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colonel John Lear II 1632–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1632

Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England

Death Date: 27 Jun 1696

Death Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Father: Peter Lear

Mother: Susannah None

Spouse(s): Rebecca Yeo, Mary None

Children(s): Thomas Lear, Martha Lear, John Lear, Elizabeth Lear

colonel John Lear II was born in 1632 in Colyton, Devon, England, the child of Peter Lear And Susannah. colonel John Lear II married Mary, Rebecca Yeo, and had children including Elizabeth Lear, John Lear, Martha Lear, Thomas J Lear. colonel John Lear II passed away in 1696 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • colonel John Lear II was born in 1632 in Colyton, Devon, England, the child of Peter Lear And Susannah.
  • colonel John Lear II married Mary, Rebecca Yeo, and had children including Elizabeth Lear, John Lear, Martha Lear, Thomas J Lear.
  • colonel John Lear II passed away in 1696 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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colonel II's Ancestors

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colonel II
1632–1696
Birth Place: Colyton, Devon, England
Parents
Peter Lear
1608–1642
, , Devonshire, England
Susannah
1616–1642
, , , England
Grandparents
Mary Raynor
1593–1662
Olney Parish, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cooper
1552–1610
Martha Skutt
1550–1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SIR ENGLAND
1525–1588
June\Jane(Lady Kingsmill
1536–1566
Anthony Skutt
1540–1651
Elizabeth Wodham
1540–1601

colonel II's Descendants

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colonel (John Lear) II (1632–27 Jun 1696) m. Rebecca Yeo (1644–1737) m. Mary (1634–Bet. 1675–1678)
  1. 1. Thomas (J) Lear 1666–1695 m. Elizabeth Bridger 1648–1711
    1. 1. John (Milton) Lear 1690–1782 m. Elizabeth Havield 1710–1808
      1. 1. James Lear 1726–1771 m. Hannah Darnal 1725–1770
        1. 1. David Lear 1767–1843 m. Lucy DuVAL 1767–1857
        2. 2. Jesse Lear 1759–1827
        3. 3. William Lear 1757–1786
        4. 4. John Lear 1755–1837
        5. 5. William Lear 1758–1815
        6. 6. George Lear 1753–1834
        7. 7. James Lear 1757–1837 m. Nancy Hill 1757–1837
        8. 8. Jemina Lear 1762–1841
        9. 9. Mary (Polly Molly) Lear 1770–1841 m. Captain (Theophilus Perry Perry) Anderson 1768–1828 m. Theophilius Anderson 1767–1828
        10. 10. Hannah (Bailey Lair \) Lear 1760–1850
        11. 11. Mollie Lear 1770–1841
        12. 12. John Lear 1762–
      2. 2. JAMES LEAR 1725–1771
    2. 2. Thomas Lear 1696–
    3. 3. Martha Lear 1694–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Lear 1692–
    5. 5. Mary Lear 1684–1745
  2. 2. Martha Lear 1668–1704
  3. 3. John Lear 1664–1738
  4. 4. Elizabeth Lear 1664–

colonel II's Timeline

2 Records

1632
1632
Birth of colonel John Lear II in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England
1696
27 Jun 1696
Age 64
Death of colonel John Lear II in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1656; Page Number: 332

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Selden and Kindred of Virginia
    [2] The Capt. A.B. Cole genealogy

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Winston of Virginia and Allied Families

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1696
    Event Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA

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