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Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF 1642–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 27 Jun 1696

Death Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Lear

Mother: Susanna Lear

Spouse(s): Rebecca Yeo, Mary Oldis

Children(s): Martha Cole

Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was born in 1642 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Pridham Lear And Susanna Cooper Lear. Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF married Mary Oldis, Rebecca Yeo, and had children including Martha Lear Cole. Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF passed away in 1696 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was born in 1642 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of Peter Pridham Lear And Susanna Cooper Lear.
  • Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF married Mary Oldis, Rebecca Yeo, and had children including Martha Lear Cole.
  • Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF passed away in 1696 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States.

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Colonel GGF's Ancestors

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Colonel GGF
1642–1696
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Pridham Lear
1608–1642
Devon, England
Susanna (Cooper) Lear
1616–1642
England
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Colonel GGF's Descendants

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Colonel (John Nansemond Lear 7th) GGF (1642–27 Jun 1696) m. Rebecca Yeo (1644–1737) m. Mary Oldis (1634–1665)
  1. 1. Martha (Lear) Cole 1670–1704 m. Major (Lewis) Burwell 1653–1710 m. William (Phillip Jr Col. (Secretary of State) Cole 1668 Ann Digges; 1686 Martha Lear her 1st) husband 1638–1694 m. Colonel (William Phillip Cole Jr. Secretary of) State 1638–1694
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Burwell?? 1678–1710 m. William (W.) Boykin 1680–1731 m. John Boykin 1678–1729
      1. 1. William (Hicks) Boykin 1708–1786 m. Elizabeth Bryant 1710–1789
        1. 1. Mary Boykin 1720–1790 m. William Hatcher 1704–1784
        2. 2. Patience Boykin 1740–1790
    2. 2. Mary Burwell 1695–

Colonel GGF's Timeline

2 Records

1642
1642
Birth of Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1696
27 Jun 1696
Age 54
Death of Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1696
    Event Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States

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