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Paul Sears

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: 1783 (72-73)
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Sears and Hope Rich
Husband of Anna Sears
Father of Hope Chase; Martha Eldridge; Hannah Wing; Thankful Sears, (died young); Anna Sears, (died young) and 5 others
Brother of Thankful Rich (Sears); Samuel Sears and Hannah Smith

Occupation: Cooper
Managed by: Alan Wayne Wisniewski
Last Updated:

About Paul Sears

Paul Sears

  • Born 1710 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
  • Died 1783 Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States (uncertain)
  • Son of Richard Sears and Hope (Howes) Rich
  • Husband of Anna Atkins — married 31 Jan 1729 in Eastham, Massachusetts
  • Father of Hope (Sears) Chase, Martha (Sears) Eldredge, Hannah Sears, Thankful Sears, Anna Sears, Ruth Sears, Experience (Sears) Eldridge, Elizabeth Sears, Thankful Sears and Anna (Sears) Higgins

Paul Sears was born in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, in 1710. He married Anna Atkins, daughter of Joseph Atkins in 1730. Paul and Anna had ten children during their marriage. Paul died in 1783.

References

  • https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Paul_Sears_(14)_
  • Smith, William C. Early Chatham settlers. (Yarmouthport, Mass: C.W. Swift, 1915) p.24. “...Children of Richard and Hope (Howes) Sears: 2 Paul, b. at Chatham about 1710, m. Anna Atkins, dau. of Joseph of Eastham (Int. Jan. 31, 1729-30, East Rec).”...Children of Richard and Hope (Howes) Sears: 2 Paul, b. at Chatham about 1710, m. Anna Atkins, dau. of Joseph of Eastham (Int. Jan. 31, 1729-30, East Rec).
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8V-9G76 : 31 October 2019), Paul Sears and Anne Atkins, 31 Jan 1730; citing Marriage, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009735.
  • May, Samuel. The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888 Page 95 (Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890) No 57 Paul Sears was chosen Surveyor of Highways, 1733; Tything-man and pound-keeper, 1739; Sealer of Weights and Measures, 1739; Selectman, 1742; and Town Clerk, 1752-3. Archive.Org
  • http://massandmoregenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/08/paul-sears-b-ca-17... “ Paul Sears b. ca 1710 married Anna Atkins and had 10 daughters. Ten daughters in 18th century New England! Can you even imagine that? ... “
  • https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sears-384
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Paul Sears's Timeline

1710
1710
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1730
February 11, 1730
Chatham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1732
November 14, 1732
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1734
November 27, 1734
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1736
July 26, 1736
1738
February 27, 1738
Chatham, Barnstable County, MA, United States
1740
October 12, 1740
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1743
October 20, 1743
Chatham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1745
July 11, 1745
1747
March 2, 1747
Chatham, Barnstable County, MA, United States