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Benjamin Mays 1757–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1757

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 25 May 1835

Death Location: Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Father: Robert Mays

Mother: Elizabeth Bolling

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Benjamin Mays was born in 1757 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Mays And Elizabeth Bolling. Benjamin Mays passed away in 1835 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Mays was born in 1757 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Mays And Elizabeth Bolling.
  • Benjamin Mays passed away in 1835 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States.

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Benjamin Mays's Ancestors

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Benjamin Mays
1757–1835
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Mays
1735–1808
, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bolling
1731–1776
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, VA
Grandparents
James Mayse
1700–1756
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Esther (Mayes) Nee
1704–1756
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mayse
1722–1781
Rebecca Lewis
1766–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Lewis
1705–1795
Mary Crawford
1714–1755

Benjamin Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1757
10 Sep 1757
Birth of Benjamin Mays in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1835
25 May 1835
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Mays in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1757
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1835
    Event Place: Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States

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