John Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Sep 1778 - Winthrop, Maine
Baptism:
Death: 4 Mar 1853 - Knox, Maine
Burial: in Knox Ridge Cemetery 1
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Paul Sears (1744-1810)
Mother: Mercy Stevens (1753-1829) 1
Notes
General:
Spouses:
Achsah Whitcomb Sears (1784 - 1828)
Maria Stover Sears (1793 - 1853)
John Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Jul 1701 - Harwich, Massachusetts 2
Baptism:
Death: 21 May 1774 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Sears (1663-1742) 3
Mother: Mercy Mayo (1664-1749)
Spouses and Children
1. *Grace Paddock (27 Jan 1716 - 17 Sep 1780)
Marriage: Nov 1734 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Rhoda Sears (1748-1821)
2. David Sears (1746- )
John Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1735 - Norwalk, Connecticut
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Sears (1697-1754)
Mother: Mary Thatcher (Cir 1698-Cir 1761)
Deacon John Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1713 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 5 Dec 1791 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain John Sears (1677-1738)
Mother: Priscilla Freeman (1686-1764)
Spouses and Children
1. *Deborah Crowell (21 Sep 1719 - 18 Sep 1753) 4
Marriage: 24 Aug 1738 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Bathsheba Sears (1739- )
2. Kezia Sears (1740-1766)
3. John Sears (1741-Bef 1744)
4. Deborah Sears (1742-1825)
5. John Sears (1744- )
6. Heman Sears (1746- )
7. Freeman Sears (1747-Bef 1752)
8. Priscilla Sears (1749- )
9. Betty Sears (1750- )
10. Freeman Sears (1752- )
Notes
General:
stone:
In Memory of
Deac'n John Sears
he died Dec'mr ye 5th
1791 in ye 79th Year
of his Age 5
Captain John Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1677 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 9 Apr 1738 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Paul Sears (1638-1708) 6
Mother: Deborah Willard (1645-1721) 7
Spouses and Children
1. *Priscilla Freeman (27 Oct 1686 - 8 May 1764)
Marriage: 1 Jun 1704 - Eastham, Massachusetts 8
Status:
Children:
1. Elisha Sears (Cir 1707-1790)
2. Mary Sears (Cir 1708-1791)
3. Priscilla Sears (Cir 1710- )
4. Bathsheba Sears (Cir 1711-1735) 5
5. Deacon John Sears (1713-1791)
6. Willard Sears (1714-1765)
7. Betsey Sears (1719-1755)
8. Nathaniel Sears (1720- )
9. Heman Sears (1724-1726)
10. Bethia Sears (1726-1736)
Notes
General:
stone:
Here lyes Buried
ye Body of Capt.
JOHN SEARS
departed this Life April
9th Anno Dom'ni 1739 in ye
61st Year of His Age
[year should be 1738]
"Capt John Sears lived in the East precinct of Yarmouth, now East Dennis, and his house is still standing a short distance south-westerly from the family burying ground at Bound-Brook, and was until recently occupied by Capt. Constant Sears. He was admitted to the 2d Ch., June 23, 1728; was a wealthy and prominent man, active in church and town affairs, and in the militia. For 15 years his name is annually found upon the precinct records as moderator, assessor and prudential committee. He was chosen Surveyor, 1711-14-18; Juror, 1712; Fence Viewer, 1720; Selectman, 1734-5; Ensign, 1722; Lieut., 1726; and Captain, 1736. March 7, 1721-2, "Mr. John Sears" was appointed one of the committee to receive from the Treasury, the town's portion of £ 50,000. In his will dated April 1, 1738, he calls himself "Yeoman," but in the Inventory is styled "Gentleman." Names wife Priscilla; sons, Elisha, John, Willard, and Nathaniel; daughters, Mary Paddock, Priscilla Howes, and Betty Sears. We note therein, an Indian girl, at £ 3 10 0. Real Estate, £ 2380 02 01 Personal, £ 593." 5
John K Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Sep 1816 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Barnabas Sears (1790-1875) 9
Mother: Hannah Crocker (1792-1879) 10
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Burdett (Est 1818 - )
Marriage: 24 Mar 1839 - Nantucket, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Sarah Burdett)
"John K. Sears.\emdash This enterprising citizen of South Yarmouth is the oldest son of Barnabas Sears, whose genealogy is given in the preceding biography. He was born September 11, 1816, and passed nearly seventeen of the first years of his life at home, in acquiring a common school education and assisting his parents. Instead of a love for the sea, his mind early turned to mechanics, and at seventeen he went to Nantucket to learn the carpenters' trade. At twenty-one he was a master builder and was in business for himself, which he continued there until 1850. He was married March 24, 1839, to Sarah, the youngest daughter of the six children of Reuben Burdett\emdash a whaleman of Nantucket, and later, master of a packet, who passed his last years with Mr. and Mrs. John K. Sears, and died aged eighty-eight years.
