to New, England 1634 on "Mary & John", but possibly earlier, Roxbury by 1637. House burned 1673, barn ok. Not the daughter of Henry Ballard and Elizabeth Townsend as sometimes listed.
Robert Seaver's origins in, England are not known. There were Seaver families living in several counties of, England during the 16th and 17th centuries - including Berkshire, Kent, Yorkshire, Essex and Oxfordshire. There was also a large Seaver family in Northern Ireland during the 17th century and onward.
The history of Robert Seaver in Roxbury and the early generations of his descendants were summarized by William B. Trask in "The Seaver Family," in the New, England Historic Genealogical Register, Volume 26, pages 303-323, April 1872 (hereafter, "Trask").
Many early Roxbury town records mention Robert Seaver, and were transcribed from "Minutes of the Town Records of Roxbury, 1648-1846," Boston [LDS Microfilm 0,478,562]. The town records were published by Robert J. Dunkle and Ann S. Lainhart in "The Town Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1647 to 1730", Boston, New, England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997 (hereafter "Roxbury TR"). Since this book is more readily available to most readers, the page numbers from the latter will be referenced.
Robert Seaver embarked on the ship "Mary and John" out of London, Robert Sayres, master, on 24 March 1633/4. He took the oaths of supremacy and allegiance to pass to New, England. The ship landed in Boston, and Robert Seaver was living in Roxbury MA by June 1634. [Trask, 303]
Robert Seaver married Elizabeth Ballard, whose family history and passage to New, England are unknown.
