Abigail "Nabby" Sears

1797 - 1894  (96 years)

• Name	Abigail "Nabby" Sears
  Nickname	Nabby
  Born	22 May 1797	Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	LBHF-BKG
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBHF-BKG
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	62184082
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62184082
  Group	Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
  	Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - William Brewster
  	Descendant of William Brewster of the Mayflower
  Died	20 Jan 1894	East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Buried	Aft 20 Jan 1894	Quivet Neck Cemetery, East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I96996	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Joshua Sears,   b. 1 Jul 1753, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Mar 1825, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Olive Clark,   b. 15 Feb 1765,   d. 14 Dec 1817  (Age 52 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1792
  Family ID	F4098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Hedge,   b. 16 Aug 1797,   d. 21 Nov 1871  (Age 74 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1820
  Children	1. Susan Gray Hedge,   b. 18 Feb 1833, East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Mar 1906, South Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age 73 years)   2. Abby Sears Hedge,   b. 5 Jan 1836, Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Dec 1912, East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F37297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 22 May 1797 - Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Died - 20 Jan 1894 - East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Buried - Aft 20 Jan 1894 - Quivet Neck Cemetery, East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  From FindaGrave: Abigail "Nabby" Sears was born on 21 Mar 1797 in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA as the third child of Joshua Sears and Ollive Clark. She had six siblings, namely: Sarah "Sally", George, Clarissa, Reuben Clarke, Calvin, and Olive. She died on 20 Jan 1894 in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts. When she was 23, she married John Hedge, son of Daniel Hedge and Mehitable "Hitty" Vincent, on 11 Jul 1820. Abigail "Nabby" Sears was christened on 08 May 1797. She lived in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA in 1860 (Residence Post Office: East Dennis). She lived in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA in 1880. She was buried in Quivet Neck Cemetery, East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. John Hedge and Abigail "Nabby" Sears had the following children: 1.Silas Lee Hedge was born on 20 Sep 1821 in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 11 Jul 1834. 2.Mehitable Hedge was born on 09 Aug 1823 in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 31 Aug 1825. 3.Milton Pierce Hedge was born on 15 Aug 1825 in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 05 Oct 1897. He married Elizabeth Lowe Sears on 15 Aug 1848 in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. 4.Lucy Lee Hedge was born on 11 Jan 1828 in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 18 Sep 1886 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She married Sylvanus Sears on 14 Mar 1850. 5.Mehitable Hedge 2d was born on 22 Aug 1830 in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 30 Nov 1869 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She married Benjamin Sears on 12 Dec 1850. 6.Susan Gray Hedge was born on 18 Feb 1833 in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She married Isaiah Baker Hall on 29 Nov 1855. 7.Abby Sears Hedge was born on 23 Jan 1836 in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1912 in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She married Joseph Crosby Howes on 01 May 1855. 8.John S Hedge was born on 10 Jan 1838 in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He died in Mar 1856 (lost at sea). 9.Daniel Hedge was born on 05 Nov 1839 in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 13 Dec 1906. He married Abby M Crowell on 08 Sep 1864. 10.George Sears Hedge was born on 26 Nov 1842 in East Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 28 Feb 1865.