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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

According to available records, Richard May was born in 1448 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, the child of John May and Alice Michelgrove (Shoyerwell). Following those early years, Richard May married Alice Shoyswell, and their family grew to include Robert Maye and Thomas May. In the later years of life, Richard May died in 1530 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.

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Parents

John May
1420 – 1454
Birth Location: Kennington, Kent, England
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Alice (Shoyerwell)
1420 – 1464
Birth Location: Etchingham, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Shoyswell
1469 – 1492
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Robert Maye
1490 – 1512
Birth Location: Charterhouse, Somerset, England
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Thomas May
1492 – 1560
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Sources

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

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