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Lady Joanna (Joan) May 1578–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1578

Birth Location: London, England

Death Date: 3 July 1645

Death Location: Beau Manor, Leicestershire, England

Father: Richard May

Mother: Mary Hilderson

Spouse(s): Sir Herrick

Children(s): Henrie Herrick

The story of Lady Joanna (Joan) May began in 1578 in London, England. Lady Joanna (Joan) May married Sir William Lernle Hericke Herrick, and had children including Henrie Herick Hericke Herrick. Lady Joanna (Joan) May passed away in 1645 in Beau Manor, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Joanna (Joan) May began in 1578 in London, England.
  • Lady Joanna (Joan) May married Sir William Lernle Hericke Herrick, and had children including Henrie Herick Hericke Herrick.
  • Lady Joanna (Joan) May passed away in 1645 in Beau Manor, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard May
1535–1588
Birth Location: Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
RM
Mary Hilderson
1533–1589
Birth Location: Shalston, Buckinghamshire, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Sir Herrick
1557–1652
Birth Location: Beau Manor Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
SH

Children(s)

Henrie Herrick
1604–1671
Birth Location: Beau Manor, Leicester, England
HH

Lady May's Ancestors

Self
Lady May
1578–1645
Birth Place: London, England
Parents
Richard Maye(s) May
1535–1588
Mayfield, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Mary Hilderson
1533–1589
Shalston, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
George Maie
1518–1550
Bringhurst, Sussex, England
Catherine (Elizabeth Henley) May
1520–1550
Cranbrooke,,Kent,England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas May
1492–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady May's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Joanna (Joan)) May (27 Jul 1578–3 July 1645) m. Sir (William Lernle Hericke) Herrick (1 Feb 1557–02 Mar 1652)
  1. 1. Henrie (Herick,Hericke,) Herrick 1604–1671 m. Edith (A) Laskin 1612–1677
    1. 1. Ephraim Herrick 1638–1693 m. Mary Herrick 1640–1710
      1. 1. EPHRIAM HERRICK 1664–1712 m. Judith Woodbury 1667–1745
        1. 1. Mary Herrick 1689–1786

Lady May's Timeline

4 Records

1578
27 Jul 1578
Birth of Lady Joanna (Joan) May in London, England
London, England
1596
06 May 1596
Age 18
Lady Joanna (Joan) May was married in St Thomas the Apostle, London, England
St Thomas the Apostle, London, England
1596
6 May 1596
Age 18
Lady Joanna (Joan) May was married in Saint Thomas The Apostle, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Saint Thomas The Apostle, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1645
3 July 1645
Age 67
Death of Lady Joanna (Joan) May in Beau Manor, Leicestershire, England
Beau Manor, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1578
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 May 1596
    Event Place: St Thomas the Apostle, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 May 1596
    Event Place: Saint Thomas The Apostle, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk: Norwich - Minutes of Court of Mayoralty

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1645
    Event Place: Beau Manor, Leicestershire, England
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