Rachel Kellam

Abt 1705 - 1779  (74 years)

• Name	Rachel Kellam  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1705	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Father's will	18 Oct 1736	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	She was shown as a daughter Rachel Meers in the will of Edward Kellam.
  Will - Named in Husband's will	4 Jul 1761	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Marr Name	Rachel Mears
  Will	9 Sep 1778	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Rachel Meers. To son Jonothan 1 s. To son Meshack 1 s. Clothing to be divided between my 5 daughters. To Jonathan Chandler. Daughter Rachel, Elizabeth, Leah & son Shadrick residual legatees. Son Shadrach & Isaiah Baker Exrs. Witt: Southy Bell, Elijah Bloxom.
  Death	Oct 1779  [3]
  Probate	26 Oct 1779	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Record ID	54139
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Arthur Kellam,   b. Abt 1694, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Jan 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 76 years)   2. Richard Kellam,   b. Abt 1696, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. John Kellam,   b. 1696, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 May 1771, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years) ╚═Ursilla Smith,   b. Abt 1695, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1715   + 4. Mary Kellam,   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Feb 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 76 years) ╚═William Groten, I,   b. Abt 1689, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Aug 1771, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 82 years),  m. Bef 1720, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 5. (dau of Edward) Kellam,   b. Abt 1702, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 18 Oct 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 34 years) ╚═Andrew Stewart, II,   b. Abt 1695, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Dec 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 50 years),  m. Abt 1720, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 6. Rachel Kellam,   b. Abt 1705, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1779  (Age 74 years) ╚═Bartholomew Mears, (III),   b. Abt 1693, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1766  (Age 73 years),  m. Abt 1725     7. Edward Kellam,   b. Abt 1707, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   8. Scarbrough Kellam,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═(hus of Scarbrough) Addison,   b. Abt 1700   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1730
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	(father of Rich) Kellam,   b. Abt 1590, England d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandfather)  Susanna (--?--),   b. Abt 1640   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I54139	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2010

  
  

  Father	Edward Kellam,   b. Abt 1662, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 2 Aug 1737 (Age < 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah (of Robert) Watson,   b. Abt 1676, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1692  [1, 4]
  Family ID	F16936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bartholomew Mears, (III),   b. Abt 1693, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1766 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1725  [5]
  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
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F16867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1705 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Father's will - 18 Oct 1736 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husband's will - 4 Jul 1761 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 9 Sep 1778 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 26 Oct 1779 - 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. 108 (will of Edward Kellam, wife Sarah), 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. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 33 (will of Robert Watson Sr.), 570. [S890] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Mears - Bartholomew Mears, (New Church, VA: Self Published via Photo Copy, 1989), p. 52 (Chart I), 890.