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Jesse Mays 1785–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Sep 1860

Death Location: Giles County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Robert Mays

Mother: Elizabeth (Twin)

Spouse(s): Frances Mays

Children(s):

Jesse Mays was born in 1785 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Mays And Elizabeth Bolling Twin. Jesse Mays married Frances P Mays. Jesse Mays passed away in 1860 in Giles County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Mays was born in 1785 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Mays And Elizabeth Bolling Twin.
  • Jesse Mays married Frances P Mays.
  • Jesse Mays passed away in 1860 in Giles County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Mays's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Mays
1785–1860
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Mays
1731–1808
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Bolling) (Twin)
1731–1776
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Mays) Jr
1690–1759
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Mary Drury
1700–1773
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Col (John) Bolling
1700–1757
Cobbs, Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Mary) Blair
1712–1775
Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mays
1663–1732
Julia Ball
1664–1724
George Drury
1673–1727
Mary Pitt
1674–1717
John Bolling
1675–1739
Elizabeth Kennon
1677–1757
Dr. Blair
1650–1733
Sarah Archer
1682–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Mayo
1640–1721
Mary Putnam
1641–1663
Richard Ball
1639–1677
Elizabeth Linton
1651–1674
John Drewry
1644–1714
Deborah Collins
1654–1735
John Pitt
1634–1703
Sarah Moone
1636–1679
Col Bolling
1646–1709
Jane Bolling
1655–1676
Col. Kennon
1640–1696
Elizabeth Kennon
1656–1743
Robert Blair
1630–1693
Alvah Minister
1636–1679
John Archer
1649–1695
Elizabeth Royall
1648–1704

Jesse Mays's Timeline

5 Records

1781
16 Jun 1781
Birth of Jesse Mays in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1785
1785
Birth of Jesse Mays in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1859
31 January 1859
Age 74
Death of Jesse Mays in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
1860
Sep 1860
Age 75
Death of Jesse Mays in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
1860
Sep 1860
Age 75
Death of Jesse Mays in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1781
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 January 1859
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1860
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1860
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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