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Thomas Mears 1603 – 1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1603

Birth Location: Sussex, England

Death Date: 9 Sep 1674

Death Location: Severn River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Father: John Mears

Mother: Sarah Thomas

Spouse(s): Katherine Eltonhead, Katherine Hoskins, Alice Howard

Children(s): Alice Meers, John Mears, Bartholomew Mears, William Meares, Sarah Meers, John Mears, Elizabeth Meeres, Jane Meares, Martha Meares, Alice Meares, Bartholomew Mears, William Meares, Alice Meers, William Meares, Sarah Meers, Thomas Mears, John Mears

In 1603, Thomas Mears entered the world in Sussex, England, born to John Mears and Sarah Thomas. Thomas Mears married Katherine Eltonhead, Katherine Hoskins, Alice Howard, and had children including Alice Mears Meers, John Mears, Bartholomew Mears, William Meares, Sarah Meers, John Mears, Elizabeth Meeres, Jane Meares, Martha Meares, Alice Meares, Bartholomew Mears, William Meares, Alice Mears Meers, William Meares, Sarah Meers, Thomas Mears, John Mears. Thomas Mears passed away in 1674 in Severn River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1603, Thomas Mears entered the world in Sussex, England, born to John Mears and Sarah Thomas.
  • Thomas Mears married Katherine Eltonhead, Katherine Hoskins, Alice Howard, and had children including Alice Mears Meers, John Mears, Bartholomew Mears, William Meares, Sarah Meers, John Mears, Elizabeth Meeres, Jane Meares, Martha Meares, Alice Meares, Bartholomew Mears, William Meares, Alice Mears Meers, William Meares, Sarah Meers, Thomas Mears, John Mears.
  • Thomas Mears passed away in 1674 in Severn River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mears
Birth Location: England
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Sarah Thomas
1649 – 1675
Birth Location: Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Eltonhead
1622 – 1647
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
KE
Katherine Hoskins
1605 – 1650
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
KH
Alice Howard
1600 –
Birth Location: Feversham, England
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Children(s)

Alice Meers
1620 –
Birth Location: –
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John Mears
1640 – 1685
Birth Location: Severn, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Bartholomew Mears
1648 – 1682
Birth Location: Northampton, Virginia, United States
BM
William Meares
1649 –
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
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Sarah Meers
1652 –
Birth Location: –
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John Mears
1660 – 1675
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
JM
Elizabeth Meeres
1674 –
Birth Location: –
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Jane Meares
Birth Location: –
JM
Martha Meares
Birth Location: –
MM
Alice Meares
1620 –
Birth Location: –
AM
Bartholomew Mears
1641 – 1682
Birth Location: Northhampton, England
BM
William Meares
1649 – 1730
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
WM
Alice Meers
1620 –
Birth Location: –
AM
William Meares
1649 –
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
WM
Sarah Meers
1652 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Mears
1654 –
Birth Location: –
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John Mears
1660 – 1675
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Thomas Mears's Ancestors

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Thomas Mears
1603 – 1674
Birth Place: Sussex, England
Parents
John Mears
England
Sarah Thomas
1649 – 1675
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Mears's Descendants

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Thomas Mears (22 Jan 1603 – 9 Sep 1674) m. Katherine Eltonhead (1622 – 1647) m. Katherine Hoskins (1605 – 1650) m. Alice Howard (1600 – )
  1. 1. Alice (Mears) Meers (1620 – )
  2. 2. John Mears (1640 – May 1685)
  3. 3. Bartholomew Mears (1648 – 28 Dec 1682)
  4. 4. William Meares (1649 – )
  5. 5. Sarah Meers (1652 – )
  6. 6. John Mears (1660 – May 1675)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Meeres (1674 – )
  8. 8. Jane Meares
  9. 9. Martha Meares
  10. 10. Alice Meares (1620 – )
  11. 11. Bartholomew Mears (1641 – 28 Dec 1682)
  12. 12. William Meares (1649 – 1730) m. Elizabeth Webb (1657 – Jan 1711)
    1. 1. Rebecca Mears (1674 – 1744) m. Joseph West (1662 – 25 Aug 1731)
      1. 1. William West (25 Sep 1695 – 28 Aug 1750) m. Esther Duvall (4 Oct 1705 – 5 Mar 1750)
        1. 1. James West (1735 – 1820) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Chadwick (1740 – 1802)
  13. 13. Alice (Mears) Meers (1620 – )
  14. 14. William Meares (1649 – )
  15. 15. Sarah Meers (1652 – )
  16. 16. Thomas Mears (1654 – )
  17. 17. John Mears (1660 – May 1675)

Thomas Mears's Timeline

2 Records

1603
22 Jan 1603
Birth of Thomas Mears in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1674
9 Sep 1674
Age 71
Death of Thomas Mears in Severn River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Severn River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1603
    Event Place: Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1674
    Event Place: Severn River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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