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Capt. Paul Sears, Sr.

Also Known As: "Captain Paul Sears"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: February 20, 1707
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Sears, the pilgrim and Dorothy Sears
Husband of Deborah Sears
Father of Bethia Crowell; Capt. Samuel Sears; Lydia Hamlin; Paul Sears, Jr.; Mary Knowles and 8 others
Brother of Lieutenant Silas Sears and Deborah Paddock

Occupation: Captain of the militia at Yarmouth
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About Capt. Paul Sears, Sr.

2. Capt Paul Sears (Richard ) was born after 20 Feb 1637/1638 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He died on 20 Feb 1707/1708 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA.

Paul married Deborah Willard daughter of George Willard and Dorothy Dunster about 1658 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Ma.. Deborah was born before 14 Sep 1645. She was christened on 14 Sep 1645 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony. She died on 13 May 1721 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA.

They had the following children:

  •   5 F i Mercy Sears was born on 3 Jul 1659 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA.
  • + 6 F ii Bethia Sears
  • + 7 M iii Capt Samuel Sears
  • + 8 F iv Lydia Sears
  • + 9 M v Paul Sears
  • + 10 F vi Mary Sears
  • + 11 F vii Ann Sears
  • + 12 M viii Capt John Sears
  • + 13 M ix Richard Sears
  • + 14 M x Capt Daniel Sears

Source: Sears Family Association link


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Plymouth & Cape Cod, MA Genealogy

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ID: I2513

  • Name: Paul Sears 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  • Sex: M
  • Title: Capt.
  • Birth: 20 FEB 1638 in Marblehead, Essex, MA 12 2 3 5 7 9 10 11
  • Reference Number: 7845
  • LDS Baptism: 22 FEB 1996 IFALL
  • Endowment: 16 APR 1993 PROVO
  • Sealing Child: 27 APR 1993 PROVO
  • Burial: Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA 3
  • Death: Age at Death: 70 20 FEB 1708 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA 12 2 3 4 5 7

Note:

PAUL SEARS took the oath of "Fidellyte" in 1657, held a commission as acaptain in the militia, and made claim for a horse lost in Narragansett war, but I find no record of his services. October 30, 1667, he was one of the grand jury, in an inquest held on the child of Nicholas Nickerson. He was one of the original proprietors of lands in Harwich, between Boundand Stony brooks, known as "Wing's Purchase," as appears by deed of JohnWing et als., to Paul Seers et als., dated April 16,1677, recorded at Plymouth.

The early town records of Yarmouth were destroyed by fire atthe burning of the town clerk's house in 1674, and from the succeeding volume the first twenty- six pages are gone, and others mutilated and worn. The names and dates of birth of his children have been supplied from various sources, and are believed to be correct. I annex copies of the will and inventory of Paul Sears;- the will is signed with his mark, asis also the inventory of John Burge's estate, rendered by him andrecorded Barns. Rec II, 1701, p130.

He left property valued at L 467 0303, to his "loving wife Deborah," and to his sons, "Samuel, Paul and John;" that to his sons being charged with a payment to "their brothers, Richard and Daniel, towards their purchase of lands at Manamoy;" having given to his daughters, (whose names are unfortunately omitted) "such parts or portions as I was able or thought fitt."

In the ancient cemetery in Yarmouth lies a stone slab, removed from its place to make room forthe granite monument to the Searses, which bears the followinginscription, surmounted by a cherub's head and scroll work: Here lyes the Body of Paul Sears, who Departed this lifeFebruary ye 20th 1707, in ye 70th year of his age." It is the oldest dated memorial in the cemetery. His wife was doubtless laid by his side,but there is no stone to her memory.

George Willard, the father of Paul Sears' wife, was the son of Richard and Joane (Morebread) W., ofHorsmonden, Kent, Eng., where he was bap. Dec. 4, 1614. he settled atScituate for a time, removing thence it is said to Maryland or Gorgeane Maine. There is some reason to believe that his wife was Dorothy Dunster,dau. of Henry D., of Baleholt, near Bury, Lanc., sister to Eliz'h D., whom. his bro. Simon Willard; and to Rev. Henry D., Pres. of HarvardCollege. [See Willard Mem., 1858, p. 339]

Paul Sears was the first to adopt the present spelling of SEARS.

