52 Ancestors - Week 454: #724 John Tracy (1663-1701) of Duxbury, Massachusetts

John Tracy (a1663-a1701) is #724 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #725 Deborah --?-- (a1662-????) in 1682 in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

* their son, #362 John Tracy (1695-1751), who married #363 Mary Hawkins (171-1761 in 1728.

* their daughter, #181 Deborah Tracy (1731-a1800) who married #180 Simon Wade (1731-a1800), who in about 1763.

*  their son, #90 Simon Wade (1767-1857), who married #91 Phebe Horton (1772-a1820) in about 1790.

*  their daughter #45 Miranda Wade (1804-1850), who married #44 Jonathan White (1803-1850) in 1824.

*  their son #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married #23 Amy Oatley (1826-1864) in 1844.

*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.

*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                            John Tracy[1-2]

* Sex:                                 Male

*  Father:                           John Tracy 1633-1718

*  Mother:                         Mary Prence 1639-1711

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                              about 1663, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States[1]

*  Death:                            before 15 July 1701 (before about age 38), wife Deborah Tracy named as a widow; Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States[1]

 

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                        Deborah  1662-????

*  Marriage 1:                    about 1682 (about age 19), Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States[1-2]

*  Child 1:                          Susanna Tracy 1683-1766

*  Child 2:                          Sarah Tracy 1686-1731

*  Child 3:                          Thomas Tracy 1688-1755

*  Child 4:                          Mary Tracy 1690-1731

*  Child 5:                          Deborah Tracy 1692-    

*  Child 6:                          John Tracy 1695-1751

*  Child 7:                          Tryphosa Tracy 1699-1758

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

Information about the Tracy family of Massachusetts and Rhode Island was published in the book: Cuyler Reynolds, Genealogical and Family history of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Volume 3, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914.

There are other resources for the John Tracy family, but they are not as detailed.  For the John and Deborah (--?--) Tracy family, the book has:

"(III) John (2) Tracy, son of John (1) and Mary (Prince) Tracy, was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts in about 1663, died there, 1701. He held many offices in Duxbury. He married Deborah --?-- in about 1682, probably in Duxbury.. The town records of Duxbury say: 'July 15, 1701. The town at this meeting granted to Widow Deborah Tracy twenty acres of land.'"

John and Deborah (--?--) Tracy had 7 children, all born in Duxbury, but there are no records for their births:

* Susannah Tracy (1636-1766), married 1715 John Simmons (1670-1739).
* Sarah Tracy (1686-1731).
* Thomas Tracy (1688-1755), married (1) 1723 Lusanna Snow (1683-1732); married (2) 1733 Lydia Randall (1690-1753).
* Mary Tracy (1790-1731), married 1712 Henry Gullifer (1684-1724).
* Deborah Tracy (1692-????), married 1714 Thomas Bourne (1693-1721).
* John Tracy (1695-1751), married 1728 Mary Hawkins (1710-1767).
* Tryphosa Tracy (1699-1758), married 1736 Obadiah Ford (1700-1758).

John Tracy died before 15 July 1701, when his widow Deborah Tracy was granted 20 acres of land in Duxbury[1]. There is no known burial site for John Tracy, although it is likely in Duxbury.

There are no probate records for John Tracy in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

5.  SOURCES

1. Cuyler Reynolds, Genealogical and Family history of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Volume 3, (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914), page 1416, (III) John Tracy sketch.

2. "New England Marriages to 1700," online database with digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008, page 751, John Tracy and Deborah --?-- marriage entry, 1682.

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2022 to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks.

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MyHeritage User Discovers Four Half-Siblings

 I received this information from Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage today:

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Every day we hear stories about people around the world who have made incredible discoveries thanks to MyHeritage DNA. One such story is that of Suzy Fraser, a MyHeritage user from Australia. For 60 years, Suzy searched for her biological family, hitting dead end after dead end. Then she took a MyHeritage DNA test and got a strong match that led her to find four half-siblings! 

