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Richard May 1786–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 May 1837

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States

Father: David May

Mother: Mary Meredith

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The story of Richard May began in 1786 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States. Richard May passed away in 1837 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard May began in 1786 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States.
  • Richard May passed away in 1837 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States.

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Richard May's Ancestors

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Richard May
1786–1837
Birth Place: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Parents
David F. May
1747–1797
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Mary (Lewis) Meredith
1749–1835
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John May
1725–1760
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Agnes Smith
1722–1806
Bristol, York, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Agnes Cocke
1691–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard May's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Richard May in Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
1837
16 May 1837
Age 51
Death of Richard May in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1837
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States

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