52 Ancestors - Week 394: #615 Mary (Ockington) Harrington (1669-1725) of Watertown, Massachusetts

Mary Ockington (1669-1725) is #615 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #614 Edward Harrington (1668-1736)  in 1692 in Watertown, Middlesex County,  Massachusetts Bay Colony.

I am descended through:

* their daughter #307 Mary Harrington (1693-1774)  married #306 Joseph Grout (1683-1758) in 1717.

* their daughter #153 Mehitable Grout (1726-1795) married #152 Moses Brigham (1723-1769) in 1749.
* their son, #76 Phinehas Brigham (1755-1802) married #77 Lydia Batherick (1752-1795) in 1779.
* their son #38 Lambert Brigham (1794-1834) married #39 Sophia Buck (1797-1882) in 1817.
* their daughter #19 Sophia Newton (1834-1923) married #18 Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) in 1852.
* their daughter #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) married #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) in 1874.
* their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.
* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) 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:                       Mary Ockington[1]

*  Alternate Name:       Mary Okinton[3]

*  Alternate Name:       Mary Ockington Harrington[2]

*  Alternate Name:       Mary Harrington[4]

*  Alternate Name:       Mary Ockington[5]

*  Sex:                          Female

*  Father:                    William Ockington (1639-1702)

*  Mother:                  Mary --?-- (1632-1694)

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

*  Birth:                   7 September 1669, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States[2–3]

*  Death:                   23 October 1725 (age 56), Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,3-4]

*  Burial:                  after 23 October 1725 (after age 56); Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[3]

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

*  Spouse 1:             Edward Harrington (1668-1736)

*  Marriage 1:          30 March 1692 (age 23), Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States[1,5]

*  Child 1:               Mary Harrington (1692-1774)

*  Child 1:               William Harrington (1694-1751)

*  Child 1:               Mindwell Harrington (1697-1700)

*  Child 1:               Joanna Harrington (1699-1768)

*  Child 1:               Edward Harrington (1702-1792)

*  Child 1:               Samuel Harrington (1704-1784)

*  Child 1:               Nathaniel Harrington (1706-1784)

*  Child 1:               Francis Harrington (1709-1793)

*  Child 1:               Susannah Harrington (1711-1790)

   

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

Mary Ockington was born 7 September 1669 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay, the daughter of William and Mary (--?--) Ockington of Boston[2-3].

Mary married Edward Harrington (1669-1736) on 30 March 1692 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay[1,5]. He was the son of Robert and Susannah (George) Harrington of Watertown. They had nine children, all born and recorded in Watertown town records:

* Mary Harrington (1693-1774), married (1) 1710 Daniel Rogers (1686-1711).; (2) 1717 Joseph Grout (1683-1758).
* William Harrington (1694-1751), married 1725 Anna Spring (1691-1770)
* Mindwell Harrington (1697-1700).
* Joanna Harrington (1699-1768), married 1720 John Tainter (1699-1768).
* Edward Harrington (1702-1792), married 1731 Anna Bullard (1713-1771).
* Samuel Harrington (1704-1784), married (1) 1725 Sarah Warren (1702-1733); (2) 1736 Elizabeth Stratton (1716-1801).
* Nathaniel Harrington (1706-1784), married 1747 Mary Kimball (1724-1804).
* Francis Harrington (1709-1793), married (1) 1736 Prudence Stearns (1713-1751); (2) 1752 Deborah Brigham (1714-1799).
* Susannah Harrington (1711-1790), married 1731 Samuel Barnard (1699-1762).

Mary (Ockington) Harrington died 23 October 1725 in Waltham, Massachusetts Bay[1,3-4]. She is buried in Grove Hill Cemetery in Waltham[3].

5.  SOURCES

1. Henry Bond, M.D., Family Memorials: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown & Co., 1860), page 275, Edward Harrington family sketch.

2. Boston City Registrar, Reports of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston; Volume 9 (Boston, Mass.: Rockwell and Churchill, 1883), page 111, Mary Okinton birth entry, 7 September 1669.

3. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com), Grove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, Mass., Mary Ockington Harrington memorial #34616582.

4. Vital records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New-England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904), Deaths, page 270, Mary Harrington entry.

5. Watertown Records, Comprising the First and Second Book of Town Proceedings, with the Land Grants and Possessions. etc. (Watertown, Mass. : Watertown Historical Society, 1894), Volume 1, page 65 of 66, Edward Herrington and Mary Ocington marriage, 30 March 1692.