The long-awaited reunion between Suzy and three of her siblings, who live in the U.K., took place just last week in Thailand. Sadly, one of Suzy’s sisters, also named Susie, passed away at a young age. However, the resemblance between the two is uncanny. Watch the emotional reunion that aired on Sunrise, Australia’s most popular morning TV show.

Suzy’s story is gaining attention across global media outlets, showcasing the power of genetic genealogy. 

For anyone interested in ordering a DNA kit for themselves or a loved one, our Early Holiday Sale starts today with amazing discounts on MyHeritage DNA. I encourage you to check it out!

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Disclosure: I receive a complimentary subscription to MyHeritage, and gave received other material consideration in past years. I uploaded my autosomal DNA raw data to their DNA product. This does not affect my objective analysis of MyHeritage products.

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Findmypast Friday: Step Into Your Scottish Roots

  I received this information from Findmypast today:

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Step into your Scottish roots with new Findmypast records

Thousands of new and exclusive records for Scotland added this Findmypast Friday

Scotland, Poor Law & Lists

We’ve added 16,820 records into this collection, which span from 1816 to 1901. With records for Inverness, Wick, Dreghorn and Perthshire, you may uncover key details about your ancestor’s circumstances. You might spot your ancestor’s residence and occupation, plus details of disabilities and their financial situation. This collection now has over 120,000 records to explore.

Scotland, Occupations & Professions

A further 16,000 records have been added to this collection. They come from various sources and reach back into the 16th century. You may find clues about ancestors who were shopkeepers, seafarers, writers, surgeons, and merchants.

Newspapers

Three brand new titles are welcomed to the newspaper archive this week, with updates to many more.

New titles:

• Peebles News, 1896-1920
• Ramsbottom Observer, 1900
• Vale Advertiser, 1996

Updated titles:

• Aberdare Leader, 1951
• Abergele & Pensarn Visitor, 1996
• Accrington Observer and Times, 1916, 1997
• Aldershot News, 1945-1949, 1961, 1967
• Ashby Mail, 1997
• Beaconsfield Advertiser, 1994
• Bebington News, 1995
• Beverley Advertiser, 1995, 1997
• Billericay Gazette, 1996
• Birkenhead & Cheshire Advertiser, 1950
• Birmingham Mail, 1963
• Birmingham Weekly Post, 1900
• Boston Target, 1997
• Bristol Evening Post, 1958-1959
• Cambridge Town Crier, 1997
• Cambridge Weekly News, 1996
• Caterham Mirror, 1996
• Central Somerset Gazette, 1900
• Cheltenham News, 1995
• Clevedon Mercury, 1995
• Crosby Herald, 1995-1996
• Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser, 1996
• Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 1995
• Ealing & Southall Informer, 1996
• East Kent Gazette, 1900, 1996
• Folkestone Express, Sandgate, Shorncliffe & Hythe Advertiser, 1900
• Formby Times, 1996
• Gainsborough Target, 1996
• Gloucester News, 1995-1996
• Harlow Star, 1996
• Hinckley Herald & Journal, 1994-1996
• Hinckley Times, 1897, 1900-1902, 1905-1906, 1909-1910, 1913-1914, 1923-1924, 1927-1932, 1937-1939, 1947-1948, 1951-1952, 1956-1961, 1966-1970, 1973-1979
• Horley & Gatwick Mirror, 1996
• Horncastle Target, 1996
• Hounslow & Chiswick Informer, 1996
• Hull Daily Mail, 1964, 1966, 1971
• Irvine Herald, 1996
• Leatherhead Advertiser, 1996
• Leek Post & Times and Cheadle News & Times and Moorland Advertiser, 1995
• Lichfield Post, 1996
• Lincoln Target, 1995
• Maghull & Aintree Star, 1996
• Manchester Metro News, 1996
• Medway News, 1995
• Merthyr Express, 1994
• Midweek Visiter (Southport), 1996
• Neath Guardian, 1996
• North Star (Darlington), 1900
• Nottingham Evening Post, 1955
• Nottingham Guardian, 1887, 1897, 1901, 1903, 1955-1958, 1964-1971
• Oadby & Wigston Mail, 1995
• Ormskirk Advertiser, 1997-1999
• Potteries Advertiser, 1995-1996
• Rossendale Free Press, 1996-1997
• Royston and Buntingford Mercury, 1996
• Ruislip & Northwood Gazette, 1996
• Ruislip & Northwood Informer, 1996
• Runcorn & Widnes Herald & Post, 1996
• Salford Advertiser, 1996
• Skelmersdale Advertiser, 1996, 1998
• Sleaford Target, 1994, 1996
• Southport Visiter, 1995-1996
• Staines Informer, 1996-1997
• Staines Leader, 1997
• Stockport Express Advertiser, 1994, 1996
• Stockport Times, 1996
• Stockton & Billingham Herald & Post, 1996
• Surrey Mirror, 1996
• Thanet Times, 1996
• Torbay Express and South Devon Echo, 1926-1929, 1933, 1935-1936, 1955
• Uxbridge Informer, 1996
• Walsall Observer, 1953
• Wembley Leader, 1996

