Name |
Jesse Mears [1, 2] |
Birth |
Abt 1794 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [3] |
Gender |
Male |
War 1812 Veteran |
1812 [4] |
- According to his will he servered in the War of 1812 and was entitled to bounty land which he left to his sone George W. & Lorenzo T. Mears.
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Land - they were named in a land cause |
29 May 1833 |
Northampton County, Virginia, USA [2] |
- He was shown as Jesse Mears, a child of Hillars Mears and Euphemia his wife, who was a child of _____ Bell and Nancy, his wife, who was formerly Nancy Elliott who died in the life time of her nephew John T. Elliott, who died intestate in N'hamp Co, VA, some 10 years earlier. On 12 Jul 1828 Jesse, George, William B. and Betsey, alias Elizabeth Meats, and the aforesaid Nancy B. Turlington, together with Betsey, the wife of the said Jesse, Patsy, the wife of the said George, Molly the wife of the said William B. Mears, and the aforesaid John Turlington, the husband of the aforesaid Nancy B. Turlington, conveyed to your orator John G. Joynes all their right, title and interest in said estate.
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Census head of household |
1850 |
St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA [3] |
- He was shown as Jessy Mears the head of HH#536, a 56 year old carpenter with real estate valued at $400. Listed with him were the following Mearses: Elizabeth, age 59; George, a 20 year old laborer; and Lorenzo, age 14.
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Anecdote |
30 Dec 1850 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [1] |
- On 30 Dec 1850 it was recorded that Hillary Mears, a soldier of the Rev. War, died circa 1 Apr 1836, leaving no widow, but leaving the following children: William B. Mears, Jesse Mears, Nancy Mears who married John Turlington, George Mears and Elizabeth Mears. Since his death the following have died: Nancy Turlington, wife of said John Turlington, who left the following children: William T. Turlington and Nathaniel Turlington who are 21 years of age and upwards, Elizabeth A. Turlington and John H. Turlington, minors; Peter Turlington is their guardian. William B. Mears died leaving children: David P. Mears, who is 21 year old or older, Jesse Mears and Thomas Mears who are minors. George H. Bell is admr. of the estate of Hillary Mears.
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Will |
20 Aug 1852 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [4] |
- He was shown as James Mears, but evidently he was Jesse Mears. To my wife Betsy ... & her right of dower. To my son George W. Mears the land on which I now reside containing 21 acres adjoining the land of John B. Mears of Levin & others & ... & my right to a still owned jointly by me & my brother George Mears. To my granddaughter Susan H. Mears & my grandson Joseph W. Mears, children of my son James R. Mears, the amount of a debt paid by me, due from my son James R. Mears, to William Ashby & Thomas Floyd, about the year 1841, they then being merchants in the firm of Ashby & Floyd, which was $95 in 1841 ... To son Lorenzo T. Mears $100. Residue, including such land as I may be entitled to under an Act of Congress granting Bounty Land to Officers & Soldiers who served in the war with Great Britain, know as the War of 1812 & ... to my sons George W. & Lorenzo T. Mears. Friend George W. Bell Extr. Witt: L. J. Bell, George H. Bell & John J. Blackstone.
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Death |
Oct 1854 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [5] |
- Acc Co Death Records shows him as Jesse Mears, who died of unknown causes at the age of 57. He was the husband of Betsy. A friend Geo. W. Bell gave the information.
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Probate |
30 Oct 1854 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [4] |
- George H. Bell & L. J. Bell securities.
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Record ID |
42429 |
Siblings |
2 brothers and 2 sisters |
+ | 1. William B. Mears, b. 17 Jun 1791, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Oct 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years) ╚═Mary 'Molly' Phillips, b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Aug 1872, Lee District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 77 years), m. 28 Aug 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
| + | 2. Jesse Mears, b. Abt 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 60 years) ╚═Elizabeth Lingo 'Betsy' Wyatt, b. Abt 1789, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 8 Aug 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
| + | 3. Nancy B. Mears, b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Apr 1847 (Age < 47 years) ╚═John (of Asa) Turlington, b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Aug 1847, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 47 years), m. 10 Apr 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
| + | 4. George Mears, b. Abt 1801, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Dec 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 57 years) ╚═Patsy 'Patty' Turlington, b. Abt 1803, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 May 1853, St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 50 years), m. 29 Dec 1824, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
| | 5. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Mears, b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown | |
Origins  |
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Patriarch & Matriarch |
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Person ID |
I42429 |
MilesFiles23 |
Last Modified |
25 Jan 2023 |
Family |
Elizabeth Lingo 'Betsy' Wyatt, b. Abt 1789, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
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Marriage |
8 Aug 1814 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [6] |
- Hillery Mears was the security on the M.L.B. of Jesse Mears and Betsy L. Wyatt.
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Children |
+ | 1. Ann Mears, b. Abt 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 2. James R. (of Jesse) Mears, b. Abt 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Aug 1884, St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years) |
| 3. Hillary Mears, b. Abt 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1850 (Age 25 years) |
| 4. George W. Mears, b. 30 Jun 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Jan 1912 (Age 81 years) |
+ | 5. Lorenzo T. Mears, b. Abt 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Feb 1888, St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 52 years) |
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Last Modified |
13 Mar 2023 |
Family ID |
F13399 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |