Meshack Mears, I

Abt 1745 - 1794  (49 years)

• Name	Meshack Mears  [1]
  Suffix	I
  Birth	Abt 1745	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	4 Jul 1761	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Wife to bring up my son Meshack, meaning he was under age.
  Will - Named in Mothers will	9 Sep 1778	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Rev War Public Service	1781	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as Meshack Mears on a list found in the Archives of the Virginia State Library of Accomack County people who were paid for public service from 1781 to 1783.
  Will	3 Feb 1790	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	To wife Susanna whole estate during her widowhood if she remain single until my son Meshack Mears come to the age of 21 years, & then my wife to have her legal part of my estate. To sons John & Meshack Mears all my lands to be divided betwee them; should either die their part to the survivor. To 2 daughters Rachel & Leah Mears. Daughters Nancy Bundick, Rachel & Leah Mears residual legatees. Wife Susanna & James Duncan Exrs. Witt: William Warner, Elijah Baker, Salathiel Baker.
  Death	Oct 1794  [5]
  Probate	27 Oct 1794	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Reference Identifier	RW-PS
  Record ID	49784
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Susanna (--?--),   b. Abt 1640   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. Jonathan Mears, (Guilford),   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Feb 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 71 years) ╚═ Joyce (w_o Jon Mears) (--?--),  m. Abt 1750 + 2. Shadrack (of Bar) Mears, (Guilford),   b. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═   3. Robert Mears,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1768  (Age 36 years)   4. Susanna Mears,   b. Abt 1734, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Rachel Mears,   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elizabeth Mears,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Sarah Mears,   b. Abt 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 18 Dec 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 48 years) ╚═ James Duncan, Sr.,  m. Abt 1760 + 8. Meshack Mears, I,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1794  (Age 49 years) ╚═ Susannah 'Sukey' Northam,  m. Abt 1768 + 9. Leah Mears,   b. Abt 1746, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Isaiah Baker,  m. Abt 1770
  Person ID	I49784	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2006

  
  

  Father	Bartholomew Mears, (III),   b. Abt 1693, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1766 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Rachel Kellam,   b. Abt 1705, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1779 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1725  [6]
  Family ID	F16867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah 'Sukey' Northam,   b. Abt 1748, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1768
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Mears,   b. 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 May 1832 (Age 62 years) ╚═ William Bundick  (Age 76 years)  m. Abt 1790   2. Leah Mears,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rachel Mears,   b. Abt 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Meshack Mears, II,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1841 (Age 66 years) ╚═ Margaret 'Peggy' Baker  (Age 56 years)  m. 27 Aug 1810 + 5. John Mears,   b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1808 (Age 31 years) ╚═ Polly (--?--)  m. Abt 1800
  Family ID	F8726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1745 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 4 Jul 1761 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Mothers will - 9 Sep 1778 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Rev War Public Service - 1781 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 3 Feb 1790 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 27 Oct 1794 - 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. 224-225 (will of Bartholomew Mears, wife Rachel) & p. 318 (will of Rachel Meers), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 224-225 (will of Bartholomew Mears, wife Rachel), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 318 (will of Rachel Meers), 570. [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. 418 (will of Meshack Mears, wife Susanna), 570. [S890] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Mears - Bartholomew Mears, (New Church, VA: Self Published via Photo Copy, 1989), p. 52 (Chart I), 890.