Born
4 Mar 1735 in
Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors
Husband of
Judith Peck
— married
24 Jan 1760 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Descendants
Died
28 Dec 1766
at age 31
in
Duck River, Old Lyme, Connecticut
Profile last modified 17 Jan 2020
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Biography
From f-a-g
"Died in his 32d year.
The son of John Sears I and his wife, Elizabeth (Watrous) Sears,
he married Judith Peck on Jan. 24, 1760 in Lyme, Conn.
FROM rootsweb.com TREE The Manning Tree
Owner: Julie
Name: John Sears
Birth: 04 Mar 1735 in Lyme, CT
Death: 28 Dec 1766
Title: Captain
Event: Var 04 Mar 1736 Lyme, CT
Note: He was received into the church in Lyme in Nov 1755. He was a large land owner according to old Lyme records.
Father: John Sears b: 1707 in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Mother: Elizabeth Watrous b: in 1713
Marriage 1 Judith Peck b: 22 Jan 1750 in Lyme, CT
Married: 24 Jan 1760 in 1st Church, Lyme, CT
Children
Richard Sears b: 28 Aug 1761 in Lyme, CT c: 04 Aug 1771
Jasper Peck Sears b: 07 Jul 1763 in Lyme, CT c: 04 Aug 1771
Betsy Sears b: 22 Nov 1765 in Lyme, CT c: 04 Aug 1771
Headstone Inscription:
"In Memory of
CAPT
John SEARS 2nd
Who DIED Dec
28th A.D. 1766
In ____ year
of his Life
There is also something below the above inscription but too hard to make out
There is also a "PERPETUAL CARE" plaque
Sources
Find A Grave: Memorial #28019821 -Created by: Nareen, et al--Record added: Jul 03, 2008
He was received into the Church in Lyme in Nov 1755.
He was a large land owner according to old Lyme records .
Sources: May, Samuel. The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888 Page 182 (Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890) No 305 b. 4 Mar 1735/36 (by Wikitree convention we should show his birth year as 1736 - new style date) Capt John Sears was received into the church in Lyme, Nov 1755, and widow Judith Sears, Jul 1771. He was a large land-owner, as appears by records of Old Lyme. also #Descendants of Richard Sears ebook copy
CT Marriages accessed 22 Oct 2019
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74T-WLG : 7 January 2020), John Sears, 1734.
"Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7J5-CN5 : 16 January 2020), John Sears, 1766.
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