The great fire of 1846 interrupted the business of Mr. Sears at Nantucket, and after a strong desire to visit California, from which he was restrained, he returned to South Yarmouth in 1850. The seeming need of a mill at his place at South Yarmouth induced him with his brother Barnabas, to erect, in 1854, a commodious building in which planing, sawing and grinding were done for the community. House building was at the same time extensively carried on and he now points with pride to his own and many other beautiful residences of which he was the master builder. In 1865, the planing works were discontinued, and in 1869 the building was removed to the yard at Hyannis, where he had purchased the lumber business of Samuel Snow. This business was at once greatly enlarged, additional buildings were erected, and in 1874 a branch yard was established at Middleboro, which is continued under the name of J. K. & B. Sears. Another branch lumber yard was established in 1882, at Woods Holl, the particulars of which, with that of Hyannis, are fully given in the histories of those villages.
The active, progressive business nature of Mr. Sears has precluded all desire to hold official trusts, but in 1860, and again in 1861, as a true exponent of republican principles, he consented to represent his district in the legislature, since which time he has peremptorily declined all honors. Wherever he has resided he has taken a leading interest in the Sunday schools. The Methodist church of his village now enjoys both his liberal material, and spiritual aid. Broad in his views he has sought to do his duty toward God and toward man, and the impression he has made upon his fellow men is that of a life grounded upon honest principles. Having no children of his own he has filled the position of a parent, in his munificence to those of others." 11
Jonathan Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Sep 1693 - Harwich, Massachusetts 12
Baptism:
Death: 3 Sep 1738 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Sears (1663-1742) 3
Mother: Mercy Mayo (1664-1749)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Hawes (6 Nov 1697 - 8 Jan 1749)
Marriage: Est 1720 - (Yarmouth, Massachusetts)
Status:
Children:
1. David Sears (1722-Bef 1724) 13
2. David Sears (1724- )
3. Jonathan Sears (1725-1752)
4. Joseph Sears (1728-1758)
5. Mary Sears (1730- )
6. Sarah Sears (1731-1749)
7. Prince Sears (1732-1732)
8. Nathan Sears (1733- )
9. Prince Sears (1735-1829)
10. Nathaniel Sears (1738- )
Notes
General:
"John Sears was appointed Administrator of the estate of Jonathan Sears, deceased; and Daniel Hall, Judah Sears and Ebenezer Paddock, rendered an Inventory October 26, 1738; R. Est., L 575. Personal, L 374 18 0. He "left widow and four children." His widow Elizabeth was appointed guardian to Jonathan, Joseph and Sarah, March 12, 1742. She died January 8, 1748, and Joseph Sears of Harwich, administrator on her estate March 10, 1748, and was appointed guardian of Prince and Sarah, Jan 28, 1757, the estate of Jonathan Sears was divided by Daniel Hall, Elisha Bassett, Theodore Crosby and Joseph Howes, Jr, who set off to the eldest son Jonathan, deceased; to Joseph, and to Prince; the widow and other children being then all deceased. Joseph Howes in his will 1752, names "Jonathan, Joseph and Prince Sears, sons of my daughter Elizabeth Sears." In the "Sears Genealogy," her name is erroneously given as Sarah."
