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Grace Mears 1694–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1694

Birth Location: Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies

Death Date: 14 OCT 1740

Death Location: New York City, NY

Father: Sampson Mears

Mother:

Spouse(s): David Hays, Moses Levy

Children(s): Joseph Levy, Hannah Levy, Benjamin Levy, Samson Levy, Hester Levy, Miriam Levy, Rachel Levy

In 1694, Grace Mears entered the world in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies, born to Sampson Mears And Joy Franks. Grace Mears married David Hays, Moses Raphael Levy, and had children including Benjamin Levy, Hannah Hindlah Levy, Hester Levy, Joseph Levy, Miriam Levy, Rachel Franks Levy, Samson Levy. Grace Mears passed away in 1740 in New York City, NY.

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Biography

  • In 1694, Grace Mears entered the world in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies, born to Sampson Mears And Joy Franks.
  • Grace Mears married David Hays, Moses Raphael Levy, and had children including Benjamin Levy, Hannah Hindlah Levy, Hester Levy, Joseph Levy, Miriam Levy, Rachel Franks Levy, Samson Levy.
  • Grace Mears passed away in 1740 in New York City, NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sampson Mears
1670–1711
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

David Hays
–1778
Birth Location: New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, USA
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Moses Levy
1665–1728
Birth Location: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Children(s)

Joseph Levy
1728–1772
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
JL
Hannah Levy
1723–1751
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Benjamin Levy
1726–1802
Birth Location: New York City, NY
BL
Samson Levy
1722–1781
Birth Location: New York City, NY
SL
Hester Levy
1721–1785
Birth Location: New York City, NY
HL
Miriam Levy
1720–1748
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
ML
Rachel Levy
1719–1797
Birth Location: London, England
RL

Grace Mears's Ancestors

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Grace Mears
1694–1740
Birth Place: Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies
Parents
Sampson Mears
1670–1711
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Grace Mears's Descendants

