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Robert May 1696 – 1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1696

Birth Location: North Tawton, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 26 Dec 1749

Death Location: Limerick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Father: Jasper May

Mother: Jane Turner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brooke

Children(s): James May

According to available records, Robert May 7GGF was born in 1696 in North Tawton, Devonshire, England, the child of Jasper May and Jane Turner. Following those early years, Robert May 7GGF married Elizabeth Brooke, and their family grew to include James May. In the later years of life, Robert May 7GGF died in 1749 in Limerick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

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Parents

Jasper May
1670 – 1730
Birth Location: Devonshire, England
JM
Jane Turner
1670 – 1709
Birth Location: Devonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Brooke
1705 – 1777
Birth Location: Brookfield Plantation, Maryland
EB

Children(s)

James May
1724 – 1751
Birth Location: Pottsgrove, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
JM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Dec 1696
    Event Place: North Tawton, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Dec 1749
    Event Place: Limerick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

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