Family Files February 2022 - Person Sheet
Family Files February 2022 - Person Sheet
NameMoses SPEAR , M
Birth3 Jul 1720, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts654
Death8 Jan 1782, Suffield, Connecticut
BurialWest Suffield Cemetery
FatherNathaniel SPEAR , M (1692-1732)
MotherThankful WOODWARD , F (1693-)
Misc. Notes
Moses son of Nathaniel Spear and Thankful his wife was born 3 Jul 1720 - Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

WILL in Sufield, County of Hartford, CT - 8 jan 1782 - beloved wife SUBMIT, son MOSES, sons NATHANIEL, ELIJAH, ELIHUE?, JOSHUA, ASAHEL, daughters SIBBLE, SUBMIT, ELIZABETH, THANKFUL, son Moses appointed Executor. Witnesses David Williams, John Harmon and D harmon. Signed with X for Moses Spear

Had two children with Sibbel- unknown
Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
There is an Elijah bp 23 Nov 1746
Moses “adm ch” 26 Dec 1742
Nathanael bp 4 Jul 1748


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
Birth7 Nov 1720, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
Death11 Aug 1748, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
FatherEbenezer HUNT , M
MotherHannah HUNT , F
Marriage12 Dec 1744, Lebanon, Connecticut
ChildrenNathaniel , M (1748-)
Birth15 Oct 1727, Suffield, Connecticut
Death8 Jan 1782, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
MotherDorcas SMITH , F
Marriage9 Mar 1749, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
ChildrenSubmit , F (1749-1752)
 Sybil , F (1751-1815)
 Elijah , M (1755-1831)
 Moses , M (1757-1824)
 Joshua , M (1764-1837)
 Asahel , M
 Elihu , M
 Elizabeth , F (1760-1839)
 Thankful , F
Last Modified 11 Jan 2022Created 22 Feb 2022 using Reunion for Macintosh
Last updated by Patricia Bunyard on 22 Feb 2022.


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