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John Bull Mears 1808–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1808

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Father: William Mears

Mother: Bridget Bull

Spouse(s): Sarah Ames

Children(s): Benjamin Mears, John Mears, Elisha Mears, Louis Mears

The story of John Bull Mears began in 1808 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1850, John Bull Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA,. John Bull Mears married Sarah Jane Ames, and had children including Benjamin William Mears, Elisha W Mears, John Henry Mears, Louis T Mears. John Bull Mears passed away in 1851 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bull Mears began in 1808 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, John Bull Mears resided in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA,.
  • John Bull Mears married Sarah Jane Ames, and had children including Benjamin William Mears, Elisha W Mears, John Henry Mears, Louis T Mears.
  • John Bull Mears passed away in 1851 in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mears
1783–1837
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Bridget Bull
1790–1824
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ames
1813–1899
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
SA

Children(s)

Benjamin Mears
1833–1896
Birth Location: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
BM
John Mears
1852–1879
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Elisha Mears
1848–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EM
Louis Mears
1841–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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John Mears's Ancestors

Self
John Mears
1808–1851
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William L Mears
1783–1837
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Bridget Bull
1790–1824
Grandparents
John Mears
1730–1785
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly) Beach
1740–1814
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Joseph Beach
1710–1772
Mary Ashby
1728–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745

John Mears's Descendants

1.
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John (Bull) Mears (7 Sep 1808–1851) m. Sarah (Jane) Ames (25 Aug 1813–27 Oct 1899)
  1. 1. Benjamin (William) Mears 1833–1896 m. Emma (Susan) Mapp 1840–1914
    1. 1. Charles (Benjamin) Mears 1880–1943 m. Henrietta (Hallie Adelaide) Battaile 1875–1961
      1. 1. Frances (Adelaide) Mears 1912–1998
    2. 2. Sarah (Annie Edmonds) Mears 1865–1956 m. Samuel (William) Ames 1862–1940
      1. 1. Nannie (Wharton) Ames 1893–1982 m. Littleton (Holland) Mears 1897–1973
      2. 2. Lucy (Mears) Ames 1896–1994 m. Ray (Omer) Edwards 1892–1957
    3. 3. Leonard (Cecil) Mears 1861–1935 m. Jane (Jennie Meredith Scarborough) Custis 1859–1942
      1. 1. John (Custis) Mears 1898–1905
      2. 2. Leonard (Cecil) Mears 1884–1928 m. Edith (Cleve) Turner 1892–1950
      3. 3. Frederick (Cecil) Mears 1889–1889
      4. 4. Page (William) Mears 1890–1892
    4. 4. Otho (Frederick) Mears 1862–1931 m. Florence (Florie Rowena) Holland 1870–1923
      1. 1. Littleton (Holland) Mears 1897–1973 m. Nannie (Wharton) Ames 1893–1982
      2. 2. Otho (Frederick) Mears 1901–1984 m. Elizabeth (Paxton) Warren 1904–1983
        1. 1. Otho (Frederick) Mears 1934–2015 m. Elizabeth (J) Barry 1928–2018
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Paxton) Mears 1937–1948 m. Edward (Otto) Kurtz 1932–2013
      3. 3. Benjamin (William) Mears 1894–1961 m. Amanda (Mannie Willis) Nottingham 1897–1987
        1. 1. Benjamin (William) Mears 1929–1986 m. Sarah (Katherine) Turner 1931–2023
        2. 2. Cecile Mears 1925–2011 m. Claude (Albert) Turner 1919–2003
      4. 4. Jewel (Whitaker) Mears 1898–1984 m. Giles (Crowder) Upshur 1898–1973
      5. 5. Cecil (Frederic) Mears 1892–1969 m. Marie (Hill) Wright 1896–1961 m. Helen (Clara) Leary 1901–1991 m. Margaret (Marjorie Eastman) Howard 1882–1937
      6. 6. Emma (Wharton Estelle) Mears 1901–1987 m. Edmund (Edward Wallace) Bristow 1897–1950 m. William (Percival) Gunn 1904–1964
    5. 5. Emma (Cora) Mears 1868–1926 m. Abel (James) Byrd 1860–1937
    6. 6. Harry (Everette) Mears 1875–1935 m. Lillian (Pauline) Swanner 1892–1964 m. Eugenia (Elsie) Pregnor 1876–1913
    7. 7. John (Bowdoin) Mears 1879–1947 m. Eulalie (Mary) Kahle 1880–1961
    8. 8. Eve Mears 1872–1873
    9. 9. Ella (P) Mears 1858–1858
  2. 2. John (Henry) Mears 1852–1879
  3. 3. Elisha (W) Mears 1848–
  4. 4. Louis (T) Mears 1841–

John Mears's Timeline

5 Records

1808
7 Sep 1808
Birth of John Bull Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
John Bull Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA,
St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA,
1850
16 Sep 1850
Age 42
John Bull Mears - Probate in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1851
10 Oct 1851
Age 43
Death of John Bull Mears in Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
1851
1851
Age 43
Burial of John Bull Mears in Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1808
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 319
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 121a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA,
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 121a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1851
    Event Place: Eastville, Northampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 319
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Bonds of Fiduciaries and Others, V. 2, 1850-1856; Author: Virginia. County Court (Norfolk County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Keller, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Bonds of Fiduciaries and Others, V. 2, 1850-1856; Author: Virginia. County Court (Norfolk County)
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