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Dorothy May 1597–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Wisebeach, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1 DEC 1620

Death Location: Cape Cod Harbor, falling off MAYFLOWER

Father: John Junior

Mother: Cordelia Bowes

Spouse(s): William Bradford

Children(s): John Bradford

The story of Dorothy May began in 1597 in Wisebeach, Cambridgeshire, England. Dorothy May married William Bradford, and had children including John Bradford. Dorothy May passed away in 1620 in Cape Cod Harbor, falling off MAYFLOWER.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy May began in 1597 in Wisebeach, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Dorothy May married William Bradford, and had children including John Bradford.
  • Dorothy May passed away in 1620 in Cape Cod Harbor, falling off MAYFLOWER.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Junior
1575–1617
Birth Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
JJ
Cordelia Bowes
1567–1627
Birth Location: Shouldham, England
CB

Spouses(s)

William Bradford
1589–1657
Birth Location: Austerfield England
WB

Children(s)

John Bradford
1618–1679
Birth Location: Leyden, Hollad
JB

Dorothy May's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy May
1597–1620
Birth Place: Wisebeach, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Henry May Junior
1575–1617
Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Cordelia Bowes
1567–1627
Shouldham, England
Grandparents
John Mayo
1538–
Charterhouse, Somerset, England
Ann Vowel
1540–1620
Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Martin Bowes
1544–1593
Shouldham, Norfolk, England
Frances Clopton
1544–1585
Of Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mayo
1510–1590
Dorothy Mallett
1515–1546
Martin Bowes
1496–
Elizabeth Scrope
1530–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Mayhew
1480–1520
Joan Bridmore
1483–1586
Ralph Knight
1568–1512
Margaret Conyers
1456–1532

Dorothy May's Descendants

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Dorothy May (1597–1 DEC 1620) m. William Bradford (19 MAR 1589–9 MAY 1657)
  1. 1. John Bradford 1618–1679 m. Martha Bourne 1614–1688

Dorothy May's Timeline

6 Records

1590
19 MAR 1590
Birth of Dorothy May in of Witsbuts, England
of Witsbuts, England
1597
1597
Birth of Dorothy May in Wisebeach, Cambridgeshire, England
Wisebeach, Cambridgeshire, England
1620
DEC 1620
Age 23
Burial of Dorothy May in Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1620
7 DEC 1620
Age 23
Death of Dorothy May in Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts
Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts
1620
1620
Age 23
Death of Dorothy May in Plymouth Colony, MA
Plymouth Colony, MA
1620
1 DEC 1620
Age 23
Death of Dorothy May in Cape Cod Harbor, falling off MAYFLOWER
Cape Cod Harbor, falling off MAYFLOWER

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1590
    Event Place: of Witsbuts, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: came to America on the Mayflower

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: DEC 1620
    Event Place: Cape Cod, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2017, 18:41), entry for Dorothy May(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LD38-LRF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations," Vol. 22, William Bradford Family, compiled by Ann Smith Lainhart & Robert S. Wakefield (General Society of Mayflower Descendants: Plymouth, MA; 2004) pages 1-3
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, England, 1620 - 1633," by Robert Charles Anderson, Vol. 1, Pages 207 - 209 (New England Historic Genealogical Society: Boston, MA, 1995) FHL #974 W2a
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Through the first seven generations.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ( : 11 July 2016), Dorothy May Bradford, 1620; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 15882517, Find a Grave

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2017, 18:41), entry for Dorothy May(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LD38-LRF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations," Vol. 22, William Bradford Family, compiled by Ann Smith Lainhart & Robert S. Wakefield (General Society of Mayflower Descendants: Plymouth, MA; 2004) pages 1-3
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, England, 1620 - 1633," by Robert Charles Anderson, Vol. 1, Pages 207 - 209 (New England Historic Genealogical Society: Boston, MA, 1995) FHL #974 W2a
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Through the first seven generations.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ( : 11 July 2016), Dorothy May Bradford, 1620; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 15882517, Find a Grave

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2017, 18:41), entry for Dorothy May(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LD38-LRF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations," Vol. 22, William Bradford Family, compiled by Ann Smith Lainhart & Robert S. Wakefield (General Society of Mayflower Descendants: Plymouth, MA; 2004) pages 1-3
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, England, 1620 - 1633," by Robert Charles Anderson, Vol. 1, Pages 207 - 209 (New England Historic Genealogical Society: Boston, MA, 1995) FHL #974 W2a
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Through the first seven generations.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ( : 11 July 2016), Dorothy May Bradford, 1620; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 15882517, Find a Grave

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2017, 18:41), entry for Dorothy May(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LD38-LRF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations," Vol. 22, William Bradford Family, compiled by Ann Smith Lainhart & Robert S. Wakefield (General Society of Mayflower Descendants: Plymouth, MA; 2004) pages 1-3
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, England, 1620 - 1633," by Robert Charles Anderson, Vol. 1, Pages 207 - 209 (New England Historic Genealogical Society: Boston, MA, 1995) FHL #974 W2a
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Through the first seven generations.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ( : 11 July 2016), Dorothy May Bradford, 1620; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 15882517, Find a Grave

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: came on Mayflower

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 DEC 1620
    Event Place: Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 21 May 2017, 18:41), entry for Dorothy May(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LD38-LRF
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Mayflower Families Through Five Generations," Vol. 22, William Bradford Family, compiled by Ann Smith Lainhart & Robert S. Wakefield (General Society of Mayflower Descendants: Plymouth, MA; 2004) pages 1-3
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, England, 1620 - 1633," by Robert Charles Anderson, Vol. 1, Pages 207 - 209 (New England Historic Genealogical Society: Boston, MA, 1995) FHL #974 W2a
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Through the first seven generations.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ( : 11 July 2016), Dorothy May Bradford, 1620; Burial, ,, ; citing record ID 15882517, Find a Grave

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Wisebeach, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Plymouth Colony, MA
    Record Source: 672.ftw

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1620
    Event Place: Cape Cod Harbor, falling off MAYFLOWER

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
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