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Howes b: 7 NOV 1697 in Yarmouth, Mass
Married: 29 JUN 1721 in Yarmouth
Children, in Harwich
David Sears b: 2 SEP 1722
David Sears b: 26 MAR 1724
Jonathan Sears b: 9 SEP 1725
Joseph Sears b: MAY 1728
Mary Sears b: 12 JUL 1730
Sarah Sears b: 28 JUL 1731
Prince Sears b: 30 JUL 1732
Nathan Sears b: 25 SEP 1733
Prince Sears b: 1735
Nathaniel Sears b: 11 JUN 1738 6
Jonathan Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 7 May 1750 - Harwich, Massachusetts 14
Baptism:
Death: 18 Feb 1808 - Ashfield, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Sears (1725-1752)
Mother: Priscilla Sears (1730-1819)
Spouses and Children
1. *Abigail Hall (2 Nov 1754 - 18 Nov 1842)
Marriage: 23 Sep 1773 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
"Jonathan Sears removed to Ashfield, MA, and lived on Cape St; was dismissed from Church, Harwich, MA, Nov 4, 1800, his wife having been dismissed from Church, Dennis, MA, November 10, 1799. He served in Captain Thomas Hamilton's Company, stationed in Barnstable County, MA, from July 10, 1775, 6 months 7 days; was Sergeant in Captain Abijah Bang's Company, Colonel Dike's Regiment, 3 months to December 1, 1776; marched on alarm at Falmouth, MA, 174 miles travel; and on alarm at Falmouth, MA and Bedford, MA in Captain Benjamin Berry's Company, Sep. 7, 1778, marching 112 miles, and doing 7 days' duty. His widow drew a pension in 1840, then aged 85, and living with her son Azarelah. " In early life he went on whaling voyages, and incidents of hair-breadth escapes are related among his descendants, e.g., that once his boat was thrown so high by a whale that the men in another boat, a mile distant, could see the horizon under it." In 1785 he was wrecked off Harwich, MA and barley escaped with his life. From an old and dilapidated paper preserved in the family I copy: "The particulars of the Harwich Tragedy" "Harwich, County of Barnstable, MA, April 8, 1785. " On the morning of the Lord's Day last, a most melancholy ... and Provincetown. The particulars of this unhappy and sorrowful incident are as follows, viz: " A schooner partly owned and commanded by Mr Nathan Atwood, sailed from this
harbour about six o'clock in the morning, bound to the above place; but as they had not been on their passage long before a plank started, as is imagined, and she gained water so fast, that before ten o'clock the ill fated vessel, and unfortunate Schooner sunk down to the bottom headforemost, not leaving the least discovery of even the top of the masts, having on board Mr Nathan Atwood, and Mrs Mary Atwood, his wife, and Mr Heman Finney, her brother. A little time before she floundered, Mr Jonathan Sears, and Mr Cyrenius Freeman, got a raft, which they made of some boards, and started for shore which was at the distance of some three miles, but Mr Freeman being very bruised and chilled, (as these unhappy persons were on the raft almost nine hours), expired just before he reached the shore, and Mr Sears was almost expired when he arrived, being scarce able to extricate himself from the surf, which he happily effected by crawling, (though already much bruised and exhausted with the cold), on his hands and knees several rods, the surf breaking over his head several timnes, before he could get clear of it, after which he was obliged to travel in that wretched manner near a mile before he could discover any building. The first he met was a barn, that fortunately for him, belonged to a good Samaritan, Mr Samuel Hopkins of Truro, MA, the owner of which found him in that deplorable state, bruised and exhausted, almost to death, and had he not received immediate relief, which was afforded to him with the utmost humanity, tenderness, and compassion, he must have unavoidably perished in a few hours. Mr John Clark, got on another raft but it being very windy, they parted from each other, in a short time after they set out, and Mr Sears saw no more of him, but supposed he perished soon after. The wreck was not seen from the shore, as it was very foggy, at the time this sorrowful affair happened, or perhaps some assistance might have been given to the people. One thing we think worthy of remark, and which seems to make this truly tragical scene most affecting, is, the almost unparalled conjugal
affection showed by Mr Atwood, one of the unhappy sufferers, to his equally distressed mate, which being so rare an instance of magnanimity, fortitude and a cheerful resignation to the divine will of the Almighty, that we cannot omit to record it on this Sheet, as we think his conduct an honour to human nature, and ought to be handed down to posterity, as it will seve to show that there is remaining in this Western Hemisphere, some private virtue, founded in a regard to the fair sex; as we find many instances transmitted to us in the History of the Oriental World. "Mr Atwood on perceiving the vessel sinking, jumped on to one of the rafts that was prepared alongside of her, but on hearing the bitter shrieks and piercing cries of his dear comfort, the friend of his bosom, and the other poor drowning souls, which seemed to reach to heaven, and who were on the verge of eternity, and begging for mercy from God, he, like some of the ancient Bramist women, when showing their affection for their departing husbands, heroickly jumped back again into the sinking vessel, choosing rather to perish with her who had been the partner of his joy, and affliction, than to have the anxiety and horror of mind in beholding so shocking and afflicting a scene, and not having it in his power to alleviate her distress." A doleful poem follows, which is not remarkable except for its antiquity, and is addressed especially to the Atwood family. "Sold at the office in Essex Street, near the Liberty Place, 1785; where may be found Nos. I. II. III. of the 'Bloody Register;' Cash paid for linen rags.""
