Author: William Edwin Selleck

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-03

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781333826048

Excerpt from Selleck and Peck Genealogy The primary object in gathering what follows was simply to obtain a line of direct ancestors. The labor and results reached far beyond any expectation. If any connections are interested in what has been compiled, there is some satisfaction in being able to state that in all the references nothing in the history of a Selleck has appeared that one need be ashamed of. Printing the record was not thought of, but solicitation has induced its being done. The items collected have been reached under all kinds of circumstances, and succession of dates or proper arrangement of items has not been attempted, but simply added as reached, and the following is the result. The selections made are some of the most important, but there are plenty more for any one interested if he wishes to make it complete, and the references will be an aid. The Sellecks and collaterals had much to do with the ruling power during Colonial times in F airfield County, Connecticut, and the Public Records of the Colony will show many items of interest not herein contained. The records of the Selleck family seem to show that David was the ancestor of nearly all of that name in the United States. Emigrants who came to this country previous to 1643 were entitled to be classed as first settlers, at that date there being about souls, or thereabouts (caleb H. Snow's History of Boston, page Taking the Selleck and Peck records, the writer shows nine direct ancestors who were first settlers; viz.: David Selleck and Susannah, his wife, 1633; Rich Law and Margaret, his wife, I63 5; William Peck and Elizabeth, his wife. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.