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Christian Mays 1735–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Amelia County Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA

Father: John Mays

Mother: Elizabeth Spain

Spouse(s): Joel Sims

Children(s): Elizabeth Sims

Christian Mays was born in 1735 in Amelia County Virginia, USA, the child of John Mays And Elizabeth Anne Gardiner Spain. Christian Mays married Joel Sims, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Sims. Christian Mays passed away in 1817 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Christian Mays was born in 1735 in Amelia County Virginia, USA, the child of John Mays And Elizabeth Anne Gardiner Spain.
  • Christian Mays married Joel Sims, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Sims.
  • Christian Mays passed away in 1817 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mays
1720–1777
Birth Location: Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, United States
JM
Elizabeth Spain
1723–1788
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Joel Sims
1745–1802
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
JS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Sims
1755–1825
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, USA
ES

Christian Mays's Ancestors

Self
Christian Mays
1735–1817
Birth Place: Amelia County Virginia, USA
Parents
John Mays
1720–1777
Amelia, Nottoway, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Anne Gardiner) Spain
1723–1788
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christian Mays's Descendants

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Christian Mays (1735–1817) m. Joel Sims (1745–14 Jul 1802)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Sims 1755–1825 m. William (Taylor) Sugg 1750–1825
    1. 1. Frances (Fannie) Sugg 1798–1848 m. Alston (M) Wilson 1796–1879
      1. 1. Pleasant (Perry) Wilson 1822–1865 m. Eliza (Jane) Ashley 1828–1910
        1. 1. Nathaniel (Perry) Wilson 1852–1920 m. Sophronia Ryle 1860–1924

Christian Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Christian Mays in Amelia County Virginia, USA
Amelia County Virginia, USA
1817
1817
Age 82
Death of Christian Mays in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Amelia County Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
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