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Grace Mears (1694–14 OCT 1740) m. David Hays (–JUN 1778) m. Moses (Raphael) Levy (1665–14 Jun 1728)
  1. 1. Joseph Levy 1728–1772
  2. 2. Hannah ('Hindlah') Levy 1723–1751 m. Joshua Isaacs 1696–1774
    1. 1. Grace Isaacs 1742–1781
    2. 2. Joshua Isaacs 1744–1810 m. Justina (Brandly) Lazarus 1752–1825
      1. 1. Solomon (Joshua) Isaacs 1786–1855 m. Elkalah Kursheedt 1805–1883
        1. 1. Virginia (Grace) Isaacs 1834–1881
        2. 2. Gustavus (Joseph) Isaacs 1836–1910 m. Eugenia 1835–
        3. 3. Justina (Brandly (Jessie)) Isaacs 1839–1885
        4. 4. Moses (Montefiore) Isaacs 1841–1902
        5. 5. Washington (Sampson) Isaacs 1847–1919
        6. 6. Gertrude (Adelaide) Isaacs 1851–1912
        7. 7. Joshua Isaacs 1832–1883
        8. 8. Brandly (Lazarus) Isaacs 1830–1833
        9. 9. Frances (Zelmira) Isaacs 1842–1916
        10. 10. Emily (Hannah) Isaacs 1845–1918 m. Lucien (Gershom) Florance 1845–1898
      2. 2. Grace Isaacs 1788–1848
      3. 3. Frances Isaacs 1783–1854 m. Harmon Hendricks 1771–1838
        1. 1. Hannah Hendricks 1817–1854 m. Benjamin (Seixas) Hart 1811–1866
        2. 2. Montague (M.) Hendricks 1811–1884 m. Rachel (Seixas) Nathan 1815–1885
        3. 3. Uriah Hendricks 1802–1869 m. Frances ("Fanny") Tobias 1809–1881
        4. 4. Henry Hendricks 1804–1861
        5. 5. Washington Hendricks 1807–1841
        6. 6. Roseline Hendricks 1820–1840
        7. 7. Henrietta ("Esther" "Hetty") Hendricks 1801–1865
        8. 8. Joshua Hendricks 1806–1808
        9. 9. Justina (Brandly) Hendricks 1809–1823
        10. 10. Cerinna ("Selina") Hendricks 1823–1888
        11. 11. Hermoine Hendricks 1825–1891
        12. 12. Frances (Henrietta) Hendricks 1813–1817
        13. 13. Emily (Grace) Hendricks 1815–1870 m. Benjamin (Seixas) Nathan 1813–1870
      4. 4. Joseph Isaacs 1782–1783
      5. 5. Sampson Isaacs 1790–1791
      6. 6. Hannah Isaacs 1792–1867
  3. 3. Benjamin Levy 1726–1802 m. Rachel Levy 1739–1794
    1. 1. Abigail Levy 1760–1821
  4. 4. Samson Levy 1722–1781 m. Martha Lampley 1731–1807
    1. 1. Moses Levy 1756–1826 m. Mary Pearce 1762–1850
      1. 1. Henrietta (Maria) Levy 1793–
      2. 2. Martha (Mary Ann) Levy 1798–1889
    2. 2. Samson Levy 1764–1831 m. Sarah Coates 1776–1854
      1. 1. Sophia Levy 1791–1832
      2. 2. Margaret (Maria) Levy 1794–
    3. 3. Nathan Levy 1754–1754
  5. 5. Hester Levy 1721–1785
  6. 6. Miriam Levy 1720–1748
  7. 7. Rachel (Franks) Levy 1719–1797 m. Isaac (Da Costa Mendes) Seixas 1709–1781
    1. 1. Abraham (Mendes) Seixas 1750–1799 m. Richea ((Ritcey)) Hart 1750–1814
      1. 1. Isaac (Mendes) Seixas 1778–1826 m. Abigail Valencia –1819
        1. 1. Abraham (Mendes) Seixas 1810–1867 m. Hannah (M) Pardo 1820–
      2. 2. Rebecca (M) Seixas 1780–
      3. 3. Joshua Seixas 1781–1781
      4. 4. Abigail Seixas 1783–
      5. 5. Grace (Mendes) Seixas 1785–1821
      6. 6. Fanny (Mendes) Seixas 1787–1787
      7. 7. Joshua (Mendes) Seixas 1788–1788
      8. 8. Rachel Seixas 1792–1800
      9. 9. Moses (Mendes) Seixas 1793–1800
      10. 10. Zipporah Seixas 1795–
    2. 2. Grace (Mendes) Seixas 1752–1831 m. Simon Nathan 1746–1822
      1. 1. Isaac (Mendes Seixas) Nathan 1785–1852 m. Sarah Seixas 1791–1834
        1. 1. Grace Nathan 1809–1887
        2. 2. Benjamin (Seixas) Nathan 1813–1870 m. Emily (Grace) Hendricks 1815–1870
        3. 3. Rebecca (Washington) Nathan 1828–1879
        4. 4. Elvira Nathan 1826–1912
        5. 5. Gershom (Seixas) Nathan 1821–1864
        6. 6. Esther ("Hettie") Nathan 1819–1874 m. Moses Lazarus 1813–1885
        7. 7. Mendes Nathan 1817–1891 m. Rebecca 1823–
        8. 8. Rachel (Seixas) Nathan 1815–1885 m. Montague (M.) Hendricks 1811–1884
        9. 9. Jonathan Nathan 1811–1863
        10. 10. Israel (Robert Weeks) Nathan 1831–1888 m. Annie (Augusta) Florance 1842–1878
    3. 3. Benjamin (Mendes) Seixas 1747–1817 m. Zipporah Levy 1760–1832
      1. 1. Rebecca (B. Mendes) Seixas 1782–1868 m. Bernard Hart 1763–1855
        1. 1. Benjamin (Seixas) Hart 1811–1866 m. Hannah Hendricks 1817–1854
        2. 2. Phoebe (Rosa) Hart 1807–1814
        3. 3. Zipporah Hart 1808–1891
        4. 4. Emanuel (B.) Hart 1809–1897
        5. 5. Samuel Hart 1813–
        6. 6. Abigail ("Abby") Hart 1815–1870
        7. 7. Henry Hart 1817–1850
        8. 8. David (Davids) Hart 1819–1888
        9. 9. Jonathan Hart 1821–
        10. 10. Theodore Hart 1821–1872
        11. 11. Grace (Rosa) Hart 1823–
        12. 12. Daniel (Seixas) Hart 1826–1904
      2. 2. Leah Seixas 1805–1886
      3. 3. Miriam Seixas 1802–1833
      4. 4. Daniel Seixas 1800–1886
      5. 5. Rachel Seixas 1798–1861
      6. 6. Aaron Seixas 1796–1849
