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William Mayes 1776–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 October 1776

Birth Location: Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 November 1861

Death Location: Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Sherrod Patriot

Mother: Nancy (Mayes)

Spouse(s): Susannah Mayes, Nancy Mayes

Children(s): Mahala Mayes, Joel Mayes, Pleasant Mayes, William Mayes, Francis Mayes, John Mayes

William Mayes was born in 1776 in Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA, the child of Sherrod Sherwood Mayes Rev War Patriot And Nancy Elizabeth Smith Mayes. William Mayes married Nancy Mayes, Susannah Bridges Mayes, and had children including Francis Marion Mayes, Joel Crowder Mayes, John B Mayes, Mahala Melvina Mayes, Pleasant Franklin Mayes, William Smith Mayes. William Mayes passed away in 1861 in Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Mayes was born in 1776 in Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA, the child of Sherrod Sherwood Mayes Rev War Patriot And Nancy Elizabeth Smith Mayes.
  • William Mayes married Nancy Mayes, Susannah Bridges Mayes, and had children including Francis Marion Mayes, Joel Crowder Mayes, John B Mayes, Mahala Melvina Mayes, Pleasant Franklin Mayes, William Smith Mayes.
  • William Mayes passed away in 1861 in Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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William Mayes's Ancestors

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William Mayes
1776–1861
Birth Place: Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sherrod (Sherwood) Mayes - Rev War Patriot
1751–1834
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth Smith) (Mayes)
1752–1860
Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mayes's Descendants

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William Mayes (31 October 1776–18 November 1861) m. Susannah (Bridges) Mayes (20 August 1777–1845) m. Nancy Mayes (11 October 1813–1 November 1907)
  1. 1. Mahala (Melvina) Mayes 1885–1885 m. Edward Mayes 1812–1863
    1. 1. James (Perry) Mayes 1850–1894 m. Mary (Lou Venia) Long 1854–1927
      1. 1. Tressie (Angeline) Mayes 1873–1946 m. John (Wesley) Lane 1872–1939
        1. 1. William (Elmer) Lane 1896–1973 m. Marie (Colette) Lane 1896–1973
        2. 2. Iris (Ollie) Crawford 1897–1975
        3. 3. Amos (L) Lane 1903–1975
        4. 4. Charles (O) Lane 1898–1967
        5. 5. Don (Carl) Lane 1912–2004
        6. 6. Grace (Florence) Lane 1905–1990
        7. 7. Kem (Raymond) Lane 1908–1983
      2. 2. Bessie (Roxie) Hilton 1892–1974
      3. 3. Benjamin (Harrison) Mayes 1890–1954
      4. 4. Jasper (Alexander) Mayes 1872–1964
      5. 5. Hattie (Florence) Somner 1882–1917
      6. 6. Edward (Alonzo) Mayes 1877–1955
  2. 2. Joel (Crowder) Mayes 1815–1864
  3. 3. Pleasant (Franklin) Mayes 1806–1876
  4. 4. William (Smith) Mayes 1819–1898
  5. 5. Francis (Marion) Mayes 1850–1924
  6. 6. John (B.) Mayes 1826–1880

William Mayes's Timeline

2 Records

1776
31 October 1776
Birth of William Mayes in Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA
1861
18 November 1861
Age 85
Death of William Mayes in Sengtown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
Sengtown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 October 1776
    Event Place: Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1861
    Event Place: Sengtown, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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