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NOTE: In 2014, 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. I have extended this theme in 2021 for an eighth year to 416 Ancestors in 416 Weeks. The list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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Seavers in the News - Jesse Seaver Dies in Owego, New York in 1955

  It's time for another 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 Star-Gazette [Elmira, N.Y.] newspaper dated 16 May1955:

The transcription of the article is:

"Deaths Elsewhere

"Jesse Seaver, 81, of Owego Star Route 1, formerly of Endicott, Saturday, May 14, 1955, following a long illness.  He was a retired Endicott-Johnson employe.  Survived by daughter, Mrs. Rollin Laycock of Bloomsburg, Pa.; sons, Russell B. of Owego Star Route 1, Frederick J. of Tioga Center, Milo G. of Straits Corners, Lewis G. and Walter S. Seaver of Endicott; stepdaughters, Mrs. May Briggs of Binghamton and Mrs. Ruth O'Malley of Endicott; stepson, Robert Linker of Chicago, Ill.; half-brother Horton Seaver of Elmira; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  The body is at the Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home, 300 E. Main St., Endicott, where friends may call.  Funeral there Tuesday at 1 p.m., the Rev. Robert Rogers.  Riverhurst Cemetery, Endicott."

The source citation is:

"Deaths Elsewhere," Star-Gazette [Elmira, N.Y.] newspaper, Monday, 16 May 1955, page 12, column 3, Jesse Seaver obituary;  Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 26 August 2021).

This obituary provides the name, age, death date and place, children's names, a sibling name, plus limited information about his employment.

Jesse Bradley Seaver (1874-1955) was born on 28 December 1874 in Wellsville, New York, the son of Charles Lewis and Elvira Antoinette (Chalker) Seaver.  He died 14 May 1955 in Owego, New York.  He married (1) Edna Phoebe Brown (1875-1911) on 9 November 1896 in La Porte, Pennsylvania.  They had five children:

*  Russell Bradley Seaver (1897-1960), married 1916 Verdetta Esther O'Dell (1896-1981).

*  Frederick Jennings Seaver (1901-1983, married 1925 Freda Elizabeth Wage (1908-2005).

*  Milo G. Seaver (1905-1957), married 1925 Mildred L. Holland (1908-1980).

*  Lewis Glenn Seaver (1909-1987), married 1932 Bernice Christa Nelson (1913-2005).

*  Alice Seaver (1911-1992), married 1931 Roland C. Laycock (1907-1980).

He married (2) after 1911 Carrie Stewart (1885-1921).  They had one child:

*  Walter Stewart Seaver (1920-1999), married 1941 Marjorie Brozitis (1922-2002).  

He married (3) 1923 Elizabeth Thorp (1874-1949).  The had no children.

I am a 5th cousin three times removed to Jesse Bradley Seaver.  Our common Seaver ancestor is my 7th great-grandfather Joseph Seaver (1672-1754) of Framingham, Massachusetts.

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 an obituary filled with family names. I am glad that I can honor Jesse 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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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1725 Death Entry For Mary (Ockington) Harrington (1669-1725) of Waltham, Massachusetts

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

The treasure today is the 1725 Death entry for Mary (Ockington) Harrington in the Waltham, Massachusetts vital records book:

The death entry is the 11th entry from the bottom in the Harrington listings:

The transcription of this record is:

"[HARRINGTON] Mary, w. Edw[ard], Oct. 23, 1725, in 55th y. G.R."

The source citation for this record is:

Vital records of Waltham, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New-England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904), Deaths, page 270, Mary Harrington entry, 23 October 1725.

This is an entry in a published Watertown vital record book.  It is a Derivative Source with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the death of Mary Harrington on 23 October 1725 in Waltham, Massachusetts.  

   

Edward Harrington (1669-1736) married Mary Ockington (1669-1725) in 1692 in Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.  They had nine children between 1693 and 1711, all recorded in Watertown.

Edward and Mary (Ockington) Harrington  are my 7th great-grandparents, through their daughter Mary Harrington (1693-1774) who married  Joseph Grout (1683-1758) in 1717.

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Finally, a Descendants Chart I Can Use! Thank You, MyHeritage!

Since I've been doing descendancy research of my 4th great-grandparents, I've been searching for a way to display the results graphically.  The endless list of descendants is not inviting but is searchable!  The typical "Family View" on online family trees and in genealogy software doesn't enable more than 5 generations and it is impossible to get them on one screen.  The 6-generation descendant charts in software are rectangular and often many feet wide and less than 12 inches high.

