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Mary Elizabeth May 1730 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1730

Birth Location: Prince George, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 February 1782

Death Location: Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Mayes

Mother: Elizabeth Williams

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Robertson

Children(s): Benjamin \Robertson

Mary Elizabeth May was born in 1730 in Prince George, Virginia, USA, the child of John May Mayes and Elizabeth Jane Williams. Mary Elizabeth May married Nathaniel Nicholas Robertson, and had children including Benjamin Robinson \Robertson. Mary Elizabeth May passed away in 1782 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth May was born in 1730 in Prince George, Virginia, USA, the child of John May Mayes and Elizabeth Jane Williams.
  • Mary Elizabeth May married Nathaniel Nicholas Robertson, and had children including Benjamin Robinson \Robertson.
  • Mary Elizabeth May passed away in 1782 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mayes
1710 – 1785
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Williams
1716 – 1789
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Robertson
1723 – 1792
Birth Location: Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Benjamin \Robertson
1738 – 1851
Birth Location: Davie County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary May's Ancestors

Self
Mary May
1730 – 1782
Birth Place: Prince George, Virginia, USA
Parents
John May Mayes
1710 – 1785
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Williams
1716 – 1789
England
Grandparents
MADDOX (L.) MAY
1684 – 1785
Richmond, GA, USA
Elizabeth Walling
1695 – 1725
Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Walling
1669 – 1753
Elizabeth Sprague
1670 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Abbott
1629 – 1669
Jonathan Sprague
1638 – 1683

Mary May's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) May (2 October 1730 – 22 February 1782) m. Nathaniel (Nicholas) Robertson (21 Jun 1723 – 3 Oct 1792)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Robinson) \Robertson (1738 – 1851) m. Celia Creech (1738 – 1851)
    1. 1. Rebecca Robertson (1777 – 05 October 1853) m. Samuel (Sr "Sammy") Maggard (1774 – 5 Oct 1853)
      1. 1. Rebecca Maggard (1820 – 1904) m. Silas ("Old Si") Boggs (1815 – 1880)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann "Betty") Boggs (Jan 1839 – 5 Jan 1936)

Mary May's Timeline

2 Records

1730
2 October 1730
Birth of Mary Elizabeth May in Prince George, Virginia, USA
Prince George, Virginia, USA
1782
22 February 1782
Age 52
Death of Mary Elizabeth May in Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1730
    Event Place: Prince George, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1782
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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