Sears Family

Sears Family

This information concerns five generations of the Sears family.
1700-1900

• Individuals are listed chronologically, and those in red show my line of descent.
• Connections of collateral lines to main lines are indicated by linked names.
• Generations within a family are separated by a series of asterisks.
• Unknown or unsubstantiated data are marked with blanks or with question marks.

   Joseph
born: (about 1691) in Christ Church, Middlesex County, VA
married: Mary Nin ( ) in
children: Thomas [Elizabeth Sears], Violetta, Henry [Jane Watts] [Rosanna Barbee], Joseph, Mary [John Bryant], Frances, Betty
died: (June 12, 1740) in Middlesex County, VA
buried:
census: On the 1790 census, Joseph Sears and the widows of Thomas (Elizabeth) and Henry (Rosey) are listed as separate heads of household in Orange County, NC; on the 1800 census, Elizabeth Sears was in Orange County, NC.
note: This Sears family may NOT be the one from which my relative, Frances E. Sears, is descended, but it is possible. Read my rationale for thinking so.

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   Thomas
born: (April 9, 1730) in King and Queen County, VA
married: Elizabeth Sears ( ) in
children: John [Matilda Mary Hopson], Thomas [Frances Sears], Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph S. [Elizabeth Searles] [Nancy Shields], Green Henry [Elizabeth Chambers or Chandler] [Martha Patsy Fulton or Fullington], William [Naomi Atterson], Timothy (?)
died: (about 1784) in Orange County, NC
buried:
census:
note: Thomas and Elizabeth left King and Queen County, VA, about 1775 and settled near Raleigh, Wake County, NC. His will (written in July, 1788) was filed in Orange County, NC. His wife (born January 8, 1739, in Middlesex County, VA) was his cousin, the daughter of Jane Watts and Henry Sears.

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   Joseph S.
born: (about 1763) in St. Martinsville, VA?
married: (a) Elizabeth Searles (July 27, 1784) in Orange County, NC
               (b) Nancy Shields (January 23, 1818) in GA
children: (a) Anderson [Alley White] [Martha _?_], Wyatt [Frances Wilkerson], Vincent [Lundy Kimball] [Mary Stanford], Alfred F. [Mary Cochran], Bishop Harrison [Margaret Lang], William [Martha Finney Lockhart], Frances [John Camp] [Thomas W. Carroll], John A. [Tabitha Jane Buckner]
               (b) ?
died: (about 1827-30) in Newton County, GA
buried:
census: On the 1800 census, he might have been in Granville County, NC; The 1810 census in Georgia was burned by the British during the War of 1812. On the 1820 census, a "Josiah" (Joseph?) Sears and Wyatt Sears were in Jasper County, GA; on the 1830 census, his widow Nancy might have been with his son Bishop Harrison Sears in Newton County, GA.
note: His first wife was the daughter of Elizabeth and Thomas Searles. Joseph had moved to Newton County, GA, by 1827, when he purchased land there, and various land transactions mention his children there as well.

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   Anderson
(children of Joseph S. Sears and Elizabeth Searles)
born: (about 1785) in NC
married: (a) Alley White (February 8, 1807) in Granville County, NC
               (b) Martha _?_ ( ) in
children: (a)
               (b) Owen Turner, Wesley H. [S. L. _?_], George Washington Lafayette [Elizabeth _?_], Anderson H. [Mary A. Elizabeth Holley], Caswell J., William T. J.
died: (1858) in Coosa County, AL
buried:
census: On the 1810 and 1820 census, he was in Granville County, NC; on the 1830 census, in Talbot County, GA; on the 1840 and 1850 census, in Russell County, AL; on the 1860 census, his widow was in Coosa County, AL
note:

   Wyatt
born: (about 1788) in Oxford, Granville County, NC
married: Frances Wilkerson (October 28, 1817) in Granville County, NC
children: Joseph P. [Elizabeth Sarah Love], William F. [Margaret E. _?_], Thomas Glenn [Sarah Anne Payne], Vincent F. [Lucretia E. Odell], James M., Andrew P. [Eliza _?_], Wyatt Chapel [Louisa Jane Payne], Martha Frances (Emma) [Cooper], George Washington [Susan Cooper]
died: (after 1870) in White County, GA
buried:
census: On the 1820 census, a "Josiah" Sears and Wyatt Sears were in Jasper County, GA; on the 1840 and 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 and 1870 census, he was in White County, GA
note:

