Hi Jacq, I am a newbie to RootsChat but just came across what must be an old post of yours.
I don't know how much you found out about Richard Tear but I can confirm that his full name was Richard Miller Tear and was the son of William Tear and Judith Richards from Potton, Bedfordshire. His second name came from his grandmother, Elizabeth Miller. He had 8 siblings, Mary Ann, William, Maria Mason, Jacob Miller, Elizabeth, Thomas, Sarah and Charlotte. His sister, Mary Ann Tear, eventually married Thomas Parkin at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire in 1842. That is where I fit into the story, Mary Ann Tear and Thomas Parkin were my great, great grandparents.
I'm sorry if I am repeating what you already know but I hope that this will help you.
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