Seth Aldrich

Seth married Mary Aldrich about 1791. Mary (daughter of Samuel Aldrich and Huldah Hill) was born on 7 Jul 1748 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; died on 28 Mar 1811 in Foster, Providence Co, Rhode Island; was buried in Hugh Pray Cem, Foster, Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jacob Aldrich was born on 23 Aug 1792 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1868 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 11 Oct 1775, Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; written

Notes:

Will:
Jacob Aldrich, son of Seth Aldrich, was born in Mendon, Massachusetts, about 1710 and died there 1776-77. He was a Quaker and many of his family and descendants have belonged to the Society of Friends. His will dated October 11, 1775, and Mendon, was allowed April 9, 1777. The subscribing witnesses, Samuel Fletcher and David Farnum, were Quakers, as stated on the probate records, and they affirmed instead of swearing to the will. The homestead was left to Nehemiah and Asahel Aldrich, his sons. Twelve children are mentioned in the will. He married Joanna Bartlett. Their children were: William, Daniel, Seth, of whom later: Aaron, Jacob, Jr., Nehemiah, Asahel, Mary, married _____ Bennett; Abigail, married _____ Jenne; Joanna, married _____ Twitchell; Ruth, married _____ Marting, Rachel.
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Jacob married Joanna Bartlett on 3 Jul 1731 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. Joanna (daughter of Daniel Bartlett and Mrs. Abigail (..) Bartlett) was born on 18 Mar 1713 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; died in 1768 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 26 Sep 1737, Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

according to his will and probates and guardianships, birth dates seem to not be consistent.

Agreement dated 9 Nov 1737, laid out that Seth's widow, Mary, was appointed guardian of the youngest two: Samuel and Elizabeth

Son-in-law Edward Aldrich (husband of Susana), was appointed guardian of the other minor children Jonathan, Abigail, and Deborah.




Will:
Mary,Seth's 2nd wife is mentioned in his will. The estate was settled by agreement signed in 1737 by the heirs,12 of the 15 children being represented,5 being minors. The mother Mary was guardian for the youngest two. Edward for the other 3 minor children.
The children were:
Abel,William,Seth,Jacob,Sarah,Edward,Jonathan, Abigail, Deborah, Samuel,Susannah, and Elizabeth.

Worcester Co., Massachusetts Probate Records Vol. 1 page 285

Seth ALDRICH
will dated 26 Sept 1737
probated 1 Nov 1737

The twenty sixth Day of September in the Year 1737. I, Seth Aldrich Senr. of Uxbridge in the County of Worcester and province of ye. Massachusetts Bay in new England. A Farmer being sick and weak but of a sound and perfect mind & Memory. Thanks be Given to the Lord therefor Calling to mind the Uncertinty of Humane Life and that it is appointed for all men once to Dye do make & ordain this my Last will and Testament Principally & first of all I Recomend my soul in ye Hands of God that Gave it and my Body I recommend to ye Earth to be Buryed in Decent Christian Buryall att ye Discretion of my Executors & at Touching Such Worldly Estate as the Lord in mercy hath Lent me in this Life after my Just Debts & funerall Charges paid I do Bistow & Disposs of ye same in ye following manner & form.

Item. To Mary my Beloved wife I Give one third part of my moveable Estate & ye one Half of ye Income of my Homestead until my son Samuel Aldrich shall ariveto ye age of one & twenty years and afterward ye one third of ye Income During Life if She Remins a widdow but if She shall selauss for to marry after marriage but of one Quarter of ye Income.

Item to My Beloved son William Aldrich I give ye sum of one Hundred pounds in mony to be paid to him by my Exr. Hereafter named.

Item to my Beloved son Jonathan Aldrich to his Heirs of his Body Lawfully Begotten I give all that Land I purchased of Edwd. Bosworth & all of Land that I have Adjoyning to the same. Likewise ten acres of Comon and Undivided Land for to lay out and my Young mare Colt.

Item to my Beloved Son Samuel Aldrich I give all my Homestead on which I Dwell and all of Land Laid out by me for a Wood Lott adjoyning to ye Land of William Robinson, and that ye one Half of ye Income of ye Said Homestead to match of it as is necessary my will is that it shall be Improved in Instructing turn in Reading & Wrighting & Cyphering & when he is well Learnt in said arts the Lest to Remain his he paying his sister Elizabeth Aldrich ye sum of fifty pounds. Likewise all my Ceder Swamp. I Give unto my son Samuel Aldrich.

Item unto my four Daughters vizt Sarah Richardson & Susanna Willy & Dinah Aldrich and Abigail Aldrich to them I give all my Land which Lyeth adjoyning to ye Lands of Woodland Thompson & Joseph Thompson Known by ye name of Great Chestnut. Each of them to have their Equal Proportion of said Land. Likewise my will is that all my Debts and Charges shall be paid out of my mony which I have by me or Due unto me by bonds ant what is over plus I Give it unot my four Daughters Last mentioned to be Equally Divided to them by my Exr.