   Vincent
born: (about 1790) in NC
married: (a) Lundy Kimball (October 28, 1817) in Granville County, NC
               (b) Mary Stanford ( ) in
children: (a) Emily [Francis M. Strickland], William Fletcher [Mary Jane A. Prather], Joseph T. [Sarah E. Moore], Elizabeth [George W. Johnson], Alfred S., Vincent F., R. W. (male), Mary Jane
               (b) ?
died: (about 1855) in Hall County, GA
buried:
census: On the 1830 and 1840 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1850 census, he was with his second wife in Hall County, GA; on the 1860 census, his widow was with her stepdaughter Elizabeth and her husband George W. Johnson in Hall County, GA; on the 1870 census, his daughter Mary Jane and her illegitimate son were with her sister Elizabeth and brother-in-law George W. Johnson.
note: He purchased and sold land in Habersham County, GA, in 1843, and he purchased land in Hall County, GA, in 1845.

   Alfred F.
born: (about 1800) in NC
married: Mary Cochran (August 20, 1826) in Newton County, GA
children: J. G. (♂), W. (♂), J. (♂), Alfred F. Jr [Emma _?_], A. (♀), E. L. (♀), Mary, Thomas Jefferson [Catherine _?_], Martha, James P. [Amy Jane Niles], Noah S. [Jenny L. Kelly]
died: (May 17, 1884) in GA
buried:
census: On the 1820 census, he was with his parents in Jasper County, GA; on the 1830 and 1840 census, he was with his wife in Newton County, GA; on the 1850 census, he was in Henry County, GA; on the 1860 and 1870 census, he was in Clayton County, GA; on the 1880 census, he was with his son Thomas Jefferson in Fulton County, GA
note:

   Bishop Harrison
born: (about 1804) in Oxford, Granville County, NC
married: Margaret Lang (October 27, 1825) in Henry County, GA
children: Nancy Ann [William P. Loggins], J. W. [Mary _?_], Martha J., John R. [Nancy E. Hurley], Olive Ann, R. C., William L., Henry C. [Sarah D. Barrett]
died: (after 1860) in Hall County, GA?
buried:
census: On the 1830 census, he was in Newton County, GA; on the 1840 and 1850 census, in Habersham county GA; on the 1860 census, in Hall County, GA
note: I suspect that Frances E. Sears is one of his older daughters, born about 1828. The gender and age classes on the 1840 census of Habersham County, GA, show two males and six females. The oldest daughter is age 10-15, probably Nancy Ann. On the 1830 census, his stepmother was possibly the female (age 50-60) and his sister Frances was one of the females (age 20-30) listed with him in Newton County, GA.

   William
born: (about 1806) in NC
married: Martha Finney Lockhart (April 21, 1831) in Talbot County, GA
children: William Joseph [Louisana Lockhart] [Mary Frances Fletcher Green]
died: (1848) in Talbot County, GA
buried:
census: On the 1810 and 1820 census, he was in Granville County, NC; on the 1830 census, he was likely in Newton County, GA; on the 1840 census, he was in Talbot County, GA; on the 1850 census, his widow was in Talbot County, GA; on the 1860 census, his son was in Schley County, GA.
note: The marriage information comes from an item in The Macon Messenger (April 30, 1831). His wife was the widow of Dr. William Lockhart, whom she married (June 23, 1817) in Jones County, GA. (She had three sons by him: Julius Caesar [Catherine Jane Murchison], John Commodore Rogers, and Benjamin Franklin Lockhart.) William's will (signed April 22, 1848) was probated (September 4, 1848) in Talbot County, GA. His son Joseph was enumerated with William P. Mathews, who was a witness to William's will, on the 1850 census in Talbot County, GA.