will

In the name of God, Amen, the Twentieth Day of February, 1707-8. I, Paul Sears, Senr. of yarmouth, inye County of Barnstable, in New England, being at this time ill and weak in body but of Disposing mind and memory,Praised be God, Do make, Constitute, ordain and Declare this my Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following: First, and principally. I Comitt my soul to God, most humbly depending upon the gracious Death andmerits of Jesus Christ my only Lord and Saviour for Salvation, and to thefree pardon of all my sins. And my Body to the Earth to be buryed in suchDecent Christian manner as to my Executors hereafter named shall bethought fitt. And as for my outward Estate, as Lands, Chattels and Goods,I do order Give and Dispose in manner and form following; First, - I willthat all those Debts and Duties that I owe in Right or Conscience To anyperosn whatsoever shall be truly paid in convenient time, after myDecease by my Executors hereafter named, out of my movable Estate. Item,- I do giveand bequeeath to my eldest son Samuel Sears, all that my land and meadowin the township of Harwich upon part whereof his house now stands as iscomprehended within and between the boundaries now following: (that is tosay ,) bounded on the east by Kenelm Winslows Land at ye known andaccustomed bounds and on the west side beginning at a remarkable rock,(lying about four Rods eastward from Yarmouth bound Rock at bound brook,)and from the sd Remarkable Rock the line runs Southerly over the Swampand up ye hill to a great Pine tree marked in sd Yarmouth line: andthence up ye same straight line Southerly to the highway: and thenceeastward as the way runs to ye said Winslows Land, (the sd highway beingthe bounds on ye south side) And the beginning again att ye sd RemarkableRock the line runs norhterly to a stone sett in ye ground: and thenceeasterly to the edge of ye marsh by a straight line to another stone settin to the ground, and so bounded by the marsh to another stone sett inthe ground northerly on a straight line to a bend of ye main Creek at astone sett in the Maresh, and on the north side tis bounded by tyhe knownand accustomed bounds and of my interest in the undivided lands in sdHarwich, viz.: that is my sd son Saml. shall sixteen acres to himself inye next Division(ye proprietors make of the undivided Lands) and the onehalf of all the rest of my interest there. All which sd Lands and Meadowsshall be to my sd son Samuel Sears, and to his heirs and assigns forever,he yielding to his mother, my wife, one third part of ye proffits thereof during her naturallife, and also paying to his two brothers Richard and Daniel, forty andtwo pounds in money towards the paying their purchase at Manamoy. I dogive him my Try pott and Kettle. It.- I do give and bequeath to my sonPaul Sears and to his heirs and assigns forever, one piece of freshmeadow called the Green Meadow which lyeth on the north side of my oldhouse and is bounded eastward at ye Well or Spring, then westward takingin all ye Marsh or ground to ye old cartway (which leads into ye neck) onJoseph Sears fence: thence northeastward as the old sd cartway and fenceruns to Zachariah Paddocks fence or line which is ye bounds on ye northside to bound brook, the sd bound brook and well or spring being thebounds on the east side, and also one quarter part of my interest of theundivided Lands in sd Harwich (besides the above sd Sixteen acres givento my son Samuel,) and for the rest of my son Pauls land is in ye neckwhere he now dwells, and by me confirmed by Deed of Gift formerly, and myWill is that he shall yield to his mother, my wife, one third of theproffits or income of all I have given him, during her natural life, andthat he shall pay to his two brothers Richard and Daniel, forty and fourpounds in money towards the paying their purchases att Manamoy. My willfurther is that the Ditch which hath been the accustomed bounds in the inthe marsh betwixt my son Paul, and my kinsman Josiah Sears shall remainfor- ever; beginning southerly att ye upland and running straightnortherly to the Creek which did run on ye north side of ye island, whichcreek shall be the north bounds: And my Will is, and I do give all thatslip of meadow on the West side of ye sd ditch unto the said JosiahSears, his heirs and assigns forever. It.- I do give and bequeath unto myson John Sears, and to his heirs and as- signs forever, all the rest ofmy Homestead, both housings, lands and meadows, also one quarter part ofall my interest in the undivided lands in ye sd Harwich, excepting thesixteen acres before given to my son Saml.-he my sd son John allowing andyielding to his mother, my wife, the one third part of my Housing, andthe third of the proffits of ye lands during her natural life, and he paying to his two brothers Richard and Daniel, forty and four pounds inmon- ey towards their purchase att Manamoy. It.- I do give and bequeathall my movable Estate as Cattle, sheep, horses, swine and household stuff&c, unto my loving wife Deborah, (my Debts and Funerall charges beingfirst paid.) She shall have the rest for her comfort while she lives: andwhat she leaves at her death to be equally divided amongst my daughtersto whom I have each of them given such parts or portions as I was able orthought fitt. Lastly,- I do nominate and appoint my sd son Saml Sears andmy Loving Wife Deborah executors to this my last will and testament. Inwitness whereof, I have hereunto sett my hand and seal ye day and year inye other side forst above written.

Signed, sealed & declared in The mark and seal of presence of Paul (=)Sears, Senr. (seal) John Thacher Zachariah Paddock Samuel Howes


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  • Title: Paul Sears 1708 Gravestone, Yarmouth, MA
  • Father: Richard Sears b: ABT 1595 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Mother: Dorothy Jones b: ABT 1603 in Of Dinder, Somerset, England
  • Marriage 1 Deborah Willard b: BEF 14 SEP 1645 in Scituate, Plymouth , MA
  • Married: ABT 1659 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA 13 2 6 8 11 8 14 15 11 2 6
  • Sealing Spouse: 14 APR 1943 in Salt

Children

  • John Sears b: 1678 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
  • Bethiah Sears b: 03 JAN 1662 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
  • Paul Sears b: 15 JUN 1669 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
  • Mercy Sears b: 03 JUL 1659 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
  • Samuel Sears b: JAN 1664 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
  • Lydia Sears b: 24 OCT 1666 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
  • Ann Sears b: 27 MAR 1675 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
  • Richard Sears b: ABT 1680 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
  • Daniel Sears b: ABT 1682 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
  • Mary Sears b: 24 OCT 1672 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA

Sources

Author: Robert Charles Anderson Title: The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633
Publication: Name: Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 2004.; Page: 411. Quality: 3 Author: Heritage Consulting

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Title: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

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Page: Birth year: 1636; Birth city: Marblehead; Birth state: MA Author: Ancestry.com Title: American Marriages Before 1699 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997; Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001; Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: Name: Ancestry.com

Page: Source number: 7889.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO Author: Samuel Pearce Title: The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888 Publication: Name: Publication: 1890; Page: Page 32 Quality: 3 Author: Robert Charles Anderson Title: The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633 Publication: Name: Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 2004.; Page: 411. Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Repository: Name: Ancestry.com

