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HENRY SHERROD MAYS 1709–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 OCT 1709

Birth Location: Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 15 MAY 1787

Death Location: Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Mayes\Mayze\May(s)

Mother: Elizabeth Dunaway\Mayes\Gaskins

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Children(s): Susannah Mayze

The story of HENRY SHERROD MAYS began in 1709 in Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia Colony. HENRY SHERROD MAYS had children including Susannah May Mayze. HENRY SHERROD MAYS passed away in 1787 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of HENRY SHERROD MAYS began in 1709 in Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia Colony.
  • HENRY SHERROD MAYS had children including Susannah May Mayze.
  • HENRY SHERROD MAYS passed away in 1787 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA.

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HENRY MAYS's Ancestors

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HENRY MAYS
1709–1787
Birth Place: Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia Colony
Parents
Henry Billett Mayes\Mayze\May(s)
1688–1750
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Mary) Dunaway\Mayes\Gaskins
1680–1763
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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HENRY MAYS's Descendants

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HENRY (SHERROD) MAYS (27 OCT 1709–15 MAY 1787)
  1. 1. Susannah (May) Mayze 1760–1833
    1. 1. James Hollandsworth 1770–1866
      1. 1. Brice Hollandsworth 1798–1877
        1. 1. Barton Hollandsworth 1824–1892 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hollandsworth 1832–1915

HENRY MAYS's Timeline

2 Records

1709
27 OCT 1709
Birth of HENRY SHERROD MAYS in Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia Colony
Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia Colony
1787
15 MAY 1787
Age 78
Death of HENRY SHERROD MAYS in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA
Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1709
    Event Place: Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 MAY 1787
    Event Place: Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, USA

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