Thomas Seale immigrated before 1681 from England to Charleston, South Carolina (with two brothers, one settled in Pennsylvania and the other died without issue). Descendants and relatives of Thomas lived in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and elsewhere.
James Seale, (1773-1864), son of Thomas Seale, was born in Fairfield District, South Carolina. He married Rachel Kelly and was living in Georgia in 1791. He later moved to Alabama ca. 1818 where he died in Butler County. Descendants lived in Texas, Alabama and else- where. Also includes family of John Seale (1827-1914) who was born in Stock, County Essex, England who came to America in 1849 and settled in Grant County, Indiana, later moving to California. Includes several other Seale families.
Moses Granberry was born in about 1700. He married Elizabeth. They had eight children. He died in 1753 in Norfolk County, Virginia. Ancestors descendants and relatives lived mainly in England, Virginia, Massachusetts and Georgia.
The Seale Family Papers contain letters, legal documents, and land records. Papers pertain to Eli Seale, his son Thomas Seale, and others. Included is a letter from Paul Bremond of the Houston and Texas Central Railway Company, seeking to hire slaves for work on the railroad.
Walter LaFayette Bell (1889-1976) was born in Butterfield, Missouri, son of Jonas Bradley Bell (1843-1931) and Martha Ann Cooper (1865-1890). He married Ruth Rankin (1900-1975), born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, daughter of James Lewis Rankin (1854-1928) and Mary Elizabeth Dawson (1860-1912). Ancestry traced to John Bell (1668-1713) who died in Surry County, Virginia and Robert Rankin (1749-1816) of the Carolinas and Kentucky, as well as many other ancestors. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived in Illinois, Missouri, Utah, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Arkansas, Texas, Indiana, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Iowa, Mississippi, South Carolina and elsewhere.
Edward Small emigrated from England to Maine during or before 1640, and died after 1653. Descendants lived in New England, New York, the rest of the United States, and elsewhere.
Moses Tullis I (ca 1728-1777) married Mary Elizabeth Van Dyke/Vandike in New Jersey about 1747. By 1762, they had migrated to (what was then) Frederick County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived throughout the South, California, New Jersey, Ohio and elsewhere.