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Joseph Sears 1668–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1668

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1750

Death Location: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Lt. Sears

Mother: Anna Bursell

Spouse(s): Hannah Sears

Children(s): Silas Sears, Thankful Sears, Zachariah Sears, Priscilla Sears, Stephen Sears

Joseph Sears was born in 1668 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Lt Silas Sears And Anna Bursell. Joseph Sears married Hannah Sears, and had children including Priscilla Sears, Silas Sears, Stephen Sears, Thankful Sears, Zachariah Sears. Joseph Sears passed away in 1750 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sears was born in 1668 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Lt Silas Sears And Anna Bursell.
  • Joseph Sears married Hannah Sears, and had children including Priscilla Sears, Silas Sears, Stephen Sears, Thankful Sears, Zachariah Sears.
  • Joseph Sears passed away in 1750 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt. Sears
1637–1697
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, MA., Massachusetts, USA
LS
Anna Bursell
1642–1696
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA
AB

Spouses(s)

Hannah Sears
1681–1753
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
HS

Children(s)

Silas Sears
1720–1780
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SS
Thankful Sears
1723–1765
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
TS
Zachariah Sears
1706–1796
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA
ZS
Priscilla Sears
1701–1760
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
PS
Stephen Sears
1710–1736
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colo, Massachusetts, USA
SS

Joseph Sears's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sears
1668–1750
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Lt. Silas Sears
1637–1697
Marblehead, Essex, MA., Massachusetts, USA
Anna Bursell
1642–1696
Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Sears
1590–1676
England
Dorothy ((Thacker)) Jones
1603–1678
Dinder County, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
James Bursell
1613–1676
Yarmouth Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth
1616–1676
Yarmouth Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sayres
1561–1629
Mary Egmont
1564–1678
George Jones
1572–1626
Alice Unknown
1578–1626
James Bursell
1580–
Sophia
1580–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir. Sr.
1528–1595
Elizabeth Lady
1530–1595
Lamoraal Egmond
1522–1568
Marie Horne
1545–1578
Richard Jones
1547–1590
Dorothy Sandry
1550–1605
Thomas Thacker
1550–1640
Alice Barber
1553–1645

