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Moses Mears 1762–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1762

Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Mar 1841

Death Location: Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Mears

Mother: Amy Stafford

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Forrester

Children(s): Mildred Mears, James Mears

The story of Moses Mears began in 1762 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA. In 1780, Moses Mears resided in Surry County, North Carolina, USA. In 1790, Moses Mears resided in Surry County, North Carolina, USA. Moses Mears married Elizabeth Forrester, and had children including James Mears, Mildred Mears. Moses Mears passed away in 1841 in Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Moses Mears began in 1762 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1780, Moses Mears resided in Surry County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1790, Moses Mears resided in Surry County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Moses Mears married Elizabeth Forrester, and had children including James Mears, Mildred Mears.
  • Moses Mears passed away in 1841 in Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mears
1708–1800
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Amy Stafford
1735–1785
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Forrester
1762–1841
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Mildred Mears
1790–1874
Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA
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James Mears
1781–1867
Birth Location: Surrey, North Carolina, USA
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Moses Mears's Ancestors

Self
Moses Mears
1762–1841
Birth Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas T Mears
1708–1800
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Amy (Ann) Stafford
1735–1785
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (B) Meares
1675–1745
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1648–1682
Mary Sewell
1652–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mears
1603–1674
Katherine Eltonhead
1608–1650

Moses Mears's Descendants

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Moses Mears (Apr 1762–Mar 1841) m. Elizabeth Forrester (20 Jun 1762–1841)
  1. 1. Mildred Mears 1790–1874 m. James (Gilbert) Martin 1788–1848
  2. 2. James Mears 1781–1867 m. Ruth Parish 1784–1859
    1. 1. Parthenia Mears 1827–1898 m. Daniel (Albert) Hazelwood 1829–1901
    2. 2. Joshua (R) Mears 1823–1899 m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Loyall 1829–1904
      1. 1. William (Jerome) Mears 1847–1929 m. Amanda Tucker 1847–1920
        1. 1. Reason (Jerome) Mears 1871–1952 m. Joanna Hardin 1870–1947
        2. 2. Melissia (Elnora) Mears 1878–1937 m. Thomas (Alfred) Willhite 1877–1957
        3. 3. Mary (Lenora) Mears 1877– m. Henry (W) Johnson 1859–
        4. 4. John (Thomas) Mears 1874–1948 m. Carrie (Etta) Simpson 1883–1964
        5. 5. Elijah (Frankling) Mears 1883–1943 m. Nealy (Adeline) Webb 1882–1930 m. Ethel (Irene) Rawlings 1884–1961
      2. 2. Margaret Mears 1848–1932 m. John (Williamson Anderson) Lawson 1844–1926
      3. 3. Mary (Susan) Mears 1850–1926 m. John (T) Yates 1861–1928
      4. 4. Nancy (Jane) Mears 1852–1936 m. William (Elder) Welch 1853–1919
      5. 5. Elias Mears 1854–1926 m. Eliza (Elizabeth Ann) Fields 1853–1943
        1. 1. Eddie Mears 1885–1951
        2. 2. Charles (Emmitt) Mears 1879–1944 m. Amanda Anderson 1884–1977
        3. 3. Leona (Naomi) Mears 1880– m. John (Wesley) Thrasher 1873–
        4. 4. Ella (Eunice) Mears 1889–1978 m. Bruce Wilbanks 1882–1927
        5. 5. Clarence (Henry) Mears 1882–1953 m. Joie (Josephine Hazel) Burden 1886–1970
      6. 6. Elizabeth Mears 1857–1924 m. William (T) Arnette 1850–1898 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Cruse 1861–1919
      7. 7. George (McCallem) Mears 1864–1937 m. Rose (L Yeakel) Cunningham 1872–1934 m. Amanda (J) Phelps 1858–1902
        1. 1. Elsie (Katherine) Mears 1917–2004 m. Charles (Joseph) Meyer 1915–1986
        2. 2. Shelburn (Shelby Edward) Mears 1884–1933 m. Laura Watkins 1889–1960
        3. 3. Mary (Effie) Mears 1891–1925 m. Isaac (Gordon) Kinneer 1892–1943
        4. 4. Everett (Virgil) Mears 1893–1959 m. Clara (B) Hazelip 1879–1939
        5. 5. Martha Mears 1896–1960 m. Samuel (Casper) Weihe 1891– m. Leonard (William) Trapp 1892–1982
        6. 6. Richard Mears 1913–1996 m. Jewell (Edith) Burton 1918–1993
        7. 7. David Mears 1916–1933
        8. 8. William (Otis) Mears 1900–1965 m. Rose (T) Blum 1897–1935
        9. 9. Frank Mears 1911–1912
      8. 8. Albert Mears 1875–1958 m. Hannah (L) Dye 1880–1976 m. Tusshel Dezl –1965
        1. 1. Lura (Leigh) Mears 1902–1987
        2. 2. Sophia Mears 1900–2000 m. Hallie (T) Sullivan 1894–
        3. 3. Elmer (Peterson) Mears 1898–1967 m. Ora Read 1897–1993
      9. 9. Martha (Bird) Mears 1862–1929 m. Samuel (John) McCandless 1854–1928
      10. 10. Samuel (Tilden) Mears 1872–1872
      11. 11. Josie (Francis) Mears 1869–1940 m. Warren (T) McCandless 1863–1942

Moses Mears's Timeline

11 Records

1762
Apr 1762
Birth of Moses Mears in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1780
1780
Age 18
Moses Mears resided here in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 28
Moses Mears resided here in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1800
1800
Age 38
Moses Mears resided here in Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 48
Moses Mears resided here in Green County, Kentucky, USA
Green County, Kentucky, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 58
Moses Mears resided here in Summersville, Green, Kentucky, USA
Summersville, Green, Kentucky, USA
1830
1830
Age 68
Moses Mears resided here in Green County, Kentucky, USA
Green County, Kentucky, USA
1831
4 Mar 1831
Age 69
Moses Mears resided here in Greene, Kentucky, USA
Greene, Kentucky, USA
1833
1833
Age 71
Moses Mears resided here in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1840
1840
Age 78
Moses Mears resided here in Northern Division, Green County, Kentucky, USA
Northern Division, Green County, Kentucky, USA
1841
Mar 1841
Age 79
Death of Moses Mears in Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA
Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1762
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890
    [2] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Green, Kentucky; Roll: 112; Page: 191; Family History Library Film: 0007826
    [3] U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Jan - Feb 1779 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions; Page Number: 4; Family Number: 31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 520; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 32; Page: 675; Image: 678; Family History Library Film: 337908

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Green County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1810; Census Place: Green, Kentucky; Roll: 6; Page: 252; Image: Kym252_6-0262; FHL Roll: 0181351

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Summersville, Green, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Summersville, Green, Kentucky; Page: 77; NARA Roll: M33_20; Image: 89

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Green County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Green, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 37; Page: 15; Family History Library Film: 0007816

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Greene, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Northern Division, Green County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890
    [2] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Green, Kentucky; Roll: 112; Page: 191; Family History Library Film: 0007826

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1841
    Event Place: Little Brush Creek, Green County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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