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Josiah Sears 1675–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1675

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Mass, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 20 May 1727

Death Location: Provincetown, Barnstable Co, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Lieutenant Sears

Mother: Anna Bursell

Spouse(s): Mercy Howes, Judith Sears

Children(s): Josiah II, David Sears

The story of Josiah Sears began in 1675 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Mass, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah Sears married Judith Gilbert Sears, Mercy Howes, and had children including David Sears, Josiah Sears Ii. Josiah Sears passed away in 1727 in Provincetown, Barnstable Co, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Sears began in 1675 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Mass, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Josiah Sears married Judith Gilbert Sears, Mercy Howes, and had children including David Sears, Josiah Sears Ii.
  • Josiah Sears passed away in 1727 in Provincetown, Barnstable Co, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lieutenant Sears
1639–1697
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Anna Bursell
1642–1726
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
AB

Spouses(s)

Mercy Howes
1680–1720
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Judith Sears
1699–1727
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Josiah II
1708–1772
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JI
David Sears
1710–1788
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
DS

Josiah Sears's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Sears
1675–1727
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Lieutenant Silas Sears
1639–1697
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Anna Bursell
1642–1726
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Sears's Descendants

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Josiah Sears (1675–20 May 1727) m. Mercy Howes (1680–20 May 1720) m. Judith (Gilbert) Sears (1699–1727)
  1. 1. Josiah (Sears) II 1708–1772 m. Azuba Knowels 1713–1762
    1. 1. David (Sears) Sr 1753–1841
    2. 2. Mercy Sears 1737–1823
    3. 3. Martha Sears 1737–1823
    4. 4. Jerusha Sears 1742–1772
    5. 5. Josiah (Sears) III 1745–1819
    6. 6. Azubah Sears 1743–1839 m. Anson Kenwrick 1743–1815
      1. 1. Tabitha Kendrick 1766–1844 m. James Smith 1762–1842 m. Joshua Nickerson 1762–1842
        1. 1. Martha (Pattie) Nickerson 1794–1879
        2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1809–1887
        3. 3. Thomas Smith 1804–1871
        4. 4. Susanna Smith 1805–1876
        5. 5. George Smith 1807–1871
        6. 6. Esther Nickerson 1786–1815
        7. 7. Edward Nickerson 1787–1822
        8. 8. Tabitha Nickerson 1790–1844
        9. 9. Joshua Nickerson 1792–1871
        10. 10. Lucretia (Jane) Nickerson 1796–1881
        11. 11. Azuba Nickerson 1796–1879
        12. 12. Levi Nickerson 1798–1894
      2. 2. Edward Kenwrick 1768–1836 m. Rebecca Smith 1768–
        1. 1. Cynthia Kenwrick 1805–1886
        2. 2. Abigail (Kendrick) Smith 1794–1822
        3. 3. Elizabeth Kendrick 1809–1815
      3. 3. Josiah (Sears) Kendrick 1783–1866 m. Hannah Weeks 1779–1849 m. Lydia Allen 1783–
        1. 1. William (Alfred Kendrick) Kenrick 1814–1898
        2. 2. Huldah (Verlina) Kendrick 1812–
        3. 3. David (Sears) Kendrick 1818–1860
        4. 4. William (Arvin) Kendrick 1814–
      4. 4. John (Anson) Kendrick 1776–1831 m. Letitia Kendrick 1781–1838
        1. 1. Nicholas (Anderson) Kendrick 1814–
        2. 2. Mercy Kendrick 1809–1819
        3. 3. Hepsibeth (Adam) Fisher 1798–1875
        4. 4. Jonathan (Smith) Kendrick 1811–
        5. 5. Mary (Ann Kendrick) West 1822–1901
        6. 6. Tamsin Kenwrick 1802–
      5. 5. Martha (A) Kendrick 1774–1808 m. Simeon Nickerson 1770–1851
      6. 6. Huldah (Kendrick) Bennison 1787–
      7. 7. Abigail Kendrick 1794–1872 m. Thomas West 1795–
        1. 1. Samuel (Willian) West 1821–1897
      8. 8. Samuel (William) Kendrick 1778–
      9. 9. David Kendrick 1770–1818
      10. 10. Azuba Kendrick 1781–1866 m. Samuel Watson 1781–1866 m. Jonathan Smith 1779–1819
        1. 1. Mary (Homer) Smith 1809–1889
        2. 2. Thomas (Kendrick Smith) Sr 1804–1880
        3. 3. Rebecca Smith 1812–1894 m. James (A.) Hamilton 1808–1895
        4. 4. Jonathan Smith 1806–1819
      11. 11. Seth Kendrick 1785–1785
      12. 12. Phebe Kendrick 1797–1882
      13. 13. Anson Kendrick 1772–
      14. 14. Phebe Kendrick 1797–1797 m. Joshua Nickerson 1784–1847
        1. 1. Abigail (Smith) Nickerson 1816–1900
        2. 2. Absalom Nickerson 1810–1892
        3. 3. David (Kendrick) Nickerson 1814–
        4. 4. Hannah Nickerson 1818–1819
        5. 5. Henry Nickerson 1828–1884
        6. 6. Hepsabeth (M) Nickerson 1822–1891
        7. 7. James Nickerson 1831–
        8. 8. Martha Nickerson 1807–1887
        9. 9. Varlina Nickerson 1812–1892
        10. 10. William (Anson Kendrick) Nickerson 1820–1897
        11. 11. William (Kendrick) Nickerson 1826–1849
    7. 7. Bethia Sears 1750–1820
    8. 8. Samuel Sears 1755–1778
    9. 9. Josiah (Sears) III 1756–1819 m. Anna Crowell 1756– m. Phebe (Adams) Goodwin 1777–1828 m. Elizabeth Bearse –1815
      1. 1. Josiah (Sears) IV 1772–1822
  2. 2. David Sears 1710–1788

Josiah Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1675
1675
Birth of Josiah Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
1727
20 May 1727
Age 52
Death of Josiah Sears in Provincetown, Barnstable Co, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Provincetown, Barnstable Co, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1727
    Event Place: Provincetown, Barnstable Co, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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