Richard Sears

M, #14129, b. circa May, 1590, d. Aug 26, 1676
Relationship10th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree
Father*John Bourchier Sayer b. circa Mar, 1561
Mother*Marie Lamorel Van Egmond b. circa 1564

Family

Dorothy Thatcher Jones b. circa 1603, d. Mar 19, 1678
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*circa May, 1590 Richard Sears was born circa May, 1590 at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. 
 He was the son of John Bourchier Sayer and Marie Lamorel Van Egmond. 
Marriage*circa 1632 Richard Sears married Dorothy Thatcher Jones, daughter of George Jones and Agnes Batt, circa 1632 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. 
Death*Aug 26, 1676 Richard Sears died on Aug 26, 1676 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
ObituaryAug 27, 1676  OBITUARY: His origins are not known at this time, though there have been several different theories over the years. Many of these have been discredited.

Richard Sears arrived in Plymouth in 1632, then came to Essex County. He was in Marblehead by 1637 and Yarmouth by 1639.

His wife's name, fairly confidently, has been established as Dorothy Jones, who came from Dinder,Co.Somerset.

Children: Paul Sears, Deborah Sears Paddock, and Silas Sears.

(The existence of a son Knyvet is fictitious, though his name lives on in the 19th century cenotaph erected at the Ancient Cemetery at Yarmouth.)

It is not clear where he and his wife are buried, though they likely wre interred in the Ancient Sears Cemetery, which is located about 200 yards from his homestead. A possible location for his burial there is shown in the photo. However, it is possible they are at the Ancient Cemetery at Yarmouth (see the cenotaph for him and his sons Here), or even somewhere on the grounds of their homestead.

The cenotaph mentioned above was erected in 19th century, and is based on an early family history that has since been debunked.

Information found on Find-A-Grave.com.2
 
Burial*Aug 28, 1676 He was buried on Aug 28, 1676 at Ancient Sears Cemetery (Unmarked), Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 45611900.3 

Citations

  1. [S57] Gravestones - Capecodgravestones.com, online at http://www.capecodgravestones.com
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  4. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com