Person:Jonathan Seaver (7)

The "Columbian Centinel" newspaper of Boston announced on 14 June 1823: "Jonathan Seaver of Treasury Dept. m. Mary Gallego Plummer in Washington

Jonathan Seaver enlisted as a Matross in the War of 1812, serving in the 1st Regiment (Col. Magruder and Lt. Col. Thompson) of the District of Columbia Volunteer Militia (List of Soldiers who Served in the War of 1812, National Archives Microfilm Series M602, Roll 185).

Jonathan Seaver of Brookline, gentleman, died testate and his probate records are in Norfolk County (MA) Probate Packet #16,336. The will and petition were filed, and the will was approved by the Court, on 13 February 1864. Jacob W. Seaver was appointed executor and bond was filed (Norfolk County (MA) Probate Records, Vol. 111, Page 53).

The will reads:

"I, Jonathan Seaver, of the County of Washington and the District of Columbia, make and execute the following as my last will and testament. I give to Harriet and Hannah Lancaster, daughters of William and Rachel S. Lancaster who are residents of the state of Illinois, each fifteen hundred (1500) dollars of the registered debt of the registered debt bearing six percent interest of the corporation of the city of Alexandria in Va to be transferred by my executors with all accruing after or due and unpaid at the time of my death to the said Harriet and Hannah, or their posterior or their heirs. I direct the sum of ninety six dollars per year to be paid to Tacy (?) Shoemaker of Pennsylvania during her life, to be paid on the 11th of May in each year. And I further direct the annual income on ten thousand (10,000) dollars of the Corporation of the City of Washington six percent stock to be paid equally to my sister Elizabeth Davis and Susan Seaver now of Brookline Massachusetts during their lives and the whole of the paid income to the survivor in case of the death of either, and on the death of both, the paid amount to go with the residue of my estate to as hereafter provided, together with the stock or debt itself. I direct my debts if any and expenses of burial to be paid from my personal effects and accruing income after which and the fulfillment of the foregoing gifts and bequests. I give and bequeath all the income residue and balance of which I may die possessed real and personal in possession or remainder in law or in equity unto the following named children of my nephew Jacob W. Seaver now of Roxbury Massachusetts and to the heirs of said children as hereinafter named, to wit: George Seaver, Frank Seaver, Latimer Seaver, Mercer Seaver and Mary Seaver, and their heirs in accordance with the law of distribution in force in the District of Columbia. And I appoint my said nephew Jacob W. Seaver the executor of this my will and testament. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixing my seal on this twelfth day of January in the year of our Lord 1863."

                                Jonathan Seaver (seal)
                  City of Washington, District of Columbia

"The foregoing will and instrument of writing was signed and sealed by Jonathan Seaver, who is well known to us in our presence and in the presence of each other on this 12th day of January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three"

                                C.A. James
                                Jno Willey

On 17 May 1864, an Inventory was filed, and an affidavit of notice was made by the executor (Vol. 111, Page 748). On 10 June 1865, the Executor's account was allowed by the Court (Vol. 113, Page 311).