As I was looking through more pension records today on Fold3.com, I came across, in the pension file of a William Lear, a request for information on Jessie, Tobias, John, and William Lear of Virginia. I have a feeling ONE of these Lears is an ancestor to my William, probably a grandfather to him. The only reason I say this is we know my William's father came from Virginia. And it is likely that my William's ancestor was a Revolutionary War veteran given that land grants for service were given in that area in Kentucky. Is it a sure thing? No. I am not saying that at all. It is just a hunch, and sometimes, when you have been searching for someone for ten years, all you have to go off of is a hunch and their life in historical context.
Problem? Chances are Jessie, Tobias, John, and William all had kids named William. And All of their adult children likely had kids named William. And thus we have a dozen William Lears of varying ages in Kentucky.
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