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Richard Sears 1600–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Death Date: 26 Aug 1676

Death Location: Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Sears

Mother: Marie Egmond

Spouse(s): Dorothy Jones

Children(s): Paul Sears

The story of Richard Sears began in 1600 in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Richard Sears married Dorothy Jones, and had children including Paul Sears. Richard Sears passed away in 1676 in Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Sears began in 1600 in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  • Richard Sears married Dorothy Jones, and had children including Paul Sears.
  • Richard Sears passed away in 1676 in Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sears
1561–1629
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
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Marie Egmond
1564–1678
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Jones
1603–1678
Birth Location: 1674728, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Paul Sears
1638–1708
Birth Location: Massachusetts
PS

Richard Sears's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sears
1600–1676
Birth Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Parents
John Bouchier Sears
1561–1629
Plymouth, Devon, England
Marie (L) Egmond
1564–1678
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Grandparents
John (Bouchier) Sears
1528–1561
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Elizabeth Hawkins
1530–1595
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Phillip (Lamoral) VanEgmond
1530–1568
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Sabine (Grafin) VonSimmern
1528–1578
Speyer, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sears
1508–1540
Anne Knyvett
1509–1595
John Hawkins
1520–1595
Katherine Gonson
1534–1591
John Wittelsbach
1492–1557
Beatrix Zahringen
1492–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hawkins
1506–1589
Joan Trelawny
1480–1520

Richard Sears's Descendants

1.
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Richard Sears (1600–26 Aug 1676) m. Dorothy Jones (1603–19 March 1678)
  1. 1. Paul Sears 1638–1708 m. Deborah Willard 1638–1708
    1. 1. Lydia Sears 1666–1748 m. Eleazer Hamlin 1668–1698
      1. 1. Benjamin Hamblin 1702–1733 m. Anne Mayo 1695–1737 m. Hannah ((Anne)) Mayo 1695–1737
        1. 1. Joshua Hamblin 1721–1797 m. Mary Lewis 1741–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hamlin 1723–1753
        3. 3. Isaac Hamblin 1728–1762
        4. 4. Cornelius Hamblin 1719–1791
        5. 5. Benjamin Hamblin 1721–1784 m. Sarah Mayo –1832 m. Lydia Young 1725–1769
        6. 6. Elizabeth Hamblin 1725–
        7. 7. Lydia Hamblin 1727–1798
        8. 8. Isaac Hamblin 1728–1762
        9. 9. Mary Hamblin 1730–
        10. 10. Eleazer (Hamlin) Hamblin 1732–1807
        11. 11. Mary Hamlen 1739–

Richard Sears's Timeline

4 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Richard Sears in Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
1632
1632
Age 32
Richard Sears was married in MA
MA
1639
1639
Age 39
Richard Sears resided here in Yarmouth
Yarmouth
1676
26 Aug 1676
Age 76
Death of Richard Sears in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 92.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CTD.
    [5] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: MA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Marriages Before 1699
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 92.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CTD.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Yarmouth
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1676
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index
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