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Arthur Mears 1764–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Feb 1823

Death Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: Levin Mears

Mother: Sally Cole

Spouse(s): Sally Cole, Margaret McCullough, Esther Edwards

Children(s): Walter Mears, Mary Mears, William Mears, Thomas Mears, Abel Mears, John Mears, Arthur Mears, James Mears, Levin Mears, Peggy Edwards, Elizabeth Mears, Revell Mears

In 1764, Arthur Mears entered the world in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Levin Mears And Sally Cropper Cole. In 1800, Arthur Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1810, Arthur Mears resided in St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Arthur Mears married Esther Edwards, Margaret Peggy Mccullough, Sally Cropper Cole, and had children including Abel Bagwell Mears, Arthur Robert Mears, Elizabeth Betsey C Mears, James T Mears, John W Mears, Levin Mears, Mary Molly Mears, Peggy Mears Edwards, Revell Mears, Thomas A Mears, Walter Bagwell Mears, William M Mears. Arthur Mears passed away in 1823 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1764, Arthur Mears entered the world in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Levin Mears And Sally Cropper Cole.
  • In 1800, Arthur Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1810, Arthur Mears resided in St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Arthur Mears married Esther Edwards, Margaret Peggy Mccullough, Sally Cropper Cole, and had children including Abel Bagwell Mears, Arthur Robert Mears, Elizabeth Betsey C Mears, James T Mears, John W Mears, Levin Mears, Mary Molly Mears, Peggy Mears Edwards, Revell Mears, Thomas A Mears, Walter Bagwell Mears, William M Mears.
  • Arthur Mears passed away in 1823 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Arthur Mears's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Mears
1764–1823
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Levin Mears
1736–1808
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sally (Cropper) Cole
1740–
Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1648–1682
Mary Sewell
1652–1705

