John Mears

Abt 1752 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John Mears  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1752	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Heir - named as	4 Dec 1777	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as a son-in-law John Meers in the will of William Hayslop, who also named a daugther Ziller Meers and a granddaughter Comfort Meers.
  Will - Named in Sister-in-laws will	22 Apr 1784	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	In her will Hannah Hyslop gave to Comfort Mears, daughter of John Mears the land where I now dwell. To William Mears, son of John. To Zilla Mears. Aby Mears residual legatee, she to take Peggy Bloxom & bring her up. Brother in law John Mears Exr. Witt: Elisha Mears, Babel Savage, Nathaniel Johnson.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	22 Dec 1794	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Land - they sold land	1798	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	According to Whitelaw, when Mark Mears died intestate in 1773 he was succeeded by a George Mears, who in 1795, wife Peggy, left all his land to a son John. In 1798 this son John sold 106 acres by survey to Francis Savage. The bounds mentioned a schoolhouse, which would have been about where the old road turns northwest towards Keller.
  Record ID	54153
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Peggy Taylor,   b. Abt 1730   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. William 'Will' (of Geo) Mears,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1776  (Age 26 years) + 2. John Mears,   b. Abt 1752, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Zeller Hyslop,  m. Abt 1774   3. Charles Mears,   b. Abt 1754, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown > 4. Molly Mears,   b. Abt 1756, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Tignal,  m. Abt 1775 + 5. Milley Mears,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═   6. Nancy Mears,   b. Abt 1763, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I54153	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	George Mears,   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1795 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Peggy Taylor,   b. Abt 1730   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1750  [1]
  Family ID	F16869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zeller Hyslop,   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1774  [5]
  Children	+ 1. John Mears, Sr.,   b. Bef 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 Apr 1838, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 63 years) ╚═ Nancy Phillips  m. 10 Feb 1802;    ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betsey' (of Wm & Nancy) Churn  (Age 44 years)  m. 18 Mar 1826 + 2. Comfort Mears,   b. Abt 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Rickets Tatham  m. 18 Oct 1792   3. William (of John) Mears,   b. Abt 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Aby Mears,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F17397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1752 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Heir - named as - 4 Dec 1777 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Sister-in-laws will - 22 Apr 1784 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 22 Dec 1794 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Land - they sold land - 1798 - 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. 422 (will of George Mears, wife Peggy), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 314 (will of William Hyslop), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 348 (will of Hannah Hyslop), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 750 (tract A41), 572. [S913] Carey, Mears Charts, 913.