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Jacob Brown Mays 1778–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: March 1862

Death Location: Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Mayes

Mother: Susannah Brown

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Margaret May

In 1778, Jacob Brown Mays entered the world in Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin Robert Mayes And Susannah Sooky Brown. Jacob Brown Mays had children including Margaret Ann May. Jacob Brown Mays passed away in 1862 in Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Jacob Brown Mays entered the world in Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin Robert Mayes And Susannah Sooky Brown.
  • Jacob Brown Mays had children including Margaret Ann May.
  • Jacob Brown Mays passed away in 1862 in Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Jacob Mays's Ancestors

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Jacob Mays
1778–1862
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Robert Mayes
1757–1835
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Sooky) Brown
1761–1806
Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Mays's Descendants

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Jacob (Brown) Mays (1778–March 1862)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ann) May 1794–1857
    1. 1. Theophilus Eversole 1835–1896 m. Elizabeth Smith 1839–
      1. 1. Joe Eversole 1876–1928 m. Laura Hubbard 1877–1912
        1. 1. Lawrence Eversole 1896–1941 m. Martha (Ann) Garland 1891–1970
        2. 2. James Eversole 1900–1984
        3. 3. Robert Eversole 1903–
        4. 4. Nannie Eversole 1906–1971

Jacob Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Jacob Brown Mays in Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Virginia, USA
1862
March 1862
Age 84
Death of Jacob Brown Mays in Chambers, Alabama, USA
Chambers, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1862
    Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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