Capt Samuel SEARS

Notes:

Name:
Inscription:

Here lyes Buried
ye Body of Capt.
SAMUEL SEARS;
Who departed this Life
Janry 8 Anno Domini 1741/2
in ye 78 Year of his Age

Family/Spouse: Mercy MAYO. Mercy (daughter of Dea. Samuel MAYO and Thomasin LUMPKIN) was born in 1664 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Jan 1749 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ; was buried in Sears Cemetery, East Dennis, Barnstable co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nathaniel SEARS was born on 23 Sep 1689 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachuetts; died on 19 Jul 1720; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Brewster, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts.
2. Tamsen SEARS was born on 13 Nov 1691 in Harwich, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jul 1761.
3. Capt Joseph SEARS was born on 15 Jul 1695 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts; died on 25 Aug 1765; was buried in Sears Cemetery, East Dennis, Barnstable co., Massachusetts.
4. Judah SEARS was born on 29 Oct 1699 in Harwich, Massachusetts; died between 5 Feb 1773 - 4 Dec 1775.
5. John SEARS was born on 18 Jul 1701 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts; was christened on 14 Aug 1701 in Brewster-harwich; died on 21 May 1773/4 in Brewster, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Brewster, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts.
6. Benjamin SEARS was born on 16 Jun 1706 in Harwich, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Name:
Paul Sears took the oath of "Fidellyte" in 1657, held a commission as captain in the militia, and made claim for a horse lost in the Narragansett war, but I find no record of his services. October 30, 1667, he was one of the grand jury, in an inquest held on the child of Nicholas Nickerson. he was one of the original proprietors of lands in harwich, between Bound and Stony brooks, known as "Wing's Purchase," as appears by deed of John Wing et als., to Pauls Seers et als., dated Apr. 1, 1677, recorded at Plymouth.

Paul married Deborah WILLARD in 1658 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Deborah was christened on 14 Sep 1645; died on 13 May 1721 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of George Willard

Richard married Dorothy ?. Dorothy was buried on 19 Mar 1678/9. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]