   Frances A.
born: (August 18, 1808) in NC
married: (a) John Camp[bell] (October 30, 1832) in Newton County, GA
               (b) Thomas W. Carroll (April 21, 1839) in Talbot County, GA
children: (a)
               (b)
died: (1883) in Marion County, GA
buried: Tazewell Cemetery, Tazewell, Marion County, GA
census: On the 1820 census, she was likely with her father in Jasper County, GA; on the 1830 census, she was likely with her brother Bishop Harrison in Newton County, GA; on the 1840 census, in ----; on the 1850, 1860, and 1870 census, she was with her second husband in Marion County, GA
note: Her will was recorded in Will Book A, page 242 (1846-1914) and probated (February 7, 1883) in Marion County, GA. FRANCES A. CARROLL [Note held by J. N. Cheney against Abner Woodall to be used for burial expenses, pailing graves of myself and husband, Thomas W. Carroll. Brother: Alfred Sears (note held by J. N. Cheney in favor of Dr. Joe Sears). Nephew: Eddie Sears. Friends: Mary Wadsworth, William Wadsworth, Sallie Bolton (colored). Executor: Friend, J. N. Cheney.

   John A.
born: (October 12, 1812) in Rowan County, NC
married: Tabitha Jane Buckner (April 27, 1833) in Talbot County, GA
children: Mary Catherine [George Washington McEwen], Elizabeth Frances [Sanford Byrd Waldrip], Martha Thomas [Asa Melton Waldrip], Tabitha Antonette [Guy Smith] [Sinclair M. Suttle], Joseph Wiley
died: (January 13, 1884) in Coosa County, AL
buried: Sears Chapel Cemetery, near Rockford, Coosa County, AL
census: On the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 census, he was in Coosa County, AL
note: His wife was the daughter of Judith Tapley and Wiley W. Buckner. She died (July 1, 1893) in Coosa County, AL, and is buried with her husband.

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   Nancy Ann
(children of Bishop Harrison Sears and Margaret Lang) born: (about 1828) in Newton or Oglethorpe County, GA
married: William Pinkney Loggins (about 1848) in GA
children: Eli Kinsey, Susannah Minerva, James Madison, John W. P., Zealous Columbus, Martha Palmetto
died: (after 1870) in
buried:
census: On the 1840 census, she was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1850 census, in Hall County, GA; on the 1860 and 1870 census, in Lumpkin County, GA.
note:

   Frances E.

born: (about 1829) in Oglethorpe or Habersham County, GA
married: James Cave (November 30, 1856) in DeKalb County, AL
children: James McCullough
died: (December 18, 1910) in Tyler, Smith County, TX
buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, TX; no marker on the grave
census:
note: A census record of 1850 gives her age as 21, suggesting a birth date of 1829; a census record of 1860 gives her age as 32, suggesting a birth date of 1828; a census record of 1870 gives her age as 43, suggesting a birth date of 1827. The 1900 census shows her born in April, 1833, and being the mother of two children, one of whom is still living. The 1910 census gives her age as 76, suggesting a birth date of 1834, and shows her as being the mother of one child, who is still living. Her obituary in 1910 gives her age as 80, suggesting a birth date of 1830; her death certificate gives her age as 92, suggesting a birth date of 1818. The truth is in there somewhere!
CAVEAT: It is not proven that Frances E. Sears is a child of Bishop Harrison Sears and Margaret Lang. (She might be an older daughter of Vincent Sears and Lundy Kimball.] Furthermore, there is no evidence that she ever married into the Mincy family, but was a member of various Mincy households for nearly forty years. The person who supplied the information for her obituary and death certificate may not have known her true identity and assumed she was a Mincy.

   J. W.
born: (1830) in GA
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Macon County, AL (?).
note:

   Martha J.
born: (1836) in Habersham County, GA
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, she was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Hall County, GA.
note:

   John R.
born: (1837) in Habersham County, GA
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860-1900 census, in Hall County, GA
note:.

   Olive Ann
born: (1840) in Habersham County, GA
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, she was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Hall County, GA; on the 1880 census, in White County, GA (?).
note:

   R. C.
born: (1843) in Habersham County, GA
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA.
note:

   William L.
born: (about 1844) in Habersham County, GA
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Hall County, GA.
note:

   Henry C.
born: (1845) in Habersham County, GA
married: Sarah D. Barrett (August 9, 1867) in Hall County, GA
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860-1880 census, in Hall County, GA.
note:

   Frances Isabel
born: (April 1846) in GA
married: James Alex West (August 20, 1871) in Hall County, GA
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1870 census, her husband was with his mother Mariah Louisa Haralson, widow of William Bowen West, in White County, GA; on the 1880 census, Frances was in DeKalb County, AL; on the 1900 and 1910 census, in Fannin County, TX.
note:
CAVEAT: I have been unable to confirm that Frances Isabel Sears is a daughter of Bishop Harrison Sears and Margaret Lang.

