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William May 1665 – 1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1665

Birth Location: Aldershot, Hampshire, , England

Death Date: 26 May 1728

Death Location: Surrey England

Father: Benjamin May

Mother: Sarah Reade

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mathew

Children(s): Sarah May

William May was born in 1665 in Aldershot, Hampshire, , England, the child of Benjamin May and Sarah Reade. William May married Elizabeth Mathew, and had children including Sarah May. William May passed away in 1728 in Surrey England.

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Biography

  • William May was born in 1665 in Aldershot, Hampshire, , England, the child of Benjamin May and Sarah Reade.
  • William May married Elizabeth Mathew, and had children including Sarah May.
  • William May passed away in 1728 in Surrey England.

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William May's Ancestors

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William May
1665 – 1728
Birth Place: Aldershot, Hampshire, , England
Parents
Benjamin May
1632 – 1694
Crondall, All Saints, Surrey, England
Sarah Reade
1635 – 1681
Aldershot, Hants, England
Grandparents
Thomas May
1610 – 1661
England
Mary Leare
1612 –
England
Thomas Reade
1611 – 1650
Aldershot Hampshire England
Anne Simonds
1620 – 1634
Berkshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William May's Descendants

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William May (4 Feb 1665 – 26 May 1728) m. Elizabeth Mathew (Dec 1666 – abt 1751)
  1. 1. Sarah May (12 May 1700 – abt 1733) m. Robert (Joseph Lessene) Doe (1710 – )
    1. 1. Sarah (Lessene Doe of the Snow Clan Monacan Manakin) Indians (ABT 1731 – 1811) m. Thomas (R) Pruitt (Dec 1722 – 12 Jan 1807)
      1. 1. Alexander Pruitt m. Frances Palmer (1750 – 29 December 1818)
        1. 1. Martha (Jensi) Pruitt (1781 – 1878) m. John (Roebuck) Vice (1777 – 1858)

William May's Timeline

2 Records

1665
4 Feb 1665
Birth of William May in Aldershot, Hampshire, , England
Aldershot, Hampshire, , England
1728
26 May 1728
Age 63
Death of William May in Surrey England
Surrey England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1665
    Event Place: Aldershot, Hampshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1728
    Event Place: Surrey England

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