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Dorothy Bowes May 1590–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 March 1590

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 December 1620

Death Location: Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Maye

Mother: Priscilla (Dillon)

Spouse(s): William Kadfort, Robert Kendall

Children(s): Richard Bradford, John Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Richard Bradford, Susanna Bradford, Jane Kendall

Dorothy Bowes May was born in 1590 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Maye And Priscilla Druscilla Dillen Dillon. Dorothy Bowes May married Robert K Kendall, William Kadfort, and had children including Jane Kendall, John Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Richard Bradford, Richard Mayflower Bradford, Susanna Bradford. Dorothy Bowes May passed away in 1620 in Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Bowes May was born in 1590 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Maye And Priscilla Druscilla Dillen Dillon.
  • Dorothy Bowes May married Robert K Kendall, William Kadfort, and had children including Jane Kendall, John Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Richard Bradford, Richard Mayflower Bradford, Susanna Bradford.
  • Dorothy Bowes May passed away in 1620 in Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Maye
1575–1617
Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England
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Priscilla (Dillon)
1575–1627
Birth Location: Shouldhan Abbey, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

William Kadfort
1588–1657
Birth Location: Oosterfeldt Engeland
WK
Robert Kendall
1580–
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, England
RK

Children(s)

Richard Bradford
1611–1716
Birth Location: Middlesex County, London, England, United Kingdom
RB
John Bradford
1618–1678
Birth Location: Leyden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
JB
Mercy Bradford
1620–1657
Birth Location: Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
MB
Richard Bradford
1610–
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
RB
Susanna Bradford
1610–1681
Birth Location: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
SB
Jane Kendall
1610–1696
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
JK

Dorothy May's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy May
1590–1620
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Maye
1575–1617
Mayfield, Sussex, England
Priscilla (Druscilla Dillen) (Dillon)
1575–1627
Shouldhan Abbey, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard May of) Hicks
1535–1588
Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Lady (Mary Hilldersdon) May
1540–1618
Membland, Plymouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy May's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy (Bowes) May (19 March 1590–7 December 1620) m. William Kadfort (Mar 1588–9 May 1657) m. Robert (K) Kendall (21 Mar 1580–)
  1. 1. Richard Bradford 1611–1716
  2. 2. John Bradford 1618–1678
  3. 3. Mercy Bradford 1620–1657
  4. 4. Richard (Mayflower) Bradford 1610–
  5. 5. Susanna Bradford 1610–1681
  6. 6. Jane Kendall 1610–1696 m. Richard Bradford 1611–1666
    1. 1. Richard Bradford 1636–1716 m. Frances (Walker) TAYLOR 1645–1682 m. Anne Rowles 1665–1726
      1. 1. Nathaniel BRADFORD 1661–1716 m. Joane ((Bridget) Franklin) (Fisher) 1661–1736
        1. 1. John Mayo 1690–1750
        2. 2. John (Tipton William Bradford (Mayflower)(Rev War)(Civil) War) 1690–1775 m. Mary Kingcart 1698–1775
        3. 3. Elizabeth Bradford 1688–1741
      2. 2. Nathaniel Bradford 1664–1665
      3. 3. Richard Bradford 1693–1757 m. Rachel 1697–
        1. 1. Eliza Bradford 1725–
        2. 2. Lephirah Bradford 1723–
        3. 3. Richard Bradford 1719–1775
        4. 4. John Bradford 1721–1757
        5. 5. Sepharah Bradford 1727–
        6. 6. Mary Bradford 1731–
        7. 7. Hannah Bradford 1735–1757 m. Stephen Poe 1732–1773
        8. 8. Frances Bradford 1732– m. John Bird 1729–
      4. 4. Philemon Bradford –1770
      5. 5. Phillimon Bradford 1695–1769 m. Mary 1707–1769
        1. 1. Elizabeth 1730–1802 m. Giles (Hudspeth) Sr 1727–1796
        2. 2. Mary Bradford 1736–1772
        3. 3. Thomas (Bradford) Sr. 1731–1786 m. Mary Hargraves 1758–1842 m. Mary White 1731–1786
        4. 4. David Bradford 1754–1800 m. Elizabeth 1757–1857
        5. 5. G (Richard) Bradford 1738–1739
        6. 6. John (William) Bradford 1751–1829 m. Nancy Mann 1752–1840
        7. 7. Philemon Bradford 1733–1800 m. Elizabeth Bradford 1734–1800 m. Mary Hargraves 1730–1750 m. Mary White 1731–1786
      6. 6. Richard (Captain) Bradford 1660–1723 m. Anne Rowles 1665–1726
        1. 1. John Bradford 1685–1735
        2. 2. Thomas Bradford 1720–1785
        3. 3. Richard Bradford 1709–1796
      7. 7. Ralph Bradford 1695–1716
      8. 8. Thomas Bradford 1669–1762 m. Elizabeth Smith 1703–1746 m. Mary Britten 1700–1762
        1. 1. Elizabeth Vaughan 1738–
        2. 2. Henry Bradford 1728–
        3. 3. Nathaniel Bradford 1738–1807 m. Mary (Frances "Fanny") POWELL 1736–1769
        4. 4. Thomas Bradford 1734–1811
        5. 5. Sarah Bradford 1740–
        6. 6. Edith Bradford 1742–1762
        7. 7. Hosea Bradford 1799– m. Polly Colyer 1801–1869
        8. 8. William Bradford 1729–1772 m. Mrs (Mary) Bradford 1740–1772
        9. 9. Richard Bradford 1744–1827 m. Elizabeth Singleton 1743–1830
      9. 9. John Bradford 1704–1735 m. Rebecca Bartlett 1706–1794
        1. 1. Robert Bradford 1706–1782
        2. 2. Frances Bradford 1712–1732
        3. 3. Sarah Bradford 1717–1735
        4. 4. Richard Bradford 1730–1765
        5. 5. Nathaniel Bradford 1734–1757
        6. 6. William Aycock 1739–1739
        7. 7. Richard Aycock 1739–1786
        8. 8. Winifred Aycock 1741–1794
        9. 9. Rebecca Aycock 1743–
        10. 10. John (Colonel) Bradford 1724–1787 m. Elizabeth Smith 1750– m. Dorothea (Miriam) Burges 1743–1772 m. Patience Reed 1738–1768
        11. 11. Richard Bradford 1730–1765
        12. 12. Nathaniel Bradford 1722–1757
        13. 13. Sarah Bradford 1707–1780
        14. 14. Richard Bradford 1704–1775
        15. 15. Rebecca (Bartlett) Bradford 1725–1735
        16. 16. Thomas Bradford –1761
        17. 17. Sr (Aycock) James 1735–1777 m. Cecilia ("Sely") Sherrod 1740–1777
        18. 18. Tabitha (Bradford) Pope 1730–1808 m. Henry Pope 1722–1764 m. Thomas Wooten 1728–1791
      10. 10. John Bradford 1662–1735
      11. 11. Ralph (Nathaniel) Bradford 1664–1716
      12. 12. John Bradford 1677–1735
      13. 13. Ralph Bradford 1685–1716

Dorothy May's Timeline

7 Records

1590
19 May 1590
Birth of Dorothy Bowes May in Blyth, Yorkshire, England
Blyth, Yorkshire, England
1590
19 May 1590
Birth of Dorothy Bowes May in Witzbuts in Engelant
Witzbuts in Engelant
1590
19 Mar 1590
Birth of Dorothy Bowes May in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
1590
19 March 1590
Birth of Dorothy Bowes May in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1620
7 Dec 1620
Age 30
Death of Dorothy Bowes May in Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, United States
Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, United States
1620
17 Dec 1620
Age 30
Death of Dorothy Bowes May in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1620
7 December 1620
Age 30
Death of Dorothy Bowes May in Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1590
    Event Place: Blyth, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 517847
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler, D D , LL D and related papers : with a genealogy of the anc
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1590
    Event Place: Witzbuts in Engelant
    Record Source: Leiden, Netherlands, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1590
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1590
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1620
    Event Place: Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 517847
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler, D D , LL D and related papers : with a genealogy of the anc
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0417

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1620
    Event Place: Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1620
    Event Place: Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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