Littleton Mears

Abt 1732 - 1776  (44 years)

• Name	Littleton Mears  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1732	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Littleton's sister Elizabeth Bell named many of her neices and nephews in her will including Sally Mears, daughter of Littleton Mears.
  Will - Named as an Executor of a will	29 Dec 1769	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as Littleton Meers and named Extr. in the will of William Richardson, who also named a daughter Comfort Meers and a grandson Severn Mears.
  Will	7 Nov 1776	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Land to be rented out, except my wife's dower, for 8 years following my death, the profits to maintain my 2 youngest children Sarah & Shadrack Mears. To son John Mears plantation where I now live, including all my lands. To wife Naomi what she brought with her when I married her. 8 children, Levin, Littleton, Severn, Kendall Mears, Sophia Martin, Betty & Sally Mears & son Shadrack Mears residual legatees. Wife & William Banfield Walker Exrs. Witt: Philip Tignal, Kendall Savage.
  Death	Dec 1776  [3]
  Probate	31 Dec 1776	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Record ID	54161
  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	I54161	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2007

  
  

  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  [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F3319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Comfort Richardson,   b. Abt 1735, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1755  [2]
  Children	1. Sophia Mears,   b. Abt 1756, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Martin  m. Abt 1774 + 2. John (of Litt) Mears,   b. Abt 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Apr 1818, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 60 years) ╚═ Abby (--?--)  m. Abt 1780   3. Levin Mears,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Littleton Mears,   b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Kendall (of Litt.) Mears,   b. Abt 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Catharine 'Katy' (--?--)  m. Abt 1795 + 6. Severn Mears,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Nancy Waterfield  m. 1 Sep 1798   7. Betty Mears,   b. Abt 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Naomi Walker, Walker?,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1770  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Shadrack (of Litt) Mears,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1815 (Age 45 years) ╚═ Sally Fletcher  m. 26 Sep 1807;    ╚═ Jemima (of Joshua) Wescott  m. 9 Oct 1811   2. Sarah 'Sally' Mears,   b. Abt 1771, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ James Shepherd  m. 15 May 1815
  Family ID	F16874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1732 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named as an Executor of a will - 29 Dec 1769 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 7 Nov 1776 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Probate - 31 Dec 1776 - 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. 464 (will of Elizabeth Bell), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 280 (will of William Richardson, wife Elizabeth), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 299 (will of Littleton Mears, wife Naomi), 570. [S294] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Traders - The Messongo Traders, (Edward L. Trader, Melbourne, FL, 1980), 294. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5; Edition: 4th Edition, Volume 2, Families G-P, (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.