She first married Nehemiah Olmstead in 1652. They had one child, Sarah, born in 1655. Nehemiah died in 1657.
Elizabeth next married Obediah Gilbert in 1660. They had four known children: Benjamin, Obediah Jr., Joseph, and Sarah. Obediah died in August, 1674.
Elizabeth then married Captain Nathaniel Seeley, whose wife had recently died, in late 1674 or early 1675. Their marriage was short lived as Nathaniel died December 19, 1675 in a battle of the Perquot War.
Elizabeth's daughter, Sarah Olmstead, from her first marriage to Nehemiah, married Robert Seeley one of Nathaniel's sons from his first marriage.
∼ELIZABETH, 4th known child of Johu Burr, was born say 1637. She married (1) by about 1655 Nehemiah Olmstead. She married (2) about 1660 Obadiah Gilbert. She married (3) 1674 Nathaniel Seeley (on 21 June 1688 there were recorded "several parcels of land made over by Elizabeth Seely unto her two sons Obadiah and Beniamin Gilbert as she is executor of her husband Gilbert."
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins.
She first married Nehemiah Olmstead in 1652. They had one child, Sarah, born in 1655. Nehemiah died in 1657.
Elizabeth next married Obediah Gilbert in 1660. They had four known children: Benjamin, Obediah Jr., Joseph, and Sarah. Obediah died in August, 1674.
Elizabeth then married Captain Nathaniel Seeley, whose wife had recently died, in late 1674 or early 1675. Their marriage was short lived as Nathaniel died December 19, 1675 in a battle of the Perquot War.
Elizabeth's daughter, Sarah Olmstead, from her first marriage to Nehemiah, married Robert Seeley one of Nathaniel's sons from his first marriage.
∼ELIZABETH, 4th known child of Johu Burr, was born say 1637. She married (1) by about 1655 Nehemiah Olmstead. She married (2) about 1660 Obadiah Gilbert. She married (3) 1674 Nathaniel Seeley (on 21 June 1688 there were recorded "several parcels of land made over by Elizabeth Seely unto her two sons Obadiah and Beniamin Gilbert as she is executor of her husband Gilbert."
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins.
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