Item unto my Beloved Daughter Deborah Aldrich I give a Certain peice of Land Lying by a Hill Called Rattle Snake Hill & all ye over plus mony which my Exr. Can Raise by ye sale of my Farm Known by ye name of Bailing Pond Farm after they have paid to my son William Aldrich that Hundred pound which I have in the will Given to him which said Farm my will is should be Sold for to Defray said Hundred pound withal & Likewise I Give her all my Undivided Land to Layout not Heretofore Disposed of.

Item I Give ye two thirds of my moveable Estate not Heretofore Disposed of to all & Each of my children both Sons & Daughters to be by my Exr. to be Equally Divided to them Excepting my son William.

Lastly, I Constitute & ordain my Beloved Son Abel Aldrich and my Beloved friend Moses Farnum to be ye sole Exrs. of this my Last will & Testament. Requesting & Impowering them by these presents to Execute each & every Clause in this my Last will and Testament and my will is that they make Sale of my Bailing Pond Farm & Dispos of ye mony as aforesaid and that if my son Jonathan Aldrich Aldrich shall carry himself well to take of ye Entailment Land on ye Estate I have Given to him & Likewise my will is that they do not put above if one Half of my Daughter Dinah's portion into her hands at first & if other Half or ye Interest of it to pay it to her as she shall have need thereof & I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannull all & every other former Will Testament & Legaces Bequests & Exd. by me in my ways before this time named Willed & Bequested Ratifying & Confirming this - and no other to be my Last will & Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal ye Day and Year above written. Seth Aldrich wa Seal

Signed Sealed Published prounced & Declared by said Seth Aldrich as his Last Will and Testament in ye presence of ye subscribers vizt John Spring, Joseph Aldrich, Edmund Rawson

Worcester Novr. 1 1737 in the Registers Office of ye Court of Probate & personally appeared John Spring & Edmund Rawson and made oath that they saw Seth Aldrich ye Susbcriber to this Instrument Signa nd Seal and heard him Publish prounce and Declare ye ssame to be his Last will and Testament and that when he so did he was of sound disposing mind & memory according to these Deponants Best Discerning and that they Together with Joseph Aldrich ye others witness set to their names as Witnesses thereof at ye same time and ye Testator's Presence.

Attr. John Chandler Junr. Just. Pac & Regr. Probate.

Seth married Deborah Hayward on 3 Sep 1700 in Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. Deborah (daughter of Samuel Hayward and Mehitabel Thompson) was born on 9 Nov 1682 in Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; died before 1715 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850, Vol VII Friend and Ministers Narragansett Record of Friends:

Aldrich, Seth, son of Seth of Mendon and Deborah b. 19d 7m 1701
Aldrich, Deborah, dau of Seth of Mendon and Deborah b. 25d 2m 1703
Aldrich, Abel, son of Seth of Mendon and Deborah b. 15d 11m 1704
Aldrich, William, son of Seth of Mendon and Deborah b. 5d 9m 1706
Aldrich, Sarah, dau of Seth of Mendon and Deborah b. 12d 12m 1707
Aldrich, Samuel, son of Seth of Mendon and Deborah b. 4d 4m 1712
Aldrich, Seth Sr. b. 6d 5m 1679

Daniel married Mrs. Abigail (..) Bartlett about 1710 in Massachusetts. Abigail was born about 1684 in of, Massachusetts; died after 1815 in of, Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: American Revolution

Notes:

They were living in Mendon at the time of their marriage, but it was recorded in Milford, performed by a Justice of the Peace. They may have been evacuating the town at the time, as it was burned by Indians a few days later (King Phillip?s War). Their first three children were born during their ?exile? in Braintree. They moved back to Mendon by 1680. After Jacob died, Huldah married Ebenezer Staples. Thayer {a} has Huldah married 13 Apr 1697 to Samuel Wilkerson, but that marriage should be her daughter Huldah [3712.4].

Jacob and Huldah are Congregational. Jacob died without a will, leaving an estate of 267 pounds (about $30,000 today). They had difficulty dividing the estate, so the farm was sold to oldest son Jacob for 183 pounds.
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Jacob* married Huldah* Thayer on 3 Nov 1675 in Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. Huldah* (daughter of Ferdinando* Thayer and Huldah* Hayward) was born on 16 Jun 1657 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; died after 1707 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Name: Huldah Thayer
Gender: Female
Birth Place: MA
Birth Year: 1657
Spouse Name: Jacob Aldrich
Marriage
Year: 1675
Number Pages: 1

Samuel married Mehitabel Thompson on 28 Nov 1666 in Medfield, Massachusetts. Mehitabel was born in 1644 in Massachusetts; died on 12 Jan 1700 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Sarah Aldrich on 3 Sep 1665 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. Sarah (daughter of George*^ Aldrich and Katherine*^ Seald) was born on 26 Jan 1646 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts, or Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 1685 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]