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James Mayes 1670–1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1670

Birth Location: Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 5 September 1733

Death Location: Paxtang, Dauphin, Province of Pennsylvania, United Kingdom

Father: John Maise)

Mother: Elizabeth Mayes

Spouse(s): Rebecca Richards

Children(s): Thomas Mayes

James Mayes was born in 1670 in Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland, the child of John Johne Mayes Maize Maise And Elizabeth Bessie Kaye Mayes. James Mayes married Rebecca Richards, and had children including Thomas Mayes. James Mayes passed away in 1733 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Province of Pennsylvania, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Mayes was born in 1670 in Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland, the child of John Johne Mayes Maize Maise And Elizabeth Bessie Kaye Mayes.
  • James Mayes married Rebecca Richards, and had children including Thomas Mayes.
  • James Mayes passed away in 1733 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Province of Pennsylvania, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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James Mayes's Ancestors

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James Mayes
1670–1733
Birth Place: Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
John Johne Mayes (Maize, Maise)
1636–1685
Fife, Dunfirmline, Scotland
Elizabeth (Bessie Kaye) Mayes
1640–1686
Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Christopher Kaye
1614–1665
England
Margaret Kaye
1618–1665
Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Jane Fletcher
1581–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Church
1560–1610
Elizabeth (Fletcher)(Dunster)
1565–1617

James Mayes's Descendants

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James Mayes (1 October 1670–5 September 1733) m. Rebecca Richards (1675–1731)
  1. 1. Thomas Mayes 1701–1764 m. Margaret Houston 1710–1782
    1. 1. Andrew (J) Mayes 1740–1799
    2. 2. Margaret Mayes 1734–1828
    3. 3. Rachel Mayes 1740–
    4. 4. Rebecca Mayes 1736–1783
    5. 5. Samuel Mayes 1735–1805
    6. 6. Thomas (Houston) Mayes 1731–1801
    7. 7. William Mayes 1744–1825

James Mayes's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1 October 1670
Birth of James Mayes in Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland
Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland
1733
5 September 1733
Age 63
Death of James Mayes in Paxtang, Dauphin, Province of Pennsylvania, United Kingdom
Paxtang, Dauphin, Province of Pennsylvania, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1670
    Event Place: Raphoe Parish, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1730-1736
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1733
    Event Place: Paxtang, Dauphin, Province of Pennsylvania, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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