Lieut. Zachariah Sears

1706 - 1796  (89 years)

• Name	Zachariah Sears
  Prefix	Lieut.
  Birth	22 Apr 1706	Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America
  Gender	Male
  Note	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."
  Death	13 Jan 1796	Yarmouth, Massachusetts, -USA
  Person ID	I4530	HHTT | Dad's Side
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Joseph Sears,   b. Abt 1675, Yarmouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, -America d. 7 May 1750, North Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Hannah Hall,   b. Abt 1680
  Marriage	19 Sep 1700	Plymouth Colony, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, -America
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mehitable Crowell,   b. 14 Aug 1721   d. 8 Feb 1760 (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1738
  Children	1. Peter Sears,   b. 29 Jul 1743, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America d. 22 Jul 1802 (Age 58 years) > 2. Rowland Sears,   b. 3 Feb 1744/45, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Bay Colony, -America d. 5 Jul 1819, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, -USA (Age 74 years)   3. Zachariah Sears,   b. 13 Feb 1746/47   d. 7 Apr 1747 (Age 0 years)   4. Mehitable Sears,   b. 2 Sep 1750   5. Zachariah Sears,   b. 8 Jul 1752
  Photos		John Gale Thayer Homestead Guilford Center, Vermont
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022