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1718 Death Record for John Tracy (1633-1718) in Windham County, Connecticut

 It's time to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings for Treasure Chest Thursday.

The treasure today is the 1718 death record of John Tracy in Windham County, Connecticut:

The death record for John Tracy is:

The transcription of this death record for John Tracy is:

"[TRACY] John, Lieut., d. May 30, 1718, in the 85th y. of his age, [Vol.] 1 P[age] 11]"

The source citation for this record is:

 "Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," indexed database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), "Windham Vital Records, 1692-1850," page 350, John Tracy death entry, 30 May 1718.

This record is a Derivative Source, with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the death of John Tracy.  The Original source is a Windham County record book that is not available online.  Volume 1, page 11, probably refer to the town record book.

John Tracy (1633-1718) was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts, the son of  Stephen and Tryphosa (Lee) Tracy. He married May Pence (1629-1711) in about 1658 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.  They had 5 children.

John and Mary (Prence) Tracy are my 8th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their son John Tracy (1661-1701), who married Deborah --?-- in about 1682.

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Genealogy Education Bytes - 27 October to 2 November 2022

 Welcome to Genealogy Education Bytes, posted on Wednesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history education  items that came across our desktop since the last issue.    

1)  Upcoming Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Texas 2022 Genealogy Society Conference Live -- November 4-5, 2022

*  WikiTree Announces Free Genealogy Symposium and “WikiTree Day” Party - 4-5 November 2022

*  THE Genealogy Show: Winter Event 2022 -- December 2-4, 2022

*  Save the Date for RootsTech! -- 2–4 March 2023, Virtual and Salt Lake City

2 ) Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Family History Library Classes and Webinars for November 2022

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 2 November, 11 a.m.:  Right Place, Right Time, Right Person: Intersections of DNA and Document Evidence, by Paul Woodbury.

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinars - Friday, 4 November, 11 a.m.:  Freedom Bound: Escaping Bondage for Life in the North, by Renate Yarbrough Sanders.

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinars - Tuesday, 8 November, 11 a.m.:  The science behind MyHeritage DNA testing by Gal Zrihen and Ethel Vol.

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinars - Wednesday, 9 November, 5 p.m.:  The Migration of European Ancestors: Their Experiences and the Records, 1820-1920, by Nancy E. Loe.

3)  Podcasts/Radio Shows:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 225: How Multiple Relationships Affect DNA Match Analysis

*  The Genealogy Guys:  Podcast #409

*  Extreme Genes:  Episode 437 - Goodwin’s Latest Genealogical Murder Thriller Is Out! / Executive Producer Talks...

