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Robert Mays 1731–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1731

Birth Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Jul 1808

Death Location: Amherst Co., VA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Mary Drury

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Twin), Susanna Wade

Children(s): William Mays, Jesse Mays, Ballenger Mays, Pierce Mays, Polly Mays, Richard Mays, James Mays, Joseph Mays, Rhoda Mays, Benjamin Mays, Sarah Mays, John Mays, William Mays, Elizabeth Bland, William Robertson, Anne Mays, Sally Mays, Edwin Mays, Richard Mays, Mary Mays

Robert Mays was born in 1731 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, the child of John Mays Jr And Mary Drury. Robert Mays married Elizabeth Bolling Twin, Margaret Mcclenachan, Susanna Wade, and had children including Anne Poythress Mays, Ballenger Mays, Benjamin Mays, Edwin Mays, Elizabeth Blair Richard Bland, James Mays, Jesse Mays, John Mays, Joseph Ballinger Mays, Mary Mays, Pierce Wade Mays, Polly Mays, Rhoda Mays, Richard Mays, Sally Mays, Sarah Mays, William Mays, William Robertson. Robert Mays passed away in 1808 in Amherst Co., VA.

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Biography

  • Robert Mays was born in 1731 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, the child of John Mays Jr And Mary Drury.
  • Robert Mays married Elizabeth Bolling Twin, Margaret Mcclenachan, Susanna Wade, and had children including Anne Poythress Mays, Ballenger Mays, Benjamin Mays, Edwin Mays, Elizabeth Blair Richard Bland, James Mays, Jesse Mays, John Mays, Joseph Ballinger Mays, Mary Mays, Pierce Wade Mays, Polly Mays, Rhoda Mays, Richard Mays, Sally Mays, Sarah Mays, William Mays, William Robertson.
  • Robert Mays passed away in 1808 in Amherst Co., VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1690–1759
Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Mary Drury
1700–1773
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (Twin)
1731–1776
Birth Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
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Susanna Wade
1764–1780
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Mays
1759–1827
Birth Location: Kanawha, Virginia, United States
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Jesse Mays
1785–1860
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Ballenger Mays
1784–1860
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Pierce Mays
1785–1822
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Polly Mays
1789–1823
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Richard Mays
1777–1806
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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James Mays
1763–1862
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Mays
1781–1838
Birth Location: Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Rhoda Mays
1771–1846
Birth Location: Lowesville, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Mays
1757–1835
Birth Location: Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Mays
1767–1832
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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John Mays
1759–1811
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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William Mays
1768–1862
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Bland
1770–1819
Birth Location: Rhode Island, United States
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William Robertson
1750–1841
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Anne Mays
1765–1836
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Sally Mays
1772–1834
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Edwin Mays
1790–
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Richard Mays
1765–1862
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Mary Mays
1769–1847
Birth Location: , Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Robert Mays's Ancestors

Self
Robert Mays
1731–1808
Birth Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Mays Jr
1690–1759
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Mary Drury
1700–1773
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Mays
1663–1732
Prince George, Virginia, USA
Julia (V Atkins) Ball
1664–1724
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
George Drury
1673–1727
Charles Parish, York, Virginia, United States
Mary (Martha P) Pitt
1674–1717
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Mayo
1640–1721
Mary Putnam
1641–1663
Richard Ball
1639–1677
Elizabeth Linton
1651–1674
John Drewry
1644–1714
Deborah Collins
1654–1735
John Pitt
1634–1703
Sarah Moone
1636–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alfred Mease\Maise\Mayes
1597–1631
Elizabeth Newcomb
1618–1719
Thomas Sr
1615–1686
Colonel III
1615–1680
Hannah Atherold
1614–1695
Moses Linton
1600–1693
Mary Linton
1617–1657
Sir Drury
1599–1702
Lady Harris
1619–1645
Matthew Collins
1624–1697
Judith Collins
1624–1679
Col. Burgess)
1605–1672
Martha Lear
1613–1672
Capt Moone
1601–1655
Susannah Virginia
1603–1655

