1. NATHANIEL GEAR was born June 08, 1732 in Prob. Middlesex or Gloucester Co. VA, and died September 22, 1815 in Orange Co., VA .
He married Elizabeth Gholson 1756 in Orange Co. VA.
Children of NATHANIEL GEAR and Elizabeth are:
i. WILLIAM GEAR, b. Abt. 1762, Orange Co. VA; d. Abt. 1837, Jefferson Co. TN.
m. 1st. SALLY HAM b.Abt. 1770 Orange Co. VA d.1797
m. August 21, 1792 in Orange Co. VA
m. 2nd. POLLY ROGERS
m. August 15, 1798 in Orange Co. VA
ii RANSOM GEAR, b. Abt. 1767, Orange Co. VA; d. July 29, 1862, Hardin Co. Iowa, buried Pleasant Cem. , Hardin Co, Iowa
m. POLLY LAMB, February 23, 1802, Orange Co. VA.
iii. SALLY GEAR, b. Abt. 1769, Orange Co. VA; m. John DONOVER,
January 27, 1790, Orange Co. VA.
iv. MARY GEAR, b. Abt. 1771, Orange Co. VA; m. WILLIAM LAMB, December 23, 1793,
Orange Co. VA.
v. JONATHAN GEAR, b. Abt. 1773, Orange Co. VA; m. SARAH THRACKWELL,
January 28, 1802, Orange Co. VA
vi. JOSHUA GEAR, b. Abt. 1776, Orange Co. VA.
m. Jane WATSON October 27, 1800, Orange Co. VA
vii. ELIZABETH GEAR, b. Abt. 1778, Orange Co. VA; m. ELIJAN MORRIS
February 09, 1802, Orange Co. VA.
Children of William Gear II and Polly ROGERS are:
i. Garland Gear
ii.Jacob Gear
iii.Elizabeth Gear
iv. Alexander Gear
v. Jane Gear
vi. William Gear III
Children of Joshua GEAR and Jane WATSON are:
i.Nathaniel Gear b.1804 m. Sarah Lamb February 19, 1836
ii. Augustine / Austin Gear b.1805 VA m. Fianitary "Fanny" McDonald b. Abt. 1812
m. Abt.1825 VA
iii. John Gear b.1810
iv. James Gear b. 1815 m. Elizabeth Abt. 1830 VA
v. Dennis Gear b. 1820 m. Frances Abt. 1840 VA
vi. Sanford Gear b.1822 m. Hannah Knight March 28, 1850 VA
vii. Thomas Gear b. March 1817 m. Lucy Lamb October 18, 1845 VA
Other Links to the GEAR Family
The Shiflett Family Genealogy
The Gear Family Gear Family Forum
Descendants of Augustine Gear
