Arthur R. Mears b. 1811 Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1868: MilesFiles

Arthur R. Mears

1811 - 1868 (57 years)

Name Arthur R. Mears [1]

Birth 1811 Accomack County, Virginia, USA [2]

Gender Male

Anecdote 1824 [1]

Arthur R. Mears, orphan of Arthur Mears, was bound out in 1824.

Census head of household 1850 St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia [3]

He was shown as Arthur Mears the head of HH#987, a 41 year old farmer with real estate valued at $2,000. Listed with him were the following Mears: Margaret, age 17; William, age 18 and farming; Edward, age 14; Margaret, age 12; Lloyd, age 1; and Sarah, age 16.

Census head of household 1860 Onancock P.O., St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia [4]

He was shown as Arthur Mears the head of HH#567, a 50 year old shoemaker with real estate valued at $3,000 and personal property valued at $600. Listed with him were the following Mears: Margaret T., age 26; Floyd W., age 11; and Arinthia T., age 6. Also listed was Ellen Wise, age 14 & black.

Record ID 31115

Death 1868 [2]

Burial Onancock Cemetery, Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, USA [2]

His tombstone shows him as Arthur R. Mears, the husband of Margaret L. Mears.

Siblings 8 brothers and 1 sister

+	1. James (of Art) Mears, b. Abt 1803, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Mary 'Molly' Belote, b. Abt 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Jul 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 50 years), m. 27 May 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
+	2. Mary 'Molly' Mears, b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Lewis Belote, b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1844 (Age 39 years), m. 25 Jun 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
+	3. Levin Mears, (III), b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Jun 1877, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 72 years) ╚═Tabitha Belote, b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 28 May 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
+	4. William (of A.) Mears, b. 21 Jun 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Aug 1884 (Age 78 years) ╚═Margaret P. Hatton, b. 9 Dec 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Nov 1877, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 71 years), m. (22 Jun 1827 (bond)), Accomack County, Virginia, USA
+	5. Arthur R. Mears, b. 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1868 (Age 57 years) ╚═Ann Gardner, b. Abt 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 3 Nov 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA ╚═Margaret Lee Williams, b. 13 Dec 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Jan 1918 (Age 85 years), m. 21 Mar 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
+	6. John W. Mears, b. 27 May 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Margaret S. Kellam, b. 20 Sep 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 23 Mar 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
+	7. Abel B. Mears, b. Abt 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1854 (Age 40 years) ╚═Beersheba 'Bathsheba' Taylor, b. Abt 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 2 Apr 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
	8. Robert Mears, b. Abt 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
+	9. Bagwell G. Mears, b. 9 Dec 1817, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Dec 1872, Lee District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 54 years) ╚═Elizabeth A. 'Betsey' (of Isaac) Mister, b. Abt 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 24 Nov 1857, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years), m. 29 Jun 1839, Accomack County, Virginia, USA ╚═Elizabeth A. Rayfield, b. Abt 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 24 Mar 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
+	10. Thomas A. Mears, b. 18 Nov 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 May 1905 (Age 83 years) ╚═Frances Ann Riley, b. 20 Dec 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 31 Mar 1918 (Age 87 years), m. 1 Mar 1853, Ayres' Chapel, Accomack Co, Virginia

Half-siblings 1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Arthur Mears and Sally Cropper Bagwell)

	1. Revel Mears, b. Abt 1787, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Elizabeth 'Betsey' S. Mears, b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Wescoat Kelly, b. Abt 1788, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 Jun 1877 (Age 89 years), m. 1 Jan 1817, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Half-siblings 1 half sister (family of Arthur Mears and Esther Edwards)

1. Peggy Mears Edwards, b. Abt 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

d. Yes, date unknown

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Bartholomew Mears, (I), b. Abt 1641 d. Dec 1682 (Age 41 years) (3 x Great Grandfather)

Mary (--?--), b. Abt 1728, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandmother)

Person ID I31115 MilesFiles23

Last Modified 16 Feb 2020

Father	Arthur Mears, b. Abt 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1823 (Age 59 years) Other Partners: ╚═Esther Edwards, b. 1773, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Jul 1801, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 28 years) ╚═Sally Cropper Bagwell, b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown m. 5 Nov 1785
Mother	Margaret 'Peggy' Mears, b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1835 (Age 55 years)
Marriage	25 Oct 1802	Accomack County, Virginia, USA [5, 6]
	William Poulson was the security on the M.L.B. of Arthur Mears and Peggy Mears.
Family ID	F13097	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Ann Gardner, b. Abt 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 3 Nov 1831 Accomack County, Virginia, USA [6]

William Gardner was the security on the M.L.B. of Arthur Mears and Ann Gardner of Wm.

Children

	1. William (of Art) Mears, b. Abt 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Sarah James Mears, b. 1 Mar 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Apr 1914 (Age 79 years) ╚═ Edward Charlie Mister (Age 86 years) m. 11 Sep 1850
+	3. Edward T. Mears, b. Abt 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Mary W. Lewis m. 29 Dec 1858; ╚═ Sally A. Sparrow m. 21 Oct 1875
	4. Margaret Ann Mears, b. Abt 1838, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ George W. Lewis, Sr. m. 2 Dec 1857; ╚═ Southey Simpson m. 8 Sep 1870

Last Modified 13 Mar 2023

Family ID F9460 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Margaret Lee Williams, b. 13 Dec 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Jan 1918 (Age 85 years)

Marriage 21 Mar 1848 Accomack County, Virginia, USA [6]

Seth Williams was the security on the M.L.B. of Arthur Mears (widower) and Margaret Williams of Seth.

Children

	1. Lloyd W. Mears, b. 11 Sep 1849, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Feb 1906 (Age 56 years) ╚═ Manie E. James (Age 79 years) m. 27 Nov 1878
+	2. Arinthia T. Mears, b. Abt 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John R. Marsh m. 31 Dec 1873
+	3. Arthur Mears, b. Abt 1867, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Amanda L. Hurst (Age 81 years) m. 2 Jul 1888

Last Modified 13 Mar 2023

Family ID F10597 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 1811 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA
	Marriage - 3 Nov 1831 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA
	Marriage - 21 Mar 1848 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA
	Burial - - Onancock Cemetery, Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia, USA

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Sources

[S913] Carey, Mears Charts, 913.
[S502] Jean Merritt Mihalyka & Faye Downing Wilson, Graven Stones of Lower Accomack County, Virginia, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987), 502.
[S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638.
[S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7.
[S657] Dr. William S. Burton - Copyright 1966, GHOTES Web Page (http://www.ghotes.net/ahnen/ghotes5n.htm), (GHOTES Web Page (http://www.ghotes.net/ahnen/ghotes5n.htm)), 657.
[S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.

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