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Dorothy May 1590–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 March 1590

Birth Location: Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 7 December 1620

Death Location: Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John May

Mother: Cordelia Bowes

Spouse(s): William Governor

Children(s): William Bradford, Joseph Bradford, Richard Bradford, John Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Richard Bradford, Susanna Bradford

Dorothy May was born in 1590 in Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John May And Cordelia Bowes. Dorothy May married William Bradford Governor, and had children including John Bradford, Joseph Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Richard Bradford, Richard Mayflower Bradford, Susanna Bradford, William Bradford. Dorothy May passed away in 1620 in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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  • Dorothy May was born in 1590 in Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John May And Cordelia Bowes.
  • Dorothy May married William Bradford Governor, and had children including John Bradford, Joseph Bradford, Mercy Bradford, Richard Bradford, Richard Mayflower Bradford, Susanna Bradford, William Bradford.
  • Dorothy May passed away in 1620 in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Dorothy May's Ancestors

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Dorothy May
1590–1620
Birth Place: Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John May
1575–1617
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Cordelia Bowes
1575–1627
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy May's Descendants

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Dorothy May (19 March 1590–7 December 1620) m. William (Bradford) Governor (19 March 1590–9 May 1657)
  1. 1. William Bradford 1624–1703 m. Alice Richards 1627–1671 m. Sarah Tracy 1627–1675 m. Mary (Atwood) (Holmes) 1643–1715
    1. 1. Melatia Bradford 1664–1739 m. John Steele 1660–1698 m. Samuel Stevens 1665–
      1. 1. Bethia Steele 1689–1731 m. Samuel Shepard 1684–1750
        1. 1. James Shepard 1714–1790 m. Sarah Hopkins 1719–1762
        2. 2. John Shepard 1710–1789
        3. 3. William Shepard 1732–1802
        4. 4. Amos Shepard 1738–1789
        5. 5. Bethiah Shepard 1720–
        6. 6. Hannah Shepard 1724–
        7. 7. Samuel Shepard 1728–1793
        8. 8. Sarah Shepard 1726–
        9. 9. Stephen Shepard 1728–
      2. 2. Ebenezer Steele 1695–1745
      3. 3. John Steele 1687–1712
    2. 2. Alice Bradford 1659–1745
    3. 3. David Bradford 1687–1730
    4. 4. David Bradford 1682–1699
    5. 5. Ephraim Bradford 1685–1746
    6. 6. Hannah Bradford 1662–1738
    7. 7. Hezekiah Bradford 1684–1701
    8. 8. Israel Bradford 1678–1760
    9. 9. John (Kingston) Bradford 1653–1736
    10. 10. Joseph Bradford 1674–1747
    11. 11. Mary Bradford 1667–1720
    12. 12. Mercy Bradford 1660–1720
    13. 13. Samuel Bradford 1667–1714
    14. 14. Sarah Bradford 1671–1712
    15. 15. Sarah Bradford 1671–1753
    16. 16. Thomas Bradford 1657–1731
    17. 17. William Bradford –1687
  2. 2. Joseph Bradford 1630–1715
  3. 3. Richard Bradford 1611–1716
  4. 4. John Bradford 1618–1678
  5. 5. Mercy Bradford 1620–1657
  6. 6. Richard (Mayflower) Bradford 1610–
  7. 7. Susanna Bradford 1610–1681

Dorothy May's Timeline

2 Records

1590
19 March 1590
Birth of Dorothy May in Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
1620
7 December 1620
Age 30
Death of Dorothy May in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1590
    Event Place: Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1620
    Event Place: Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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