Person:Persis Howe (2)

Watchers
Persis Howe
b.25 Jan 1790 Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
d.27 Sep 1872 Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
m. 8 Nov 1789
  1. Persis Howe1790 - 1872
Spouse and Children
(edit)
m. Aft 27 Nov 1810
  1. Joseph Sawyer Seaver1813 -
  2. John William Seaver1815 -
  3. Silas Howe Seaver1817 -
  4. Persis Howe Seaver1819 -
  5. Mary Ann Seaver1821 -
  6. Samuel Howe Seaver1823 -
  7. Cyrus Seaver1828 - 1830
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name Persis Howe
Gender Female
Birth[1] 25 Jan 1790 Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Aft 27 Nov 1810 Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United StatesIntentions
to Joseph Seaver
Death[2] 27 Sep 1872 Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

PROBATE:

The probate records of Persis Seaver of Sterling, who died 4 October 1872, are in Worcester County Probate Packet 52916A, located at Worcester County Court House in Worcester, MA. The packet included her will and letters testamentary.

The will was filed 16 October 1872 and allowed on 6 November 1872. It reads (also located in Worcester County Probate Records, Volume 400, page 607):

"Know all men by these presents that I, Persis Seaver of Bolton, in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of sound mind and disposing mind and memory do make and publish this my last Will and Testament.

"First, I give and bequeath unto my son Samuel Howe Seaver, all my Personal Estate and Real Estate.

"It is not my intention to give any of my personal or Real estate to my other children, Joseph Sawyer Seaver, John William Seaver, Silas Howe Seaver, Persis Howe Seaver, & Mary Ann Seaver.

"Second, I ordain and appoint my son Samuel Howe Seaver Executor of this my last will and testament.

"In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand an seal, and publish and allow this to be my last will and testament in the presence of the witnesses named below, this 29th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1863.

Persis Seaver"

The witnesses were Amory Holman, Samuel H. Seaver and Charlotte S. Pierce.

The letters testamentary (in Worcester County Probate Records, Volume 389, page 300, dated 16 October 1872) listed the heirs at law (no husband listed) as:

Children:

Samuel H. Seaver of Sterling Joseph S. Seaver of Manchester VT Silas H. Seaver of Manchester, VT Persis A. Buss of Leominster Mary A. Prouty of Shirley John W. Seaver of Boylston.

References
  1. ↑ Howe, Gilman B. Vital records of Northborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1850. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1901)
    p. 41.

    HOWE, Persis, d. John and Molly, Jan. 25, 1790.

  2. ↑ Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
    Vol. 249, p. 367.

    Deaths Registered in the town of Sterling for the Year eighteen hundred and seventy-two
    No.: 14
    Date of Death: 1872 Septr. 27th
    Name: Perces H. Seaver / m.n. Howe
    Sex: F
    Condition: Widow
    Age: 81 y. 9 m. - d. [Birth about Dec 1790]
    Cause: Cancer
    Place of Death: Sterling
    Occupation: [blank]
    Place of Birth: Northboro'
    Parents: John Howe / Molly (m.n. Green)
    Birthplace of Parents: Marlborough /Northborough

Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Persis_Howe_%282%29"