      7. 7. Jacob (B.) Seixas 1795–1854
      8. 8. Grace Seixas 1794–1866 m. Jacob (I.) Cohen 1784–1849
      9. 9. Hayman (Levy) Seixas 1792–1865
      10. 10. Madison Seixas 1778–1826
      11. 11. Sarah Seixas 1791–1834 m. Isaac (Mendes Seixas) Nathan 1785–1852
      12. 12. Esther (B.) Seixas 1789–1872 m. Napthali Phillips 1773–1870
      13. 13. Solomon Seixas 1787–1840
      14. 14. Abraham Seixas 1786–1834
      15. 15. Abigail Seixas 1784–1860
      16. 16. Isaac (Benjamin) Seixas 1781–1839
        1. 1. Sloe (Virginia) Seixas 1824–1825
        2. 2. Rachel Seixas 1822–
        3. 3. Gershom Seixas 1820–
        4. 4. Benjamin Seixas 1818–1840
        5. 5. Zipporah Seixas 1816–1839
        6. 6. Hillel (Mendes) Seixas 1814–1874
        7. 7. Benjamin Seixas 1812–
        8. 8. Abigail Seixas 1811–
      17. 17. Moses (B.) Seixas 1780–1839
      18. 18. Abigail Seixas 1779–1782
    4. 4. Moses (Mendes) Seixas 1744–1809 m. Jochebed Levy 1746–1820
      1. 1. Hetty Seixas 1790–1854
      2. 2. Grace Seixas 1786–1865
      3. 3. Gershom Seixas 1784–1784
      4. 4. Abigail Seixas 1782–1854
      5. 5. Bella Seixas 1781–1860
      6. 6. Isaac Seixas 1779–1786
      7. 7. Judith Seixas 1777–1829
      8. 8. Benjamin Seixas 1775–1843
      9. 9. Rachel (Hannah) Seixas 1773–1822 m. Napthali Phillips 1773–1870
        1. 1. Jonas Phillips 1816–
    5. 5. Abigail Seixas 1742–1819
    6. 6. Abraham Seixas 1741–1742
    7. 7. Gershom (da Costa Mendes) Seixas 1745–1816 m. Hannah Manuel 1766–1856 m. Elkalah Myers-Cohen 1749–1785
      1. 1. Benjamin Seixas 1783–1847
      2. 2. Rebecca Mendes 1780–1867
      3. 3. Sarah (Abigail) Seixas 1778–1854 m. Israel (Baer) Kursheedt 1766–1852
        1. 1. Miriam Kursheedt 1821–1866 m. Eugene (S.) Ballin 1817–1885
        2. 2. Gershom Kursheedt 1817–1863
        3. 3. Anna (Augusta) Kursheedt 1816–1876 m. Benjamin (Wooley) Hart 1812–1893
        4. 4. Isaac (Mendes) Kursheedt 1814–1886 m. Hannah Duke 1804–1876
        5. 5. Alexander Kursheedt 1811–1884
        6. 6. Asher Kursheedt 1808–1893
        7. 7. Jeanette Kursheedt 1807–1901
        8. 8. Elkalah Kursheedt 1805–1883 m. Solomon (Joshua) Isaacs 1786–1855
        9. 9. Rebecca Kursheedt 1819–1875 m. Benjamin Florance 1813–1884
      4. 4. Isaac Seixas 1776–1777
      5. 5. Selina Seixas 1806–1883
      6. 6. Lucy (Orah) Seixas 1804–1825
      7. 7. Henry Seixas 1803–1822
      8. 8. Theodore (J.) Seixas 1803–1882 m. Richea (Ann) Judah 1814–1857
        1. 1. Eugene (E) Seixas 1844–1868
        2. 2. Adele (Orah) Seixas 1847–1868
        3. 3. Myrtilla Seixas 1850–1924 m. Samuel Engel 1842–
        4. 4. Altemont (Samuel) Seixas 1851–1852
        5. 5. Florian Seixas 1853–1911
        6. 6. Isadore (Israel) Seixas 1855–1856
      9. 9. Joshua (“James”) Seixas 1802–1874 m. Henrietta Raphael 1804–1887
        1. 1. Selina Seixas 1839–1917 m. Lionel Moses 1825–1895
        2. 2. Virginia Seixas 1832–
        3. 3. Theodora (R.) Seixas 1834–
        4. 4. Seraphine (B.) Seixas 1841–
        5. 5. Gershom (Arnold) Seixas 1835–1915 m. Eliza (Caroline “Lena”) Kopper 1838–1919
        6. 6. Henrietta (Frances) Seixas 1837–1933 m. Lewis Schoonmaker 1823–1903
        7. 7. Grace Seixas 1827–
        8. 8. Myrtilla Seixas 1829–
        9. 9. Esther (H.) Seixas 1825–
        10. 10. Julia (Ann) Seixas 1822–
      10. 10. Rachel Seixas 1801–1827
      11. 11. Elkalah Seixas 1796–1831
      12. 12. Joseph Seixas 1794–
      13. 13. Samuel Seixas 1792–1852
      14. 14. Grace Seixas 1789–1826
        1. 1. Louisa (Leah) Judah –1838
        2. 2. Abigail Judah 1816–1898
      15. 15. David (Gershom) Seixas 1788–1864
      16. 16. Myrtilla (Hadassa) Seixas 1807–1859 m. William (Edwin) Florance 1805–1882
        1. 1. William (Edwin Florance) Jr. 1843–1917 m. Ruth Wilson 1856–
        2. 2. Rosalie Florance 1841–1887
        3. 3. Annie (Augusta) Florance 1842–1878 m. Israel (Robert Weeks) Nathan 1831–1888
        4. 4. Lucien (Gershom) Florance 1845–1898 m. Emily (Hannah) Isaacs 1845–1918
        5. 5. Corinna Florance 1839–1863 m. Eugene (J.) Jackson 1830–1925
        6. 6. Selina Florance 1837–1935 m. Philip (Augustus) Moise 1824–1887
        7. 7. Theodore (Jefferson) Florance 1836–1914 m. Lillian ("Lilly") Harland 1865–1939 m. Rosalie Nathan 1842–1887

Grace Mears's Timeline

2 Records

1694
1694
Birth of Grace Mears in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies
Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies
1740
14 OCT 1740
Age 46
Death of Grace Mears in New York City, NY
New York City, NY

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1740
    Event Place: New York City, NY
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