Bartholomew Mears, (III)

Abt 1693 - 1766  (73 years)

• Name	Bartholomew Mears  [1]
  Suffix	(III)
  Birth	Abt 1693	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Land - they bought land	1 Jan 1723	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  	It was on this date that Bartholomew Mears bought 100 acres of land from Richard Drummond for 5,000 pounds of tobacco (Acc Co Deeds, Wills & Etc., 1715-1729, p. 455).
  Land - they bought land	31 Aug 1743	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  	It was on this date that he bought 60 acres from John Nock for 25 pounds of tobacco (Acc Co Deed & c., 1737-1746, p. 365). His land was located in the area of Gargatha and south of Modest Town. It extended up the highway almost to present day Nelsonia (Whitelaw, p. 1161).
  Will - Named in Fathers will	14 Aug 1745	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was named heir-at-law of John Mears, when his father's will was probated, showing he was the oldest son. He was left no land by his father. In 1745 when his father wrote his will, Bartholomew Mears had married and bought land elsewhere.
  Will	4 Jul 1761	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	To son Meshack plantation where I now live with the land I bought of John Nock & should he offer to sell same the said land to go to my son Robert Mears. Wife Rachel Mears. Son Shadrick Mears. Wife Rachel & children Jonathan, Robert, Susana, Rachel, Sarah, Elizabeth, Shadrack & Leah residual legatees. Wife to bring up my son Meshack. Robert Abbott, Ralph Justice, Solomon Burd & John Watts to div. est. Wife Exec. Witt: John Watts, Isaac Williams, John Evans.
  Death	Apr 1766  [3]
  Probate	29 Apr 1766	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Jonathan Mears was named heir at law to the testator.
  Administration of estate - Administration of their estate was recorded	25 Jan 1780	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	It was on this date that James Duncan was named to settle the estate of Bartholomew Mears, unadministered by Rachel Mears, dec'd.
  Record ID	54138
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (Grandfather)  Sarah Ansley,   b. Abt 1634   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Mary Mears,   b. Abt 1693, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Thomas Ames, I,  m. Abt 1710 + 2. Bartholomew Mears, (III),   b. Abt 1693, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1766  (Age 73 years) ╚═ Rachel Kellam,  m. Abt 1725 + 3. Thomas Mears,   b. Abt 1695, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1775  (Age 80 years) ╚═ Peggy (--?--),  m. Abt 1725 + 4. John Mears,   b. Abt 1698, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1762  (Age 64 years) ╚═ Sabrah (68) Armey Trader,  m. Abt 1720   5. George Mears,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1729  (Age 29 years) + 6. Elizabeth Mears,   b. Abt 1704, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Littleton Scarburgh Major,  m. Abt 1721 + 7. Mark Mears,   b. Abt 1705, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1773  (Age 68 years) ╚═
  Person ID	I54138	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	John Mears,   b. Abt 1671, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Sep 1747 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret Garrison,   b. Abt 1674, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1692  [2, 5]
  Family ID	F16860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Kellam,   b. Abt 1705, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1779 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1725  [2]
  Children	+ 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.  (Age < 78 years)  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  (Age 76 years)  m. Abt 1770
  Family ID	F16867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1693 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Land - they bought land - 1 Jan 1723 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Land - they bought land - 31 Aug 1743 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 14 Aug 1745 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 4 Jul 1761 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 29 Apr 1766 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administration of estate - Administration of their estate was recorded - 25 Jan 1780 - 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. 149 (will of John Meers, son of Bartholomew), 570. [S890] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Mears - Bartholomew Mears, (New Church, VA: Self Published via Photo Copy, 1989), p. 52 (Chart I), 890. [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. 304 (adm. of Bartholomew Mears), 570. [S20] Lucy Ames Edwards & Nannie Ames Mears, Ames, Mears and Allied Lines of Accomack County, Virginia, (Lucy A. Edwards, 1967), p. 213 (Barthelomew Mears Chart), 20.