Claude Gray SEARS

Father: Claudius Wistar SEARS
Mother: Susan Alice GRAY 

                          _Thomas SEARS _
 _Claudius Wistar SEARS _|
|                        |_Sophia JAMES _
|
|--Claude Gray SEARS 
|
|                         _______________
|_Susan Alice GRAY ______|
                         |_______________
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Claudius Wistar SEARS (Gen)

Father: Thomas SEARS
Mother: Sophia JAMES

Family 1: Susan Alice GRAY
  1. Claude Gray SEARS
  2. Alice Gray SEARS
  3. Kate Sampson SEARS
  4. Franklin SEARS
  5. William Gray SEARS
  6. George Fairfax SEARS
  7. Peter Gray SEARS
  8. Thomas Courtney SEARS
  9. Edward Abernathy SEARS 
                 _Rowland SEARS __
 _Thomas SEARS _|
|               |_Jedidah CONANT _
|
|--Claudius Wistar SEARS 
|
|                _________________
|_Sophia JAMES _|
                |_________________
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!S.P. May p.439 Mr Sears graduated West Point Military Academy, in a class of 1841; 2d Lt, 8th Regt, US Inf.; was in Florida war till October, 1842; resigned; Prof University Louisiana, at New Orleans till 1860; in Confederate Army as Colonel and Brigadier General from 1861 to 1865; lost a leg at battle of Nashville, 15 Dec 1864; Prof Mathematics in University of Mississippi, at Oxford, MI, since 1865. Address P.O. University, Mississippi. !Who was Who in the Civil War by Stewart Sifakis, Facts on File Pubs, NY 1988 Marriage into a Texas family overrode the northern birth and military academy appt of CW Sears and led him to a Confederate Brigadier Generalship. The Mass born West pointer (1841) had received his appointment from NY. He served only a year before resigning as a 2LT in the 8th Inf. A college professor before the war, he was a school president in 1861 when he offered his military services to the Confederacy. His assignments included Capt, Co G, 17 Miss (spring 1861); Col, 46th Miss (Dec 4 1862); BG, CSA (1 Mar 1864); and commanded brigade, French's Division, Polks (Army of Miss)-Stewart's Corps, Army of Tenn (May - 15 Dec 1964). Named to command the Magnolia Guards early in the war, he became part of the 17th Miss before his promotion to Colonel of a new regt; this unit fought at 1st Bull Run (21 Jul 1861), Ball's Bluff, VA (21 Oct 1861), Yorktown (5 Apr 1862); Seven Pines, VA (31 May 1862);in the Seven Days, VA(25 Jun 1862) and at Antietam (17 Sep 1862). His new regt fought at Chickasaw bayou (29 Dec 1862) against Sherman in the defense of Vicksburg and Sears was captured while commanding at Vicksburg. Paroled on the day of surrender, he was eventually exchanged. Despite illness, he served through most of the Atlanta (22 Jul 1864) Campaign. Heading north, he fought at Allatoona (5 Oct 1864), Franklin (30 Nov 1864) and Nashville (15 Dec 1864). In the latter he was wounded and a few days later was taken captive. Having lost a leg, he was paroled until 23 Jun 1865. He served as a college professor until 2 years before his death.

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Cleon SEARS

Father: Eli SEARS
Mother: Mary Anna MORRIS 

                     _Thomas Baldwin SEARS _
 _Eli SEARS ________|
|                   |_Maria BOARDMAN _______
|
|--Cleon SEARS 
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|                    _______________________
|_Mary Anna MORRIS _|
                    |_______________________
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Clermont SEARS

Father: Thomas Baldwin SEARS
Mother: Maria BOARDMAN 

                         _Eli SEARS __
 _Thomas Baldwin SEARS _|
|                       |_Hanna BULL _
|
|--Clermont SEARS 
|
|                        _____________
|_Maria BOARDMAN _______|
                        |_____________
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!S.P. may p.531 lives in Trumansburg, NY

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Clinton Brooks SEARS (Brig Gen)

Father: Clinton William SEARS
Mother: Angeline BROOKS 

                          _William SEARS _
 _Clinton William SEARS _|
|                        |_Ruby CHENEY ___
|
|--Clinton Brooks SEARS 
|
|                         ________________
|_Angeline BROOKS _______|
                         |________________
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'Who's Who in New York, 1904 in NY City and State, LR Hammersly Co, NYC p.526 LTC Col-Corps of Engineers, USA, born 2 Jun 1844, Pen Yan son of Rev Clinton W and Angeline (Brooks) Sears; enlisted as private in Co G, Ninety-fifth OH Vol Inf, 24 Jul 1862, and served as corporal during the campaign in KY and TN in battles of Richmond, KY, Perryville, KY and Stone River, TN, and as acting color sergeant Vicksburg campaign; in both assaults on Vicksburg and two attacks on Jackson, MS; upon the nomination of Generals Sherman and Grant was appointed by President Lincoln, a cadet at the US Military Academy, 15 Sep 1863; was graduated from there 17 Jun 1867; third in a class of sixty-three members, and assigned to the Engineer Corps by commissions as second and first lieutenant, 17 Jun 1867; served continuously since then as an officer of the Engineer Coprs onthe Atlantic and pacific coasts, on the Northern Lakes, on the Mississippi and MIssouri rivers, in the Yellowstone National Park, opn the Southern rivers and in the Phillipine Islands, having had charge of various large and important public works of rivers and harbor improvement; commissioned captain, 9 Apr 1880; major, 20 Sep 1892, and lieutenant colonel Corps of Engineers, 21 Apr 1903; member of Society of Mayflower descendants, Colonial Wars, Foreign Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Military Order Loyal LEgion, St Nicholas, University and Army and Navy Clubs, New York and of Metropolitan and Army and Navy Clubs, Wash DC; Fellow National Academy of Design, NY. Author of "Ransom Genealogy," "Tidal Harbor Improvements," and other brochures; honorary degrees of A.B. and A.M. from Ohio Wesleyan University. Address Nashville, TN

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Clinton William SEARS (Rev.)

