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Mary Nancy Mays 1785–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1815

Death Location: Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Mayes

Mother: Obedience Terrell

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In 1785, Mary Nancy Mays entered the world in Wake, North Carolina, USA, born to William Mayes And Obedience Biddy Terrell. Mary Nancy Mays passed away in 1815 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Mary Nancy Mays entered the world in Wake, North Carolina, USA, born to William Mayes And Obedience Biddy Terrell.
  • Mary Nancy Mays passed away in 1815 in Whitley, Kentucky, USA.

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Mary Mays's Ancestors

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Mary Mays
1785–1815
Birth Place: Wake, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Mayes
1760–1824
Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Obedience ("Biddy") Terrell
1761–1824
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Mayes
1730–1777
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia
Frances (Anne) Spain
1729–1821
Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Jeptha (Terrell) Sr.
1733–1810
Polecat Swamp, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Obedience) Hockaday
1737–1810
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Mayes
1685–1751
Elizabeth Gardiner
1678–1735
Thomas Spain
1700–1760
Martha Haskins
1700–1754
John Terrell
1707–1780
Elizabeth Oxford
1710–1783
James Hockaday
1707–1779
Katharina Franck
1724–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mayes
1660–1751
Mary Mattox
1672–1751
John Spain
1660–1727
Mary Batte
1676–1749
William Terrell
1659–1743
Susannah Waters
1667–1725
John Oxford
1676–
Martha Lorine
1680–

Mary Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Mary Nancy Mays in Wake, North Carolina, USA
Wake, North Carolina, USA
1815
10 Apr 1815
Age 30
Death of Mary Nancy Mays in Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Whitley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1815
    Event Place: Whitley, Kentucky, USA

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