I remembered today that MyHeritage has a "Sun chart" option.  Can I use that to display, say, six generations of descendants and get it on one page?  I tried it for my 4th great-grandparents Humphrey White (1757-1814) and Sibyl Kirby (1764-1848) of Glocester, Rhode Island  Here is the result:

How cool is that?  Except it's difficult to read the names.  And I wish I had photos of everyone on the chart in MyHeritage.  The really cool things on this chart, for me:

1)  I can see where I have work to do - which descendants am I missing?  Probably the families at 2 to 5 o'clock on the chart and at 10 o'clock on the chart.

2)  It tells me that there are 300 people on this chart!  I can count how many are in each generation too.  On the image above, the number is right under the label "Descendants of Humphrey White and Sibyl Kirby" in the middle of the chart.

3)  I can use this chart in my blog posts about descendants of my 4th great-grandparents!

How did I create this chart?  It was very easy - of course I have to have the tree in MyHeritage.  Then:

1)  Go to the "Family tree" menu and click on the "Print charts and books" item:

2)  Select the type o chart you want - I chose "Sun chart" and chose "Descendants:"

Further down the page I chose the "Main person" item and typed in "Humphrey White" and it let me select the right one.  Then the system filled in the title of the chart ( and included the spouse too!).  I chose "Years of birth and death" for the "Facts for individuals."  For "Generations" I chose 6 generations:

3)  I clicked the orange "Preview chart" button and within seconds, the chart appeared:

At the top of the page, the system told me it was 6718 x 7363 pixels (about 22" x 24" at 300 DPI), and 2.03 megabytes.  At 100% size it is a very large chart - perhaps 11 pages high (the image at the top is a 9% magnification!).

Unfortunately, this family tree on MyHeritage is now four months out-of-date and I've been working on this line, so I will need to upload a new GEDCOM file soon with my latest tree people and do the chart again when I do my descendants list for Humphrey and Sibyl (Kirby) White.

Easy-peasy.  Just what I needed!  Thank you, MyHeritage!!

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Walter's World in 2001 -- Post 682 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

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

Yes, it's another Walter picture!  With Randy in the summer of 2001.  We were at daughter Tami's house in Long Beach (in Belmont Shores).  Walter loved to hang his head out the open window, in between the bars that prevented him from getting out and burglars from getting in.  The open window cooled the house, and Walter, and, as a young dog, he loved to see the world pass by his window.  He would bark at other dogs, and at passersby on the street, howl when he wanted to, and I'm sure he wanted to chase any cat, or car, that came into his view.  He also loved to have his head and neck and belly rubbed.  

Walter was our first grandhound, and he was really special!  He crossed the rainbow bridge about 10 years ago but the memory of him is still fresh.  

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Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 24 August 2021

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

1)  News Articles:

*  National Genealogical Society Introduces Two New Research in the States Books: Alabama and Maryland

*  I Found My Dad’s Secret Birth Father Thanks to a MyHeritage DNA Test

2)  New or Updated Record Collections:

*  Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 14 to 20 August 2021

*  Added and Updated FamilySearch.org Record Collections - Week of 14 to 20 August 2021

*  Search the Most Comprehensive Collection of Freedmen's Bureau and Freedman's Bank Records for Free on Ancestry.com

3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes

*  Conference Keeper Calendar

*  Utah Genealogical Association Summit of Excellence: September 15-18, 2021

4)  Genealogy Education - Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

*  GeneaWebinars Calendar

*  Family History Library Class Calendar - August 2021

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 25 August, 11 a.m.:  Fire, Water, and the 1890 U.S. Census; Researching Beyond the Ashes and Mold, by Elizabeth Williams Gomoll

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Friday, 27 August, 11 a.m.:  10 Ways to Find Your Native American Ancestor Using Y, Mitochondrial and Autosomal DNA, by Roberta Estes

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  Early Ontario Research, by Janice Nickerson

*  Archived Family Tree Webinar:  The New Family Tree and Relationship Diagram, by Uri Gonen

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:

*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 163 - Tracing 19th Century German Ancestors, Part 4

*  The Genealogy Guys:  Podcast #394

*  The Photo Detective:  Episode 142: Vintage Aerial Photos

*  Ancestral Findings:  AF-528: Historic Cemeteries: A Closer Look at Cemetery Records #2 | Ancestral Findings Podcast

6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube and Facebook):

*  Ancestry:  The Freedmen’s Bureau Collection | Ancestry

*  BYU Family History Library:  Discovering Your Ancestors Using Genealogical Periodicals - James Tanner

*  BYU Family History Library: Wiki Research Basics Part 1 - Jerroleen Sorensen

*  DNA Family Trees:  DNA Painter Sharedcm tool, Ball & Pattern tool, and announcing a NEW tool never before seen! 