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Joseph	born: (about 1691) in Christ Church, Middlesex County, VA married: Mary Nin ( ) in children: Thomas [Elizabeth Sears], Violetta, Henry [Jane Watts] [Rosanna Barbee], Joseph, Mary [John Bryant], Frances, Betty died: (June 12, 1740) in Middlesex County, VA buried: census: On the 1790 census, Joseph Sears and the widows of Thomas (Elizabeth) and Henry (Rosey) are listed as separate heads of household in Orange County, NC; on the 1800 census, Elizabeth Sears was in Orange County, NC. note: This Sears family may NOT be the one from which my relative, Frances E. Sears, is descended, but it is possible. Read my rationale for thinking so. * * * *
Thomas	born: (April 9, 1730) in King and Queen County, VA married: Elizabeth Sears ( ) in children: John [Matilda Mary Hopson], Thomas [Frances Sears], Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph S. [Elizabeth Searles] [Nancy Shields], Green Henry [Elizabeth Chambers or Chandler] [Martha Patsy Fulton or Fullington], William [Naomi Atterson], Timothy (?) died: (about 1784) in Orange County, NC buried: census: note: Thomas and Elizabeth left King and Queen County, VA, about 1775 and settled near Raleigh, Wake County, NC. His will (written in July, 1788) was filed in Orange County, NC. His wife (born January 8, 1739, in Middlesex County, VA) was his cousin, the daughter of Jane Watts and Henry Sears. * * *
Joseph S.	born: (about 1763) in St. Martinsville, VA? married: (a) Elizabeth Searles (July 27, 1784) in Orange County, NC (b) Nancy Shields (January 23, 1818) in GA children: (a) Anderson [Alley White] [Martha _?_], Wyatt [Frances Wilkerson], Vincent [Lundy Kimball] [Mary Stanford], Alfred F. [Mary Cochran], Bishop Harrison [Margaret Lang], William [Martha Finney Lockhart], Frances [John Camp] [Thomas W. Carroll], John A. [Tabitha Jane Buckner] (b) ? died: (about 1827-30) in Newton County, GA buried: census: On the 1800 census, he might have been in Granville County, NC; The 1810 census in Georgia was burned by the British during the War of 1812. On the 1820 census, a "Josiah" (Joseph?) Sears and Wyatt Sears were in Jasper County, GA; on the 1830 census, his widow Nancy might have been with his son Bishop Harrison Sears in Newton County, GA. note: His first wife was the daughter of Elizabeth and Thomas Searles. Joseph had moved to Newton County, GA, by 1827, when he purchased land there, and various land transactions mention his children there as well. * *
Anderson	(children of Joseph S. Sears and Elizabeth Searles) born: (about 1785) in NC married: (a) Alley White (February 8, 1807) in Granville County, NC (b) Martha _?_ ( ) in children: (a) (b) Owen Turner, Wesley H. [S. L. _?_], George Washington Lafayette [Elizabeth _?_], Anderson H. [Mary A. Elizabeth Holley], Caswell J., William T. J. died: (1858) in Coosa County, AL buried: census: On the 1810 and 1820 census, he was in Granville County, NC; on the 1830 census, in Talbot County, GA; on the 1840 and 1850 census, in Russell County, AL; on the 1860 census, his widow was in Coosa County, AL note:
Wyatt	born: (about 1788) in Oxford, Granville County, NC married: Frances Wilkerson (October 28, 1817) in Granville County, NC children: Joseph P. [Elizabeth Sarah Love], William F. [Margaret E. _?_], Thomas Glenn [Sarah Anne Payne], Vincent F. [Lucretia E. Odell], James M., Andrew P. [Eliza _?_], Wyatt Chapel [Louisa Jane Payne], Martha Frances (Emma) [Cooper], George Washington [Susan Cooper] died: (after 1870) in White County, GA buried: census: On the 1820 census, a "Josiah" Sears and Wyatt Sears were in Jasper County, GA; on the 1840 and 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 and 1870 census, he was in White County, GA note:
Vincent	born: (about 1790) in NC married: (a) Lundy Kimball (October 28, 1817) in Granville County, NC (b) Mary Stanford ( ) in children: (a) Emily [Francis M. Strickland], William Fletcher [Mary Jane A. Prather], Joseph T. [Sarah E. Moore], Elizabeth [George W. Johnson], Alfred S., Vincent F., R. W. (male), Mary Jane (b) ? died: (about 1855) in Hall County, GA buried: census: On the 1830 and 1840 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1850 census, he was with his second wife in Hall County, GA; on the 1860 census, his widow was with her stepdaughter Elizabeth and her husband George W. Johnson in Hall County, GA; on the 1870 census, his daughter Mary Jane and her illegitimate son were with her sister Elizabeth and brother-in-law George W. Johnson. note: He purchased and sold land in Habersham County, GA, in 1843, and he purchased land in Hall County, GA, in 1845.