Joseph Sears's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Sears (1668–1750) m. Hannah Sears (1681–28 July 1753)
  1. 1. Silas Sears 1720–1780 m. Deborah Buck 1722–1780
    1. 1. Richard Sears 1749–1814 m. Mary Lee 1748–1792
      1. 1. Richard Sears 1775–1830 m. Mary Ash 1782–1845
        1. 1. Silas Sears 1806–1859 m. Betsy Seeley 1813–1901
        2. 2. Richard Sears 1801–1852 m. Almira Howard 1809–1848
      2. 2. Sally Sears 1785–1841 m. William Lewis 1775–1851
        1. 1. Roland Lewis 1810–1869 m. Abigail Parsons 1810–
        2. 2. Hitty Bogue 1817–1888
        3. 3. Mehitable Lewis 1805–1814
        4. 4. Moses (Sears) Lewis 1808–1889
        5. 5. William Lewis 1805–1849
      3. 3. Orange Sears 1776–1854 m. Annis Bissell 1782–1841
        1. 1. Amanda Sears 1815–1869 m. Merritt Purdy –1873
      4. 4. Abner Sears 1787–1842 m. Mary (Van) Pelt 1789–1865
        1. 1. Washington Sears 1816–1891
      5. 5. Silas Sears 1780–
      6. 6. John Sears 1773–1852 m. Betsey Chapman 1778–1842
        1. 1. Caroline Sears 1806–1872
        2. 2. John Sears 1812–1834
        3. 3. Harriet Videto 1799–1847
        4. 4. Mary Sears 1816–
        5. 5. Ann (B) Fisk 1817–1881
        6. 6. Henry (Lee) Sears 1820–1894
        7. 7. Rufus (Chapman) Sears 1818–1838
  2. 2. Thankful Sears 1723–1765 m. Jasher (Taylor) Jr 1719–1795
    1. 1. Hannah Taylor 1752–1828 m. Edmund Sears 1744–1832
      1. 1. Jacob Sears 1771–1846 m. Elizabeth Foster 1772–1844
        1. 1. Nathan (Foster) Sears 1800–1848
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Foster) Sears 1806–1860
        3. 3. Daniel Sears 1797–1840 m. Lucy Eldridge 1799–1867
        4. 4. Jacob Sears 1802–1803
        5. 5. Perlina ((Paulina)) Sears 1808–1864
        6. 6. Elizabeth Sears 1804–1805
      2. 2. Zerviah Sears 1782–1867 m. Reuben Howes 1780–1815
        1. 1. Daniel (2Nd) Howes 1804–1843
        2. 2. Reuben Howes 1810–1827
        3. 3. Paulina Howes 1809–
      3. 3. Edmund Sears 1792–1867 m. Elizabet Crowell 1797–1865
        1. 1. Nathan Sears 1821–1904
      4. 4. Sally Sears 1780–1861 m. Paul Crowell 1778–1866
        1. 1. Calvin Crowell 1824–1902 m. Laura (Ann) Crowell 1839–1922
      5. 5. Prissa Howes 1790–1826
      6. 6. Mary Sears 1776–1785
      7. 7. Hannah Sears 1787–1877 m. Abner Howse 1782–1861
        1. 1. Clarissa Howes 1817–1906
        2. 2. Alfred Howes 1828–1882
        3. 3. Abbie Howes 1830–1858
        4. 4. Hannah (S) Howes 1815–1883
        5. 5. Priscilla Howes 1826–1899
        6. 6. Harriet Howes 1812–1895
        7. 7. Abner (Howse) II 1813– m. Elizabeth Day 1815–
      8. 8. Molly (Atwood) Sears 1785–1840 m. Zenas Howes 1780–1864
        1. 1. Larosiere ((Larosia)) Howes 1820–1894
        2. 2. Seth Howes 1814–1907
        3. 3. Mary Howes 1807–1889
        4. 4. Laban Howes 1818–1900
        5. 5. Zenas Howes 1811–1839
        6. 6. Caroline Howes 1809–1850
        7. 7. Seth Howes 1804–1805
      9. 9. Lydia Sears 1794–1848 m. Nathan Howes 1792–1868
        1. 1. Joseph (Crosby) Howes 1833–1878 m. Abby (S) Hedge 1836–1912
    2. 2. Jasher (Taylor) III 1761–1806 m. Mercy Thayer 1765–1832 m. Susannah Kelley 1757–1804
      1. 1. George Taylor 1793–1865
      2. 2. Ruth Taylor 1806–1879
      3. 3. Susanna Taylor 1786–1831
      4. 4. Elizabeth Taylor 1791–1844
      5. 5. Electra Taylor 1789–1870
  3. 3. Zachariah Sears 1706–1796 m. Mehitable Crowell 1721–1760
    1. 1. Joseph Sears 1756–1836 m. Thankful Clark 1759–1842
      1. 1. Thankful Sears 1794–1878
      2. 2. Peter Sears 1796–1874
      3. 3. Zebina Sears 1790–1835
      4. 4. Rowland Sears 1800–1856 m. Mehitable (S.) Berry 1809–1899
        1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Souther 1839–1904
        2. 2. William (Hayman) Sears 1850–1851
        3. 3. Mary (Harriet) Fullerton 1852–
        4. 4. Richard (Franklin) Sears 1843–1919
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Watson) Huston 1849–1920
        6. 6. Joseph (Bainbridge) Sears 1842–
        7. 7. Lydia (Alice) Nason 1840–
        8. 8. George (Fulton) Sears 1847–1911
      5. 5. Zachary Sears 1783–1848
      6. 6. Joseph Sears 1792–1852
      7. 7. Henry Sears 1785–1823
  4. 4. Priscilla Sears 1701–1760 m. Josiah (Gorham) Sr 1692–1775
    1. 1. Samuel Gorham 1723–1789 m. Abigail Hallett 1727–1790
      1. 1. Abigail Thacher 1760–1821
      2. 2. Isaac Gorham 1752–1814
      3. 3. Samuel (Gorham) Jr 1764–1790
      4. 4. Joseph Gorham 1748–1751
      5. 5. Priscilla Gorham –1816
      6. 6. Rolan Gorham 1757–
    2. 2. Hezekiah Gorham 1732–1794 m. Abigail Sturgis 1739–1780
      1. 1. Hezekiah Gorham 1776–1835
      2. 2. Edward Gorham 1780–1824 m. Sally Thacher 1782–1862
        1. 1. Louisa Gorham 1814–1897
      3. 3. Desire Gorham 1773–1857 m. Ebenezer Rider 1771–1853
        1. 1. Ebenezer Rider 1813–
        2. 2. Olive Rider 1812–1882 m. Joshua Hamblin 1808–1887
      4. 4. Thankful Gorham 1760– m. John Rider 1759–1798
        1. 1. Phebe Rider 1791–1845
      5. 5. John Gorham 1761–
      6. 6. Abby Gorham 1763–1792 m. Mark Howes 1765–1853
        1. 1. Nabby Howes 1791–1792
      7. 7. Elizabeth Gorham 1763–1835 m. Silas (Clark) Jr 1753–1832
        1. 1. Experience Clark 1791–1833
        2. 2. Nathaniel Clark 1781–1843
        3. 3. Abigail Clark 1796–1855
  5. 5. Stephen Sears 1710–1736 m. Abigail Burgess 1710–1787
    1. 1. Enoch Sears 1741–1773
    2. 2. Sunderland Sears 1749–1827 m. Mary Andrews 1755–1844
      1. 1. Isaac Sears 1776–1821
      2. 2. Levi Sears 1790–1842
      3. 3. Charlotte Sears 1793–1875
      4. 4. Asenath Sears 1788–1871
      5. 5. Mary Sears 1786–1869
      6. 6. Lydia Sears 1776–1854
      7. 7. Reuben Sears 1778–1846
      8. 8. Abraham Sears 1783–1863
    3. 3. Reuben Sears 1743–
    4. 4. Lydia Sears 1740–
    5. 5. Stephen Sears 1738–1791
    6. 6. Mercy Sears 1774–
    7. 7. Sarah Sears 1734–
    8. 8. Abigail Sears 1742–
    9. 9. Seth Sears 1736–1809

Joseph Sears's Timeline

4 Records

1668
1668
Birth of Joseph Sears
None
1675
1675
Age 7
Birth of Joseph Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1750
7 May 1750
Age 82
Death of Joseph Sears in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1750
1750
Age 82
Death of Joseph Sears
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1668
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1750
    Event Place: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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