Mary E Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1906 - Dennis, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Charles E Doherty (1905 - )
Marriage: 21 Aug 1930 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 1
Status:
Mary Pollard Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 5 Jun 1860
Baptism:
Death: 29 May 1862
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Stephen Sears (1822- )
Mother: Henrietta Adelia Hull (Est 1826- )
Mehitable Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 2 Sep 1750 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 19 May 1798 - Dennis, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Zechariah Sears (1706-1796)
Mother: Mehitable Crowell (1721-1760)
Mercy Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Jul 1659 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Paul Sears (1637-1708) 3
Mother: Deborah Willard (1645-1721) 4
Mercy Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Apr 1751 - Hardwick, Massachusetts 5
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Roland Sears (1711-1784) 3
Mother: Mary Freeman (1719-1784) 3
Spouses and Children
1. *Reuben Snow (14 Jan 1734 - 5 Apr 1814)
Marriage: 11 May 1769 - Hardwick, Massachusetts 6
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Reuben Snow)
Marriage not in Harwich VR, although another Reuben Snow married Reliance Wing then/there.
Children
Samuel SNOW b: 28 MAY 1770 in Hardwick, Worcester Co, MA
Stephen SNOW b: 16 MAY 1772 in Hardwick, Worcester Co, MA
Barnabas SNOW b: 22 AUG 1774 in Hardwick, Worcester Co, MA
Barnabas SNOW b: 11 MAY 1778 in Hardwick; d Harwick31 Oct 1775 (Hardwick VR 324)
Mary SNOW b: 25 JUL 1779 in Hardwick, Worcester Co, MA
Silas SNOW b: 15 AUG 1781 in Worcester Co, MA
Mercy SNOW b: 4 SEP 1783 in MA
Savannah SNOW b: 7 JAN 1786 in MA
Reuben SNOW b: 15 JUL 1788 in MA
Saloma SNOW b: 26 MAY 1790 in MA
Cynthia SNOW b: 16 JUN 1793 in MA
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Mercy Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Feb 1703 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Paul Sears (1669-1740) 4
Mother: Mercy Freeman (1674-1747) 7
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Joseph Blackmer b: 4 SEP 1697 in Rochester MA
Married: 9 JAN 1724/25
Mercy Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Jul 1716 - Chatham, Massachusetts 8
Baptism:
Death: 23 Dec 1765 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Burial: in Rider farm, Chatham
Cause of Death: smallpox
Parents
Father: Captain Daniel Sears (Abt 1682-1756)
Mother: Sarah Howes (1685-1748)
Spouses and Children
1. *Stephen Rider (1718 - 18 Jan 1766)
Marriage: Est 1740 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Jerusha Ryder (1740-1766)
2. Simeon Ryder (1755-1815)
Notes
General:
stoneMarriage Notes (Stephen Rider)
In Memory of
Mrs Marcy Rider
ye wife of Mr
Stephen Rider
She Died with ye Small
Pox Dece'mr 24th 1765 in
ye 49th Year of her Age 9
"All of [their] 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 £ 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. " amidon
Mercy Sears
Sex: F
AKA: Marcy Sears
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Oct 1713 - Harwich, Massachusetts 10
Baptism:
Death: 25 Mar 1762 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, 28 Oct 1790 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Samuel Sears (1687-1726)
Mother: Ruth Merrick (1684-1766) 11
Spouses and Children
1. *Philip Howes (25 May 1705 - 28 Feb 1787)
Marriage: 10 Oct 1734 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Seth Howes (1738-1819)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Philip Howes)
Children
Mary HOWES b: 10 JUL 1735
Seth HOWES b: 03 FEB 1737
Mercy HOWES b: 28 DEC 1740
NN HOWES b: 08 JUL 1743
Ruth HOWES b: 15 APR 1744
Desire HOWES b: MAR 1747
The death dates for Philip and Mercy vary widely, and conflict with the probate dates.
