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Notable Profiles

Richard Sears

Early settler who lived in both the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth Colony. Today, over 20,000 people can trace their lineage to Richard Sears. These people have had an impact on not only the British Colonies but the United States and the world. Today, many thousands of those descendants live in the United States alone.

Open Issues

Richard Sears Parents

Some say that Richard Sears parents are unknown. Does anyone have any evidence to support his parentage?

What was his wife's name? Right now his profile lists wives Elizabeth Jones, Dorothy Jones, and Dorothy Thatcher.

Sources

• Sears Family Association
• The descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888. Published 1890 by J. Munsell's sons in Albany, N.Y .  By Samuel P. May.  Page 8 for details of spurious English origins