Family Files February 2022 - Person Sheet
Family Files February 2022 - Person Sheet
NameMoses SPEAR Jr 
, M
, MBirth26 Aug 1787, Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont
Death1852, Stanbridge East, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
BurialSaint-Pierre-De-Veronne-A-Pike-River, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
FatherElijah SPEAR Sr. , M (1755-1831)
MotherLydia KENT , F (1757-ca1796)
Misc. Notes
THERE ARE THREE DNA MATCHES WITH PAT DESCENDED FROM MOSES SPEAR but cannot confirm daughter Hannah Spears 1817
Moses Spear Jr in 1820 Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, Vermont Vital Records give birth as 26 Aug 1787 in Rupert Vermont, father is Eljah Spear
1820 Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut census a female over 45, female 26-44 and male 26-44, and 2 males under 10,
1825 Lower Canada census with 12 inhabitants, this may be a different Moses,
1830 Suffield , Hartford, Connecticut, with male 30-39, male 15-19, male 10-14 and male 5-9 with a female 40-49 and female 5-9.
It is likely that in 1820 an older female was in his home and in 1830 she has died.
NOTES in Ancestry for Elijah and Moses:
Moses Spear, born 3 Mar 1720 married Sibbel Hunt....they had two children. Sibble Hunt died 11 Aug 1748 at Lebanon, Ct. Moses then married Submit Hastings on 9 Mar 1749 at Lebanon, Ct. Submit was b. 15 Oct 1727 at Suffield, Ct and was the daughter of Rev. Joseph Hastings and Dorcas Smith b. 15 Oct 1727. Moses and Submit had 10 children including Elijah born 22 June 1755 at W. Suffield, Ct. Moses died 1-8-1782 and is buried in W. Suffield Cemetery.
Moses Spear, born 24 Dec 1757, son of Moses and Submit, was a Private in Captain Harmon's Company 8 of Wolcott Regiment in the Revolutionary War. He died 21 Dec 1824 at West Suffield and is buried in Zion Hill Cemetery in Suffield.
Elijah Spear born 22 June 1755 married Lydia Kent born 22 Feb 1757 at Suffield, Ct. Lydia was the daughter of Joseph Kent and Lisabeth Palmer who md 7 Mar 1747 at Suffield. Elijah and Lydia had nine children including Moses b. 26 Aug 1787 at Rupert, Vt. When Lydia died shortly after moving to Stanbridge, Elijah married Anna Portelow about 1797...they had four children at Stanbridge.
Moses, son of Elijah and Lydia, married Hannah. After Hannah died, Moses married Pricilla Tyron of Caldwell River, daughter of David Tyron, Jr., and Jane Crawford...they had three more children.
Moses Spear Jr in 1820 Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, Vermont Vital Records give birth as 26 Aug 1787 in Rupert Vermont, father is Eljah Spear
1820 Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut census a female over 45, female 26-44 and male 26-44, and 2 males under 10,
1825 Lower Canada census with 12 inhabitants, this may be a different Moses,
1830 Suffield , Hartford, Connecticut, with male 30-39, male 15-19, male 10-14 and male 5-9 with a female 40-49 and female 5-9.
It is likely that in 1820 an older female was in his home and in 1830 she has died.
NOTES in Ancestry for Elijah and Moses:
Moses Spear, born 3 Mar 1720 married Sibbel Hunt....they had two children. Sibble Hunt died 11 Aug 1748 at Lebanon, Ct. Moses then married Submit Hastings on 9 Mar 1749 at Lebanon, Ct. Submit was b. 15 Oct 1727 at Suffield, Ct and was the daughter of Rev. Joseph Hastings and Dorcas Smith b. 15 Oct 1727. Moses and Submit had 10 children including Elijah born 22 June 1755 at W. Suffield, Ct. Moses died 1-8-1782 and is buried in W. Suffield Cemetery.
Moses Spear, born 24 Dec 1757, son of Moses and Submit, was a Private in Captain Harmon's Company 8 of Wolcott Regiment in the Revolutionary War. He died 21 Dec 1824 at West Suffield and is buried in Zion Hill Cemetery in Suffield.
Elijah Spear born 22 June 1755 married Lydia Kent born 22 Feb 1757 at Suffield, Ct. Lydia was the daughter of Joseph Kent and Lisabeth Palmer who md 7 Mar 1747 at Suffield. Elijah and Lydia had nine children including Moses b. 26 Aug 1787 at Rupert, Vt. When Lydia died shortly after moving to Stanbridge, Elijah married Anna Portelow about 1797...they had four children at Stanbridge.
Moses, son of Elijah and Lydia, married Hannah. After Hannah died, Moses married Pricilla Tyron of Caldwell River, daughter of David Tyron, Jr., and Jane Crawford...they had three more children.
Spouses
1Hannah SCHOOLCRAFT , F
, FBirth1789
Death1839
FatherMartinus “Martin” SCHOOLCRAFT , M (1764-1831)
MotherHannah SCOFIELD , F (1777-1815)
Marriage2 Mar 1807, Highgate, Vermont
Marriageca 1840