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John May 1575 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1575

Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1617

Death Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Meye)

Mother: Elizabeth Bradford

Spouse(s): Cordelia Bowes

Children(s): John May, Stephen May

The story of John May began in 1575 in Mayfield, Sussex, England. John May married Cordelia Bowes, and had children including John May, Stephen May. John May passed away in 1617 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John May began in 1575 in Mayfield, Sussex, England.
  • John May married Cordelia Bowes, and had children including John May, Stephen May.
  • John May passed away in 1617 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Meye)
1545 – 1598
Birth Location: Shaftesbury, West Orchard, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Bradford
1544 – 1585
Birth Location: Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Cordelia Bowes
1575 – 1627
Birth Location: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John May
1590 – 1670
Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Stephen May
Birth Location: –
SM

John May's Ancestors

Self
John May
1575 – 1617
Birth Place: Mayfield, Sussex, England
Parents
John May (Maye, Mayo, Mailleaux, Meye)
1545 – 1598
Shaftesbury, West Orchard, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Bradford
1544 – 1585
Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John May's Descendants

1.
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John May (24 Mar 1575 – 19 Dec 1617) m. Cordelia Bowes (April 1575 – 27 May 1627)
  1. 1. John May (2 August 1590 – 28 April 1670) m. Mary Gutsoll (1592 – 18 June 1651)
    1. 1. John May (1631 – 11 Sep 1671) m. Sarah Brewer (8 March 1638 – 15 February 1717)
      1. 1. John May, (19 May 1663 – 24 February 1730)
      2. 2. Elisha May (20 March 1668 – 21 August 1744) m. Elizabeth Walker (1675 – )
        1. 1. Sarah May (Oct. 12 1699 – 3 May 1742) m. Joseph Allen (25 May 1697 – 17 October 1754)
  2. 2. Stephen May

John May's Timeline

7 Records

1575
24 Mar 1575
Birth of John May in Mayfield, Sussex, England
Mayfield, Sussex, England
1580
Abt. 1580
Age 5
John May was married in Shouldham Abbey, Norfolk, England
Shouldham Abbey, Norfolk, England
1586
1586
Age 11
John May was married in York, St.Michael Le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England
York, St.Michael Le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England
1586
28 Feb 1586
Age 11
John May was married in York, St.Michael Le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England
York, St.Michael Le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England
1590
1590
Age 15
John May was married in East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
1591
13 Sep 1591
Age 16
John May was married in Purton, Wiltshire, England
Purton, Wiltshire, England
1617
19 Dec 1617
Age 42
Death of John May in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1575
    Event Place: Mayfield, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1580
    Event Place: Shouldham Abbey, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: York, St.Michael Le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1586
    Event Place: York, St.Michael Le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: East Riding, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1591
    Event Place: Purton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1617
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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