and Abigail were the daughters of the Hon. Richard Law who was described by one historian as "a most important Colonial personage."32

1673
16th of January 73      At a towne meeting orderly warned by vote are chosen a comitty, Mr. Holly, Jonathan {      } and John Selleck to rune the lines between Stanford and Greenwidge according to court order.33

1677
16th 2moth 77      At a town meting orderly warnd by vote, the town doth grant Mr. John Selleck libberty to remove the highway that goes through his owne land and turne it to the east of his land and he to make and maintaine a pair of bars at his owne charge for ever.34

1679
Aprill the 16th 1679
     Langley Wm in the Ship Brother's Adventure for New York John Sellock Comandr.35

Aprill the 26th 1679
     Smith Margerett a Servtt belonging to Thomas Doxey in the Ship Brother's Adventure for New York Jno Selleck Comr.36

1679, 26 April. By the Brother's Adventure, Mr. John Selleck, from Barbados to New York: Margaret Smith, Servant of Thomas Doxey. (PRO: CO1/44/47)37

1684
18th 10mo 1684      The town in answer to ye proposalls of Mr. John Selleck & David Waterbery for ye dameing of Noroton Cove to make medow doe, p vote five & grant unto ye said Selleck & Waterbery & all thair asociates, inhabitants of Staford toas many as shall se cause to enter in to bond wth ye said Selleck & Waterbery, all the said cove & creeks wth in comonly called Noroton Ciove to be thair own proper right for ever & ye said Selleck & Waterbery & asociats joyning wth them are to dame ye said cove wthin ten years or else retorn ye said gift to ye town & all such as intended to joyn in daming ye said cove are to come in to enter into bond by ye first of March next or else to be excluded.38

1685
     At a town meeting March 11, 1685, John Selleck was chosen to be a member of a committee "to arive at a loveing & peaceable setlement of ye bounds & lines between" the towns of Greenwich & Stamford.39 [This seemed to be a running problem and was brought up in numerous town meetings before and after this date.]

A map of the town limits of Stamford in 1685 showing the limits extending around four miles further than at present. In 1731 the present line was run between Connecticut and New York leaving the territory north of it in Poundridge, Bedford and North Castle. In 1830, all of that part of the town lying east of the Noroton river was incorporated as Darien. The northeast part of the town was set off as a part of the town of New Canaan in 1860. (Rev. E. B. Huntington, History of Stamford, Connecticut, Stamford, 1868, p. 154.)

1688
1688, 8 Aug -- 13 Oct.      Shippers by the Abigall & Sarah, Mr. John Selleck, bound from London to New York: William Stonehewer, Paul Minivell, John Gardner, Mark Manbert, Thomas Whitehall, Hercelles Beaufoy, Nathan Wilmer, Josehp Bladenbird, Thomas Pipping. (PRO: E190/145/1)40

1669
     John Selleck was a merchant and Master of the vessel Brother's Adventure, captured by the French on its way to England. He never returned home.41

1707
     John Selleck's estate was not settled until 1708.42

Endnotes
  1. Edith M. Wicks, Genealogical References in Stamford, CT, Land Records, Vol A-S, 1666-1800+, 1670 Vol. A, p. 33.
  2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 2, p. 401 also Vol. 5, p. 465, John the sonne of David Sellick & Susanna his wife was born 21:2:1643.
  3. Edith M. Wicks, Genealogical References in Stamford, CT, Land Records, Vol A-S, 1666-1800+, 1670 Vol. A, p. 33.
  4. FHC film #0005570, Stamford Town Meeting Records, 1640-1806, Vol. 1, p 102.
  5. Ibid, p. 102.
  6. Ibid, p. 102.
  7. Ibid, p. 104.
  8. FHC film #4197, Lester Card, Marriage and Death Records from Fairfield Co., CT, contains, probate records. For John Potter husband of Sarah Selleck, p. 275.
  9. FHC film #0005570, Stamford Town Meeting Records, 1640-1806, Vol. 1, p102.
  10. Ibid, p. 102.
  11. Ibid, p. 102.
  12. Ibid, p. 119.
  13. Charles M. Selleck, Norwalk, p. 443.
  14. FHC film #0005570, Stamford Town Meeting Records, 1640-1806, Vol. 1, p 132.
  15. Charles M. Selleck, Norwalk, p. 443.
  16. Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State Vol I, Genealogical Pub. Co. (1993), p. 83.
  17. FHC film #0005570, Stamford Town Meeting Records, 1640-1806, Vol. 1, p173, Entered P. me S Holly clark, Nathaniell Selleck & Sarah Lockwood maryed 25 January 1699/1700.
  18. Ibid, p. 102.
  19. Ibid, p. 102.
  20. Ibid, p. 135.
  21. Ibid, p. 107.
  22. Ibid, p. 107.
  23. FHC film #0926468, Stamford Town, CT, Headstone Inscriptions, p. 5.
  24. FHC film #0005570, Stamford Town Meeting Records, 1640-1806, Vol. 1, p 123, They were married at night.
  25. Ibid, p. 181 in the copied version, John Holly, cooper, died of small pox.
  26. Ibid, p. 107.
  27. Ibid, p. 107.
  28. Ibid, p. 144, Married by her cousin, Captain Jonathan Selleck, J.P.
  29. Charles M. Selleck, Norwalk, p. 437.
  30. FHC film #0005570, Stamford Town Meeting Records, 1640-1806, Vol. 1, p. 221.
  31. Ibid, p. 232.
  32. Charles M. Selleck, Norwalk, p. 437.
  33. FHC film #0005570, Stamford Town Meeting Records, 1640-1806, Vol. 1, p. 253.
  34. Ibid, p. 262.
  35. John Camden Hotten, Ed., The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979, p. 384.
  36. Ibid, p. 405.
  37. Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Emigrants 1661-1699, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990, p. 608. PRO stands for Public Record Office, Chancery Lane, London WC2A1LR. Such citations are followed by the reference number of the document(s).
  38. FHC film #0005570, Stamford Town Meeting Records, 1640-1806, Vol. 1, p. 279.
  39. Ibid, p. 279.
  40. Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Emigrants 1661-1699, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990, p. 608.
  41. Charles M. Selleck, Norwalk, p. 437.
  42. Ibid, p. 437.
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