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Joseph Sears 1675–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1675

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Death Date: AFT 7 MAY 1750

Death Location: North Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Father: Silas Sears

Mother: Hannah Bursell

Spouse(s): Hannah Hall

Children(s): Barnabas Sears, Thankful Sears, Priscilla Sears, Hannah Sears, Zachariah Sears, Joseph Sears, Stephen Sears, Rowland Sears, Peter Sears, Bethia Sears, Silas Sears

Joseph Sears was born in 1675 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable), the child of Silas Sears And Hannah Bursell. Joseph Sears married Hannah Hall, and had children including Barnabas Sears, Bethia Sears, Hannah Sears, Joseph Sears, Peter Sears, Priscilla Sears, Rowland Sears, Silas Sears, Stephen Sears, Thankful Sears, Zachariah Sears. Joseph Sears passed away in 1750 in North Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

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Biography

  • Joseph Sears was born in 1675 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable), the child of Silas Sears And Hannah Bursell.
  • Joseph Sears married Hannah Hall, and had children including Barnabas Sears, Bethia Sears, Hannah Sears, Joseph Sears, Peter Sears, Priscilla Sears, Rowland Sears, Silas Sears, Stephen Sears, Thankful Sears, Zachariah Sears.
  • Joseph Sears passed away in 1750 in North Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Sears
1639–1697
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
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Hannah Bursell
1635–1725
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
HB

Spouses(s)

Hannah Hall
1680–1753
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
HH

Children(s)

Barnabas Sears
1714–1746
Birth Location: –
BS
Thankful Sears
1723–
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
TS
Priscilla Sears
1701–1760
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
PS
Hannah Sears
1703–
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
HS
Zachariah Sears
1705–1746
Birth Location: –
ZS
Joseph Sears
1707–1746
Birth Location: –
JS
Stephen Sears
1709–1746
Birth Location: –
SS
Rowland Sears
1711–1746
Birth Location: –
RS
Peter Sears
1716–1746
Birth Location: –
PS
Bethia Sears
1718–
Birth Location: –
BS
Silas Sears
1720–1780
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
SS

