"Zerviah, b. 1698-9; m. Nov. 2, 1716, Josiah Bearse, a native of Barnstable, Mass., farmer, b. Mar. 10, 1690, son of Joseph and Martha (Taylor) and grands. of Austin or Augustine Bearse, who left Southampton, England, Apr. 24, 1638, 'in the good shipp the Confidence of London,' for New England and settled soon after at Barnstable. Josiah Bearse resided at East Barnstable but was dismissed from the chh. there Dec. 29, 1734, to the chh. at Greenwich, Ct., to which place he moved soon after. In 1738 they removed to New Fairfield, Ct., where he d. Aug. 31, 1753. The inscription on his wife's gravestone reads: "In Memory of Zerviah Bearss died Sept 5th in the 91st year of her age 1789" Oct. 31, 1743, they sold her nephew, Bayes Newcomb, all rights on Martha's Vineyard. Issue:
1) Anna, b. July 11, 1719. 2) Josiah, b. Feb. 3, 1720-1. 3) Eunice b. Jan. 2, 1723: d. Apr. 6, 1727. 4) Jonathan, b. Nov. 22, 1724; d. Dec. 2, 1731. 5) Lois, b. July 17, 1726; m. Thomas Knapp. 6) Thomas, b. Mar. 10, 1728-9; m. Jan. 1, 1754, Abigail Pickett, of Danbury, Ct.; she d. Feb. 7, 1756, and he m. 2d, Dec. 9, 1756, widow Esther (Lyon) Smith, of Redding, Ct.; she d. 1797, and he m. 3d, in Aug., 1801, Miss ______ Pickett, who d. Feb. 20, 1842; he d. Dec. 29, 1814. 7) Eunice, b. Feb. 13, 1732-3. 8) Joseph, b. 1734-5. 9) Benjamin, b. 1736-7 m. Prudence _________, and d. Mar. 8,1802. 10) Martha, b. June, 26,1738. 11) Mary, b. May 8, 1741."
