Moody Severy (1765 - 1848)

Born 22 Oct 1765 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Judith (Holman) Severy — married 21 Sep 1793 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1848 at age 83 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Early life and family

Moody, son of Jacob Severy & Abigail, was born on 22 October 1765 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. ^[1]

Moody married Judith Holman on 5 March 1793 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. ^[2]

Moody and Judith had nine known children:

1. Jacob (1795-1877)
2. Abigail (1796-1886)^[3]
3. Willard (1798-)^[4]
4. Moody (1800-1803)^[5]
5. Sally (1801-)^[6]
6. Moody Holman (1803-1880)^[7]
7. Solomon (1805-1886)^[8]
8. Francis (1807-)
9. Timothy (1809-)

Property

On 17 April 1793, Moody's father sold to his son four parcels of land in Sutton, Massachusetts, comprising a total of 158 acres of land and buildings thereon, for £550. This deed is recorded in the Worcester County Deed Books. On the same day, Moody "sold" the land back to his father for the same amount of money, with a long list of conditions attached to this second deed, which was not entered into the formal deed books.

This document, entitled Moody Severy's Mortgage Deed to his Father, outlines an understanding that, providing Moody fulfilled all the conditions therein, he would inherit the land after his father's death.

These conditions included allowing his parents to live on the property, providing them with produce, a share of the profits and firewood, allowing his unmarried sisters to also live on the property with similar provisos after the death of his parents, and a series of legacies to be paid to Moody's brothers and sisters after his father's decease.

Jacob, Moody's father did not leave a will when he died in 1826, and so this document can be seen to be acting in its stead as a "living will" might do today.

Death and burial

Moody, son of Jacob Severy & Abigail, died (age 85) on 24 December 1848 in Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[9] At the time of his death from old age, he was a widower and a farmer. Moody is buried at the Sutton Center Cemetery.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
   FamilySearch Record: F4FP-NJF (accessed 7 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-997M-Y9W5-P Image number 00099
   Moody Severy born on 22 Oct 1765, son of Jacob Severy & Abigail Severy, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Marriage, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
   FamilySearch Record: FH7H-RWB (accessed 7 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-CSBQ Image number 00084
   Moody Severy marriage to Judith Holman on 5 Mar 1793 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
   FamilySearch Record: F4VG-RK3 (accessed 7 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L97M-Y97W-V Image number 00226
   Nabby Severy born on 12 Sep 1796, daughter of Moody Severy & Judith Severy, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing FHL microfilm: 874028;
   FamilySearch Record: FCG2-998 (accessed 7 May 2023)
   Willard Severy born on 16 Feb 1798, son of Moody Severy & Judith, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
5. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing FHL microfilm: 874028;
   FamilySearch Record: FCG2-SPT (accessed 7 May 2023)
   Moody Severy born on 18 Jan 1800, son of Moody Severy & Judith, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
6. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing FHL microfilm: 874028;
   FamilySearch Record: FCGN-8T5 (accessed 7 May 2023)
   Sally Severy born on 22 Nov 1801, daughter of Moody Severy & Judith, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
7. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing FHL microfilm: 874028;
   FamilySearch Record: FCG2-SP1 (accessed 7 May 2023)
   Moody Holman Severy born on 14 Jul 1803, son of Moody Severy & Judith, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
8. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.
   FamilySearch Record: F4VG-ZVV (accessed 7 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L97M-Y97D-F Image number 00151
   Solomon Severy born on 12 Feb 1805, son of Moody Severy & Judith Severy, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
9. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
   citing FHL microfilm: 959812; Record number: 20;
   FamilySearch Record: N7RC-1QW (accessed 7 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XXDW-M3Z Image number 717
   Moody Severy death 1848 (age 85), son of Jacob Severy & Abigail, in Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
10. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #6958216 (accessed 7 May 2023)
    Memorial page for Moody Severy (22 Oct 1765-24 Dec 1848), citing Sutton Center Cemetery, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Section C (on 2003 grid plan), Plot 32a (to the right of his wife's gravestone)).