Seth SHOVE

1667 - 1735  (67 years)

• Name	Seth SHOVE  [1, 2]
  Birth	10 Dec 1667	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	03 Oct 1735	Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Notes	"The Descendants of John Drake" - Mary Drake, born May 21, 1674, in Simsbury, Conn. She married Seth Shove, "Teacher of the Work of God." He was the son of Rev. George and Hopestill (Newman) Shove, of Tauton, Mass., where he was born Dec. 10, 1667. He was graduated at Harvard in 1687. Jan. 25, 1691, the town of Simsbury,Conn., voted to settle Mr. seth Shove in the Church at that town. Mr. Shove expressed himself as willing to spend his days with them, but for some reason he was never installed there. In 1695, he removed to Danvury, Conn., was ordained there the following year and remained with the Church in Danbury until his death Oct. 3, 1735. May 1, 1699, Seth Shove, of Danbury, Conn., deeded land in Simsbury to Thomas Barber, Jr. The deed had this proviso, "In case my wife's brother, John Drake, redeem the land when he comes of age, 21 years, the deed is void". Apr. 18, 1711, JohnDrake disclaimed interest. Probably Mary (Drake) Shove's sister Hannah, and her brother John, accompanied her to Danbury. Hannah married there but John returned to Simsbury. Rev. Seth Shove married 2nd, Abigail, daughter of Francis and Hannah (Seymour) Bushnell of Norwalk, Conn. Francis Bushnell's inventory was taken Oct. 1697. Abigail, then under 18, chose John Taylor as her guardian. From this it seems safe to consider the child baptised Nov., 1696, as the daughter of the first wife. The widow Abigail and Seth Shove were appointed Administrators on the estate of rev. Seth Shove. In the distribution, Mary Minor, Hannah Starr and Lydia Bouton are mentioned. There were probably other children. The loss of the early records at Danbury leaves many problems unsettled.....
  Person ID	I49722	Main Tree

  
  

  Father	George SHOVE   d. 21 Apr 1687
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Hopestill NEWMAN,   b. Between Aug and Nov 1641, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 07 Mar 1674
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	12 Jul 1664  [2]
  Family ID	F25557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary DRAKE,   b. 21 May 1674, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F25554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 03 Oct 1735 - Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S04153] "The Descendants of John Drake of Windsor Connecticut", Compiled by the Direction of Frank B. Gay (Trustee of the Timothy Drake Fund) and Includes the manuscript of the Late Harrie Beekman Drake....Published by Rutland, VT. The Tuttle Company 1933. [S02352] James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc;;).