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Maj William Mayo the Surveyor 1684–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1684

Birth Location: Poulshot, Wiltshire, , England

Death Date: 20 Oct 1744

Death Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Rev Mayo

Mother: Elizabeth Hooper

Spouse(s): Frances Gould

Children(s): Sarah Scott

Maj William Mayo the Surveyor was born in 1684 in Poulshot, Wiltshire, , England, the child of Rev Joseph Mayo And Elizabeth L C Hooper. Maj William Mayo the Surveyor married Frances Ann Gould, and had children including Sarah Mayo Scott. Maj William Mayo the Surveyor passed away in 1744 in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Maj William Mayo the Surveyor was born in 1684 in Poulshot, Wiltshire, , England, the child of Rev Joseph Mayo And Elizabeth L C Hooper.
  • Maj William Mayo the Surveyor married Frances Ann Gould, and had children including Sarah Mayo Scott.
  • Maj William Mayo the Surveyor passed away in 1744 in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Mayo
1656–1691
Birth Location: Poulshot, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
RM
Elizabeth Hooper
1662–1740
Birth Location: Selwood, Mendip District, Somerset, England
EH

Spouses(s)

Frances Gould
1693–1731
Birth Location: Saint James, Barbados
FG

Children(s)

Sarah Scott
1714–1775
Birth Location: Saint Michael, Barbados
SS

Maj Surveyor's Ancestors

Self
Maj Surveyor
1684–1744
Birth Place: Poulshot, Wiltshire, , England
Parents
Rev Joseph Mayo
1656–1691
Poulshot, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth (L C) Hooper
1662–1740
Selwood, Mendip District, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William (Mayo) III
1630–1702
Aberfielde, Bedfordshire, England
Joane Townsend
1634–1685
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
George (Thomas) Hooper
1627–1698
Selwood, Somerset, England
Jane TALBOTT
1634–1713
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1600–1639
Margery Peson
1600–1661
Robert Townsend
1612–
Anne Marchell
1612–
John Hooper
1598–1656
Marie Stowell
1614–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1562–1627
Agnes Newman
1566–1631
George Hooper
1568–1598
Margett Beare
1568–1597
George Stowell
1588–1632
Margaret Farley
1593–1657

Maj Surveyor's Descendants

1.
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Maj (William Mayo the) Surveyor (4 Nov 1684–20 Oct 1744) m. Frances (Ann) Gould (28 May 1693–15 Jun 1731)
  1. 1. Sarah (Mayo) Scott 1714–1775 m. Robert (Jones) Jr 1721–1770
    1. 1. Robert Jones 1756–1794 m. Mary (West) Gooch 1768–1839
      1. 1. Robert (Francis Paul) JONES 1793–1870 m. Mary (Ann) Cooksey 1826– m. Aisley Jones 1801–1852
        1. 1. Simeon (W Levie) JONES 1822–1896 m. Lucinda (Jane) PRIMROSE 1824–1899
    2. 2. Sarah (Sallie) Jones 1765–1834
    3. 3. Samuel Jones 1751–1786
    4. 4. Hester (Mayo) Jones 1762– m. Charles Jones 1760–
    5. 5. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Jones 1750–
    6. 6. Margaret (Mayo "Peggy") Jones 1756–1827 m. Captain (William) Worsham 1752–1836
    7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Jones 1758–1774

Maj Surveyor's Timeline

4 Records

1684
4 Nov 1684
Birth of Maj William Mayo the Surveyor in Poulshot, Wiltshire, , England
Poulshot, Wiltshire, , England
1684
4 Nov 1684
Maj William Mayo the Surveyor was baptized in Poulshot, Wiltshire, England
Poulshot, Wiltshire, England
1744
20 Oct 1744
Age 60
Death of Maj William Mayo the Surveyor in Richmond, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1744
20 Oct 1744
Age 60
Death of Maj William Mayo the Surveyor in Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1684
    Event Place: Poulshot, Wiltshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3012410
    [2] Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1684
    Event Place: Poulshot, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1723; Page Number: 24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Cabells and their kin : a memorial volume of history, biography and genealogy

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly
    [2] Virginia Biography, Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1744
    Event Place: Richmond, Goochland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3012410
    [2] Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s
    [3] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1744
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
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