Jonathan Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1731
Baptism:
Death: 16 Dec 1759 - Harwich, Massachusetts 5
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Jonathan Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 9 Sep 1725 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 16 Dec 1752 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Sears (1693-1738)
Mother: Elizabeth Hawes (1697-1749)
Spouses and Children
1. *Priscilla Sears (31 Dec 1730 - 12 Apr 1819)
Marriage: 29 Jun 1749 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Jonathan Sears (1750-1808)
2. Elizabeth Sears (1752- )
3. Lucy Sears (1763-1844)
4. Seth Sears (1767-1806) 15
Joseph Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1778 - Sandisfield, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Sears (1735- )
Mother: Sarah Blackmore (1744-1824)
Captain Joseph Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 15 Jul 1695 - Harwich, Massachusetts 12
Baptism:
Death: 25 Aug 1765 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Sears (1663-1742) 3
Mother: Mercy Mayo (1664-1749)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Paddock (14 Apr 1698 - 11 Jun 1772)
Marriage: 17 Apr 1718 - (Yarmouth, Massachusetts)
Status:
Notes
General:
stone:
Here lies buried
Capt. Joseph Sears
Who dec'd Aug'st
25th 1765 in
ye 71st year of
his age 5
Joseph Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Apr 1764 - Harwich, Massachusetts 14
Baptism: 17 Jun 1764
Death: 5 Jan 1846 - Brewster, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Prince Sears (1735-1829)
Mother: Betsey Hall (1738-1818)
Spouses and Children
1. *Keziah Hamblen (1 Aug 1764 - 14 Dec 1838)
Marriage: 29 Dec 1785 - Harwich, Massachusetts 16
Status:
Children:
1. Prince Sears (1787- )
2. Persis Sears (1789-1862)
3. Olive Sears (1790- )
4. Nathan Sears (1793- )
5. Betsey Sears (1795- )
6. Captain Joseph Hamblen Sears (1801-1885)
7. Benjamin Sears (1807- )
Joseph Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Jan 1669 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony
Baptism:
Death: 7 May 1750 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Silas Sears (1637-1697) 6
Mother: Anna Bursell (1642-1726) 6
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Hall (8 Apr 1682 - 28 Jul 1753) 6
Marriage: 19 Sep 1700 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Priscilla Sears (1701-1760)
2. Hannah Sears (1703- )
3. Zechariah Sears (1706-1796)
4. Joseph Sears (1708-1779)
5. Stephen Sears (1710-1736)
6. Roland Sears (1711-1784) 6
7. Barnabas Sears (1714-1740) 6
8. Peter Sears (1716- )
9. Bethiah Sears (1718- )
10. Silas Sears (1720-1780)
11. Thankful Sears (1723- )
Notes
General:
"Will dated 9 Dec 1746. Inventory of his estate shows he was a wealthy man.
The will of Joseph Sears of Yarmouth., Yeoman, dated Dec. 9, 1746 names, wife Hannah; sons, Zachariah, Joseph, Peter, "If still alive" and Rowland; and daughters of son Stephen, deceased, and Stephen, Hannah and Mary, children of Barnabas, deceased, also son Silas, and daughters Priscilla Gorham, Hannah Blackmore, Bethia Howes and Thankful Taylor. Inventory L 320 08 08. Styles him "gent." He lived in the East precinct Yarmouth, now East Dennis, and was also styled "Captain." 6
Joseph Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Mar 1708 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts 17
Baptism:
Death: 6 Aug 1779 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Sears (1669-1750) 6
Mother: Hannah Hall (1682-1753) 6
Spouses and Children
1. Ruth Sears (4 Jul 1715 - 27 Mar 1761)
Marriage: Cir 1732 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Stephen Sears (1736- )
2. Isaac Sears (1734-1759)
3. Larned Sears (1739-1760)
2. Thankful Gage (27 May 1711 - 1776)
Marriage: 28 Oct 1761 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Status:
3. *Bathsheba Small (Cir 1729 - 28 Sep 1779)
Marriage: 1766
Status:
Notes
General:
stone:Marriage Notes (Thankful Gage)
Memento Mori
In Memory of
Mr Joseph Sears
he Died Aug'st ye 6th
1779 in ye 72d Year
of his Age 5
problem: marriages to Bathsheba and Thankful overlap
Joseph Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: May 1728 - Harwich, Massachusetts 18
