Selden Family

                      Generation One

1.  William Selkeden; b. circa 1485; m. Alice; d. at Upper Beeding,
England; bur. 10 Apr 1549 at Upper Beeding, England.

     Alice died circa 1551 at Upper Beeding, England.
     Known children of William Selkeden and Alice were as follows:
     2.          i. William Selkeden, b. 1512; m. Marian.
                ii. Elizabeth Selkeden; m. John Holder.
               iii. Alice Selkeden; m. Symon Plumber.
                iv. John Selkeden.
                 v. Richard Selkeden; b. 1515; m. Margaret; d. 1563.
                    He resided at Upper Beeding, England.


                      Generation Two

2.  William Selkeden (William1); b. 1512; m. Marian circa 1540; bur.
4 Oct 1551 at Upper Beeding, England.
     He resided at Upper Beeding, England.

     Marian married Goddard Bacheler circa 1553.
     Known children of William Selkeden and Marian were as follows:
                 i. Richard Selkeden; b. circa 1542; d. 1583 at
                    Ticehurst, England.
     3.         ii. William Selden, b. circa 1548 at Upper Beeding,
                    England; m. Mary Appes; m. Thomasine.


                     Generation Three

3.  William Selden (William2Selkeden, William1); b. circa 1548 at
Upper Beeding, England; m. Mary Appes 1576 at Ticehurst, England; m.
Thomasine 22 Oct 1621 at Wadhurst, Sussex, England; 2nd husband; d. at
Wadhurst, Sussex, England; bur. 8 Dec 1621.
     He resided at Ticehurst, England.

     Known children of William Selden and Mary Appes were as follows:
                 i. Richard Selden; baptized 3 Nov 1577 at Ticehurst,
                    England.
                ii. Mary Selden; baptized 24 Oct 1579 at Ticehurst,
                    England; m. William Beecher 5 Sep 1604 at
                    Wadhurst, Sussex, England.
               iii. Dorothy Selden; b. circa 1582; m. Stephen Hosmer,
                    son of James Hosmer and Agnes, 25 Jan 1601/2 at
                    Ticehurst, England; d. 5 Feb 1640.
     4.         iv. John Selden, b. circa 1585; m. Mary Baldock.
                 v. William Selden; b. circa 1590 at Wadhurst, Sussex,
                    England.

     Thomasine married ___ Amary; 1st husband. She died in 1640.


                     Generation Four

4.  John Selden (William3, William2Selkeden, William1); b. circa 1585;
m. Mary Baldock, daughter of William Baldock and Elizabeth, 24 Nov
1612 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Wadhurst, England; d. after 1640.
     He resided at Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

     Mary Baldock was baptized on 14 Mar 1585/86 at Wadhurst, Sussex,
England.
     Known children of John Selden and Mary Baldock were as follows:
                 i. William Selden; baptized 7 Oct 1613; bur. 1 May
                    1663.
                ii. Edward Selden; b. 1615.
     5.        iii. Thomas Selden, b. 17 Mar 1616/17 at St. Peter &
                    St. Paul Church, Wadhurst, Kent, England; m.
                    Hester Wakeman.
                iv. John Selden; baptized 15 Aug 1619.
                 v. Richard Selden; baptized 10 Feb 1621/22.
                vi. Robert Selden; baptized 13 Mar 1624/25.
               vii. Mary Selden; baptized 21 Oct 1627; bur. 6 Feb
                    1636/37.
              viii. Joseph Selden; baptized 27 Dec 1629.
                ix. Francis Selden; baptized 7 Aug 1632; bur. 29 Sep
                    1640.
                 x. ___ Selden; baptized 10 Jan 1634/35.
                xi. Nicholas Selden; baptized 29 Jan 1636.


                     Generation Five

5.  Thomas Selden (John4, William3, William2Selkeden, William1);
baptized 17 Mar 1616/17 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Wadhurst,
Kent, England; m. Hester Wakeman, daughter of Francis Wakeman and Anne
Goode, 1643/44; d. 1655 at Hartford, CT.
     He immigrated in 1639 to Hartford, CT. He resided at Hartford,
CT.

