Descendants of Richard Sears

Fourth Generation

(Continued)


70. Seth Knowles (Mary Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born on 7 Aug 1700 in Eastham, MA. He died on 23 Aug 1752 in E Hampton, Chatham, CT.

Seth married Martha Remick daughter of Living and Living on 3 Oct 1723 in Eastham, MA. Martha died in 1760 in E Hampton, Chatham, CT.

They had the following children:

+ 453 M i Seth Knowles
+ 454 M ii Daniel Knowles
  455 F iii Mary Knowles.
  456 F iv Martha Knowles was born on 14 Feb 1738/1739.
        Martha married Noahdiah Bevin. Noahdiah was born on 14 Feb 1738/1739 in Of Chatham, MA.
+ 457 M v Abraham Knowles
  458 F vi Elizabeth Knowles died after 1769.
  459 F vii Rachel Knowles was christened on 7 Apr 1745 in Chatham, Barnstable, MA. She died on 10 Sep 1768 in Suffield, CT.
        Rachel married David Wilcox Dr on 2 Sep 1767 in Suffield, CT.
  460 F viii Mercy Knowles was christened on 21 Jun 1747. She died after 1764.

71. Paul Knowles (Mary Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born on 8 Aug 1702 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA. He died before 11 Apr 1775 in Truro, Barnstable, MA.

Paul married (1) Phebe Paine daughter of Thomas Paine on 28 Feb 1722/1723 in Truro, MA. Phebe was born in 1700 in Truro. She died on 23 Jun 1748. She was buried in Old North Cem, Truro, MA.

They had the following children:

  461 M i Paul Knowles was born in <1723> in <Truro, MA>.
  462 M ii Silas Knowles was born in <1725> in <Truro, MA>.
+ 463 F iii Abigail Knowles
  464 iv Knowles was born in <1729> in <Truro, MA>.
  465 v Knowles was born in <1731> in <Truro, MA>.
  466 vi Knowles was born in <1733> in <Truro, MA>.
  467 F vii Abigail Knowles was born on 30 Nov 1738 in <Truro, MA>. She died about 1799.

Paul married (2) Mercy on 12 Dec 1751. Mercy was born in 1711. She died on 29 Jan 1761.

74. Mary Knowles (Mary Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born in Oct 1709 in Eastham, MA.

Mary married John Wing son of Ananias Wing and Hannah Freeman on 10 Aug 1728. John was born on 4 Mar 1702 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA. He died in 1773 in Harwich, MA.

They had the following children:

+ 468 F i Sarah Wing
  469 M ii John Wing was born on 8 May 1732 in <Harwich, MA>. He died in 1822.
        John married (1) Abigail Snow in 1756.
        John married (2) Abigail Isham.
        John married (3) Jane Trescott.
+ 470 M iii James Wing
  471 M iv Thomas Wing was born on 4 May 1736 in <Harwich, MA>.
  472 F v Abigail Wing was born on 8 May 1737 in <Harwich, MA>.
        Abigail married Bangs.
  473 F vi Keziah Wing was born on 17 Jun 1739 in <Harwich, MA>.
        Keziah married Sears.
  474 M vii Joshua Wing was born on 5 Apr 1741 in <Harwich, MA>.
  475 M viii Barnabas Wing was born in <1743> in <Harwich, MA>.
        Barnabas married Hannah Berry.
  476 M ix Enoch Wing was born on 25 Nov 1746 in <Harwich, MA>.
  477 F x Anna Wing was born on 29 Mar 1748 in <Harwich, MA>.
        Anna married Freeman.
  478 F xi Phebe Wing was born on 1 Apr 1750 in <Harwich, MA>.
  479 F xii Temperance Wing was born on 4 Aug 1754 in <Harwich, MA>.

75. Col Willard Knowles (Mary Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born on 6 Nov 1711 in Eastham, MA. He died on 11 Mar 1786.

Willard married Bethia Atwood daughter of Joseph Atwood and Bethia Crowell on 10 May 1733. Bethia was born in 1714. She died on 9 Mar 1789.

They had the following children:

  480 M i Willard Knowles was born on 26 Oct 1737 in <Eastham, MA>.
        Willard married Mercy Snow in 1762.
  481 M ii John Knowles was born on 9 Jun 1744 in <Eastham, MA>. He died on 6 Nov 1807.
        John married Susanna Walker daughter of Samuel Walker and Rebecca Freeman on 19 Jan 1769. Susanna was born on 4 Apr 1747. She died in Nov 1837.
  482 F iii Mary Knowles was born on 20 Oct 1746 in <Eastham, MA>. She died on 31 Jan 1807.
        Mary married Capt Winslow Lewis on 12 Sep 1765.
  483 F iv Temperance Knowles was born in <1748> in <Eastham, MA>.
        Temperance married Rev Jonathan Bascom.
+ 484 F v Bethia Knowles
  485 M vi Seth Knowles was born in <1752> in <Eastham, MA>.
+ 486 M vii William Knowles

76. John Merrick (Ann Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born before Apr 1732 in <Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony>.