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  • Name: Paul SEARS 1
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 8 FEB 1636/37 in Marblehead, Essex Co, MA
  • Death: 20 FEB 1707/08 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
  • Burial: FEB 1707/08 Yarmouth Ancient Cemetery, Old Church St, near RT 6A
  • Note: His name was also reported to be Richard SEARS, and he may have been born on 16 Feb 1637. He resided at Marblehead, MA. Information found in Mass. 1620-1930 Local and Family Histories, Centennial of Millbury, Section II, pg 588.
  • Father: Richard SEARS b: ABT 1590 in Amsterdam, Holland
  • Mother: Dorothy THACHER or JONES b: ABT 1603 in Dinder, Somerset, England

Marriage 1 Deborah WILLARD b: ABT 1638 in Scituate, Plymouth Co, MA

  • Married: 1658 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
  • Children
    • 1. Mercy SEARS b: 3 JUL 1659 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
    • 2. Bethia SEARS b: 3 JAN 1660/61 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
    • 3. Samuel SEARS b: JAN 1662/63 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
    • 4. Lydia SEARS b: 24 OCT 1666 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
    • 5. Paul SEARS II b: 15 JUN 1669 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
    • 6. Mary SEARS b: 24 OCT 1672 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
    • 7. Ann SEARS b: 27 MAR 1674 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
    • 8. John SEARS b: ABT 1678 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
    • 9. Richard SEARS b: 1680 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
    • 10. Daniel SEARS b: ABT 1682 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA

Sources:

Title: Robert M. Wells Family Genealogy Project

  • Author: Robert M. Wells
  • Note: His research of the SEARS family
  • Repository: Note: www.Rootsweb.com WorldConnect Project
  • Media: Internet

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58 F ii Deborah WILLARD was born in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass.

  • She was christened on Sep 14 1645 in Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass.
  • She died in 1721.
  • Deborah married Paul SEARS Sr.. Paul was born on Feb 8 1637 in Marblehead, MA.
  • He died on Feb 20 1707 in Yarmouth, MA.

ORIGIN: Unknown

  • MIGRATION: 1633
  • FIRST RESIDENCE: Plymouth
  • REMOVES: Marblehead by 1637, Yarmouth by 1639
  • OCCUPATION: Husbandman.
  • FREEMAN: Oath of fidelity at Yarmouth, 1639 [PCR 8:185]. Propounded for freemanship, 3 June 1652 [PCR 3:7]. Admitted a freeman, 7 June 1653 [PCR 3:31]. On the 1658 and 29 May 1670 lists of freemen from Yarmouth [PCR 5:274, 8:200].
  • EDUCATION: His inventory included "1 Great Bible and other books" valued at £1 3s.
  • OFFICES: Deputy (from Yarmouth), 3 June 1662 [PCR 4:14]. Grand jury, 7 June 1652 [PCR 3:9]. Tax collector, 1 March 1658/9 [PCR 3:155]. Yarmouth constable, 6 June 1660 [PCR 3:188].

In Yarmouth section of 1643 Plymouth Colony list of men able to bear arms [8:194]. ESTATE: Assessed 9s. in Plymouth tax list of 25 March 1633 [PCR 1:11]; omitted from list of 27 March 1634.

On 1 January 1637/8 "Richard Seeres" was included in a Salem rate list for the "inhabitants of Marblehead" [STR 1:63]. On 14 November 1638 "Rich[ard] Sears" was granted four acres at Marblehead "where he had planted formerly" [STR 1:74].

On 23 November 1664 "Allis Bradford the widow of William Bradford" sold to "Richard Sares" of Yarmouth, husbandman, two tracts of twenty acres each "at a place commonly called ... Sasuet," one of which had been the lot of William Bradford deceased and the other of which had been the lot of Experience Mitchell [MD 34: 23, citing PCLR 3:18].

In his will, dated 10 May 1667, with a codicil dated 3 February 1675/6, and proved 5 March 1675/6, "Richard Sares of Yarmouth" bequeathed to "Sylas Sares my younger son ... all my land, that is all the upland upon the Neck where his house stands in which he now dwells ... after mine and my wife's decease," provided that "my son-in-law Zachery Paddock" shall have the house where he dwells and two acres within the above tract "during the life of Deborah his now wife"; also to "the said Sylas Sares" a tract of meadow and half of "my land called Robins as is undivided"; to "my elder son Paule Sares all the rest and remains of my lands whatsoever"; to "Dorothy my wife" all lands and goods during her natural life, she to be sole executrix, and "do entreat my brother Thacher with his two sons as friends in trust" as overseers; to "my son-in-law Zachery Paddock" two acres from land called Robins before it is divided between Silas and Paul Sears, and this two acres, along with the two acres mentioned above, to go to Ichabod Paddock, son of Zachary, at the death of Zachary's wife; witnessed by Anthony Thacher and Anthony Frey; in the codicil, dated 3 February 1675/6, Richard Sears bequeathed to "my eldest son Paul Sares ... the house which I now live in" and various moveables; witnessed by John Thacher and Judah Thacher; on 5 March 1675/6 deposed that he and his brother witnessed the codicil, and that when "my uncle signed this appendix," he asked him [John Thacher] to redraw the will and "to leave out of the new draft the legacy of land that is given to Ichabod Paddock, for saith he I have answered it in another way," but Thacher never did produce this new draft [PCPR 3:2:53-54].

The inventory of the estate of "Richard Sares," taken 8 October 1676 and presented at court on 15 November 1676 by "Dorethy Sares the relict of Richard Sares and Paul Sares his eldest son," was untotalled and included "his house and lands," valued at £220 [PCPR 3:2:55; PCR 5:213].