Arthur Mears's Descendants

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Arthur Mears (1764–Feb 1823) m. Sally (Cropper) Cole (Abt. 1740–) m. Margaret (Peggy) McCullough (26 Sep 1767–Jan 1835) m. Esther Edwards (1773–1801)
  1. 1. Walter (Bagwell) Mears 1818–1872 m. Eliza (A) Rayfield 1834– m. Elizabeth (Betsy A) Mister 1815–1857
    1. 1. Indianna (B) Mears 1859–1883 m. Thomas (H) Budd 1857–1941
    2. 2. William Mears 1844–1879 m. Virginia (Susan) Belote 1847–1930
      1. 1. Adelbert (Warren) Mears 1870–1944 m. Ellen (Cora) Emmerich 1873–1955
        1. 1. Christian (Emmerich) Mears 1894–1972 m. Dorothy (May) Packham 1895–1947
      2. 2. Nettie (Hiden) Mears 1867–1951 m. William (Fuller) White 1862–1932
      3. 3. Ella (Lizzie) Mears 1872–1957
      4. 4. William (Belote Mears) Bagwell? 1878–1904
      5. 5. Harry (Thomas) Mears 1880–1926
      6. 6. Mary (Mamie) Mears 1876–
    3. 3. John (Wesley) Mears 1848–1913 m. Margaret (Maggie Sarah) Rogers 1851–1919
      1. 1. Luther (Carroll) Mears 1883–1939 m. Mattie (Fosnocht) Watson 1884–1971
        1. 1. Charlotte (Watson) Mears 1918–1918
      2. 2. Fannie (Wesley) Mears 1884–1947 m. William (Thomas) Evans 1876–1934
      3. 3. Rogers (Bagwell) Mears 1877–1933 m. Cora (Lee) Russell 1875–1962
        1. 1. Margaret (Louise) Mears 1910–1997 m. Benjamin (Fleming) Johnson 1910–1997 m. Lewis (Edward) Magwood 1903–1959
        2. 2. Joseph (Rogers) Mears 1900–1989 m. Minnie (Matthews) Lewis 1901–1970
        3. 3. Marian (Elizabeth) Mears 1898–1991 m. Floyd (Vernon) Matthews 1896–1962
        4. 4. Edward (C) Jackson 1904–1981 m. Essie (Elizabeth) Barnes 1904–1981 m. Eunice (Mae) Griffin 1915–2001
        5. 5. Dorothy (Virginia) Mears 1915–2006 m. John (Bernard) DePunte 1903–1994
        6. 6. Annie (Lee) Mears 1918–2009 m. Gerald (J) Basso 1922–2002
      4. 4. Oscar (Martin) Mears 1876–1940 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Joynes 1886–1943 m. Annie (Lee) Carmine 1879–1905
        1. 1. Spencer (Rogers) Mears 1900–1950 m. Mazie Kellam 1901–1969
        2. 2. Viola (Elizabeth) Mears 1908–2001 m. Mallory (Sterling) Stant 1895–1968
        3. 3. Margaret (Sarah) Mears 1919–1982 m. Joseph (Bourbon) Bellon 1913–1986
        4. 4. Hazel (Emmerick) Mears 1896–1968 m. George (Farring) Scott 1893–1971
        5. 5. Gracia (W) Mears 1912–1921
        6. 6. Oscar (Prentiss) Mears 1916–1971 m. Ida (Lee) Hutchinson 1915–2007
      5. 5. Frank (Carson) Mears 1879–1917
      6. 6. John (Kendall) Mears 1887–1970 m. Emma (Ruth) Joynes 1886–1962
        1. 1. Edgar (Lynwood) Mears 1908–1991 m. Isabell (Rees Lucas) White 1901–1995 m. Mary (Ellett) Titus 1891–1965
        2. 2. Harriet (Ann Joynes) Mears 1916–1989 m. Northam –1950 m. Nathaniel (Swanger) Johnson 1915–1980 m. John (David Emanuel) Salling 1908–1973 m. Hilton (Albert) Mister 1905–1984
      7. 7. Phoebe (E) Mears 1881–1881
      8. 8. J (S) Mears 1877–
    4. 4. Mollie (Esther) Mears 1860–1937 m. Thomas (B) Taylor 1854–1927
    5. 5. Susan Mears 1846–1902 m. Calvin (T) Mears 1841–1896
      1. 1. Althea (Thomas) Mears 1885–1957 m. Charles (Thomas) McCready 1878–1963
      2. 2. Charles (Lee) Mears 1872–1927 m. Bertie (Sarah) Hargis 1877–1962
        1. 1. Evelyn (Sarah) Mears 1912–1982 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Hinman 1913–1946 m. James (Burnett) Winslow 1919–1967
      3. 3. Cora (T) Mears 1875–1903