Baptism: 2 Jun 1728 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Death: 14 Mar 1758 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Sears cemetery, Brewster
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jonathan Sears (1693-1738)
Mother: Elizabeth Hawes (1697-1749)
Notes
General:
stone:
Here lies the Body of
Mr JOSEPH SEARS
son of Mr JONATHAN &
Mrs ELIZABETH SEARS
Who Died March ye
14th 1758 in ye 30th
Year of his Age 5
Joseph Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Jul 1756 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 30 May 1836 - West Brewster, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Zechariah Sears (1706-1796)
Mother: Mehitable Crowell (1721-1760)
Spouses and Children
1. *Thankful Clark (22 Oct 1757 - 22 Apr 1842)
Marriage: 7 Dec 1782
Status:
Children:
1. Captain Henry Sears (1785-1823)
Joseph Hamblen Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 10 Apr 1865 - Dorchester, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 15 Feb 1946 - Kingsport, Tennessee
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Joseph Henry Sears (1829-1885)
Mother: Emily Crosby Nickerson (1834-1887)
Notes
General:
"Joseph Sears died Friday in the home of his daughter, Mrs Sherman Phelps Platt, at Kingsport, Tenn., it was learned here yesterday. He was 81 years old. Mr Sears was president from 1904 to 1918 of D Appleton & Co, which in 1933 was incorporated with Century Co., Inc., to become known as D Appleton-Century Co., Inc. He became president of J H Sears & Co, publishers, in 1922, continuing until his retirement in 1934. He also was a writer, author of "The Governments of the World Today," published in 1893, and "Fur and Feather Tales," "None But the Brave," "A Box of Matches," "The Career of Leonard Wood" (1919) and "The Ormsteads." Born in Boston, Mr Sears attended the Roxbury Latin School, after which he went into business for two years. He then entered Harvard, from which he was graduated in three years. There he was president of The Harvard Advocate, editor of The Crimson, captain of the 1889 football team and rowed on the varsity crew. He attended the Imperial University of Berlin for two semesters, then went to Paris, where he studied in the Ecole des Sciences Politiques for a year. In 1891, when he returned to this country, he married Anna Wentworth Caldwell, who died Sept. 27, 1937.
Mr Sears became associated with The Youth's Companion for eight months, was on the staff of Cosmopolitan magazine for a year, and then joined Harpers, where he acted in various editorial capacities for ten years on Harper's Young People, Harper's Weekly and Harper's Bazaar. In a discussion in 1913 of "morality" in book publishing he said, "It is foolish to bring that 'Would you let your daughter read it?' before the publisher as bearing on the question of whether he should publish the book or not. He publishes books for many different circles of readers; and the responsibility for which of the books young girls read rests on their parents and not on him." He added that although some publishing houses had tried to publish salacious literature hoping to achieve wide sales, they had not succeeded for long, because, "for any permanence of success there must be an underlying stratum of sincerity." The morality of a book depends largely "on the way it is bound," he maintained. "A novel on white slavery arouses protest," he declared. "A book issued by the John D Rockefeller Jr laboratory exhibits more horrible details and is called moral. And no more horrible things could be than are printed in medical books." Mr Sears appeared in the news in November, 1937, when it was disclosed that a butler and chef named Alfred Grouard, who served for thirteen years in his Oyster Bay home, proved on death to be a woman. Informed of the discovery, Mr Sears said it was a surprise to him, and recalled that his wife, who had died only a few months before, had hired "Grouard." He said "Grouard" had proved an excellent chef. The publisher was a member of the Garrick Club in London, the Circle Union Artistique in Paris and the Century, Harvard, Union, Coffee House and Piping Rock clubs in New York.
Besides his daughter, he leaves a sister, Mrs Charles Harned of Old Greenwich, Conn.
