MEARS: Zadock Mears


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KEDEY/KIDDY - MEARS - MELTON - SHARP -YOUNG

Zadock 'Zadoc' 'Zedok' MEARS

abt 1745 - Winter 1789 Guilford Co., NC

My 4th Grandfather



Widow - Elizabeth (Sharpe) Mears
1790 - abt 1816 Guilford Co. NC


Children of Zadock Mears and Elizabeth Sharpe


  1. William Mears

    --(June 5, 1770 probably Dorchester Co., MD -1849 Cannon Co., TN)
    --m. Christinia MELTON
    --October 18, 1796 Guilford Co., NC
    ----(1774/78 - April 12, 1863 Cannon Co., TN)
    --*This is MY DIRECT ANCESTOR


  2. Daughter ?(Mears) Cartwright

    -- (1771/75MD - 1820/27 IN
    --m. John CARTWRIGHT
    --bef 1800 probably Guilford Co., NC
    ----(abt 1770 - January 22, 1843 Union Co., Indiana)


  3. James B. Mears

    --(1780/90 Caroline Co., MD - aft 1845 probably Cannon Co.,TN)
    --m. Unknwon


  4. Nancy (Mears) Cromeans

    --(abt 1782 Caroline/Dorchester Co., MD - bef 1850 Itawamba Co., MS)
    ----buried Duke Flats Cemetery, Itawamba Co., MS
    --m. Andrew Josiah CROMEANS
    --abt November 9, 1800 Guilford Co. NC
    ----(September 2, 1783 Caroline Co. MD - aft 1850 Itawamba Co. MS)
    ------buried Duke Flats Cemetery, Itawamba Co. MS
    ------s/o Elijah CREEMEN and Sarah BLADES
    --------gs/o John Creemen, Jr. and Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP
    --------gs/o James Blades and Mary EATON


  5. Elijah Mears

    --(abt 1784 Caroline Co., MD - aft 1840)
    --m. Martha MONTGOMERY
    --May 23, 1811 Guilford Co. NC
    ----(abt 1780 - aft 1840)


INSIGHT:

At this time, I'm quite certain that this list of children is incomplete! There were probably children born between 1771 and 1780 who either died young or married before the 1800 census. We know that William married in 1796. It is very likely that one of these 'missing' daughters married John Cartwright in the 1790's and went to Indiana. This John Cartwright did name a son, Mears Cartwright and had family connections, Pritchetts for example, with Guilford Co., NC and also in Caroline Co., MD. Should you have information on the Mears-Cartwright connection, please drop a line to Lee Bain as he would love to hear from you!

The 1800 census for Elizabeth does take into consideration the 3 children which I do list -1) James, 2) Nancy, and 3) Elijah - all of which can be proven to have been in Guilford Co., NC at this time and all who have proven connections with Elizabeth or Zadock in one way or another! We DO KNOW that Zadock Mears and Elizabeth Sharpe were married and already had a son, William, by 1784 when her father wrote will in Guilford Co., NC.

The child, Nancy Mears, married Andrew Josiah Cromeans Nov 9, 1800 Guilford Co., NC. Josiah Cromeans was s/o Elijah Creemen and Sarah Blades. Sarah Blades was d/o James Blades and Mary Eaton. Elijah Creemen was s/o John Creemen, Jr. and Elizabeth Beuchamp. The Cromeans/ Carmeen, Carmens, Cromeans/Creemen family, as I have already shown was connected with the Zadock Mears family back in Caroline Co., MD and did know each other. Let's not forget that Elijah had a sister named Susanna who married Henry Webster - the previous owner of Gravelly Ridge - the land that Zadock Mears bought in Caroline Co., MD. To add to this, her family went to Itawamba Co., MS and descendants of George W. Mears, a s/o William Mears (child above and her brother) went to Pontotoc Co., MS, very near by. To add to the piece of puzzle, Nancy (Mears) Cromeans has grandchildren named 1( Nancy CLARK Pearce - lets not forget that Nancy had an aunt Ann Sharp who married a Clark)and 2) Goldsborough Cromeans (remember Goldsborough 'Goldsbury' is a very common first name in descendants of Zadock).

The child, Elijah Mears, above, married Martha Montgomery May 23, 1811 in Guilford Co., NC. On 1810 Guilford Co., NC census, he was living very near brother William and his mother. This may have been a 2nd marriage for him. He appears on deeds with William Mears and the widow, Elizabeth Mears. He also appears on 1830 Warren Co., TN census and 1840 Cannon Co., TN census before we lose him again. He is mentioned on records also in Cannon Co., TN with William and James.

The child, James B. Mears, is the most mysterious of all of them. We do know that there is a James in Guilford Co., NC who lives near William and the widow Elizabeth. He doesn't appear until the 1800's. Also in Warren Co., TN, he is mentioned in deeds with the Mears familly - one in particuliar with my ancestor, William F. Mears. (Note: There are several James Mears in the area at the same time so very hard to distinguish between them).

As more information is discovered on Zadock's children, they will be continued on their own page. Please remember to check my gedcom on World Connect as much more information is listed there and the lines are carried forward to the living! Also check back often as the file is updated very regularly!


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