Person:Ebenezer Seaver (6)

On 3 March 1775, Ebenezer Seaver of Roxbury, Suffolk County, yeoman, sold land in Warwick for £22-10s paid by John Alden of Warwick, Hampshire County. The land was 75 acres in Warwick, Lot 51, one half mile east of the meeting house. Ebenezer Seaver signed the Deed (Hampden County (Massachusetts) Land Records, Volume 14, Page 230, abstracted from FHL Microfilm 0,845,697, provided by Margaret Jenks.

In the 1790 US Census, Mrs. Seaver was a head of household in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The household included zero free white males over age 16, one free white male under age 16, and two free white females (1790 United States Census, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Page 205, FHL Microfilm 0,568,144).

Ebenezer Seaver of Roxbury died testate, having written a will on 24 December 1784 (Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, Volume 84, Page 96). The Executors were Wife Tabitha Seaver and son Ebenr Seaver of Roxbury. The will reads:

"I, Ebenr Seaver, of Roxbury, being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory. Wife Tabitha Seaver and son Ebenr Seaver of Roxbury, Executors. Executors to make sale of all my lots of wild or unimproved lands in the Co. of Hampshire and to give a good Deed thereof. To my wife, Tabitha, the improvement of one third part of my real estate, while she reamins my widow, but in case she marry again my will is that her improvement of the third part of my real estate ceases and that she receive in lieu thereof, the sum of L12 lawfull money per annum during her life, L6 thereof to be paid annually by my son Ebenr, the other L6 by my son Joshua. I also give her all the household furniture which she brought me when I married her.

"To my two sons Ebenezer Seaver and Joshua Seaver and to their Heirs and Assigns, forever, all my Housing and Lands in Roxbury, to be equally divided between them, two thirds after my decease and the other third the improvement of which is assigned to my wife, in like manner after her decease or marriage. To my said two sons all my wearing apparell, stock & other personal estate, except what is herein otherwise disposed of to be equally divided between them. To my son Ebenezer Seaver, my Silver Tankard. The reason why I have not given my son Ebenr a larger portion of my Estate is in consequence of the expense I have bestowed on him in Education. To my dau. Hannah Seaver, L100 lawful money, to be paid her by her brother Ebenezer, in 4 years after my decease or at the time of her marriage should she marry before the period above mentioned. I also give her all the household furniture which her mother brought me when I married her, and my pint silver Can. Hannah shall live in my house while she reamins unmarried, and her bro. Ebenezer shall supply her with such firewood as may be necessary for her comfort. To my dau. Margaret Seaver, L100 lawfull money, to be paid her by her bro. Joshua, when he arrives at the age of 21.

"In case there should be a surplusage of money arising from the sale of my unimproved lands in the Co. of Hampshire, after all my Debts are paid such surplusage shall be equally divided between my children, Ebenr, Joshua, Hannah and Margaret.

"Ebenr Seaver

"William Heath, James White, Ebenr Bugbee."

The witnesses deposed on 12 April 1785.

The inventory was appraised by Ebenr Wales, Jonas Prescott, James White (Volume 84, Page 251). The real estate included:

• Mansion House L150; New Barn and other out buildings L60;
• 28 acres of mowing, tillage and orcharding in 5 different departments near the Mansion House, at L24 pr acre, total of L672;
• 8 Acres of Pasture Land, Davis's Hill, so called at L10, total of L80;
• 21 ditto of ditto &c adjoining the above, at L8, total of L168;
• 2-1/2 Acres land called Abraham's Swamp at L6, total of L15;
• 8-1/4 acres wood land at L6 pr acre, total of L49.10;
• 11-3/4 acres woodland lying near Dedham at 42s, total of L24.13.6;
• 3/4 of an acre lying in Dedham, total of L2.2;
• 4 acres Salt Marsh near Pine Island at L5, total of L20;
• 2-1/2 acres ditto, near the Tide Mill at L6, total of L15;
• 1-1/2 ditto ditto at L7.10, total of L11.5;
• 3/4 ditto ditto L7.10;
• 1-1/2 do do. bottom Marsh so called at L16, total of L24;
• 2 acres Fresh Meadow, at 80s, total of L8.

• • Total of the above real estate was 1307 pounds, 6 shillings.

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• 5 Lotts of Land in the town of cold Rain in Hampshire Co, containing 100 acres each, 2 of said Lotts at L75, L150; 3 of do at L30, L90; Total 240 pounds..
• 1 Lott of do in Warwick in Co. aforesaid, 66 acres at 6s, L19.6.

Ebenezer Seaver is buried in Eliot Cemetery, Roxbury, Massachusetts.

1. ↑ Roxbury (MA) Vital Records to 1850
   310.
2. ↑ Roxbury (MA) Vital Records to 1850
   633.