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Desire Sears (Tobey)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Yarmouth, Barnstaple, MA, United States
Death: July 28, 1781 (73-74)
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Tobey, III and Rebecca Tobey
Wife of James and James Sears, Sr.
Mother of Seth; Confort Tobey; Rebecca Tobey; James Tobey; Desire Tobey and 16 others
Sister of Mehitable Taylor; Thomas Tobey; Rebecca Parker and Seth Tobey

Managed by: Joe Ruffner
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Immediate Family

About Desire Sears

Top record matches for Desire Tobey U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name : Desire Tobey

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name : Desire Tobey

Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011 Name : Mary Tobey

Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988 Name : Reverend Samuel Tobey

Family Members

Parents

Thomas Tobey 1670-1757Rebecca Knowles 1674-1758 Spouses & Children
James Sears 1704-1791• Comfort Sears • David Sears • Sarah Sears • Thankful Sears • Seth Sears • Knowles Sears • Thomas Sears • James Sears • Desire Sears • Rebecca Sears

Birth

1707

Marriage

28 May 1730 to James Sears

Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Death

28 Jul 1781


  • Desire and James were married on 28 May 1730 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
  • The parentage of Desire Tobey has not been resolved, although most Internet sites state that her parents were Thomas Tobey (1676-ca. 1757) and Rebecca Knowles (1674/75-1758). The two issues are: (1) Was Rebecca Knowles the wife of Thomas Tobey, and thus Desire's mother? (2) Was Rebecca Knowles a daughter of John Knowles and Apphia Bangs? Although the lineage shown here at Geni does include her presumed ancestors, be aware that the issues have not been conclusively resolved by historians and genealogists.

GEDCOM Source

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Desire Sears's Timeline

1707
1707
Yarmouth, Barnstaple, MA, United States
1731
August 25, 1731
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1731
Yarmouth, MA, United States
1732
1732
Yarmouth, MA, United States
1734
November 26, 1734
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Ma
1736
October 31, 1736
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1736
1738
October 14, 1738
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1745
April 30, 1745
Yarmouth, MA, United States