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Paul SEARS

Paul SEARS

Male 1638 - 1708  (70 years)

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  • Name Paul SEARS  [1
    Birth 1638  Marblehead, Essex, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Note
    • 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
      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 .
    Death 20 Feb 1708  Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I17680  MM
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2006 

    Father Richard SEARS,   b. 1590, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1676, Plymouth Colony, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Dorothy JONES,   b. 1603, Dinder, Somerset, ENGLAND Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1678, Plymouth Colony, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F3990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deborah WILLARD,   b. 14 Aug 1645, Scituate, Plymouth Colony, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1721, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1658  Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Bethia SEARS,   b. 3 Jan 1662, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1724, Chatham, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     2. Samuel SEARS,   b. Jan 1664, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1742, West Brewster, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Lydia SEARS,   b. 24 Oct 1666, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1748, Harwich, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     4. Paul SEARS,   b. 15 Jun 1669, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1740, West Brewster, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     5. Mary SEARS,   b. 24 Oct 1672, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1745, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     6. Ann SEARS,   b. 27 Mar 1675, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1745, Truro, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     7. John SEARS,   b. Abt 1677, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Richard SEARS,   b. 1680, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1718, Chatham, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     9. Daniel SEARS,   b. 1682, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1756, Chatham, Barnstable, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F3980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1638 - Marblehead, Essex, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1658 - Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Feb 1708 - Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S475] Robert M. Wells Genealogy Project, 475.

    2. [S296] Cutter, William Richard, History of Connecticut, (Lewis Publishing Company, New York, NY, 1911), 296.