Kin O' Mine (Rev. Sept. 10, 2026

Moses Spear¹

b. January 5, 1734/35

Father: Benjamin Spear¹ b. February 12, 1698
Mother: Sarah Niles¹ b. perhaps 1696

Relationship: 2nd cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine

Moses Spear was born on January 5, 1734/35 in Braintree, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of Benjamin Spear and Sarah Niles.¹
Moses Spear and Catherine Jones published their marriage intention on February 14, 1756 in Braintree, Massachusetts.²

Last Edited: 13 May 2010

Family: Catherine Jones b. perhaps 1737

Eli Spear³ b. December 18, 1756
Luther Spear³ b. August 21, 1758
Tamer Spear³ b. July 15, 1760
Moses Spear³ b. February 17, 1762
Stephen Spear³ b. June 13, 1764
Frederick Spear³ b. August 8, 1766
Catherine Spear³ b. February 25, 1769

Citations

Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 772.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 816.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 831.

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Moses Spear¹

b. February 17, 1762

Father: Moses Spear¹ b. January 5, 1734/35
Mother: Catherine Jones¹ b. perhaps 1737

Relationship: 3rd cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine

Moses Spear was born on February 17, 1762 in Braintree, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of Moses Spear and Catherine Jones.¹

Last Edited: 13 May 2010

Citations

Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 831.

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Moses Spear¹

b. July 3, 1720

Father: Nathaniel Spear¹ b. September 25, 1692
Mother: Thankful Woodward¹ b. perhaps 1694

Relationship: 1st cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine

Moses Spear was born on July 3, 1720, a twin.¹
He was the son of Nathaniel Spear and Thankful Woodward.¹

Last Edited: 15 Jan 2017

Citations

Iowa Leona Spear-Wilson, Spear family memorial, 1620-1985, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=WGJVAAAAMAAJ . Abilene, Tex.: (1985) , p. 9.

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Nathan Spear¹

b. September 19, 1703

Father: Nathaniel Spear² b. May 15, 1665, d. September 12, 1728
Mother: Hanah Holman² b. 1669 or 1670, d. 1751

Relationship: 6th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0854g

Nathan Spear was born on August 9, 1703 in Braintree, Massachusetts.¹
He was baptized on September 19, 1703.²
He was the son of Nathaniel Spear and Hanah Holman.²
Nathan married Mehitable Brackett on April 11, 1734 in Braintree, Massachusetts, as his first wife, by the Reverend Mr. John Hancock.³
Nathan married Rebecca Howard on October 25, 1759 in Boston, Massachusetts.⁴

Last Edited: 16 Sep 2016

Family 1: Mehitable Brackett b. October 13, 1702

Nathan Spear⁵ b. July 5, 1734
Jacob Spear⁵ b. January 17, 1736/37
Mehitable Spear⁵ b. February 25, 1739
Alice Spear⁵ b. 1741

Family 2: Rebecca Howard b. perhaps 1705

Judith Spear⁴ b. December 7, 1760
Mary Spear⁴ b. December 12, 1762
Joseph Spear⁴ b. January 26, 1766

Citations

Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 683.
James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 147.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , Vol. 1 : Pg. 173.
Verne Raymond Spear, The descendants of George Spear who settled at Braintree, Massachusetts, 1642-1988, , at https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo00spea . West Springfield, Mass.: Trade Press, (1988) , p. 31.
Herbert Ierson Brackett, Brackett genealogy: descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, Washington, D. C.: H. I Brackett, (1902) , Part 2, p. 527.

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Nathan Spear¹

b. July 5, 1734

Father: Nathan Spear¹ b. September 19, 1703
Mother: Mehitable Brackett¹ b. October 13, 1702

Relationship: 1st cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine

Nathan Spear was born on July 5, 1734 in Braintree, Massachusetts.²
He was the son of Nathan Spear and Mehitable Brackett.¹
Nathan died young.³

Last Edited: 16 Sep 2016

Citations

Herbert Ierson Brackett, Brackett genealogy: descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, Washington, D. C.: H. I Brackett, (1902) , Part 2, p. 527.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , Vol. 1 : Pg. 201.
Verne Raymond Spear, The descendants of George Spear who settled at Braintree, Massachusetts, 1642-1988, , at https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo00spea . West Springfield, Mass.: Trade Press, (1988) , p. 31.

