Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Sears
and Desire (Tobey) Sears
Sister of
David Sears, Sarah Sears, Thankful Sears, Seth Sears, Knowles Sears, Desire Sears, Thomas Sears, James Sears, Rebecca (Seers) Eastman and Comfort Sears
Wife of
Eli Crosby
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Eber Crosby and Eli L Crosby Jr
Died
at about age 91
in German, Chenango, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2012
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Biography
Rebecca (Sears) Crosby was born in 1751 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, daughter of James Sears (1704 - 1791) and Desire (Tobey) Sears (1707 - 1781).
Her siblings were:
- David Sears (1731 - 1827)
- Sarah Sears (1732 - 1772)
- Thankful Sears (1734 - 1772)
- Seth Sears (1736 - 1809)
- Knowles Sears (1738 - 1817)
- Desire Sears (1741 - 1837)
- Thomas Sears (1745 - 1804)
- James Sears (~1747 - ~1814)
- Rebecca (Seers) Eastman (1750 - 1810)
- Comfort Sears (1750 - 1827)
Rebecca married Eli Crosby (1749 - 1827). Their children were:
- Eber Crosby (1792 - 1836)
- Eli L Crosby Jr (1794 - 1843).
Rebecca died on 20 Mar 1842 in German, Chenango, New York, United States aged ~90.
Birth
Born 1751, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay.
Death & Burial
- Died 20 MAR 1842, German, Chenango, New York, United States
- Buried 1842, Southeast, Putnam, New York, United States.
Marriage Status: MARRIED 1766-1799. Husband Eli Crosby.
Sources
- FSFTID LH74-MMY.
- WikiTree profile Sears-884 created through the import of Westoversallover.GED on Apr 18, 2012 by Angela Westover. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Angela and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~3.12%
Craig Crosby
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cwcrosby421
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~1.56%
Mildred (Thomas) Rice :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A272296 [compare], Ancestry member juliagustafson9
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~0.78%
Dan Benedict :
23andMe, GEDmatch NG1778592 [compare]
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~0.78%
Beverly (Luce) Walker :
23andMe, GEDmatch M642090 [compare]
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~0.78%
Daniel Cooley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JT4120730 [compare], yourDNAportal DAN35e611c7, Ancestry member danbcooley
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~0.78%
Victoria (Sears) Fraser :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member biddybump65
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~0.78%
Suzanne (Auble) Reif :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A232754 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jo Cooley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Brett Milner :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Misty Sears :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Donavon Auble :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T950053 [compare]
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locates grave of Rebecca Sears Crosby in Southeast Church graveyard, Putnam, NY.