Alfred F.	born: (about 1800) in NC married: Mary Cochran (August 20, 1826) in Newton County, GA children: J. G. (♂), W. (♂), J. (♂), Alfred F. Jr [Emma _?_], A. (♀), E. L. (♀), Mary, Thomas Jefferson [Catherine _?_], Martha, James P. [Amy Jane Niles], Noah S. [Jenny L. Kelly] died: (May 17, 1884) in GA buried: census: On the 1820 census, he was with his parents in Jasper County, GA; on the 1830 and 1840 census, he was with his wife in Newton County, GA; on the 1850 census, he was in Henry County, GA; on the 1860 and 1870 census, he was in Clayton County, GA; on the 1880 census, he was with his son Thomas Jefferson in Fulton County, GA note:
Bishop Harrison	born: (about 1804) in Oxford, Granville County, NC married: Margaret Lang (October 27, 1825) in Henry County, GA children: Nancy Ann [William P. Loggins], J. W. [Mary _?_], Martha J., John R. [Nancy E. Hurley], Olive Ann, R. C., William L., Henry C. [Sarah D. Barrett] died: (after 1860) in Hall County, GA? buried: census: On the 1830 census, he was in Newton County, GA; on the 1840 and 1850 census, in Habersham county GA; on the 1860 census, in Hall County, GA note: I suspect that Frances E. Sears is one of his older daughters, born about 1828. The gender and age classes on the 1840 census of Habersham County, GA, show two males and six females. The oldest daughter is age 10-15, probably Nancy Ann. On the 1830 census, his stepmother was possibly the female (age 50-60) and his sister Frances was one of the females (age 20-30) listed with him in Newton County, GA.
William	born: (about 1806) in NC married: Martha Finney Lockhart (April 21, 1831) in Talbot County, GA children: William Joseph [Louisana Lockhart] [Mary Frances Fletcher Green] died: (1848) in Talbot County, GA buried: census: On the 1810 and 1820 census, he was in Granville County, NC; on the 1830 census, he was likely in Newton County, GA; on the 1840 census, he was in Talbot County, GA; on the 1850 census, his widow was in Talbot County, GA; on the 1860 census, his son was in Schley County, GA. note: The marriage information comes from an item in The Macon Messenger (April 30, 1831). His wife was the widow of Dr. William Lockhart, whom she married (June 23, 1817) in Jones County, GA. (She had three sons by him: Julius Caesar [Catherine Jane Murchison], John Commodore Rogers, and Benjamin Franklin Lockhart.) William's will (signed April 22, 1848) was probated (September 4, 1848) in Talbot County, GA. His son Joseph was enumerated with William P. Mathews, who was a witness to William's will, on the 1850 census in Talbot County, GA.
Frances A.	born: (August 18, 1808) in NC married: (a) John Camp[bell] (October 30, 1832) in Newton County, GA (b) Thomas W. Carroll (April 21, 1839) in Talbot County, GA children: (a) (b) died: (1883) in Marion County, GA buried: Tazewell Cemetery, Tazewell, Marion County, GA census: On the 1820 census, she was likely with her father in Jasper County, GA; on the 1830 census, she was likely with her brother Bishop Harrison in Newton County, GA; on the 1840 census, in ----; on the 1850, 1860, and 1870 census, she was with her second husband in Marion County, GA note: Her will was recorded in Will Book A, page 242 (1846-1914) and probated (February 7, 1883) in Marion County, GA. FRANCES A. CARROLL [Note held by J. N. Cheney against Abner Woodall to be used for burial expenses, pailing graves of myself and husband, Thomas W. Carroll. Brother: Alfred Sears (note held by J. N. Cheney in favor of Dr. Joe Sears). Nephew: Eddie Sears. Friends: Mary Wadsworth, William Wadsworth, Sallie Bolton (colored). Executor: Friend, J. N. Cheney.
