Capt. Samuel Sears

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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 Tamsin (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.

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Samuel Sears (1664 - 1742)

Captain Samuel Sears

Born Jan 1664 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony

ANCESTORS

Son of Paul Sears and Deborah (Willard) Sears

Brother of Deborah Sears, Judah Sears, Mercy Sears, Bethiah (Sears) Crowell,

Lydia (Sears) Snow, Paul Sears II, Mary (Sears) Knowles, Ry Sears,

Ann (Sears) Merrick, John Sears Sr., Richard Sears and Daniel Sears

Husband of Mercy (Mayo) Sears — married before 1685 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA

DESCENDANTS

Father of Hannah Sears, Samuel Sears Jr., Nathaniel Sears, Tamsen Sears,

Jonathan Sears Sr., Joseph Sears, Joshua Sears I, Judah Sears,

John Sears, Seth Sears and Benjamin Sears

Died 8 Jan 1742 in Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Biography

Captain Samuel Sears was born January 1664 in Yarmouth, Plymouth colony, the son of Paul Sears and Deborah Willard[1] [2] [3] [4], and the brother of Deborah Sears, Judah Sears, Mercy Sears, Bethia (Sears) Crowell, Lydia (Sears) Snow, Paul Sears II, Mary (Sears) Knowles, Ry Sears, Ann (Sears) Merrick, John Sears, Richard Sears and Daniel Sears.

By 1685, he married Mercy Mayo, the daughter of Samuel Mayo and Thomasine Lumpkin in Harwich, Barnstable, MA[1] [5] [6] [2][3] [7] [4], and was the father of

• Hannah[2], born July 1, 1685[7] [4], who married John Vincent[3]
• Samuel Jr.[2], born September 15, 1687[7] [4], who married Ruth Merrick daughter of William[3]
• Nathaniel[2], born September 23, 1689[7] [4], who married Susannah Gray, daughter of John Gray and Susannah Clark[3]
• Tamsen[2], born November 3, 1691[7] [4], who married John Freeman, son of Nathaniel Freeman and Mary Howland[3]
• Jonathan[2], born September 3, 1693[7] [4], who married Elizabeth Howes, daughter of Deacon Joseph Howes[3]
• Joseph[2], born July 15, 1695[7] [4], who married Elizabeth Paddock, daughter of John[3]
• Joshua[2], born May 3, 1697[7] [4], who married Mary Tatcher, daughter of Deacon Josiah Tatcher and Mary Hedge[3]
• Judah[2], born October 29, 1699[7] [4], who married Mary Paddock, daughter of Judah Paddock and Alice Alden[3]
• John[2], born July 28, 1701[7] [4], who married Grace Paddock, daughter of Judah Paddock and Alice Alden[3]
• Seth[2], born May 27, 1703[7] [4], who married Priscilla Ryder[3]
• Benjamin[2], born June 16, 1706[7] [4], who married Lydia Ryder, first; Mercy Snow second; and Abigail (Burgess) Sears third[3]
• Samuel died on 8 January 1741/2[1][3] [4], and is buried in the Ancient Sears Cemetery , West Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts[8]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bassett-Preston Ancestors: A History of the Ancestors in America of Marion Bassett Luitweiler, Howard Murray Bassett, Preston Rogers Bassett, Isabel Bassett Wasson, and Helen Bassett Hauser, Children of Edward M. and Annie (Preston) by Preston, Mary Isabella; (New Haven: Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor, 1930), see page 245 for the children of Samuel and Deborah ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 The Colonial Ancestry of the Family of John Greene Briggs: Son of Job Briggs, and Patience Greene, and Isabell Gibbs De Groff, Daughter of William Stoutenburgh De Groff, and Susan Hopkins by Briggs, Harry Tallmadge, [H. B. Tyrrel New York, 1940], page 383 ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638–1888; with an Appendix, Containing Some Notices of Other Families by the Name of Sears by May, Samuel P. (Albany: Joel Munsell’s Sons, 1890) ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 Genealogical notes of Cape Cod families by Brownson, Lydia B.; Norton, Doris V.; Held, Grace V.; Publication date 1967; Publisher Lydia B. Brownson; Digitizing sponsor Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; Volume Vol. 43 (Sears to Smalley), page 93 shows Sears, Capt Samuel, son of Paul and his wife Mercy May. Note the sources in the right margin ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages Volume 2, page 1347 found in New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, which states: SEARS, Samuel (1663-) & Mercy (?LUMPKIN) [MAYO] (1664-), w Samuel?; by 1685; Harwich, CT (Mercy Mayo according to MD 17:99); {Barnstable Co. Prob. 2:164; Bassett-Preston 245; Cape Cod Lib. 31:31, 33:29; Briggs-DeGroff 383; Harwich (ms) 1; Mayo (ms) 2; Sears 53; MD 3:175; ?Howes #2:31; Hamlin 41, 495; Brewster Cemetery Inscriptions 62; Tatcher 169; MD 17:99 ↑ Cape Cod Library of local history and genealogy : a facsimile edition of 108 pamphlets published in the early 20th century compiled and indexed by Leonard H. Smith, Jr. See Early Settlers of Eastham page 29, and Thomas Howes of Yarmouth Mass and some of His Descendants, page 31 ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 Harwich Mass Vital Records Vol 1, page 22 found in Volume 3, page 275 of The Mayflower descendant : a quarterly magazine of Pilgrim genealogy and history; by Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants; Publication date 1899; Publisher Boston : Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #14082058 See also:

Chambers-Boothe Family Tree: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. American Marriages Before 1699 Publication: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997; Repository: Ancestry.com, American Marriages Before 1699 (Provo, UT, USA: TheGenerations Network, Inc., 1997), Source Medium: Ancestry.com Clemens, William Montgomery, American Marriage Records Before 1699,Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926 Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001; Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births (Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2001), Source Medium: Ancestry.com One World Tree (sm) Publication: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.; Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Provo, UT, USA: The GenerationsNetwork, Inc., n.d.), Source Medium: Ancestry.com Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998) Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street CONT Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Address 1: 35 N West Temple Street Address 2: Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Ancient Sears Cemetery, West Brewster, Mass Title: L. Ray Sears III lrsears@texhoma.net, Deduction based on Death Date minus age at death Title: Mike Walton, Wilfred Vasile, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Wilfred and others.

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