Jacob Spear
Jacob Spear, son of Lemuel Spear and Ruth Hayward, was born January 25, 1785, in Cummington, Massachusetts. He died June 3, 1831, in Macedon, N.Y. Buried at Bryant Cemetery.
Service Records from the War of 1812-1815 list Jacob Spear with the 39th Regiment, New York militia (Ontario County), under Lieutenant Colonel, Gilbert Howell. Jacob joined the regiment in 1812 as a private, and in 1814 he is listed as being a Corporal.
Further research and military records are needed for more information.
Records of Jacob Spear's Service
Jacob Spear's headstone reads the following inscription:
"In memory of JACOB SPEAR, who died June 3, 1831 in his 46, year."