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Mary Nancy Mays 1784–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1784

Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina

Death Date: 10 Apr 1815

Death Location: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Obedience Terrell

Spouse(s): George Tye

Children(s): Obediance Tye, Rebecca Tye, Mary Tye, Elizabeth Tye, John Tye, James Tye, Joshua Tye

The story of Mary Nancy Mays began in 1784 in Guilford, North Carolina. Mary Nancy Mays married George T Tye, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Eliza Tye, George W Tye, James Nelson Tye, John Pearce Tye, Joshua Jackson John Tye, Mary Ann Polly Tye, Obediance Biddie Tye, Rebecca Mays Tye. Mary Nancy Mays passed away in 1815 in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Nancy Mays began in 1784 in Guilford, North Carolina.
  • Mary Nancy Mays married George T Tye, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Eliza Tye, George W Tye, James Nelson Tye, John Pearce Tye, Joshua Jackson John Tye, Mary Ann Polly Tye, Obediance Biddie Tye, Rebecca Mays Tye.
  • Mary Nancy Mays passed away in 1815 in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obedience Terrell
1761–1824
Birth Location: Johnson City, Wake, North Carolina, USA
OT

Spouses(s)

George Tye
1782–1845
Birth Location: Hawkins Co., TN., Tennessee, USA
GT

Children(s)

Obediance Tye
1813–1888
Birth Location: , Knox, Kentucky, USA
OT
Rebecca Tye
1809–1846
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
RT
Mary Tye
1810–1854
Birth Location: , Scott, Tennessee, USA
MT
Elizabeth Tye
1819–1904
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
ET
John Tye
1823–1853
Birth Location: Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
JT
James Tye
1831–1876
Birth Location: Carpenter, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
JT
Joshua Tye
1826–1909
Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
JT

Mary Mays's Ancestors

Self
Mary Mays
1784–1815
Birth Place: Guilford, North Carolina
Parents
Obedience (Biddy) Terrell
1761–1824
Johnson City, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jephthah (or Jeptha Terrell) Sr
1733–1810
Polecat Swamp, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Obedience) Hockaday
1737–1810
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John oo*
1700–1780
Elizabeth Harrison
1710–1771
James Hockaday
1707–1779
Katharina Franck
1724–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hockaday
1661–1736
Lena Marsh
1673–1752

