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Richard Mears 1763–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1763

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Dec 1824

Death Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Mears

Mother: Mary Beach

Spouse(s): Ruth None

Children(s): Richard Mears, John Mears

Richard Mears was born in 1763 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Mears And Mary Molly Beach. In 1800, Richard Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Richard Mears married Ruth, and had children including John Mears, Nancy Mears, Richard Mears. Richard Mears passed away in 1824 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Mears was born in 1763 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Mears And Mary Molly Beach.
  • In 1800, Richard Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Mears married Ruth, and had children including John Mears, Nancy Mears, Richard Mears.
  • Richard Mears passed away in 1824 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
1730–1785
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
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Mary Beach
1740–1814
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth None
1765–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Mears
1785–1852
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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John Mears
–1815
Birth Location: –
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Richard Mears's Ancestors

Self
Richard Mears
1763–1824
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Mears
1730–1785
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly) Beach
1740–1814
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Joseph Beach
1710–1772
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly) Ashby
1728–1797
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Mears
1648–1682
Mary Sewell
1652–1705

Richard Mears's Descendants

1.
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Richard Mears (1763–Dec 1824) m. Ruth (1765–)
  1. 1. Richard Mears 1785–1852 m. Polly Fosque 1767–1824
    1. 1. James (Henry) Mears 1820–1891 m. Patience (G) Fisher 1816–1884
      1. 1. James (Oswald) Mears 1847–1906 m. Mary (E B) Mears 1849–1908
        1. 1. John (Richard) Mears 1870–1921 m. Nancy (Nannie Clarisse) Guy 1870–1937
        2. 2. William (Henry) Mears 1872–1951 m. Mary (Mollie Lee) Chandler 1875–1950
      2. 2. William (Fisher) Mears 1852–1928 m. Margaret (Maggie Byrd) Mason 1887–1980 m. Maggie (Mary Custis Fosque) LeCato 1852–1905
        1. 1. William (Fisher) Mears 1908–1981 m. Ivy (Eulalia) Kellam 1909–1994
        2. 2. Lena (Macon) Mears 1883–1900
        3. 3. Lena (Custis) Mears 1912–1997 m. Garland (Bowdoin) Mapp 1893–1960
      3. 3. Howard (S) Mears 1855–1885 m. Mary (B) Stockley 1852–1910
        1. 1. Maggie (F) Mears 1879–
        2. 2. Philip Mears 1881–
      4. 4. John (Henry) Mears 1844–1915 m. Tabitha (S) Kellam 1846–1925
        1. 1. Martha (Mattie Fisher) Mears 1868–1947 m. Otho (Tunnell) Harmon 1865–1957
    2. 2. John (Elijah) Mears 1817–1858 m. Margaret (Thomas) Young 1832–1923 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Stevens 1816–1847
      1. 1. Joseph (Thomas) Mears 1842–1919 m. Ellen (Jacob) Budd 1846–1913
        1. 1. John (W) Mears 1872–1872
        2. 2. Sallie (T) Mears 1875–1973 m. Jay (Hughes) Parks 1873–1932
        3. 3. John (William) Mears 1879–1943 m. Mabel Brown 1879–1951
      2. 2. James (Healy) Mears 1859–1914 m. Rose (Estelle) Mears 1861–1942
        1. 1. Ella (Odelle) Mears 1889–1878 m. Joseph (Curtis) Kelly 1864–1939
        2. 2. Alvah (Quinton) Mears 1886–1967
        3. 3. Edison (Wescott) Mears 1898–1985 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Conway 1901–1995
        4. 4. James (Egbert) Mears 1884–1975 m. Carolina (Bertha) Horner 1893–1979
      3. 3. John (Wellington) Mears 1846–1912 m. Emma (Lea) Sieker 1845–1929 m. Susan (Ann) Pitts 1842–1872
        1. 1. Anna (Annie Lou) Mears 1880–1968
        2. 2. Edward (Lamar) Mears 1878–1933 m. Emma (Parmelia) Wilkinson 1877–1970
        3. 3. Joseph (Wellington) Mears 1882–1914 m. Sophie (Elisa) Luckenbach 1891–1975
        4. 4. Sadie Mears 1870–
        5. 5. Herbert (Henderson) Mears 1888–1965 m. Lucy (M Eckardt) Senior 1890–1959
      4. 4. Arintha Mears 1846–
  2. 2. John Mears –1815 m. Eliza (Elizabeth Betsy) Bradford 1780–1816
    1. 1. Frederick Mears 1814–1853 m. Sarah (Sally) Mears 1807–
      1. 1. John Mears 1840–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Mears 1843–
      3. 3. Richard Mears 1846–

Richard Mears's Timeline

4 Records

1763
1763
Birth of Richard Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1800
1800
Age 37
Richard Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1824
Dec 1824
Age 61
Death of Richard Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1824
27 Dec 1824
Age 61
Richard Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Document: Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800, Part A [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024439; Page Number: 14; Family Number: 40

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1824
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. County Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1824
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. County Court (Accomack County)
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