Mary "Polly" (Morton) Sears

Started by Alton Trafton Sears on Monday, November 7, 2022
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Looking for any help that might shed light on who Mary "Polly" (Morton) Sears' parents might have been. If you would like to read my detailed speculations on the subject, please see the comments I have made on her Geni profile and also the PDF file under "Media". Thanks!

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1786 (Circa) BIRTH: Assumed based on extrapolation of age listed in CENSUS records. BIRTHPLACE: Unknown - except for below marriage records which indicate "of Plymouth" and death record which indicates Plymouth with a "Ditto" mark.

1805-06-03: Intentions to Wed - Eleazer Sears & Polley Morton, both of Plymouth.

1805-08-03: Marriage - Eleazer Sears & Polley Morton, ("Both of Ditto" ( Plymouth) - by Adoniram Judson, Sr.,

1810 Census, Plymouth MA - Eleazer Sears (head), 1 Male ≤26, 1 Male≤10, 1 *Fem ≤26, 1 Fem ≤10

1820 Census, Plymouth MA - Eleazer Sears (head), 1 Male ≤10, 1 Male≤16, 1 Male≤45, 1 Female≤10, 1 Female≤16, 1 *Female≤45.

1830 Census, Plymouth MA - Eleazer Sears (head), 1 Male ≤5, 1 Male≤15, , 1 Male≤20, 1 Male≤30, 1 Male≤60, Female≤5, 1 Female≤10, 1 Female≤30 , 1 *Female≤50.

1840 Census, Plymouth MA - Eleazer Sears (head), 1 Male ≤15, 2 Males≤30, , 1 Male≤70, 1 Female≤15, 1 Female≤20, 1 Female≤30 , 1 *Female≤60.

1850 Census, Plymouth MA - Eleazer R. Sears, age 72, M(ale),, Wheelwright, Real Estate $1200; *Mary ", age 64, F(emale); Lucy H., "(F), age 30, "; Eunice H., "(F), age 25, "; Winslow ", age 23, M(ale), Farmer.

1855 Census, Plymouth MA - Polly Sears (head), age 69, Female,,; Lucy H. Sears, age 35 Female; ,,Winslow, age 29, Male.

1867-08-02: Death Record - Polly Sears, Female, Widow, age 81 yrs - mo. - days, Heart Disease, Residence: " (Plymouth), Birthplace: " (Plymouth), Names and Birthplace of Parents: [Names Obliterated] "(Plymouth).

Mary Polly Sears

I have two lines of Sears(Zaher) I'll check my other tree I have offline. Our mutual Grandfather is ;

Capt. Paul Sears, Sr.

Who had my uncle and went on down the line to this profile you mentioned as his wife. Usually the lines get mixed up. I'll see what I have on this generation.

Uploaded two pictures on her profile thus far,also the family trees list this profile as "her" but parentage is incorrect.

Mary Polly Dexter

Still going through what I have...

Yeah, Mary Polly Dexter was Marcus Morton's sister and married a Reverend - not the right person. Have you read the "Overview on my Polly's profile?

Annber Lynn Collins,

I just replaced Winslow Herbert Sears' profile picture with an actual photograph that I had on my hard drive - the Death record image that you put up there as his profile picture was already cited as a source document.

Thanks for the interest though!

Al

I just read the profile. When you upload pictures to any profile it makes it a profile picture of you don't have one. I uploaded what I had in the Sears book for Polley as it's a dead end in my tree. I just knew who her parents weren't. I uploaded what I had but didn't check the sources as these are distant relatives. Good luck with your brick wall.

Annber Lynn Collins,

If you're uploading an image file (a JPG) that is actually a source document, you should do it with the "Add Documents" button - and I think even when you do as a "picture" there is a checkmark or something to avoid new images from becoming the profile picture...

...but anyhow, thanks for your efforts! I have already researched the "bejunkies" out her and haven't found her birth record or parents. What I guess I really need is for somebody in Plymouth MA to go and x-ray that original death record to find out what was written underneath before they obliterated her parents names!

Thanks again - have a good one,

Al

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