1. | Richard Sares was born about May 1595 in Probably England; died on 5 Sep 1676 in Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony; was buried in Sears Cemetery, W Brewster, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Notes: Migration: 1633 Richard married Dorothy Jones before 1637 in Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony. Dorothy (daughter of Living and Living) was born about 1603 in Dinder, Somersetshire, England; was buried on 19 Mar 1678/79 in Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Paul Sares ![]() Notes: 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 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] |
3. | Deborah Sears ![]() Notes: Since Yarmouth Twp was founded on January 7, 1639, Deborah was born in a region of the New Plymouth Colony that bacame Yarmouth 9 months before she was born. Deborah married Zechariah Paddock in by 1661 in Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony. Zechariah was born about 1640 in New Plymouth Colony; died on 26 May 1726 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Silas Sears ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Lt Silas Sears' birthdate is not given in Sares (May) but elder brother Paul's birth year is 1637-8 (p32) and sister Deborah was b. Sep 1639 in Yarmouth. Lient. Silas Sears lived in that part of Yarmouth known as the East precinct, now East Dennis; he was "propounded to take up Freedom" June 6, 1682; com(missioned) Ensign, Oct. 28, 1681; Lieut. July 7, 1682; chosen Representative to the General Court at Plymouth, 1685-91; Selectman, 1680-94; and Juryman, 1680-82. 25 Dec 1689 "Silace Sears and others fined 20(s) for not appearing and attending at Court or disorderly departing therefrom; ' \emdash fines remitted later' it being first offense of the kind." 1694, "Lt Silas Sears was on a Com(mittee) to seat men, women, and others in the meetinghouse" (an onerous duty in those day). 1 Nov 1676, Emott Bursell and Silas Sears appointed administrators of the Estate of James Bursell of Yarmouth. [Strong circumstantial evidence that his wife's surname was Bursell]. He left no will so letters of administration were granted to his widow Anna, May 1, 1698. The settlement of his estate was made May 5, 1698...mentions sons Silas, Richard, Joseph and Josiah; and daughters, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Dorrity. Silas married Anna Bursell about 1659 in Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony. Anna was born about 1642 in Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony; died on 4 Mar 1725/26 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Silas Sears ![]() Notes: Silas Sears, Yeoman, resided in the East precinct of Yarmouth, now Dennis, and was a prominent man there. His will, dated July 28, 1727, "in ill health", was proved Nov 29, 1732, by Judah Paddock and Eleazar Sears, Exec and was witnessed by Peter Thacher, Joseph Hall, and Edward Sturges. He left real estate valued at Silas married Sarah Crosby about 1692 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Crosby and Sarah (wife of Thomas Crosby) [?]) was born on 24 Mar 1666/67 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; died on 20 Mar 1705/06 in Probably Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Silas married Elizabeth O'Killy on 1 May 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born about 1672; died about 1732. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | James Sears ![]() Notes: Oscar Weed, who lives in the old Sears homestead at Mill Plains Connecticut has a deed dated July 10, 1739, from Robert Hebard, Jr and Ruth, his wife, of the town and county of Windham Ct to James Sears, late of Yarmouth, county Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, of a tract of land in Windham, near the Shautucket river, containing 52 acres, the consideration being James married Desire Tobey on 28 May 1730 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Desire (daughter of Thomas Tobey and Rebeckah Knowles) was born about 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died on 28 Jul 1781 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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