     Hester Wakeman was baptized on 16 Jun 1617. She married Andrew
Warner in 1659. She died in 1693 at Hadley, MA.
     Known children of Thomas Selden and Hester Wakeman were as
follows:
                 i. Thomas Selden; baptized 30 Aug 1645 at Hartford,
                    CT; m. Felix Lewis, daughter of Capt. William
                    Lewis and Mary Hopkins; d. 24 Dec 1734 at Hadley,
                    MA.
                ii. John Selden; b. at Hartford, CT; d. May 1650.
               iii. Sarah Selden; b. at Hartford, CT; d. before 1693.
                iv. Hannah Selden; b. at Hartford, CT; d. 1695 at
                    Hadley, MA.
                 v. Mary Selden; b. at Hartford, CT; baptized 26 Mar
                    1648/49; m. John Taylor 12 Dec 1666; d. 7 Jan
                    1713.
                vi. Esther Selden; b. at Hartford, CT; baptized 3 Mar
                    1650; d. May 1651.
     6.        vii. Joseph Selden, b. 1651 at Hartford, CT; m. Rebecca
                    Church.


                      Generation Six

6.  Joseph Selden (Thomas5, John4, William3, William2Selkeden,
William1); b. 1651 at Hartford, CT; baptized 2 Nov 1651 at First
Church, Hartford, CT; m. Rebecca Church, daughter of Edward Church and
Mary, 11 Feb 1677 at Hadley, MA; d. 14 Jul 1724.
     He resided at Hadley, MA. He resided at Deerfield, MA. He resided
at Lyme, CT.

     Rebecca Church was born circa 1660. She died on 9 Jun 1726.
     Known children of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church were as
follows:
                 i. Rebecca Selden; b. 1678 at Hadley, MA; m. James
                    Wells, son of Capt. James Wells and Elizabeth
                    Clark, 1697/98; d. 6 Jul 1764 at Haddam, CT, at
                    age 86.
                ii. Hester Selden; bap. 11 Apr 1680 at Hadley, MA;
                    d. 21 Jul 1681 at age 1.
               iii. Joseph Selden; b. 10 May 1682 at Hadley, MA; m.
                    Ann Chapman, daughter of Capt. John Chapman and
                    Elizabeth Beament, 19 Dec 1706; d. 3 Apr 1729 at
                    age 46.
                    He resided at Hadley, MA.
                iv. Thomas Selden; b. 1684 at Deerfield, MA; m. Sarah
                    10 Apr 1717; d. circa 1755.
                    He resided at Haddam, CT.
                 v. Hannah Selden; b. 1686 at Deerfield, MA; m. Daniel
                    Brainerd, son of Daniel Brainerd and Susanna
                    Ventres, 2 Feb 1715 at East Haddam, CT; m.
                    Jonathan Chapman, son of Robert Chapman, 3 Dec
                    1730; d. 17 Mar 1742.
     7.         vi. Mary Selden, b. 5 Mar 1688/89 at Hadley, MA; m.
                    Isaac Spencer.
               vii. Esther Selden; b. 2 May 1691 at Hadley, MA; m.
                    Jabez Chapman, son of Capt. John Chapman and
                    Elizabeth Beament, 1713/14; d. 10 Oct 1781 at age
                    90.
              viii. Capt. Samuel Selden; b. 17 May 1695 at Hadley, MA;
                    m. Deborah Dudley, daughter of Lt. Joseph Dudley
                    and Sarah Pratt; d. 28 Feb 1745 at N. Lyme, CT, at
                    age 49.
                    He resided at Lyme, CT.
                ix. Sarah Selden; baptized 20 Jul 1712 at N. Lyme,
                    CT; m. Gideon Brainerd, son of Capt. James
                    Brainerd and Deborah Dudley, 24 Nov 1727 at
                    Haddam, CT; d. between 1770 and 1776.


                     Generation Seven

7.  Mary or Mercy Selden (Joseph6, Thomas5, John4, William3,
William2Selkeden, William1); b. 5 Mar 1688/89 at Hadley, MA; m. Isaac
Spencer, son of Samuel Spencer and Hannah Willey, 2 Oct 1707.

     Isaac Spencer was born on 8 Jan 1678. He was baptized on 24 Dec
1704. He was a Deacon. He died on 10 Feb 1751 at East Haddam, CT, at
age 73.

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