Amanuensis Monday -- 1735 Deed of Joseph Seaver and His Siblings, to Thomas Boylston for Land in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

 This week's document for transcription is the 1735 land deed record for Joseph Seaver and his siblings selling land in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Thomas Boylston for 400 pounds.

[Suffolk County, Mass. Deeds 1734-1735:  page 173, image 186 of 572]:

[Suffolk County, Mass. Deeds 1734-1735:  page 174, image 187 of 572]:

The transcription of this deed is (starting near the top of the left-hand page of the first image) with the assistance of FamilySearch Full-Text Search:

[Image 186, left hand page of image]

Seaver &c =        To all People unto whom this present 

   To              Deed of Sale Shall come Joseph Seaver of Framingham in the 

Boylston      County of Middlesex in New England Yeoman and Mary his wife 

Shubael Seaver Cordwainer of Roxbury in the County of Suffolk 

in New England and Abigail his wife Edmond Cole of said Rox-

bury Cordwainer and Abigail his wife and Richard Moor of Lynn 

in the County of Essex in New England Junholder and Thankful 

his wife Send Greeting Know Ye that they the sd Joseph Seaver 

and Mary his Wife Shubael Seaver and Abigail his wife
Edmond Cole and Abigail his wife and Richard Moor &

Thankful his wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of Four 

Hundred Pounds currant money of New England to them in Hand 

paid before the Ensealing and Delivery of these Presents by Thomas 

Boylston of Boston in the County of Suffolk afores'd Merch't.

The Receipt whereof to full content and Satisfaction they 

do hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every Part & Par-

cel thereof Do acquit exonerate and discharge the s' d Thomas 

Boylston his Heirs Exec'rs and Admin'rs forever by these Presents

Have given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed 

and confirmed and by these Presents for themselves & their Heirs

Exec'rs and Admin'rs do fully freely clearly & absolutely give 

grant bargain sell aliene enfeoff convey and confirm unto 

the said Thomas Boylston his & Heirs and assigns forever a 

certain Tract or Parcel of Land situate lying & being in 

Roxbury afores'd being butted and bounded as foll ( viz )
Northerly at the Front by the Road or Highway there mea-

suring Twenty six Roods. Easterly by the Land of the Heirs 

of William Abbett Dec'd, there measuring about fifty five Roods 

and three Quarters of one Rood Southerly at the Rear by the 

Land of Isaac Curtis  there measuring about Twenty six Roods

and Westerly by the Land of said Edmond Cole there mea-

suring about Sixty six Roods be all the afores'd Measures more 

or less or howsoever otherwise bounded or reputed to be bounded.

Together with all and singular the Profits Priviledges Rights

Commodities advantages and Appur'ces to the said Land & Pre-

misses belonging or in any kind appertaining. To Have 

[Image 186, right-hand page]

and To Hold all the above granted and bargained Land 

& Premisses with the Appurtenances unto the s'd Thomas Boyl-

ston his Heirs and assigns forever To his & their only sole and 

proper use Benefit and Behoof or from henceforth forever. And 

they the said Joseph Seaver and Mary his Wife Shubael Seaver

and Abigail his wife Edmond Cole and Abigail his wife and Ri-

chard Moor Moor and Thankfull his wife for themselves & their Heirs 

Exec'rs & admin'rs Doth hereby covenant promise grant & agree 

to and with the said Thomas Boylston his Heirs and assigns in 

Manner and form following (That is to say ) that at and 

immediately before the Time of the Ensealing and Delivery of 

these presents they the said Joseph Seaver Shubael Seaver Ed-

mond Cole and Richard Moor are the true sole and lawful Owners 

of all the afore bargained Premisses and stand lawfully seized 

thereof in their own proper Right of a good sure & indefeasible 

Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple. Having in themselves full 

Power Good Right & lawful authority to grant sell convey and 

assure the same unto the said Thomas Boylston his Heirs & Ass-

igns as afores'd. And that the said Thomas Boylston his Heirs 

and assigns shall and may by force and virtue of these Presents
from henceforth forever lawfully peaceably and quietly have 

hold use occupy possess and enjoy the above granted and bar-

gained Premisses free and clear and clearly acquitted exonerated 

and discharged of and from all - and all Manner of former &
other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Joyntures 

