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Joshua Sears 1708–1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1708

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Death Date: 27 Sep 1733

Death Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Paul II

Mother: Mercy Descendant

Spouse(s): Rebecca\Rebeckah Mayo

Children(s): Paul Sears, Captain Sears, Sarah Sears, Sarah Sears, Rebecca Sears, Joshua II, Simeon Sears, Willard Sears, Thomas Sears, Hannah Sears, Theophilus Sears, Benjamin Sears, Elisbeth Sears

Joshua Sears was born in 1708 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, the child of Paul Sears Ii And Mercy Freeman Registered Proven Mayflower Descendant. Joshua Sears married Rebecca Rebeckah Mayo, and had children including Benjamin Sears, Captain Elkanah Sears, Elisbeth Sears, Hannah Sears, Joshua Sears Ii, Paul Sears, Rebecca Sears, Sarah Sears, Simeon Sears, Theophilus Sears, Thomas Sears, Willard Sears. Joshua Sears passed away in 1733 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Sears was born in 1708 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, the child of Paul Sears Ii And Mercy Freeman Registered Proven Mayflower Descendant.
  • Joshua Sears married Rebecca Rebeckah Mayo, and had children including Benjamin Sears, Captain Elkanah Sears, Elisbeth Sears, Hannah Sears, Joshua Sears Ii, Paul Sears, Rebecca Sears, Sarah Sears, Simeon Sears, Theophilus Sears, Thomas Sears, Willard Sears.
  • Joshua Sears passed away in 1733 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Paul II
1669–1740
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America
PI
Mercy Descendant
1674–1747
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
MD

Spouses(s)

Rebecca\Rebeckah Mayo
1713–1778
Birth Location: Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
RM

Children(s)

Paul Sears
1740–1832
Birth Location: Harwich, Massachusetts
PS
Captain Sears
1734–1816
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British America
CS
Sarah Sears
1728–1759
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
SS
Sarah Sears
1746–1759
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SS
Rebecca Sears
1732–1733
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
RS
Joshua II
1736–
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JI
Simeon Sears
1742–1812
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SS
Willard Sears
1744–1754
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
WS
Thomas Sears
1745–1781
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
TS
Hannah Sears
1746–1774
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
HS
Theophilus Sears
1749–1750
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
TS
Benjamin Sears
1751–1752
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
BS
Elisbeth Sears
1738–1798
Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
ES

Joshua Sears's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Sears
1708–1733
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Parents
Paul Sears II
1669–1740
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America
Mercy (Freeman (registered) Proven Mayflower) Descendant
1674–1747
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Grandparents
Captain (Paul Sears) Sr
1638–1707
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America
Deborah Willard
1645–1721
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Deacon (Thomas Freeman) Sr
1653–1716
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Rebeckah Sparrow
1655–1740
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sears
1595–1676
Dorothy Jones
1603–1678
Major Sr
1626–1719
Marcy Prence
1631–1711
Captain Sr
1629–1706
Rebecca Bangs
1636–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Migration
–1682
Bennett Hodsoll
1596–1630
Goy Jr
1600–1673
Patience Prence
1600–1634
Edward Bangs
1591–1677
Rebecca Bangs
1615–1677

