Donna at the What's Past Is Prologue blog challenged genea-bloggers to list where their ancestors were located in 1808 - 200 years ago. Read her post "1808: Where was your family 200 years ago?" for her list and observations.
I'm going to do this in two parts because my list is pretty long - that's the benefit of a fine New England ancestry - many lines go back into the 1600's.
Here's the SEAVER side of my ancestry (my descendant ancestor is denoted with an *):
* Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816) and his wife Martha Whitney (1764-1832) resided in Westminster, Worcester County, MA with their family - Achsah, Abigail, Job, Benjamin*, Susannah, Martha, Silas, Isaac, and Rosilla Seaver. Benjamin's mother, Sarah (Read) Seaver (1738-1809) probably resided with them. Their home was on Birch Hill in the northwest quadrant of Westminster near Gardner. I have a picture of this saltbox house which was built in the 1770's by Benjamin's father, Norman Seaver, and has been restored.
* Nathan Gates (1764-1830) and his wife Abigail Knowlton (1774-1855) resided in Gardner, Worcester County, MA with their family - Nathan, Abel, Asaph, Luke, Abigail*, Luther, Amos, Susannah, Lucinda, Clarissa, and Jeremiah K. Nathan's mother, Susannah (Reed) Gates (1745-1833) may have resided with them. Their home was on Birch Hill on the northeast side of Gardner, near Westminster.
* Aaron Smith (1765-1841) and his wife Mercy Plimpton (1772-1850) resided in Medfield, Norfolk county, MA with their children Susanna, Patience, Mary P., Alpheus B.*, Lucy, Elizabeth and Nancy Smith.
* Amos Plimpton (1735-1808) resided in Medfield, Norfolk County, MA.
* Elizabeth Horton Dill (1794-1869) probably resided in Eastham, Barnstable County, MA with her natural or (perhaps) adopted parents. I think her parents were Thomas Dill and Hannah Horton, but I don't have proof.
* Thomas J. Newton (ca 1795-????) probably resided in Maine (perhaps Andover or Dixfield in Oxford county) with his parents. I don't know who his parents are.
* Zachariah Hildreth (1754-1828) and his second wife Abigail Hart resided in Townsend, Middlesex County, MA. Zachariah's children by his first wife Elizabeth Keyes (1759-1793) still living in the household were Zachariah*, Patty, and Fanny.
* Josiah Sawtell (1768-1847) and his wife Hannah Smith (1767-1827) resided in Townsend, Middlesex County, MA with their children Hannah*, Josiah, Mary, Chester, Esther, Horace, Neuma and Walter Sawtell.
* Isaac Buck (1757-1846) and his wife Martha Phillips (1757->1820) resided in Sterling, Worcester County, MA with their children Martha, Sally, Silas, Pliny, Sophia*, and Isaac Buck. Their home was in the southwest quadrant of Sterling near Holden.
* Elizabeth (Prescott) Hildreth (1734-1812), widow of Zachariah Hildreth (1728-1784), resided in Westford, Middlesex County, MA.
* Humphrey White (1758-1814) and his wife Sybil Kirby (1764-1848) resided in Glocester, Providence county, RI with their children Meribah, Benjamin, David, Elizabeth, Humphrey, Nancy, Martha, Jonathan*, Rhoda, and William White. Their home was on the road from Glocester to Foster.
* Simon Wade (1767-1857) and his wife Phebe Horton (1772-????) resided in Foster, Providence County, RI with their children James, Catherine, Sarah, Arnold, Olive, Miranda*, and Fenner Wade.
* Joseph Oatley (1756-1815) and his wife Mary Hazard (1764-1857) resided in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI with their children Hannah, Betsy, Nancy, Jonathan*, Joseph, Stephen, Mary, Benedict, Susan and Rouse Oatley.
* Joseph Champlin (1758-1850) and his wife Nancy Kenyon (????-????) resided in South Kingstown, Washington County, RI with their children Samuel, Phoebe, Mary, Joseph, Nancy, Elizabeth, Amy*, Abigail, George H., Frances G., John K., and Alice Champlin.
* David Kirby (1740-1832) and his wife Martha Soule (1743-1828) resided in Dartmouth, Bristol county, MA, perhaps with son Ichabod Kirby.
* Nathaniel Horton (1730-1819) and his wife Sarah Pray (1734->1819) resided in Glocester, Providence County, RI.
* Benedict Oatley (1732-1821) and his wife Elizabeth Ladd (1735-1814) resided in South Kingstown, Washington county, RI.
* John Kenyon (ca 1765-1831) resided in Sterling, Windham County, Connecticut. I don't know if his wife Anna was still living then.
* John Richman (ca1793-1867) was probably living in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. I don't know who his parents were or if they were living in 1808.
* Ann Marshman (1784?-1856) was probably living in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. I don't know for sure who her parents were.
* John Rich (ca1788-1862) was probably living in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. I don't know who his parents were or if they were living in 1808.
* John Hill (ca1766-1825) and his wife Ann Warren (????-????) resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England with their children Rebecca*, George, Samuel, and Lucy Hill.
As you can see, my Seaver side is three quarters colonial New England and one quarter English.
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