Bartholomew (of Jon.) Mears

1757 - 1823  (66 years)

• Name	Bartholomew (of Jon.) Mears  [1]
  Birth	12 Mar 1757	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Rev War Veteran	1775	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as Bartholomew Mears, a gunner in the Navy.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	2 Feb 1796	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate	30 Jan 1797	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	It was on this date that Bartholomew Mears & Jonathan Mears were named to settle the estate of Robert Mears. Richard Sparrow was the security.
  Will - Named as a Brother in a will	1 Dec 1810	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	He was shown as a brother in the will of Jonathan Mears. He was to act as guardian for Jonathan's son Thomas A. Mears.
  Will	7 Jan 1819	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	To son David Mears, daughter Comfort Shreaves & daughter Betsy Silverthorn all my marsh & land I bought of Thomas Ames. My Negro Rachel to be sold by her choosing her master. To son Samuel Mears my Negro woman Mat & all her increase & my wife is to have no thirds of Samuel Mears' Negroes. To son Jonathan W. Mears my Negro girl Leah & her increase. To son Henry Mears my Negro girl Susey & 100 acres that I bought of Capt. William Watts & if Henry does not arrive to age 21 or have issue, then to son Jonathan W. Mears & if Jonathan dies before he arrive to age 21 or has issue, then to son Samuel Mears. To sons Jonathan & Henry ... To son Jonathan W. Mears $80 in lieu of a colt left as a legacy by his uncle Jonathan Mears which was given before his death. To my 3 eldest children ... To son Daivd ... To my 3 youngest children ... Residue to my 6 children. Capt. Thorogood Taylor & his father Crippen Taylor & William Thornington & Southey Northam to appraise my estate. My friends David Mears & Thomas Shreaves Extrs. This will is to remain in Henry White's hands until it comes to the clerk's table. Witt: Maddox Fisher, Henry Young & Joseph Riggs.
  Death	18 Dec 1823  [8]
  	There was an order to inventory his estate on 29 Sep 1823 so perhaps his tombstone reading was in error.
  Probate	29 Dec 1823	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	Henry Young, Thomas Hickman & James Bloxom securities.
  Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled	28 Feb 1825	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	29 Sep 1823 (Order to Invy), 13 & 14 Jan 1824 (Invy & Sale), 19 & 28 Feb 1825 (Audit & Rec'd) - The widow is a buyer. Legacy to Samuel Mears Negro woman Martha & all increase, George & John. Legacy to Jonathan Mears Negro girl Leah & her increase. Legacy to Henry Mears Negro Sucky. A legacy to David Mears & 2 sisters. Appraisers: Thorowgood Taylor, Crippen Taylor & Southey Northam. Black woman Rachel. David Mears & Thomas Shreaves Extrs. Auditors: Erastus Poulson & William Nock of Z.
  Reference Identifier	RW
  Record ID	49502
  Burial	Rayfield Cemetery, Bloxom, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	His tombstone shows him as Bartholomew Mears, 12 Mar 1757 - 18 Dec 1823, died at age 65 years, 9 months & 4 days.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Micajah Mears,   b. Abt 1756, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jun 1798  (Age 42 years) ╚═ Mary 'Polly' Massey, Massey?,  m. Abt 1780 + 2. Bartholomew (of Jon.) Mears,   b. 12 Mar 1757, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 Dec 1823  (Age 66 years) ╚═ Jaquet 'Jaca' Hinman,  m. Abt 1774 ;   Rebecca Byrd,  m. 31 Aug 1795 ;   Elizabeth 'Betsy' Copes,  m. 29 May 1805 + 3. Robert Mears,   b. Abt 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1797  (Age 39 years) ╚═ Leah (--?--),  m. Abt 1790   4. Rachel Mears,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown > 5. Leah Mears,   b. Abt 1761, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John Collins,  m. Abt 1790 + 6. Jonathan (of Jon.) Mears, (Guilford),   b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1811  (Age 49 years) ╚═ Ada (--?--),  m. Abt 1795 ;   Mary 'Molly' (--?--),  m. Abt 1805 + 7. Rhoda Mears,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Feb 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 55 years) ╚═ James Whealton,  m. Abt 1785 + 8. Zeporah Mears,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Richard Sparrow, Sr.,  m. 1796
  Person ID	I49502	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Mears, (Guilford),   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Feb 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 71 years) Other Partners: ╚═Joyce (w_o Jon Mears) (--?--),   b. Abt 1725   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1750
  Family ID	F42837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jaquet 'Jaca' Hinman,   b. Abt 1752, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1774  [9]
  Children	1. Samuel Mears,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1850 (Age 70 years) ╚═ Tabitha Trader  m. Abt 1840   2. Comfort Mears,   b. Abt 1788, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Thomas Shrieves  m. 25 Jan 1811 + 3. David Mears,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Aug 1852 (Age 62 years) ╚═ Nancy Bowdoin  m. 26 Mar 1816;    ╚═ Mary Ann 'Sally' (of Galen) Hinman  m. 4 Jan 1844 + 4. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Mears,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Crippen Silverthorn  (Age 39 years)  m. 8 Jan 1811
  Family ID	F8958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca Byrd,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	31 Aug 1795	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [10]
  	He was shown as only as Bartholomew Mears and she as Rebecca Bird. No other information was given.
  Family ID	F7409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Copes,   b. 22 Nov 1769, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1843, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1805	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [10]
  	Richard Sparrow was the security on the M.L.B. of Bartholomew Mears and Elizabeth Copes.
  Children	+ 1. Capt. Jonathan W. (of Barth) Mears, Sr.,   b. 15 Jan 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Jul 1897, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years) ╚═ Mary Wishart Whittington  (Age 60 years)  m. Abt 1827;    ╚═ Caroline H. McFarland, (widow?)  m. 13 Apr 1870 + 2. Henry Mears,   b. 7 Aug 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 May 1882, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years) ╚═ Sarah Ann Taylor  m. 23 Oct 1827;    ╚═ Mariah Barnes  (Age 80 years)  m. 15 Dec 1842
  Family ID	F12315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Mar 1757 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Rev War Veteran - 1775 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 31 Aug 1795 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 2 Feb 1796 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate - 30 Jan 1797 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 29 May 1805 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named as a Brother in a will - 1 Dec 1810 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 7 Jan 1819 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 29 Dec 1823 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled - 28 Feb 1825 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Rayfield Cemetery, Bloxom, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 432 (will of Jonathan Mears, Guilford), 570. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S2007] Lyon Gardner Tyler (Editor), Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, (Lewis HIstorical Publishing Company, New York, 1915), p. 949-950 (ancestors of George Conquest Anthony, D.D.S.), 2007. [S577] Walker & Turman, Acc Soldiers & Sailors in Rev, (Parksley, VA: A Project of the Eastern Shore Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1975 (Manuscript at the E.S.P.L.)), 577. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 437 (adm. of Robert Mears), 570. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 369 (will of Jonathan Mears, brother Bartholomew), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 365 (will of Bartholomew Mears), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 365 (settlement of Bartholomew Mears), 688. [S496] Barbara Massey Horsman, Horsman, Massey Family, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 496. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.