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Sir Thomas May 1492–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Death Date: Jul 1559

Death Location: Pashley, Ticehurst, Kent, England

Father: Sir May

Mother: Lady Shogswell

Spouse(s): Lady Whitfield

Children(s): Willam May

Sir Thomas May was born in 1492 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, the child of Sir Richard May And Lady Alice Shogswell. Sir Thomas May married Lady Margaret Whitfield, and had children including Willam The Mariner May. Sir Thomas May passed away in 1559 in Pashley, Ticehurst, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas May was born in 1492 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England, the child of Sir Richard May And Lady Alice Shogswell.
  • Sir Thomas May married Lady Margaret Whitfield, and had children including Willam The Mariner May.
  • Sir Thomas May passed away in 1559 in Pashley, Ticehurst, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir May's Ancestors

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Sir May
1492–1559
Birth Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Richard May
1464–1530
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Lady (Alice) Shogswell
1469–1572
Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John May) III
1438–1495
Kennington, Kent, England
Lady (Alice) Shoyerwell
1444–1480
Benenden, Kent, England
Sir (John) Shogswell
1445–
Sussex, England
Lady (Maryan Atwater, Baroness) Atwater
1445–1500
Lenham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir II
1420–1444
Lady Michelgrove
1420–1464
Sir Shogswell
1429–
Mrs. Shogswell
1429–
Sir Royton
1409–1484
Baroness Roydon
1413–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John May
1400–1459
Louisa May
1400–
Sir II
1400–1458
Lady Shoyerwell
1400–1457
Sir Atwater-Royton
1390–1481
Lady Atwater-Royton
1392–1467
Sir Shire
1370–1447
Matilda Cumbe
1370–1425

Sir May's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) May (1492–Jul 1559) m. Lady (Margaret) Whitfield (1494–1544)
  1. 1. Willam ("The Mariner") May 1544–1601 m. Lady (Isabel De) Bellero 1535–1600
    1. 1. Margery May 1564–1619 m. John (Stephen) Dibble 1559–1646
      1. 1. Robert Dibble 1587–1666 m. Frances Goode 1587–1685
        1. 1. Thomas Dibble 1613–1700 m. Mary Grant 1614–1681

Sir May's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Sir Thomas May in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
1559
Jul 1559
Age 67
Death of Sir Thomas May in Pashley, Ticehurst, Kent, England
Pashley, Ticehurst, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: South Benfleet, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: South Benfleet, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1559
    Event Place: Pashley, Ticehurst, Kent, England

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