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Jonathan Guilford Mears 1762–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jan 1811

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Jonathan Mears

Mother: Joyce Walker

Spouse(s): Leah Mears

Children(s): Thomas Mears

The story of Jonathan Guilford Mears began in 1762 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Jonathan Guilford Mears married Leah Mears, and had children including Thomas A Mears. Jonathan Guilford Mears passed away in 1811 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Guilford Mears began in 1762 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Jonathan Guilford Mears married Leah Mears, and had children including Thomas A Mears.
  • Jonathan Guilford Mears passed away in 1811 in Virginia, USA.

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Jonathan Mears's Ancestors

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Jonathan Mears
1762–1811
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonathan Mears
1725–1796
Accomac County, Virginia, USA
Joyce Walker
1725–
Accomac County, Virginia
Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1693–1761
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Rachel Kellam
1705–1779
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1648–1682
Mary Sewell
1652–1705

Jonathan Mears's Descendants

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Jonathan (Guilford) Mears (1762–Jan 1811) m. Leah Mears (1761–1815)
  1. 1. Thomas (A) Mears 1802–1872 m. Elizabeth (H) Drummond 1818– m. Catherine Justice 1790–1842
    1. 1. Virginia (A C) Mears 1828–1900 m. John (S) Mears 1822–1869
      1. 1. John (Henry Clay) Mears 1854–1925 m. Margaret (Maggie Ellen) Tyler 1865–1961
        1. 1. Charlotte (Lottie F) Mears 1893–1982 m. Daniel Killmon 1890–1960
        2. 2. Percy (Talmage) Mears 1896–1940 m. Bernice (Lucy) Hodgdon 1911–1998 m. Pebbil (D) Spence 1911–1937
        3. 3. Melvin (Cecil) Mears 1898–1928
        4. 4. Margaret (Maggie Mary) Mears 1900–1952 m. Laurence Jensen 1887–1956
        5. 5. Earl (Preston) Mears 1906–1986 m. Estella Reed 1911–1967
        6. 6. Bruce (Littleton) Mears 1885–1967 m. Verna (Marie) Ellis 1894–1966
        7. 7. Eulah (Blanche) Mears 1897–1965 m. Levin (James) Northam 1880–1964
        8. 8. John (Hundley) Mears 1891–1954 m. Mary (Gaskins) Lankford 1893–1962
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Mears 1857–1917 m. George (Thomas) Somers 1858–1924
        1. 1. Dorsey (Herbert) Somers 1895–1965 m. Florence (Julia) Mears 1900–1984
      3. 3. William Mears 1851–
    2. 2. Teackle Mears 1843–
    3. 3. John (W) Mears 1846–

Jonathan Mears's Timeline

3 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Jonathan Guilford Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1810
1 Dec 1810
Age 48
Jonathan Guilford Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1811
Jan 1811
Age 49
Death of Jonathan Guilford Mears in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1811
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Wills, Deeds, and Orders (Accomack County, Virginia); General Indexes to Wills, 1663-1922; Author: Virginia. County Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1810
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Wills, Deeds, and Orders (Accomack County, Virginia); General Indexes to Wills, 1663-1922; Author: Virginia. County Court (Accomack County)

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