Sears Family

Sears Family

This information concerns four 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.

   Thomas
born: (about 1735) in
married: Elizabeth ___ ( ) in
children: Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph S., Thomas, John, Henry
died: (about 1784) in Orange County, NC
buried:
note: This Sears family may NOT be the one from which my relative, Frances E. Sears, is descended, but it seems the most likely choice since some of the sons ended up in GA, where she was born.

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   Joseph S.
born: (about 1763) in VA?
married: (a) Elizabeth Searles (July 27, 1784) in Orange County, NC
               (b) Nancy Shields (January 23, 1818) in GA
children: (a) Anderson, Wyatt, Vincent, Alfred F., Bishop Harrison, William, Frances, John A.
               (b) ?
died: (about 1827-30) in Newton County, GA
buried:
note:

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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., George Washington Lafayette, Anderson H., Caswell J., William T. J.
died: (1858) in Coosa County, AL
buried:
note:

   Wyatt
born: (about 1788) in Oxford, Granville County, NC
married: Frances Wilkerson (October 28, 1817) in NC
children: Joseph P., William F., Thomas Glenn, Vincent F., James M., Andrew P., Wyatt Chapel, Martha Frances (Emma) [Cooper], George Washington
died: (about 1863) in White County, GA
buried:
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 [Strickland], William Fletcher, Joseph T., Elizabeth [Johnson], Alfred S., Vincent F., R.W. (male), Mary Jane
               (b) ?
died: (about 1855) in Hall County, GA
buried:
note:

   Alfred F.
born: (about 1800) in NC
married: Mary Cochran (August 20, 1826) in Newton County, GA
children:
died: (May 17, 1884) in GA
buried:
note: He appears on the 1830 census roll in Newton County, GA, along with his brother Bishop Harrison Sears.

   Bishop Harrison
born: (about 1804) in Oxford, Granville County, NC
married: Margaret Lang (October 27, 1825) in Henry County, GA
children: Nancy Ann [Loggins], J.W., Martha J., John R., Olivia Ann, R.C., William L., Henry C., Francis Isabella [West]
died: (after 1860) in Hall County, GA?
buried:
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.

   William
born: (about 1808) in NC
married: Martha Finney Lockhart (April 21, 1831) in Talbot County, GA
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
note: The marriage information comes from an item in The Macon Messenger (April 30, 1831).

   Frances
born: (about 1810) in NC
married: (a) John Camp (October 30, 1832) in Newton County, GA
               (b) Thomas W. Carroll (April 21, 1839) in Talbot County, GA
children: (a)
               (b)
died: (about 1883) in Marion County, GA
buried:
note:

   John A.
born: (October 12, 1812) in NC
married: Tabitha Jane Buckner (April 27, 1833) in Talbot County, GA
children: Elizabeth Frances [Sanford Waldrip], Martha Thomas [Asa Waldrip], Mary Catherine [McEwen], Tabitha Antonette [Suttle]
died: (about 1863) in White County, GA
buried:
note:

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   Frances E.
(possible child of Bishop Harrison Sears and Margaret Lang)
born: (about 1828) in GA
married: (a) James Cave (November 30, 1856) in DeKalb County, AL
               (b) Able Mincy ? ( ) in Smith County, TX?
children: (a) James McClellen
               (b) ?
died: (December 18, 1910) in Tyler, Smith County, TX
buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, TX; no marker on the grave
note: A census record of 1860 gives her age as 32, suggesting a birth date of 1828. 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 and shows her as being the mother of one child, who is still living. Her death certificate, dated 1910, gives her age as 92, suggesting a birth date of 1818!

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Thomas	born: (about 1735) in married: Elizabeth ___ ( ) in children: Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph S., Thomas, John, Henry died: (about 1784) in Orange County, NC buried: note: This Sears family may NOT be the one from which my relative, Frances E. Sears, is descended, but it seems the most likely choice since some of the sons ended up in GA, where she was born. ***
Joseph S.	born: (about 1763) in VA? married: (a) Elizabeth Searles (July 27, 1784) in Orange County, NC (b) Nancy Shields (January 23, 1818) in GA children: (a) Anderson, Wyatt, Vincent, Alfred F., Bishop Harrison, William, Frances, John A. (b) ? died: (about 1827-30) in Newton County, GA buried: note: **
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., George Washington Lafayette, Anderson H., Caswell J., William T. J. died: (1858) in Coosa County, AL buried: note:
Wyatt	born: (about 1788) in Oxford, Granville County, NC married: Frances Wilkerson (October 28, 1817) in NC children: Joseph P., William F., Thomas Glenn, Vincent F., James M., Andrew P., Wyatt Chapel, Martha Frances (Emma) [Cooper], George Washington died: (about 1863) in White County, GA buried: 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 [Strickland], William Fletcher, Joseph T., Elizabeth [Johnson], Alfred S., Vincent F., R.W. (male), Mary Jane (b) ? died: (about 1855) in Hall County, GA buried: note:
Alfred F.	born: (about 1800) in NC married: Mary Cochran (August 20, 1826) in Newton County, GA children: died: (May 17, 1884) in GA buried: note: He appears on the 1830 census roll in Newton County, GA, along with his brother Bishop Harrison Sears.
Bishop Harrison	born: (about 1804) in Oxford, Granville County, NC married: Margaret Lang (October 27, 1825) in Henry County, GA children: Nancy Ann [Loggins], J.W., Martha J., John R., Olivia Ann, R.C., William L., Henry C., Francis Isabella [West] died: (after 1860) in Hall County, GA? buried: 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.
William	born: (about 1808) in NC married: Martha Finney Lockhart (April 21, 1831) in Talbot County, GA children: died: ( ) in buried: note: The marriage information comes from an item in The Macon Messenger (April 30, 1831).
Frances	born: (about 1810) in NC married: (a) John Camp (October 30, 1832) in Newton County, GA (b) Thomas W. Carroll (April 21, 1839) in Talbot County, GA children: (a) (b) died: (about 1883) in Marion County, GA buried: note:
John A.	born: (October 12, 1812) in NC married: Tabitha Jane Buckner (April 27, 1833) in Talbot County, GA children: Elizabeth Frances [Sanford Waldrip], Martha Thomas [Asa Waldrip], Mary Catherine [McEwen], Tabitha Antonette [Suttle] died: (about 1863) in White County, GA buried: note: *
Frances E.	(possible child of Bishop Harrison Sears and Margaret Lang) born: (about 1828) in GA married: (a) James Cave (November 30, 1856) in DeKalb County, AL (b) Able Mincy ? ( ) in Smith County, TX? children: (a) James McClellen (b) ? died: (December 18, 1910) in Tyler, Smith County, TX buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, TX; no marker on the grave note: A census record of 1860 gives her age as 32, suggesting a birth date of 1828. 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 and shows her as being the mother of one child, who is still living. Her death certificate, dated 1910, gives her age as 92, suggesting a birth date of 1818!