John Seavey (abt. 1764 - bef. 1830)

Born about 1764 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (West) Seavey — married 17 Oct 1787 in Machias, Washington, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Abigail (Libby) Sevey — married 7 Aug 1803 in Machias, Washington, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died before 1830 before about age 66 in Machias, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

John Sevey was born, probably at Scarborough, Maine, say 1764, the son of Joseph Sevey and Sarah Scott; ^{[1] [2]} died, possibly between 1820, when a John Sevey Jr. was enumerated in the USC of Machias, Maine, p. 299, ^[3] implying the presence of a John Sr., and 1830, when John Jr. is no longer found in the USC. He may have died before 4 Aug 1824, when his son John sold land in Machias and was not termed John Jr. (Washington Co. Deed 27:363). ^[2]

He married (1) at Machias, 17 Oct 1787, Rebecca West, ^{[2] [4] [5]} born at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, 15 Dec 1767, the daughter of Jabez West and Ruth Tupper, ^{[6] [7] [8]} died at Machias, 11 May 1801. ^[2]

He married (2) at Machias, 7 Aug 1803, Abigail Libby. ^{[5] [9]}

Lived at Machias. ^{[10] [11]}

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial of the Centennial Anniversary of the Settlement of Machias (C. O. Furbush, Machias, 1863, 179 pages), p. 176. Cit. Date: 9 Jun 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Joseph Crook Anderson II, CG, FASG, Maine Families in 1790, Volume 7 (Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 36, Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, April 2001, 651 pages), pp. 438-441. Cit. Date: 9 Jun 2022.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG9-VC3 : accessed 9 June 2022), John Sevey, Junior, Machias, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ Jackman, Mrs. Beulah G., Earliest Records of Machias, Maine (1767-1827 (Concord, NH, 1937?, 55 pages), p. 37. Cit. Date: 9 Jun 2022.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Forslund, Gladys Hall, The History of Whiting, Maine (Advertiser Publishing Company, Calais, Maine, 1975, 95 pages), p. 91.
6. ↑ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia (The Salem Press Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1910), p. 865. Cit. Date: 9 Jun 2022.
7. ↑ The Tupper Family Association, Thomas Tupper and His Descendants (The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.), Vol. 99 (1945), p. 191. Cit. Date: 9 Jun 2022.
8. ↑ Memorial of the Centennial Anniversary of the Settlement of Machias, p. 178. Cit. Date: 9 Jun 2022.
9. ↑ Jackman, op. cit., p. 49. Cit. Date: 9 Jun 2022.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYY-93W4?cc=1803959&wc=3XT9-3TB%3A1584070931%2C1584070905%2C1584071509 : 14 May 2015), Maine > Washington > Machias > image 6 of 7; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRS-RH5 : accessed 9 June 2022), John Seavy, Machias, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. 622, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 218,678.