Descendants of Richard Sears

Fifth Generation

196. Abigail Crowell (Paul Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 13 Sep 1715 in Yarmouth, MA. She died 11 May 1788 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

Abigail married Joseph Collins, son of John Collins and Hannah Doane, on 1737 in Salem, MA. Joseph was born 14 Aug 1713 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA. He died 12 Jan 1771 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

WGC Family moved to Chatham in 1715. He moved to Liverpool, NS in 1759.
Received confirmation of grant of land, as proprietor, in 1764

BIRTH-PARENTS: PAF GEDCOM; 1996; Benjamin F Rollins, Jr, email:
brollins@capecod.net "Mooncusser: ; ; ;RINs:33943-34450

Joseph and Abigail had the following children:

	905	M	i	Hallet Collins was born Jan 1737 in Chatham, MA. He died Jan 1738 in Chatham, MA.
	906	F	ii	Ruth Collins was born 21 Oct 1739 in Chatham, MA. She died 9 Jul 1755 in Chatham, MA.
	907	M	iii	Joseph Collins was born 5 Nov 1741 in Chatham, MA. He died 1 Aug 1779 in New York, NY.
				Joseph married Desire Parker on 11 Oct 1764.
	908	M	iv	Benajah Collins was born 29 Oct 1743 in Chatham, MA. He died 1820 in Danvers, MA.
				Benajah married Susannah Tracy on 29 Mar 1770.
+	909	M	v	Stephen Collins
	910	M	vi	Hallet Collins was born 1749 in Chatham, MA. He died 3 Jun 1831 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
				Hallet married (1) Rhoda Peck on 7 Apr 1771.
				Hallet also married (2) Living
	911	M	vii	Paul Collins was born about 1753 in Chatham, MA. He died 12 Sep 1840 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
				Paul married (1) Hannah Parker on 18 Jul 1780.
				Paul also married (2) Martha Smith on 1833.
	912	M	viii	Peter Collins was born 1756 in Chatham, MA. He died 12 Aug 1788 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
				Peter married Mary Chiever on 15 Mar 1788.
	913	F	ix	Abigail Collins was born 1758 in .

197. Paul Jr Crowell (Paul Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 4 Apr 1717 in . He died 10 Nov 1808 in Chatham, MA.

Paul married (1) Rebecca Paine. Rebecca was born 1721 in . She died 30 Dec 1746.

Paul also married (2) Reliance Cobb. Reliance was born 1721 in .

They had the following children:

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914

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Ezra Crowell

Paul also married (3) Mehitable Snow. Mehitable was born 1721 in .

201. Nathaniel Atwood (Bethia Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 13 Apr 1713 in <, 184>. He died 28 Mar 1769.

Nathaniel married Abigail Stevens on 7 Jan 1735. Abigail was born 4 Mar 1714 in Truro. She died 6 Oct 1760.

They had the following children:

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915

M

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Enoch Atwood

202. Bethia Atwood (Bethia Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 1714. She died 9 Mar 1789 and was buried in , 184.

Bethia married Willard Knowles Col, son of John Jr Knowles Col and Mary Sears, on 10 May 1733. Willard was born 6 Nov 1711 in Eastham, MA. He died 11 Mar 1786.

They had the following children:

	916	M	i	Willard Knowles is printed as #480.
	917	M	ii	John Knowles is printed as #481.
	918	F	iii	Mary Knowles is printed as #482.
	919	F	iv	Temperance Knowles is printed as #483.
	920	F	v	Bethia Knowles is printed as #484.
	921	M	vi	Seth Knowles is printed as #485.
+	922	M	vii	William Knowles is printed as #486.

203. Joseph Atwood (Bethia Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 19 Feb 1720/1721 in <, 184>. He died 18 Feb 1794.

Joseph married Deborah Sears, daughter of Daniel Sears Capt and Sarah Howes, on 1742. Deborah was born 13 Oct 1722 in . She died 6 Jan 1796 and was buried in gr-st.

S P May, p 62, No 66, b., m., d.

BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Abstracts of Harwich, MA Vital Records, Vol 1, by Vernon Nickerson; 1969;

Joseph and Deborah had the following children:

	923	F	i	Bethia Atwood is printed as #598.
	924	M	ii	David Atwood is printed as #599.
	925	F	iii	Deborah Atwood is printed as #600.
	926	M	iv	Joseph Atwood is printed as #601.
	927	F	v	Sarah Sears Atwood is printed as #602.
	928	F	vi	Salome Atwood is printed as #603.
+	929	M	vii	Sears Atwood is printed as #604.

204. Elisha Atwood (Bethia Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 1719.

Elisha married Abigail Freeman, daughter of John Freeman and Tamsen Sears, on 1751. Abigail was born 6 Jun 1723 in <"gemini">.

