Desire Tobey

Desire married James Sears on 28 May 1730 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. James (son of Silas Sears and Sarah Crosby) was born on 30 Mar 1704 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; was christened on 17 Sep 1704 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1791 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Marriage intention: James Sears & Desiar Toby were published march ye 14 1729/30.

1. Thomas Sears was born on 30 Apr 1745 in Probably Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died on 26 Apr 1804 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; was buried about 1804 in Old Southeast Church Cemetery, Dutchess Co, NY.
2. Living

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In agreement with the Tobey Genealogy, I have designated Thomas Tobey, father of Desire Tobey, to be the third but note, his Findagrave memorial and possibly his gravestone designate him as Junior.
He resided in that part of Yarmouth which later became the town of Dennis.

Thomas Tobey III Will proved 15 March 1757 (condensed)
In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Toby of Yarmouth in the County of Barnstable In the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Yeoman, being week & sick of Body but of sound mind and memory Blessed be God for it & calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye do make & ordain this my last will & Testament.
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Rebecca Tobey my dearly beloved wife the Liberty to Live in the East room of my dwelling house and sufficient firewood for her to burn cut fit for the fire at the door during her widowhood and I give her likewise sixty pounds of meat pork and beef in proportion yearly and eight bushels of Indian corn and four bushels of Rye yearly and I Give her one cow and to be kept for her summer and winter on my estate during her widowhood and I Give her one Iron pot and skillet to use and a Linnen Spining wheel & one third part of the beading that hath been made by her since we married together To her own disposal and my will is my wife shall have liberty to pass and repass to fetch water out of my well and to use the cellar to put in beer & soap &c during her widow hood. I Give the abovesaid articles to my said wife as her Dowry and my will is my said wife shall have all the moveable Estate that she brought with her when we came togeather to be at her own disposal forever.
Item I give unto my Daughter Mehetable Taylor Twenty shillings lawful money. Item I give unto my second Daughter Rebecca Parker Twenty shillings lawful money. Item I give unto my Daughter Desire Sears Twenty shillings lawful] money as Legacies. Item I give unto my Son Thomases Three sons each of them a small Bible all these above said Legacies to be paid out of my moveable Estate. Item I give unto my son Thomas Tobey the West end of my Dwelling house [and one-half several properties and moveable estate]. Item. I Give unto my son Seth Tobey the Eastward end of my Dwelling house and [and one-half several properties and moveable estate]. I ordain constitute and appoint my said two sons Thomas and Seth Tobey to be my Executors. My hand and seal this twenty second Day of October one thousand seven hundred & fifty one. Signed sealed & published Thomas Tobye [l. s.] in presence of John Vincent., Samll Vincent., Joseph Staple. Proved March 15, 1757. [Barns. Prob. Bk. 9, p. 274.]

Thomas married Rebeckah Knowles on 18 Nov 1700 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Rebeckah was born on 2 Mar 1674/75 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; died on 4 Mar 1758 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; was buried about Mar 1758 in Woodside Cemetery, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]