Some Descendants of Joshua Sears (Paul, Paul, Richard) and Rebecca Mayo of Yarmouth, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts and Middletown

1. Rebecca Sears was born on 14 Nov 1732 in Yarmouth. [Ref, p. 83] She was baptised on 24 Jun 1739 in Harwich. [Ref, p. 83]
   Rebecca was in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, unmarried, on 20 Oct 1773. [Ref, p. 83]
2. Capt. Elkanah Sears was born on 12 Apr 1734 in Harwich. [Ref, 20;25, s. Joshua and Rebecca][Ref, p. 83] He was baptised on 24 Jun 1739 in Harwich. [Ref, p. 83] He died of apoplexy on 24 Nov 1816, age 83, Easthampton, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Ref, pp. 135-6] He is buried in the Lakeview Cemetary in East Hampton. Click here to see a photo of his grave. He married Ruth White on 6 Jan 1757 in Middletown. [Ref][Ref, pp. 135-6][Ref, pp. 135-6, d. Joseph White of Middletown] Ruth was born about 1733. She died on 9 Mar 1823, age 90. [Ref, pp. 135-6]
3. Joshua Sears was born on 14 Feb 1735/6 in Harwich. [Ref, 20;25, s. Joshua and Rebecca][Ref, p. 83] He was baptised on 24 Jun 1739 in Harwich. [Ref, p. 83] He died in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts. [Ref, p. 137] He married Sarah Blackmer of Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts on 28 Nov 1760 in Sandisfield. [Ref, p. 137] She was born about 1744. She died on 21 Aug 1824, age 80, in Sandisfield. [Ref, p. 137]
4. Betty Sears was born on 19 Jun 1738 in Harwich. [Ref, 20;25, d. Joshua and Rebecca][Ref, p. 84, Betsy] She was baptised on 24 Jun 1739 in Harwich. [Ref, p. 84] She arried Samuel Hitchcock of New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts on 20 Oct 1773. [Ref, p. 84]
5. Paul Sears was born on 18 Oct 1740 in Harwich. [Ref, 20;25, s. Joshua and Rebecca][Ref, p. 84] He was baptised on 2 Nov 1743. [Ref, p. 84] He died on 19 Aug 1832 in Sandisfield. [Ref, p. 138] He married first Elizabeth Slawter of Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. [Ref, p. 138] She died on 18 Jul 1800. [Ref, p. 138] He married second as her second husband Lydia (Lyon) Knight. [Ref, p. 138] Lydia was born about 1754. She died on 28 Mar 1850, age 96.
6. Simeon Sears was born on 14 Jan 1742 in Harwich. [Ref, 20;26, s. Joshua and Rebecca][Ref, p. 84] He was baptised on 16 Jan [presumably] 1742. [Ref, p. 84]
7. Thomas Sears was born in Harwich. [Ref, p. 84] He was killed by the fall of a tree in [presumably] Sheffield. [Ref, p. 84]
   Thomas served in Capt. Enoch Noble's Co., Col. John Brown's Rgmt. 29 Jun to 28 Jul 1777. He served in Capt. John King's Co., Col. A. Shelley's Rgmt. 21 Jul to 15 Aug 1777. He served in Mat. Goodwin's Co., Col. Theo. Cotton's Rgmt. in an expedition against Newport, Rhode Island. [Ref, p. 84]
8. Sarah Sears married Unknown Hitchcock of Sheffield. [Ref, p. 84]
9. Hannah Sears was baptised on 26 Oct 1746. [Ref, p. 84] She married Elisha Sheldon of New Marlborough. [Ref, p. 84]
10. Willard Sears was baptised on 24 Mar 177[4?]4/5. [Ref, p. 84] He died on 24 Aug 1754 [Ref, p. 84] in Middletown. [Ref, s. Joshua and Rebecca]
11. Theophilus Sears was born on 2 Apr 1749 in Middletown. [Ref, s. Joshua and Rebecca][Ref, p. 84]
    Theophilus was in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts on 8 Nov 1770. [Ref, p. 84]
12. Benjamin Sears was born on 3 Nov 1751 in Middletown. [Ref, s. Joshua and Rebecca][Ref, p. 84]