My G g-m was Synthia Sealy who married Thomas (Couey) Colvin in 1856. She was born in Tenn in 1836 and died in 1916 in Louisiana. She is buried at the Unionville cemetery north of Ruston, La. Bill Sealy (FrankLRite@aol.com) has provided me with a Sealy family tree that is as follows: JOSEPH SEALEY, JR ----------------- ----------------- b b m d d JOHN SEALY JEAN JAGGERS (Daug of Daniel Jaggers) ----------------- ----------------- b about 1710, Chester Cty, SC b abt 1725 m d Sept 11, 1791, Chester Cty, SC d June 3, 1796 Chester Cty SC children ------------ Peter Sealy b 1740-1750, Chester Cty, SC Elizabeth Ellen Sealy b 1748, Beaufort, SC --->> Samuel Sealy b 1753 Chester Cty,SC Sarah Sealy b July 1757, Chester Cty, SC d May 20, 1778 Chester Cty, SC SAMUEL SEALY SARAH JAGGERS (Daugh of Daniel Jaggers & Hester Hitchcock) ----------------- ----------------- b 1753, Chester Cty, SC b 1763, SC m May 20, 1778, Chester Cty, SC d Sept 6, 1827, Chester Cty, SC d Aft 1843 and prior to July 1853 Tuscaloosa, Ala children ------------ --->> William Sealy b 12-1-1778 Nancy Sealy b 12-27-1780 John Sealy b June 27, 1783 James Foster Sealy b Sept 18, 1785 Richard Sealy b Dec 18, 1787 Samuel Jr b Aug 23, 1789 Tempy Sealy b Aug 1, 1792 Winna Burdett Sealy b Aug 15, 1795 Ferdinand Sealy b July 21, 1798 Betsy Sealy b June 15, 1800 Garrett (Ed) Sealy b Oct 22, 1801 The following are some excerpts from the Revolutionary service record of Samuel Sealy as received by Kim Owen Chance from the National Archies and Records Administration, Aug 1999: Service: South Carolina Name: Sealy, Samuel / Sarah Number: R9362 On Nov 2, 1843, Sarah Sealy applied for a pension in Talbot County, Ga as follows: State of Georgia On this the second day of November AD Eighteen Hundred and Forty-three, personally appeared before me Garrett Sealy, a Justice of the Peace in and for said State, County of Talbot, Sarah Sealy, a resident of said State and county, aged Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress Passed on the Fourth of July AD Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-Six; That she is the widow of one certain Samuel Sealy who was formerly a Private Soldier in the army of the United States of America of and during the war of the Revolution between England and the said United States; That in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-Eight and from that time continued to serve in the same in the following manner: He entered the army as above stated and in my recollection does not deceive me - he was first mustered into Service under General Winn and Colonel Lacey. He never was afterwards never at home except on leave till the month of December Seventeen Eighty-three when he was discharged; That he served while in said army under the following officers that she recollects: General Sumpter, General Winn, Colonel Taylor, Major Perison, Major bond, Captain Frost and Lieutenant Harwicke; That he was in no particular battle that she can now recollect; He served and marched principally in South Carolina; That he joined the army first at Winnesbo?? in said State and was with the army at Charleston, S.C. Declarant has not at this time any documentary evidence of her husband's service having lost his discharge which was formerly in her possession. She recollects that Major Bond was the first captain of her husband and was afterwards promoted. Said Sarah further declared that she was united in marriage to the said Samuel Sealy on the Twentieth day of May AD, Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-seven adn that her said husband was after that time in the army as above declared. That the said Samuel died in the State of South Carolina on the sixth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and Twenty-seven and that she has remained a widow ever since as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed. State of Georgia Talbot County I, Garret Sealy, a Justice of the Peace in said county and state, do hereby certify that Sarah Sealy whose name appeared subscribed to the foregoing declaration did make the same before me on this day after being duly sworn according to law. That she is reputed and believed and by many in this county known to be the widow of one certain Samuel Sealy, Late a soldier in the war of the Revolution; That her character for veracity and truth is umimpeached