*  Family History Fanatics:  Ancestry.com: Tips for Working With and Attaching Record Hints

*  FamilySearch:  Demo: How to Add Your Family Tree to FamilySearch

*  FamilySearch:  Discovering Native American Ancestry through DNA

*  MyHeritage:  New tools for DNA Matches research

*  MyHeritage:  How to Refine Your Historical Record Search on MyHeritage

*  WikiTree:  WikiTree LiveCast (21 August 2021) - Weekly Recap

7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 20 August 2021?

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Search the Most Comprehensive Collection of Freedmen's Bureau and Freedman's Bank Records for Free on Ancestry.com

I received this from Ancestry.com today:

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Family history research can be challenging for African Americans due to the long history of slavery in the U.S. and the lack of documentation about those who were enslaved. In an effort to enable more family history discoveries, Ancestry is continuing to add new record collections so every story can be told.

Today, Ancestry is unveiling the world’s largest digitized and searchable collection of Freedmen's Bureau and Freedman's Bank records to date, with more than 3.5 million records available for everyone to search for free at www.Ancestry.com/Freedmens. The addition of these significant records can be instrumental in helping descendants of previously enslaved people in the U.S. make additional discoveries about their families by offering a path to trace ancestors prior to 1870. This collection can enable meaningful family history breakthroughs because it is likely the first time newly freed African Americans would appear in records after Emancipation.

Understanding the Complex History

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established near the end of the American Civil War to help formerly enslaved people transition from slavery to citizenship, providing food, housing, education and medical care. It also provided support for impoverished white people and veterans of the U.S. Colored Troops. Crucial records in the Freedmen’s Bureau include labor contracts, rations, apprenticeships, letters, marriages, and more.

Post-Civil War history is layered and complex and Americans are largely unaware of the part the Freedmen’s Bureau played in Reconstruction. In fact, according to a Harris Poll survey by Ancestry, a staggering 72% of Americans surveyed have never heard of the Freedmen’s Bureau. However, nearly all of those familiar with the Freedmen’s Bureau (90%) believe it was a turning point in American history and that it still impacts Americans’ lives today, and 87% of Americans surveyed agree that it is important for the public to have access to historical records--like those saved by the Freedmen's Bureau--in order for African Americans to be able to trace their family roots.

A More Complete View of This Chapter in History

To better understand the African American experience during this chapter in history, we turned to experts, academics, and authors, like Dr. Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, Assistant Professor, Africana Studies at Morehouse College, who focuses on the history and culture of African Americans and the Reconstruction Era.

She says, “The Freedmen's Bureau records paint a picture of who was migrating to major cities, what type of people they were, and their economic aspirations. This narrative is largely untold in Reconstruction Era history, as those writing the history did not consider the perspectives of how Black people experienced and defined freedom. Increasing awareness of and access to this history is a key step toward a new understanding of this complex American history.”

Exploring Freedmen’s Bureau and Freedman’s Bank Records

Before you start exploring the collection, here are questions you should consider:

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In addition to Bureau records, Freedman’s Bank Records are also now available to everyone to search for free. The Freedman’s Bank was established by President Lincoln and active from March 1865-1874. As the Civil War ended, Congress and Lincoln recognized the need to aid newly freed African American men and women in their transition to freedom, and to support the land grants and other elements provided by the Freedmen's Bureau.

In this collection you can find family members’ names of former slave owners, thousands of signature cards, as well as rich details about the individual depositors, such as name, age, residence, place of birth, and occupation.

Find Your Connections

Discovering your ancestors' stories is possible. Get started for free at www.Ancestry.com/Freedmens.

