Mary 'Molly' Mears

Abt 1814 - 1888  (74 years)

• Name	Mary 'Molly' Mears  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1814	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Anecdote	9 Dec 1834
  	When the personal property of James Mears of Kendall was sold on 9 Dec 1834 both Molly Harrison and Evans Harrison made purchases, as well as a third son of Kendall Mears, Mikell Mears (Acc Co Inventories, 1835-1837, p. 344).
  Biography	While no one record states this fact, she was apparently the daughter of Kendall Mears, son of Littleton Mears, and a 2nd cousin to her 2nd husband James Mears of James.
  Census with husband	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	She was shown as Molly Mears, age 36 in HH#920 headed by James Mears of Jas., a 33 year old wheelwright.
  Census with husband	1860	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	She was shown as Molly Mears, age 48 in HH#880 headed by James Mears, a 45 year old wheelwright.
  Census with husband	1870	Locust Mount PO, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	She was shown as Molly Mears, a 57 year old house keeper in HH#LM164 headed by James Mears, a 52 year old farmer.
  Marr Name	Mary 'Molly' Harrison
  Record ID	44474
  Death	6 Jul 1888	Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	The village of Powellton later became Wachapreague.
  Siblings	3 brothers
  + 1. Michael 'Mikell' Mears,   b. Abt 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Aug 1879, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 81 years) ╚═Ann 'Nancy' Mears,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 4 Nov 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Nancy Caruthers,   b. Abt 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Dec 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 44 years),  m. 25 Jun 1849, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Margaret Susan Stevens,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 15 Jun 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Mary Phillips, (widow),   b. Abt 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 1 Mar 1871, Bobtown, Accomack Co, Virginia   + 2. James (of Ken) Mears,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1834  (Age 34 years) ╚═Eliza (--?--),   b. Abt 1807, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1825   + 3. Edward (of K.) Mears,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Fanny Folio,   b. Abt 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 11 Jan 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 4. Mary 'Molly' Mears,   b. Abt 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jul 1888, Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 74 years) ╚═Evans Harrison,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 24 Nov 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═James (of Jas) W(allace) Mears,   b. Abt 1818, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Aug 1884, Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 66 years),  m. 25 Jun 1838, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Catharine 'Katy' (--?--),   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I44474	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	Kendall (of Litt.) Mears,   b. Abt 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catharine 'Katy' (--?--),   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1795  [6]
  Family ID	F16940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Evans Harrison,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	24 Nov 1834	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	Major Savage Sr. was the security on the M.L.B. of Evans Harrison and Mary Mears.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F13829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	James (of Jas) W(allace) Mears,   b. Abt 1818, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Aug 1884, Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1838	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	William W. Oliver was the security on the M.L.B. of James Mears, ward of William W. Oliver, and Mary Harrison, widow of Evans.
  Children	1. Bagwell Mears,   b. Abt 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Asbury James Mears,   b. Abt 1842, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Vernetta 'Bennetta' Mears  m. 28 Aug 1864 + 3. Sarah Ann Mears,   b. 1844, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1936 (Age 92 years) ╚═ James H. Stevens  (Age 56 years)  m. Abt 1868 + 4. Columbus C. Mears,   b. 18 Oct 1847, Powellton, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 27 Feb 1920 (Age 72 years) ╚═ Emma G. 'Kate' Bell  (Age 42 years)  m. 20 Aug 1871;    ╚═ Ida Lee Elliott  (Age 78 years)  m. 5 Dec 1897 + 5. George W. Mears,   b. May 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jul 1888, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 38 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Sarah Mears  m. 15 Aug 1872   6. John Mears,   b. Abt 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary C. Mears,   b. 16 Feb 1858, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 May 1926 (Age 68 years) ╚═ James T. Johnson  (Age 76 years)  m. 4 Mar 1880
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F13828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1814 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 24 Nov 1834 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 25 Jun 1838 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S890] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Mears - Bartholomew Mears, (New Church, VA: Self Published via Photo Copy, 1989), p. 26, 890. [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. [S687] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 2, St. George's Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row), 687. [S772] Barnes & Miles, Deaths from Newspapers 1881-1912, (Eastern Shore Public Library, Accomac, VA, 1 Sep 2002), PE 21 Jul 1888, 772. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), p. 237 (marriages of their son Michael Mears in 1859 and in 1871 show him as a son of Kendal & Catharine & Katy), 551. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.