1777 -August 13

" Mears, Zadock. Private, Militia, 14th Battalion, Capt. Joseph Richardson's Company, by August 13, 1777 [Ref: M-154]. Ensign, Militia, Capt. Vincent Price's Company, July 24, 1780 [Ref: M -103, F-230,G-27]." (M=Clements & Wright's book The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War. F=Archives of Maryland, Vol. XLIII. G= Archives of Maryland, Vol.XLV.)
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1777 -August 13
-Settlers of Maryland, Volume I, page 154 by Peter Wilson Coldham.

"Zadok Mears, 1777 Aug 13, p 154 Maryland Militia"
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1778 - Oaths of Fidelity, Caroline Co., MD
"Zadock MEARS, Choptank 100"
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Archives of Maryland, Volume 45, page 27

Officers for the 14th Batt Maryland Militia in Caroline Co.,. Capt Thomas Loockerman, Resigned Vincent Price Capt. with the approbation of the Other Officers of the Compa Richard Frampton resigned Elijah Clark 2 Lt ZADOCK MEARS, Ensign; John Hooper Capt. James White 2d Lt resigned Seth Hill Evett Ens. Do Cornelius Johnson 1 Lt Richard Liden 2 Do Daniel Rihardisoll, Ensign
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1780 -July 26, Archives of Maryland, Volume 43, page 230
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p. 176 Commissions issued to Allensby Jump appointed Capt. in the room of Thomas Casson, James Casson 1 Lieut, Solomon Kenton 2d Lieut, Assa Banning Ens, belonging to the 28th Battalion of Militia in Caroline Co.,, and also to Vincent Price Capt in the room of Thomas Lockerman, Elijah Clark 2d Lieut, ZADOCK MEARS Ensign, Cornelius Johnson 1st Lieut. Richard Liden 2d Lieut. and Daniel Richardson Ens, of Capt. John Hooper's Compy belonging to the 14 Batt of Militia in the Co., aforesaid
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1783 -Caroline Co., MD Tax List
-http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1400/s1437/html/1437ca.htm l

"Zadoc Mears. Gravelly Ridge, 50 acres. CA Lower Choptank District Hundred, p. 51. MSA S 1161-3-6 Location: 1/4/5/46 "
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1784 -August 22, Caroline Co., MD, Caroline Co.,, Maryland Wills Lib. JR#B fol. 25 & 26

"Will of William Sharpe, of Caroline Co., MD dated 22 Oct. 1784 probated 27 Aug 1785
son, John Sharpe, 5 shillings
daughter, Elizabeth Mears, 5 shillings
son, James Sharpe, 5 shillings
grandson, William Mears, son of Elizabeth, 40 shillings
daughter, Ann Clark, 3 pounds
son, Horatio Sharpe, 10 pounds
wife, Ann Sharpe, Executrix and son Horatio Sharpe, Executor
William "X" Sharpe
Wit: Joseph Mullikin, Macc(abeus) Alford
On 27 August 1785, Ann Sharpe, Executrix of William Sharpe...did renounce her executorship. "

Note: From the names listed is appears that at least the Sharpe family was living in the area around Hog Creek in southern Caroline Co., MD (between the present villages of Harmony and Bethlehem)
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1785 -August 27, Caroline Co., MD probate records 1777-1789

"Zadock Mears and James Waddle are listed as sureties for Horatia Sharpe"

1785 -August, Caroline Co.,, Maryland Administration Bonds, Lib. JR#A fol. 128

""one of the executors of William Sharpe, dec'd." Zadock signed his name while the other two signed with their marks."
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1789 -Nov 16; Guilford Co., NC (Will for Zadock MARES)

The will is brief and makes no mention of children other than leaving what he had to his wife and children. The reverse side of the will refers to Zadock's wife as Elizabeth Mears not Mares and is recorded February, 1790.

Witnessesed by a James Mills (who was also a witness on the Ezekiel Pritchett Will in 1796
and an executor on the James Weatherly Will of 1816.) (James Mills is also on the FTM Census Index: Colonial America 1607-1789:

James Mills Caroline Co., MD Choptank Hundred 1778
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More About Zadock 'Zadoc' Mears and Elizabeth 'Betty' Sharpe:
Marriage: Probably Dorchester Co., MS.

Children of Zadock 'Zadoc' Mears and Elizabeth 'Betty' Sharpe are:
i. +William Mears, b. Jun 05, 1770, probably Dorchester Co., MD, d. Nov 10, 1849, Cannon Co, Tennessee.