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Richard May 1448 – 1530 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1448

Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1530

Death Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Father: John May

Mother: Alice (Shoyerwell)

Spouse(s): Alice Shoyswell

Children(s): Robert Maye, Thomas May

Richard May was born in 1448 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, the child of John May and Alice Michelgrove (Shoyerwell). Richard May married Alice Shoyswell, and had children including Robert Maye, Thomas May. Richard May passed away in 1530 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • Richard May was born in 1448 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, the child of John May and Alice Michelgrove (Shoyerwell).
  • Richard May married Alice Shoyswell, and had children including Robert Maye, Thomas May.
  • Richard May passed away in 1530 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

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Richard May's Ancestors

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Richard May
1448 – 1530
Birth Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Parents
John May
1420 – 1454
Kennington, Kent, England
Alice (Michelgrove) (Shoyerwell)
1420 – 1464
Etchingham, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John May
1400 – 1459
Kennington, Kent, England
Mary Alster
1400 – 1453
Kent, England
John (de Michelgrove de) Fauconer
1400 – 1459
Clapham, Sussex, England
Joan Shoyerwell
1400 – 1459
England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas May
1376 – 1415
Margaret Halbert
1380 – 1405
John Michelgrove
1370 – 1439
Joan Welton
1375 – 1459
William Sidney
1383 – 1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas May
1350 – 1376
Laura
1352 – 1376
John Michelgrove
1320 – 1394
Richard Welton
1342 – 1384
Margaret Irvine

Richard May's Descendants

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Richard May (1448 – 1530) m. Alice Shoyswell (1469 – 1492)
  1. 1. Robert Maye (1490 – 1512) m. Alice Baker (1480 – 1560)
  2. 2. Thomas May (1492 – 1560) m. Lady (Margaret) Whitfield (1494 – 1561)
    1. 1. George Maye (1518 – 1585) m. Elisabeth (Anne) Henley (1520 – 1550)
      1. 1. Richard May (Abt 1536 – 30 Dec 1588) m. Mary Hillersdon (1540 – 30 Dec 1618)
        1. 1. Ann (Lewis) Mays (1554 – 1607) m. William (Edward) Walton (1556 – 2 Feb 1581) m. William (Edward) Walton (Abt 1556 – 5 May 1600)
        2. 2. Elizabeth May (1562 – 21 Jul 1643) m. Baptist Hicks (1551 – 18 Oct 1629)
        3. 3. Richard May (21 Sep 1564 – )
        4. 4. John May (1566 – 1630) m. Elizabeth Hill (1566 – )
        5. 5. William May (6 Feb 1566 – )
        6. 6. Anne Maye (20 Jul 1567 – ) m. Richard (Aldworth of) London (Abt 1580 – )
        7. 7. Dorothy May (23 Nov 1572 – Bef Aug 1645) m. Thomas Bennett (1565 – 19 Apr 1620)
        8. 8. Humphrey May (15 Jul 1573 – 9 Jun 1630) m. Judith Pooley (1598 – 9 Jun 1661) m. Jane Uvedale (1557 – May 1615) m. Jane Uvedall ( – May 1615)
        9. 9. John (Henry) May (24 Mar 1575 – 19 Dec 1617) m. Cordelia Bowes ( – Bet 18 Jan 1627 and 1660)
        10. 10. Mary May (19 Jun 1575 – ) m. William Crockford (1595 – 1659)
        11. 11. Humphrey May (1576 – 6 Jun 1630)
        12. 12. Joane May (27 Jul 1578 – 3 Jul 1645) m. William Herrick (1562 – 2 Mar 1653)
        13. 13. George May (13 Sep 1579 – )
        14. 14. Hugh May (1 Feb 1581 – ) m. Sarah Pratt (1551 – )
        15. 15. Margarette MAY (15 Jul 1582 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Maye m. Jane Sands
    2. 2. John Mayes (1520 – 15 Feb 1598) m. Mary Hone (1520 – 1582)
    3. 3. John May (1524 – ) m. Margery Carman (Abt 1524 – )
    4. 4. Robert Maye (1525 – Aug 1574) m. Dorothy Mallet (Abt 1520 – 1597)
    5. 5. Beatrice May (Abt 1526 – ) m. John Selwyn (Bef 1520 – 17 Jul 1594)
    6. 6. Thomas Maye (1528 – 1557) m. Agnes .maye (1532 – )
    7. 7. George May (Abt 1530 – )
    8. 8. Anne Maye (11 May 1531 – 1605) m. Edmund Walton (1525 – 1575)
    9. 9. William May (1533 – 1590) m. Isabel (De) Bellero (1535 – 1600)

Richard May's Timeline

2 Records

1448
1448
Birth of Richard May in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
1530
1530
Age 82
Death of Richard May in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1448
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

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