John married Frances Clark. Frances was born about 1708 in <Harwich, MA>. She died on 22 Aug 1785. She was buried in Carmel, NY.

They had the following children:

  487 M i John Merrick was born on 3 May 1731. He was christened on 23 Apr 1732 in Harwich, MA.
        John married Elizabeth Brown. Elizabeth was born about 1727 in <Harwich, MA>. She died on 14 Apr 1794 in Carmel, NY.
  488 F ii Desire Merrick was born on 27 Feb 1732/1733 in <Harwich, MA>.
        Desire married Nathaniel Stone on 10 Aug 1756.
  489 F iii Rebecca Merrick was born on 21 Dec 1734. She was christened on 26 Jan 1734/1735 in Harwich.
  490 F iv Phebe Merrick was born on 15 Dec 1736 in <Harwich>.
  491 M v Daniel Merrick was born on 11 Jan 1738 in <Harwich>. He died on 8 May 1806.
  492 M vi Isaac Merrick was born on 17 Mar 1740 in <Harwich>. He died on 12 May 1812.
        Isaac married Sarah Stazin. Sarah was born in 1742. She died on 23 Apr 1801.

77. Elisha Sears (John , Paul , Richard ) was born about 1706 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He died on 7 Mar 1790. He was buried in Ancient Sears Cemetery, W Brewster, MA.

Elisha married Sarah Vincent on 11 Mar 1735/1736 in Yarmouth, MA. Sarah was born in 1709 in <Yarmouth, MA>. She died on 12 Apr 1783. She was buried in #15 Ancient Cem, W Brewster, MA.

They had the following children:

  493 M i Samuel Sears was born on 10 Dec 1736 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He died on 18 Mar 1792.
  494 F ii Bethia Sears was born on 29 Mar 1739 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. She died on 26 Apr 1759.
+ 495 M iii Elisha Sears
+ 496 M iv Capt John Sears
  497 M v Enoch Sears was born on 17 Jul 1746 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He died on 29 Mar 1767.
  498 F vi Constant Sears was born on 17 Jun 1749 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. She died on 27 Jun 1768.
+ 499 M vii Noah Sears

78. Deacon John Sears (John , Paul , Richard ) was born in 1712 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He died on 5 Dec 1791. He was buried in Ancient Sears Cemetery, W Brewster, MA.

John married (1) Deborah Crowell daughter of John Crowell and Kezia Eldredge on 24 Aug 1738 in Yarmouth, MA. Deborah was born on 21 Sep 1719 in <Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA>. She died on 18 Sep 1753. She was buried in Ancient Cemetery, W Brewster, MA.

They had the following children:

+ 500 F i Bathsheba Sears
+ 501 F ii Kezia Sears
  502 M iii John Sears was born on 13 Jan 1741/1742 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He died on 31 Jan 1741/1742.
+ 503 F iv Deborah Sears
+ 504 M v Capt John Sears
  505 M vi Heman Sears was born on 11 Apr 1746 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA.
  506 M vii Freeman Sears was born on 25 Sep 1747 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He died on 6 Jan 1748/1749.
+ 507 F viii Priscilla Sears
+ 508 F ix Betty Sears
  509 M x Freeman Sears was born on 16 Jun 1752 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He was christened on 9 Aug 1752. He died on 21 Aug 1753.

John married (2) Priscilla Sears daughter of Seth Sears and Priscilla Ryder on 11 Apr 1754 in Yarmouth, MA. Priscilla was born on 31 Dec 1730 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA. She was christened on 3 Jan 1730/1731 in E Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. She died on 12 Apr 1819. She was buried in Ancient Sears Cemetery, W Brewster, MA.

They had the following children:

  510 M xi Freeman Sears was born on 5 Jul 1755 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He was christened on 3 Aug 1755.
  511 F xii Tamsen Sears was born on 3 Jan 1757 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. She was christened on 8 May 1757.
  512 F xiii Tamsen Sears was born on 13 Dec 1758 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. She was christened on 11 Mar 1759.
        Tamsen married Levi Eldredge son of Samuel Eldredge and Sarah Howes on 12 Feb 1777. Levi was born on 27 Sep 1735 in Yarmouth, MA. He died on 30 May 1830 in Ashfield, MA.
+ 513 F xiv Bethia Sears
+ 514 F xv Lucy Sears
  515 M xvi Seth Sears was born on 6 Mar 1765 in Yarmouth, MA. He was christened on 9 Jun 1765. He died on 4 Aug 1766.
+ 516 M xvii Seth Sears
  517 F xviii Kezia Sears was born on 9 Aug 1773 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. She was christened on 16 Aug 1773.

80. Willard Sears (John , Paul , Richard ) was born in 1714 in Yarmouth, MA. He died on 19 Aug 1765. He was buried in Ancient Cemetery, W Brewster, MA, 49.

Willard married (1) Susannah Howes daughter of Ebenezer Howes and Lydia Joyce on 17 Nov 1745 in Yarmouth, MA. Susannah was born on 10 Oct 1720 in <Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts>. She died on 9 Apr 1763. She was buried in Ancient Cemetery, W Brewster, MA.