They had the following children:

	930	M	i	David Atwood was born 31 May 1752 in .
	931	M	ii	Elisha Atwood was born 25 Jun 1754. He died in Prob Died Young.
	932		iii	Bangs Atwood was born 25 Aug 1756 in .
	933	M	iv	Freeman Atwood was born 10 Jun 1759 in .
	934	M	v	Gideon Atwood was born 10 Sep 1761 in .
	935	F	vi	Abigail Atwood was born 4 Sep 1766 in .

205. John Rider (Mehitable Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 1714/1715 in Chatham, Barnstable co, MA. was buried in , 1485.

BIRTH: Letter from Ladonna Weltmer, Smith Center, KS; 1620-1900; Letter dtd 8
Jun 1996; ;FGS - Removed to Oblong- south of Putnam co, NY about 1747

John married Mary Paine. Mary was born 1730 in . She was buried in , 1485.

They had the following children:

+	936	M	i	Zadoc(K) Rider
+	937	M	ii	Ebenezer Ryder

207. Stephen Ryder (Mehitable Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 1718 in Chatham, Barnstable co, MA. He died 18 Jan 1766.

BIRTH-SPOUSE-DEATH: Letter from Ladonna Weltmer, Smith Center, KS; 1620-1900;
Letter dtd 8 Jun 1996; ;died of smallpox - had 10 children, 9 died of smallpox

Stephen married Mercy Sears, daughter of Daniel Sears Capt and Sarah Howes. Mercy was born 17 Jul 1716 in Chatham, Barnstable, MA. She died 23 Dec 1765.

S.P. May p.61, No 63, All of the ten children except Simeon died in 1765-6 of
small-pox, imported in a package of clothing, sent from the West Indies, and
washed in the house. Another account says the disease originated in the family of Dea. Paul Crowell, a wealthy citizen who lived near Ryder's Mill; in all 65 persons took the infection; the town expended L 901 7 0, besides individual contributions. Mr Ryder, his wife and ten children were stricken down with the disease at once. At that early day the science of medicine was comparatively in its infancy: but few of the doctors knew anything practically about the malady. The two resident doctors died of the disease; finally a physician was brought from Boston to see the family, who pronounced the disease to be small-pox, of the most virulent and malignant type. The father, mother and nine children died of the foul disease. Simeon, a child of eleven years, was the only survivor, and the only heir of a large landed property. The bodies were buried on the farm, in a row of eleven mounds, where they remain to this day, an object of sad curiosity to the passer by. There were buried in this spot, in all about twenty, connected with the family. A sister of Mrs Ryder, Rebecca Howes, died of the disease; also Nehemiah Doane, who m. Hope Sears. Simeon Ryder, the surviving child, was born in 1755; he lived and died on the place he inherited. He married 1st, Mercy Godfrey; 2d, in 1788, Patience Crowell, and had several children, of whom were Stephen and Simeon; the latter a noted shipmaster, and for many years a prominent railroad man and citizen of Alton, IL, where he died in 1877, aged 82 years.

BIRTH-DEATH: Abstracts of Harwich, MA Vital Records, Vol 1, by Vernon Nickerson; 1969;

Stephen and Mercy had the following children:

	938	F	i	Jerusha Ryder is printed as #591.
	939	F	ii	Mary Ryder is printed as #592.
	940	M	iii	Stephen Ryder is printed as #593.
	941	F	iv	Experience Ryder is printed as #594.
	942	M	v	Richard Ryder is printed as #595.
	943	M	vi	David Ryder is printed as #596.
+	944	M	vii	Simeon Ryder is printed as #597.

210. Zenas Ryder (Mehitable Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 27 Apr 1726 in Chatham, Barnstable, MA. He died Jan 1766.

Smallpox epidemic

BIRTH-SPOUSE-DEATH: Letter from Ladonna Weltmer, Smith Center, KS; 1620-1900;
Letter dtd 8 Jun 1996; ;

BIRTH: Abstracts of Harwich, MA Vital Records, Vol 1, by Vernon Nickerson;
1969;

Zenas married Elizabeth Howes, daughter of Joseph Howes and Elizabeth Paddock, on 30 Mar 1749 in Yarmouth, Barnstable co, MA. Elizabeth was born 10 Feb 1725/1726 in . She died Jan 1766 in Chatham, Barnstable, MA.

DIED:Smallpox epidemic (Bob Howes)

Pam Cooper

married Zenas Ryder 30 Mar 1748/9.

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Zenas and Elizabeth had the following children:

+	945	F	i	Elizabeth Ryder
+	946	F	ii	Mehitable Ryder

214. Zeruiah Ryder (Mehitable Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 12 Jan 1733 in .

BIRTH-PARENTS: PAF GEDCOM; 1996; Benjamin F Rollins, Jr, email:
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Zeruiah married Reubin Collins, son of Solomon Collins and Eunice Atkins, on 11 Jul 1751. Reubin was born 10 Jun 1730 in . He died 4 Feb 1762.

BIRTH-PARENTS: PAF GEDCOM; 1996; Benjamin F Rollins, Jr, email:
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Reubin and Zeruiah had the following children:

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947

F

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Bethiah Collins

215. Deborah Crowell (John Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 21 Sep 1719 in . She died 18 Sep 1753 and was buried in Ancient Cemetery, W Brewster, MA.