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-675: Eleanor Roosevelt: America’s First Ladies, Part 32

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-676: Witches in the Family? | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-677: Bess Wallace Truman: America’s First Ladies, Part 33 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-678: 10 "Must Do" Genealogy Projects for November | Ancestral Findings Podcast

4)  YouTube and Facebook Videos:

*  Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints:  Bet You'll Learn Something SHOCKING about your Grandparents or Parents with these 5 Tips & have FUN

 

*  BYU Family History Library:  FamilySearch Wiki Guided Research - Ann Tanner (23 Oct 2022)

*  BYU Family History Library:  Fixing Sticky Problems in Family Tree - Kathryn Grant (23 Oct 2022)

*  BYU Family History Library:  How Do I Search for My Ancestors Online? - James Tanner (23 Oct 2022)

*  BYU Family History Library:  Decorating Your Family Tree Using the FamilySearch Memories App- Michelle Karren (23 Oct 2022)

*  BYU Family History Library: What’s New in Genetic Genealogy? - Bonnie Bossert (27 October 2022)

*  Cheri Hudson Passey:  GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Relative Race Day 7: Connections and Closure.

*  Data and Family Tree Research:  Tracing the Morgan's of Limerick back to Wales?

*  Data Mining DNA:  Find The Oldest Records On Ancestry.com

*  Family History Fanatics:  5 Things To Know About DNA Painter Shared cM Tool- Genetic Genealogy

*  Family History Fanatics:  RootsMagic 8 Facts Types | EASY Genealogy Research Organization

*  Family Tree Magazine:  Find Your Ancestor’s Old World Town of Origin – An Interview with Rich Venezia

*  Genealogy Quick Start:  Genealogy Quick Start Personally, with Lisa Louise Cooke

*  Genealogy TV:  AncestryDNA's New Update: Dividing DNA Cousin Matches by Your Paternal and Maternal Branches

*  Goldie May:  Unrehearsed Genealogy Research #30: Searching for sources about Irish immigrant's parents

*  Just Genealogy:  David D Devol, Mexican War Teamster Genealogical Speaking - JG0230

*  Just Genealogy:  Just what is this pin? Is it a military pin? - JG0231

*  Just Genealogy:  The Specific Tax in Virginia - Why it is important to Genealogists - JG0232

*  Just Genealogy:  Genealogical Standards for Documentation - Standard 4 - Citation Uses - JG0233

*  Just Genealogy:  New Books at Heritage Books - Book Sunday - Maryland and Tennessee - JG0234

*  Just Genealogy:  Genealogical Tips & Quips #1 - JG0235

*  Just Genealogy:  Maryland Colonial Wills - Saving you time in Genealogical Research in Maryland - JG0236

*  Lisa Louise Cooke: What is DNA Painter with Genetic Genealogist Blaine Bettinger

*  Tony Burroughs:  Names Roadblocks to Black Genealogy by Tony Burroughs

*  Write Your Family History:  What Size Should Your Family History Book Be? | Writing Tips

5)   Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy Education Bytes - 20 to 26 October 2022?

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Christmas 2006 With Grandsons Logan and Lucas -- Post 741 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

 I can't help it, I can't do a wordless post! This is one of my favorite photographs:

 It was Christmas 2006, and Linda and I traveled to share the holiday with daughter Lori and her family in the Santa Cruz area.  I took my Santa hat (to keep my head warm?), which seemed to interest every child.  Here I am holding my two grandsons, Logan (10 months old, and Lucas (3+ ears old).  It was such a joy to see each of my descendants, especially in their infant and toddler years.

This is all part of our family history!  

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Genealogy News Bytes - 26 October to 1 November 2022

Welcome to Genealogy News Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news  items that came across our desktop since the last issue.    

1)  News Articles:

*  "The Sawtooth Slayer" by Nathan Dylan Goodwin Published

*  New and Improved Family Statistics on MyHeritage

*  U.S. National Archives Tops 200 Million Digitized Pages in Online Catalog

*  FamilySearch David Rencher Receives NEHGS Preservation and History Award

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 22 to 28 October 2022

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 22 to 28 October  2022

*  New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch 31 October 2022

*  New Collection of Military Notices from the London Gazette

*  Times Past:  Using the Times Newspaper to find deaths, divorces and a great deal more

*  Findmypast Friday: 17th Century Pennsylvania, World War I Canada, and Newspaper Records Added

*  Newspapers dot Com Update – October 2022

*  NewspaperARCHIVE Update – October 2022

*  Chronicling America Updates – October 2022

3)  Did you miss the last post in this series - see Genealogy News Bytes - 19 to 25 October 2022.