and her declaration entitled to credit. I further certify that said Sarah is from bodyly (sic) infirmity unable to attend court. Given under my hyand the day and date above written. Garret Sealy, J.P. At some time between the above document dated Nov 2, 1843 and July 7, 1853, Sarah Sealy died. Also, Garret Sealy moved from Talbot Cty, Ga to Tuscaloosa Cty, Alabama. The following document attests to that fact. Know all men by these presents, that I Garret Sealy of the County of Tuscaloosa and State of Alabama, one of the heirs of Samuel Sealy, deceased, have constituted and appointed and by these presents do constitute and appoint S.J. Bowen of the city of Washington, my true and lawful agent and attorney, to prosecute the claim of Sarah Sealy, deceased; said claim having been filed many years ago by G.L. Stillwell of Talberton in the Satate of Georgia for a pension for said Sarah Sealy on account of her husband's services in the Revolutionary War, which claim was suspended, and I, Garret Sealy, a son of Samuel and Sarah Sealy, desire to renew; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Departments at Washinton City or elsewhere; to file additioanl evidence and to receive the certifcate which may be issued for said claim; to have power of substitution; and to do anything I might do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying all that my said Attorney may do were I personally present. hereby ratifying all that my said Attorney may do in the premises and revoking all former powers. Witness my hand and seal this seventh day of July A.D. 1853. Garret Sealy WILLIAM SEALY HESTER JAGGERS take note--> (Daug of Daniel Jaggers and Hester Hitchcock) ----------------- ----------------- b Dec 11, 1778 or 79, Chester Cty SC b 1779 m abt 1800, Chester Cty SC d 1846, Maury Cty, Tn d Aft 1870, Maury Cty, Tn (Note that William Sealy married the sister to his mother which means that he married his aunt. Thus, William was related by blood to Hester in the 3rd degree. Under current Louisiana law, people are legally prohibited from marrying if they are related within the 4th degree) children ------------ ---->> Enoch Jagger Sealy b 1801 Hester Jaggers Sealy b 1808 John B Sealy b 1809 Samuel D Sealy b 1811 Sarah Elizabeth Sealy b 1813 ENOCH JAGGERS SEALY HESTER L ESTES (2nd marriage) ----------------- ----------------- b Abt 1801, Chester Cty SC b Sep 28, 1806 SC m d Nov 25, 1864 Maury Cty, TN d July 30 1853 Maury Cty TN buried in Estes Cemetery (see end of this section for data on parents of Hester L Estes) children ------------ of first wife, Nancy Jane Cornwell: Obidiah Sealy Jane Sealy of second wife, Hester L Estes: Martha Louisa Sealy b 1827 John William Sealy b 1829 James E Sealy b 1831 Thomas G Sealy b 1834 ---->> Synthia Sealy b 1836 Theodore Franklin Sealy b 1840 Bill Sealy (FrankLRite@aol.com) provided me with the following information in March, 1999. Enoch Sealy really had 2 families, which added to the difficulty of tracing him. When his first wife died, he remarried Hester Estes, sold his farm, and moved to Tennessee. He left his son Obadiah and daugher Jane in South Carolina to be raised by grandparents, Eli and Rhoda Price Colvin Cornwell. Enoch's father, William, had also moved to Maury County, Tn. Maury County was later divided into several other counties, so information on these families is often in adjacent counties. There was, at this time, a large migration from Chester County, SC to Maury County, Tn. Many from the Estes family made the migration, as well as some of Enoch's cousins. Much of my inforamtion has come from the Estes Cemetery in Maury County. Obadiah Sealy seems to have traveled back and forth between Tenn and South Carolina. When Obadiah's grandparents (the ones that raised him) died, he inherited their property. This made him fairly wealthy. He and his wife then moved to Louisiana, but not before visiting his father in Tennesse. It was at this time that his half-sister, Cynthia, decided to move to Louisana with Obadiah and his wife. Cynthia met Couey Colvin in Vienna, La and they married. SEALY CEMETERY, VIENNA, LA There is a Sealy Cemetery in Lincoln Parish, La about 2 miles north of Vienna on Hwy 167 and about 1/4 mile into the woods. I don't know if it can actually be found and located anymore. The cemetery includes the following: Sealy, Eli Cornwell 30 