Ruth Margaret (Tryon) Selleck (1821 - 1880)

Born 2 Jan 1821 in New York City, New York County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alfred DeForest Selleck — married 23 Jun 1840 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Died 26 Apr 1880 at age 59 in Paris, France

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Biography

Her birth date and place are contained in her passport application; passport issued 11 Apr 1872.^[1]

Reputed to be the daughter of William Tryon and wife Jane Phillips; William Tryon reputed to be the son of Isaac Tryon. The claimant Ida Elliot (Selleck) Snively was granddaughter of William Tryon through his daughter Ruth Margaret (Tryon) Selleck and great granddaughter of Isaac Tryon, but documentary evidence has yet to be found.^[2]

Married Alfred De Forrest Selleck in Brooklyn, New York 23 June 1840.^[3] Children:

Mary Louisa, died 9 Sep 1842 aged 1 year, 1 month, 11 days.^[4][5]

Charlotte Gregory Selleck

Ida Elliot Selleck

She seems to have been an inveterate traveller. In 1860 she and two daughters Charlotte and Ida entered the United States aboard the Arago; she is listed as "merchant".^[6] In 1870 she is listed as entering the United States with daughters Charlotte and Ida aboard the Scotia (occupation: none).^[7] Again in 1872 she entered the US with her daughters Charlotte and Ida, aboard the Scotia.^[8]

She died on the 26th of April in Paris.^[9] "Paris 26th Ruth Margaret w Alfred D Selleck".

Her will was probated on 21 May 1880 in New York, New York, her husband Alfred being sole executor and there being as heirs only her husband, their daughter Charlotte Gregory Selleck and their daughter Ida Elliot Selleck.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 181; Volume #: Roll 181 - 09 Apr 1872-23 Apr 1872 (Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000: Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 006 Mrs Ida Elliot Selleck Snively 5268 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ Long-Island Star (Brooklyn, NY) 25 Jun 1840 page 3
4. ↑ Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York) 10 Sep 1842, Sat, Page 2
5. ↑ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Saturday, September 10, 1842 - Page 2
6. ↑ New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV33-358), Ruth M Selleck, 1860; NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm
7. ↑ New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Q-HNXW), Ruth D Selleck, 1870; NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
8. ↑ New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPK-MTVB), Ruth M Selleck, 1872; NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
9. ↑ U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930; New York; New York Evening Post Sat 16 May 1880; Deaths 1879-1880 (Ancestry.com)
10. ↑ Record of Wills, 1665-1916; Index to Wills, 1662-1923 (New York County); Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (New York County); Probate Place: New York, New York; Wills, Vol 0271-0272, 1879-1880 (Ancestry.com)

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