Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
BEAR, Henry
1765 - 1851 (86 years)-
Name BEAR, Henry [1] Born 1765 Rockingham City, Virginia. Gender Male Died 17 Jan 1851 Most Likely, Rockingham County, Virginia Buried Augusta, Virginia Person ID I3942 Uriah Davis I - Genealogy Last Modified 21 Jun 2018
Father BEAR, Jacob, b. 15 Nov 1724, Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. 12 Feb 1783, Bear Lithia Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia (Age 58 years) Mother MILLER, Anna Barbara, b. 1726, d. 27 Nov 1791, Bear Lithia Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia (Age 65 years) Married Between 1745 and 1750 Family ID F1219 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family RUNKLE, Catherine, b. 9 Oct 1773, Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. 9 Oct 1846, Augusta City, Virginia. (Age 73 years) Married 1788 Virginia Children 1. BEAR, John Bishop, b. 1794, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown 2. BEAR, Henry, b. 1798, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. 1 Feb 1850, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California (Age 52 years) 3. BEAR, Jacob Colonel, b. 11 Dec 1801, Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. 27 Feb 1877 (Age 75 years) 4. BEAR, Alexander H., b. 1806, Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. 13 Sep 1837 (Age 31 years) 5. BEAR, Elizabeth, b. 15 Jan 1806, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. 29 Sep 1881 (Age 75 years) 6. BEAR, Charles Wesley, b. 21 Sep 1808, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. 14 Apr 1879, Luray, Virginia (Age 70 years) 7. BEAR, Anna Rebecca, b. 12 Jun 1812, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. 14 Feb 1852, Rockingham County, Virginia (Age 39 years) 8. BEAR, Adam Clark, b. Feb 1820, Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. Aug 1906 (Age ~ 86 years) Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 Family ID F1346 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - In 1827 he sent the 3 youngest of his 7 children to live with a Jacob Bear, posting a $3,500 Guardian Bond for their welfare. The youngest of these was Rebecca who married Dr. Alfred L. Wolfe.
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In 1830 Henry owned 15 slaves.
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The 1850 Census show Henry living with his daughter Rebecca and her husband Alfred Wolfe in Rockingham Co., Virginia.
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Henry and Catherine are both buried in the Elk Run Cemetery.
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Children of Henry Bear and Catherine Runkle include:
Henry Bear (1798-02/01/1850), married on 09/28/1820 in Augusta County, VA, to Jane Kennerly (09/07/1800-02/14/1876), daughter of James Kennerly and Mary Bear. Henry Jr. died in Stockton, California; Jane died in Cooper County, Missouri.
John Bear
(?-?), Bishop of the Methodist Church
Col. Jacob Bear
(12/11/1801-02/27/1877), married Anna Moria Hall; Jacob is buried in Elk Run Cemetery
Charles Wesley Bear
(09/21/1808-04/14/1879), married 01/31/1839 to Mary Elizabeth Conrad (05/11/1817-06/26/1841), daughter of Henry Conrad & Sarah Harnsberger; Wesley is buried in Green Hill Cemetery at Luray, and Mary is buried at Elk Run Cemetery in Elkton, under the name Mary Bare.
Daughter Bear
(?-?, name unknown), married Dr. Alfred S. Wolfe
Elizabeth "Betsy" Bear
(01/15/1806-09/29/1881), married on 04/17/1827 to Jacob Brubaker (11/25/1803-07/22/1872), son of John Brubaker and Barbara Mauck
Rebecca (or Anna) "Becky" Bear
(06/12-or-28/1812-03/16/1869), married Mr. Hester, she is buried in Elk Run Cemetery
Alexander H. "Ellic" Bear
(?-09/14/1837)
Adam Clark Bear
(02/1820-08/1906), married on 02/15/1844 in Page County, VA, to Susan M. Long (09/13/1823-06/25/1898)
- In 1827 he sent the 3 youngest of his 7 children to live with a Jacob Bear, posting a $3,500 Guardian Bond for their welfare. The youngest of these was Rebecca who married Dr. Alfred L. Wolfe.
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Sources - [S70] WEB page, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mdtaffet/bear_letter_series.htm.
- [S70] WEB page, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mdtaffet/bear_letter_series.htm.