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John Lay Hawkins Maj 1754–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1754

Birth Location: Granville, N. Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Darlington, S. Carolina, USA

Father: John Major

Mother: Mary Wyatt

Spouse(s): Phoebe Jones

Children(s):

In 1754, John Lay Hawkins Maj entered the world in Granville, N. Carolina, USA, born to John Henry Davis Hawkins Major And Mary Eleanor Wyatt. John Lay Hawkins Maj married Phoebe Jones. John Lay Hawkins Maj passed away in 1820 in Darlington, S. Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1754, John Lay Hawkins Maj entered the world in Granville, N. Carolina, USA, born to John Henry Davis Hawkins Major And Mary Eleanor Wyatt.
  • John Lay Hawkins Maj married Phoebe Jones.
  • John Lay Hawkins Maj passed away in 1820 in Darlington, S. Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Maj's Ancestors

Self
John Maj
1754–1820
Birth Place: Granville, N. Carolina, USA
Parents
John Henry Davis Hawkins Major
1720–1784
Charles City, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Mary (Eleanor) Wyatt
1726–1784
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Philemon Hawkins
1690–1725
Slapton, Devon, England
Anna (Eleanor) Howard
1695–1742
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, British Colonies
Henry Wyatt
1685–1743
Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Dandridge
1680–1750
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hawkins
1643–1702
Mary Dewe
1645–1698
Capt Howard
1665–1717
Mary Howard
1670–1714
Richard Capt
1650–1701
Sallie Peyton
1665–1723
John Sr.
1655–1731
Bridget Dugdale
1656–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hawkins
1604–1678
Hester Richard
1613–1660
Edward Dewes
1625–1725
Elizabeth Teesdale
1630–1675
Cornelius Capt
1628–1680
Elizabeth Todd
1629–1679
George Wyatt
1619–1705
Susanna Baynham
1623–1726
Major Peyton
1640–1686
Mary Boyd
1637–1678
William Dandridge
1613–1693
Anne GG
1622–1665

John Maj's Timeline

2 Records

1754
22 Aug 1754
Birth of John Lay Hawkins Maj in Granville, N. Carolina, USA
Granville, N. Carolina, USA
1820
1820
Age 66
Death of John Lay Hawkins Maj in Darlington, S. Carolina, USA
Darlington, S. Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1754
    Event Place: Granville, N. Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Darlington, S. Carolina, USA

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