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Sir William May 1538–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Cornwall, Devon, England

Death Date: 23 Jun 1590

Death Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England

Father: Thomas (Mayo)

Mother: Lady Whitfield

Spouse(s): Isabel Bellero

Children(s): Margery May, Beatrice Baker, Peter May, Richard Maye, Sir May, Elizabeth Baroness, MrsJohnDibble None

The story of Sir William May began in 1538 in Cornwall, Devon, England. Sir William May married Isabel De Bellero, and had children including Beatrice Baker, Elizabeth May Baroness, Margery May, Mrsjohndibble, Peter May, Richard Maye, Richard Thomas Maye, Sir Thomas Coldwell May. Sir William May passed away in 1590 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William May began in 1538 in Cornwall, Devon, England.
  • Sir William May married Isabel De Bellero, and had children including Beatrice Baker, Elizabeth May Baroness, Margery May, Mrsjohndibble, Peter May, Richard Maye, Richard Thomas Maye, Sir Thomas Coldwell May.
  • Sir William May passed away in 1590 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir May's Ancestors

Self
Sir May
1538–1590
Birth Place: Cornwall, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Payne May Maye (Meye) (Mayo)
1492–1559
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Lady (Margaret) Whitfield
1494–1568
Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir May's Descendants

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Sir (William) May (1538–23 Jun 1590) m. Isabel (De) Bellero (1535–1600)
  1. 1. Margery May 1564–1595 m. John (Stephen Dibble immigrant) Twin? 1559–1646 m. Stephen (Debble\) Dibble 1565–1616
    1. 1. Robert (Debble\) Dibble 1587–1642 m. Fanny Dibble 1587–1685 m. Agnes Prynne 1592–1680
      1. 1. Thomas (Dibble) (M+PGG-10) 1613–1700 m. Miriam ('Mary' Francis Grant\Dibble (MGG-11) &PGG-10) 1614–1681 m. Elizabeth (Hayden\) (Mrs.) 1621–1689 m. Mrs (Thomas) Dibble –1681
        1. 1. Samuel (Dibble) *9P 1643–1709 m. Abigail (Graves) *9P 1647–1656 m. Frances Cranston\Cranton 1646–1709 m. Hepzibah Bartlett 1646–1701 m. Hepzibah Bartlett 1646–1701
        2. 2. Hepzibah Dibble 1642–1697
        3. 3. Usraek DIBBLE 1637–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Dibble 1645–
        5. 5. Samuel (Dibble) Jr 1643–1709
        6. 6. Preserve Smith 1634–1637
        7. 7. Johamiah Dibble 1650–1651
        8. 8. Israel Dibble 1637–1697
        9. 9. Joanna Dibble 1649–1651
        10. 10. Miriam Dibble 1645–1687
        11. 11. Thomas (Dibble) Jr 1647–1681
        12. 12. Mary (Jane) Dibble 1653–1679
        13. 13. Samuel DIBBLE 1639–1640
        14. 14. Zachariah Dibble 1644–1711
        15. 15. Samuel Dibble 1634–1709
        16. 16. Samuel DIBBLE 1639–1709
        17. 17. Hebsibah Dibble 1641–
        18. 18. Hepzibah Dibble 1637–1697
        19. 19. Miriam Dibble 1645–1681
        20. 20. Ebenezer Dibble 1641–1675
        21. 21. Sarah ("Abigail") Dibble 1666–1725
        22. 22. Hannah (Hinsdale hawke) Dibble 1647–1681
      2. 2. Frances Dibble 1611–1677
      3. 3. John Dibble 1610–1646
      4. 4. Beatrice COCKAYNE 1622–1660
      5. 5. Sarah Dibble 1622–1656
      6. 6. Miriam Dibble 1619–1656
      7. 7. Mary Dibble 1619–1622
      8. 8. Robert (Dibble) II 1607–1656
      9. 9. Ebenezer (Dibble) I 1616–1646
      10. 10. John (Dibble (Nash)) I 1605–1646
      11. 11. Oliver Dibble 1610–1656
      12. 12. Abraham (Dibble I of Suffield,) CT 1616–1690
      13. 13. Joanna Dibble 1609–1646
      14. 14. Richard Dibble 1635–
      15. 15. Miriam Dibble 1619–1656
      16. 16. Abraham Dibble 1616–1691
      17. 17. Oliver Dibble 1610–1656
      18. 18. Harry Dibble 1871–
    2. 2. Florence Dibble 1610–
    3. 3. Robert Dibble 1587–1642
    4. 4. John Dibble 1600–1715
    5. 5. Elizabeth Dibble
  2. 2. Beatrice Baker 1559–1594
  3. 3. Peter May 1570–1650
  4. 4. Richard (Thomas) Maye 1546–1615
  5. 5. Sir (Thomas Coldwell) May 1575–1641
  6. 6. Elizabeth (May) Baroness 1562–1641
  7. 7. MrsJohnDibble 1563–1594

Sir May's Timeline

3 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Sir William May in Cornwall, Devon, England
Cornwall, Devon, England
1590
1590
Age 52
Death of Sir William May in Wadhurst, Kent, England
Wadhurst, Kent, England
1590
23 Jun 1590
Age 52
Burial of Sir William May in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Cornwall, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Andrew St, Northampton
    Record Source: UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 70806D

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1590
    Event Place: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: Engl2/1046; Document Reference: DR 134

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