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Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo 1710–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1710

Birth Location: Barbados

Death Date: 20 Jun 1791

Death Location: Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Surveyor

Mother: Frances Gould

Spouse(s): Thomas Shepherd

Children(s): William Shepherd

In 1710, Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo entered the world in Barbados, born to William Mayo Sr The Surveyor 6 Major Aka The Surveyor And Frances Ann Gould. Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo married Edmund Gray, Thomas Sampson Sampson Shepherd, and had children including William Shepherd. Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo passed away in 1791 in Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1710, Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo entered the world in Barbados, born to William Mayo Sr The Surveyor 6 Major Aka The Surveyor And Frances Ann Gould.
  • Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo married Edmund Gray, Thomas Sampson Sampson Shepherd, and had children including William Shepherd.
  • Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo passed away in 1791 in Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Surveyor
1685–1744
Birth Location: England
WS
Frances Gould
1693–1731
Birth Location: St. James Parish, Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
FG

Spouses(s)

Thomas Shepherd
1707–1777
Birth Location: Currituck County, North Carolina, USA
TS

Children(s)

William Shepherd
1735–1787
Birth Location: Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, USA
WS

Mary Mayo's Ancestors

Self
Mary Mayo
1710–1791
Birth Place: Barbados
Parents
William Mayo Sr. The Surveyor (6) Major, AKA the Surveyor
1685–1744
England
Frances (Ann) Gould
1693–1731
St. James Parish, Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
Grandparents
Enoch Gould
1670–1718
Devon, England
Mary Thompson
1670–1697
Goochland, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Great-Grandparents
Mark Gould
1649–1720
Anne (Gould)
1646–1673
Lancelot Thompson
1658–1729
Sarah Powell
1650–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gould
1627–1665
Miriam Haslewood
1626–1690
William Cranefield
1625–1695
Joane Wilmoth
1624–1693
Lancelot Thompson
1626–1685
Elisabeth Heskett
1628–1700
Richard Powell
1630–1677
Martha Powell
1630–1668

Mary Mayo's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Martha (Martha)) Mayo (18 Apr 1710–20 Jun 1791) m. Thomas (Sampson (Sampson)) Shepherd (18 May 1707–30 Nov 1777)
  1. 1. William Shepherd 1735–1787 m. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Highsmith 1749–1803 m. Betty (Elizabeth) Pendleton 1739–1829
    1. 1. Sampson Shepherd 1770–1845 m. Christenia (Mooney Shepherd) Richards 1773–1856 m. Elvina (Elvie Stop) Anderson 1775–1861
      1. 1. Barbara (Allen) Shepherd 1820–1896 m. David (Marion) Neely\Neeley 1820–1898
        1. 1. Lavina (C) Neely 1858–1886 m. George (F) Edwards 1853–1929
        2. 2. William (Neligh) Neeley 1842–1912
        3. 3. Franklin (A) Neely 1856–1940
        4. 4. Emily (Horton) Neeley 1850–1902
        5. 5. Hiram (Alexander) Neeley 1860–1938
        6. 6. Nancy (Patton) Neeley 1852–1938
        7. 7. Melissa (M.) Neeley 1848–1926
        8. 8. Louisa (J.) Neeley 1846–1921
        9. 9. Anna (Elizabeth) Neeley 1844–1929
        10. 10. James (H.) Neely 1854–1891

Mary Mayo's Timeline

5 Records

1710
18 Apr 1710
Birth of Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo in Barbados
Barbados
1711
18 Aug 1711
Age 1
Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo was baptized in St Michael, Barbados
St Michael, Barbados
1711
18 Aug 1711
Age 1
Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo was christened in Saint Michael,Barbadoes,Caribbean
Saint Michael,Barbadoes,Caribbean
1767
1767
Age 57
Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo resided here in Cumberland, North Carolina
Cumberland, North Carolina
1791
20 Jun 1791
Age 81
Death of Mary Martha (Martha) Mayo in Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, USA
Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1710
    Event Place: Barbados
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1711
    Event Place: St Michael, Barbados
    Record Source:
    [1] Barbados, Church Records
    [2] Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, Barbados Baptisms, 1637-1800; Section: St Michael Parish

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1711
    Event Place: Saint Michael,Barbadoes,Caribbean
    Record Source: Caribbean, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Cumberland, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1791
    Event Place: Currituck, Currituck, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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