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Seavers in the News -- 1968 Obituary of Nora C. Seaver of Thomaston, Maine

Here is this week's edition of "Seavers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Seaver that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from The Bangor [Me] Daily News newspaper dated 30 January 1968, page 22:

The transcription of the article is:

"NORA C. SEAVER

"THOMASTON -- Miss Nora Courtney Seaver, 68, of 10 Lawrence Ave., Thomaston, died Sunday at a local hospital following a long illness.

"She was born at Waynesbrough, N.C., Dec. 12 1899. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weld Seaver, Jr.

"She had been a registered nurse and a member of the nurses guild, Knox County General Hospital Auxiliary, Shakespeare Society, St. John's Episcopal Church in Thomaston, Women of St. John's, Thomaston Garden Club ad Thomaston Rug Club.

"She is survived by a cousin, Professor H. Latimer Seaver of Boston, Mass.

"Funeral services will  be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church in Thomaston with the Canon E. O. Kenyon of Rockland officiating.  Cremation will be in Gracelawn Cemetery., Auburn."

The source citation is:

"Nora C. Seaver," The Bangor [Me.] Daily News, Tuesday, 30 January 1968, page 22, column 2, Nora C. Seaver obituary; Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 31 October 2022).

This obituary identifies her name, age, birth date and location, parent's names, implied death date and place, her work history, her church, and her association, but no cause of death information.

Nora Courtney Seaver was born 12 December 1899 in Waynesville, North Carolina, the daughter of Jacob Weld and  Blanche H. (Berry) Seaver.  She died 28 January 1968 in Thomaston, Maine.  She did not marry or have children.

Nora C. Seaver (1899-1968) is my seventh cousin three times removed.  Our common Seaver ancestor is my 9th great-grandfather Robert Seaver (1608-1683).

 

There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this was one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person has extensive associations.  I am glad that I can honor Nora C. Seaver today.  

You never know when a descendant or relative will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.

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Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 31 October 2022

 Here are the highlights of my family history and genealogy related activities over the past week.  

1)  Hosted and moderated the Chula Vista Genealogical Society General Meeting on Wednesday on Zoom.  The speaker was Mary Kircher Roddy on Timelines.

2)  Published a genealogy sketch for the 52 Ancestors series for 7th great-grandmother #723 Elizabeth (Arnold) (Hawkins) Smith (1684-1758) of Providence and Glocester, Rhode Island.

3)  Transcribed a probate record for 1863 Administrator's Petition of Asahel Seaver of Westminster, Massachusetts for Amanuensis Monday.

4)  Started reading The Sawtooth Slayer by Nathan Dylan Godwin.  There are several good genealogy and DNA research hints throughout the book.

5) AncestryDNA now has 41,167 DNA matches (up 33 from 24 October) for me today, with no  new ThruLines.  Added Notes to 2 of them, and added 2 lines to  RootsMagic.   MyHeritageDNA now has 10,815 DNA matches (up 16 from 24 October) for me, with no new Theories.  Reviewed the new DNA matches on AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.  

6)   I finally got the FamilySearch Family Tree link to RootsMagic to work. I have matched 48,485 of my RootsMagic persons with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles (up 5).  

7) Used Web Hints and Record Matches from Ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast and FamilySearch to add content and source citations to my RootsMagic profiles. I now have 70,092 persons in my RootsMagic file (up 15 since 24 October), and 145,429  source citations (up 3). I TreeShared 50 new or modified profiles with my Ancestry Member Tree, and I resolved 579  Ancestry Hints. My Ancestry Member Tree has Ancestry Record Hints with 175,359 to be resolved, but I work on them several times a week.  My MyHeritage family trees have 200,305 Record Matches in 286 sources and I work on them occasionally.  

