Person:John Seaver (13)

MILITARY RECORDS:

Served as ensign and captain of Saxton's River VT light infantry from 1822 to 1826.

RESIDENCE:

Moved from Saxton's River VT to Livingston Co NY and settled on a farm near town of Nunda. He was a deacon and prominent member of the Baptist church there.

John Seaver, wife Dorithy and child Harriot were warned out of Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont on 24 February 1816 [Alden M. Rollins, "Vermont Warnings Out, Vol. 2: Southern Vermont," Picton Press, Camden, Maine].

CENSUS RECORDS:

In the 1820 United States Census, John Seaver was a head of household residing in Rockingham town, Windham County, Vermont. The household included one free white male aged 26 to 45, two free white females under age 10, and one free white female aged 26 to 45 (1820 United States Census, Windham County, Vermont, Population Schedule, Rockingham, Page 147, FHL Microfilm 0,281,249).

In the 1830 United States Census, John Seaver was a head of household residing in Rockingham town, Windham County, Vermont. The household included one free white male under age 5, one free white male aged 10 to 15, one free white male aged 15 to 20, one free white male aged 40 to 50, one free white female aged 5 to 10, one free white female aged 10 to 15, and one free white female aged 30 to 40 (1830 United States Census, Windham County, Vermont, Population Schedule, Rockingham, Page 092, FHL Microfilm 0,027,452).

In the 1850 US Census, this family resided in Nunda township, Livingston County, New York. The household included John Seaver (age 60, male, farmer, $5500 in real property, born NH), Dorothy Seaver (age 58, female, born MA), Hiram Seaver (age 23, male, farmer, $500 in real property, born VT), Mary S. Seaver (age 18, female, born VT, attended school) and Leonard Seaver (age 16, male, farmer, born VT, attended school) [National Archives Microfilm Series M432, Roll 524, Page 50, dwelling #365, family #372, Lines 9-13].

In the 1860 US census, the remnant of this family resided in the Nunda, Livingston County, NY. The family included Dorothy Seaver (age 68, $3,150 in real property, $455 in personal property, born MA) and Mary K. Seaver (age 28, born VT) [LDS Microfilm 0,803,779, page 952, dwelling #4].