Barb - I have not found anything in Cemetery or Bible page records of Bladen Co. except the 1800 census. According to the Bladen Heritage Book, # 601 pg 213 "The Meares/Mears Family" that Mark & Elizabeth Mears of old Dobbs Co., NC, were the progenitors of the Meares family in Bladen Co.. Tradition states that Mark Nears came from Accomack Co., VA. It states that Mark and Elizabeth were the parents of at least 5 sons: Jacob, Joel, Jonathan, James, and Jesse --- referred to be researches as the 5 Js found in Bladen County in the late 1700s. Jesse apparently moved to Robeson Co. It appears your Jesse may be the one that moved to Robeson Co. since he has a son Moses as you stated. This material was submitted by Russell Lee Buddy Meares of Whiteville, NC, 28472; 413 Canal Street. You may wish to contact him. I am not a Mears descendant. My wife's family comes from the STREETY, POYNTER, KEMP, RUSS families of Bladen Co.. Betty & Allen Johannes abelj@htcomp.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "CBN" <maushaus@ametro.net> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 2:20 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Meares/Mears of Bladen > Allen, > I am also a Meares descendant and I am searching for burial places of my > ancestors in Bladen. In particular I am searching for Jesse Meares and his > wife. He was in the 1800 Census, but not the 1810. His son Moses was born > circa 1805 (in the 1850 Robeson Census he gives his age as 45. I feel that > Jesse and wife died in Bladen between 1805-1810. Other than that one census > entry for Jesse I can find no other proof that he existed. Could you please > check your Bladen cemetery book for the Meares/Mears? Thanks so much! > Barb >