 

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Carringers in the News -- A.S. Carringer Dies in 1903 in Colorado

 It's time for another edition of "Carringers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Carringer (my mother's maiden surname) that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from The Denver  [Colo.] Post newspaper dated 4 January 1903:

The transcription of this article is:

"A.S. Carringer Killed by Premature Shot

Empire, Colo., Jan. 3 -- The badly mangled body of A.S. Carringer was found this afternoon in an adlt level of the McKinley mine, Lincoln mountain, about three miles from Empire.  A premature shot had evidently caused death.  Deceased was about 66 years of age, and leaves two sons, Frank Carringer, representative from Jefferson County in the last legislature, and Fred Carringer, an officer of the People's bank at Denver.  Coroner Tratken viewed the remains, but deemed a formal inquest unnecessary."

The source citation is:

"A.S. Carringer Killed by Premature Shot," The Denver [Colo.] Post newspaper, obituary, Sunday, 4 January 1903, page 12, column 2, A.S. Carringer obituary;   GenealogyBank.com  (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 23 August 2021).

This obituary provides a death date and place, an age, the names of two sons, and a presumed cause of death.  The "premature shot" was probably a mine explosion.  I did not have a death date for A.S. Carringer before finding this obituary.

Anthony Spangler Carringer (1837-1903) was born in May 1837 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph and Anna Maria (Spangler) Carringer.  He married in July 1858 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania to Maria Moyer (1837-1918).  They had six children:

*  Franklin Eugene Carringer (1859-1946), married (1) 1915 Ethel G. England (1880-1919), (2) 1930 Florence E. McEnery (1875-????).

*  William Effinger Carringer (1860-1926), married 1884 Huldah Jane Crawford (1861-1932).

*  Charles Herbert Carringer (1865-1951), married 1894 Grace Darley (1870-1945).

*  Lilla Annetta Carringer (1868-1924), married 1894 Samuel Gibson Findley (1870-1948).

*  Harry Martin Carringer (1872-1960), married (1) 1903 Minnie C. Liskey (1872-1950), (2) Della Kiser (1885-1969).

*  Frederick Willard Carringer (1876-1965), married 1898 Elizabeth A. "Daisy" Olds (1876-1950).

I am a 1st cousin three times removed to Anthony Spangler Carringer.  Our common ancestors are my 4th great-grandparents Martin Carringer (1758-1835) and Maria Magdalena Hoax (1768-1851). 

There are hundreds of Carringer "stories" in my family tree - and this was one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person dies unexpectedly in an accident. I am glad that I can honor Anthony Spangler Carringer 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 23 August 2021

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

1)  Hosted the Chula Vista Genealogical Society DNA Interest Group Meeting on Wednesday with 25 in attendance.  I reported on the FamilyTreeDNA updated website, the MyHeritage feature to confirm or reject Theory of Relativity matches, and the Genetic Affairs AutoKinship feature.

2)  Transcribed  a deed record in Amanuensis Monday -- 1825 Deed of Benjamin Seaver Buying Land in Westminster, Massachusetts from Gilman and Moses Thurston.

3)  Published a genealogy biography of  7th great-grandfather #614 Edward Harrington (1668-1736) of Watertown, Massachusetts.

4)  AncestryDNA added 40 new DNA matches this past week, with two new ThruLines and  MyHeritage added 10 new DNA matches.   Reviewed the new DNA matches on  AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.  Added Notes to 2 more AncestryDNA match with cM values, relationships and known shared ancestors, and added 0 ThruLines to RootsMagic.  Figured out the common ancestor for one more FamilyTreeDNA with a DNA Match and reported it in One More Common Ancestor for an FTDNA Match Found!

5)  Ran a new AutoCluster for MyHeritageDNA and 23andMe and reviewed the results.  

6)  There were several sessions working in the RootsMagic software program to match with and update FamilySearch Family Tree profiles for Seaver families and my ancestral families, with occasional additions to the RootsMagic profiles. I have matched 43,925 of my RootsMagic persons with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles (up 223).

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 65,071  persons in my RootsMagic file (up 231), and 141,142 source citations (up 147).   I TreeShared with my Ancestry Member Tree two times the past week updating 410 profiles, and I resolved 1379 Ancestry Hints.  I've fallen behind on the Ancestry Record Hints with 156,103 to be resolved, but I work on them almost daily. 

8)  Wrote 15 Genea-Musings blog posts the past week, of which one was a press release.  The most viewed post the past week was Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 17 August 2021  with over 189 views.   

