Jesse LEAR 1 4
- Born: 1759 1 4
- Marriage (1): Elinor MITCHELL in New York 1 2
- Marriage (2): Elizabeth COX on 9 Aug 1807 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia 1 3
- Died: 1827 1 4
 General Notes:
The cited genealogical scrapbook is a must read for any descendant of Jesse. While I think Mildred got her early Lear lineage all wrong, from Jesse on down her work looks very solid.
See the General Note for John Lear (Sr.) for a description of Jesse's service in the Revolutionary War. That he became a Loyalist was seen by Mildred as a matter of devotion and loyalty to the Crown. Query. As a deserter from the 1st Virginia Regiment (something that Mildred may not have known), becoming a Loyalist may have just been the expedient thing to do. There's no question, however, that whatever the circumstances he went on to become a successful and beloved seafarer in his adopted country. Subsequent generations would return to his native country and also lead distinguished lives. 4
Burial Notes:
Thought to be buried in an unmarked grave next to his first wife, Elinor.
Jesse married Elinor MITCHELL in New York.1 5 (Elinor MITCHELL was born in 1752-1753,3 died on 16 Mar 1807 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia 3 and was buried on 18 Mar 1807 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia 3.)
Jesse next married Elizabeth COX on 9 Aug 1807 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.1 3 (Elizabeth COX died in 1837 in New York 4 and was buried in St. John's Church graveyard 4.)
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Sources
1
Application for Membership to The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, National Number 81395, submitted by Mildred Pamelia Dobson Cosgriff and approved 27 Sep 1910.
2
Jim Lyons, Compiler, A Genealogical Scrapbook for the family of James Everett Cosgriff (1862-1938) and Mildred Pamelia Dobson Cosgriff (1883-1961) with additional information on the family of Emerson Soule Sturdevant (1912-1989) and the Briscoe, Calvert, Compton, Dobson, Holland and Lear families (Los Altos, California, 1997), citing New York marriage bond dated 3 Jun 1779. (The part of this scrapbook that pertains to the Lear family is to be found at pages 59-74 and 89-90. Note that the version of Mildred's DAR application in this scrapbook differs from the record copy in the files of the DAR, but not in any material respect. The scrapbook version appears to be an earlier draft that was superceded by the record copy. Only the record copy was acknowledged and notarized.)
3
Jim Lyons, Compiler, A Genealogical Scrapbook for the family of James Everett Cosgriff (1862-1938) and Mildred Pamelia Dobson Cosgriff (1883-1961) with additional information on the family of Emerson Soule Sturdevant (1912-1989) and the Briscoe, Calvert, Compton, Dobson, Holland and Lear families (Los Altos, California, 1997), based on a letter dated 8 Jun 1909 regarding church records.
4
Jim Lyons, Compiler, A Genealogical Scrapbook for the family of James Everett Cosgriff (1862-1938) and Mildred Pamelia Dobson Cosgriff (1883-1961) with additional information on the family of Emerson Soule Sturdevant (1912-1989) and the Briscoe, Calvert, Compton, Dobson, Holland and Lear families (Los Altos, California, 1997).
5
Jim Lyons, Compiler, A Genealogical Scrapbook for the family of James Everett Cosgriff (1862-1938) and Mildred Pamelia Dobson Cosgriff (1883-1961) with additional information on the family of Emerson Soule Sturdevant (1912-1989) and the Briscoe, Calvert, Compton, Dobson, Holland and Lear families (Los Altos, California, 1997), citing New York marriage bond dated 3 Jun 1779.