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Frances (Martha) Sears 1724–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1724

Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Marysville, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Sayers

Mother: Mary Brim\\Barritt

Spouse(s): Captain 3rd

Children(s): Mary Abbott, Benjamin Abbott, Jonathan Abbott, Sarah Abbott, William Abbott, Richard Abbott, Leonard Abbott, Moses Abbott, Fleming ABBOTT, Annie Abbott, Joseph Jr, Elizabeth Abbott, Frances Abbott, Martha Abbott, Rachel Abbott, Jesse ABBOTT, Moody Abbott, Rachel Abbott, Ebenezer Abbot

The story of Frances (Martha) Sears began in 1724 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States. Frances (Martha) Sears married Captain Joseph Abbott 3Rd, and had children including Annie Abbott, Benjamin Abbott, Ebenezer Abbot, Elizabeth Abbott, Fleming Abbott, Frances Abbott, Jesse Abbott, Jonathan John Andrew Abbott, Joseph Abbott Jr, Leonard Abbott, Martha Patty Abbott, Mary Elizabeth Abbott, Moody Abbott, Moses Abbott, Rachel Abbott, Richard Abbott, Sarah Abbott, William Isaac Abbott. Frances (Martha) Sears passed away in 1820 in Marysville, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances (Martha) Sears began in 1724 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States.
  • Frances (Martha) Sears married Captain Joseph Abbott 3Rd, and had children including Annie Abbott, Benjamin Abbott, Ebenezer Abbot, Elizabeth Abbott, Fleming Abbott, Frances Abbott, Jesse Abbott, Jonathan John Andrew Abbott, Joseph Abbott Jr, Leonard Abbott, Martha Patty Abbott, Mary Elizabeth Abbott, Moody Abbott, Moses Abbott, Rachel Abbott, Richard Abbott, Sarah Abbott, William Isaac Abbott.
  • Frances (Martha) Sears passed away in 1820 in Marysville, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Frances Sears's Ancestors

Self
Frances Sears
1724–1820
Birth Place: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Walter Sayers
1691–1740
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Mary Brim\\Barritt
1684–1740
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt (Samuel) Sears
1663–1741
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Mercy Mayo
1665–1748
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
John Bram
1644–1709
Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England
Mary Dabney
1657–1746
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Paul Sears
1638–1707
Deborah Willard
1645–1721
Capt. Mayo
1625–1664
Tamsen Sunderlin
1625–1709
Nicholas Brame
1602–1646
Anne
1606–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sears
1590–1676
Dorothy Thacher
1608–1678
John Mayo
1598–1676
Tamison
–1683
William Lumpkin
1600–1668
David (Brine)
1571–1617
Lady King
1584–1604

Frances Sears's Descendants

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Frances ((Martha)) Sears (2 January 1724–1820) m. Captain (Joseph Abbott) 3rd (24 Apr 1719–17 Mar 1787)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Abbott 1767–1833 m. Phillip Woolever 1762–1852
    1. 1. Peter (P.) Willever 1789–1866 m. Rachael Parke 1788–1851
      1. 1. John (P.) Willever 1815–1886 m. Elizabeth Hampton 1810–1895
        1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Call 1847–1917 m. Joseph (Silliman) Call 1843–1907
    2. 2. John (P) Willever 1796–1856
  2. 2. Benjamin Abbott 1743–1805
  3. 3. Jonathan ("John" Andrew) Abbott 1754–1839
  4. 4. Sarah Abbott 1764–1798
  5. 5. William (Isaac) Abbott 1746–1848
  6. 6. Richard Abbott 1748–1849
  7. 7. Leonard Abbott 1750–1807
  8. 8. Moses Abbott 1758–1816
  9. 9. Fleming ABBOTT 1760–1840
  10. 10. Annie Abbott 1762–1808
  11. 11. Joseph (Abbott,) Jr 1770–1811
  12. 12. Elizabeth Abbott 1770–1838
  13. 13. Frances Abbott 1772–1795
  14. 14. Martha (Patty) Abbott 1775–1844
  15. 15. Rachel Abbott 1776–1802
  16. 16. Jesse ABBOTT 1778–1845
  17. 17. Moody Abbott 1787–1862
  18. 18. Rachel Abbott 1733–1840
  19. 19. Ebenezer Abbot 1753–

Frances Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1724
2 January 1724
Birth of Frances (Martha) Sears in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
1820
1820
Age 96
Death of Frances (Martha) Sears in Marysville, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Marysville, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1724
    Event Place: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Marysville, Halifax, Virginia, United States

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