Deborah married John Sears Deacon, son of John Sears Capt and Priscilla Freeman, on 24 Aug 1738 in Yarmouth, MA. John was born 1712 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He died 5 Dec 1791 and was buried in Ancient Sears Cemetery, W Brewster, MA.

SPM p.91 John Sears and wife were adm. to 2d Ch., Yar., Aug. 5, 1739;
he was chosen deacon, Feb. 29, 1768, which office he held until his death; was a prominent man in church, and precinct affairs, for many years chosen moderator assessor, and on prudential commitee.
His will, dated Mar. 10, 1789, mentions wife, Priscilla, and children, John, Seth, Bashua Howes, Deborah Crowell, Betsey Tobey, Bethia Sears, Lucy Hall and Kezia Sears. Wife Proscilla and son Seth, Exrs.
Widow Priscilla Sears made her will, Jan. 7, 1815, naming daus. Elizh. Hall, Bethia Sears, Lucy Hall, and Kezia Sears (some of them by her first marriage), and grand-children, sons and daus. of Jonathan Sears, deceased, Jonathan, Asarelah, Abigail and Clarinda; and Lydia Sears, dau. of Rev. Freeman Sears, deceased; and daus. of Seth Sears, Hephsibeth Gibson, Priscilla and Belinda Sears, Herdpheba (sic) Sears, and sons, Luther and Mark.

Gravestone - No 23
In Memory of
Dean John Sears
he Died Decmr ye 5th
1791 in ye 79th Year
of his Age

DVR p 7

John and Deborah had the following children:

+	948	F	i	Bathsheba Sears is printed as #500.
+	949	F	ii	Kezia Sears is printed as #501.
	950	M	iii	John Sears is printed as #502.
+	951	F	iv	Deborah Sears is printed as #503.
+	952	M	v	John Sears Capt is printed as #504.
	953	M	vi	Heman Sears is printed as #505.
	954	M	vii	Freeman Sears is printed as #506.
+	955	F	viii	Priscilla Sears is printed as #507.
+	956	F	ix	Betty Sears is printed as #508.
	957	M	x	Freeman Sears is printed as #509.

216. Mehitable Crowell (John Crowell , Bethia Sears , Paul , Richard ) was born 14 Aug 1721 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. She died 8 Feb 1760 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA and was buried in gr-st.

S.P. May p.101 adm. 2d Ch., 5 Aug 1750

Werden b., d. places

Mehitable married Zachariah Lt. Sears Lieut., son of Joseph Sears Capt and Hannah Hall, on 31 Mar 1738 in Yarmouth, MA. Zachariah was born 22 Apr 1706 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. He died 13 Jan 1796 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA and was buried in N. Dennis, 83.

S.P. May p.102 Zachariah Sears, and wife Mehitable, were adm. to 2d Ch., Yar., Aug. 5, 1750. He may have bought land there.
He was a Lieut. in the Militia, and active in town and church affirs; was
Constable, 1755; and Surveyor of Highways, 1765.
Rev. E.H. Sears says he removed to Windham, Ct, but I find nothing to confirm the statement, and his descendants are quite sure he never lived there. He died and was buried in N. Dennis, MA.
In 1778, he writes from Yarmouth, to his son Roland, at Ashfield, intimating that he was an old man; that his wife was living; that he had sons Zachariah and Roland, and several daughters; that his son, Zachariah, was a sea-faring man, and on a voyage to the West Indies with Capt. Tailor of hianus;" addressed, "Mr. Roland Sears living at Ashfield, Yrs. to the Lord."
Gen. C.W. Sears of Univ., Miss., and Solo. F. Sears of Ann Arbor, MI, have old family letters and papers from 1770.
He made his will Oct. 26, 1786, and mentions his wife, (but does not give her name), and children, Peter, Roland, Joseph, Bethia Howes, Mehitable Sears, and Hannah Crowell; gave the homestead to son Joseph. Peter and Joseph, Exrs.
Oct. 3, 1755, Lt. Zachary Sears on com. "to see Mr. Dennis."
Oct 16, 1760, Mr. Zachary Sears to procure wood for Mr. Dennis.
Aug. 24, 1761, allotted pew next to men's alley for L 170.
Feb. 9, 1763, "Mr. Zachary Sears paid L 170 for his pue."

DVR, p. 123 CONFLICT: d. June 13 1796

Zachariah and Mehitable had the following children:

	958	M	i	Peter Sears Capt is printed as #671.
+	959	M	ii	Rowland Sears is printed as #672.
	960	M	iii	Zachariah Sears is printed as #673.
+	961	F	iv	Bethia Sears is printed as #674.
	962	F	v	Mehitable Sears is printed as #675.
	963	M	vi	Zachariah Sears Capt is printed as #676.
+	964	F	vii	Hannah Sears is printed as #677.
+	965	M	viii	Joseph Sears Lieut is printed as #678.

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