Some Descendants of Samuel Sears (Paul, Richard) and Mercy Mayo of Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

  1. Hannah Sears was born on 1 Jul 1685 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1685] in Harwich. [DRSY, pp. 53-54] She married John Vincent on 2 Nov 1710. [DRSY, pp. 53-54]
    Hannah is called Hannah Vincent in her father's will of 7 Apr 1740. [DRSY, pp. 53-54]
  2. Samuel Sears was born on 15 Sep 1687 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1687] in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 70] He died on 22 Nov 1726, age 40, in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 70] He was buried in the Sears Cemtery in East Dennis. Click here to see photo of his grave. He married Ruth Merrick on 2 Nov 1710 in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 70] Ruth was the daughter of William Merrick. [DRSY, p. 70] She was born about 1684. She died on 13 Feb 1766, age 82. [DRSY, p. 70] She married second as his third wife Chillingsworth Foster on 7 Dec 1731. [DRSY, p. 70]
    The inscription on Samuel's grave says: Here lyes ye / Body of Mr / SAMUEL SEARS / Decd Novr ye 22d / 1 7 2 6 / in ye 40th year / of His Age.
    1. Mary Sears was born on 9 Aug 1718 in Harwich. [NENS, p. 12] She married Joseph Snow. [NENS, p. 12]
    2. Samuel Sears was born on 5 Dec 1721 in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 110] He died on 13 Aug 1774, age 53. [DRSY, p. 110] He is buried in the Sears Cemetery in East Dennis. Click here to see a photo of his grave. He married Desire Howes on 7 Mar 1748/9. [DRSY, p. 56]
  3. Nathaniel Sears was born on 23 Sep 1689 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1689] in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 72] He died on 19 Jul 1720. [HCC2, p. 703, in 1720][DRSY, p. 72] He married Susanna Grey on 10 Oct 1712. [HCC2, p. 703, in 1712][DRSY, p. 72] Susanna was the daughter of John and Susanna (Clark) Gray of Harwich. [DRSY, p. 72] She died on 7 Dec 1730. [DRSY, p. 72] She married second as his second wife Dea. Chillingsworth Foster on 10 Aug 1721. [DRSY, p. 72]
  4. Tamsin Sears was born on 13 Nov 1691 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1691] in Harwich. [DRSY, pp. 53-54] She married John Freeman [NENS, p. 9] on 19 Mar 1718/9. [DRSY, pp. 53-54, s. Nathaniel and Mary (Howland)]
    Tamsin is called Tamsin Vincent in her father's will of 7 Apr 1740. [DRSY, pp. 53-54]
  5. Jonathan Sears was born on 3 Sep 1693 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1693] in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 72] He died on 3 Sep 1738 in West Brewster. [DRSY, p. 72] He is buried in the Sears Cemetery in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Click here to see a photo of his gravestone. He married Elizabeth Hawes on 29 Jun 1721 [DRSY, p. 72, d. Dea. Joseph] in Yarmouth. [MVRY]
    The inscription on Jonathan's gravestone says: Here Lyes Buried y Body of Mr. Jonathan Sears Who Departed this Life Sept. 3rd 1738 in the 45th year of his age.
    1. Jonathan Sears was born on 9 Sep 1725 in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 111] He died on 16 Dec 1752, age 28. [DRSY, p. 111] He is buried in West Brewster. [DRSY, p. 111] He married his first cousin Priscilla Sears on 29 Jun 1749 in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 111]
    2. Prence Sears was baptised on 13 Apr 1735 in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 72] He died on 25 Feb 1829, age 94. [DRSY, p. 111] He is buried in West Brewster. [DRSY, p. 111] He married his second cousin Elizabeth Hall in 1758. [DRSY, pp. 55,111]
      1. Sarah Sears was born in Dec 1759 in Harwich. [DRSY, pp. 147-149] She was baptized on 2 Aug 1760. [DRSY, pp. 147-149] She married Joshua Sears on 28 May 1778 in Harwich. [DRSY, pp. 147-149]
