John Gavet

Life events

1. abt. 1686

   Birth

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

2. 1 Feb 1716

   Marriage¹

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North AmericaFirst Church

   with Mary Carter 1692–?

   Marriage Record

   Returns of marriages made by the Revd Mr. George Curwen Salem, March 28, 1716/17.

   John Gavet & Mary Carter both of Salem Feb 1st 1716/17.

3. 20 Jan 1726

   Property²

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   Benjamin along with his wife Martha, Aaron and Lydia Crowell, John Carter appointed their brother in law John Gavett their attorney to sell the land they inherited from their father John Carter's estate. Martha, Lydia, and John are children of John Carter Sr. and John Gavett was married to their sister Mary

   Benja Clemons, Crow, & Carter To John Gavets Recd on Record January 20th 1726

   Benja Clemons, Crow, & Carter To John Gavets Recd on Record January 20th 1726

   Know all Men by these presents That We Benjamin Clemmons of Salem in the County of Essex and province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England marriner and Martha my wife who was formerly Martha Carter and one of the daughters of John Carter late of Salem decd. Aron Crow of Sale, aforesd marrin: & Lydia his wife formerly Lydia Carter Daughter of the said John Carter Decd and John Carter of Boston in the County of Suffolk & province afored codwainer son of the sd John Carter deceased Do by Thess reqents Constitue ordain & make our Brother in Law John Gavett of Salem aforesaid marriner our true Sufficient & Lawful attorney for us & in our Stead & place to Sell & dispose of our and each of our Right Title, Interest part Share and propotion of & in the Estate of oursaid Father John Carter deceasd. Consisting of about five or six pole of Land situate in Salem aforesaid with a House Standing on the same & two Common Rights in the Common Lands of Salem afore said allowed & appertaining thereunto giving and hereby granting unto our said attorney our full & whole strenght & power & authority to Sell & confirm the same as fully emply & effectually as we our selives might or could personally Do and to make & execute a good Deed or Deeds of Conveyance with assurance for the same We the Said Constitants hereby Covenanting & engaging to Ratify & Confirm whatsoever Deed or Deeds shall be by him made & Executed (as he is attorney to us or either of us) for bargaining Selling & assuring our Legall Shares of the abovementioned Estate afoursaid deceased father. For confirmation hereof we hereunto affix our hands & seals this Eight of December anno Domini 1726 and in yee Thirteeth year of his Majesties reign.

   Signed, Sealed & Delivered In presence of us -
   Joseph Ropes
   Edmond Gale
   Signed Sealed & Delivered by John Carter in presence of Jonathan Foster and John Lathrop
   Essex. Ss
   Salem 8th Decemb: 1726
   Benjamin Clemmens
   Martha Clemmens
   Aaron Crowe
   Lydia Crow
   personally appearing
   Beng: Clemmens & Seal
   The mark of
   Martha Clemens & a seal
   The mark of
   Aron Crow & a seal
   The markt of
   Lydia Crow & a seal
   John Carter & a seal

   Coram Wm Gedney Just. Peace
   Suffolkss Boston January 17th, 1726
   John Carter appearing acknowledge the within Instrument to be his act and Deed.
   Before Habyah Savage Just. Peace

4. 10 Feb 1726

   Property³

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   John Gavett sold land from the John Carter estate to Gilbert Tapley on behalf of himself, his brother in law John Carter, and sister in law Lydia Crowell (Carter), and Martha Clemens (Carter).

   Deed

   Deed

   John Gavett & al. To Gilbert Tapley Deed on Record February 10th 1726

   This indenture made the Foentieth Day of januery Anno Domimi One Thousand Seven hundred & Twenty Six and in the Thirteenth year of of the Reign of our Soverign Lord George of Great Britain France & Ireland King Between John Gavett of Salem in the County of Essex & province of the Massachusetts Bay in the New England marriner and Mary his wife for themselves and as he is attorney to Benjamin Clemmons of Salem aforesaid and martha his wife to Aaron son of said Salem & Lydia his wfie & To John Carter of Boston in the County of Suffolk & province aforesaid Cordwainer which said Mary, Martha, Lydia, & John are children of John Carter late of Salem deceased of the one part and Gilbert Tapley of Salem afores marriner on the other part wittnesseth.
   That the sd John Gavett & Mary his wife for themselves and in his sd capacity for in consideration of Thirty pounds province bills of creditt to them in hand well and truly paid before the ensealing & delivery of these prefents bye the sd Gilbert Tarply. Have bargained & by these presents do sell convey & conforn unto 7 upon the said Gilbord Tarpley his heirs & assegns forever one certain message scituate in Salem aforesaid consisting of a Dwelling House & about six pole of land whereson it stands butting Easterly on Englishes lane Southerly on Land in possession of Philip English or however otherwise the same is butted & bound or reputed to be butted & bound being the remaining part of the homestead of our sd Father john Carter. Deceased together with the proffitts, priviledges, appurtenances thereunto belonging or any ways appertaining & all other rights fitter, Interest Estate, property, possesion, Claim & demand of in unto the premisses & reversions & remanders thereof. To have & To Hold all & singular the granted and bargained premises to him the said Gilbert Tapley & his heirs & Assignes forever as a good sure & absolute Estate of Inheritance in the fee simple forever. And they the sd John Gavett & Mary his wife for themselves. And the said John Gavet in his carpacity aforementioned do Covenant promise grant & agree to & with sd Gilbberd. Tarpley his Heirs, execd admind & assignes in manner & from folowing That is to say that they are the true sole & lawfull owners of all & singular the granted & bargained premises having in themselves & in his carpacity good right, full power, lawful authority to grant, baragin, sell & convey, same in Manner & form aforesaid. Furthermore the sd John Gavet & Mary his wife for themselves their heirs, execd & admin and sd John Gavet in his sd Capacity do convenat & engage that they & each & every of them Heirs Execd & admin shall & will warrant acquitts & forever defend the quiet & peacable possesion of all & singular the premises to & for the sd Gilberd Tapley his Heirs Exed admin & assines & at his or their request duly execute any other or further Instruments for the better assurances and confirmation of the premises to him & them. And in wittness hereof the S. John Gavets & Mary his wife for themselves & the sd John Gavett as attorney to Beng: Clemons & Martha his wife to Aaron Crowe & Lydia his wife & to John Carter aforesd have hereunto set their hands & seales the day & year first within mentioned.

