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NOTES: Bushrod notes provided by Juliet Fauntleroy & Bill Hailey. Abstracts of wills in England made by Reginald M. Glencross of London.
John Bushrot of Sherborne, will 1589-1590:
---wife Margery, his executrix;
---sons Richard, John, Robert;
---daughter Margery;
---godson John Waye;
---Luce Dowle;
---John Yetman;
---overseers: John Cupper, John Wynnyffem, William Morris & brother Henry Bushrot.The Will of John Bushrot and the Parish Registers are the documentation sources for this family. Under the terms of the Will of John Bushrot, his wife, Margery, received the use of the estate for three years and thereafter received the residue of the estate. If she remarried within the three-year period, then the overseers of the estate were directed to shift the benefit of the assets described in the specific bequests for the children from Margery to the children.
The Will contained the following bequests for the children:
· John (presumably the oldest son) received 8 acres of crops, a wagon, a featherbed which originally belonged to John Bushrot's father, ten sheep, various household items, including a silver spoon, and his fathers clothing, except for his best coat, which he had to wait for three years before he could wear.
· Richard and Robert (his younger sons) each received five pounds, ten sheep, and a silver spoon.
· Margery, his daughter, received six pounds, thirteen shillings, and four pence, but no silver spoon or sheep.John was to receive his bequest at the end of the three year period, perhaps because he would soon be 21 years old (based on the baptism date of August 16, 1572). The younger children would not get full possession of their bequest until the earlier of getting married or becoming 21years old. If any child died before taking possession of their bequest, then the bequest would be divided equally among the remaining children.
The will also contains a bequest of two sheep for a god son John Waye , two sheep for Charles Wiffin, two young sheep for Luce Dowle, three shillings and four pence for John Yetman, and two shillings for the parish church of Sherbourne.
It was the custom of this time that all burials would occur at the parish church. For John Bushrot, the parish church where he was married, where his children were baptized, and where he was buried would have been Sherborne Abbey which is officially known as the Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin.Letter of 1662 ofJohn Bushrod of Dorchester England to Increase Mather
"I presume you heare what an dreadfull day 24 Aug. next is like to be with us; exact conformity being then enjoined, which few good men can come up. The Lord fit us for that tryall."
!The letter appears to be referring to:
The Act of Uniformity was an Act of the Parliament of England, 14 Charles II c. 4 (1662), which required the use of all the rites and ceremonies in the Book of Common Prayer in Church of England services. It also required episcopal ordination for all ministers. As a result, nearly 2,000 clergymen left the established church in what became known as the Great Ejection.
The Test and Corporation Acts, which lasted until 1828, excluded all nonconformists from holding civil or military office. They were also prevented from being awarded degrees by the universities of Cambridge and Oxford.
The Act of Uniformity was an act of Parliament, prescribing the form of public prayers, administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of England. Its provisions were modified by the Act of Uniformity Amendment Act, of 1872.
It was enacted by Charles II, and re-introduced episcopal rule back into the Church of England after the Puritans had abolished many features of the Church during the Civil War. The Act of Uniformity itself is only one of four crucial pieces of legislation, known as the Clarendon Code, after Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, Charles' Lord Chancellor. They were:
* Corporation Act (1661) - This first of the four statutes which made up the Clarendon Code required all municipal officials to take Anglican communion, formally reject the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643. The effect of this act was to exclude nonconformists from public office.
* Act of Uniformity (1662) - This second statute made use of the Book of Common Prayer compulsory in religious service. Upwards of 2000 clergy refused to comply with this act, and were forced to resign their livings.
Marriage Notes for John Bushrot and Margery Feltons-14997
Sherborne Parish Registers from Dorset, England that was based on a transcription by David Bushrod provided by Jenny Bartlet to Kathleen Much.
WILL: The Will of Henry Bushrode was written on September 10, 1612 and identifies him as a yeoman of Craford in the county of Dorset.
Henry Bushrodes Will does offer up my brother John Bushrods daughters of Taunton late deceased.
1931 Seaton reunion newspaper article lists living in Cameron, MO.
Information from Nettie Mildred Nelson.
Conversation between Roberta Hughes and Fran Clark on 9-29-98.
RESEARCHER: Fran Clark [jmclark@cameron.net] sent T.Mason ancestry of Seaton family on 27May2001. Fran indicates Mary Caroline Seaton was her great-grandmother.
Lived in Chicago, IL - Roberta Hughes visited there when she was about 5 (1931) with Geneva & Oliver Miller and Carrie & Marion Campbell.
1931 Seaton reunion newspaper article lists living in Chicago. Known as 'S. Eugene'.
May 1938, from obituary of Mary Caroline Seaton was living in South Bend, Indiana
Obituary of John Roland Seaton (1875-1931)