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William Mays 1680–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 June 1680

Birth Location: Bristol, Prince George, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 April 1751

Death Location: Charlottesville, City of Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John I

Mother: Mary May

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mayes\Mays, Mary May

Children(s): William III

William Mays was born in 1680 in Bristol, Prince George, Virginia, USA, the child of John 1660 White May I And Mary 1672 White Mattox May. William Mays married Elizabeth Dannette Gardnir Alt Gardner Mayes Mays, Mary 1672 White Mattox May, and had children including William Mays Iii. William Mays passed away in 1751 in Charlottesville, City of Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Mays was born in 1680 in Bristol, Prince George, Virginia, USA, the child of John 1660 White May I And Mary 1672 White Mattox May.
  • William Mays married Elizabeth Dannette Gardnir Alt Gardner Mayes Mays, Mary 1672 White Mattox May, and had children including William Mays Iii.
  • William Mays passed away in 1751 in Charlottesville, City of Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John I
1660–1751
Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
JI
Mary May
1658–1751
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
MM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Mayes\Mays
1678–1752
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, Colonial America
EM
Mary May
1658–1751
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
MM

Children(s)

William III
1726–1794
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
WI

William Mays's Ancestors

Self
William Mays
1680–1751
Birth Place: Bristol, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Parents
John (1660 White) May I
1660–1751
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Mary ((1672 White) Mattox) May
1658–1751
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Alfred (John Meade) Mayes
1615–1712
Jamestown, Hampton County, Virginia
Elizabeth Newcomb
1618–1719
Hampton, Elizabeth, Virginia, United States
Alfred (John Meade) Mayes
1615–1712
Jamestown, Hampton County, Virginia
Sarah (Ann) Gibbons
1655–1699
Box, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Mayes
1574–1636
ELIZABETH Resident
1576–1619
Henry Newcomb
1592–1682
Elizabeth Manwaringe
1595–1682
Rev. Mayes
1574–1636
ELIZABETH Resident
1576–1619
John Gibbons
1619–1690
Jane\Joane Chadwell
1623–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mays
1553–1573
Lady Tressam
1550–1573
Pernell Greene
1545–1597
Floyd Newcomb
1575–
Mary Watson
1577–
William Mays
1553–1573
Lady Tressam
1550–1573
Pernell Greene
1545–1597
William Gibbons
1595–1649

William Mays's Descendants

1.
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William Mays (20 June 1680–13 April 1751) m. Elizabeth (Dannette GARDNIR (alt. Gardner)) Mayes\Mays (1678–26 October 1752) m. Mary ((1672 White) Mattox) May (May 1658–Oct 1751)
  1. 1. William (Mays) III 1726–1794 m. Sarah Latham 1732–1840
    1. 1. Sarah (Rhoda) Mays 1748–1844 m. Thomas Ward 1743–1823
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Ward 1780–1833 m. James Edie 1782–1849
        1. 1. Mary Edie 1824–1906 m. William (J) Braden 1817–1885
        2. 2. Rebecca Edie 1816–1840
        3. 3. Thomas Edie 1808–1883
        4. 4. Jane Edie 1809–1869
        5. 5. Alexander (Wagstaff) Edie 1813–1900
        6. 6. John (Wagstaff) Edie 1830–1902
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Sarah) Edie 1819–1880
        8. 8. Rebecca Edie 1825–
        9. 9. Robert Edie 1821–
        10. 10. David Edie 1824–1900
        11. 11. Charity Edie 1821–1892
        12. 12. Sarah Edie 1807–1871
        13. 13. Alexander Edie 1806–1831
        14. 14. John (Henry Edie) Sr 1813–1885
      2. 2. Philip, (Son Thomas) WARD 1778–1863
      3. 3. Daniel WARD 1781–1852
      4. 4. John (Stockton) WARD 1786–1835
    2. 2. Drury Mays 1771–1827
    3. 3. Clau Baks 1762–1794
    4. 4. Jeany Mays 1754–
    5. 5. George Mays 1753–1753
    6. 6. Susannah (Elizabeth) Mays 1763–1843
    7. 7. Johannah Mays 1772–1769
    8. 8. Rhoda Mayes 1768–
    9. 9. Chole Mayes 1746–1825
    10. 10. David Mays 1760–1764
    11. 11. William Mays 1755–1795
    12. 12. Gardner Mayes 1750–1818
    13. 13. Reverdy Mays 1770–1830

William Mays's Timeline

5 Records

1661
8 Apr 1661
William Mays was baptized in Horsmonden, Kent, England
Horsmonden, Kent, England
1680
20 June 1680
Birth of William Mays in Bristol, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Bristol, Prince George, Virginia, USA
1685
1685
Age 5
Birth of William Mays in Richmond, Georgia, USA
Richmond, Georgia, USA
1751
1751
Age 71
Death of William Mays in Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
1751
13 April 1751
Age 71
Death of William Mays in Amelia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Amelia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Richmond, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 June 1680
    Event Place: Bristol, Prince George, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1661
    Event Place: Horsmonden, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 574

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1751
    Event Place: Amelia, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlottesville, City of Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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