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Isaac Sears (1 July 1730 – 28 October 1786) was an American merchant, sailor, Freemason, and political figure who played an important role in the American Revolution.
He was born July 1, 1730 at West Brewster, Massachusetts, the son of Joshua and Mary Sears. He was a descendant of Richard Sears, who emigrated to the colonies from Colchester, England, in 1630.[1] While he was a child, the family moved to Norwalk, Connecticut.
At the age of sixteen, he was apprenticed to the skipper of a coastal vessel. By 1752, he was in command of a sloop trading between New York and Canada. Sears established his reputation as a privateer during the French and Indian War, commanding a vessel from 1758 until 1761, when he lost his ship. He moved to New York City and had become successful enough to become a merchant investing in ships engaging in trade with the West Indies.
References
- ↑ Abstract of the Wills of John and Jane Harris, in New York Historical Society (New York City). Collections of the New York Historical Society. (New York, New York: New-York Historical Society, 1869-1927)
Vol 3, Pg 154, 344.
Pg 154, 29 Aug 1734
The house and lot of John Harris was on the east side of Broadway, next south of Chambers street, and is now a part of the City Hall Park. In the early days of the Revolution, the Sons of Liberty (through Isaac Sears, a noted leader), purchased a part of this lot, and here erected the second Liberty pole, a former one, erected on the Commons, having been cut down by the English soldiers.
Pg 344, 3 Feb 1770
The south part of the lot was sold by Jane Arden and Francis Arden, her husband, to Isaac Sears, February 3, 1770. Sears was the noted leader of the "Sons of Liberty," and on this lot the second Liberty pole was erected, after the first had been cut down by the British soldiers. This was opposite Murray street, and was bounded east by the Poorhouse. The whole was afterwards bought by the city.
- Abstract of Will of Cornelia Schuyler, in New York Historical Society (New York City). Collections of the New York Historical Society. (New York, New York: New-York Historical Society, 1869-1927)
Vol 6, Pgs 206.
[Jasper Drake] left wife Hester and two children, Sarah, wife of Isaac Sears, the famous leader of the "Sons of Liberty," and Rebecca, wife of John Blagge.
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