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Bethia Sears 1661–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JAN 1661

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Death Date: 5 MAY 1724

Death Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Father: Paul Sears

Mother: Deborah Willard

Spouse(s): John Crowell

Children(s): Joseph Crowell, Paul Crowell, Bethia Crowell, Mehitable Crowell, John Crowell, Deborah Crowell, Christopher Crowell, Elizabeth Crowell, Mary Crowell

The story of Bethia Sears began in 1661 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable). Bethia Sears married John Crowell, and had children including Bethia Crowell, Christopher Crowell, Deborah Crowell, Elizabeth Crowell, John Crowell, Joseph Crowell, Mary Crowell, Mehitable Crowell, Paul Crowell. Bethia Sears passed away in 1724 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

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Biography

  • The story of Bethia Sears began in 1661 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable).
  • Bethia Sears married John Crowell, and had children including Bethia Crowell, Christopher Crowell, Deborah Crowell, Elizabeth Crowell, John Crowell, Joseph Crowell, Mary Crowell, Mehitable Crowell, Paul Crowell.
  • Bethia Sears passed away in 1724 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

Immediate Family

Parents

Paul Sears
1637–1707
Birth Location: Marblehead, Massachusetts (Essex)
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Deborah Willard
1645–1721
Birth Location: Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
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Spouses(s)

John Crowell
1662–1728
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
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Children(s)

Joseph Crowell
1685–
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
JC
Paul Crowell
1687–
Birth Location: Nobscussett, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
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Bethia Crowell
1689–
Birth Location: Nobscussett, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
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Mehitable Crowell
1691–
Birth Location: Nobscussett, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
MC
John Crowell
1693–
Birth Location: Nobscussett, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
JC
Deborah Crowell
1695–1705
Birth Location: Nobscussett, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
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Christopher Crowell
1698–1781
Birth Location: Nobscussett, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
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Elizabeth Crowell
1700–
Birth Location: Nobscussett, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
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Mary Crowell
1704–
Birth Location: Nobscussett, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
MC

Bethia Sears's Ancestors

Self
Bethia Sears
1661–1724
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Parents
Paul Sears
1637–1707
Marblehead, Massachusetts (Essex)
Deborah Willard
1645–1721
Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Grandparents
Richard Sears
1590–1676
Amsterdam, Holland
Dorothy Thatcherin
1603–1678
Dinder, Somerset, England
George Willard
1614–1656
Horsmonden, Kent, England
Dorothy Dunster
1615–1650
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bethia Sears's Descendants

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Bethia Sears (3 JAN 1661–5 MAY 1724) m. John Crowell (1662–15 OCT 1728)
  1. 1. Joseph Crowell 1685– m. Barshua Hall 1686– m. Sarah Howes –1751
    1. 1. Joseph Crowell 1713–
    2. 2. Stephen Crowell 1737– m. Mercy Crowell 1749–
      1. 1. Reuben Crowell 1769–
      2. 2. Lydia Crowell 1770–
      3. 3. Elverton Crowell 1772–
      4. 4. Stephen Crowell 1774–
      5. 5. Asa Crowell 1776–
  2. 2. Paul Crowell 1687– m. Margaret ("Margery") Hall 1694–
  3. 3. Bethia Crowell 1689–
    1. 1. Joshua Atwood 1722– m. Mary Knowles 1726–
      1. 1. Joseph Atwood 1749–
    2. 2. Bethia Atwood 1713–1789 m. Willard Knowles 1711–1786
      1. 1. Hannah Knowles 1733–1773
      2. 2. Joseph Knowles 1735–1800 m. Elizabeth Pepper 1736–1806
        1. 1. Ruth Knowles 1767–1842 m. Joseph Bassett 1738–
        2. 2. Bethia Knowles 1762–1809 m. Uriah Mayo 1747–1824
        3. 3. Hannah Knowles 1767–1832
        4. 4. Elizabeth Knowles –1808 m. Samuel Mayo 1773–1853
      3. 3. Willard Knowles 1737–1818
  4. 4. Mehitable Crowell 1691–
  5. 5. John Crowell 1693–
    1. 1. Deborah Crowell 1719–
    2. 2. Mehitable Crowell 1721–
    3. 3. John Crowell 1723–
    4. 4. Bethia Crowell 1726–
    5. 5. Ann Crowell 1738–
    6. 6. Mary Crowell 1739–
    7. 7. Keziah Crowell 1729–1729
    8. 8. Keziah Crowell 1730–1730
    9. 9. Samuel Crowell 1733–1733
    10. 10. Keziah Crowell 1734–
    11. 11. Samuel Crowell 1735–1736
  6. 6. Deborah Crowell 1695–1705
  7. 7. Christopher Crowell 1698–1781 m. Sarah Matthews 1702–
    1. 1. Hannah Crowell 1725–1802 m. Edmund Sears 1712–1796
      1. 1. Edmund Sears 1743–1832 m. Hannah Taylor 1755–
        1. 1. Zerviah Sears 1782–1867 m. Reuben Howes 1780–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Crowell 1728–1744
    3. 3. Sarah Crowell 1729–
      1. 1. David Landers 1750–
    4. 4. Mary Crowell 1731–
    5. 5. Temperance Crowell 1733–
    6. 6. William Crowell 1734–
    7. 7. Christopher Crowell 1737–
    8. 8. Enoch Crowell 1739–
    9. 9. Bethia Crowell 1741–1743
    10. 10. John Crowell 1744–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Crowell 1700–
  9. 9. Mary Crowell 1704–

Bethia Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1661
3 JAN 1661
Birth of Bethia Sears in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
1724
5 MAY 1724
Age 63
Death of Bethia Sears in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1661
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1724
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source:
    [1] Cape Cod Library, Vol. 2, The Crowell Families of Yarmouth (C. W. Swift, Publisher and Printer; The "Register" Press 1914), pg. 1602
    [2] Cape Cod Library Volume II, <i>The Crowell Family of Yarmouth, Descendants of John</i>, pg. 1
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