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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 Cowper

Spouse(s): Rebecca Yeo

Children(s): Martha Burwell

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Lear
1608–1642
Birth Location: England,
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Susanna Cowper
1616–1642
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Yeo
1644–1737
Birth Location: Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Burwell
1680–1704
Birth Location: , Gloucester, Virginia, USA
MB

Colonel GGF's Ancestors

Self
Colonel GGF
1642–1696
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Pridham Lear
1608–1642
England,
Susanna Cowper
1616–1642
England
Grandparents
Mary Raynor
1593–1662
Olney Parish, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel GGF's Descendants

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Colonel (John Nansemond Lear 7th) GGF (1642–27 Jun 1696) m. Rebecca Yeo (1644–1737)
  1. 1. Martha Burwell 1680–1704
    1. 1. Mary BURWELL 1704–1797 m. John Flowers 1703–1770
      1. 1. Henry FLOWERS 1722–1794 m. Patsy Savage 1726–1794
        1. 1. Henry Flowers 1748–1806 m. Rachel Stewart 1745–1827

Colonel GGF's Timeline

9 Records

1642
1642
Birth of Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1656
1656
Age 14
Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was married in Nansemond,Va
Nansemond,Va
1661
ABT 1661
Age 19
Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was married in of Nansemond Co, Virginia
of Nansemond Co, Virginia
1662
1662
Age 20
Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was married in Nansemond County, Colony of Virginia
Nansemond County, Colony of Virginia
1665
1665
Age 23
Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was married in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1665
ABT 1665
Age 23
Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was married in , Nansemond, VA
, Nansemond, VA
1668
1668
Age 26
Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was married
None
1685
1685
Age 43
Colonel John Nansemond Lear 7th GGF was married in Virginia, United States
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: Marriage
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Nansemond,Va

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1661
    Event Place: of Nansemond Co, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Colony of Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1665
    Event Place: , Nansemond, VA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1668

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1696
    Event Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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