   John Gavet & Sarah The mark of Mary Gavet & a seal
   Signed, sealed & Delivered in pressence of us - Benja. Gray & Elizabeth Gedney

   John Gavett & Mary his wife for themselves & said John Gavet in his capacity mentioned in teh forgoring Deed acknowledge their Instrument to be their fee act & deed at sale.

   Coram Wm. Godney Just Peace

   Ree of Gilbert Tapley in money & bonds Thirty pounds in full of the purchace consideration mentioned in the forgoing deed.

5. 14 May 1728

   Property⁴

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   John Gavets sold land in the John Carter estate to Ezekiel Goldthwaite acting as power of attorney of his wife and the children of John Carter.

   Deed

   Deed

   John Gavet et al: to Ezekiel Goldthwait recd. on Record May 14 1728
   TO all People to whom there Prefents shall come, Greeting. Know ye, That John Gavet of Salem in ye County of Essex Mariner for my Self & Mary Gavet formerly Mary Carter, for herself by, virtue of a power of Attorney Children of my Father John Carter late of Salem Deceased impowering me to make sale of Two Common Rights in ye Common Land in Salem be as may for and in confideraton of the Sum of Fourty pounds province Bills of Credit to me in hand before the Enfealing hereof, well and truly paid by Ezekiel Goldthwaite of Salem in the County of Essex, abovesaid Mason the Receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, and our felvy therewith fully fatisfied and contented, and thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof, do exonerate, acquit and discharge said Ezekiel Goldthwaite his Heirs, Executors and Administrators for ever by thefe Presents: HAVE granted, bargained, fold, aligned, conveyed and confirmed, and by the Presents, Do freely fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, fell, aliene, convey and confirm, unto Him, the said Ezekiel Goldthwaite his Heirs and Alligns for ever, Two Common Rights in the Common Lands of Salem Divided or undivided sd Common Rights laying & being in the great pasture so called or Else where be they & more or less said Common Rights formerly belonging to our Father John Carters Estate

   To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained Premises, with all the Appurtenances, Priviledges and Commodities to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to Items the said Ezekiel Goldthwaite his Heirs and Alligns for ever. To his and heir only proper Use, Benefit and Behoof for ever. And by the said John Gravet qualified as abovesaid for my self my Heirs, Executors and Administrators, do Covenant, Promise and Grant to and with the said Ezekiel Goldthwaite his - Heirs and Assigns, that before the Ensealing hereof, Iam qualified as aboves the true and lawfull Owner of the above bargained Premisses, and Iam lawfully Seized and poffened of the same in my own proper Right, said bargained premisses, in manner as aforesaid. And that the sd Ezchs Goldthwaite Heirs and Assigns, shall and may from Time to Time, and at all Times for ever hereafter, by force and virtue of thefe Presents, lawfully peaceably and quietly Have, Hold, Use, Occupy, Possess and Enjoy the said demised and bargained Premiffes, with the Appurtenances free and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of, from, all and all manner of former or other Gifts, Grants, Bargains, Sales, Leases, Mortgages, Wills, Entails, Joyntures, Dowries, Judgments, Executions, or Incumbrances of what Name or Nature foever, that might in any measure of degree obstruct or make void this present Deed.

   Furtbermore, I the said John Gavelt Attorney as above said for my self & my Heirs, Executors and Administratosr, do Covenant and Engage the above demised Premisses to the said Ezekiel Goldthwaite his Heirs and Assigns, against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever, for ever hereafter to Warrant, Secure and Defend by these presents. In Wittness who hereunto set my hand & Seals in Salem the Thirteenth Day of May in the first year of his Majesties Reign George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France & Ireland King King Defender of ye faith Anno Domini 1728
   Mand for my Self & Mary Gavet Gavet formerly Mary Cartier for her Self & Intented before Executing this Instrument ⎬ John Gavet & Seal
   The mark of Mary Gavet Gavet & a Seal

   Signed Sealed & Dd. in presence of us Samuel Giles Miles Ward Junr.

6. 7 Jun 1753

   Property⁵

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   Mentioned in the deed of Edward Hilliard to Robert Fine as owning property that previously belonged to John Carter. Could this be the land sold by his son and nephews the following year?

7. 1771

   Residence⁶

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   1771 Salem Tax List — John Gavet assessed with no real estate, land, livestock, commercial property, or taxable wealth; indicates residence in Salem but no recorded property ownership at that time.

8. bef. 1772

   Death⁷

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   His wife Mary is listed as a widow in 1772 court records.