  6. Capt. Joseph Sears was born on 15 Jul 1695 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1695] in Harwich. [DRSY, pp. 53-54] He died on 25 Aug 1765. [DRSY, pp. 53-54] He married Elizabeth Paddock on 17 Apr 1718 in Yarmouth. [MVRY] Joseph and Elizabeth are buried in the Sears Cemetery in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Click here to see a photograph of their gravestone.
    The inscription on Joseph and Elizabeth's gravestone says: Here lies the Body of / Mr JOSEPH SEARS / son of Mr JONATHAN & / Mrs ELIZABETH SEARS / who Died March ye / 14th 1758 in ye 30th / Year of his Age.
  7. Joshua Sears was born on 3 May 1697 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1697] in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 73] He died on 21 Jul 1754, age 58, in Norwich, Connecticut. [DRSY, p. 73] He married Mary Thacher on 17 Sep 1719 DRSY, p. 73, d, Dea. Josiah and Mary (Hedge)] in Yarmouth. [MVRY]
  8. Judah Sears was born on 29 Oct 1699 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1699] in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 76] He died about 1776 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [DRSY, p. 76] He married Mary Paddock in Nov 1731 in Yarmouth. [MVRY][DRSY, p. 76, d. Judah and Alice (Alden)]
  9. John Sears was born on 18 Jul 1701 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1701] in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 77] He died in 1774. [DRSY, p. 77 He married Grace Paddock in Nov 1734 in Yarmouth. [MVRY][DRSY, p. 77, d. Judah and Alice (Alden)]
  10. Seth Sears was born on 27 May 1703 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1703] in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 78] He died on 5 Mar 1750. [DRSY, p. 78] He is buried in West Brewster. [DRSY, p. 78] He married Priscilla Rider on 14 Oct 1725 in Yarmouth. [MVRY][DRSY, p. 78] She died on 18 Jan 1747, in her 36th year. [DRSY, p. 78] She is buried in the Sears Cemetery in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Click here to see a photo of her gravestone.
    The inscription on Priscilla's gravestone says: Here Lyes buried ye / Body of Mrs PRISCILLA / SEARS wife to Mr / SETH SEARS Who / Departed this life / Janry 18, 1743 in ye 36 / Year of Her Age.
    1. Priscilla Sears was born on 31 Dec 1730 in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 111] She died on 12 Apr 1819. [DRSY, p. 111] She married her first cousin Jonathan Sears on 29 Jun 1749 in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 111] She married second Dea. John Sears on 11 Apr 1754 in Yarmouth. [DRSY, p.90]
  11. Benjamin Sears was born on 17 Jun 1706 [HCC2, p. 703, in 1706] in Harwich. [DRSY, p. 79] Benjamin Sears of Harwich married Lydia Rider of Yarmouth on 16 Mar 1731/2 in Yarmouth. [MVRY][DRSY, p. 79] She died on 24 Mar 1733/4, in her 23[5?]rd year. [DRSY, p. 79] She is buried in the Sears Cemetery in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Click here to see a photo of her gravestone. Benjamin married second Mercy Snow after 16 Jul 1735, when they published their intention. [DRSY, p. 79] Benjamin Sears of Harwich married second the widow Abigail (Burgess) Sears on 30 Jun 1737 in Yarmouth. [MVRY][DRSY, p. 79] Abigail married first Stephen Sears.
    The inscription on Lydia's gravestone says: Here lyes ye Body / of Mrs LYDIA SEARS / Wife to Mr BENJAMIN / SEARS, Who Died / March 24th 1734 in ye / 25th Year of Her Age.

References

NENS Crowell, Fred E., New Englanders in Nova Scotia, Manuscript R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org., New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.
HCC2 Freeman, Frederick, The History of Cape Cod, V. 2, Boston, printed for the author, 1862.
DRSY May, Samuel Pearce,The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888, Albany, J. Munsell, 1890.
MVRY Sherman, Robert M. and Ruth W. Sherman, comp., Vital Records of Yarmouth, Mass. to the Year 1850, Society of Mayflower Descendants, no date.