  • BIRTH: About 1595 based on age at death.
  • DEATH: Yarmouth 5 September [1676] "age 81y 4m" [YarVR 126].
  • MARRIAGE: By 1637 Dorothy Jones. She was born about 1603, daughter of George and Agnes (_____) Jones of Dinder, Somerset [TAG 58:244-46]. "Cady [i.e., Goody] Seares was buried the 19th of March [16]78[/9]" at Yarmouth [YarVR 125].
  • CHILDREN:
    • i PAUL, b. about 1637 (d. Yarmouth 20 February 1707/8 in 70th year [gravestone]); m. by 1659 Deborah (eldest child aged thirteen on 3 July 1672 [YarVR 1], said to be daughter of George Willard.
    • ii DEBORAH, b. about 1639 (d. Yarmouth 17 August 1732 "within about one month of 93 years of age" [YarVR 155]); m. by 1661 Zachariah Paddock (eldest child aged seventeen on 2 February 1678 [YarVR 6]).
    • iii SILAS, b. say 1641; m. by about 1665 Anna, probably daughter of James Bursell of Yarmouth [PCR 5:212].
  • ASSOCIATIONS: Dorothy (Jones) Sears, wife of Richard, was sister of Richard Jones of Dorchester and of Elizabeth (Jones) Thacher, wife of Anthony Thacher of Yarmouth [TAG 58:244-46].
  • COMMENTS: Although the earliest record of Richard Sears in Marblehead is in 1637, he may have moved there as early as 1634, since he is in the 1633 Plymouth tax list, but not in the list of 1634.

On 2 October 1650, with a large number of other men, "Richard Seares" brought an action against William Nickerson for slander [PCR 7:50].

BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: Various publications of the middle of the nineteenth century set forth an English pedigree for Richard Sears, and partly on the basis of this pedigree assigned to Richard Sears a son Knyvett Sears. In 1886 Samuel Pearce May carefully examined and analyzed this pedigree, and found it to have no merit; he further demonstrated that the proposed son Knyvett did not exist [NEHGR 40:261-68]. Four years later May published a genealogy of the family [The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888 (Albany 1890)].

In 1948 Donald Lines Jacobus prepared a brief account of the family of Richard Sears [Brainerd Anc 257-58].

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II) Captain Paul , son of Richard Sears , was born probably at Marblehead, Massachusetts , in 1637-38 , after February 20 , and died at Yarmouth , February 20, 1707-08 . He took the oath of fidelity in 1657 . He was captain of the militia at Yarmouth , and was in the Narragansett war. He was one of the original proprietors of Harwich , which was laid out between Bound Brook and Stony Brook as Wing's Purchase. He married, at Yarmouth , in 1658 , Deborah Willard , baptized at Scituate , September 14, 1645 , died May 13, 1721 , daughter of George Willard . Her mother was probably Dorothy Dunster . Children: Mercy , born July 3, 1659 ; Bethia , January 3, 1661-62 , died July 5, 1684 ; Samuel , January, 1663-64 , mentioned below; Daughter, 1666 , perhaps Lydia , who married Eleazer Hamblin ; Paul , June 15, 1669 ; -, October 24, 1672 , probably Mary , who married Colonel John Knowles ; 716a 717 Ann , March 27, 1675 , died November 14, 1745 ; John , 1677-78 , died May 24, 1718 , Daniel , 1682-83 , died August 10, 1756 .

(III) Captain Samuel , son of Captain Paul Sears , was born at Yarmouth in January, 1663-64 , died January 8, 1741-42 . He was one of the earliest inhabitants of Harwich . His first house there was just over the line that separates the part of Harwich , which is now West Brewster , from East Dennis . It stood until after 1800 , and was occupied by his sons. His will was dated April 7, 1740 . He was constable in 1702 , lieutenant 1706 , and later captain. He married Mercy Mayo , born 1664, died January 20, 1748-49 , daughter of Deacon Samuel and Tamzin (Lumpkin) Mayo , and granddaughter of Rev. John Mayo ; children: Hannah , born July 1, 1685 ; Samuel , September 15, 1687 ; Nathaniel , September 23, 1689 ; Tamsen , November 13, 1691 , died July 17, 1761 ; Jonathan , September 3, 1693 ; Captain Joseph , July 15, 1695 ; Joshua , May 3, 1697 ; Judah , October 29, 1699 , mentioned below; John , July 18, 1701 ; Seth , May 27, 1703 ; Benjamin , June 16, 1706 .

(IV) Judah , son of Captain Samuel Sears , was born October 29, 1699 , died at Rochester, Massachusetts , about 1776 . He lived in Harwich , now West Brewster , and his house was standing recently. He removed to Rochester and joined the church there in 1769 , and was tythingman in 1764-67 . His will was dated February 5, 1773 , proved September 2, 1776 , his son Judah being executor. He married, at Yarmouth , in November, 1731 , Mary Paddock , born 1714 , daughter of Judah and Alice (Alden) Paddock , granddaughter of David Alden and great-granddaughter of John and Priscilla (Mullens) Alden , who came on the "Mayflower." Children: Ann, born March 31, 1733 ; Judah , November 19, 1734 ; Mary , baptized November 7, 1736, died young; Alden , born February 24, 1738-39 ; Nathan , June 18, 1741 ; David , May 10, 1744 ; Richard , June 8, 1746 ; Mary , April 15, 1750 , married, at Rochester , November 13, 1766 , Jonathan Hatch , of Falmouth , his son, Alden Hatch , had a daughter, Mary Sears (Hatch) Johnston , whose daughter, Annie M. Johnston , married Aaron C. Goodman (see Goodman VI); Elizabeth , baptized July 8, 1752 ; Alice , married Charles Church ; Sarah , baptized March 30, 1755 .