Mary Mays's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Nancy) Mays (18 Mar 1784–10 Apr 1815) m. George (T) Tye (1 Feb 1782–1 Feb 1845)
  1. 1. Obediance (" Biddie") Tye 1813–1888 m. Henry Tye 1811–1874
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Tye 1849–1935 m. Eli Dowell 1842–1895
      1. 1. William (Alford (Willie)) Dowell 1867–1952 m. Clara (Mae Harrington) Dowell 1874–1919
        1. 1. Lenora Dowell 1891–1993 m. John (William McKenna) Sr 1888–1937 m. Lewis Sills 1901–1993
        2. 2. Frances Dowell 1893–1952
        3. 3. Elmer Dowell 1895–1943
        4. 4. Mable (Caroline) Dowell 1898–1934 m. Paul (Jennings) Garrett 1896–1953
        5. 5. Violet ((Vi) C) Dowell 1898–1969 m. Cecil (Llewellyn) Peak 1905–1969 m. William Toney 1862–1948
        6. 6. Mary (Frances) Dowell 1903–1971
        7. 7. Anna (Lucille) Dowell 1907–1952 m. Inglert 1911–
        8. 8. Harriet (Ellen) Dowell 1914–1916
        9. 9. George (E) Dowell 1895–1971
        10. 10. Eveline Dewell 1916–
      2. 2. John (Franklin) Dowell 1868–1947
        1. 1. James (Sandford) Dowell 1896–1978
      3. 3. Firman (L) Allen 1860–
      4. 4. Harriett ("Hattie") Allen 1875–1960
      5. 5. George Dowell 1882–1942
      6. 6. Francis ("France" "T") Dowell 1884–1966
        1. 1. Arthur (Edward "Art") Dowell 1920–2008
        2. 2. Firman (Allen) Dowell 1917–2008
        3. 3. Gilbert Dowell 1913–1984
      7. 7. Susan (Jane) Dowell 1885–1941
      8. 8. Anna Dowell 1889–1967
        1. 1. Hubert (Leo) Whitney 1910–1945
      9. 9. Mary (Mae) Dowell 1890–1963
      10. 10. Vivian Dowell 1881–
      11. 11. Rosette ("Rose") Dowell 1871–1943
      12. 12. Nelson (Alexander "Nelse" Dowell) Sr 1876–1932
        1. 1. Jessie (Lorraine) Dowell 1918–1996
      13. 13. Joshua Dowell 1891–1891
      14. 14. James (Cimion) Dowell 1873–1943
        1. 1. Esther (Roberta) Dowell 1907–1993
        2. 2. Florence (Elizabeth) Dowell 1904–1975
        3. 3. Mary (Helen Regina) Dowell 1899–1973
        4. 4. Katherine (Celilia) Dowell 1894–
      15. 15. Ida (Belle "Ide" "Belle") Dowell 1879–1951
    2. 2. Joshua (B) Tye 1839–1906
      1. 1. Alta (Louise) Tye 1876–1958
        1. 1. Daniel (Ell) Rollins 1894–1986
    3. 3. Susannah ("Susan") Tye 1840–1920
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Johnson 1865–1935
        1. 1. Susan (Florence) Johnson 1884–1962
      2. 2. Martha (Anna) Johnson 1873–1922
        1. 1. William (K "Will") Peace 1905–1977
    4. 4. William (Harrison "Will") Tye 1850–1936
      1. 1. Speed (Slaven) Tye 1875–1960
        1. 1. Melinda (Ellen "Linda") Tye 1897–1978
        2. 2. Eva (Mae) Tye 1909–1998
      2. 2. Samantha (Ellen) Tye 1883–1965
        1. 1. Rosa (N "Rosie") Golden 1907–1973
      3. 3. Rosa (Bell "Rosie") Tye 1892–1979 m. Jesse (Bird) Lambdin 1885–1952
        1. 1. Mary (Lou) Lambdin 1918–1985
        2. 2. Charles (Chalk) Lambdin 1911–1986
        3. 3. Fred (Ernest) Lambdin 1916–2004 m. Geneva Daugherty 1917–2002
        4. 4. Carl (B) Lambdin 1936–1967
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Tye 1852–1935
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Mullis 1876–1908
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betty") Faulkner 1898–1999
    6. 6. Susan (C "Sudie") Isabell 1856–1940
      1. 1. Orville (Antime) Coen 1887–1967
        1. 1. Orville (Chester) Coen 1913–1986
    7. 7. Sarah (Ann "Sally") Tye 1836–1877
      1. 1. Olive (P "Ollie") Brassfield 1870–1930
        1. 1. Minnie (Lula) Stephens 1907–1988
      2. 2. Nancy (Ann "Nannie") Brassfield 1871–1949
        1. 1. Ollie (Gertrude) Garland 1899–1940
  2. 2. Rebecca (Mays) Tye 1809–1846
    1. 1. Silas (Samson) Runyon 1833–1888
      1. 1. Benjamin (L "Benny") Runyon 1865–1912
        1. 1. Benjamin (Bruce) Runyon 1900–1966
    2. 2. Absolom (Green) Runyon 1843–1878
      1. 1. William (Asa "Ace") Runyon 1866–1928
        1. 1. Chesley (Asa) Runyon 1893–1958 m. Violet (Garner) Hodgkins 1896–1971
  3. 3. Mary (Ann "Polly") Tye 1810–1854
    1. 1. America (Evans) Gibson 1828–1912
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Owens 1855–1915
        1. 1. James (M.) Ayers 1878–1948
        2. 2. thurisa avrys 1882–
      2. 2. John (Roberson) Owens 1860–1949
        1. 1. Florence (Lillyine "Lilly") Owens 1897–1969
      3. 3. Winston Johnson 1872–1943
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((Lizzie) Ellen) Johnson 1900–1962
    2. 2. George (Washington) Gibson 1832–1900 m. Nancy Campbell 1836–1920
      1. 1. Emily (Margaret) Gibson 1855–1941
        1. 1. Verdie Lair 1888–1931
      2. 2. Nancy (E) Gibson 1874–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Keziah) Gibson 1850–1901
      1. 1. Fred Campbell 1875–1960
        1. 1. Ella (Campbell) Walden 1900–1986
    4. 4. Travis Gibson 1852–1918
      1. 1. George (F.) Gibson 1884–1948
        1. 1. Shirley Gibson 1939–2015
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Tye 1819–1904
  5. 5. John (Pearce) Tye 1823–1853
    1. 1. Reuben (Pearce Tye) MD 1851–1922
      1. 1. Bessie Tye 1878–1972
        1. 1. Robert (Pearce) Alguire 1917–1993
      2. 2. Flora (May) Tye 1883–1965
        1. 1. Doris (Marian) Brown 1912–2003
  6. 6. James (Nelson) Tye 1831–1876
    1. 1. Jacob Tye 1875–1938
      1. 1. Willie (Palmer) Tye 1899–1980
        1. 1. Billie (Joyce) Tye-Hodges 1928–2020
  7. 7. Joshua (Jackson "John") Tye 1826–1909
    1. 1. John (Pierce "Peter") Tye 1861–1954
      1. 1. Samuel (David) Tye 1894–1974
    2. 2. Mary (Melvina "Molly") Tye 1866–1885
      1. 1. George (Grover) Brown 1885–1973
        1. 1. Lester (Cleo) Brown 1909–1993
        2. 2. George (William) Brown 1916–1998

Mary Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1784
18 Mar 1784
Birth of Mary Nancy Mays in Guilford, North Carolina
Guilford, North Carolina
1815
10 Apr 1815
Age 31
Death of Mary Nancy Mays in , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
, Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1784
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2602.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1815
    Event Place: , Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Whitley County)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Whitley County)
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