John B(ell) Mears, Turner

Abt 1794 - 1865  (71 years)

• Name	John B(ell) Mears  [1]
  Suffix	Turner
  Birth	Abt 1794	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	According to the probate of his father's estate, he was sometimes called John B. Mears Turner.
  Will - Named in Grand Fathers will	8 Oct 1806	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as John Mears Turner in the will of Levin Mears of St. George Parish. A relationship was not shown.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	12 Dec 1828	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as a son John B. Mears Turner in the will of Levin Mears Sr. At probate it was noted that John B. Mears, who is sometimes called John B. Mears Turner, became the Extr.
  Census head of household	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as Jno. B. Mears of L. the head of HH#541, an 86 (probably 56) year old farmer with real estate valued at $10,000. Listed with him were the following Mears: Nancy, age 45; Sally A., age 22; Susan M., age 18; Margaret A., age 17; Jno. E., age 15; and Hester A., age 10.
  Census head of household	1860	Locust Mount PO, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as John Mears of L., the head of HH#915, a 66 year old farmer with real estate valued at $5,000 and personal property valued at $4,500. Listed with him were Nancy Mears, age 56; Sally A. Mears, age 35; James Hambleton, an 18 year old farm laborer born in England; and George Coulbourn, a 27 year old sailor with real estate valued at $200.
  Record ID	43025
  Will	9 Feb 1865	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	In his will John B. Mears of Levin gave wife Nancy the Bible and hymn book, 1 bed and furniture, 1 flag chair, 1 rocking chair, 1 spinning wheel, 1 bureau, 1 trunk, 1 brown chest, 1 small red table and mantle clock, o horse and Carriage - also during her lifetime the Carriage house at my main place to shelter her carriage. Further to wife Nancy house and lot I now live on in her lifetime and log timber and firewood for said lot. This shall not be in lieu of her dower, but her right of dower shall be unimpaired. To dau. Margaret Adeline Ward $10.00. Rest and residue not disposed of to be equally divided between my 4 children, Sallie Ann Mears, Mary Susan Mears, Hester Ann Davis and John Edward Mears. Son John Edward Mears and son-in-law Littleton Davis execs. 9 Feb 1865. Wit: James W. Edmonds, Thos. H. Bell, James L. Bell.
  Death	27 Mar 1865	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved. Sureties James R. Garrison, Custis M. Dunton, William S. Kellam.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. John B(ell) Mears, Turner,   b. Abt 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 71 years) ▻ Nancy A. Mears,  m. 24 Dec 1823 + 2. Molly Bell Mears, Turner,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Joshua B. Turner, (Accomack),  m. 13 Nov 1832 > 3. Sally Mears,   b. Abt 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Jacob Bell,  m. 28 Nov 1825
  Person ID	I43025	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Levin Mears, (II),   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1829 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F43116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy A. Mears,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	24 Dec 1823	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	John Mears was the security on the M.L.B. of John B. Mears and Nancy Mears of Jno.
  Children	1. Sally A. Mears,   b. Abt 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Susan M. Mears,   b. Abt 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret Adeline Mears,   b. Abt 1833, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Lancelott Ward, Jr.  (Age 52 years)  m. 6 Nov 1850 + 4. Capt. John E. Mears,   b. 1 Nov 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Dec 1897 (Age 63 years) ╚═ Elizabeth J. Hutchinson  (Age 74 years)  m. 27 Mar 1857 + 5. Hester Ann Mears,   b. 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Oct 1893, 2nd District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 58 years) ╚═ Littleton B. Davis  (Age 71 years)  m. 2 Feb 1859
  Family ID	F13405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1794 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Grand Fathers will - 8 Oct 1806 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 24 Dec 1823 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 12 Dec 1828 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 9 Feb 1865 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - 27 Mar 1865 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 370 (will of Levin Mears Sr.), 688. [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. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 370 (will of Levin Mears, St. George Parish), 688. [S839] Smith, Elizabeth - Acc Co Wills 1861-1901, (Onancock, VA: Self Published, 2005), p. 10 (will of John B. Mears of Levin), 839. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.