The surname Ellsworth is derived from that of a small village a few miles from Cambridge, England . The village is on a small stream once remarkable for its eels, hence the name of the village, place of eels. The name is spelled in various ways-Elswort , Elesworth , Elsworth , Ellesworth and Aylesworth .

(I) Sergeant Josias Ellsworth , the immigrant ancestor, was the son of John Ellsworth , and said to have been a descendant of Sir John Ellsworth , in the time of Edward III, who resided in Cambridgeshire, England . This conjecture is derived from "Mr. John Ellsworth , who was a respectable merchant in London , early in the nineteenth century, who stated that it was a tradition in his family which had long resided in Yorkshire , that a member of it had formerly removed to foreign parts; that he was a young man when he left, and never returned." He was born in 1629 . He was in Connecticut as early as 1646 . In 1654 he bought a house and lot in Windsor south of the Rivulet , near the old mill, on what was afterwards known as the Gillett place. In 1655 he bought the property afterwards known as the Chief Justice Ellsworth place. He was a juror in 1664 ; admitted a freeman May 21, 1657 . His wife was admitted to the church in Windsor about 1663 , and he contributed three shillings to the Connecticut relief fund for the poor of other colonies. He died August 20, 1689 , leaving an estate valued at six hundred and fifty-five pounds. He married, November 16, 1654 , Elizabeth Holcomb , who died September 18, 1712 . Children: Josias , born December 5, 1655 ; Elizabeth , November 11, 1657 ; Mary , May 7, 1660 ; Martha , December 7, 1662 ; Sergeant Thomas , September 2, 1665 ; Jonathan , June 28, 1669 , mentioned below; Lieutenant John , October 7, 1671 ; Captain Job , April 13, 1674 ; Benjamin , January 16, 1676 , died April 14, 1690 .

(II) Captain Jonathan Ellsworth , son of Sergeant Josias Ellsworth , was born in Windsor , June 28, 1669 , according to the family record. He resided in Windsor , where he kept a tavern and a small store of West India goods, and was engaged in many small business ventures. He was a man of sterling good sense, but was of such wit and humor that he went by the name of "Hector Ellsworth ." He was tall and strong. His death was caused by his being thrown from a horse, September 13, 1749 , when he was eighty-one years old. He married, October 26, 1693 , Sarah , born September 19, 1675 , died November 9, 1755 , daughter of Tahan Grant . Children: Jonathan , born March 11, 1695-96 ; Sarah , January 8, 1698 ; John , 1701 ; Giles , August 6, 1703 ; Mary , March 1, 1706 ; Esther , March 9, 1708 ; David , August 3, 1709 , mentioned below; Hannah , September 10, 1713 ; Jonathan , August 22, 1716 ; Ann , August 12, 1719 .

(III) Captain David Ellsworth , son of Captain Jonathan Ellsworth , was born in Windsor , 718 August 3 (June 17, according to the family Bible), 1709 . He inherited from his father a hundred pounds, and acquired a handsome estate through his own industry. He was a farmer. "He had much cunning, or quick wit, and very sound judgment; was a selectman nearly all his active life, and commanded a company of Connecticut men at the Siege of Louisburg , hence his title of Captain." He died March 5, 1782 . He married, July 8, 1740 , Jemima Leavitt , of Suffield , born July 9, 1721 , "a lady of excellent mind, good character, and pious principles," daughter of Joshua and Hannah Leavitt . She married (second) June 4, 1784 , Captain Ebenezer Grant , and died February 1, 1790 . Children: David , born March 27, 1741 ; Oliver , April 29, 1745 , mentioned below; Martin , January 12, 1750 ; Jemima , March 13, 1751 .

(IV) Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth , son of Captain David Ellsworth , was born in Windsor , April 29, 1745 . At an early age he was placed under the instruction of Rev. Dr. Bellamy , and in 1762 entered Yale College, remaining there two years. At Nassau Hill , now Princeton, New Jersey , he attained high rank as a scholar, and there received the degree of A. B. in 1766 . After his graduation, his father placed him under the instruction of Rev. Dr. Smalley , to educate him for the ministry. After a year's study, however, he abandoned that calling for the law, and studied first with the first Governor Griswold of Connecticut . He completed his course of reading with Judge Root, of Coventry , and was admitted to the bar of Hartford county , in 1771 . The debts which he incurred while studying he paid by cutting and selling wood from land which he owned, not being able to sell the land.

His father gave him a house and farm in Bloomfield (then Wintonbury ), and for about three years he divided his time between farming and the law, the income from his practice being very small. His skill in handling an important case given him by a neighbor secured a verdict for his client and won him at once a high reputation. His practice rapidly increased, and in 1775 he was appointed attorney for the state. He sold his farm and removed to Hartford , and his practice soon became larger and more remunerative than any of his contemporaries in the state. His resolute will, and power of concentration, together with the concise statements of his cases, and his lucid and forcible arguments, gained for him a commanding position at the head of his profession. He was a Whig in politics, and at the beginning of the revolution represented Windsor in the general assembly of Connecticut . While in that body, he served actively in the militia, and was one of a committee of four called the "Pay Table." This committee attended to the military expenditures. In October, 1777 , he was elected a delegate to the continental congress, and served as a member of the marine committee, acting as a board of admiralty, and also on the committee of appeals, and took a prominent part in all discussions and political measures. From 1780 to 1784 , by yearly elections, he was a member of the governor's council. In June, 1783 , he left his seat in congress, and although re-elected, declined to serve. In 1784 he declined the appointment of commissioner of the treasury to take the position of judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut . He conducted the duties of this office with rare ability and great reputation until he was a member of the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in May, 1877 . In this body he bore a distinguished part, and became conspicuous as one of the ablest advocates of the rights of the individual states. To him we are largely indebted for the Federal element of our constitution "by which so many sovereign States are kept in distant activity, while included under a higher sovereignty." He moved in the convention to expunge the word "National" from the constitution, and substitute the words "Government of the United States ," and this was finally agreed to without a dissenting vote. Upon the organization of the new government at New York in 1789 , Mr. Ellsworth was one of the senators from Connecticut , and was appointed chairman of the committee to organize the judiciary of the United States . The original bill, in his handwriting, passed with but slight alteration, and its provisions are still in force. He was particularly watchful over the treasury, and was called the "Cerberus of the Treasury." He was spoken of by John Adams as "the firmest pillar of Washington 's whole administration." By common consent he was yielded precedence in the Federal ranks in the senate, then composed of the élite of the Republic. The mission of John Jay to England in 1794 was due to his suggestion. March 4, 1796 , he was made the successor of Mr. Jay as chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , and by an extensive course of study, freshened his memory on points of law in which he felt himself deficient. His dignified bearing, courteous impartiality and acknowledged ability won for him everywhere the confidence and esteem of the bar. In 1799 President Adams appointed him one of a committee to negotiate with France as an extraordinary commission to avert a war between the two countries, if possible. Of the other members of the commission, Mr. Henry declined to act, on account 718a 719 of age, and Mr. Ellsworth did so reluctantly, but went to France , reaching there March 2, 1800 , accompanied by the two other members of the commission. A treaty was concluded which met with much opposition from congress, but which time has proved was wise. Judge Ellsworth 's health had been seriously impaired, and travel only increased his malady. He was carried to England on the "Portsmouth ," and there took the mineral waters at Bath , with some benefit. His son Oliver , who had accompanied him as secretary, returned home with his father's resignation of the office of chief justice. Judge Ellsworth sailed from Bristol in April, 1801 , and after a painful voyage was landed at Boston . In 1802 he was again elected a member of the governor's council which acted as a superior court of errors in Connecticut , being the final court of appeals from all inferior state jurisdictions. Here his influence was controlling. In May, 1807 , he was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut , but he resigned the office soon. He died November 26, 1807 , and was buried in the Windsor cemetery. A monument marks his grave. Judge Ellsworth was tall and erect. His eyes were blue, large, fine and penetrating, and his brows were arched and heavy. His expression was pleasant. His manners were simple and unaffected, and his bearing was dignified and courtly. He was particular about his personal appearance, and never hurried his toilet. In public he always appeared in black silk stockings, with silver knee buckles, and wore a fine ruffled shirt. His silk justice's robe and powdered hair greatly heightened his natural advantages. His life was regular and strictly temperate. Daniel Webster once in the senate referred to Ellsworth as "a gentleman who had left behind him, on the records of the government of his country, proofs of the clearest intelligence and of the utmost purity and integrity of character." In 1790 he received the degree of LL.D. from Yale College, and in 1797 the same degree from Dartmouth and Princeton .

Judge Ellsworth married, December 10, 1772 , Abigail Wolcott , born February 8, 1755 , died August 4, 1818 , daughter of William , Esq., and Abigail Wolcott . Children, born in Windsor : Abigail , born August 16, 1774 ; Oliver , October 22, 1776 , died May 20, 1778 ; Oliver , April 27, 1781 ; Major Martin , April 17, 1783 ; William , June 25 , died July 24, 1785 ; Frances , August 31, 1786 ; Delia , July 23, 1789 ; William Wolcott , November 10, 1791 , mentioned below; Hon. Henry Leavitt (twin), born November 10, 1791 .


From the Find A Grave page on Paul Sears:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Sears&GSfn=Pa...

Birth: Feb. 20, 1638 - Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Death: Feb. 20, 1708 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Son of Richard Sears and Dorothy Jones Sears.

He married Deborah Willard about 1658.

Children: Mercy Sears, Bethiah Sears Crowell, Samuel Sears, Lydia Sears Hamblen Snow, Paul Sears Jr, Mary Sears Knowles, Ann Sears Merrick, John Sears, Richard Sears, and Daniel Sears.

Family links:

Parents:

  • Richard Sears (1590 - 1676)
  • Dorothy Jones Sears (1595 - 1678)

Children:

  • 1. Bethiah Sears Crowell (1662 - 1724)*
  • 2. Samuel Sears (1664 - 1742)*
  • 3. Lydia Sears Hamblen Snow (1666 - 1748)*
  • 4. Paul Sears (1669 - 1740)*
  • 5. Mary Sears Knowles (1672 - 1745)*
  • 6. Anne Sears Mayrick (1675 - 1745)*
  • 7. John Sears (1678 - 1739)*
  • 8. Richard Sears (1681 - 1718)*
  • 9. Daniel Sears (1682 - 1756)*

Spouse:

  • Deborah Willard Sears (1645 - 1721)

Inscription:

On the cenotaph in Ancient Yarmouth cemetery:

  • SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF PAUL SEARS
  • SECOND SON OF RICHARD SEARS
  • BORN IN 1637
  • MARRIED DEBORAH WILLARD
  • AND DIED IN YARMOUTH IN 1707

Burial: Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Maintained by: Kevin Avery

  • Originally Created by: The Guardian (inactive)
  • Record added: Oct 10, 2007
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 22081592

Source: Adrienne Anderson chart of Scandinavian Norman Descent of Hamblins



http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22081592

GEDCOM Note

Category: Marblehead, Massachusetts Category: East Dennis, Massachusetts Category: Yarmouth, Massachusetts Category: Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts His mother may either be Dorothy Thatcherin or Dorothy Jones.

