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Johannes "John" May 1760–1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1760

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1813

Death Location: Shelbiana, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Frantz May

Mother: Anna Maria

Spouse(s): Sarah Phillips, Charity Taylor

Children(s): Samuel May

Johannes "John" May was born in 1760 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Frantz Francis Peter Mey May And Anna Maria. Johannes "John" May married Charity Taylor, Sarah Jane Phillips, and had children including Samuel May. Johannes "John" May passed away in 1813 in Shelbiana, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Johannes "John" May was born in 1760 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Frantz Francis Peter Mey May And Anna Maria.
  • Johannes "John" May married Charity Taylor, Sarah Jane Phillips, and had children including Samuel May.
  • Johannes "John" May passed away in 1813 in Shelbiana, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Johannes May's Ancestors

Self
Johannes May
1760–1813
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Frantz (Francis) Peter Meÿ May
1724–1784
Niederhausen, Altenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna Maria
1731–
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes May's Descendants

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Johannes ("John") May (6 Jan 1760–25 Jan 1813) m. Sarah (Jane) Phillips (Jul 1759–18 Sep 1845) m. Charity Taylor (1760–27 Dec 1842)
  1. 1. Samuel May 1783–1851 m. Catherine Evans 1787–1868
    1. 1. ELIZABETH ("BETSY") MAY 1811–1891 m. Ephraim (Elliott) Hill 1810–1864
      1. 1. Rachel (R) Hill 1835–1926 m. Robert (Montgomery) Campbell 1821–1879
        1. 1. John (Monroe) Campbell 1855–1935
        2. 2. Robert (Montgomery) Campbell 1856–1865
        3. 3. Samuel (Carrick) Campbell 1859–1936
        4. 4. George (Washington) Campbell 1863–1947
        5. 5. Galen (Bishop) Campbell 1869–1930
        6. 6. Minnie (Katheryn) Campbell 1871–1968
        7. 7. Charles (Faubion) Campbell 1873–1935
        8. 8. Marvin (Wesley) Campbell 1877–1937
        9. 9. Carolyn (Carrie Sereptah) Campbell 1862–1936
        10. 10. Elliott (Addison) Campbell 1853–1934 m. Sarah (Minerva) Smoot 1867–1942
        11. 11. Sarah (Elizabeth) Campbell 1867–1938
        12. 12. Ephraim (Elliot) Campbell 1865–1868

Johannes May's Timeline

4 Records

1760
6 Jan 1760
Birth of Johannes "John" May in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1760
6 Jan 1760
Birth of Johannes "John" May in Lancaster Co., PA
Lancaster Co., PA
1760
6 Jan 1760
Birth of Johannes "John" May in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1813
25 Jan 1813
Age 53
Death of Johannes "John" May in Shelby Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Shelby Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1760
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1760
    Event Place: Lancaster Co., PA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1760
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1813
    Event Place: Shelby Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelbiana, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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