Mercy Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Aug 1737 - Eastham, Massachusetts 12 13
Baptism:
Death: in Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Josiah Sears (1708-1772) 14
Mother: Azubah Knowles (1714-1762) 14
Spouses and Children
1. *Archelaus Harding (31 May 1740 - Mar 1829)
Marriage: 23 Nov 1769 - Eastham, Massachusetts 12
Status:
Children:
1. Mercy Harding (1770-1843)
2. Azubah Harding (1772- )
3. Archelaus Harding (1774- )
4. Sears Harding (1776- )
5. Samuel Harding (1778-1855)
6. Lucy Harding (1782- )
Notes
Marriage Notes (Archelaus Harding)
John, Archelaus, Joshua and Nathaniel Harding and their families moved to Mt. Desert, Maine. Archelaus later moved to Prospect, Maine.
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from Tina Gagnon:
Archelaus Harding was born May 31, 1740 in Eastham, Massachusetts. He was the son of John & Elizabeth (Young) Harding. On May 23, 1769 in Eastham he married Mercy Sears, who was born August 23, 1737 in Eastham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Josiah & Azuba (Knowles) Sears. Archelaus served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Joshua Higgin’s eleventh (third Easton) company; second Barnstable company, regiment of Massachusetts militia. On April 20, 1776 he was chosen from the regiment to be commissioned as a Lieutenant. For his service in the Revolution, Archelaus was given the choice of $20 or 100 acres of land on the Penobscot River in Prospect, Maine. In 1787, Archelaus and Mercy packed up their six children; Mercy, Azuba, Archelaus, Sears, Samuel and Lucy, and moved north. Archelaus and Mercy settled down and built a house. The children grew up, got married and settled nearby to have families of their own. Many years later, Archelaus turned into a colorful soul...
According to family lore, Archelaus “Archie” Harding, was an old man of unsound mind who belonged in Prospect, where he had become a Freewill Baptist preacher. Archie was a familiar sight in Belfast. He wore a long white beard down to his waist and was given to kneeling right in the street and mud whenever moved to prayer. Ignorant people regarded him as a prophet or as one gifted with ‘second sight’ because he was said to have foretold the death of several persons. Whenever derided, he would pronounce an anathema which even the most thoughtless feared. In March of 1829, Archelaus, to prove his devotion, thought he could fast for forty days and forty nights but found he couldn't and it caused his death. During Archelaus' life he lived in two countries; The English Colonies & The United States, two states; Massachusetts & Maine, four counties; Barnstable, York, Hancock & Waldo, four towns; Eastham, Waldo Patent B, Frankfort & Prospect, all with only moving once. He lived long enough to see the birth of six children, twenty-four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The original family lands are still owned by Archelaus' descendants. The lands contain two family homes, a family cemetery and a spring called “Old Archie”. Archelaus and Mercy are buried in the Harding family cemetery on Bowden Point Road in Prospect, Maine.
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Mercy Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Feb 1738 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ebenezer Sears (1694-Cir 1748)
Mother: Sarah Howes (1700- )
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Thomas Shepard
Married: 10 Jan 1760
Children
Elijah Shepard b: 18 Apr 1782
Micajah Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Apr 1738 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Feb 1823 - Brewster, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster 9
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Daniel Sears (1710-1771)
Mother: Mercy Snow (1713-1790)
Spouses and Children
1. *Anna Crowell (29 Mar 1738 - 26 May 1785)
Marriage: 6 Jan 1759 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Captain Henry Sears (1775-1839)
2. Huldah Clark (8 Mar 1738 - )
Marriage: 6 Dec 1785 - Harwich, Massachusetts 16
Status:
Nabby Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 9 Aug 1793 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 18 Nov 1880
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Reuben Sears (1753-1844)
Mother: Abigail Vincent (Cir 1759-1828)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Heman Sears b: 10 APR 1780 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA
Married: 02 MAR 1818 in Dennis, Barnstable Co, MA
Note: 2nd m. for Heman 1
Children
Olive Howes Sears b: 1818
Hannah Sears b: 11 FEB 1821 in Dennis, Barnstable Co, MA
Abigail (Abbie) Sears b: 06 APR 1823 in East Dennis, Barnstable Co, MA
Elijah Bailey Sears b: 1826
Orin Sears b: 1828
Huldah Howes Sears b: 06 JAN 1831 in Dennis, Barnstable Co, MA
Fannie Ann Sears b: 25 JUN 1833 in Dennis, Barnstable Co, MA
