Jane C. Mears

1830 - 1904  (73 years)

• Name	Jane C. Mears  [1]
  Birth	29 Nov 1830	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census with father	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	She was shown as Jane Mears, age 19 in HH#549 headed by Henry Mears, a 42 year old farmer.
  Census with another person	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Jane Mears, age 31 in HH#492 headed by Parker Barnes of P., age 33.
  Will - Named in Father's will	8 Aug 1881	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	In his will Henry Mears gave to dau. Elizabeth Broadwater, now living in the City of Philadelphia, $50. To dau. Eveline Matthews oxen and cart bought of James Lingo, one bed, $50. To son Thomas H. Mears $100, my revolver, and during his life my watch and at my death to my grandson Littleton Mears. To wife Mariah (nee Barnes) and dau. Jane during their natural lives all land and personal property. At their deaths, to my grandson Littleton Mears the land and one bed. At the death of my wife and daughter, to son Thomas H. Mears and his children with the exception of Littleton, all my personal property to be equally divided. My business to my son Thomas H. Mears. Signed 8 Aug 1881. Wit: John Y. Fitchett, William H. Bull, David F. Bloxom. Proved 29 Mar 1882. Sureties William Summers, John Simmons, John Y. Fitchett.
  Record ID	38997
  Death	11 Jan 1904  [5]
  Burial	Mears Plot, Nelsonia, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	Her tombstone shows her as Jane C. Mears, 29 Nov 1830 - 11 Jan 1904.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Elizabeth Mears,   b. Abt 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Apr 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 67 years) ╚═(--?--) Chase,   b. Abt 1825   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1849   ╚═Robert J. Broadwater,   b. 1829, Virginia d. 12 Oct 1890, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 61 years),  m. Bef 7 Jun 1860, Philadelphia, Virginia     2. Jane C. Mears,   b. 29 Nov 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Jan 1904  (Age 73 years)   3. Littleton C. Mears,   b. 12 Nov 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Jan 1868  (Age 36 years) + 4. Emeline 'Emma' Mears,   b. Abt 1833, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═George W. Matthews,   b. Abt 1839, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 9 Jan 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 5. Thomas Henry Mears,   b. 18 Mar 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Aug 1900  (Age 64 years) ╚═Tryphena A.S. 'Trifany' Taylor,   b. 11 Aug 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Jan 1920  (Age 79 years),  m. 29 Dec 1860, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Ann Taylor,   b. Abt 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I38997	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Henry Mears,   b. 7 Aug 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 May 1882, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years) Other Partners: ╚═Mariah Barnes,   b. 9 Nov 1811, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Apr 1892  (Age 80 years)  m. 15 Dec 1842
  Mother	Sarah Ann Taylor,   b. Abt 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	23 Oct 1827	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6]
  	He was shown only as Henry Mears and she as Sarah Ann Taylor. No other information was given.
  Family ID	F12316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Nov 1830 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Father's will - 8 Aug 1881 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Mears Plot, Nelsonia, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S913] Carey, Mears Charts, 913. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S839] Smith, Elizabeth - Acc Co Wills 1861-1901, (Onancock, VA: Self Published, 2005), p. 43 (will of Henry Mears, wife Mariah), 839. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.