    6. 6. Virginia (Sarah Sadie) Mears 1871–1936 m. John (Thomas) Phillips 1857–1933 m. Laban (James S) Powell 1865–
    7. 7. Otho (Bagwell) Mears 1870–1935 m. Sally (Thomas) Evans 1880–1969
      1. 1. Walter (Bagwell) Mears 1901–1942 m. Gladys Horyer 1908– m. Louise (Veda) Crockett 1905–1930
        1. 1. George (Thomas) Mears 1925–2010 m. Frances (Wise) Killmon 1927–2023
        2. 2. Walter (Gordon) Mears 1923–2008
    8. 8. Benjamin (Tankard) Mears 1869– m. Marjorie (Emma) Kimmerle 1874–
      1. 1. Verley (May) Mears 1908–1990 m. James (William) Justice 1907–1979
      2. 2. Bradley Mears 1896–
      3. 3. Lucille (Frances) Mears 1910–1971 m. William (Arthur) Burland 1904–1967
      4. 4. Grace (Mae) Mears 1890–1969 m. William (Rufus) Mitchell 1881–1956 m. Archibald (Sidney) Doughty 1886–1973
      5. 5. James (Leonard) Mears 1898–1961 m. Louise (Lottie) Sizemore 1901–1979
        1. 1. George (Dewey) Mears 1923–1963 m. Mae (Frances) Levin 1917–2004 m. Grace Jenkins 1923–1991
      6. 6. Eunice (Maude) Mears 1894–1956 m. John (Asbury) Stevens 1888–1961 m. Charles (Smith) Bayly 1894–1940
      7. 7. Edith Mears 1891–1895
      8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) Mears 1906–1967 m. Ruby (Estelle) Spence 1915–2009
        1. 1. Jackie (Morris) Mears 1939–1983 m. Harriette (Jean) Wallace 1943–2019
        2. 2. Jerry (Franklin) Mears 1936–2023
  2. 2. Mary (Molly) Mears 1805–1857 m. Louis Belote –1844
  3. 3. William (M) Mears 1806–1884 m. Margaret Hatton 1804–1877
    1. 1. Arthur (J) Mears 1839–1908 m. Mary (Ellen) McMath 1844–1922
      1. 1. Vera (Virginia) Mears 1886–1947
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Mears 1863–1939 m. Edward (A F) Mears 1874– m. James (Eldred) Bundick 1858–1944
      3. 3. Robert (F) Mears 1865–
      4. 4. Charles (Edward) Mears 1868–1938 m. Margie (Joynes) Kellam 1872–1965
        1. 1. Chase (Kellam) Mears 1901–1968 m. Mildred (M) Richmond 1898– m. Edith (Mary) Woods 1921–1976
        2. 2. Elton (Young) Mears 1905–1978 m. Bessie (LeCato) McMath 1904–1989
      5. 5. Margaret (Maggie Pettit) Scarborough 1871–1945 m. Edmund (Bagwell) Scarborough 1864–1940
      6. 6. John (Thomas Major) Mears 1873–1946 m. Anna (Augustine) Savage 1880–1963
        1. 1. Clarke (Braidwood) Mears 1901–1986 m. Ida (Ocillee) Warren 1902–1979
        2. 2. Robert (Henderson) Mears 1907–2003 m. Blanche (Elizabeth) Watson 1908–1999
        3. 3. Elsie (Savage) Mears 1904–2000
        4. 4. John (Thomas) Mears 1910–1990 m. Frances (Viola) Hansen 1915–2006
        5. 5. Margaret (Ellen) Mears 1915–2006 m. Russell (Clair) Bumgarner 1912–1974
        6. 6. Richard (McMath) Mears 1921–2001 m. Harriet (Elizabeth Murray) Murray 1921–2019
      7. 7. Fannie (Lee) Mears 1876–1933 m. John (Thomas) Nock 1861–1945
      8. 8. Hattie (Willis) Mears 1881–1971 m. John (Henry) Duer 1879–1968
  4. 4. Thomas (A) Mears 1821–1905 m. Frances (Ann) Riley 1830–1918
    1. 1. Oscar (Thomas) Mears 1854–
    2. 2. William (Tankard) Mears 1869–1920 m. Eva (Thomas) Milliner 1875–1935
      1. 1. Edwin (Thomas) Mears 1899–1954
    3. 3. Charles (Franklin) Mears 1865–1940
    4. 4. Thomas (R) Mears 1861–1936
    5. 5. Sewell (W) Mears 1863–
    6. 6. Bettie (B) Mears 1870– m. William (C) Marsh 1870–
  5. 5. Abel (Bagwell) Mears 1804–1878 m. Bathsheva Taylor 1814–
    1. 1. Edward (J) Mears 1838–1866 m. Nancy Mason 1838–1931
