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Jesse P Mears 1775–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Dobbs, Craven County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Mark Mears

Mother: Elizabeth Pelt

Spouse(s): Lucretia Tyson

Children(s): Moses Mears, Joab Meares

In 1775, Jesse P Mears entered the world in Dobbs, Craven County, North Carolina, USA, born to Mark Mears And Elizabeth Van Pelt. In 1793, Jesse P Mears resided in Glasgow, North Carolina, USA. In 1800, Jesse P Mears resided in Capt Lervis District, Bladen County, North Carolin. Jesse P Mears married Lucretia Tyson, and had children including Annie Jane Mears, Joab Meares, Moses Mears. Jesse P Mears passed away in 1810 in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1775, Jesse P Mears entered the world in Dobbs, Craven County, North Carolina, USA, born to Mark Mears And Elizabeth Van Pelt.
  • In 1793, Jesse P Mears resided in Glasgow, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1800, Jesse P Mears resided in Capt Lervis District, Bladen County, North Carolin.
  • Jesse P Mears married Lucretia Tyson, and had children including Annie Jane Mears, Joab Meares, Moses Mears.
  • Jesse P Mears passed away in 1810 in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark Mears
1710–1779
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Pelt
1735–
Birth Location: Dobbs, North Carolina, Floyd, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucretia Tyson
1778–
Birth Location: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Moses Mears
1805–1855
Birth Location: Peters Swamp, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
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Joab Meares
1800–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Jesse Mears's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Mears
1775–1810
Birth Place: Dobbs, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Mark Mears
1710–1779
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Van) Pelt
1735–
Dobbs, North Carolina, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
John (B) Meares
1675–1745
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1648–1682
Mary Sewell
1652–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mears
1603–1674
Katherine Eltonhead
1608–1650

