Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Ancestors of Josiah Sears
1745 - 1819 (74 years) ┌── Richard Sears (Abt 1595 England - 5 Sep 1676 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ (m. Bef 1637)
┌── Silas Sears (Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts;Abt 1641 - 13 Jan 1698)(m. Abt 1665)
│ │ ┌── George Jones (Abt 1572 of Dinder, Somerset, England - Aft 30 Apr 1626)
│ └── Dorothy Jones (Abt 1603 - Bef 19 Mar 1679 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ (m. Bef 1637)
│ └── Agnes
│
┌── Josiah Sears (Abt 1675 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts - 1727 Provincetown, Barnstable,
│ Massachusetts)(m. 3 Apr 1702 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ Massachusetts)(m. 3 Apr 1702 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ └── Anna ( - 4 Mar 1726 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. Abt 1665)
│
┌── Josiah Sears (25 Aug 1708 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts - Between 2 Jan 1772 and 11 Feb 1772
│ Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 30 Sep 1736 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 30 Sep 1736 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │
│ │ ┌── Samuel Howes (of Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts - ??)
│ └── Mercy Howes ( - 1720)(m. 3 Apr 1702 Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│
Josiah Sears (1 Feb 1745 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts - 27 Jul 1819 Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia)
│
│ ┌── Richard Knowles ( - Between 1670 and 1675 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ (m. 15 Aug 1639 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
│ ┌── Samuel Knowles (17 Sep 1651 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts - 19 Jun 1737 Eastham,
│ │ Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. Dec 1679 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. Dec 1679 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ │
│ │ │ ┌── George Bower (of Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts -
│ │ │ │ Between 8 Nov 1656 and 30 Dec 1656 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts)
│ │ │ │ Between 8 Nov 1656 and 30 Dec 1656 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts)
│ │ └── Ruth Bower (m. 15 Aug 1639 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
│ │ └── Barbara ( - 25 Mar 1644 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts)
│ │
│ ┌── Col. Samuel Knowles (15 Jan 1682 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts -
│ │ 30 Jan 1751 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts)(m. 7 Nov 1709 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ 30 Jan 1751 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts)(m. 7 Nov 1709 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ │
│ │ │ ┌── Edmond Freeman (Bef 25 Jul 1596 Pulborough, Sussex, England - Aft 21 Jun 1682
│ │ │ │ Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 16 Jun 1617 Cowfold, Sussex, England) =>
│ │ │ │ Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 16 Jun 1617 Cowfold, Sussex, England) =>
│ │ │ ┌── Maj. John Freeman (Bef 28 Jan 1627 chr.Billingshurst, Sussex, England - 28 Oct 1719
│ │ │ │ Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 13 Feb 1650 Sandwich, Barnstable,
│ │ │ │ Massachusetts)
│ │ │ │ Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 13 Feb 1650 Sandwich, Barnstable,
│ │ │ │ Massachusetts)
│ │ │ │ └── Bennett Hodsoll (Bef 23 Aug 1596 chr.All Saints, Barking, London, England - Bef 12
│ │ │ │ Apr 1630 Pulborough, Sussex, England)(m. 16 Jun 1617 Cowfold, Sussex, England) =>
│ │ │ │ Apr 1630 Pulborough, Sussex, England)(m. 16 Jun 1617 Cowfold, Sussex, England) =>
│ │ │ │
│ │ └── Mercy Freeman (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;Jul 1659 - 19 Jun 1737)
│ │ (m. Dec 1679 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ │
│ │ │ ┌── Thomas Prence, Governor of the Plymouth Colony (Abt 1600 Lechlade, Farindon,
│ │ │ │ Gloucestershire, England - 29 Mar 1673 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)(m. 5
│ │ │ │ Aug 1624 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts) =>
│ │ │ │ Gloucestershire, England - 29 Mar 1673 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)(m. 5
│ │ │ │ Aug 1624 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts) =>
│ │ └── Mercy Prence (Abt 1631 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts - 28 Sep 1711 Eastham,
│ │ Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 13 Feb 1650 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 13 Feb 1650 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ └── Patience Brewster (Abt 1603 England - 1634 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
│ │ (m. 5 Aug 1624 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts) =>
│ │
└── Azuba Knowles (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;6 Feb 1714 - Mar 1762)
(m. 30 Sep 1736 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│
│ ┌── William Brown ( - 7 Apr 1694 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ (m. 16 Jul 1649 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
│ ┌── Samuel Brown (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;3 Mar 1656 - 3 Dec 1691)
│ │ (m. 19 Feb 1683 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ └── Mary Morecock (m. 16 Jul 1649 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
│ │ └── Audrey Cork ( - Bef Dec 1638)
│ │
└── Bethia Brown (9 Sep 1685 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts - Aft 13 Jan 1751)
(m. 7 Nov 1709 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│
│ ┌── Joseph Harding (Bef 1632 of Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts - 1685 Eastham,
│ │ Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 4 Apr 1660 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 4 Apr 1660 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ └── Mrs. Martha Harding (Bef 1612 -
│ │ Between 25 Mar 1633 and 28 Oct 1633 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
│ │ Between 25 Mar 1633 and 28 Oct 1633 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
│ │
└── Martha Harding (Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts;13 Dec 1662 - 1692)
(m. 19 Feb 1683 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│
│ ┌── Josias Cooke (Abt 1610 - 17 Oct 1673 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
│ │ (m. 16 Sep 1635 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts)
└── Bethia Cooke (Abt 1640 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts - 31 May 1687 Eastham,
Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 4 Apr 1660 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
Barnstable, Massachusetts)(m. 4 Apr 1660 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
└── Elizabeth Ring (Abt 1609 - Bef 3 May 1687 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts)
(m. 16 Sep 1635 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts) =>