"SILAS SEARS 5 (Silas 4 , Silas 3 , Silas 2 , Richard) b. Yarmouth, Mass., Feb. 2, 1726-7; m. Yar., Dec. 17, 1756, Elizabeth Williams. Children :
702. i. Mercy, b. Yar., May 13, 1757.
703. ii. Reuben, b. Yar., Aug. 26,1758; a " Reuben Sears m. 1790, Hannah Benedict, she b. Dec. 23, 1772; rem. to Wayne county, ~N. Y." (Ben. Gen'y.)
704. iii. Silas, b. Yar., Feb. 22, 1762; d. May 30, 1765."[1]
Sources
↑ The descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888 : With an appendix, containing some notices of other families by name of Searsby May, Samuel P. (Samuel Pearce), 1828-ca. 1, 914, Published 1890, p. 169. https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofric1890mays#page/168/mode/2up
Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, compiler. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0945512. "Elizabeth Williames".
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). (birth and parents, marriage)
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