Hannah (Freeman) Mayo (1664 - 1744)

Born 15 Feb 1664 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Mayo — married 14 Apr 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1744 at age 80 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Hannah Freeman, daughter of Major John and Mercy (Prence) Freeman, was probably born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts about 1664.^[1]

Hannah married John Mayo 14 April 1681 in Eastham,^[2] or perhaps the same date in Hingham.^[3][1][4] John, son of Capt. Samuel and Thomasine (Lumpkin) Mayo, was bornabout 1656, probably in Oyster Bay, New York. He died at Harwich, Massachusetts 1 Feb 1725/6 and was buried at the Old burial gfounrd in Brewster.^[1]

Her father, Major John Freeman died in 1719. His 1716 will allowed John Mayo to take hay from the land left to Freeman's grandson William Freeman. 10 Nov 1719, Mrs Mercy Knowles, Mrs Patience Paine and Mrs Hannah Mayo, daughters of John Freeman late of Eastham filed a "Caviat" against the probate of his will, which left them out entirely.^[5]

Hannah's husband made a will 3 Feb 1723/4, leaving his estate to his wife, Hannah, sons Samuel, John, and Joseph Mayo and daughters Hannah Hopkins, Mercy Hopkins, Rebecca Paine, Mary Hopkins and Elizabeth Mayo.^[6]

She died on 15 February 1743/4 and was buried at Old Burying Ground in Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts.^[1][7]

Hannah, widow of John Mayo, of Harwich, made her will 15 Jan 1740. It was proved 21 March 1743.She also named her children as beneficiaries: Samuel, John and Joseph Mayo, Hannah Hopkins, Mercy Hopkins, Rebecca Paine, Mary Hopkins and Elizabeth Nickerson. She named son Joseph as executor and her inventory was valued at £183 1s 10d and another 7s 3d added by the executor.^[8]

Children of Hannah Freeman and John Mayo. The first seven born in Hingham the last, Elizabeth, born in Harwich.^[1]

1. Hannah b. 8 Jan 1681/2 Hingham, Massachusetts m. Judah Hopkins
2. Samuel b. 16 Jul 1684 m. _______ _______
3. Mercy b. 23 Apr 1688 m. Nathaniel Hopkins
4. John Mayo b. 10 May 1691 m. Susannah Freeman
5. Rebecca Mayo b. 18 Sept 1692 m. Ebenezer Paine
6. Mary Mayo b. 26 Oct 1694 m. Joseph Hopkins
7. Joseph Mayo b. 22 Dec 1696 m. Abigail Merrick
8. Elizabeth b. 16 Jul 1706 m. Ebenezer Nickerson

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Merrick, Barbara Lambert. Mayflower Families through Five Generations. Volume Twenty-Four The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Part 1. (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014.)
2. ↑ Egan, C. Edward, Jr., "The Hobart Journal," NEGHR, Vol. 121:208 (Link by $ubscription.)

   [1681, Aprill] "14 John Mayo maried to Hannah freeman at Eastham"

3. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Vol III. Genealogical. (Published by the Town, 1893) p. 66
4. ↑ Hingham, MA: Vital Records, 1637-1845. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016. Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844. Hersey, Reuben. Mss 901. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society.) Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
5. ↑ Mayflower Families p. 153 cites Barnstable Probate 3:597-599 and The Mayflower Descendant 5:149-151.
6. ↑ Mayflower Families cites Barnstable Co. probate 4:277-279
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19486216/hannah-mayo : accessed 05 December 2021), memorial page for Hannah Freeman Mayo (15 Feb 1664–15 Feb 1743), Find A Grave: Memorial #19486216, citing Old Burying Ground, Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by nancy snow west (contributor 47419745). (Includes gravestone photo.)
8. ↑ Mayflower Familes cites Barnstable Co. Probate 6:370, 373-374.

See also:

• Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.

• Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 for Hannah Freeman Volume 1, pg. 242 Link on Ancestry.com

• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Hingham, Hubbard´s Journal, with Births, Marriages, and Deaths--Marriage Link on Ancestry.com

• Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850, pg. 123 Link on Ancestry.com