Capt. Peter Sears

1743 - 1802  (58 years)

• Name	Peter Sears
  Prefix	Capt.
  Born	29 Jul 1743	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Group	Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
  	DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
  Group	Hall Direct Descendant
  	A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
  Group	Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020
  	Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	85227738
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85227738
  Died	22 Jul 1802	Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Buried	Aft 22 Jul 1802	Plain Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I9261	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Lieut. Zachariah Sears,   b. 22 Apr 1706, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Jan 1796, North Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mehitable Crowell,   b. 14 Aug 1721, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 8 Feb 1760, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age 38 years)
  Marriage Intent	31 Oct 1742	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Married	31 Mar 1743	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F3581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thankful Howes,   b. 1 Nov 1743,   d. Aft 1810  (Age 67 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1769	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  	Sears Genealogy, p. 101: Having no children of their own, they adopted Peter Seas, son of Roland Sears, of Ashfield, who was Executor and heir to each/ "Thankful, wife to Peter Sears, was dismissed from Ch. Dennis, to Ch. Ashfield, Dec. 16, 179--" (between 1795 and 1799). Capt. Peter Sears liven in East Yarmouth, now Dennis, and after he retired from the sea, kept store there, dealing in rum, salt, sulphur, molasses, tea, sugar, etc., "and a little more rum". He also manufactured salt. Mar. 20, 1794, he was on com. to repair the meeting house, and to provide Mr. Stone's wood and hay. He appears to have removed to Ashfielld, Mass., and probably lived with his adopted son Peter until his death.
  Children	1. Peter Sears,   d. Unknown  [Adopted]
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F3662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jul 1743 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Married - 12 Jan 1769 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Died - 22 Jul 1802 - Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Buried - Aft 22 Jul 1802 - Plain Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges		Halls of Yarmouth Hall DNA Family 020
  		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: son of Zachariah Sears & Mehetable (Crowell) Sears m. Thankful Howes on Jan 12, 1769 at Yarmouth, Mass. no known children