1. | Rebeckah Knowles 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. Rebeckah married Thomas Tobey on 18 Nov 1700 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Thomas was born on 2 Feb 1675/76 in Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony; died on 28 Feb 1757 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; was buried about Feb 1757 in Dennis Village Cemetery, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Desire Tobey (1.Rebeckah1) was born about 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died on 28 Jul 1781 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. 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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3. | Thomas Sears (2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) 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. Notes: The following are extractions from various sources, especially from letters received by Hubert Andrew Arnold (HAA) when he hired professional genealogists in the early 1960s to investigate the Seases and Sherwoods of South East, New York Thomas married Deborah Baldwin on 9 Sep 1767. Deborah (daughter of Thomas Baldwin and Deborah Paddock) was born on 23 Nov 1749 in Mansfield, Windham Co, Connecticut; died on 13 Sep 1828 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Living (2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) Notes: Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Eli Sears (3.Thomas3, 2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) was born on 16 Oct 1768 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | Thomas Baldwin Sears (3.Thomas3, 2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) was born on 21 Feb 1773 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died. Thomas married Sarah Betsy Lewis on 2 Dec 1789 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York. Sarah was born about 1778 in Probably New York State; died on 12 Oct 1858 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; was buried in Old Southeast Church Cemetery, Dutchess Co, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Elizabeth Sears (3.Thomas3, 2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) was born on 3 Sep 1775 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 23 Sep 1790 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York. |
8. | James Sears (3.Thomas3, 2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) was born on 24 Mar 1778 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 28 Feb 1857 in Tyre, Seneca Co, New York. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: "James Sears was present in the probate of Jehiel Sherwood's estate" - taken from a letter to Hubert Andrew Arnold from a professional genealogist identified as "Box 480, Salt Point" (Salt Point is a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It lies northeast of Poughkeepsie following New York Route 115, the Salt Point Turnpike). This statement is very important with respect to establishing circumstantial evidence that Mehitible Sherwood, James Sears' wife, was the daughter of Jehiel Sherwood. James married Mehitable Sherwood on 19 Nov 1797 in Probably South East New York. Mehitable (daughter of Jehiel Sherwood and Sarah Squire) was born about Nov 1780 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 12 Mar 1826 in Wayne County, New York; was buried about 14 Mar 1826 in Hunt's Corners (Briggs Cemetery), Wayne Co, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Archibald Sears (3.Thomas3, 2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) was born on 8 Aug 1780 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 27 Oct 1864 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; was buried in Old Southeast Church Cemetery, Dutchess Co, NY. Notes: v32 p213-215 (1901) "The Church of East Philippi" The history of this old church, the annals of which have just been phblished in the Record runs back to 1743 when Rev Elisha Kent was installed the first pastor by the "Fairfield East Association." At that time, the adjoining parishes in the South Ward of Dutchess County (now Putman county) N.Y. since known as Southeast and Carmel, were distinguished as East and West Philippi, being situated in the southeast part of the Highland Patent of the Philipse Family... ...The Old Sears' Burying Ground, so called because it lies adjacent to the farm and homestead of the late Archibald Sears, was given by Frederick Philipse for burial purposes. Here lie the early settlers: Crosbys, Sears, Paddocks, Fosters, Banfs, Gage, and Halls, all among those who planted this little colony in "N.Y. Province". Family/Spouse: Polly Sellick. Polly was born on 2 Jul 1798; died on 26 May 1868 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; was buried in Old Southeast Church Cemetery, Dutchess Co, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Sophia C. Sears (3.Thomas3, 2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) was born on 12 May 1784 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 12 Apr 1869. Sophia married Archibald Young on 28 Apr 1801. Archibald and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Isaac Sears (3.Thomas3, 2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) was born on 23 Jul 1786 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died. |
12. | Deborah Sears (3.Thomas3, 2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) was born on 18 Oct 1789 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died. Deborah married [?] Craft on 25 Dec 1805. [?] and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: [?] Ludington. [?] and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Sally B. Sears (3.Thomas3, 2.Desire2, 1.Rebeckah1) was born on 26 Jun 1792 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died. |
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