      1. 1. Virginia (Jeanette) Mears 1860–1940 m. William (Edward) Wright 1849–1914 m. Franklin (P) Mears 1849–1924
      2. 2. John (Edward Jackson) Mears 1862–1941 m. Missouri (Elizabeth) Colonna 1881– m. Elizabeth (Betty Jane) Mason 1863–1919
        1. 1. William (Samuel) Mears 1881–1952 m. Pearl (M) Adams 1889–1958
        2. 2. Edward (B) Mears 1882–1914 m. May (Mary E) White 1888–
      3. 3. Mary (A) Mears 1865–1957 m. William (Samuel) Matthews 1862–1941
    2. 2. George (W) Mears 1841–1890 m. Mary (Elizabeth Betsy) Lewis 1849–1945
      1. 1. Laura (Mae) Mears 1868–1954 m. George (T) Beasley 1866–1936
      2. 2. Able (Fletcher) Mears 1878–1943 m. Nora (Lee) Thorne 1879–
        1. 1. Garland (Kerns) Mears 1908–1958
        2. 2. Henry (P) Mears 1912–
        3. 3. George (F) Mears 1904–
        4. 4. Gertrude (M) Mears 1920–
      3. 3. George Mears 1874–
      4. 4. Margaret (Peggy) Mears 1869– m. Frank (Cornelius Vernon) Taylor 1872–1927
      5. 5. Mary (E) Mears 1875–
      6. 6. Edward (A F) Mears 1874– m. Mary (Ellen) Mears 1863–1939
      7. 7. Jeannette Mears 1879– m. Frank (Cornelius Vernon) Taylor 1872–1927
      8. 8. Annie Mears 1885–1973 m. William (Henry) Howard 1870–1971
      9. 9. Arinthia (Clara) Mears 1886–1970 m. Richard (Thomas) Spence 1867–1952
      10. 10. Spencer (L) Mears 1882–
  6. 6. John (W) Mears 1811–1877 m. Margaret (Susan) Kellam 1814–1891
    1. 1. Lloyd (Kellam) Mears 1848–1934
    2. 2. Emma Mears 1837–
    3. 3. Oswald (C) Mears 1846–
    4. 4. Rebecca (N) Mears 1852–
  7. 7. Arthur (Robert) Mears 1811–1968 m. Margaret (Lee) Williams 1832–1918 m. Ann Gardiner –1848
    1. 1. Arinthia (T) Mears 1854–1924 m. John (Ranford) Marsh 1854–1934
    2. 2. Lloyd (FIoyd W) Mears 1849–1906
    3. 3. Arther (R) Mears 1866–
    4. 4. Sarah (James) Mears 1834–
    5. 5. William Mears 1832–
    6. 6. Edward (T) Mears 1836–
  8. 8. James (T) Mears 1803–1893 m. Molly Belote 1809–1859
    1. 1. Catherine (J) Mears 1841–1909 m. James (W) Watkinson 1835– m. William Bull 1814–1875
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Mears 1828–1857 m. William Bull 1814–1875
    3. 3. Gilbert (Thomas) Mears 1833–1897 m. Elizabeth (P) Harris 1834–1905
      1. 1. John (S) Mears 1874–1954 m. Birdie (S) Doughty 1878–1949
        1. 1. Richard (John) Mears 1905–1996 m. Gertrude (May) Fox 1897–1957 m. Eleanor (Irene) White 1908–1999
        2. 2. Bransford (Louis) Mears 1899–1919 m. Sarah (Gertrude) Turlington 1901–1987
      2. 2. George (Robert) Mears 1865–1943 m. Laura (Frances) Watson 1871–1932
        1. 1. Mildard (Lee) Mears 1895–1969 m. Edgar (Thomas) Middleton 1889–1967
        2. 2. John (Carol) Mears 1891–1951 m. Bessie (Mae) Turlington 1890–1966
        3. 3. George (Robert) Mears 1897–1965 m. Evelyn (Tiffany) Barnes 1902–1980
        4. 4. James (Walter) Mears 1899–1960 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Chance 1905–1988
        5. 5. Mears 1889–1889
        6. 6. Walter (Lee) Mears 1892–1894
      3. 3. Rachel (Susan) Mears 1860–1942 m. Harvey (J) Ward 1853–
      4. 4. Leonard (Washington) Mears 1876–1950 m. Annie (Louise) Cavey 1874–1962
      5. 5. Elva (Gertrude) Mears 1878–1961 m. Lloyd (Calvin) Doughty 1876–1965
      6. 6. James (Alfred) Mears 1862–1930 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Crosley 1863–1931
        1. 1. Cordelia (Rogers) Mears 1884–1974 m. Thomas (John Littleton) Chandler 1884–1957
