John (of Litt) Mears

Abt 1758 - Bef 1818  (< 60 years)

• Name	John (of Litt) Mears  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1758	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	7 Nov 1776	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Anecdote	1800  [2]
  	He had 3 sons & 2 daughters in 1800 census and was over age 45 in 1800 and again in 1810. He traded 70 acres in 1817 in N'hamp Co.
  Reference Identifier	Acc-N'hamp
  Record ID	54168
  Will	14 Feb 1818	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	In his will John Mears gave to son Littleton Mears. I lend to my wife Abi Mears all the land on which I now live during her life at her death to be divided equally between my three sons Littleton Mears, John Mears & William Mears. I also lend to my wife Abi all my other property not named during her life, at her death to be equally divided between my four children, Littleton, John, William and Tabitha. Signed with his mark, John Mears. Witnesses: Matthew Floyd and Levi (his mark) Richardson.
  Death	Bef 13 Apr 1818	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Sophia Mears,   b. Abt 1756, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═(--?--) Martin,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  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 (--?--),   b. Abt 1760   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  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' (--?--),   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1795   + 6. Severn Mears,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Nancy Waterfield,   b. Abt 1775   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 1 Sep 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     7. Betty Mears,   b. Abt 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Littleton Mears and Naomi Walker)
  + 1. Shadrack (of Litt) Mears,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1815  (Age 45 years) ╚═Sally Fletcher,   b. Abt 1785   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 26 Sep 1807, Northampton County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Jemima (of Joshua) Wescott,   b. Abt 1786, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 9 Oct 1811, Northampton County, Virginia, USA     2. Sarah 'Sally' Mears,   b. Abt 1771, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═James Shepherd,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 15 May 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1715, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I54168	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Littleton Mears,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Dec 1776 (Age 44 years) Other Partners: ╚═Naomi Walker, Walker?,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1770
  Mother	Comfort Richardson,   b. Abt 1735, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1755  [4]
  Family ID	F16872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abby (--?--),   b. Abt 1760   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1780  [2]
  Children	+ 1. William (of Jno & Abby) Mears,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 Nov 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 42 years) ╚═ Susannah (--?--)  (Age 82 years)  m. Abt 1808 + 2. John (of Jno & Abby) Mears,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Katherine Tignal  m. 15 Aug 1810   3. Elizabeth (of Jno & Abby) Mears,   b. Abt 1787, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 14 Feb 1818, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 31 years)   4. Littleton (of Jno & Abby) Mears,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 10 Sep 1821, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 31 years)   5. Tabitha (of Jno & Abby) Mears,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F17379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1758 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 7 Nov 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. 299 (will of Littleton Mears, wife Naomi), 570. [S913] Carey, Mears Charts, 913. [S1003] David R. Scott, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1800-1854, (Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2008), p. 103 (will of John Mears, wife Abi), 1003. [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.