Heman Sears b: 23 OCT 1835 in Dennis, Barnstable Co, MA
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Nancy Sears
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Mar 1788 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism: 24 Oct 1796
Death: 11 Jun 1852 - Grantsville Station, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death: railroad accident
Parents
Father: Willard Sears (1759-1852) 17
Mother: Hannah Sears (1766-1843) 18
Notes
Medical:
"killed by the cars"
Nathan Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Jun 1741 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Judah Sears (1699-1766)
Mother: Mary Paddock (1701- )
Nathan Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Sep 1733 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism: 30 Sep 1733 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Sears (1693-1738)
Mother: Elizabeth Hawes (1697-1749)
Notes
General:
died young
Nathaniel Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Aug 1689 - Harwich, Plymouth colony
Baptism:
Death: 19 Jul 1720 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Old Burial Ground, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Sears (1663-1742) 11
Mother: Mercy Mayo (1664-1749)
Spouses and Children
1. *Susanna Gray (2 Mar 1694 - 7 Dec 1730)
Marriage: 10 Oct 1712 - Harwich, Massachusetts 19
Status:
Children:
1. Thankful Sears (1718-1737)
Notes
General:
stone:
HERE LYES Ye BODY OF
Mr NATHANIEL SEARES
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
DIED JULY Ye 19th 1720 9
Nathaniel Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Jul 1722 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism: 19 Aug 1722 - Harwich First Congregational
Death: 4 Jan 1724 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Sears (1697-1754)
Mother: Mary Thatcher (Cir 1698-Cir 1761)
Notes
General:
stone:
NATH'L SEARS SON
TO JOSHUA AND
MARY SEARS DEC'D
JANUARY 4
1724
IN Ye 3D YEAR
OF HIS AGE 9
Nathaniel Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Mar 1726 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 19 Dec 1752 - Norwalk, Connecticut
Burial: in Pine Island Cemetery
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Sears (1697-1754)
Mother: Mary Thatcher (Cir 1698-Cir 1761)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Ruth RAYMOND b: 1730
Married: 1751 in Norwalk, CT
Children
Thatcher SEARS b: 1752 in Norwalk, CT
Nathaniel SEARS b: BEF 1753
Nathaniel Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1720 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain John Sears (1677-1738)
Mother: Priscilla Freeman (1686-1764)
Nathaniel Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth:
Baptism: 11 Jun 1738 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Sears (1693-1738)
Mother: Elizabeth Hawes (1697-1749)
Sources
1. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1930.
2. Simeon L. Deyo, editor, History of Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 17. Yarmouth (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), 502.
3. Robert M. Wells, "Robert M Wells Family Genealogy Project. From Holland, England and Scotland with love..." (Rootsweb file robertmwells).
4. New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 109:220.
5. Thomas Williams Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1917. Boston: Wright & Potter (reprinted by Higginson and online)), 102. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'
6. Thomas Williams Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1917. Boston: Wright & Potter (reprinted by Higginson and online)), 239.
7. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 42 MD8:93. Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.
8. Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 7.
9. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
10. Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 9. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'
11. Lila Nickerson, My Bunch (Rootsweb file irish, with Nickerson Family records).
12. Town Records of Orleans, Massachusetts (Holbrook CD), mf fiche 14.
13. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 98 (MD17:145).
14. New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass. 79:381-2 (1925).
15. John D. Austin, Mayflower Families through Five Generations (1992. Plymouth MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants), MF6:314-315.
16. Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 167.
17. L. R. Sears, "Sears Genealogy" (lrsears.com), 159.
18. L. R. Sears, "Sears Genealogy" (lrsears.com).
19. Louise H. Kelly and Dorothy Straw, compilers; Wynn, Rachel Linnell, author, Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 (1982. Harwich MA: Harwich Historical Society), 13. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no Harwick.