Joseph Sears's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sears
1675–1750
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Parents
Silas Sears
1639–1697
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Hannah Bursell
1635–1725
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Grandparents
Richard Sears
1590–1676
Amsterdam, Holland
Dorothy Thatcherin
1603–1678
Dinder, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Sears's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Sears (ABT 1675–AFT 7 MAY 1750) m. Hannah Hall (ABT 1680–28 JUL 1753)
  1. 1. Barnabas Sears 1714–1746 m. Thankful Freeman 1714– m. Unknown (Wife) Sears 1713–
    1. 1. Stephen Sears 1738– m. Lydia Sears 1740–
      1. 1. Priscilla Sears 1758–
    2. 2. Hannah Sears 1740–
    3. 3. Mary Sears 1742–
  2. 2. Thankful Sears 1723– m. Jasher Taylor 1719–1795
    1. 1. Jasher Taylor 1761–1806 m. Susanna Kelley 1757–1804 m. Marcy Taylor 1765–
      1. 1. Ruth Taylor 1785–1802 m. Jonathan Ward 1778–1865
      2. 2. Susanna Taylor 1786–1831 m. Jonathan Ward 1778–1865
        1. 1. Jasher (Taylor) Ward 1806–
        2. 2. Susanna (Kelley) Ward 1808–1879
        3. 3. Ruth (Lemira) Ward 1810–1884
        4. 4. Elvira (Eliza) Ward 1812–1861
        5. 5. Jonathan Ward 1814–
        6. 6. Hezekiah Ward 1816–1891
        7. 7. Gratia Ward 1817–
        8. 8. Graham (Kerley) Ward 1820–1888
        9. 9. Samuel Ward 1824–1894
        10. 10. Dency Ward 1826–1901
        11. 11. Catherine Ward 1828–
      3. 3. Electa Taylor 1789– m. Rufus Taylor 1789–
      4. 4. Hannah Taylor 1794–
      5. 5. Thankful Taylor 1796–
      6. 6. Jasher Taylor 1798–
      7. 7. Ruth Taylor 1806–
      8. 8. George (H.) Taylor 1792– m. Sarah Porter 1795–
        1. 1. Ephraim (P.) Taylor 1820– m. Mary Allen 1820–
        2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Taylor 1821– m. Rodolphus (D.) Wells 1821–
        3. 3. Joshua (E.) Taylor 1825– m. Mary (Jane) Shippee 1831–
        4. 4. George (Howard) Taylor 1817–1897 m. Rhoda (Maria) Parker 1822–1892
      9. 9. Elizabeth Taylor 1791–1844 m. Nathan Porter 1787–1881
        1. 1. Doric (Chipman) Porter 1815–1901 m. Nancy (Jane) Hanchett 1819–1887
        2. 2. Dwight (Wells) Porter 1817–1892 m. Julia (A. (MNU)) Porter 1833–1910
        3. 3. William (Pitt) Porter 1819–1873 m. Sarah (Anne C.) Perry 1835–
        4. 4. Eliza Porter 1821– m. Charles (Samuel) Guilford 1821–
        5. 5. (Boy) Porter 1824–1824
        6. 6. Harriet (N.) Porter 1828–1829
    2. 2. Samuel Taylor –1825 m. Content Ryder 1750–1832
      1. 1. Thankful Taylor 1781– m. Benjamin Taylor 1769–
      2. 2. Howes Taylor 1777–1831 m. Molly Ryder 1777–
      3. 3. Isaac Taylor 1779– m. Abigail (A.) Matthews 1782–
      4. 4. Samuel Taylor 1783–
      5. 5. Paul Taylor 1784– m. Thankful Merchant 1784–1810 m. Anna Taylor 1794–
    3. 3. Barnabas Taylor 1748–
    4. 4. Edward Taylor 1750–1801 m. Hannah Haskell 1750–
    5. 5. Experience Taylor 1753–
    6. 6. Hannah Taylor 1755– m. Edmund Sears 1743–1832
      1. 1. Zerviah Sears 1782–1867 m. Reuben Howes 1780–
        1. 1. Daniel Howes 1804–1843 m. Mercy (Lincoln) Howes 1804–1889
    7. 7. Bethia Taylor 1757–
    8. 8. Thankful Taylor 1763–
  3. 3. Priscilla Sears 1701–1760 m. Josiah Gorham 1692–1775
    1. 1. David Gorham 1738–1780 m. Rebecca Hamlin 1740–1815
      1. 1. Lot Gorham 1769–1824 m. Thankful Howes 1769–1833
        1. 1. George Gorham 1809–1836
        2. 2. John Gorham 1789–1804
        3. 3. Joseph Gorham 1791–
        4. 4. Josiah Gorham 1791–
        5. 5. Rebecca Gorham 1795–
        6. 6. Lucy Gorham 1798–
        7. 7. Lot Gorham 1801–
        8. 8. Sally Gorham 1804–
        9. 9. Betsey Gorham 1806–
      2. 2. Sarah Gorham 1767–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Gorham 1773–1778
      4. 4. David Gorham 1778–
    2. 2. Samuel Gorham 1723–1789 m. Abigail Hallett 1727–1790
      1. 1. Joseph Gorham 1748–1751
      2. 2. Priscilla Gorham 1750–
      3. 3. Isaac Gorham 1752–1814 m. Sarah Gorham –1809 m. Elizabeth Hallett –1866
        1. 1. Isaac Gorham 1811–
      4. 4. Joseph Gorham 1754–
        1. 1. Fanny Gorham 1783–
        2. 2. Nancy Gorham 1788–
      5. 5. Rolon Gorham 1757–
      6. 6. Abigail Gorham 1760–1821
      7. 7. Samuel Gorham 1764–1790
    3. 3. Isaac Gorham 1725–1747 m. Sarah Smith 1728–1809
    4. 4. Joseph Gorham 1728–
    5. 5. Josiah Gorham 1730–1763 m. Hannah Hallett 1729–
    6. 6. Hezekiah Gorham 1732–1794 m. Abigail Sturgis 1739–1780
      1. 1. Thankful Gorham 1760–