Jesse Mears's Descendants

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Jesse (P) Mears (1775–1810) m. Lucretia Tyson (1778–)
  1. 1. Moses Mears 1805–1855 m. Lucy Taylor 1812–1898
    1. 1. Daniel (Bunyan) Mears 1831–1864 m. Helen Musslewhite 1828–
      1. 1. Harriet Mears 1856–1930 m. James (Robert) Regan 1862–1934
      2. 2. Lucy (Devine Delight) Mears 1859–1929 m. Dwight (Buyers) Kinlaw 1851–1934
      3. 3. Laura (J) Mears 1857–
    2. 2. John (Calvin) Mears 1840–1910 m. Ann (Eliza) Howell 1842–1882 m. Sarah (Jane) Harris 1858–1943
      1. 1. Willie (Lee) Mears 1869–1950 m. John (Franklin) Hudson 1851–1928 m. James (Benjamin) Harris 1860–1899
      2. 2. Lucy (Mae) Mears 1873–1938 m. Lawrence (Orr) Harris 1869–1933
      3. 3. Henry (B Forest) Mears 1871–1904 m. Mary (Alice) Markham 1878–1960
        1. 1. Myrtle (Lee) Mears 1895–1980 m. Hugh (Latimore) Dove 1886–1972
        2. 2. Lucy (Edna) Mears 1902–1994 m. Philip (Claud) Thomas 1897–1968
        3. 3. Henry (Dwight) Mears 1899–1904
      4. 4. John (Franklin) Mears 1875–1914 m. Orphia (J) Douglas 1880–1949
        1. 1. Lela (Blanche) Mears 1897–1961 m. Wilmer (Curtis) High 1895–1954
        2. 2. Viola (Pearl) Mears 1900–1974 m. Chapin (Reynolds) Thweatt 1896–1966
        3. 3. Clara (Jane) Mears 1902–1974 m. Louis (Edman) Fesperman 1898–1988
        4. 4. Helen (Orpha) Mears 1907–2004 m. John (Vaughn) Mundell 1901–1974
      5. 5. Rebecca (Ann) Mears 1878–1911 m. Fleming (Taylor De) Graffenreid 1869–1914
      6. 6. Leroy (Gordon) Mears 1889–1959 m. Nannie (Jefferson) Steele 1896–1977
        1. 1. Phillip (Edward) Mears 1928–2005
        2. 2. Alma (Rachael) Mears 1916–1924
        3. 3. Octavine (Katherine) Mears 1917–
        4. 4. John (Henry) Mears 1926–2007 m. Barbara (June) Kilgare 1929–2019
      7. 7. Elmer (Wade) Mears 1891–1965 m. Nora (Elizabeth) Howze 1893–1958
        1. 1. Janie (Dell) Mears 1929–1989 m. Marion (Daniel) Melder 1930–2004
        2. 2. Ima (Evelyn) Meares 1916–1963 m. William (Billy T) Petree 1923– m. Monroe (Neal) McCaig 1913–1986
        3. 3. Naomi (Ruth) Mears 1913–1979 m. Charlie (Brown) Scott 1928–2012 m. Grover (Cleveland) Morriss 1918–1978
        4. 4. Elmer (Calvin) Mears 1920–1943
        5. 5. Kenneth (Wayne) Mears 1925–1991 m. Martha (Ann) Mangrum 1928–1999
      8. 8. Martha (Pearl Elizabeth) Mears 1897–1943
    3. 3. Dwight (Hayes) Mears 1842–1928 m. Mary (Ann Amanda) Barnes 1849–1937 m. Martha (D) Freeman 1844–1868
      1. 1. James (Tildon) Mears 1876–1954 m. Martha (C) Loftus 1880– m. Sarah (Belle) Dublin 1867–1925
      2. 2. Martha (Atwood) Mears 1870–1947 m. Samuel (Patton) Tittle 1867–1937
      3. 3. Francis (Wishart) Mears 1872–1959
      4. 4. George (Lee) Mears 1874–1956 m. Arcia (Idona) Jackson 1874–1963 m. Clara (Mae) Taylor 1876–1900
        1. 1. Lillah (Ruth) Mears 1909–1999 m. Frank (George) Walker 1898–1971
        2. 2. Fern (Marvin) Mears 1903–1990 m. Pauline (Paula Alma) Balko 1905–1996
        3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Mears 1912–1912
        4. 4. William (Bill McKinley) Mears 1906–1976 m. Eula (Faye) Blum 1907–1986 m. Dovie Clowers 1909–1966
        5. 5. Bythel (Rogers) Meares 1897–1961 m. Minnie (Loraine Lovina) Doty 1907–1976
        6. 6. Eric (B) Mears 1901–
        7. 7. Clara (Enid) Mears 1904–1988 m. Lewis (Barlow) Porter 1895–1978
        8. 8. Webster (Dwight) Mears 1907–1994 m. Meda (Louise) Garrison 1908–2003
        9. 9. Lee (George) Mears 1911–1995 m. Reuben (Hansford) Pack 1895–1979
      5. 5. Lucy (Lucinda) Mears 1881–1960 m. Alexander Hefner 1874–1960
      6. 6. Delaney (Clementine) Mears 1883–1950 m. Archibald (Fraser) Plambeck 1877–1946
      7. 7. Amanda (Mae) Mears 1884–1979 m. Jessie (Edward) Jernigan 1878–1958
      8. 8. Phoebe (Jane) Mears 1888–1985 m. Henry (Thomas) Baxter 1868–1943
      9. 9. Frank Mears 1902–
      10. 10. Clara (Belle Cordelia) Mears 1896–1897
    4. 4. Moses (Haynes) Mears 1847–1933 m. Lenora (Ann) Crump 1853–1934
      1. 1. Thomas (O) Mears 1875–1949 m. Katherine (Belle) Hughes 1870–1960
        1. 1. Therman (Oliver) Mears 1904–1970 m. Mary (Jim) Rampy 1910–1996 m. Grace (Juanita) Ross 1920–1997 m. Maudie (Maudene Lundgren) Exum 1906–1993 m. Audrey Bennett 1917–1996 m. Mary Sanger 1908–
        2. 2. Alton (Hughes) Mears 1897–1949 m. Helen (Mae) Deberry 1906–1996 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Bunge 1895–1963 m. Frances (Mable) Friend 1901–1962
        3. 3. Cecil (Haynes) Mears 1902–1969 m. Myrtle (Gertrude) Evans 1901–1991 m. Minerva (Jane) Jiles 1916–2007
        4. 4. Hazel (Lenore) Mears 1906–
      2. 2. Asa (Freeman Hunt) Mears 1883–1944 m. Zulla (Stella) Black 1883–1959
      3. 3. Annie (Hortence) Mears 1873–1947 m. Braxton (Alpheus) Taylor 1868–1930
    5. 5. Lucy (Ann) Mears 1835–1879 m. John (Pinckney) Wishart 1835–1862
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Gainer) Mears 1836–1890 m. Richard Porter 1832–1864 m. James (H) Fields 1829–
    7. 7. Delany (Mariah) Mears 1837–1924 m. Wellington Wishart 1832–1897
    8. 8. Mary (Eliza) Mears 1840–1925
