Person:Caleb Sever (2)

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Caleb Sever
b.31 Mar 1673 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
d.Bef 12 Jan 1753 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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m. 15 Dec 1671
  1. Caleb Sever1673 - Bef 1753
  2. Elizabeth Sever1674/75 - 1720
  3. Nathaniel Sever1677 - Bef 1687/88
  4. Nicholas Sever1680 - 1764
  5. Thomas Sever1681/82 - Bef 1764
  6. Sarah Seaver1686 -
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m. 3 May 1704
  1. Benjamin Sever1706 - Bef 1749/50
  2. Sarah Sever1709 - 1714
  3. Sarah Sever1716 - Bef 1759
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m. 26 Nov 1723
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Name Caleb Sever
Gender Male
Birth[1] 31 Mar 1673 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Christening? 19 Apr 1674 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States(VR, 309)
Marriage 3 May 1704 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Gamblin
Marriage 26 Nov 1723 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Sarah Williams
Death? Bef 12 Jan 1753 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Reference Number? 8R84-53

An Indenture was agreed to on 7 August 1730 between those of Roxbury, Suffolk County, being legal representatives and descendants of Joshua Lamb, Natha’l Page, Andrew Gooding/Gardner, Benjamin Gambling, Benjamin Tucker, John Curtis, Richard Draper and Samuel Ruggles all formerly of Roxbury, deceased, who were purchasers of a tract of land 12 miles long N-S, 8 miles wide E-W, called Wombemesscock (?)/Wombemesiscoak from Indians named John Magus, Lawrence Napardanns/Nassawanno, James & Simon, and were by this deed dated 27 December 1686 for the 1st part and Samuel Bedorthaum, inhabitants of part of that tract between Brookfield, Brimfield and Springfield on the other part [or Joseph Chadwick of Malden, Middlesex, carpenter for the 2nd part] for £13 paid towards building a meeting house and settling a minister and surveying. Signed by Jonathan Curtis, Eben Pierpoint, Sam. Willis, Timothy Ruggles, Joseph Haskelland, Joseph Ruggles, Joshua Lamb, Edward Sumner, Caleb Seaver, Stephen Tucker, John Draper, Saml Draper, John Curtis (Hampden County (MAssachusetts) Land Records, Volume 5, Page 55, abstracted from FHL Microfilm 0,844,494, provided by Margaret Jenks). Note that Caleb Seaver's wife was Hannah Gamblin, a daughter of Benjamin Gamblin.

Caleb Sever died testate, having written a will on 15 May 1751. The will was proven by deposition on 12 January 1753. The heirs named were wife Sarah, only daughter Sarah Seaver, granddaughters Sarah and Hannah Seaver, and sdon Benjamin Seaver (deceased). The executors named were Aaron Davis and Obadiah Davis, yeomen. The witnesses were Nathan Walter, Andrew White and Mary White. (Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, Volume 47, page 163).

An inventory of the estate was taken 23 January 1753, by Benj Smith, Nathl Whiting, and Joseph Mayo. The estate totalled 701 pounds, 10 shillings, 3 pence. The real estate (buildings and home lot) totaled 313 pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence; the pasture and a small piece of Meadow totalled 220 pounds (Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, Volume 47, page 219).

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  1. ↑ Roxbury (MA) Vital Records to 1850
    314.
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