John Mears

Abt 1814 - 1831  (17 years)

• Name	John Mears  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1814	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Anecdote	1816	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Wm. Mears was appointed guardian of John Mears, orphan of Shadrack, on 12 Aug 1816. Geo. Mears, Joseph Riggs & Sam'l Milborun(?) securities.
  Record ID	55429
  Death	14 Mar 1831  [2]
  	It was on this date that Major Pitts, age 76, appeared in court regarding a Rev. War pension, and it was brought out that he had a niece Jemima Mears who had two daughters. So evidently her son John had died by this date.
  Siblings	2 sisters
  1. John Mears,   b. Abt 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Mar 1831  (Age 17 years) + 2. Rosy A.P. Mears,   b. Abt 1816, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Edmund S. Godwin,   b. Abt 1804, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 12 Jan 1846, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 42 years),  m. 9 Jan 1837, Northampton County, Virginia, USA     3. Ester Mears,   b. Abt 1818, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bartholomew Mears, (I),   b. Abt 1641   d. Dec 1682  (Age 41 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Margaret Drew, (Drew?),   b. Abt 1610, England d. Yes, date unknown  (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I55429	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	Shadrack (of Litt) Mears,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1815 (Age 45 years) Other Partners: ╚═Sally Fletcher,   b. Abt 1785   d. Yes, date unknown  m. 26 Sep 1807
  Mother	Jemima (of Joshua) Wescott,   b. Abt 1786, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Oct 1811	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	George Wescoat was the security on the M.L.B. of Shadrack Mears & Jemima Wescoat. The were married on 10 Oct 1811 by Thos. A. Elliott.
  Family ID	F17381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1814 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Anecdote - 1816 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S913] Carey, Mears Charts, 913. [S575] Nottingham, Soldiers & Sailors of the E.S. of VA, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1995), p. 92, 575. [S622] Jean M. Mihalyka, Marriages, Northampton County, Virginia, 1660/1-1854 (Recorded in Bonds, Licenses, Minister Returns, and other sources), (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622.