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Robert Mays 1735–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: , Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Jul 1808

Death Location: , Amherst, Virginia, USA

Father: James Mayse

Mother: Esther Nee

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

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

Robert Mays was born in 1735 in , Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of James Mayse And Esther Mayes Nee. Robert Mays married Elizabeth Bolling, Susanna Wade, and had children including Ballenger Mays, Benjamin Mays, Edwin Mays, James Mays, Jesse Mays, John Mays, Joseph B Mays, Pierce Wade Mays, Polly Mays, Rhoda Mays, Richard Mays, Sarah Mays, William Mays, William Robertson. Robert Mays passed away in 1808 in , Amherst, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Mays was born in 1735 in , Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of James Mayse And Esther Mayes Nee.
  • Robert Mays married Elizabeth Bolling, Susanna Wade, and had children including Ballenger Mays, Benjamin Mays, Edwin Mays, James Mays, Jesse Mays, John Mays, Joseph B Mays, Pierce Wade Mays, Polly Mays, Rhoda Mays, Richard Mays, Sarah Mays, William Mays, William Robertson.
  • Robert Mays passed away in 1808 in , Amherst, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mayse
1700–1756
Birth Location: Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Esther Nee
1704–1756
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Wade
1764–1780
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Bolling
1731–1776
Birth Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, VA
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Elizabeth Bolling
1731–1807
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Mays
1781–1838
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Jesse Mays
1781–1859
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
JM
Ballenger Mays
1784–1860
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Pierce Mays
1789–1823
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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Edwin Mays
1790–
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Mays
1757–1835
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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John Mays
1761–1811
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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James Mays
1763–1862
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
JM
Sarah Mays
1767–1832
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Rhoda Mays
1771–1847
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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William Robertson
1750–1841
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Mays
1759–
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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Richard Mays
1765–
Birth Location: Era, Cooke, Texas, United States
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Robert Mays's Ancestors

Self
Robert Mays
1735–1808
Birth Place: , Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Mayse
1700–1756
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Esther (Mayes) Nee
1704–1756
Grandparents
Joseph Mayse
1722–1781
Donegal, Ireland
Rebecca Lewis
1766–1820
On Cowpasture, Riv Bath, VA
Great-Grandparents
George Lewis
1705–1795
Mary Crawford
1714–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachery Lewis
1673–1719
Mary Walker
1677–1724

Robert Mays's Descendants

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Robert Mays (1735–18 Jul 1808) m. Susanna Wade (1764–1780) m. Elizabeth Bolling (5 April 1731–1776) m. Elizabeth Bolling (5 Apr 1731–1 Dec 1807)
  1. 1. Joseph (B) Mays 1781–1838
  2. 2. Jesse Mays 1781–1859
  3. 3. Ballenger Mays 1784–1860
  4. 4. Pierce (Wade) Mays 1789–1823 m. Mary (Polly) Fulcher 1789–1820
    1. 1. Edwin (P) Mays 1820–1850 m. Sarah ("Sally") Howard 1832– m. Martha (Ann) Carter 1823–1854
      1. 1. Joseph (E.) Mays 1864–1955
      2. 2. Amanda (S.) Mays 1863–1924
      3. 3. Mary (A) Mays 1839–1910
      4. 4. Pierce (Wade) Mays 1840–1863
      5. 5. Lucy (J.) Mays 1847–1908
      6. 6. Hugh (Albert) Mays 1853–1930 m. Mary (E V) Mays 1855–
        1. 1. Virgil (L.) Mays 1877–
      7. 7. Martha (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Mays 1846–
      8. 8. Margaret Mays 1849–1900
      9. 9. James (Henry) Mays 1842–1928
      10. 10. Joseph Mays 1864–1955
    2. 2. Mary Mays 1809–
    3. 3. Maria Mays 1805–
    4. 4. Editha (Padget) Mays 1820–
    5. 5. Robert (H) Mays 1810–1881
    6. 6. John (J) Mays 1813–1862
    7. 7. JOHN MAYS 1690–1759
    8. 8. Elisha Mays 1820–
  5. 5. Polly Mays 1789–1823
  6. 6. Edwin Mays 1790–
  7. 7. Benjamin Mays 1757–1835
  8. 8. John Mays 1761–1811
  9. 9. James Mays 1763–1862
  10. 10. Sarah Mays 1767–1832
  11. 11. Rhoda Mays 1771–1847
  12. 12. William Robertson 1750–1841
  13. 13. William Mays 1759–
  14. 14. Richard Mays 1765–

Robert Mays's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Robert Mays in , Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1808
18 Jul 1808
Age 73
Death of Robert Mays in , Amherst, Virginia, USA
, Amherst, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: , Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1808
    Event Place: , Amherst, Virginia, USA
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