      1. 1. Jimmie (Mary P) Mears 1875–1948 m. William (Gaston) Northam 1852–1923
    9. 9. Lucinda (Jane) Mears 1851–1907 m. William (W) Lee 1849–1918
    10. 10. Alva (Goodman) Mears 1829–1863 m. Matitia (Molechey) Mercer 1829–1908
      1. 1. James (Paywell) Mears 1857–1908 m. Margaret (Anne) Stogner 1859–1928
        1. 1. Wellington (Woody) Meares 1884–1928 m. Rosa (Ann) Branch 1890–1962
        2. 2. Margaret (Annie) Mears 1896–1988 m. Haynes (Arthur) Collins 1889–1955
        3. 3. Claudia (Mae) Mears 1903–1985 m. Charles (Julias) Parham 1900–1982 m. James (Robert) Bullington 1908–1983
        4. 4. Percy (Alvy) Mears 1894–1944 m. Mary (Mae) Miller 1907–1958
        5. 5. Henry (Goodman) Mears 1882–1920 m. Mittie (Magnolia) Mercer 1889–1974 m. Hannah (Louise) Pinnix 1909–2004
        6. 6. Charles (Bascom) Mears 1886–1936 m. Charity (Susan) Huggins 1888–1962
        7. 7. James (Walter) Mears 1891–1970 m. Mabel (E) Singletary 1896–1991
        8. 8. Lottie (Atwood) Mears 1880–1960 m. McKoy Byrd 1870–1929
      2. 2. Carrie (Jane) Mears 1860–1929 m. Charles (Richard) Jones 1850–
      3. 3. Franklin (Gale) Mears 1859–1900 m. Sarah (Columbia) Baxley 1865–1931
        1. 1. Allie Mears 1883–1949 m. Wadus (Martin) Phillips 1872–1951
        2. 2. Malvina (Mollie Viney) Mears 1885–1931 m. Daniel (Wright) Mears 1879–1967
        3. 3. John (Gale) Mears 1887–1939
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Mears 1891–1976 m. Melvin (Harrison) Baxley 1887–1972
      4. 4. Levander (Moses) Mears 1855–1910
      5. 5. Mary (Carolyn) Mears 1862– m. William (Henry) Goodman 1858–1881
      6. 6. Haynes (Wellington) Mears 1856–1947 m. Lenora (Nora Lavina) Wooley 1860–1933
        1. 1. Jessie (James) Mears 1888–1956 m. Pearl (Lee) Woodward 1891–1942
        2. 2. Frank (James) Mears 1884–1972 m. Mary (Katherine) Petree 1886–1949 m. Minnie (Lee) Roberts 1892–1975
        3. 3. Alva (Crawford) Mears 1887–1905
        4. 4. William (Haynes Wellington) Mears 1892–1979 m. Iris (Demascus) Porter 1902–1929 m. Nettie (Gaynell) Norrell 1901–1997
        5. 5. John (Watson) Mears 1894–1975 m. Anna (Gertrude) Graves 1895–1964 m. Vada Hackney 1901–1986 m. Mary (Jane) Graves 1894–1971
        6. 6. Joe (E) Mears 1898–1974 m. Ida (Mae) Bryant 1896–1989
        7. 7. Paige (Jefferson) Mears 1890–1962 m. Olive (Ollie) Atkins 1882–1959
        8. 8. Ruby (Lula) Mears 1900–1915
        9. 9. Raymon Mears 1902–1992 m. Julia (Edith) Tillman 1909–2003 m. Mittie (Myrtle) Lyles 1901–1943 m. Betty (Bessie Mae) Phifer 1914–1972
        10. 10. Jack (Giles W) Mears 1896–1978 m. Fannie (Elizabeth Lizzbeth) Spencer 1905–1995
    11. 11. Henry (Linton) Mears 1844–1864
    12. 12. Francis (Jessie) Mears 1848–1914 m. Anne (Cornelia) Warwick 1851–1901 m. Cornelia (Elizabeth) Pridgen 1862–1931
      1. 1. Jessie (Cornelia) Mears 1892–1972 m. William (Alfred) Riddle 1882–1932
      2. 2. Emma (M) Mears 1874–1951 m. John (Pinkney) McNeil 1867–1915
      3. 3. John (Bunyan) Mears 1882–1934 m. Eva (Saphonislia) Stanley 1893–1975
        1. 1. Mary (Louise) Mears 1922–2022 m. Ernest (Tyson) Blake 1921–1994
        2. 2. John (Stanley) Mears 1931–2018
      4. 4. Sallie (L) Mears 1879–1933 m. William (Paul) Oliver 1859–1930
      5. 5. Lillian (Delane) Mears 1885–1958 m. John (F) Graham 1883–1937
      6. 6. Albert (Leroy) Mears 1888–1965 m. Hattie (Leigh) Jones 1889–1975
        1. 1. Anne (Leigh) Mears 1912–1983 m. Frederick (Rudolph) Steljes 1914–2003
        2. 2. Albert (LeRoy) Mears 1916–1993
      7. 7. Alberta (A) Mears 1877–1924 m. William (Luther) Thompson 1876–1950
      8. 8. Lucy (Atwood) Mears 1875–1898
  2. 2. Joab Meares 1800–1860

Jesse Mears's Timeline

4 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Jesse P Mears in Dobbs, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Dobbs, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
1793
1793
Age 18
Jesse P Mears resided here in Glasgow, North Carolina, USA
Glasgow, North Carolina, USA
1800
1800
Age 25
Jesse P Mears resided here in Capt Lervis District, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Capt Lervis District, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
1810
1810
Age 35
Death of Jesse P Mears in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Dobbs, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Glasgow, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Capt Lervis District, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1800; Census Place: Capt Lervis District, Bladen, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 19; Image: 28; Family History Library Film: 337907

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Records of Executors, Administrators and Guardians, 1857-1956; Index, 1869-1968; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Columbus County)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Records of Executors, Administrators and Guardians, 1857-1956; Index, 1869-1968; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Columbus County)
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