Judgments Entails and of and from all other Titles Troubles Char-

ges and Incumbrances whatsoever. And further they do here-

by Covenant promise grant and agree bind and oblige them-

selves their Heirs Exec'rs and Admin'rs from henceforth forever here- 

after to Warrant and Defend all the above granted & bar-

gained Premisses with the appurd unto the said Thomas 

Boylston his Heirs and assigns forever against the lawful Claims 

and Demands of all and every Person or Persons whomso-

ever. In Witness whereof they the said Joseph Seaver & Mary 

his Wife Shubael Seaver and Abigail his wife Edmond Cole and 

Abigail his wife Richard Moor and Thankfull his wife hath 

hereunto set their Hands - and Seals the        Day of March,

in the Eighth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George

the Second King of Great Britain &c. Annoq Dom'i One thou 

sand and seven Hundred thirty & four/5   Joseph Sever & a Seal 

The mark of Mary X Seaver & Seal  Shubael Seaver & a Seal 

The mark of Abigail A Seaver & a Seal Edmond Cole & a seal 

the mark of Abigail ZN Cole & a Seal . Richard Mower &

[Image 187, top of left-hand page of the image]

A Seal . Thanfull Mower & a Seal. Signed Sealed & De-

liv'd in Presence of us Except Thankfull Moor Edmund 

Cole and Abigail his wife Benj'a Parker Jacob Sheafe 

John Mower Thomas Stocker. Witness to Edm'd Cole & Abi-

gail Cole Jno Fitch Benj'a Parker. Suffolk ss Boston March 

      1734. Joseph Seaver and Mary his Wife Shubael Sea- 

ver and Abigail his wife Edmond Cole and Abigail his wife 

and Richard Moor and Thankfull his wife personally ap-

peared before me the Subscriber and acknowledged the within 

written Instrument to be their voluntary Act and Deed.

                  Suffolk ss . Boston March 5th 1734. Joseph Seaver & 

Mary his Wife Shubael Seaver and Abigail his wife and 

Richard Moor personally appeared before me & acknowledg-

ed the within written Instrument to be their voluntary act 

and Deed Before me Joseph Wadsworth Justice Peace 

Essex ss Lynn Mar. 12'th 1734/5. Thankfull Mower appearing ac-

knowledged the within written Instrument to be her free act 

& Deed Before me Ebenezer Burrill Just Peace. Suffolk 

ss . Boston April 19'th 1735. The within . . . . . . Edmund Cole 

and Abigail his wife personally appeared before me the Sub-

scriber & acknowledged the within written Instrument to be.their 

voluntary Act and Deed. Sam'll Sewall J Peace. April 26'th 1735.

Recd & accordingly Entred & Examined - 

                            pr Samuel Gerrish Reg'r  /

The source citation for this land record is:

"Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," Suffolk County, Massachusetts, deed of Joseph Seaver et al to Thomas Boylston, executed March 1734/5, recorded 26 April 1735; imaged, FamilySearch  (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Z3-M8J2?view=fullText : accessed 14 November 2025), Image Group Number: 007442514, "Suffolk, Deeds 1734-1735," pages 173-174 (penned) (images 186-187 of 582); citing original records in Suffolk County Courthouse, imaged by FamilySearch.

This deed is for a parcel of land in Roxbury in Suffolk County, Massachusetts owned by Joseph and Mary Seaver, Shubael and Abigail Seaver, Edmund and Abigail Cole, and Richard and Thankfull Mowear. sold to Thomas Boylston for 400 pounds. All of the grantors were children and spouses of children of Shubael Seaver (1640-1730) of Roxbury, whose estate agreement gave the property to these children.

Joseph Seaver (1672-1754) and Mary his wife are my 7th great-grandparents through their son Robert Seaver (1702-1752) who married Eunice Rayment.  

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"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

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