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James Mayes 1700–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 Sep 1756

Death Location: Augusta, VA, USA

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Rebecca Lewis

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James Mayes was born in 1700 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Mays Sr And Rebecca Lewis. James Mayes passed away in 1756 in Augusta, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • James Mayes was born in 1700 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, the child of Joseph Mays Sr And Rebecca Lewis.
  • James Mayes passed away in 1756 in Augusta, VA, USA.

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James Mayes's Ancestors

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James Mayes
1700–1756
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Mays Sr
1722–1787
County Donegal, Ireland
Rebecca Lewis
1725–1820
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Matthew) Mayes
1698–1756
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Rachel (Ester Elizabeth) Hamlin
1704–1756
Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
George (Andrew Lewis*) Sr
1705–1795
, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Catherine) Crawford
1714–1755
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Mays
1675–1786
Thomas HAMLIN
1671–1758
Elizabeth (Mays)
1671–
Zachary Sr.
1673–1719
Mary Walker
1677–1724
Thomas Crawford*
1662–
Ann Robson
1666–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mayes's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of James Mayes in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1756
12 Sep 1756
Age 56
Death of James Mayes in Augusta, VA, USA
Augusta, VA, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1756
    Event Place: Augusta, VA, USA

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