Person:Moses Seaver (4)

On 6 February 1826, Asa Beebe of Wilbraham, yeoman, sold land in Wilbraham for $300 paid by John Seaver and Moses Seaver of Wilbraham, yeoman. The land was four tracts in Wilbraham: the first (? acres faint) was bounded on the east side of the brook, a stone wall; the second was a tract of 4-1/2 acres bounded by a brook and land formerly owned by Daniel Hungerford; the third was a tract of 10 acres; the fourth was a tract of 7 acres and 58 rods; in all the land comprised 32 acres. The deed was signed by Asa Beebe and Phebe Beebe, with witnesses Jacob Thompson, Ezra H. Beebe, and Lois Burley (Hampden County (Massachusetts) Land Records, Volume 76, Page 464, abstracted from FHL Microfilm 849,194, provided by Margaret Jenks).

On 1 April 1827, John Seaver and Moses Seaver of Wilbraham, yeoman, sold the above four tracts in Wilbraham for $300 paid by Asa Beebe. They gave a mortgage to Asa Beebe with $150 payable 1st April next, $150 payable 1 April 1827, $50 payable 1 April 1828 & $50 payable 1 April 1829. The deed was signed by John Seaver and Moses Seaver, with witnesses Jacob Thompson and Ezra H. Beebe (Hampden County (Massachusetts) Land Records, Volume 77, Page 19, abstracted from FHL Microfilm 849,195, provided by Margaret Jenks).

On 7 April 1827, John Seaver and Moses Seaver of Wilbraham, yeoman, sold land in Wilbraham for $300 paid by Ezra H. Beebe of Wilbraham. The land included the four tracts (as above) comprising 32 acres. The deed was signed by John Seaver, and wife Susanna released her dower rights, and Moses Seaver. The witnesses were Walter Stebbins, Anna M. Stebbins, and Hiram B. Seaver (Hampden County (Massachusetts) Land Records, Volume 77, Page 557, abstracted from FHL Microfilm 849,195, provided by Margaret Jenks).

On 20 February 1843, Moses H. Seaver of Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut sold land in Monson for $13 paid by Lathrop Clark of Monson. The land was in the west part of Monson, the Seaver farm – all real estate of John Seaver, deceased. Moses W. Seaver signed the deed (Hampden County (Massachusetts) Land Records, Volume 119, Page 348, abstractedc from FHL Microfilm 0,849,219, provided by Margaret Jenks). In the 1850 US Census, the Moses Seaver family resided in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut. The household included Moses Seaver (age 49, farmer, $1500 in real property, born MA), Maria Seaver (age 50, born CT) and Martha Webster (age 16, born CT) [FHL Microfilm 0,442,882, page 004, dwelling #55, family #57].

In the 1860 US census, the Moses Seaver family resided in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut. The household included Moses Seaver (age 57, farmer, $1,500 in real property, $200 in personal property, born MA), Maria Seaver (age 60, born CT), Andrew Webster (age 10, born CT), and Adelaide Webster (age 8, born CT). [FHL Microfilm 0,803,080, page 560].

In the 1870 US census, Moses Seaver (age 69, farmer, $1,000 in real property, $250 in personal property, born CT) and his wife Maria Seaver (age 71, keeping house, born CT) resided in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut. [FHL Microfilm 0,545,614, page 183, dwelling #82, family #92].

1. ↑ Wilbraham (Massachusetts). Town Clerk. Births and marriages, 1806-1904; intentions of marriage, 1840-1904. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972)
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   Moses son of John and Susanah Seavers Born in Ludlow Febr'y 26th 1803.