9)  I am still fine here at the Genea-cave, hunkered down and not going out much after Week 75 of COVID-19 isolation.  Linda is at a memory care and skilled nursing facility in Chula Vista 7 miles from home and I visit her for an hour every day.  Her new TV was attached to cable on Tuesday and she loved being able to watch the game show channel and Padres games.  The Padres season continues, and the Padres are now 68-58 (1-5 the past week).  I went to the grocery store on Monday and Friday. Other than that, it was stay-at-home on the computer doing (mainly) genealogy, plus eating, sleeping, laundry, cleaning, cooking, and a little yard work.

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Amanuensis Monday -- 1825 Deed of Benjamin Seaver Buying Land in Westminster, Massachusetts from Gilman and Moses Thurston

  This week's document for transcription is the 1825 land deed record for Benjamin Seaver, yeoman of Westminster, buying land in Westminster, Massachusetts from Gilman and Moses Thurston, yeomen of Westminster, Massachusetts for $300: 

[Worcester County, Mass. Deeds - Volume 246, Pages 42-43]:

[Worcester County, Mass. Deeds - Volume 246, Pages 44-45]:

The transcription of this deed is (starting near the middle of page 43 (right-hand page of first image):

Know all Men by these presents, that we Gilman Thurston of 

Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of

Massachusetts Yeoman and Moses Thurston of Cambridge in the

County of Franklin and State of Vermont Yeoman in

consideration of three hundred dollars paid us by Benja-

min Seaver of said Westminster Yeoman the Receipt

whereof we do hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant, sell, and

quit-claim unto the said Seaver his Heirs and assigns, all

our right, title, claim and demand, in and unto a certain

tract of land lying in the northerly part of the said Town of

Westminster being a part of the farm lately owned by Lieut. Ben-

jamin Bigelow and is bounded as follows, beginning at a stake

and stones bounded on land of the late Benjamin Seaver deceased

and the County road leading from Westminster to Ashburnham,

thence angling on said road, till it strikes land now occupied by

Asa W. Rand, thence on said Rand's land and lands occupied by

Jonas W. Whitney, thence Southerly on land of Nathan Meriam,

thence west forty degrees South on lands formerly belonging

to Benjamin Seaver deceased seventy two rods, thence North

fifteen degrees West twelve rods, thence West forty degrees South

forty two rods to the first mentioned bounds, containing fifteen acres

and twenty two rods be the same more or less, it being a part of the

land we bought of Farwell Jones by his deed dated March 16

AD 1803, Record in Book 154 Page 614, Reference to said Deed.

To have and to hold the same to the said Benjamin Seaver his

[Volume 246, Page 44, left-hand page of second image]

Heirs and Assigns to his and their use and behoof forever, and

we do covenant to warrant and defend said granted and quit-claim-

ed premises to the said Benjamin Seaver his Heirs and Assigns for-

ever against the lawful claims and demands of all Persons, claim-

ed by us or under us or either of us.  In witness whereof, we the said

Gilman and Azubah wife of the said Gilman in token of

relinquishing her right of Dower in the premises and Moses afore-

said have hereunto set our hands and seals this first day of Febru-

ary in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and

twenty five.                                    Gilman Thurston  {seal]

Signed, Sealed, & delivered }       Moses Thurston   {seal}

in presence of us                   }      Azubah Thurston   {seal}

Simeon Sanderson    }    Worcester ss Feby 1'st 1825  Then the above-

Joseph Whitney        }    named Gilman Thurston & Moses Thurs-

ton acknowledged the above Instrument to be their free act and

Deed - before me                           Edward Kendall   Just. of Peace

Rec'd  July 5'th 1825  Entd & exd. By   Art's Ward  Reg'r

The source citations for this land record is:

"Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 15 August 2021), Worcester County, "Deeds 1825-1826, vol. 246-247," Volume 246, Pages 43-44 (images 41-42 of 720), deed of Gilman Thurston and Moses Thurston to Benjamin Seaver, executed 1February 1825, recorded 5 July 1825; citing original records in County Courthouses, and on FHL Microfilms.

This deed is for a 15 acre parcel of land in the northern part of Westminster, Massachusetts with irregular boundaries, one of which is a town road.  It bounds on other land of Benjamin Seaver.  

Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825) of Westminster married Abigail Gates (1797-1867) in 1817, the daughter of Nathan and Abigail (Knowlton) Gates of Gardner.  They had four children.  Benjamin Seaver died on 25 May 1825 in Westmonster, three months after buying this land.  

 Benjamin Seaver (1791-1825) and Abigail Gates (1797-1867) are my 3rd great-grandparents through their son Isaac Seaver (1823-1901).  

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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 my ancestors in Amanuensis Monday Posts.

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