Joshua Sears's Descendants

1.
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Joshua Sears (20 Nov 1708–27 Sep 1733) m. Rebecca\Rebeckah Mayo (1713–1778)
  1. 1. Paul Sears 1740–1832 m. Elizabeth Slawter 1741–1800 m. Lydia (Lyon) Knight 1753–1850
    1. 1. Paul Sears 1769–1851 m. Rachel Sears 1771–1846
      1. 1. Mary (Sears) Burt 1795–1872 m. James Burt 1792–1874
        1. 1. James (M) Burt 1823–1900 m. E (F) Burt 1833–1885
        2. 2. Adelia (B Day nee) Burt 1821–1903 m. Horatio (Ely) Day 1814–1886
        3. 3. Maria Burt 1835–1833
        4. 4. Mary (Jane) Burt 1830–1912 m. William (Gough) Price 1867–1949 m. William (Morris) Price 1821–1887
        5. 5. Anna (Eliza) Burt 1837–1863 m. William (adam) Gellatly 1831–1885
        6. 6. John Burt 1825–1910 m. Ann (Eliza) Landon 1830–1903
        7. 7. Edwin (C) Burt 1818–1884 m. Jane (Louisa) Loomis 1820–1864 m. Mary (Bruen) Wilson 1832–1899
        8. 8. Maria Burt 1832–1833
      2. 2. David (G) Sears 1806–1889
      3. 3. Alfred (Sears War of) 1812 1795–1880 m. Elizabeth DeLand 1801–1868
        1. 1. Barnas (C) Sears 1824–1893 m. Louisa (Jane) Fay 1824–1880
        2. 2. Delos (Ambrose) Sears 1828–1888
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth Sears) Fay 1831–1892
      4. 4. Barnas Sears 1802–1880
      5. 5. Lyman Sears 1804–1866
      6. 6. Sally Sears 1801–1880
      7. 7. Belinda ('Lynda' Sears) Davis\Avery\Trusdale 1798–1868
      8. 8. John (R) Sears 1809–1883
      9. 9. Hiram Sears 1811–1878
      10. 10. Henry Sears 1815–1905
      11. 11. Sarah Bolles 1801–1887 m. William Bolles 1797–1886
        1. 1. Jane (E) Bolles 1830– m. Ensign (G) Bolles 1834–1917
        2. 2. Ensign (G) Bolles 1834–1917 m. Jane (E) Bolles 1830–
        3. 3. William (Allen) Bolles 1841–1910
        4. 4. Clarinda (R) Bolles 1830–1870 m. William (Van) Epps 1830–
        5. 5. Jason (L) Bolles 1823–1904
        6. 6. Sarah Bolles 1834–
    2. 2. Esther (Ann) Sears 1782–1863
    3. 3. Elizabeth Sears 1763–1855
    4. 4. John Sears 1779–1806
    5. 5. Huldah Sears 1773–
    6. 6. Nancy Sears 1766–
    7. 7. Simeon Sears 1778–1863
  2. 2. Captain (Elkanah) Sears 1734–1816 m. Ruth White 1733–1823
    1. 1. Ruth Sears 1763–1764 m. Joshua Bailey 1763–1853
      1. 1. Rebecca Bailey 1801–1878 m. Henry (Edward) Barber 1799–1859
        1. 1. Leonard Barber 1825–1882 m. Mary (Jane) Wells 1826–
        2. 2. Charlotte Goodwin 1838–1914
        3. 3. Christopher (R) Barber 1845–1860
        4. 4. Mary (Jane) Smith 1833–1900
    2. 2. Rachel Sears-Bailey 1768–1850
    3. 3. Benjamin Sears 1771–1822
    4. 4. Willard Sears 1760–1838
  3. 3. Sarah Sears 1728–1759
  4. 4. Sarah Sears 1746–1759
  5. 5. Rebecca Sears 1732–1733
  6. 6. Joshua (Sears) II 1736–
  7. 7. Simeon Sears 1742–1812
  8. 8. Willard Sears 1744–1754
  9. 9. Thomas Sears 1745–1781
  10. 10. Hannah Sears 1746–1774
  11. 11. Theophilus Sears 1749–1750
  12. 12. Benjamin Sears 1751–1752
  13. 13. Elisbeth Sears 1738–1798

Joshua Sears's Timeline

10 Records

1697
3 May 1697
Birth of Joshua Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1708
20 Nov 1708
Birth of Joshua Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British America
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British America
1708
20 Nov 1708
Birth of Joshua Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1708
20 Nov 1708
Birth of Joshua Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1708
20 Nov 1708
Birth of Joshua Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
1733
27 Sep 1733
Age 25
Death of Joshua Sears in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1753
27 Sep 1753
Age 45
Death of Joshua Sears in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, British America
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, British America
1753
27 Sep 1753
Age 45
Death of Joshua Sears in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1753
27 Sep 1753
Age 45
Death of Joshua Sears in Middletown, MIddlesex, Connecticut
Middletown, MIddlesex, Connecticut
1754
21 Jul 1754
Age 46
Death of Joshua Sears in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1708
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1697
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1708
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1708
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1708
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1753
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, British America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1754
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1753
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1753
    Event Place: Middletown, MIddlesex, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1733
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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