In a message dated 5/30/02 3:02:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, SEVERS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > BTW, one of the last entries, dated 1830, refers to Jacob Seavers, > deceased. Esther Croberger Seaver's DoD of 1854 has sometimes been > attributed to Jacob, but it seems clear that he died in the 1820s. > jACOB DIED IN L825 AND IS not buried with Esther. Presumably he was buried > on his farm. The rest of the family are accounted for. He is the same > person as lived in Scott Wythe County VA and moved there in l8l8 > It is also most often stated that Jacob and the family moved to > Switzerland Co, IN in 1818 or 1819. He may have bought land there in > 1818 and/or 1819, but a Jacob Seaver and a family which matches his > are included in the 1820 Scott, VA census. Also note the lawsuits > dated 1820 and 1821 with reference to Jacob. > The brother of Jacob had died by that time and the Widow went to > Switzerland Co IN along with Jacob and another man went along. She returned > with him and married his as husband #2 at a later date. Not sure if they > returned to Scott, Wythe, or Botetout Co. > Wm D Seaver supplied this info to me. I am sure it is the same person in Scott County. Whether it took him a while to move or the dates got a little confused is another question. Charles Severs > > >