John Sears (abt. 1720 - abt. 1823)

Born about 1720 in Hanover, Virginia

Husband of Violette (Freeman) Sears — married about 1753 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1823 at about age 103 in Granville, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

John Sears was born abt. 1720 in Virginia. He passed away in 1823 in Granville County, NC.

In the 1784-1787 NC census, John Sears was in Granville County.^[1]

In the 1786 census, John Sears was in Granville County, North Carolina.^[2]

In the 1790 census, John Sears was in Granville County, North Carolina.^[3]

In the 1800 census, John Sears was in Hillsboro, Granville County, North Carolina.^[4]

In the 1820 census, John Sears was in Granville County, North Carolina, United States.^[5]

John Sears's estate was in the Probate process in 1823 in Granville County, North Carolina.^[6]

Research Notes

The following entry is from a user-submitted pedigree and should not be considered a primary source. However, the information given in the pedigree can be used as a starting place for primary source research.

John Sears was in a family history or pedigree in Granville County, North Carolina, United States.

• Name: John Sears
• Gender: M (Male)
• Birth Date: 1774
• Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
• Death Date: juil. 1824 (Jul 1824)
• Death Place: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
• Spouse: Letty Freeman
• Child: Annas Sears, Temperance Sears^[7]

John's estate was in the probate process in 1823 in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The date seems to be February Court 1823. Mentioned in the probate records are:

• Violette Sears
• John Sears
• Ann Barnette
• Agnes Milton, daughter
• Mary Grisham
• Elizabeth Harris
• Sarah Hester
• William Sears^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1784-1787 Census: "North Carolina, U.S., State Census, 1784-1787"
   Original data: Register, Alvaretta K. State Census of North Carolina, 1784-1787. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3005 #2831 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   John Sears in Granville.
2. ↑ 1786 Census: "North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890"
   Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes
   Ancestry Record 3566 #16713499 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   John Sears in Granville, North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Granville, North Carolina; Series: M637; Page: 91
   Ancestry Record 5058 #171265 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   John Sears in Granville, North Carolina.
4. ↑ 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 553; Image: 510; Family History Library Film: 337907
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #323050 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   John Sears in Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina.
5. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Granville, North Carolina; Page: 32; NARA Roll: M33_85; Image: 28
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #326195 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   John Sears Senior in Granville, North Carolina, USA.
6. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Wills, 1746-1943; Index, 1749-1943; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #102346 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   John Sears probate in 1749-1875 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.
7. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "Geneanet Community Trees Index"
   Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet
   Ancestry Record 62476 #6822692758 (accessed 12 July 2023)
   Name: John Sears; Gender: M (Male); Birth Date: 1774; Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA; Death Date: juil. 1824 (Jul 1824); Death Place: Granville County, North Carolina, USA; Spouse: Letty Freeman; Child: Annas Sears Temperance Sears; View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/ototero?n=sears&oc=&p=john.
8. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Wills, 1746-1943; Index, 1749-1943; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #102346 (accessed 12 July 2023)
   John Sears probate in 1749-1875 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.