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James May 1724 – 1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1724

Birth Location: Pottsgrove, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1751

Death Location: Berks, Pennsylvania

Father: Robert May

Mother: Elizabeth Brooke

Spouse(s): Margaret Gethin

Children(s): Rachel Jones

James May was born in Pottsgrove, Montgomery, Pennsylvania in 1724, to Robert May and Elizabeth Brooke. Later in life, James May married Margaret Hughes Gethin; among their children were Rachel Jones. James May died in Berks, Pennsylvania, 1751.

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Parents

Robert May
1696 – 1749
Birth Location: North Tawton, Devonshire, England
RM
Elizabeth Brooke
1705 – 1777
Birth Location: Brookfield Plantation, Maryland
EB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Gethin
1729 – 1789
Birth Location: Hanover Twp, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
MG

Children(s)

Rachel Jones
1750 – 1792
Birth Location: Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
RJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 May 1724
    Event Place: Pottsgrove, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1751
    Event Place: Berks, Pennsylvania
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