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Pearl) Mears 1888–1967 m. William (Roland) Jones 1872–1945
        3. 3. James (Alfred) Mears 1900–1968 m. Mary (Susan) James 1900–1982
        4. 4. Laurie (Fannie Lee) Mears 1897–1958 m. Charles (Lee) Turlington 1896–1931
        5. 5. Margaret (Susan) Mears 1891–1963 m. Mortimer (James) Burton 1888–1964
        6. 6. Gilbert (Thomas) Mears 1902–1964 m. Mary (D) Bull 1908–1994
        7. 7. Rose (Althea Blanche) Mears 1885–1941 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Watkinson 1859–1924 m. Alexander (W) Mears 1859–1938
        8. 8. Mary (Anne) Mears 1889–1946 m. Harry (Floyd) Burton 1886–1966
        9. 9. Elva (Gertrude) Mears 1898– m. William (Thomas) Burton 1896–1941
        10. 10. Birdie (Sara) Mears 1894–1958 m. Charles (Thomas) Groton 1891–1940
      7. 7. Gilbert (Thomas) Mears 1865–1940 m. Anne (Susan) Watkinson 1866–1949
        1. 1. Herbert (Thomas) Mears 1888–1963 m. Minnie (Bradford) Mears 1890–1984 m. Elsie (I) Griffith 1893–1930 m. Mary (Reed) Eimer 1890–1931
        2. 2. Williiam (Rogers) Mears 1890–1890 m. Bessie (Lee) Young 1891–1963 m. Viola (Maye) Charnock 1903–1998
      8. 8. Betty (Sarah) Mears 1869–1954 m. Hezekiah (W) Fox 1861–1926
      9. 9. Nathaniel (W) Mears 1871–1895
      10. 10. Julianna (A) Mears 1856–1933 m. Cornelius (Smith) Watkinson 1854–1919
      11. 11. Mary (Ellen) Mears 1854–1918 m. William (H) Hargis 1851–1917
    4. 4. Margaret Mears 1839–
    5. 5. Hester Mears 1842–
    6. 6. Missouri Mears 1848–1921
    7. 7. Juliet (Julia A) Mears 1837–1895 m. Nathaniel (F) Powell 1825–
  9. 9. Levin Mears 1805–1877 m. Tabitha Belote 1810–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Mears 1830–
    2. 2. John Mears 1831–
    3. 3. Calvin (T) Mears 1841–1896 m. Susan Mears 1846–1902
    4. 4. William (H) Mears 1851–
  10. 10. Peggy (Mears) Edwards 1798–
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Betsey C) Mears 1795– m. Wescoat Kelly 1784–1877
  12. 12. Revell Mears 1787–

Arthur Mears's Timeline

6 Records

1764
1764
Birth of Arthur Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1800
1800
Age 36
Arthur Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 46
Arthur Mears resided here in St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 56
Arthur Mears resided here in Drummond, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Drummond, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1823
Feb 1823
Age 59
Death of Arthur Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1823
24 Feb 1823
Age 59
Arthur Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Document: Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800, Part A [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024439; Page Number: 24; Family Number: 32

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: St George, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 66; Page: 39; Image: Vam252_66-0043; FHL Roll: 0181426

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Drummond, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Drummond, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 47; NARA Roll: M33_129; Image: 60

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1823
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1823
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)

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