      2. 2. John Gorham 1761–
      3. 3. Bethiah Gorham 1763–
      4. 4. Abigail ("Nabby") Gorham 1766– m. Mark Howes 1765–
        1. 1. Nabby Howes 1791–1892
      5. 5. Mary Gorham 1771– m. Isaac Hall 1769–
        1. 1. Shubael Hall 1794–
        2. 2. Nabby Hall 1797–
        3. 3. Susanna Hall 1799–
        4. 4. Nabby Hall 1801–
        5. 5. Elisha Hall 1804–
      6. 6. Desire Gorham 1773–
      7. 7. Hezekiah Gorham 1776–1835
        1. 1. Nabby Gorham 1801–
        2. 2. John Gorham 1803–
        3. 3. Lucy Gorham 1804–
        4. 4. Thacher Gorham 1806–
        5. 5. Hezekiah Gorham 1807–
        6. 6. Josiah Gorham 1809–
        7. 7. Phebe Gorham 1811–
        8. 8. Oliver Gorham 1813–
        9. 9. Susy Gorham 1816–
        10. 10. Joseph Gorham 1818–
        11. 11. Benjamin Gorham 1818–
      8. 8. Edward Gorham 1780–1824 m. Sally Thacher –1862
        1. 1. Job (Thacher) Gorham 1804–
        2. 2. Elkanah Gorham 1806–
        3. 3. Edward Gorham 1810–
        4. 4. Lothrop Gorham 1812–
        5. 5. Louisa Gorham 1814–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Gorham 1768–
    7. 7. Stephen Gorham 1735–1806 m. Sarah Freeman 1737–1820
      1. 1. John Gorham 1759–1847 m. Mary Dexter 1763–
        1. 1. Thomas Gorham 1784–1867
        2. 2. Sally Gorham 1793–1830
        3. 3. De (Lafayette) Gorham 1794–1873
      2. 2. Elnathan Gorham 1778–1824 m. Jane Ayer(s) 1780–1807 m. Edith Farwell 1790–1816 m. Eliza Wheeler 1794–1863
        1. 1. Antis (Ross) Gorham 1802–1851
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Gorham 1808–1883
        3. 3. Sarah (E.) Gorham 1816–1849
        4. 4. Eliza (Wheeler) Gorham 1817–1882
        5. 5. Noyes Gorham 1805–1821
        6. 6. Lloyd Gorham 1810–1840
        7. 7. Hamcie Gorham 1811–1882
        8. 8. George (W.) Gorham 1814–
        9. 9. Elnathan Gorham 1820–1856
      3. 3. Josiah Gorham 1760–1849 m. Martha Leeman 1782–1859
        1. 1. Stephen Gorham 1802–
        2. 2. Daniel Gorham 1804–
        3. 3. Salome Gorham 1807–1892
        4. 4. John Gorham 1809–
        5. 5. Joseph Gorham 1811–1893
        6. 6. Silas Gorham 1813–1845
        7. 7. Electra Gorham 1814–1860
        8. 8. Hannah Gorham 1817–1891
        9. 9. Betsy Gorham 1819–
        10. 10. Eli Gorham 1821–1853
        11. 11. Lois Gorham 1825–1851
      4. 4. Stephen Gorham 1762–1825 m. Lettice Thurston 1776–1831
        1. 1. Hiram Gorham 1799–1880
        2. 2. Lewis Gorham 1801–1868
        3. 3. Sally (Weston) Gorham 1803–1857
        4. 4. Lucinda Gorham 1805–1870
        5. 5. Chester (Field) Gorham 1807–1874
        6. 6. Joseph (Warren) Gorham 1809–1855
        7. 7. William (Osman) Gorham 1811–1812
        8. 8. William (Osman) Gorham 1814–1869
        9. 9. Elbridge Gorham 1818–1858
      5. 5. Silas Gorham 1764–1829 m. Cynthia Hanmer –1829
        1. 1. Cynthia (P.) Gorham –1829
        2. 2. Silas Gorham –1822
        3. 3. Nabby Gorham –1824
      6. 6. Joseph Gorham 1766–1819 m. Ruth Underwood –1818
        1. 1. Jason Gorham 1797–1881
      7. 7. David Gorham 1768–1820
        1. 1. Luthera Gorham –1847
      8. 8. Challis Gorham 1770–
      9. 9. Joanna Gorham 1771–
      10. 10. Priscilla Gorham 1773–
      11. 11. Eli Gorham 1775–
      12. 12. Barnabas Gorham 1777–1812 m. Jane Johnson 1784–1837
        1. 1. Hiram Gorham 1804–
        2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Gorham 1806–
        3. 3. Betsey Gorham 1808–
        4. 4. Olive Gorham 1812–
    8. 8. John Gorham 1735–1755
  4. 4. Hannah Sears 1703– m. Peter Blackmore 1702–
  5. 5. Zachariah Sears 1705–1746
  6. 6. Joseph Sears 1707–1746
  7. 7. Stephen Sears 1709–1746
  8. 8. Rowland Sears 1711–1746
  9. 9. Peter Sears 1716–1746
  10. 10. Bethia Sears 1718– m. Unknown (Male) Howes 1718–
  11. 11. Silas Sears 1720–1780 m. Deborah Buck 1720–

Joseph Sears's Timeline

3 Records

1675
ABT 1675
Birth of Joseph Sears in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
1750
7 MAY 1750
Age 75
Death of Joseph Sears
None
1750
AFT 7 MAY 1750
Age 75
Burial of Joseph Sears in North Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
North Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1675
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source: Sears Family History (on www.genealogy.org)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 MAY 1750

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 7 MAY 1750
    Event Place: North Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
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