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Johann Jacob May 1730–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Oberhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 1800

Death Location: Ashe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Christoffel Maÿ

Mother: Maria Kuffer

Spouse(s): Anna Ness

Children(s): William May

Johann Jacob May was born in 1730 in Oberhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Christoffel May And Maria Catharina Kuffer. Johann Jacob May married Anna Margaret Ness, and had children including William May. Johann Jacob May passed away in 1800 in Ashe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Johann Jacob May was born in 1730 in Oberhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, the child of Christoffel May And Maria Catharina Kuffer.
  • Johann Jacob May married Anna Margaret Ness, and had children including William May.
  • Johann Jacob May passed away in 1800 in Ashe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christoffel Maÿ
1696–
Birth Location: Niederhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
CM
Maria Kuffer
1708–1789
Birth Location: Wendelsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
MK

Spouses(s)

Anna Ness
1739–1772
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
AN

Children(s)

William May
1769–1855
Birth Location: Randolph, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
WM

Johann May's Ancestors

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Johann May
1730–1800
Birth Place: Oberhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Christoffel Maÿ
1696–
Niederhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Maria (Catharina) Kuffer
1708–1789
Wendelsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Hans (Peter) May
1660–1724
Niederhausen a.d. Appel, Pfalz(D)
Anna (Elisabetha) Apolonia
1673–1736
Munsterappel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans May
1627–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johann May's Descendants

1.
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Johann (Jacob) May (1730–1800) m. Anna (Margaret) Ness (1739–1772)
  1. 1. William May 1769–1855 m. Sarah May 1775–1836
    1. 1. Henry May 1789–1890
      1. 1. Abner May 1835–1916 m. Mary (Jane Baxter) May 1843–1915
        1. 1. Malard (F.) May 1875–1950 m. Martha (Jane) Wilkerson 1881–1943
        2. 2. Daniel (C.) May 1864–
        3. 3. William (H.) May 1867–1919
        4. 4. Sary (E.) May 1869–1889
        5. 5. Mary (C.) May 1870–1956
    2. 2. Elizabeth Koons 1792–1863
    3. 3. Abraham May 1794–1854
    4. 4. Isaac May 1802–1850
    5. 5. David (L.) May 1802–1877
    6. 6. Joannah Richardson 1821–1891

Johann May's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Johann Jacob May in Oberhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Oberhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1800
1800
Age 70
Death of Johann Jacob May in Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Ashe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Oberhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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