Hester Ann Mears

1835 - 1893  (58 years)

• Name	Hester Ann Mears  [1]
  Birth	1835	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census with parents	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Hester A. Mears, age 10 in HH#541 headed by Jno. B. Mears of L., a 56 year old farmer with real estate valued at $10,000.
  Census with husband	14 Jun 1880	Sea Side, Pungoteauge District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	HH#161 was headed by Littleton B. Davis, a 54 year old carriage maker. Listed with him were the following Davises: Hester A., a 40 year old wife; Mary A., a 19 year old daughter; Ida J., a 16 year old daughter; Virginia S., a 10 year old daughter; John L., a 6 year old son and William F., a 3 year old son. Also listed was Sally A. Mears, a 54 year old sister-in-law.
  Marr Name	Hester Ann Davis
  Record ID	43033
  Death	4 Oct 1893	2nd District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	She was shown as Hester A. Davis, who died of asthma at age 35 (probably 53) years and 4 days, the daughter of John & Nancy A. Mears. Her husband gave the information, but was not named.
  Burial	Davis-Mears Burial Ground, Old Trower, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Her tombstone shows her as Hester A. Davis, 1835 - 1893.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Nancy Phillips,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 3 sisters
  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.,  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,  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,  m. 2 Feb 1859
  Person ID	I43033	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	John B(ell) Mears, Turner,   b. Abt 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	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.
  Family ID	F13405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Littleton B. Davis,   b. 1825, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 6 Aug 1896, District No. 2, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 71 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Mary A. Savage,   b. Abt 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 20 Feb 1847
  Marriage	2 Feb 1859	Worcester Co, Maryland   [7]
  	They were shown only as Littleton B. Davis and Hester A. Mears. No other information was given.
  Children	+ 1. Virginia S. Davis,   b. Jul 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 1900, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age > 35 years) ╚═ Fitzhugh J. Miller  (Age 40 years)  m. 5 Oct 1887 + 2. John Littleton Davis,   b. 1873, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1956 (Age 83 years) ╚═ Bertie M. Chance  (Age 66 years)  m. 26 Oct 1904   3. William F. Davis,   b. Abt 1877, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1835 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Davis-Mears Burial Ground, Old Trower, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), marriage of Fitzhugh Miller and Virginia S. Davis, 551. [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. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1880 Federal Census, Accomack Co, VA, 802. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.