Levin (123) Mears, (I)

Abt 1736 - 1808  (72 years)

• Name	Levin (123) Mears  [1, 2]
  Suffix	(I)
  Birth	Abt 1736	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Mothers will	20 Apr 1784	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Will	8 Oct 1806	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as Levin Mears of St. George Parish. To son Levin Mears ... To son Hillary Mears ... To Sally Mears ... To daughter Sophiah Kelly ... To John Mears Turner ... to sons Hillary Mears & Levin Mears ... Remainder to children Hillary Mears, Arthur Mears, Levin Mears & Sophiah Kelly. To son Levin £3 to pay the children of my son Caleb Mears 20 shillings each. Thomas H. Bradford & son Levin Mears Extrs. Witt: Anna Maria H. Bradford, Elizabeth Bradford & Susan Wise.
  Death	Feb 1808  [3]
  Probate	29 Feb 1808	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Isaac Coleburn & Arthur Mears securities.
  Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled	26 Sep 1808	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	29 Feb 1808 (Order to Invy), 27 Jun 1808 (Order to Audit), 26 Sep 1808 (Rec'd) - Lebin Mears & Thomas H. Bradford Extrs. Appraisers: Geodiah Bell, Thomas Smith & William Bell. Legacies to Levin Mears, Sophiah Kelly, Arthur Mears, Sally Mears, John Mears & in the hands of Levin Mears for the heirs of Caleb Mears. Auditors: Custis Willis & Francis Savage Sr.
  Record ID	53314
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Margaret (--?--),   b. Abt 1645   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	6 brothers and 4 sisters
  > 1. William (121) Mears,   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Esther (--?--),  m. Abt 1750 + 2. John (122) Mears,   b. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1785  (Age 55 years) ╚═ Mary 'Molly' Beach,  m. Abt 1762 + 3. Littleton Mears,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1776  (Age 44 years) ╚═ Comfort Richardson,  m. Abt 1755 ;   Naomi Walker, Walker?,  m. Abt 1770 + 4. Spencer (125) Mears,   b. Abt 1734, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Sep 1794  (Age < 60 years) ╚═ Margaret 'Peggy' (50F) Bradford,  m. Abt 1768 + 5. Levin (123) Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1808  (Age 72 years) ╚═ + 6. Sinah 'Siner' (129) Mears,   b. Abt 1753, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Nathaniel Bradford III Bradford,  m. Abt 1772 > 7. Rose (128) Mears,   b. Abt 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Harmon,  m. Abt 1765   8. Major Mears,   b. Abt 1744, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown > 9. Elizabeth (126) Mears,   b. Abt 1746, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1800  (Age 54 years) ╚═ (--?--) Bell,  m. Abt 1775 + 10. Zorobabel (124) Mears,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Nanny (--?--),  m. Abt 1780 > 11. Margaret (127) Mears,   b. Abt 1752, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Richardson,  m. Abt 1775
  Person ID	I53314	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	John Mears,   b. Abt 1698, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1762 (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sabrah (68) Armey Trader,   b. Abt 1704, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1785 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1720  [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F3319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Hillary Mears,   b. Abt 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Apr 1836 (Age 77 years) ╚═ Euphemia 'Famey' (93) Bell  (Age < 68 years)  m. 23 Sep 1787 + 2. Arthur Mears,   b. Abt 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1823 (Age 59 years) ╚═ Esther Edwards  (Age < 28 years);    ╚═ Sally Cropper Bagwell  m. 5 Nov 1785;    ╚═ Margaret 'Peggy' Mears  (Age 55 years)  m. 25 Oct 1802 + 3. Sophia 'Suffiah' Mears,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Isaiah (of Timothy) Kelly, Sr.  (Age 81 years)  m. Abt 1790   4. Caleb Mears,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 33 years) ╚═ Caty (--?--)  m. Abt 1790 + 5. Levin Mears, (II),   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1829 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F42747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1736 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Mothers will - 20 Apr 1784 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 8 Oct 1806 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 29 Feb 1808 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled - 26 Sep 1808 - 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. 353-354 (will of Sabra Mears), 570. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 130 (Granger Family), 888. [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), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 370 (settlement of Levin Mears), 688. [S294] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Traders - The Messongo Traders, (Edward L. Trader, Melbourne, FL, 1980), 294. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 129 (Granger Family), 888. [S890] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Mears - Bartholomew Mears, (New Church, VA: Self Published via Photo Copy, 1989), p. 52 (Chart I), 890.