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James Mayes 1751–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1751

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1841 or 1850

Death Location: Cow Pasture, Bath, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Senior

Mother: Rebekah Mays

Spouse(s): Mary Mays

Children(s): Sarah Mayes, George Mayes, Robert Mayes, Thomas Mayes, William Mayes, Archy Mayes, Elizabeth Mayes, Nancy Mayes

The story of James Mayes began in 1751 in Augusta, Virginia, United States. James Mayes married Mary Mays, and had children including Archy Mayes, Elizabeth Mayes, George P Mayes, Nancy Mayes, Robert Kennedy Mayes, Sarah Mayes, Thomas B Mayes, William J Mayes. James Mayes passed away in 1841 in Cow Pasture, Bath, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Mayes began in 1751 in Augusta, Virginia, United States.
  • James Mayes married Mary Mays, and had children including Archy Mayes, Elizabeth Mayes, George P Mayes, Nancy Mayes, Robert Kennedy Mayes, Sarah Mayes, Thomas B Mayes, William J Mayes.
  • James Mayes passed away in 1841 in Cow Pasture, Bath, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Senior
1722–1787
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
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Rebekah Mays
1725–1820
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mays
1778–1850
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Mayes
1802–1859
Birth Location: Bath County, Virginia, USA (not confirmed)
SM
George Mayes
1808–1860
Birth Location: Bath, Virginia, United States
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Robert Mayes
1800–1888
Birth Location: Bath County, Virginia, USA
RM
Thomas Mayes
1810–1847
Birth Location: Bath, Virginia
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William Mayes
1795–1818
Birth Location: Bath, Virginia
WM
Archy Mayes
1800–1849
Birth Location: Bath, Virginia
AM
Elizabeth Mayes
1813–
Birth Location: –
EM
Nancy Mayes
1797–1848
Birth Location: Bath (Augusta) Co. Va
NM

James Mayes's Ancestors

Self
James Mayes
1751–1841
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joseph Mays Senior
1722–1787
County Donegal, Ireland
Rebekah Mays
1725–1820
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mayes's Descendants

1.
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James Mayes (1751–1841 or 1850) m. Mary Mays (abt 1778–Aft. 1850)
  1. 1. Sarah Mayes 1802–1859 m. John Jennings 1780–1850
    1. 1. Julia (A) Thomas 1835–1876 m. George (M) Thomas 1824–1897
      1. 1. John Thomas 1871–
      2. 2. Samuel Thomas 1871–1957
      3. 3. Nancy (Isabelle) Thomas 1858–1942 m. Thomas (H) Hammack 1873–1962 m. Robert Erwin 1853–1893
      4. 4. James (E) Thomas 1856–
      5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Thomas 1852–1931 m. James (Adolphus) Blaylock 1850–1927
        1. 1. George (Henry) Blaylock 1884–1947
        2. 2. Green (Carol) Blaylock 1878–1969
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Belle) Welliver 1872–1937
        4. 4. Lizzie (Ann Adolphus) Blaylock 1887–1958
        5. 5. James (R) Blaylock 1892–1968
      6. 6. Wm (T) Thomas 1866–1941 m. Nancy (Jane) Phillips 1868–1947
        1. 1. Mildred Kelley 1905–2004 m. Joseph (Gardner) Kelley 1903–1935
        2. 2. Mary (Frances a k a) Dolly 1897–1984 m. Epsy (Howlett) Richards 1893–1923 m. John Skidmore 1907–
        3. 3. Wm (R) Thomas 1902–1992 m. Anne Thomas 1914–1996
        4. 4. Viola (Teaki) Straub 1899–1970 m. John (Franklin) Straub 1888–1943
        5. 5. Terila (Lou) Thomas 1893–1894
        6. 6. Daisy (R) Smith 1908–1999 m. James (T) Smith 1913–1988 m. Reed (Estil) Figgins 1906–1975
        7. 7. John (Lee) Thomas 1895–1970 m. Sara Twitchel 1908–1999
        8. 8. Hattie (May) Thomas 1891–1964 m. Grover Cramer 1880–1960
        9. 9. Sadie Baker 1891–1968 m. Roy (Ernest) Williams 1894–1977
    2. 2. James (M) Jennings 1821–1877 m. Nancy (P) Jennings 1827–1894
      1. 1. Martha (Jane) Jennings 1844–1927
      2. 2. James (W) Jennings 1846–
      3. 3. Eliza (Vinnie) Jennings 1872–1894
      4. 4. Sarah (Emeline) Mayes 1848–1911
      5. 5. Charles (Wright) Jennings 1864–1914
      6. 6. Rhoda (Ella) Jennings 1851–1922
      7. 7. Cermantha Jennings 1868–1901
      8. 8. Robert (Mayes) Jennings 1870–1879
    3. 3. Thomas Jennings 1822–1870
  2. 2. George (P.) Mayes 1808–1860
  3. 3. Robert (Kennedy) Mayes 1800–1888
  4. 4. Thomas (B) Mayes 1810–1847
  5. 5. William (J) Mayes 1795–1818
  6. 6. Archy Mayes 1800–1849
  7. 7. Elizabeth Mayes 1813–
  8. 8. Nancy Mayes 1797–1848

James Mayes's Timeline

3 Records

1751
1751
Birth of James Mayes in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1841
1841 or 1850
Age 90
Death of James Mayes in Marion, Missouri, United States
Marion, Missouri, United States
1841
1841 or 1850
Age 90
Death of James Mayes in Cow Pasture, Bath, Virginia, USA
Cow Pasture, Bath, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841 or 1850
    Event Place: Marion, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841 or 1850
    Event Place: Cow Pasture, Bath, Virginia, USA
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