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Nathaniel Spear¹

b. May 18, 1693

Father: Ebenezer Spear¹ b. August 3, 1654, d. March 27, 1719
Mother: Rachel Deering¹ b. August 30, 1659

Relationship: 1st cousin 8 times removed of Steven George Levine

Nathaniel Spear was born on May 18, 1693 in Braintree, Massachusetts.²
He was the son of Ebenezer Spear and Rachel Deering.¹

Last Edited: 13 May 2010

Citations

James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 147.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 669.

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Nathaniel Spear¹

b. September 25, 1692

Father: Nathaniel Spear² b. May 15, 1665, d. September 12, 1728
Mother: Hanah Holman² b. 1669 or 1670, d. 1751

Relationship: 6th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0854b

Nathaniel Spear was born on September 25, 1692 in Braintree, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of Nathaniel Spear and Hanah Holman.²
Nathaniel married Thankful Woodward.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 2017

Family: Thankful Woodward b. perhaps 1694

Thankful Spear³ b. March 25, 1715
Nathaniel Spear³ b. November 1, 1716
Hannah Spear³ b. October 9, 1718
Moses Spear³ b. July 3, 1720
Elijah Spear³ b. July 3, 1720
Jemima Spear³ b. October 12, 1721
Mary Spear³ b. January 3, 1724
Thomas Spear³ b. October 17, 1725
Elizabeth Spear³ b. January 4, 1727
Joshua Spear³ b. March 10, 1729
Margaret Spear³ b. March 10, 1731/32

Citations

Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 669.
James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 147.
Iowa Leona Spear-Wilson, Spear family memorial, 1620-1985, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=WGJVAAAAMAAJ . Abilene, Tex.: (1985) , p. 9.

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Nathaniel Spear¹

b. May 15, 1665, d. September 12, 1728

Father: George Spear² b. about 1613, d. 1688
Mother: Mary Heath³ b. September 2, 1627, d. December 7, 1674

Relationship: 7th great-grandfather of Steven George Levine

Reference: 0854

Nathaniel Spear was born on May 15, 1665 in Braintree, Massachusetts.⁴
He was the son of George Spear and Mary Heath.^2,3
Nathaniel married Hanah Holman on August 8, 1689 in Braintree, Massachusetts.⁵
Partial reconstruction, from Google Books snippits, of page 408 of Ancestors of William Goodell Frost and Eleanor (Marsh) Frost, by Richard D. Sears (2008). I am unable to retieve the surrounding text.
Nathaniel died on September 12, 1728 in Braintree, Massachusetts, at age 63.⁶

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2016

Family: Hanah Holman b. 1669 or 1670, d. 1751

Hanah Spear+⁷ b. September 30, 1690
Nathaniel Spear+⁸ b. September 25, 1692
John Spear⁸ b. October 27, 1694
Mary Spear+⁸ b. February 18, 1696/97
David Spear+⁸ b. March 27, 1699, d. September 8, 1725
Joseph Spear+⁸ b. May 14, 1701
Nathan Spear+⁸ b. September 19, 1703
Thomas Spear⁸ b. September 28, 1707, d. September 27, 1723
Margreet Spear⁸ b. August 16, 1710
Lydia Spear+⁸ b. February 5, 1712/13

Citations

William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, New York: Lewis historical Pub. Co., (1908) , Vol. 3, p. 1171.
William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, New York: Lewis historical Pub. Co., (1908) , Vol. 3, pp. 1170-1.
Verne Raymond Spear, The descendants of George Spear who settled at Braintree, Massachusetts, 1642-1988, , at https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo00spea . West Springfield, Mass.: Trade Press, (1988) , p. 18.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 644.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 720.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 728.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 669.
James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 147.

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Nathaniel Spear¹

b. January 17, 1768

Father: Benoni Spear¹ b. July 23, 1714, d. about March, 1777
Mother: Elizabeth Pray¹ b. about 1719, d. before March, 1777

Relationship: 2nd cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine

Nathaniel Spear was baptized on January 17, 1768 in Braintree, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of Benoni Spear and Elizabeth Pray.¹

Last Edited: 30 Dec 2015

Citations

Walter Goodwin Davis and Gary Boyd Roberts, Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): Neal-Wright, Genealogical Publishing Co., (1996) , pp. 351-3.

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Nathaniel Spear¹

b. November 1, 1716

Father: Nathaniel Spear¹ b. September 25, 1692
Mother: Thankful Woodward¹ b. perhaps 1694

Relationship: 1st cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine

Nathaniel Spear was born on November 1, 1716.¹
He was the son of Nathaniel Spear and Thankful Woodward.¹

Last Edited: 15 Jan 2017

Citations

Iowa Leona Spear-Wilson, Spear family memorial, 1620-1985, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=WGJVAAAAMAAJ . Abilene, Tex.: (1985) , p. 9.

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Prudence Spear¹

b. March 27, 1763

Father: Benoni Spear¹ b. July 23, 1714, d. about March, 1777
Mother: Elizabeth Pray¹ b. about 1719, d. before March, 1777

Relationship: 2nd cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine

Prudence Spear was baptized on March 27, 1763 in Braintree, Massachusetts, a twin.¹
She was the daughter of Benoni Spear and Elizabeth Pray.¹

Last Edited: 30 Dec 2015

Citations

Walter Goodwin Davis and Gary Boyd Roberts, Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966): Neal-Wright, Genealogical Publishing Co., (1996) , pp. 351-3.

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Rachill Spear¹

b. April 10, 1686

Father: Ebenezer Spear² b. August 3, 1654, d. March 27, 1719
Mother: Rachel Deering² b. August 30, 1659

Relationship: 1st cousin 8 times removed of Steven George Levine

Rachill Spear was born on April 10, 1686 in Braintree, Massachusetts.¹
She was the daughter of Ebenezer Spear and Rachel Deering.²

Last Edited: 13 May 2010

Citations

Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 668.
James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 147.

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Rebecca Spear¹

b. April 11, 1698

Father: Richard Spear¹ b. perhaps 1649

Relationship: 1st cousin 8 times removed of Steven George Levine

Rebecca Spear was baptized on April 11, 1698.¹
She was the daughter of Richard Spear.¹

Last Edited: 30 Dec 2016

Citations

James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 147.

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Richard Spear¹

b. perhaps 1649

Father: George Spear¹ b. about 1613, d. 1688
Mother: Mary Heath¹ b. September 2, 1627, d. December 7, 1674

Relationship: 7th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine

Reference: 1708d

Richard Spear was born perhaps 1649 in Braintree, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of George Spear and Mary Heath.¹

Last Edited: 14 Jan 2017

Family:

Rebecca Spear² b. April 11, 1698
Benjamin Spear² b. April 11, 1698
Richard Spear² b. April 11, 1698
John Spear² b. April 11, 1698
James Spear² b. April 11, 1698
Mary Spear² b. April 11, 1698
Deborah Spear² b. April 11, 1698

Citations

James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 146.
James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 147.

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Richard Spear¹

b. April 11, 1698

Father: Richard Spear¹ b. perhaps 1649

Relationship: 1st cousin 8 times removed of Steven George Levine

Richard Spear was baptized on April 11, 1698.¹
He was the son of Richard Spear.¹

Last Edited: 30 Dec 2016

Citations

James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 147.

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Richard Spear¹

b. November 22, 1737

Father: Deering Spear¹ b. March 6, 1700
Mother: Jemima Thayer¹ b. perhaps 1702

Relationship: 2nd cousin 7 times removed of Steven George Levine

Richard Spear was born on November 22, 1737 in Braintree, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of Deering Spear and Jemima Thayer.¹

Last Edited: 16 Apr 2010

Citations

Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 777.

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Samuel Spear¹

b. October 15, 1652, d. June 5, 1654

Father: George Spear² b. about 1613, d. 1688
Mother: Mary Heath³ b. September 2, 1627, d. December 7, 1674

Relationship: 7th great-granduncle of Steven George Levine

Samuel Spear was born on October 15, 1652 in Braintree, Massachusetts.⁴
He was the son of George Spear and Mary Heath.^2,3
Samuel died on June 5, 1654 in Braintree, Massachusetts, at age 1.⁵

Last Edited: 14 Jan 2017

Citations

William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, New York: Lewis historical Pub. Co., (1908) , Vol. 3, p. 1171.
William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, New York: Lewis historical Pub. Co., (1908) , Vol. 3, pp. 1170-1.
James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 146.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 641.
Samuel A. Bates, Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=24Y-AAAAYAAJ . Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, (1886) , p. 638.

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