They had the following children:

+ 518 M i Edward Sears
  519 M ii Willard Sears was born on 8 Nov 1748 in Harwich, MA. He died on 18 Dec 1748.
  520 F iii Mary Sears was born on 1 Apr 1750 in Harwich, MA. She was christened on 17 Feb 1765 in E Yarmouth, MA. She died on 1 Dec 1774.
  521 M iv Willard Sears was born on 7 Jan 1751/1752 in <Harwich, MA>. He died on 4 Jul 1752.
+ 522 M v Reuben Sears
+ 523 M vi Capt Ebenezer Sears
+ 524 M vii Willard Sears

Willard married (2) Margery Homer daughter of Benjamin Homer and Elizabeth Crowell on 3 Jan 1765 in Yarmouth, MA. Margery was born on 13 Jun 1727 in <Dennisport, MA>. She died on 1 Aug 1795. She was buried in Ancient Cemetery, W Brewster.

They had the following children:

+ 525 F viii Susanna Sears

81. Mary Sears (John , Paul , Richard ) was born about 1708 in Yarmouth, MA. She died on 1 Jan 1791.

Mary married Deacon Ebenezer Paddock son of Capt John Paddock and Priscilla Hall on 21 Oct 1725 in Yarmouth. Ebenezer was born on 18 Mar 1703/1704 in <Pub.>. He died on 18 Oct 1767.

They had the following children:

  526 M i Ebenezer Paddock was born on 12 Jul 1727 in <Yarmouth>. He died on 10 Mar 1728/1729.
  527 F ii Priscilla Paddock was born on 10 Oct 1728 in <Yarmouth>. She was christened on 13 Oct 1728.
        Priscilla married Daniel Jr Hall on 16 May 1746. Daniel was born on 26 Aug 1722. He died on 31 Aug 1774.
+ 528 F iii Thankful Paddock
  529 M iv Ebenezer Paddock was born on 15 Feb 1732/1733 in <Yarmouth>. He was christened on 22 Mar 1732/1733.
  530 M v Seth Paddock was born on 22 Mar 1733/1734 in <Yarmouth>. He died on 10 Apr 1734.
  531 F vi Mary Paddock was born on 15 Apr 1736 in <Yarmouth>. She died on 29 Apr 1736.
  532 F vii Mary Paddock was born on 24 Apr 1737 in <Yarmouth>. She died on 7 Jun 1737.
  533 M viii Josiah Paddock was born on 9 May 1738 in <Yarmouth>.
+ 534 F ix Mary Paddock

82. Priscilla "Junior" Sears (John , Paul , Richard ) was born in <1710> in <Yarmouth, MA>.

Priscilla married John Howes son of John Howes and Mary Matthews on 6 Mar 1728/1729 in Yarmouth, MA. John was born on 31 Oct 1699 in <Yarmouth, MA>. He died in 1750.

They had the following children:

+ 535 F i Mary Howes
  536 F ii Sarah Howes was born on 16 Mar 1731/1732 in <Yarmouth, MA>.
        Sarah married Samuel Eldred on 26 Jul 1750.
+ 537 M iii Heman Howes
  538 M iv John Howes was born on 4 Mar 1736/1737 in <Yarmouth, MA>. He died on 4 Jul 1737.
+ 539 F v Bathsheba Howes
+ 540 F vi Priscilla Howes
  541 M vii James Howes was born in <1744> in <Yarmouth, MA>.

83. Betty Sears (John , Paul , Richard ) was born about 1719 in Yarmouth, MA. She died in Sep 1755. She was buried in #25 Ancient Sears Cemetery, W Brewster, MA.

Betty married John Webb on 23 Aug 1739 in Yarmouth. John was born in <1715> in <Yarmouth, MA>.

They had the following children:

+ 542 M i Capt George Webb
  543 F ii Ann Webb was born in <1742> in <Barnstable>.
+ 544 M iii John Webb

84. Nathaniel Sears (John , Paul , Richard ) was born in 1720 in Yarmouth, MA. He died about 1802.

Nathaniel married Deborah Howes daughter of Thomas A Howes Capt and Deborah Sears on 16 Mar 1748/1749 in Yarmouth. Deborah was born on 1 Dec 1727 in <Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA>.

They had the following children:

+ 545 F i Deborah Sears
  546 F ii Anna Sears was born on 10 Jul 1751 in Yarmouth, MA. She died on 10 Jun 1753 in Yarmouth, MA.
  547 F iii Anna Sears was born on 16 Oct 1753 in Yarmouth, MA.
+ 548 F iv Jerusha Sears
+ 549 M v Nathaniel Sears
  550 M vi Lot Sears was born on 25 Nov 1761 in Yarmouth, MA. He was christened on 25 Apr 1762.
  551 F vii Achsah Sears was born on 25 Apr 1767 in Yarmouth, MA. She was christened on 24 May 1767. She died on 25 May 1768 in Yarmouth, MA.
  552 F viii Sarah Sears was christened on 25 Jan 1768 in Yarmouth, "In His House", MA.

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