John A.	born: (October 12, 1812) in Rowan County, NC married: Tabitha Jane Buckner (April 27, 1833) in Talbot County, GA children: Mary Catherine [George Washington McEwen], Elizabeth Frances [Sanford Byrd Waldrip], Martha Thomas [Asa Melton Waldrip], Tabitha Antonette [Guy Smith] [Sinclair M. Suttle], Joseph Wiley died: (January 13, 1884) in Coosa County, AL buried: Sears Chapel Cemetery, near Rockford, Coosa County, AL census: On the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 census, he was in Coosa County, AL note: His wife was the daughter of Judith Tapley and Wiley W. Buckner. She died (July 1, 1893) in Coosa County, AL, and is buried with her husband. *
Nancy Ann	(children of Bishop Harrison Sears and Margaret Lang) born: (about 1828) in Newton or Oglethorpe County, GA married: William Pinkney Loggins (about 1848) in GA children: Eli Kinsey, Susannah Minerva, James Madison, John W. P., Zealous Columbus, Martha Palmetto died: (after 1870) in buried: census: On the 1840 census, she was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1850 census, in Hall County, GA; on the 1860 and 1870 census, in Lumpkin County, GA. note:
Frances E.	born: (about 1829) in Oglethorpe or Habersham County, GA married: James Cave (November 30, 1856) in DeKalb County, AL children: James McCullough died: (December 18, 1910) in Tyler, Smith County, TX buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, TX; no marker on the grave census: note: A census record of 1850 gives her age as 21, suggesting a birth date of 1829; a census record of 1860 gives her age as 32, suggesting a birth date of 1828; a census record of 1870 gives her age as 43, suggesting a birth date of 1827. The 1900 census shows her born in April, 1833, and being the mother of two children, one of whom is still living. The 1910 census gives her age as 76, suggesting a birth date of 1834, and shows her as being the mother of one child, who is still living. Her obituary in 1910 gives her age as 80, suggesting a birth date of 1830; her death certificate gives her age as 92, suggesting a birth date of 1818. The truth is in there somewhere! CAVEAT: It is not proven that Frances E. Sears is a child of Bishop Harrison Sears and Margaret Lang. (She might be an older daughter of Vincent Sears and Lundy Kimball.] Furthermore, there is no evidence that she ever married into the Mincy family, but was a member of various Mincy households for nearly forty years. The person who supplied the information for her obituary and death certificate may not have known her true identity and assumed she was a Mincy.
J. W.	born: (1830) in GA married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Macon County, AL (?). note:
Martha J.	born: (1836) in Habersham County, GA married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, she was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Hall County, GA. note:
John R.	born: (1837) in Habersham County, GA married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860-1900 census, in Hall County, GA note:.
Olive Ann	born: (1840) in Habersham County, GA married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1840 and 1850 census, she was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Hall County, GA; on the 1880 census, in White County, GA (?). note:
R. C.	born: (1843) in Habersham County, GA married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA. note:
William L.	born: (about 1844) in Habersham County, GA married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860 census, in Hall County, GA. note:
Henry C.	born: (1845) in Habersham County, GA married: Sarah D. Barrett (August 9, 1867) in Hall County, GA children: died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1850 census, he was in Habersham County, GA; on the 1860-1880 census, in Hall County, GA. note:
Frances Isabel	born: (April 1846) in GA married: James Alex West (August 20, 1871) in Hall County, GA children: died: ( ) in buried: census: On the 1870 census, her husband was with his mother Mariah Louisa Haralson, widow of William Bowen West, in White County, GA; on the 1880 census, Frances was in DeKalb County, AL; on the 1900 and 1910 census, in Fannin County, TX. note: CAVEAT: I have been unable to confirm that Frances Isabel Sears is a daughter of Bishop Harrison Sears and Margaret Lang.