Peter Sears

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• Name	Peter Sears
  Gender	Male
  Child Status	Adopted
  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
  Died	Unknown
  Person ID	I9263	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Capt. Peter Sears,   b. 29 Jul 1743, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Jul 1802, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Thankful Howes,   b. 1 Nov 1743,   d. Aft 1810  (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  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.
  Family ID	F3662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart