Clue #4: 1810 Census

The only census which seems to include the Nathaniel and Ursula (Wright) Searing family is the 1810 for Saratoga Springs:

The census includes Nathaniel Searing and the members of his household.  Unfortunately, it wasn't until 1850 that all the household members are listed in the census.  So, we can read the number of people of each age.  This would count for Nathaniel, Ursula and their three children plus 4 other people.  Yet, we can't tell for sure who is included.

If Nathaniel Jr's obituary is correct, Nathaniel Sr died about 1826 and Ursula about 1830.  I do not find the family in the 1820 census.  Maybe by then they were living with relatives, such as Samuel Searing, father of Nathaniel or Richard Searing, brother of Nathaniel Sr.

Clue #2: son Nathaniel

Ursula died about 1830 (based on story of son below).

According to his obituary, Nathaniel Searing was born 17 February 1814 in Saratoga Springs NY.

According to the "History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties, Michigan by John S Schenck):
     “When Nathaniel was but twelve years old his father died, and he lived with his mother until he was sixteen, attending school a portion of the time and earning small amounts, between his eight and sixteenth years, by cupping water at the famed “Congress Spring.”  He assisted in clearing up the land which is now the park, and after the death of his mother, which occurred when he was sixteen years of age, he found employment by the month on a farm.  Two years afterwards he went to Niagara Co., N.Y., and continued farm-labor for hire for five years.  He was then married to Louisa C. Martin, a native of Whitby, Ontario, Dominion of Canada, where she was born Dec. 22, 1813.”   [Congress Spring is in Saratoga Springs NY].

Clue #1: daughter Martha

According to "The Genealogy of the Worthington Family," by George Worthington (1894), Martha SEARING was born in Stillwater, NY on 10 March 1808, and was the daughter of Ursula WRIGHT and Nicholas SEARING.

Unfortunately, this is before NY state started recording births, and there is no vital record confirmation of this clue, nor have I found any church records of it yet.

Martha went on to marry Denison Worthington on 24 December 1829 in the 2nd Presbyterian Church of Albany NY.  She had 3 children, Robert Searing Worthington (4 October 1830), Harriet Worthington (20 July 1833) and William Henry (23 May 1836).  She died on 23 March 1839 in Albany and was buried with her two children who pre-deceased her, Harriet and William.