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Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May 1538–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Kingsdown (Near Sittingbourne), Kent, England

Father: Thomas Maye

Mother: Lady Whitfield

Spouse(s): Ysabel Debellero

Children(s): Sir May

Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May was born in 1538 in Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas Erskine Maye And Lady Margaret Whitfield. Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May married Ysabel Isabel Lady Debellero, and had children including Sir Thomas Coldwell May. Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May passed away in 1590 in Kingsdown (Near Sittingbourne), Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May was born in 1538 in Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas Erskine Maye And Lady Margaret Whitfield.
  • Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May married Ysabel Isabel Lady Debellero, and had children including Sir Thomas Coldwell May.
  • Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May passed away in 1590 in Kingsdown (Near Sittingbourne), Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir May's Ancestors

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Sir May
1538–1590
Birth Place: Cornwall, England
Parents
Thomas Erskine Maye
1510–1577
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Lady (Margaret) Whitfield
1516–1569
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Maye
1490–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir May's Descendants

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Sir (William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner) May (1538–1590) m. Ysabel (Isabel (Lady)) Debellero (1535–1600)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Coldwell) May 1571–1619 m. Jane Boyle 1572–1623
    1. 1. Mildred (Caldwell) May 1606–1681 m. Very (Reverend JOHN) EVELEIGH 1605–1678
      1. 1. Jane Eveleigh 1637– m. Frederick (William Molyneux) \Mullins\Molines 1621–1712

Sir May's Timeline

3 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1590
1590
Age 52
Death of Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May in Wadhurst, Kent, England
Wadhurst, Kent, England
1590
1590
Age 52
Death of Sir William Maye aka Archbishop of York the Mariner May in Kingsdown (Near Sittingbourne), Kent, England
Kingsdown (Near Sittingbourne), Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Wadhurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Kingsdown (Near Sittingbourne), Kent, England

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