Samuel Mears

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• AFN: 9J34-HT

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BIRTH: "Descendants of John and Lucy Rockwell Mears of Windsor, Conn.", compiled by Helen E. Rickley Healy, 1960, pg. 1 - D0002
"Descendants of Robert Meares of Boston, Mass.", compiled 1919-1950 by Theoda Mears Morse, copy at the NEHGS, pg. 1 & 14 - D0001
CHRISTENING: D0001, pg. 1 & 14
MARRIAGE: D0002, pg. 1 & D0001, pg. 14 (spouse only); D0001, pg. 14 lists children 1992 IGI: About 1664
DEATH: D0002, pg. 1 (died Apr 1676, probably in King Phillipp's war, in which he was a soldier. Estate admin. 19 Jul 1676); D0001, pg. 1 & 14

Samuel married Mary Stacy Abt 1664, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Mary (daughter of Simon Stacy and Elizabeth Clerke) was born Abt 1641, Bocking, Essex, England; died Aft 1682. [Group Sheet]

1. Stephen Mears was born 21 Nov 1665, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Elizabeth Mears was born 9 Apr 1668, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Samuel Mears was born 22 May 1671, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died 10 May 1727, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
4. Mary Mears was born 26 Nov 1673, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

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• AFN: 9J3N-DJ

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BIRTH: "Descendants of John and Lucy Rockwell Mears of Windsor, Conn.", compiled by Helen E. Rickley Healy, 1960, pg. 1 - D0002
"Descendants of Robert Meares of Boston, Mass.", compiled 1919-1950 by Theoda Mears Morse, copy at the NEHGS, pg. 1-14: (age 43 in 1635) - D0001
MARRIAGE: D0002, pg. 1
DEATH: D0002, pg. 1; D0001, pg. 1-14 (Will dated 20 Feb 1666, alive 20 Jun 1667, will probated 10 Sep 1667)
NOTES: D0001, pp. 1-14, Came to America on "The Abigail of London", arrived Boston 8 Oct 1635, infected with smallpox. Arrived (age 43) with spouse (Elizabeth) and children Samuel (age 6 or 3) and John (age 3 mos.). Will names wife executor, two sons, Samuel and James. Mentions "brothers" James Johnson (wife's brother) and Thomas Wilder (a sister's husband?).

1. Lists of Emigrants to America, 1600-1700, Hotten, p. 92. 2.Directory of the Ancestral Heads of N. Engl. Families, p. CLXI. 3. Report of the Record Comm., Boston Records, Vol 1630-1699. 4. Gates Dawes Ancestral Lines, by Mrs. Mary Walter Ferris. 5. ----- Descendants of John & Lucy Rockwell Mears, by Helen W. Hickley Healey, 1940, Boston His't Society. 6. Mears Family History, 1927, McKittrick,Calif.
He came from London in 1635, at age 43. W D 20 Feb 1666

Robert married Elizabeth Johnson Abt 1631, , , England. Elizabeth (daughter of Johnson) was born Abt 1602, Little Bowden, Northamptonshire, England; died 24 Jul 1672, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: 9J3N-FP

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(Research):She is still living at the time of her son, John's death in 1663 (see will in his notes)

BIRTH: "Descendants of John and Lucy Rockwell Mears of Windsor, Conn.", compiled by Helen E. Rickley Healy, 1960, pg. 1: "sister of James Johnson of Boston, born in England 1602-05, 'formerly of Little Boughton, Northamptonshire, Eng.'" - D0002
"Descendants of Robert Meares of Boston, Mass.", compiled 1919-1950 by Theoda Mears Morse, copy at the NEHGS, pg. 1: (aged 30 in 1635) - D0001
MARRIAGE: D0002, pg. 1
DEATH: D0002, pg. 1 & D0001, pg. 1 (alive in 1672 and prob. died before 1674)
NOTES: D0001, pp. 1-14, Came to America on "The Abigail of London", arrived Boston 8 Oct 1635, infected with smallpox. Arrived (age 30) with spouse and children Samuel (age 6 or 3) and John (age 3 mos.). Lists 2 others.