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John Bourchier Sears 1528–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: AFT 1528

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 12 NOV 1595

Death Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Father: Richard Sears

Mother: Ann Knyvett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hawkins

Children(s): John Sears, William Sears

The story of John Bourchier Sears began in 1528 in England. John Bourchier Sears married Elizabeth Hawkins, and had children including John Bourchier Sears, William Sears. John Bourchier Sears passed away in 1595 in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bourchier Sears began in 1528 in England.
  • John Bourchier Sears married Elizabeth Hawkins, and had children including John Bourchier Sears, William Sears.
  • John Bourchier Sears passed away in 1595 in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sears
1509–1540
Birth Location: Colchester, England
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Ann Knyvett
1509–1595
Birth Location: Ashwelthorpe, Norfolk, England
AK

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hawkins
1530–1562
Birth Location: England
EH

Children(s)

John Sears
1561–1629
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devonshire, England
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William Sears
1565–1676
Birth Location: Amsterdam, North Holland, Holland
WS

John Sears's Ancestors

Self
John Sears
1528–1595
Birth Place: England
Parents
Richard Sears
1509–1540
Colchester, England
Ann (Bourchier) Knyvett
1509–1595
Ashwelthorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Edmund (Knyvett) II
1448–1488
Of Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, Engl.
Jane Bouchier
1490–1562
Of, Ashwillthorpe, Norfolk, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
John Bourchier
1433–1533
Katherine Howard
1427–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bourchier
1440–1491
Elizabeth Tilney
1465–1497
Duke Howard
1422–1485
Margaret Chedworth
1435–1494

John Sears's Descendants

1.
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John (Bourchier) Sears (AFT 1528–12 NOV 1595) m. Elizabeth Hawkins (ABT 1530–BET 1562 AND 1624)
  1. 1. John (Bourchier) Sears 1561–1629 m. Marie (L.) Egmond 1564–1604
    1. 1. Jane (Knyvet) Sears 1596–1597
    2. 2. John Sears 1592–1593
    3. 3. Marie (L.) Sears 1587–1588
    4. 4. Richard (*) Sears 1600–1676 m. Dorothy Jones 1608–1679
      1. 1. Deborah Sears 1639–1732 m. Zachariah Paddock 1637–1727
        1. 1. Elizabeth Paddock 1666–1690 m. Joseph Sears 1695–1696
        2. 2. Ichabod Paddock 1661–1748 m. Joanna Faunce 1689–1758
        3. 3. John Paddock 1669–1717 m. Priscilla Hall 1671–1725
        4. 4. Joseph Paddock 1674–1732 m. Sarah Gardner 1672–1750
        5. 5. Judah Paddock 1681–1770 m. Alithea Alden 1675–1744
        6. 6. Nathaniel Paddock 1677–1756 m. Ann Bunker 1686–1767
        7. 7. Robert Paddock 1670–1750 m. Martha Hall 1676–1734
        8. 8. Zachariah (Paddock) Jr. 1664–1717 m. Mary Thatcher 1671–1712 m. Bethiah Hall 1668–1709
      2. 2. Knyvet Sears 1635–1686 m. Elizabeth Dymoke 1642–1686
        1. 1. Daniel Sears 1682–1756
      3. 3. Mary Sears 1617–1687 m. Peter Worden 1608–1680 m. Edward Tyng 1610–1681
      4. 4. Paul Sears 1638–1708 m. Deborah Willard 1645–1721
        1. 1. Ann Sears 1675–1676 m. John Merrick 1680–
        2. 2. Bethia Sears 1662–1724 m. John Crowell 1662–1728
        3. 3. Daniel Sears 1683–1756 m. Sarah Howes 1685–1748
        4. 4. John Sears 1677–1739 m. Priscilla Freeman 1686–1764
        5. 5. Lydia Sears 1666–1748 m. Thomas Snow 1668–1732 m. Eleazer Hamlin 1668–1697
        6. 6. Mary Sears 1672–1673 m. John Knowles 1673–
        7. 7. Mercy Sears 1659–1660
        8. 8. Paul (Sears) Jr 1669–1740 m. Mercy Freeman 1674–1747
        9. 9. Richard Sears 1681–1682 m. Mary Treat 1680–
        10. 10. Samuel Sears 1663–1742 m. Mercy Sunderlin 1664–1749
      5. 5. Silas Sears 1639–1698 m. Anna Bursell 1625–1726
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sears 1675–1725 m. John Cooke 1682–1741
        2. 2. Hannah Sears 1672–1706 m. Thomas Snow 1668–1732
        3. 3. Joseph Sears 1675–1750 m. Hannah Hall 1680–1753
        4. 4. Josiah Sears 1675–1750 m. Mercy Howes 1680–1720
  2. 2. William Sears 1565–1676

John Sears's Timeline

3 Records

1528
1528
Birth of John Bourchier Sears in England
England
1528
AFT 1528
Birth of John Bourchier Sears in England
England
1595
12 NOV 1595
Age 67
Death of John Bourchier Sears in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] 2938.ftw
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1595
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] 2938.ftw
    [3] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: AFT 1528
    Event Place: England
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