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Mark Stickels Family Website
Genealogy Record For
Capt. Paul Sears - (Sam's G9 Grandfather)
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Richard Sears (01/01/1590 Est.-08/26/1676)
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- Spouse: Dorothy Jones (Sears) (01/01/1595-03/01/1678)
- Children:
- Son: Capt. Paul Sears, I (02/20/1637 Est.-02/20/1708 Est.)
- Daughter: Deborah Sears (Paddock) (Sep 1639 - 17 Aug 1732) B:Yarmouth,Plymouth Colony D:Yarmouth,Barnstable Co., MA; Married Zachary Paddock (1636 -1727) in 1659 in Plymonth, MA, they had 10 children)
- Son: Lieutenant Silas Sears (? - 13 Jan 1697) B:Yarmouth,Barnstable Co., MA; Married Anna Bursell (?-1726) and they had 7 children)
- Parents
- Father: Unknown? (?)
- Mother: Unknown? (?)
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Richard's Personal Information
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Born in Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands on Thursday, January 1, 1590 (Estimated)
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Died in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts (MA), USA on Saturday, August 26, 1676 (Age 87)
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Cemetery: Ancient Sears Cemetery in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts (MA), USA
Suspected location of grave
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Marriage to:
Dorothy Jones (Sears) Error - No Dates on Sunday, January 1, 1632 (Age 42)
- Marriage about 1632, Dorothy has two siblings Richard Jones, and Elizabeth Jones who was married to Anthony Thacher
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Comments: Born About 1590
The following is an except from the web page: US GenWeb Archives Project
The parentage, place and date of birth of Richard Sears are alike unknown.
[Hand notes] It is possible that he was the Richard Sevier, son of Richard and
Eve (Taylort) Serrys who was baptised at Crosscombe co, Somet, Eng'd Mar 30
1605. Crosscombe adjoins Finder, the birthplace of Dorothy Jones wife of
Richard Sares.
The name of Richard Seer is first found upon the records of Plymouth Colony,
in the tax-list of March 25, 1633, when he was one of fourty-four, in a list
of eighty-six persons, who were assessed nine shillings in corn, at six
shillings per bushel, upon one poll. [Hand notes] His name is not in tax list
of 1634 or in list of freemen 1633.
He soon after crossed over to Marblehead, in Massachusetts Colony, where
Richard Seers was taxed as a resident in the Salem rate-list for January 1,
1637-8, and on October 14, 1638, was granted four acres of land "where he had
formerly planted." [This would seem to indicate that he had then some family.]
What his reasons were for removing can now only be conjectured. It has been
suggested that he sympathized with Roger Williams and followed him in his
removal, but this is improbable.
It may be that he wished to be near friends, former townsmen, or perhaps
relatives.
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Early in the year 1639, a party under the leadership of Antony Thacher
crossed the Bay to Cape Cod, and settled upon a tract of land called by the
Indians, "Mattakeese," to which they gave the name of Yarmouth.
With them went Richard Sares and family, accompanied probably by his wife and
infant sons, Paul and Silas. [handnotes] He took up residence on Quivet Neck
between Quivet and Sesuit creeks [in what became East precinct of Yarmouth now
Dennis], where in September of the same year their daughter Deborah was born,
perhaps the second white child, and the first girl born in Yarmouth; Zachary
Rider being supposed to have been the first boy.
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Other Website Links: GenWeb Archives Project
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Source: Sears Family Association and
Find a Grave entry for Richard Sears and
Janice Burns (Scott) and Pat Searight
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In 1643, the name of Richard Seeres is in the list of those between the age of
16 and 60 able to bear arms. (In Williamsburg we learned that the requirements
were, male, able bodied and with at least two teeth, one top and one bottom to
pull the cap off the powder horn)
Oct 26, 1647, the commissioners on Indian affairs were appointed to meet at
the house of Richard Sares at Yarmouth, when he entered a complaint against
Nepoytam Sachumus, and Felix, Indians.
Oct 2, 1650, he with sixteen others, complained of William Nickerson for
Slander, damage 100 pounds; and at the same term of court, we find his name
with seventeen others, against Mr John Crow, William Nickerson and Lt William
Palmer for trespass, damage 60 pounds.
Jun 3, 1652, Richard Seeres was propounded to take up Freedom.
Jun 7, 1652, Richard Sares was chosen to serve on the Grand Inquest.
Jun 7, 1653, Richard Sares took the Oath of Fidellyte at Plimouth, and was
admitted a Freeman.
Mar 1, 1658, Richard Seares was chose on the committee to levy the church tax.
Jun 6, 1660, Richard Sares was chosen Constable.
Jun 3, 1662, Richard Saeres was chosen Deputy to the General Court at Plymouth.
Nov 23, 1664, Richard Sares, husbandman, purchased of Allis Bradford widow of
Gov William Bradford, (who signed the deed with her mark,) a tract of land at
Sesuit, for 20 pounds.
10(3)1667, Richard Sares made his Will, to which Feb 3, 1676, he added a
codicil. Both documents are signed with his mark, (RS) and in witnessing
various deeds at previous dates, he always made his mark, a by no means
unusual thing to do in those days.
There are additonal notes at this website: Sears Family Association Website
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Family Lines: Richard is listed in the following family line report: Sears
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Family Tree Home | The Stickel(s) Website
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Last Modified on:
March 30, 2012
Record Created:
November 7, 2003
URL:
http://www.Mark.Stickels.org/FamilyTree2/Sears-Richard.html
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