Father: William SEARS
Mother: Ruby CHENEY

Family 1: Angeline BROOKS
  1. SEARS
  2. Clinton Brooks SEARS
Family 2: Helen Catherine GRAFF
  1. John McKnight SEARS
  2. Leavitt SEARS
  3. J Magoun SEARS
Family 3: Laura Ann (Henshaw) JONES
  1. Helen Angeline SEARS 
                  _Ebenezer SEARS _
 _William SEARS _|
|                |_Jane WHITE _____
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|--Clinton William SEARS 
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|                 _________________
|_Ruby CHENEY ___|
                 |_________________
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!BIRTH-FATHER-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-DEATH-BIOGRAPHY: Samuel Pearce May, THE DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD SARES(SEARS) OF YARMOUTH,MASS; 1638-1888; Albany, Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890; p 487; NEHGS Library, Boston, MA; I combined RIN 970 with this record because of the close match with the census record. Rev Clinton William Sears, A.M., graduated 3 Jul 1841, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, and in 1842, from Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, OH; was Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature, IL Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL, and the same in Wesleyan University, Athens, OH; President Illinois Wesleyan University, and for many years and active member of the Ohio and Illinois Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church; was Chaplain of 95th Regt, OH Vol Inf, and died 29 Aug 1863, at Urbana, OH of disease contracted during the Vicksburg campaign; he was buried with military honors in the Wesleyan Cemetery at Cumingsville, near Cincinnati, OH !LAND: IL Land Tract Sales Archive; 1815-1880; IL Secy of State; ; Univ of IL at Chicago; Date: 15 Jan 1857; Acres:40; Price: $2.50; Type: Federal; County:Montgomery; Meridian: 3; Township-Range: 09N 01W; Section-Part:11-NWSW; Vol pg: 109; Arch Vol No: 066 !Notable Americans and What They Did, ed Linda S Hubbard; Gale Research; Texas A&M Library;Pres IL Wesleyan Univ 1855-56

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Collins SEARS

Father: Prince SEARS
Mother: Achsah COLLINS 

                   _Moody SEARS ______
 _Prince SEARS ___|
|                 |_Elizabeth LEWIS __
|
|--Collins SEARS 
|
|                  _David Jr COLLINS _
|_Achsah COLLINS _|
                  |_Deborah SEARS ____
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Comfort SEARS

Father: James SEARS
Mother: Desire TOBEY

Family 1: Eunice CRANE
  1. Thirza SEARS
  2. Esther SEARS
  3. Desire SEARS
  4. Eunice SEARS
  5. Camilla SEARS
  6. James SEARS
  7. Atha SEARS
  8. Joseph Crane SEARS
  9. Lewis SEARS
  10. Polly M SEARS 
                 _Silas SEARS __
 _James SEARS __|
|               |_Sarah CROSBY _
|
|--Comfort SEARS 
|
|                _______________
|_Desire TOBEY _|
                |_______________
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!S.P. May Confort Sears, like his father, was strict in the observance of the Sabbath, and required the same of his children, though he never united with the church. In February, 1793, his house took fire in the night, and was entirely destroy- ed. He turned out with only his shirt on, and got out the things; first of all a barrel of pork; in some way he injured his great toe, either by freezing or a bruise, and it was the cause of his death many years after. He built another house on the same site, which is now occupied by James O.Weed his grandson,and a very good house it still is. It stands on Joe's Hill, now called Federal Hill, Millplain, Fairfield co., CT. Judge Joseph Crane, his wife's father, was descended from one of the first settlers, and owned a large tract of land in South East, NY, and Joe's Hill was named for him. The line now runs over the range of hills, and that in South East is still called Joe's Hill, while that in Ridgefield is now called Federal Hill. Eunice Crane was a sister of James Weed's wife Sarah, and of Darius Crane's, (of Hillsdale, MI)grand-father. See ante, No 445.

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Constant SEARS

Father: Elisha SEARS
Mother: Sarah VINCENT 

                  _John SEARS ________
 _Elisha SEARS __|
|                |_Priscilla FREEMAN _
|
|--Constant SEARS 
|
|                 ____________________
|_Sarah VINCENT _|
                 |____________________
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Constant SEARS (Capt)

Father: Elisha SEARS
Mother: Thankful SNOW

Family 1: Deborah HOPKINS
  1. Thankful SEARS
  2. Emily SEARS
  3. Mary Ann SEARS
  4. Sarah R SEARS
  5. Betsy T SEARS
  6. Julia Ann SEARS
  7. Amanda SEARS
Family 2: Dorothy ELDRIDGE

Family 3: Dinah H THACHER 
                  _Elisha SEARS __
 _Elisha SEARS __|
|                |_Sarah VINCENT _
|
|--Constant SEARS 
|
|                 ________________
|_Thankful SNOW _|
                 |________________
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!S.P. May p.240 Capt Constant Sears was born, and long resided in the ancient house built byhis great-gr-father, Capt John Sears, in EastDennis, but after the death of his first wife removed to the house which he built in West Brewster, on the site of the old Capt Samuel Sears' house. In early life he followed the sea, and became a shipmaster; after retiring he was a farmer and salt manufacturer. He held many places of trust and honor, and at times taught school. He was esteemed by all who knew him as a kind and upright citizen.

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