Thomas MEARS

1602 -

• Name	Thomas MEARS
  Birth	1602	ENGLAND
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1 Dec 1649  [1]
  	Thomas Mears was listed as pessenger, "a list of all adventurers from Virginia into Maryland on ye Discovery Voyage, Dec. 1, 1649. John Underhill, master."
  Land	24 Aug 1665	Anne Arundel Co., MD   [1]
  	Thomas Mears patented 24Aug1665, "Expectation," 40 acres in Anne Arundel Co., MD.
  Note	25 May 1640	Norfolk Co., VA   [2]
  	Thomas Mears was a member of the committee to build the church in Lower Norfolk Co., VA, 25 May 1640; and was appointed church warden of Elizabeth river parish 6 July 1640.
  Will	16 May 1674	Anne Arundel Co., MD   [3]
  	Excerpt of will of Thomas Mears, May 16, 1674 in Anne Arundel County, MD in which he "bequeath unto my cousin Christopher Rowles all my wearing clothes and one cow." Ref. Wills Lib. 2 f. 3.
  Probate	9 Sep 1674	Anne Arundel Co., MD   [4]
  Person ID	I658	MM
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	John MEARS
  Family ID	F6500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth FREEMAN
  Children	1. John MEARS   2. Sarah MEARS   3. William MEARS   4. Alice MEARS   5. Thomas MEARS
  Family ID	F371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah REYNOLDS
  Family ID	F671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Margaret UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1602 - ENGLAND Note - 25 May 1640 - Norfolk Co., VA Land - 24 Aug 1665 - Anne Arundel Co., MD Will - 16 May 1674 - Anne Arundel Co., MD Probate - 9 Sep 1674 - Anne Arundel Co., MD  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S174] Mosee, James E., Providence, Ye Lost Towne, (1976), 174. [S77] Desc. of Rich. & Eliz. Talbott, (Day Printing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1927), p. 24, 77. [S77] Desc. of Rich. & Eliz. Talbott, (Day Printing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1927), 77. [S77] Desc. of Rich. & Eliz. Talbott, (Day Printing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1927), p. 25, 77.