Jacob Bear (1747 - 1793)

Born 14 Jul 1747 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Synder) Bear — married 10 Jun 1775 in , Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1793 at age 46 in , Cumberland, Pennsylvania

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Biography

• A genealogy of the Bear family and biographical record of the descendants of Jacob Bear, 1747-1906 (1906)

Jacob Bear, according to a record preserved by Ephraim Bear, Jr., "was born in the year of our Lord, 1747, July 14th. This record does not state where. It also has this entry: "Catharine Bear was born in the year of our Lord A. D. 1752 in March. Catharine was Jacob's wife, and her name before her marriage was Snider or Snyder. David Bear, their son, in his Bible recorded the date of marriage of his father and mother, June 10, 1775. He also recorded that "Catherine Snyder" was born in Germany in March, 1752. Seven children were born to Jacob and Catharine (Snyder) Bear, and Ephraim Bear, Jr., in the old Bible that had been his father's, Ephraim Bear, Sr., had recorded the names and dates of birth as follows : "Jacob Bear was born in the year of our Lord, A. D., 1779, Apr. 19th." "Isaac Bear was born in the year of our Lord, A. D., 178o, Nov. 22." "Rebecca Bear was hom in the year of our Lord, A. D., 1782, Aug. 15th. "Ephraim Bear was born in the year of our Lord, A. D .. 1784, Feb. ;th." "David Bear was born in the year of our Lord, A. D.,1785, Dec. gth." "Elizabeth Bear was born in the year of our Lord, A. D., 1787, Dec. 20th." "Samuel Bear was born in the year of our Lord, A. D., 1792, June 8th." It is very evident that Isaac, Elizabeth and Samuel died in early childhood, as in the partition settlement of the estate of Jacob Bear no reference is given to these three children. Jacob, the oldest son, never married ; Rebecca married Henry Birely; Ephraim married Mary Bowers; and David married Esther Nailor. B~2 Digitized by Google 18 GJtNEALOGY OF JACOB BEAR. The record referred to gives the date of Jacob Bear, Sr.'s death as July 14, 1793, and· that of his wife June 8, 1817. It would therefore seem that Jacob died on the anniversary of the 46th year of his birth. Nothing is known of his personality. His children, Rebecca, Ephraim and David, all manifested a deep religious spirit, and it is very probable they derived the inspiration from their father before them. Bishop J. Dickson, of the United Brethren Church, writes that David Bear told him that Rev. William Otterbein, who was a very noted divine in the early days, one of the organizers and the first ordained bishop of the United Brethren in Christ Church, stopped with his father one time when he, David, was but a boy. It is therefore very likely that Jacob was a man of religious tendencies, and probably a member of the United Brethren Church, to which creed his children gave allegiance. CHIU>UN. (All born near Newville, Cumberland county, Pa.) 2 1Jacob Bear,2 b. Apr. 19, 1779, unmarried, d. in 1837 or 1838. 3 2Isaac Bear,2 b. Nov. 22, 178o, died in childhood. 4 'Rebecca Bear,2 b. Aug. 15, 1782, m. Henry Birely. 5 •Ephraim Bear,2 b. Feb. 7, 1784, m. Mary Bowers. 6 'David Bear,2 b. Dec. 9, 1785, m. Esther Nailor. 7 •Elizabeth Beu,2 b. Dec. 20, 1787, died in childhood. 8 7Samuel Bear,2 b. June 8, 1792, died in childhood.

Acknowledgements

• Created by Laura Scott, Wednesday, January 29, 2014.