(robertmwells - source not cited)
Captain Joseph Hamblen Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 9 Nov 1801 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Baptism: 27 Dec 1801 - Dennis, Massachusetts
Death: 3 Feb 1885 - Brewster, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Sears (1764-1846)
Mother: Keziah Hamblen (1764-1838)
Spouses and Children
1. *Olive Bangs (10 Sep 1802 - 1889) 19
Marriage: 2 Dec 1824 - Brewster, Massachusetts 19
Status:
Children:
1. Keziah H Sears (1827-1828)
2. Captain Joseph Henry Sears (1829-1885)
3. Captain Elisha Freeman Sears (1831-1897)
4. Ellen Sears (1834-1859) 5
5. Benjamin B Sears (1836-1837)
6. Susan Olivia Sears (1839-After 1880)
7. Sarah Louise Sears (1845- )
Notes
General:
"He was born in Brewster, November 9, 1801. As a boy he worked on the farm and in the making of salt. He was engaged in the packet service between East Dennis and Boston and was mate and captain of the packets "Combine" and "David Porter" for several years, and after that master of schooners "Atlas " and "Cornelia " in the coasting trade. His last voyages were in the ships "Asia," "Faneuil Hall" and "Expounder" in the foreign trade. While in command of the "Faneuil Hall" at New Orleans, he was invited to go on a trial trip of a new tugboat, the "Anglo Norman," just built there. About one hundred and thirty invited guests were on the steamer. She steamed for about twenty miles up the Mississippi river, then turned and started to come down to the city. Just before reaching New Orleans, while under full steam, the boilers exploded, completely wrecking the upper part of the boat. There were about forty of the guests either killed or blown overboard. Captain Sears escaped all injury.Marriage Notes (Olive Bangs)
He retired from the sea in 1855.
He was treasurer of the First church for many years, and trustee of Brewster cemetery, and was always interested in the improvements of the town. He always lived in Brewster and died there February 3, 1885." - Brewster Ship Masters, p. 72 20
1855 Mass. census, Brewster
dwelling 3, household 5
Joseph H Sears, 54, mariner
Olive Sears, 53
Joseph H Sears, 26, mariner
Elisha F Sears, 24, mariner
Olive Sears, 14
Sarah L Sears
Margaret Hazard, 18, Ireland
dwelling 4, household 6
Josiah N Knowes, 25, mariner
Ellen Knowles, 20
Captain Joseph Henry Sears
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Jun 1829 - Brewster, Massachusetts 21
Baptism:
Death: 3 Feb 1885
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Joseph Hamblen Sears (1801-1885)
Mother: Olive Bangs (1802-1889) 19
Spouses and Children
1. *Emily Crosby Nickerson (26 Mar 1834 - 10 Mar 1887)
Marriage: 26 May 1858 - Jamaica Plain (Boston), Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Alice May Sears (1859- )
2. Emily Nickerson Sears (1862-1957)
3. Joseph Hamblen Sears (1865-1946)
4. Marian Sears (1867-After 1920)
Notes
General:
Mr. Sears was a shipping merchant in Boston, and lived in Dorchester.Marriage Notes (Emily Crosby Nickerson)
Hist of Barnstable Co. Ship master and ship owner in early life is now commission merchant.
Shipmasters of Cape Cod by H.C. Kittredge: Captain J Henry Sears took command of the Titan in Liverpool, England. A youngster of twenty-six from Brewster but a veteran shipmaster. At twenty-two he had commanded the Faneuil Hall in the European trade, and at twenty-four had taken the clipper ship Wild Ranger to San Francisco on the first two voyages of her career. For the next two years, he was busy carrying troops and munitions between French ports and the Crimea in the Titan. Then in 1857 the Titan was ordered to New Orleans to load cotton for Liverpool. Sears took on 6900 bales -- the largest cotton cargo ever shipped. The Titan had become leaky and ran into a full gale off Liverpool. The wind heeled the big hull over and the main and mizzen masts had to be cut away to right the ship. Then she was towed into harbor and re-rigged. He traveled in the Franklin Haven and came ashore at the beginning of the Civil War to go into the shipping business. He remained in Boston until 1898 when he retired and moved to Brewster.
Brewster Shipmasters, by J. Henry Sears, 1906:
960 tons, Ship Ellen Sears built E Dennis, 1864, sailed from San Francisco 1867 for Liverpool and was never heard from.
547 tons, Ship Faneuil Hall built Medford, 1846, lost off coast of Brazil in 1866. Masters Elisha Bangs, Joseph H Sears, Freeman H Bangs, Barnas Foster and J Henry Sears.
2360 tons Titan, J Henry Sears abandoned at sea Mar 1859 on a passage from Callao to London.
2120 tons, Glory of the Seas now lying at harbor in San Francisco with no cargo. Capt Elisha Freeman Sears
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" J. Henry Sears, born June 8, 1831, is a son of Joseph H. and Olive (Bangs) Sears and grandson of Joseph, who was a direct descendant of Richard Sears. Mr. Sears was married in 1858 to Emily, daughter of Daniel Nickerson of Boston. Their children are: Alice May, Emily N. and Joseph H. Mr. Sears, ship master and ship owner in early life, is now commission merchant."- Deyo (1890), 921 23
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