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Captain Joseph Shearer, Sr

Male 1731 - 1776  (45 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Captain Joseph Shearer, Sr was born in 1731 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 1 Dec 1776 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1776 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Joseph married Mary McClure on 6 Feb 1749. Mary was born in 1733 in Pulaski, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1754 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1805 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 3. Samuel B Shearer, Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1755 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Dec 1821 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1821 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 4. Jean Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1756 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 11 Sep 1811 in Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 5. John Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1757 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Feb 1822.
    5. 6. William Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. 7. Catherine Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. 8. Joseph Shearer, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    8. 9. Richard Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Mary McCracken. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born in 1754 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1805 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Mary married Samuel Cochran, Jr on 11 Dec 1770 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Samuel was born in 1738 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Aug 1818 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Robert Cochran  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1771 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Feb 1861 in Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, USA.
    2. 11. Mary Shere Cochran  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1774 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Oct 1853.
    3. 12. Margaret Cochran  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Samuel B Shearer, Sr Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born in 1755 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Dec 1821 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1821 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Samuel married Elizabeth Barnett in 1781. Elizabeth was born on 13 Nov 1761 in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Sep 1816 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1816 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Mary Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1782; died on 21 Oct 1807.
    2. 14. Joseph Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Sep 1785; died on 5 Mar 1825 in Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 15. Margaret R Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1787; died on 17 Jul 1822 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1822 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 16. Martha Montgomery Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1789 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Jan 1824 in Kentucky, USA.
    5. 17. Jane Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1792; died in 1829.
    6. 18. Elizabeth Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1794 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Feb 1860 in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio, USA.
    7. 19. Sarah Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Mar 1797; died on 25 Nov 1836.
    8. 20. Juliana Shearer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 May 1799; died on 7 Mar 1879.
    9. 21. Samuel B Shearer, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1804 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Sep 1866 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

  3. 4.  Jean Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 1 Jan 1756 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 11 Sep 1811 in Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Jean married James Stoops on 16 Mar 1772 in Pennsylvania, USA. James was born on 27 May 1754 in Cecil County, Maryland, USA; died on 25 Jul 1787 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  John Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born in 1757 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Feb 1822.

  5. 6.  William Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

  6. 7.  Catherine Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

  7. 8.  Joseph Shearer, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

  8. 9.  Richard Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Robert Cochran Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 15 Sep 1771 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Feb 1861 in Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, USA.

  2. 11.  Mary Shere Cochran Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1774 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Oct 1853.

  3. 12.  Margaret Cochran Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Joseph1)

    Margaret married David Mitchell on 20 Oct 1803. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Mary Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 29 Sep 1782; died on 21 Oct 1807.

    Mary married James Stewart on 17 Nov 1803 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 14.  Joseph Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 6 Sep 1785; died on 5 Mar 1825 in Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Joseph married Mary Snodgrass in 1813. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Margaret R Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 8 Sep 1787; died on 17 Jul 1822 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 1822 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

  7. 16.  Martha Montgomery Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 3 Nov 1789 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Jan 1824 in Kentucky, USA.

    Family/Spouse: John Graham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 17.  Jane Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 22 Feb 1792; died in 1829.

  9. 18.  Elizabeth Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 19 Jul 1794 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Feb 1860 in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio, USA.

    Elizabeth married Robert Elder on 2 Mar 1820. Robert was born in 1791 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Oct 1827 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 19.  Sarah Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 14 Mar 1797; died on 25 Nov 1836.

  11. 20.  Juliana Shearer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 23 May 1799; died on 7 Mar 1879.

  12. 21.  Samuel B Shearer, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 13 Jan 1804 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Sep 1866 in St Louis, Missouri, USA.

    Samuel married Mary Oves in 1827. Mary was born in 1812; died in 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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