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Robert Seers (1657 - 1732)

Robert Seers aka Sears
Born in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Father of and
Died at age 75 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Robert Sears was born in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 6: 6m: 1657 [6 August 1657],[1] and was the son of Alexander Seers and Mary Lemon.[2][3] He died, probably Boston, 29 December 1732, age 76.[4]

Robert married, before 1682[?/3] (birth of child), Abigail _____.[5]

Family

Robert Sears and his wife, Abigail _____, were the parents of six children, born Boston,[6]

  1. Mary Sears, born 23 March 1682[?/3].[7]
  2. Abigail Sears, born 24 July 1685,[8] died young.
  3. Abigail Sears, born 12 July 1687,[9] died 3 July 1900.
  4. Robert Sears, born 7 October 1689,[10] baptized 4 March 1694/5.
  5. Sarah Sears, born 11 August 1692,[11] baptized 4 March 1694/5.
  6. Alexander Sears, born 28 May 1698,[12] baptized 29 May 1698.

Research Notes

Sears Notes

New England Marriages prior to 1700. Robert Seers - Abigail _____. Seers-_____ 1683[/?3] marriage, New England Marriages prior to 1700, 3 vols. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 2:1347 (Seers); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors, he is Robert Seers (not William), she is Abigail _____; marriage is by 1682(3?); Boston. References {Boston, 166, 176}, saying "Boston 158 has William error."

  • Boston [VR], 166; Boston (Massachusetts) Record Commissioners, Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630–1699 as Boston Record Commissioners [Ninth Report], "Document 130--1883" (Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1883), 166 (Births and Baptisms); digital images, Hathi Trust, for "Abigail of Robert and Abigail Seers born July 24."
  • Boston [VR], 176; Boston (Massachusetts) Record Commissioners, Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630–1699 as Boston Record Commissioners [Ninth Report], "Document 130--1883" (Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1883), 176 (Births and Baptisms); digital images, Hathi Trust, for "Abigail of Robert and Abigail Seers born July 12."

Sources

  1. ↑ Robert Seers 1657 birth, citing "CT. R. [court record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court]," Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, 6 vols. (Salem, Mass., The Essex institute, 1916-1925), 2:274 (Seers); digital images, Hathi Trust, parents as Allexander and Mary Seers.
  2. ↑ Citing "Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 12, leaf 115," George Francis Dow, The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 3 vols. (Salem, Mass., Essex Institute, 1916-1920), 89-90 (Estate of Alexander Seeres, of Salem?); digital images, Hathi Trust.
  3. ↑ Samuel P. Mays, The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass. 1638 - 1888 (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890); digital images, Hathi Trust. For this text and reportedly the author's handwritten notes regarding the families, see InternetArchive and especially, "Appendix: Other Families of Sears," InternetArchive, courtesy of L. Ray Sears and Rick Pierpont.
  4. ↑ Citing gravestone, Copp's Hill, Samuel P. Mays, The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass. 1638 - 1888 (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890), 566 (Robert^2 Sears); digital images, Hathi Trust.
  5. ↑ Samuel P. Mays, The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass. 1638 - 1888 (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890), 566 (Robert^2 Sears); digital images, Hathi Trust.
  6. ↑ Samuel P. Mays, The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass. 1638 - 1888 (Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890), 566 (Robert^2 Sears); digital images, Hathi Trust.
  7. ↑ Mary Seeres 1682[?/3] birth record, Boston (Massachusetts) Record Commissioners, Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630–1699 as Boston Record Commissioners [Ninth Report], "Document 130--1883" (Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1883), 158 (Births and Baptisms [1682/town]); digital images, Hathi Trust, parents as "William and Abigail Seeres"; birth March 23. See Research Notes.
  8. ↑ Abigail Seers 1685 birth record, Boston (Massachusetts) Record Commissioners, Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630–1699 as Boston Record Commissioners [Ninth Report], "Document 130--1883" (Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1883), 166 (Births and Baptisms [1685/town]); digital images, Hathi Trust, parents as "Robert and Abigail Seers," birth July 24.
  9. ↑ Abigail Seers 1687 birth record, Boston (Massachusetts) Record Commissioners, Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630–1699 as Boston Record Commissioners [Ninth Report], "Document 130--1883" (Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1883), 176 (Births and Baptisms [1687/town]); digital images, Hathi Trust, parents as "Robert and Abigail Seers," birth July 12.
  10. ↑ Robert Seers 1689 birth record, Boston (Massachusetts) Record Commissioners, Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630–1699 as Boston Record Commissioners [Ninth Report], "Document 130--1883" (Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1883), 186 (Births and Baptisms [1689/town]); digital images, Hathi Trust, parents as "Robert and Abigail Seers," birth October 7.
  11. ↑ Sarah Seers 1692 birth record, Boston (Massachusetts) Record Commissioners, Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630–1699 as Boston Record Commissioners [Ninth Report], "Document 130--1883" (Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1883), 202 (Births and Baptisms [1692/town]); digital images, Hathi Trust, parents as "Robert & Abigail Seers," birth August 11.
  12. ↑ Alexander Sears 1698 birth record, Boston (Massachusetts) Record Commissioners, Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630–1699 as Boston Record Commissioners [Ninth Report], "Document 130--1883" (Boston: Rockwell & Churchill, 1883), 242 (Births and Baptisms [1698/town]); digital images, Hathi Trust, parents as "Roben & Abigail Sears," birth May 28."
See also--
  • George Francis Dow, The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 3 vols. (Salem, Mass., Essex Institute, 1916-1920), 90-92 (Estate of Robert Lemon of Salem); digital images, Hathi Trust, for "Memorandum: Mare Seres, 2s, 6d; Sarah Lemon, 20li; Anna Lemon, 20li; Barthmew Galle, 1s"; cites "Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 12, leaf 116."




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Jenkins-761 Dave Jenkins
The Thwing Collection profiled Robert Sears and family. It suggests a 2nd marriage to Hannah _________, "she d. 1769 age 73rd yr (CH)." Despite that public record, is this not possibly the wife of son Alexander? The children are the same as those outlined in the "Sears Genealogy." No specific birth date for daughter Mary (bp. 4 Mar 1694) who married Thomas Jenkins, it states. Daughter Sarah marr. Joshua Cheever.

(SD 32:60) cited for Robert's Mar. 20, 1715/16 deed of land to son-in-law Thomas Jenkins.

Daughter Sarah marr. David Jenkins 26 Jul 1715, as stated by Samuel P. May. Jenkins died, unknown. Sarah Sears Jenkins then wed Joshua Cheever 5 Nov. 1724 (may be int. date) in Boston (City Doc. #150). Her children by first husband were probably only John and David. She had no issue w/ Joshua Cheever. https://archive.org/details/recordsrelatingt28bost/page/118/mode/2up?q=jenkins


https://www.americanancestors.org/DB530/i/14226/16079/260134208 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB31/i/7616/172/8707404

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GeneJ X
Inscription on the gravestone (FindAGrave) reports Hannah (d. 1769) as wife of Capt. Alexander Seares.

Robert Seares (1656-1732), memorial 8450129 and gravestone photograph; web content, FindAGrave, reports burial at Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; memorial maintained by Thomas A. Hawkins, gravestone photograph by Julie Nathanson. Others of the surname there buried there are

  • Hannah Sears, memorial 8450133;
  • Alexander Sears, memorial 8450132;
  • Hannah Seares, 25 June 1769, in the 73rd year of her age, memorial 25534057, widow of Capt. Alexander Seares.
posted by GeneJ X

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