Robert Mays's Descendants

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Robert Mays (5 April 1731–18 Jul 1808) m. Elizabeth (Bolling) (Twin) (5 Apr 1731–1776) m. Susanna Wade (1764–1780)
  1. 1. William Mays 1759–1827 m. Mary (Polly) Enoch 1762–1795 m. Janney Swinney 1750–1793 m. Mary Stafford 1717–1823 m. Elizabeth Ross 1770–1840 m. Mary Brown 1760–1786
    1. 1. John (S) May 1784–1870 m. Hannah (R) Mays 1788–1853
      1. 1. James Mays 1805–1881 m. Nancy Mays 1805–1883
        1. 1. Margaret (A.) Gish 1829–1908 m. John (W.) Gish 1828–1910
        2. 2. John (Shelman) Mays 1830–1888 m. Sarah (Ann) Crane 1842–1924 m. Abigail (Jane) Reder 1835–1867
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Mays 1833–1866
        4. 4. James (H) Mays 1835–1866
        5. 5. Mary (Jane) Mays 1838–1863
        6. 6. William (M) Mays 1843–1864
        7. 7. James (V) Mays 1834–1920 m. Marietta Smith 1842–1864
      2. 2. George (W) Mays 1825–1863
        1. 1. James (S) Mays 1864–1937
      3. 3. Rachel Mays 1830–1880
      4. 4. Mary Long 1829–1909
        1. 1. Hiram Long 1856–
        2. 2. John (S.) Long 1856–
        3. 3. James (B) Long 1858–1909
        4. 4. William Long 1862–
        5. 5. Moodie Long 1865–
      5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Mays 1818–1884 m. Hannah (Bonnell) Mays 1824–1901
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lawson 1856–1938
        2. 2. Thomas Mays 1862–
        3. 3. Hannah Mays 1869–1956
        4. 4. Caroline (H.) Charles 1853–1936
        5. 5. William (Bunell) Mays 1850–1939
      6. 6. Mary Mays 1821–1840
      7. 7. William (T) May 1807–1874
      8. 8. Sarah Mays 1827–
      9. 9. Jane (D.) Mays 1802–1869
      10. 10. Elizabeth Mays 1823–
      11. 11. John (R) Mays 1814–1873 m. Cynthia Harper 1817–
        1. 1. Cynthia (Elizabeth) Symmes 1859–1922
        2. 2. Mary (L.) May 1856–
        3. 3. Rachel Mays 1854–
        4. 4. Jame Mays 1852–
      12. 12. Addison (B) Mays 1807–1874
    2. 2. James May 1780–1824
    3. 3. William May 1784–1824
    4. 4. Reuben (Thomas) May 1796–1891 m. Elisabeth May 1798–1857
      1. 1. Reuben (A L) May 1865–1897
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Compton 1837–1899
      3. 3. Alexander May 1828–1913
      4. 4. Eleanor Clark 1822–1864
      5. 5. Michael May 1820–1894
      6. 6. Elizabeth May 1861–1861
      7. 7. Andrew (Lewis) May 1835–1923
      8. 8. Elizabeth Compton 1826–1859
      9. 9. Lydia (Ann) Briner 1858–1908
    5. 5. Jacob May 1793–1845
    6. 6. Mary May 1801–1872
    7. 7. Robert Mays 1806–
    8. 8. Willis (Jefferson) Mays 1794–1881 m. Minerva (E.) Mays 1843–
      1. 1. Martha (A.) Mays 1835–
    9. 9. Thomas May 1790–1880
    10. 10. CALEB May 1785–1827
    11. 11. David (Wright) May 1794–
    12. 12. ELIZABETH MAY 1805–1880
    13. 13. Hannah May 1800–1870
    14. 14. Jane May 1797–1824
    15. 15. Henrietta Mays 1812–1861
    16. 16. Susannah Mays 1806–
    17. 17. Nancy Mays 1808–
    18. 18. Martha Mays 1810–
    19. 19. Thomas May 1780–1838
    20. 20. Elizabeth (D) May 1805–1880
    21. 21. William (C) MAY 1795–1875
  2. 2. Jesse Mays 1785–1860 m. Frances (P) Mays 1782–1865
  3. 3. Ballenger Mays 1784–1860
  4. 4. Pierce (Wade) Mays 1785–1822
  5. 5. Polly Mays 1789–1823
  6. 6. Richard Mays 1777–1806
  7. 7. James Mays 1763–1862
  8. 8. Joseph (Ballinger) Mays 1781–1838
  9. 9. Rhoda Mays 1771–1846
  10. 10. Benjamin Mays 1757–1835
  11. 11. Sarah Mays 1767–1832
  12. 12. John Mays 1759–1811
  13. 13. William Mays 1768–1862
  14. 14. Elizabeth (Blair Richard) Bland 1770–1819
  15. 15. William Robertson 1750–1841
  16. 16. Anne (Poythress) Mays 1765–1836
  17. 17. Sally Mays 1772–1834
  18. 18. Edwin Mays 1790–
  19. 19. Richard Mays 1765–1862
  20. 20. Mary Mays 1769–1847

Robert Mays's Timeline

9 Records

1731
05 Apr 1731
Birth of Robert Mays in Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1731
5 April 1731
Birth of Robert Mays in Stafford Co., VA - Overwharton Parish
Stafford Co., VA - Overwharton Parish
1731
5 Apr 1731
Birth of Robert Mays in Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1731
5 April 1731
Birth of Robert Mays in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1756
27 December 1756
Age 25
Robert Mays was married In Stafford Co., VA - Overwharton Parish
Stafford Co., VA - Overwharton Parish
1782
1782-1785
Age 51
Robert Mays resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1783
1783
Age 52
Robert Mays resided here in Amherst County, VA
Amherst County, VA
1808
18 Jul 1808
Age 77
Death of Robert Mays in Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1808
18 Jul 1808
Age 77
Death of Robert Mays in Amherst Co., VA
Amherst Co., VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1731
    Event Place: Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1731
    Event Place: Stafford Co., VA - Overwharton Parish

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1731
    Event Place: Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1731
    Event Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 December 1756
    Event Place: Stafford Co., VA - Overwharton Parish

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782-1785
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. : records of the state enumerations, 1782 to

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Amherst County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1808
    Event Place: Amherst, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1808
    Event Place: Amherst Co., VA
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