Some Descendants of Lieut. Silas
Sears (Richard) and Anne Unknown of Yarmouth
- Silas Sears was born in 1661 in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 48] He died in 1732. [Ref,
p. 64] He is called the eldest son in the settlement of his father's estate on 5 May 1698. [Ref, 32;165] He married first Sarah Crosby in 1692. [Ref,
p. 64] Sarah was the daughter or Rev. Thomas and Sarah Crosby. [Ref,
p. 64] Sarah, the wife of Silas, died on 20 Mar 1705/6 in Yarmouth. [Ref] He married second Elizabeth Okilly on 1 May 1707 in Yarmouth. [Ref][Ref,
p. 64] Elizabeth was the daughter of David and Jane Okilly of Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 64]
- Richard Sears was about 1665 in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 65] He died after 5 May 1698. [Ref, 32;165] He married first Bathsheba Harlow of Plymouth on 21 Oct 1696 in Yarmouth. [Ref][Ref,
p. 65] Bathsheba was the daughter of Sgt. William and Mary (Shelly) Harlow of Plymouth. [Ref][Ref,
p. 65] She was born on 21 Apr 1667. [Ref] Richard married second as her second husband Sarah (Graham) Marvin. [Ref,
p. 65] Sarah was the daughter of Henry and Mary Graham of Hartford. [Ref,
p. 65] She died on 14 Dec 1760. [Ref,
p. 65] She married first John Marvin of Old Lyme. [Ref,
p. 65] He died on 11 Dec 1711. [Ref,
p. 65]
- Hannah Sears was born in Dec 1672 in Eastham. [Ref,
p. 48] She married Thomas Snow on 8 Feb 1692/3. [Ref,
p. 48, s. Mark and Jane (Prence)]
Hannah was admitted to the church in Harwich in 1701. [Ref,
p. 49]
- Capt. Joseph Sears was born about 1675 in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 49] He died on 7 May 1750, age 75. [Ref,
p. 66] He was buried in North Dennis. [Ref,
p. 67] He married Hannah Hall on 19 Sep 1700 in Yarmouth. [Ref][Ref,
p. 67] She died on 28 Jul 1753, age 73. [Ref,
p. 67]
- Lieut. Zachariah Sears was born on 29 Apr 1706 in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 101] He died on 13 Jan 1796, age 90, in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 101] He was buried in North Dennis. [Ref,
p. 56] He married first Mehitable Crowell on 31 Mar 1743. [Ref,
p. 101, d. John and Keziah (Eldridge)] He married second Mary Oakes. [Ref,
p. 101] She died on 20 Jul 1765, age 58. [Ref,
p. 101] He married third Mary Howes. [Ref,
p. 101] She died on 2 Oct 1789, age 75. [Ref,
p. 101]
- Bethiah Sears was born on 28 Aug 1748 in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 102] She married Reuben Howes on 8 Jul 1773. [Ref,
p. 56]
- Stephen Sears was born on 22 Jul 1710. [Ref, p. 104] He married Abigail Burgess in 1733 in Yarmouth. [Ref, p. 104] He died before 30 Jun 1737 when Abigail married second Benjamin Sears.
- Bethiah Sears was
born on 20 Mar 1718/9 in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 67] She married as his second wife Thomas Howes on 15 Oct
1741 [Ref, p. 56, 67, d. Capt. Joseph and Hannah (Hall)] in Yarmouth. [Ref]
- Josiah Sears was born about 1675 in
Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 68] He died in 1727 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Ref,
p. 68] He married first Mercy Howes on 3 Apr 1702 in Yarmouth. [Ref] Mercy was the daughter of Samuel Howes
of Yarmouth. [Ref, p. 68] She
died in 1720. [Ref, p. 68] Josiah
married second Judith Gilbert of East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
[Ref, p. 68]
- David Sears
was born on 2 Oct 1710 in Yarmouth. [Ref][Ref,
p. 68][Ref, p. 235] He died on 20
Aug 1788, age 78, in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 235] He married first Phebe Bryant. [Ref,
p. 235] He married second as her third husband Hannah
(Tinkham) (Vaughan) Weston. [Ref,
p. 235] All of David's children are with his first wife. [Ref,
p. 235]
- Zebedee Sears [Ref,
p. 235] was born on 16 Jun 1734 in Middleboro. [Ref,
p. 108]
- Huldah Sears was born on 10 Aug 1737 in Middleboro. [Ref,
p. 108]
- Abner Sears [Ref,
p. 235] was born on 19 Feb 1738/9 in Middleboro. [Ref,
p. 108]
- David Sears [Ref,
p. 235] was born on 25 Jun 1741 in Middleboro. [Ref,
p. 108]
- Mercy Sears was born on 17 Aug 1717 in Bridgewater. [Ref,
p. 95] She married Dr. Josiah Paddock on 17 Feb 1736/7. [Ref, p. 95, s. John and Priscilla (Hall)]
- Elizabeth Sears was born in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 49] She married John Cook [Ref, daughter of Silas and granddaughter of Richard] on 22 Nov 1705 in Yarmouth. [Ref][Ref,
p. 49] John was the son of Caleb Cook, the grandson of Jacob Cook and the greatgrandson of Francis Cook. [Ref] He was born on 5 Feb 1682/3 in Plymouth. [Ref] He married second Hannah (Unknown) Morton before 3 Apr 1727. [Ref] Hannah was the widow of Ephraim Morton. [Ref] Ephraim was the son of George Morton, the grandson of Ephraim Morton and the greatgrandson of George Morton. [Ref]
- Dorothy Sears was born about 1687 in Yarmouth. [Ref,
p. 49] She died on 28 Feb 1753, age 65, in North Dennis. [Ref,
p. 49] She married Joseph Staples on 8 Feb 1715/6 in Yarmouth. [Ref][Ref,
p. 49]
Dorothy was admitted to the second church in Yarmouth on 30 Jun 1728. [Ref,
p. 49]