Samuel Seely was an Ironmaster by trade. He served as Wagon Master during the
French and Indian Wars and was in service at least during 1759.Resided in Trappe, Philadelphia Co, PA (now Montgomery Co.) Was of Robinson
Twp. Lancaster Co. PA., where he and wife Mary bought and sold land in 1751.
Later of Lower Smithfield Twp., Northampton Co. PA.Oct. 19, 1778, Mary Seely renounced her right of Administration to the estate
of her husband to eldest son John Seely. Inventory was made by son John March
17, 1760, Northhampton Co., PA>Complied by Madeline Mills and Katherine, Mills
1997. The Seeley Genealogical Society.
Eugenia born and reared in fairly well to do family. Being
reared in the tradition of culture and plenty being proud of her
family. When she reached the age of maturity, her father's
wealth was lost when Cleveland went into office and probably for
the first time she felt the feeling of not having everything she
desired. The other children in the family were younger and never
felt the loss of money as much as Eugenia who was thought to have
resented this. She watched over the other children ant at nights
Thy remembered her reading to them in the sitting room before
they retired to their rooms. She taught elocution which today
would have been speech and dramatics. At this art of teaching
she was very good. During the time she was teaching she was
going with a Huntsman fellow who was a school studying to be a
lawyer. It is felt by Mrs. Keys they were both proud and thought
a lot of themselves ant this may have been the reason for their
breakup.Eugenia married Ira E. haines a man older than herself and
thought by everyone a poor match for anyone so proud, religious
and so conscious of her family being Riherds and Taylors, as she
was. Ira was a good man and a nice looking man but he wanted to
farm down on the river bottoms near Scottsville. Thinking they
could obtain a nice farm and with her teaching school and him
working they could have a nice farm. Doing the work he liked and
desired. Eugenia would hear of none of this she was going to
live in town where she was used to living.Mr.Riherd at this time was recovering his wealth through his
lumber mills and gave Eugenia a house and a horse and carriage so
she could live in town. Shortly after Mr. Riherd died leaving
his large family and again Eugenia helped with her family looking
after the children.At the tragic illness of her son Fred and the taking of Mr.
Haines life it was felt by her sister she was humbled a little
but not much. The family has always felt if Eugenia could have
tried to bring Mr. Haines out in public such as to church where
Eugenia taught Sunday School and was a devout member that maybe
as Mr. Haines got older he would not have been so prone to read
under the tree so much, thus get so despondent that he would have
been able to cope with life but who can tell what went on in the
home that none know about.Eugenia moved her two boys to Utah where Don the eldest had moved
and married and from there she and the two boys went to
California.Eugenia loved her boys as devoutly and as possessively as she did
her religion and background. She never forgot she was a Riherd
and Kentucky blue blood or Baptist.Until her death her boys kept her and revered her as their
mother.Eighty seven year old Maria Atwood Haines, sister in law of Ira,
stated that she went with Ira before she married his brother Tom.
She held Ira in high regard and spoke lovingly of him. She
stated that when he was twenty years 6-8 months. He helped fight
a forest fire and was surrounded by the fire for five and a half
days and when they found him he was mentally ill. The Haines
family kept him at home until he recovered.
Lived in Culpeper County, Virginia