Elizabeth Sherlock

Abt 1802 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Elizabeth Sherlock  [1]
  Nickname	Betsy
  Birth	Abt 1802
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Husbands will	15 Jan 1837	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as a wife Elizabeth in the will of William Mears of Molly.
  Census with daughter	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Betsy Mears, age 48 in HH#491 headed by Wm. E. Jacobs, a 25 year old farmer. Also listed was Charlotte Jacobs, age 22, who was evidently her daughter.
  Marr Name	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Mears
  Record ID	54213
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Charlotte Sherlock, (widow?),   b. Abt 1775   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I54213	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2025

  
  

  Mother	Charlotte Sherlock, (widow?),   b. Abt 1775   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F43472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William (of Molly) Mears,   b. Abt 1783, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. May 1837 (Age 54 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Bridget Bull,   b. Abt 1789, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 2 Jan 1808
  Marriage	21 Dec 1824	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	John B. Walker was the security on the M.L.B. of William Mears of Molly and Elizabeth Sherlock of Charlotte. They were married on 24 Dec 1824.
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Jane Mears,   b. 10 Nov 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jul 1894 (Age 68 years) ╚═ Revel R. Kellam  (Age 72 years)  m. (16 Jan 1850 (bond)) + 2. Charlotte Anne Bayley Mears,   b. 24 Mar 1827, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Sep 1911 (Age 84 years) ╚═ William Edward Jacob  (Age 61 years)  m. 23 Nov 1847 + 3. William Thomas Mears,   b. 6 Jan 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Nov 1888, St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 60 years) ╚═ Harriet Mason  m. 28 Jan 1852;    ╚═ Mary Emaline Ames  (Age 82 years)  m. 13 Nov 1853   4. Edward T. Mears,   b. Abt 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. George W. Mears,   b. Abt 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F16889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 21 Dec 1824 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husbands will - 15 Jan 1837 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 373 (will of William Mears of Molly), 688. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638.