Biography

Captain Paul Sears was born in February 1636/37 in Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay Colony, now Essex County. Captain Paul Sears married Deborah Willard before 1669, daughter of George Willard and Dorothy Dunster,daughter of George Willard and Dorothy Dunster Willard of Scituate, Mass, and spent the majority of his life in that part of Yarmouth, settling later in East Dennis. Captain Paul Sears died on 20 February 1706/7 in Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Children of Captain Paul Sears and Deborah Willard

  • Mercy Sears b. 3 Jul 1659, d. date unknown
  • Bethia Sears b. 3 Jan 1661/62, d. 5 May 17242
  • Samuel Sears b. 31 Jan 1663/64, d. 8 Jan 1741/422
  • Lydia Sears+ b. 24 Oct 1666, d. 17481,2
  • Paul Sears+ b. 15 Jun 1669, d. 14 Feb 1738/392
  • Mary Sears b. 24 Oct 1672, d. 7 Nov 17452
  • Ann Sears b. 27 Mar 1675, d. 14 Nov 17452
  • John Sears b. 1678, d. 9 Apr 17394
  • Richard Sears b. 1680, d. 24 May 17184
  • Daniel Sears b. 1682, d. 10 Aug 17565 Paul Sears was one of the original proprieters of land in Harwich, called "Wings Purchase" by deed from John Wing. He enabled his sons Richard and George to buy what is now present day Chatham, Massachusetts. He appears to have been one of the most influencial citizens of his town. He adopted the children of his brother after his death in England in 1686. When he died he left 300-400 acres to his three sons, with provision for the adopted sons. His wife Debora survived him by some 14 years. He was first in the family to adopt the Sears spelling of the Sayer name.

Memorial Inscription:

Paul Sears of Yarmouth, son of "Richard Sears, the Pilgrim, who was a son of John Bourchier Sears and Maria L. van Egmont. Sacred to the Memory of Richard Sears, son of John Bouchier Sears and Marie L. Van Egmont in lineal descent from Richard Sears of Colchester and Ann BouchierKnyvet, England. he landed at Plymouth in 1630, Married Dorothy Thacher and died in Yarmouth in 1676. John was a lineal descendant of Richard Sears of Colchester, Eng., andAnn Bourchier Knyvet. Richard, the Pilgrim, was driven from his native land and sought refuge among the Pilgrims in Holland, and came with them to the New World in 1630. He settled in Plymouth, and married Dorothy Thatcher. (Early New England People, page 81) Captain Paul, son of Richard Sears, was born probably at Marblehead, Massachusetts, in 1637-38, after February 20, and died at Yarmouth, February 20, 1707-08. He took the oath of fidelity in 1657. He was Captain of the Militia at Yarmouth, and was in the Narragansett War. He was one of the original proprietors of Harwich, which was laid out betweenBound Brook and Stony Brook as Wing's Purchase. He married, at Yarmouth. in 1658, Deborah Willard. baptized at Scituate, September 14, 1645. died May 13, 1721, daughter of George Willard. Her mother was probably Dorothy Dunster. (New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Volume IV, page 1716) Paul Sears took the oath of "Fidelity" in 1657, held a commission as aCaptain in the militia, and made claim for a horse lost in Narragansett War, but I find no record of his services. October 30, 1667, he wasone of the grand jury, in an inquest held on the child of Nicholas Nickerson. He was one of the original proprietors of lands in Harwich, MA between Bound and Stony brooks, known as "Wing's Purchase," as appears by deed of John Wing et als., to Paul Sears et als., dated April 16,1677, recorded at Plymouth. The early town records of Yarmouth were destroyed by fire at the burning of the town clerk's house in 1674, andfrom the succeeding volume the first twenty-six pages are gone, and others mutilated and worn. The names and dates of birth of his children have been supplied from various sources, and are believed to be correct. I annex copies of the will and inventory of Paul Sears;- the will is signed with his mark, as is also the inventory of John Burge's estate, rendered by him and recorded Barns. Record II, 1701, p130. He left property valued at L 467 03 03, to his "loving wife Deborah," and to his sons, "Samuel, Paul and John;" that to his sons being charged with a payment to "their brothers, Richard and Daniel, towards their purchase of lands at Manamoy;" having given to his daughters, (whose names are unfortunately omitted)"such parts or portions as I was able or thought fit." In the ancientcemetery in Yarmouth lies a stone slab, removed from its place to make room for the granite monument to the Sears, which bears the following inscription, surmounted by a cherub's head and scroll work: Here lyes the Body of Paul Sears, who Departed this life February ye 20th 1707, in ye 70th year of his age." It is the oldest dated memorial in the cemetery. His wife was doubtless laid by his side, but there is no stone to her memory. George Willard, the father of Paul Sears' wife, was the son of Richard and Joane (Morebread) W., of Horsmonden, Kent, Eng., where he was baptized. Dec. 4, 1614. He settled at Scituate for a time, removing thence it is said to Maryland or Gorgeane Maine. There is some reason to believe that his wife was Dorothy Dunster, daughter of Henry Dunster, of Baleholt, near Bury, Lanc., sister to Elizabeth Dunster, who married. his brother. Simon Willard; and to Rev. Henry Dunster, President of Harvard College. [See Willard Mem., 1858, p. 339] Paul Sears was the first to adopt the present spelling of SEARS.
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The Last Will and Testament of Captain Paul Sears In the name of God, Amen, the Twentieth Day of February, 1707-8. I, Paul Sears, Senr. of yarmouth, in ye County of Barnstable, in New England, being at this time ill and weak in body but of Disposing mind and memory, Praised be God, Do make, Constitute, ordain and Declare this myLast Will and Testament, in manner and form following: First, and principally. I Comitt my soul to God, most humbly dependingupon the gracious Death and merits of Jesus Christ my only Lord and Saviour for Salvation, and to the free pardon of all my sins. And my Body to the Earth to be buryed in such Decent Christian manner as to my Executors hereafter named shall be thought fitt. And as for my outward Estate, as Lands, Chattels and Goods, I do orderGive and Dispose in manner and form following; First, - I will that all those Debts and Duties that I owe in Right orConscience To any perosn whatsoever shall be truly paid in convenienttime, after my Decease by my Executors hereafter named, out of my movable Estate. Item,- I do give and bequeeath to my eldest son Samuel Sears, all thatmy land and meadow in the township of Harwich upon part whereof his house now stands as is comprehended within and between the boundaries now following: (that is to say,) bounded on the east by Kenelm WinslowsLand at ye known and accustomed bounds and on the west side beginningat a remarkable rock, (lying about four Rods eastward from Yarmouth bound Rock at bound brook,) and from the sd Remarkable Rock the line runs Southerly over the Swamp and up ye hill to a great Pine tree markedin sd Yarmouth line: and thence up ye same straight line Southerly tothe highway: and thence eastward as the way runs to ye said Winslows Land, (the sd highway being the bounds on ye south side) And the beginning again att ye sd Remarkable Rock the line runs norhterly to a stone sett in ye ground: and thence easterly to the edge of ye marsh by a straight line to another stone sett in to the ground, and so bounded by the marsh to another stone sett in the ground northerly on a straight line to a bend of ye main Creek at a stone sett in the Maresh, and on the north side tis bounded by tyhe known and accustomed bounds and of my interest in the undivided lands in sd Harwich, viz.: that is my sd son Saml. shall sixteen acres to himself in ye next Division(ye proprietors make of the undivided Lands) and the one half of all the rest of my interest there. All which sd Lands and Meadows shall be to my sdson Samuel Sears, and to his heirs and assigns forever, he yielding to his mother, my wife, one third part of ye proffits thereof during her natural life, and also paying to his two brothers Richard and Daniel, forty and two pounds in money towards the paying their purchase at Manamoy. I do give him my Try pott and Kettle. It.- I do give and bequeath to my son Paul Sears and to his heirs and assigns forever, one piece of fresh meadow called the Green Meadow which lyeth on the north side of my old house and is bounded eastward at ye Well or Spring, then westward taking in all ye Marsh or ground to ye old cartway (which leads into ye neck) on Joseph Sears fence: thencenortheastward as the old sd cartway and fence runs to Zachariah Paddocks fence or line which is ye bounds on ye north side to bound brook, the sd bound brook and well or spring being the bounds on the east side, and also one quarter part of my interest of the undivided Lands in sd Harwich (besides the above sd Sixteen acres given to my son Samuel,) and for the rest of my son Pauls land is in ye neck where he now dwells, and by me confirmed by Deed of Gift formerly, and my Will is thathe shall yield to his mother, my wife, one third of the proffits or income of all I have given him, during her natural life, and that he shall pay to his two brothers Richard and Daniel, forty and four pounds in money towards the paying their purchases att Manamoy. My will further is that the Ditch which hath been the accustomed bounds in the in the marsh betwixt my son Paul, and my kinsman Josiah Sears shall remainfor- ever; beginning southerly att ye upland and running straight northerly to the Creek which did run on ye north side of ye island, whichcreek shall be the north bounds: And my Will is, and I do give all that slip of meadow on the West side of ye sd ditch unto the said JosiahSears, his heirs and assigns forever. It.- I do give and bequeath unto my son John Sears, and to his heirs and as- signs forever, all the rest of my Homestead, both housings, lands and meadows, also one quarter part of all my interest in the undivided lands in ye sd Harwich, excepting the sixteen acres before given to my son Saml.-he my sd son John allowing and yielding to his mother, my wife, the one third part of my Housing, and the third of the proffits of ye lands during her natural life, and he paying to his two brothers Richard and Daniel, forty and four pounds in mon- ey towards theirpurchase att Manamoy. It.- I do give and bequeath all my movable Estate as Cattle, sheep, horses, swine and household stuff &c, unto my loving wife Deborah, (my Debts and Funerall charges being first paid.) She shall have the rest for her comfort while she lives: and what she leaves at her death to beequally divided amongst my daughters to whom I have each of them given such parts or portions as I was able or thought fitt. Lastly,- I do nominate and appoint my sd son Saml Sears and my Loving Wife Deborah executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto sett my hand and seal ye day and year in ye other side forst above written. Signed, sealed & declared in The mark and seal of presence of Paul (=)Sears, Senr. (seal) John Thacher Zachariah Paddock Samuel Howes

Name

: Paul Sears<ref name=Yates>Yates</ref>

Birth

:: Feb 1636 Marblehead, Massachusetts<ref name=Yates/>

Marriage

:: 1658 Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable) ::: Wife: Deborah Willard ::: Child: Bethia Sears ::: Child: Samuel Sears ::: Child: Lydia (Sares) Sears ::: Child: Paul Sears ::: Child: Mary Sears ::: Child: Richard Sears

Burial ===* Find-a-grave

Sources ==* Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911) Vol. 1, Page 244

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Capt. Paul Sears, Sr.'s Timeline

1637
February 20, 1637
Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1658
1658
Age 20
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Morocco
1662
January 3, 1662
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1664
January 3, 1664
Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
1666
October 24, 1666
Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
1669
June 15, 1669
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1672
October 24, 1672
Yarmouth, Cape Cod (Present Barnstable County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts)
1674
March 27, 1674
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
1677
1677
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America