Samuel Sears

     Samuel was born in January 1664 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Paul Sears and Deborah Willard. Samuel married Mercy Mayo, daughter of Captain Samuel Mayo and Thomasine Lumpkin, on 10 March 1684 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ Samuel and Mercy had children: Hannah [7/01/1685] [m. 11/02/1710 John Vincent], Samuel [9/15/1687- ca. 1726] [m. 11/02/1710 Ruth [Merrick] Foster], Nathaniel [9/23/1689-7/19/1720] [m. 10/10/1712 Susanna [Gray] Foster], Tamsen [ 11/13/1691-7/17/1761] [m. 3/19/1718 John Freeman Esquire], Jonathan [9/03/1683-9/03/1738] [m. Elzaberth Hawes], Josreph [6/15/1695-8/25/1765] [m. 4/17/1718 Elizabeth Paddock], Joshua [5/03/1697-7/21/1754] [m. 9/17/1719 Mary Thatcher], Judah [10/29/1699-<12/04/1775] [m. 11/01/1731 Mary Paddock], John [7/18/1701-5/21/1774] [m. 11/__/1734 Grace Paddock], Seth5/27/1703-ca. 3/05/1749] [m. 10 14/1725 Priscella Rider] & Benjamin [7/16/1706-<6/19/1749] [m. 3/16/1732 Lydia Rider, 2^nd 7/26/1735 Mercy Snow & 3^rd 6/30/1737 Abigail Burgess]. Samuel departed this life on Monday, 8 January 1742 in Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at age 78 years. He was buried there in the Ancient Sears Cemetery. The inscription on his tombstone reads: Here Lyeth Buried ye Body of Cap. Samuel Sears who Departed this Life jan 8 Anno Dom 1741 in ye 78 year of his Age.