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HENRY SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or Mays 1709–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1709 OR 1715

Birth Location: Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1787

Death Location: Martinsville, Henry Co, Virginia, USA

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Mother: Henry Mayes

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sherrod Patriot

The story of HENRY SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or Mays began in 1709 in Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia, USA. HENRY SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or Mays married Phoebe Harrell, and had children including Sherrod Sherwood Mayes Rev War Patriot. HENRY SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or Mays passed away in 1787 in Martinsville, Henry Co, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of HENRY SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or Mays began in 1709 in Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia, USA.
  • HENRY SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or Mays married Phoebe Harrell, and had children including Sherrod Sherwood Mayes Rev War Patriot.
  • HENRY SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or Mays passed away in 1787 in Martinsville, Henry Co, Virginia, USA.

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HENRY Mays's Ancestors

Self
HENRY Mays
1709–1787
Birth Place: Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry (Billett) Mayes
1688–1750
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Mayes\May
1645–1728
Great Wicomoco Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Elizabeth") Maddox
1658–1700
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

HENRY Mays's Descendants

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HENRY (SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or) Mays (27 Oct 1709 OR 1715–15 May 1787)
  1. 1. Sherrod ((Sherwood) Mayes - Rev War) Patriot 1746–1836 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Smith 1752–1846
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Mayes 1781–1838 m. John McCarty 1775–1843
      1. 1. Isaac (Froman) McCarty 1805–1892 m. Ellen (Mariah) Williams 1805–1880
        1. 1. Martha (Angeline) McCarty 1844–1926 m. Pleasant (Jasper) Gray 1838–1941

HENRY Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1709
27 Oct 1709 OR 1715
Birth of HENRY SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or Mays in Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1787
15 May 1787
Age 78
Death of HENRY SHERROD MAYES or MAYZE or Mays in Martinsville, Henry Co, Virginia, USA
Martinsville, Henry Co, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1709 OR 1715
    Event Place: Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick, Virginia, USA

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

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