Samuel SEARS

1664 - 1742  (78 years)

• Name	Samuel SEARS  [1]
  Birth	Jan 1664	Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA   [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 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 .
  Death	8 Jan 1742	West Brewster, Barnstable, MA   [1]
  Burial	Sears Cemetery, East Dennis, Barnstable, MA   [1]
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  Person ID	I17655	MM
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Paul SEARS,   b. 1638, Marblehead, Essex, MA d. 20 Feb 1708, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Deborah WILLARD,   b. 14 Aug 1645, Scituate, Plymouth Colony, MA d. 13 May 1721, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F3980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy MAYO,   b. 30 Oct 1664, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 20 Jan 1749, West Brewster, Barnstable, MA (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Hannah SEARS,   b. 1 Jul 1685, Harwich, Barnstable, MA   2. Samuel SEARS,   b. 15 Aug 1687, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 22 Nov 1726, Harwich, Barnstable, MA (Age 39 years)   3. Nathaniel SEARS,   b. 23 Aug 1689, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 19 Jul 1720, Harwich, Barnstable, MA (Age 30 years)   4. Tamsen SEARS,   b. 13 Nov 1691, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 17 Jul 1761 (Age 69 years)   5. Jonathon SEARS,   b. 3 Sep 1693, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 3 Sep 1738, Harwich, Barnstable, MA (Age 45 years)   6. Joseph SEARS,   b. 15 Jul 1695, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 25 Aug 1765, West Brewster, Barnstable, MA (Age 70 years)   7. Joshua SEARS,   b. 3 May 1697, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 2 Jul 1754, Norwalk, Fairfield, CT (Age 57 years)   8. Judah SEARS,   b. 29 Oct 1699, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. Sep 1776, Rochester, Plymouth, MA (Age 76 years)   9. John SEARS,   b. 18 Jul 1701, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 21 May 1774 (Age 72 years)   10. Seth SEARS,   b. 27 May 1703, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 5 Mar 1750, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA (Age 46 years)   11. Benjamin SEARS,   b. 16 Jun 1706, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 1797, Southeast, Putnam, NY (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F3967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jan 1664 - Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA Death - 8 Jan 1742 - West Brewster, Barnstable, MA Burial - - Sears Cemetery, East Dennis, Barnstable, MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S475] Robert M. Wells Genealogy Project, 475. [S296] Cutter, William Richard, History of Connecticut, (Lewis Publishing Company, New York, NY, 1911), 296.