Paul Sares

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From The Great Migration Begins, Paul's father, Richard Sares, lived in three locations: first residence, 1633, Plymouth; removes, Marblehead by 1637; removes Yarmouth by 1639.

Paul was the first to adopt the surname spelling "Sears".
Paul Sears took the oath of "Fidellyte" in 1657, held a commission as captain in the militia, and made claim for a horse lost in the Narragansett war. October 30, 1667, he was one of the grand jury, in an inquest held on the child of Nicholas Nickerson. He was one of the original proprietors of lands in Harwich, between Bound and Stony brooks, known as "Wing's Purchase" as appears by deed of John Wing et als., to Paul Seers et als., dated Apr. 16, 1677, recorded at Plymouth.
He left property valued at

(Research):Marblehead Long before the first European settlers arrived in what was to become known as Marblehead the area was inhabited by the Naumkeag Tribe, a group of Native Americans belonging to the Algonquin Nation. Led by the "Great Sachem" Nanepashemet, they named their settlement Massebequash. But epidemics in 1615-1619 and 1633, believed to be smallpox, devastated the tribe. It was first settled as a plantation of Salem in 1629 by English colonists led by John Peach Sr. On 6 May 1635 the General Court of Massachusetts Bay established the town of Marblehead. The move was meant to punish Salem for allowing Roger Williams to express his "dangerous opinions". Marblehead residents, who never saw eye-to-eye with their more devout neighbors, were delighted, but less than a year later, the General Court reversed themselves. Marblehead finally became independent of Salem and was incorporated in 1649. Heirs of Nanepashemet would sell their 3,700 acres on September 16, 1684. The deed is preserved today at the town hall.

Yarmouth On January 7, 1639.the court record refers to the land grant to the first settlers John Crow, Thomas Howes, and Anthony Thacher as "the lands of Mattacheeset, now called Yarmouth". This is considered the first usage of the name. To trace the origin of the name, it is necessary to trace the path of the Pilgrims. After all during that period it was Plimoth Colony that had jurisdiction over which Cape Cod settlements would be incorporated, and by what name those new townships would be known. Yarmouth, England, during the age of the Pilgrims, was an important seaport on the Yare River. Across the North Sea from Yarmouth , to the east is the Netherlands- the former home country of a portion of the Mayflower passengers. These Dutch passengers arrived in England via the port of Yarmouth, and therefore the naming of the new Cape township appears to be the tip of the cap to the English seaport. https://www.yarmouth.ma.us/833/History

Paul married Deborah Willard in by 1659 in Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony. Deborah (daughter of George Willard and Deborah Dunster) was christened on 14 Sep 1645 in Scituate, New Plymouth Colony; died on 13 May 1721 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]