Amanuensis Monday -- 1690 Mortgage Deed of Shubael Seaver Selling Land in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony to George Clarke

This week's document for transcription is the 1690 mortgage deed record for Shubael selling a messuage and three acres of land in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony to George Clarke of Boston. 

[Suffolk County, Mass. Deeds 1669-1698:  pages 199-200, image 230 of 845]:

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

[Page 199, Image 230, starting near the middle of the left-hand page:

[in margin] Seaver to Clarke

To all Christian People to whom this present deed of Sale Shall come 

Shubael Sever of the Towne of Roxbury within their majesties Territory and Domi-

nion of New England Wheelwright Sendeth Greeting.  Know yee, that I the said 

Shubal Seaver for and in consideration of the full and just Sume of twenty and 

five pounds Currant money of New England to me in hand paid by George Clarke 

Boston in New England aforesaid Glover, the receipt whereof I the Said Suball 

Seaver do hereby acknowledge and myselfe therewith ^fully^ satisfyed and contented, and 

thereof and of every part thereof do acquitt Exonerate and discharge the said Georg 

Clark his heires Ex'rs Adm'rs and assignes for ever by these presents And there-

fore Have given granted bargained sold assigned and confirmed , and by these 

presents Doe fully freely clearly and absolutely give grant bargain sell assigne

 and confirme unto the ^before^ said George Clark his heirs Ex'rs Adm'rs and Assigns All that 

Messuage Tenement and land Scituate lying and being in Roxbury aforesaid in

which he the said Shuball Seaver doth now inhabit or Dwell in Together with three acres

of land thereunto adjoyning be the same more or less, the said houses Tenements and 

land being and lying at a place comonly called and known by the name of Stony River in 

Roxbury aforesaid being butted and bounded on the North by the land of John Curtis 

on the west by the land of John Pike, on the South by the High way or County Road 

& profits whatsoever to the said premisses belonging or in any wise appertaining. To have 

and to hold the said Messuage Land and Tenements and every part thereof toge-

ther with all the right title Estate claim and demand whatsoever of him the said 

Shubal Seaver his heirs Ex'rs Adm'rs and Assignes or from any other person or persons 

whatsoever of in or to any part of the said premisses unto the said George Clark his 

heires Ex'rs Adm'rs and Assignes to his and their own sole proper use and uses benefit and 

behoofe for ever, and the said Shuball Seaver for himselfe his heirs Ex'rs Adm'rs and 

Assignes doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said George Clark his heires 

Ex'rs Adm'rs and Assignes, That he the said Shuball Seaver is the right true and law-

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full Owner of all the said Messuage Tenement and land adjoining, with all other the priviledges 

and appurtenances belonging or appertaining being scittuated butted and bounded as aforesaid 

and have in himselfe full power, good right and lawfull authority to grant bargain sell assigne 

and make over all the afore recited premisses unto the said George Clarke his heires Ex'rs Adm'rs and 

Assignes in manner as aforesaid, and that the Said Messuage tenements and lands with all other 

the priviledges and appurtenances are at the ensealing and delivery of these presents free and 

clear and clearly acquitted and discharged of and from all former and other gifts grants bargains 

sales, leases mortgages, Joyntures Decrees Wills, Estates, titles troubles Acts alienations and Incum-

bnances whatsoever. And the said Shuball Seaver for himselfe his heirs Ex'rs and Adm'rs doth 
covenant and promise that the said George Clarke his heires Ex'rs Adm'rs and Assignes by vertue 

of these presents from henceforth and for ever shall and may lawfully and peaceably have hold 

use occupy possess and enjoy all and every of the aforegranted premisses without any lett or 

hinderance of the Said Shuball Seaver his heirs Ex'rs Adm'rs and Assignes, and by them to save 

and sufficiently to defend the said George Clark his heires Ex'rs Adm'rs and Assignes against

all and every person or persons whomsoever claiming any right title or interest of or into 

the premisses aforesaid from by or under them, or from by or under any other person or persons whatsoever. And for the better securing and more amply sure makeing the premisses afore-

said unto the said George Clark his heires Ex'rs Adm'rs and Assignes against

all and every person or persons whomsoever claiming any right title or interest of or into 

the premisses aforesaid from by or under them, or from by or under any other person or persons

whatsoever. And for the better securing and more amply sure makeing the premisses afore-

said unto the said George Clark his heires Ex'rs Adm'rs and Assignes the said Shubael Seaver doth

covenant and promise to do all such lawfull and expedient things as shall be judged by men 

experienced in the law to be necessary and requisite, and farther it is mutually cove-

nanted, consented unto and agreed upon between said Shubael Seaver and George Clark 

that if the said Shubael Seaver his heires Ex'rs & Adm'rs Shall pay or cause to be paid unto 

the said George Clark his heires Ex'rs Adm'rs or Assignes the full and just Sume of Twenty 

six pounds and ten shillings in current money of New England at or upon the first day of 

May next ensueing the date hereof w'ch will be in the yeare of our Lord Sixteen hundred 

Ninety and one without fraud or further delay, Then this deed of Mortgage ^is^ to be utterly 

voyd and of none Effect any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

But in default thereof to Stand remain and abide in full force strenth power and vertue.

In witness whereof the said Shubael Seaver have hereunto set his hand and seale

in Boston aforesaid the first day of November An'o Dom'i One thousand Six hundred and 

ninety. Annoque RR's et Regina Guilielmi et Maria Anglia &c Secundo. 

Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of us /                             Shubael Seaver & a seale 

Rich'd Phillips the M mark of Jno Barber Jno Herb't  Coward 

April 27'th. 1692. John Barber made Oath that he Saw Shubael Seaver Signe Seal & Deliver this instrum't as his Act & Deed, and that he, Rich'd Phillips & Jn'o Herb't Coward subscrib'd as witnesses .

                                                                                                Jurat cor. Sam'l Sewall  Assist't

Shuball Seaver personally appearing acknowledged this Instrument to be his Act & Deed 

May 12, 1692                                                           Before me Saml Sewall Assist't

                                 Entred Aug 24. 1692      Joseph Webb Cler 

The source citation for this land record is:

"Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," Suffolk County, Massachusetts, mortgage deed of Shubael Seaver to George Clarke, executed 1 November 1690, recorded 24 August 1692; imaged, FamilySearch  (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99ZS-B6CR?view=fullText : Nov 23, 2025), Image Group Number: 007442499, "Suffolk, Deeds 1669-1698," pages 199-200 (penned) (image 230 of 845); citing original records in Suffolk County Courthouse, imaged by FamilySearch.

This mortgage deed is for a messuage and land totaling three acres in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, owned by Shubael Seaver. It was sold to George Clarke of Boston for 25 pounds on 1 November 1690. It appears that Shubael Seaver agreed to pay 26 pounds and 10 shillings by 1 May 1691 to void the deed.  It is not known if he did that.

Shubael Seaver (1640-1730) and Hannah (Wilson) Seaver (1646-1721) are my 8th great-grandparents through their son Joseph Seaver (1672-1754) who married Mary Read in 1700.  

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