Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Sears Sr.
and Priscilla (Freeman) Sears
Sister of
Elisha Sears, Mary (Sears) Paddock, John Sears Jr., Bathsheba Sears, Willard Sears, Betty (Sears) Webb, Nathaniel Sears, Heman Sears and Bethia Sears
Wife of
John Howes Jr.
— married
6 Mar 1728 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Wife of
Isaac Chapman
— married
4 Sep 1755 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died
at age 63
in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Mar 2019
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Biography
Priscilla was born in 1710. She is the daughter of John Sears and Priscilla Freeman. She is styled "Junior" after her mother. She married 1st John Howes in 1729.[1][2][3] She married 2nd Isaac Chapman in 1755.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; pp 40-41
- ↑ Howes Genealogy : The Branch of John of Madison, N Y of the Sixth American Generation
- ↑ Find-a-grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40389976
- The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888Page 57 , No 51 Adm. 2d Ch., Yar., June 23, 1728. Lived with John in Nobscusset. m. 2d Isaac Chapman, 4 Sep 1755, buried with him.
- Howes, Joshua Crowell; Genealogy of the Howes Family in America. Descendants of Thomas Howes of Yarmouth, Mass. 1637-2004. Yarmouth Port, Mass., 1892. page 18 Old Howes Genealogy @ Archive.org p. 18
- Howes, Robert Arthur; Genealogy of the Howes Family in America. Descendants of Thomas Howes of Yarmouth, Mass. 1637-2004. Dennis Historical Society, South Dennis, Mass., 2006. page 11 No 21 bap 23 Jun 1728; d. 24 Sep 1764; dtr CPT John and Priscilla (Freeman) Sears, Sears Gen 378; m1 John Howes ie 16 Jan 1728/9 m 6 Mar 1728/9 in Yarmouth; lived Nobscusset; 7 children. m2 Isaac Chapman ie 5 Jul 1755; m 4 Sep 1755 bu/ w Isaac in Dennis Cem
- Yarmouth VR p. 40 m. by Josiah Dennis; p. 69 John Howes and Precilah Sears pub Jan 16 1728/9
- Esther Littleford Woodsworth-Barnes, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16, Part 1, The Descendants of John Alden, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002. "The Silver Book" Page 580
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Priscilla:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Priscilla:
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L. Ray Sears III, P.E.
L. Ray Sears III, P.E.
Sears-5853 and Sears-4133 appear to represent the same person because: Slight discrepancy on the birth year but these are surely the same person. Looking for more documentation.
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[Living Emmons]
I bet her birth date was off because I had suspected her of being the daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Hall) Sears. That must have been a different Priscilla.
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by [Living Emmons]
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