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Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation
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 .

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Family/Spouse: Mercy MAYO. Mercy (daughter of Samuel MAYO and Tamzen LUMPKIN) was born on 30 Oct 1664 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died on 20 Jan 1749 in West Brewster, Barnstable, MA; was buried in Sears Cemetery, East Dennis, Barnstable, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hannah SEARS was born on 1 Jul 1685 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA.
2. Samuel SEARS was born on 15 Aug 1687 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died on 22 Nov 1726 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA.
3. Nathaniel SEARS was born on 23 Aug 1689 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died on 19 Jul 1720 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA.
4. Tamsen SEARS was born on 13 Nov 1691 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died on 17 Jul 1761.
5. Jonathon SEARS was born on 3 Sep 1693 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died on 3 Sep 1738 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA.
6. Joseph SEARS was born on 15 Jul 1695 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died on 25 Aug 1765 in West Brewster, Barnstable, MA.
7. Joshua SEARS was born on 3 May 1697 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died on 2 Jul 1754 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT.
8. Judah SEARS was born on 29 Oct 1699 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died in Sep 1776 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA.
9. John SEARS was born on 18 Jul 1701 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died on 21 May 1774.
10. Seth SEARS was born on 27 May 1703 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died on 5 Mar 1750 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA.
11. Benjamin SEARS was born on 16 Jun 1706 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA; died in 1797 in Southeast, Putnam, NY.

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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 .

Paul married Deborah WILLARD in 1658 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. Deborah was born on 14 Aug 1645 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, MA; died on 13 May 1721 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation
The first edition of the Sears genealogy gave what purported to be the English ancestry of the family, but the second edition by Samuel P. May , in 1890 , shows that the ancestry was conjectural and erroneous. The parentage and ancestry of Richard Sears , American immigrant, have yet to be established. The surname spelled Sares , Seares , Sayer , Seers and Seir , in this country, and many other variations in England are to be found in the records. The surnames Sawyer and Sayer furnish almost identical variations in spelling and make the work of the genealogist very difficult. There is a belief in the family that the Sears family is of Norman origin. The eastern parishes of London and vicinity had many families of this name about 1600 . The name is common in the islands of Guernsey and Jersey , from which many emigrants came with the early settlers at Marblehead and vicinity. (I) Richard Sears , immigrant ancestor, was a taxpayer in Plymouth colony as early as 1632 . He removed to Marblehead , where he was a landowner in 1637 , but returned to the Plymouth colony about 1638 , and settled at Yarmouth . He took the freeman's oath June 7, 1653 . Commissioners were appointed to meet at his house, on Indian affairs, October 26, 1647 . He was one of the settlers and founders of Yarmouth . He was buried August 26, 1676 . His widow Dorothy was buried March 19, 1678-79 . Children: Silas , died at Yarmouth , January 13, 1697-98 ; Paul , born 1637-38 , mentioned below; Deborah , born at Yarmouth , September, 1639 , died August 17, 1732 .

Richard married Dorothy JONES about 1637. Dorothy was born in 1603 in Dinder, Somerset, ENGLAND; died on 19 Mar 1678 in Plymouth Colony, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]