8) Wrote 17 Genea-Musings blog posts last week (Sunday through Saturday), of which five was a press release. The most viewed post last week was Genealogy Pot-Pourri - Week Ending 24 October 2022 with over 183 views.  Genea-Musings had about 12,700 views last week.  

9)  Real life:  This is week 138 since COVID restrictions started.  Linda is at a memory care and skilled nursing facility in Chula Vista 7 miles from home and I visited her five times last week.   I went grocery shopping on Monday and Friday.   I watched the first two World Series games.  I went to church on Sunday and got many hugs.  On Sunday night, the desktop computer screen went black while writing a blog post, and it took awhile to reboot - I hope this isn't a portent of my future!

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Amanuensis Monday -- 1863 Administrator's Petition of Asahel Seaver's Estate File of Westminster, Massachusetts

 This week's document for transcription is the Administrator's Petition for the estate of Asahel Seaver of Westminster, Massachusetts, in Worcester County estate file 52864, filed in 1863.  

Worcester County, Massachusetts Probate Court Records - Case File 52864, image 11 of 15:

The transcription of this petition is:

To the Honorable Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County of Worcester:

Respectfully represents   Joel Merriam jr.

of     Westminster    in the County of    Worcester   that

Asahel Seaver     who last dwelt in

Westminster   in said County of    Worcester, died on the    Sixteenth

day of    December    in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

sixty-two     intestate, possessed of goods and estate     remaining

to be administered, leaving a widow, whose name is    Tamer R. Seaver

and as    she is    only next of kin, the persons whose names, residence and relationship to the de-

ceased are as follows, viz.

                                              Norman Seaver of Westminster

                                              Hiram Seaver of Templeton

                                              Mary E. Sawin of Westminster

                                              Otis Sawin of Westminster

                                             Sewall W. Seaver of Westminster

                                             Juliaetta Seaver of Westminster

That your petitioner    is the widow

Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be appointed  Administrat     of the estate

of said deceased.

Dated this    thirteenth    day of    January  A.D. 1863.

                                                Tamar R. Seaver

The undersigned, being all the parties interested in the foregoing Petition, desire the same may be

granted without further notice.

         

The source citation for this probate file is:

Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Case file 52864 (15 images), Asahel Seaver of Westminster, 1863, administration; "Worcester County (Massachusetts) Probate File Papers, 1731-1881," digital images, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, American Ancestors  (https://www.americanancestors.org: accessed 16 October 2022).

Asahel Seaver (1802-1862) was born 5 December 1802,in Westminster, the son of Asahel Reed and Hannah (Gager) Seaver.  He married Tamar R. Hill (1805-1873) in Westminster on 14 May 1826, the daughter of Nathaniel and Annis (Whitcomb) Hill.  They had six children:

*  Norman Seaver (1826-1879), married 1862 Christiana Lovewell (1837-1916).

*  Hiram Seaver (1833-19008), married 1861 Sarah Jane Trask (1843-1877).

*  Thomas Seaver (1837-1839).

*  Mary Elizabeth Seaver (1838-????), married 1859 Otis Webster Sawin (1839-????)

*  Sewall Whitcomb Seaver (1843-1881), married 1863 Mary Janr Bickford (1842-1900).

*  Julia Etta Seaver (1849-1870)

The Administrator on this intestate estate, Joel Merriam Jr. of Westminster, was approved on 3 February 1863 in Worcester County Probate Court.  The inventory totaled $276 in real property.  The probate record names his widow and his living children, plus the husband of his daughter, Mary E. Seaver.  There is no record in this estate file to indicate how much was distributed to the heirs.

Asahel Seaver (1802-1862) is my 1st cousin five times removed.  Our common Seaver ancestor is my 4th great-grandfather Benjamin Seaver (1757-1816).

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NOTE: Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday." John offers this definition for "amanuensis:"

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

Read other transcriptions for records of my ancestors at Amanuensis Monday Posts.

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