Dec 1844 18 Jul 1858 Sealy, Obadian Eli 24 Nov 1852 28 May 1856 all other graves are unmarked: Malone, Eugenia Florantha Sealy 18 Aug 1827 8 jan 1887 Sealy, James Herbet 1881 4 Sep 1883 Sealy, James Robinson Graves 1 Nov 1859 22 Oct 1883 Sealy, Julia Ann Melvinia 25 Feb 1866 28 Jun 1883 Sealy, Lambert Davis (husb of Josephine C Yarborough) 1908 Sealy, Lillian Grey 7 Jul 1870 29 Jun 1873 Sealy, Obadiah eli 10 Apr 1822 16 Mar 1887 Sealy, Julia Ann Melvinia Crosby 21 Aug 1829 Sealy, theodore Ernest 1879 Sep 1879 Sealy, Walter Winston Wilkens Wilkinson 23 Oct 1863 13 Oct 1893 Simmons, Early 1874 27 Aug 1877 Hester L Estes was the daughter of John Henry Estes, Sr and Martha Jane Jaggers (b Jan 5, 1782, d July 11, 1849). John and Martha were married in about 1804 in Chester County, SC. Whe was the daughter of Daniel Jaggers and Hester ??. Many people have her listed as a Hitchcock, however she is only metioned as Hester in the will and we don't know where the surname of her father or mother. Martha has been referred to as "Marthy" in a census report. (the data in this paragraph was supplied by Doyle Sanders, Tulsa, Ok gunnyd@swbell.net) THOMAS (Couey) COLVIN SYNTHIA SEALY ----------------- ----------------- b Sep 9, 1822 b April 23, 1836, Maury Cty, Tn m Oct 23 1856 Bienville Parish La d Dec 7, 1883 d 1916, buried at Unionville, La children ------------ Fannie Colvin James T Colvin Thomas Ralph Colvin Sarah Colvin --->> Mary Louise Colvin JESSE PINK OWEN MARY LOUISE COLVIN ----------------- ----------------- b Feb 13, 1898 b Jan 8, 1873 m Dec 7, 1898 d June 30, 1967 d Aug 23, 1941 children ------------ Thomas Lafayette Owen Ruby Owen Jesse Owen --->> Arnold Broox Owen (my father) See Owen line for further descendants Enoch J Sealy and his first wife, Nancy Jane Cornwall, had a son, Obediah Sealy who was born in about 1822. Obediah Sealy, at age 38 is shown in the 1860 census, born in SC and living in Jackson Parish, La at the Vienna Post Office--same location that Synthia would have been. Cynthia was age 22 at that time and also living in Jackson Parish at the Vienna Post Office. Obediah's census data for 1860 shows: Obediah Sealy 38 SC Farmer 35,000 5,000 Jane HW 30 SC Levi D 14 SC Narcissa C 12 SC Sarah A.C. 10 SC Robert C 5 SC Eliza F 3 La James R P 10/12 La This Obediah was referenced in an e-mail from Bill Sealy (FrankLRite@aol.com) in Nov 1997 when he stated: "John Colvin and Hannah Price had a daughter, Rhoda. She would be the brother of your ancestor, Daniel Colvin. Rhoda's full name was Rhoda Price Colvin, born 1771. She married Eli Cornwell (you have it misspelled), born Dec 5, 1821. Their Daughter, Nancy Jane Cornwell, married Enoch Jaggers Sealy, in 1821. Their son was Obadiah Eli Sealy (this is the Sealy that you have 1860 census infor on from Jackson Parish, La) born in 1822. All of these families previously lived in Chester Co., SC. Obadiah was the first Sealy in Louisiana, and he is my gg g-f." "The connection to your granmother, Synthia Sealy, is as of yet, unknown. You said she was born in Tn. We known that Obadiah's parents moved to Tn with his older siblings, leaving Obadiah in SC to be raised by his grandparents. Obadiah married in 1844, and later mvoed his family to Vienna, La. We believe that he visited his parents and family n Tn (who he had not seen since he was a child) on his way to La. Synthia Sealy may be part of, or a descendant of, Obahidah's family. You said that she was born in 1836, making her 14 years younger than Obahiah. Perhaps she was a younger cousin, or even sister of Obahidah's, who visited him in La where she met Thomas Colvin. These two faimilies must have been communicating with each other over the years. Obadiah Sealy moved to the same town in Louisiana as Daniel Colvin at least 37 years after Daniel Colvin moved there. It's too much of a coincidence." In addition to the Enoch Jagger (E J) Sealy listed above, there was also a marriage between an E J Sealy and Hester L Estes (b 1806 SC, d 1852 place unknown) She is buried in Estes Cem, Maury Co, Tn. source Gary Rainey grainey@dialnet.net who quoted this datafrom They Passed this Way, Page A-91 & Maury County Cem Records, page 573, Maury Cty Lib, Columbia, Tn. Additional researchers: Kimberly O Chance kimchance@home.com Bill Sealy FrankLRite@aol.com
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