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James Matthew Mayes 1698–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 11 September 1756

Death Location: Dinwiddie, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: William Mays

Mother:

Spouse(s): Rachel Hamlin

Children(s): Joseph Sr

In 1698, James Matthew Mayes entered the world in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, born to William Mayse Mayes Mays And Anne Ayres. In 1700, James Matthew Mayes resided in Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA. James Matthew Mayes married Rachel Ester Elizabeth Hamlin, and had children including Joseph Mays Sr. James Matthew Mayes passed away in 1756 in Dinwiddie, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1698, James Matthew Mayes entered the world in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, born to William Mayse Mayes Mays And Anne Ayres.
  • In 1700, James Matthew Mayes resided in Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA.
  • James Matthew Mayes married Rachel Ester Elizabeth Hamlin, and had children including Joseph Mays Sr.
  • James Matthew Mayes passed away in 1756 in Dinwiddie, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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James Mayes's Ancestors

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James Mayes
1698–1756
Birth Place: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
William Mayse *** Mayes Mays
1675–1786
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mayes's Descendants

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James (Matthew) Mayes (1698–11 September 1756) m. Rachel (Ester Elizabeth) Hamlin (1704–2 Aug 1756)
  1. 1. Joseph (Mays) Sr 1722–1787 m. Rebecca Lewis 1725–1820
    1. 1. Nancy Maze\Mays 1772–1812 m. Randolph Bobbitt 1769–1819
      1. 1. Silas Bobbitt 1803–1850 m. Rebecca Ross 1811–1864 m. Rebecca Ross 1806–1864
        1. 1. Catharine ((Katie) Louisa) Bobbitt 1841–1907 m. Henry (M.) Curtsinger\Kurtsinger 1851–1920
        2. 2. George (Andrew) Babbitt 1839–1911
        3. 3. George (Andrew) Bobbitt 1839–1911
        4. 4. Frances Hellen 1852–1873
        5. 5. James (T) Bobbitt 1848–1918
        6. 6. John Bobbitt 1844–1865
        7. 7. Lucy Bobbitt 1846–1869
        8. 8. Rachel Bobbitt 1837–1865
        9. 9. William (Charles) Bobbitt 1854–1933
        10. 10. Jane Bobbitt 1848–
        11. 11. Stephen (R) Bobbitt 1842–1865
        12. 12. Eleanor (Ann) Bobbitt 1850–
      2. 2. Gazner Bobbitt 1810–1902
      3. 3. James (Mays) Bobbitt 1796–1866
      4. 4. Sarah ('Sally') Bobbitt 1794–1870
      5. 5. Female Bobbitt 1800–
      6. 6. John (William) Bobbitt 1805–1891
      7. 7. Joseph Bobbitt 1809–1848
      8. 8. Alfred Bobbitt 1812–1850
      9. 9. Mary Bobbitt 1805–1863
      10. 10. Nancy (Bobbitt) Brodie 1795–1837
    2. 2. Isaac Mayes 1755–1849
    3. 3. Esther Mayes 1751–1786
    4. 4. Rebecca Mayes 1759–1833
    5. 5. Joseph Mayes 1752–1840
    6. 6. James Mayes 1700–1756
    7. 7. Nancy Mayes 1755–1845

James Mayes's Timeline

3 Records

1698
1698
Birth of James Matthew Mayes in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
1700
1700-1918
Age 2
James Matthew Mayes resided here in Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA
Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA
1756
11 September 1756
Age 58
Death of James Matthew Mayes in Dinwiddie, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Dinwiddie, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1700-1918
    Event Place: Alleghany; Bath, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Annals of Bath County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    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, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1730-1736; Page Number: 335

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1756
    Event Place: Dinwiddie, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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