Richard Sears

Abt 1590 - Bef 1676  (~ 86 years)

• Name	Richard Sears
  Born	Abt 1590	England
  Gender	Male
  Name	Richard Sares
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1590	Amsterdam, ____, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	48961743
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48961743
  Group	Immigrant Ancestors
  	Immigrant Ancestors of New England Halls
  Died	Bef 26 Aug 1676	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Buried	26 Aug 1676	Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I9105	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2019

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Jones,   b. Abt 1603, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 19 Mar 1678/79, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	Bef 1637	Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
  Children	1. Captain Paul Sears,   b. 20 Feb 1638/39, Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Feb 1707/08, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age 69 years)   2. Deborah Sears,   b. 16 Sep 1639, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Aug 1732, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age 92 years)   3. Lieut. Silas Sears,   b. Abt 1641, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Jan 1696/97, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2019
  Family ID	F3530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - Abt 1590 - England Alt. Birth - Abt 1590 - Amsterdam, ____, Noord-Holland, Netherlands Married - Bef 1637 - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony Died - Bef 26 Aug 1676 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Buried - 26 Aug 1676 - Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  From FindaGrave: His origins are not known at this time, though there have been several different theories over the years. Many of these have been discredited. Richard Sears arrived in Plymouth in 1632, then came to Essex County. He was in Marblehead by 1637 and Yarmouth by 1639. His wife's name, fairly confidently, has been established as Dorothy Jones, who came from Dinder,Co.Somerset. Children: Paul Sears, Deborah Sears Paddock, and Silas Sears. (The existence of a son Knyvet is completely fictitious, though his name lives on in the 19th century cenotaph erected at the Ancient Cemetery at Yarmouth.) It is not clear where he and his wife are buried, though they likely wre interred in the Ancient Sears Cemetery, which is located about 200 yards from his homestead. A possible location for his burial there is shown in the photo. However, it is just as possible they are at the Ancient Cemetery at Yarmouth (see the cenotaph for him and his sons Here), or even somewhere on the grounds of their homestead. For this reason, this is a legitimate "burial unknown" memorial. The cenotaph mentioned above was erected in 19th century, and is based on an early family history that has since been debunked. Bio by: Kevin Avery