Thomas Mayo Jr. (1678 - abt. 1769)

Born 3 Apr 1678 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Higgins) Mayo — married 3 Apr 1701 (to 4 Nov 1721) in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Elizabeth (Rogers) Mayo — married about 6 Oct 1722 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about Jul 1769 at about age 91 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Thomas Mayo was born on 03 April 1678 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, the son of Thomas and Barbara (Knowles) Mayo.^[1]

He married, first, Elizabeth Higgins, daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Rogers) Higgins, on 03 April 1701 at Eastham.^[2] Elizabeth died there on 04 November 1721.^[2][1]

He married, secondly, Elizabeth Rogers after intentions were published in Eastham on 06 October 1722.^[3] She may be either the Elizabeth, shown here, the daughter of John and Elizabeth; or Elizabeth the daughter of Joseph and Prudence; or Elizabeth daughter of Eleazer and Ruhama (Willis) Rogers.^[1]

Thomas and Elizabeth resided with their daughter Hannah and husband Benjamin Higgins in their final days, as evidenced by the accounting that Benjamin made as administrator of this father-in-law's estate.^[4][5] He died in Eastham in July 1769.^[6][1]

Children by first wife, Elizabeth Higgins, born Eastham:^[2][1][7]

1. Elizabeth, b. 1 May 1702; married Joseph Paddock
2. Thankful, b. 10 Jan 1703/4; married Thomas Rich and probably Lemuel Lee
3. Bathsheba, b. 27 Apr 1705; married James Allen
4. Eliakim, b. 01 Aor 1707; married Elizabeth Kent
5. Sarah, b. 12 Jun 1710; d. 27 Jul 1711
6. Joshua, b. 28 May 1712
7. Mercy, b. 27 Feb 1718/19; married Elkanah Young

Children by second wife, Elizabeth Rogers, born Eastham:^[1]

1. Hannah, b. 8 Nov 1724^[2]; married Benjamin Higgins

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000 [3rd printing]), p. 41 at #43.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-9XB1?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-7MF%3A353349701%2C353418401%2C353418402 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths, land grants 1649-1722 > image 154 of 157; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
   Eastham land records, birth, marriages & deaths 1647-1722, p. 95.

   Hannah Mayo the daughter of Thomas and Elisabeth Mayo was born at Eastham on the eighth day of November annodom : 1724

3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-96HV?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-7MX%3A353349701%2C353418401%2C353419901 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths 1701-1796 > image 124 of 126; town clerk offices, Massachusetts,
   Eastham Births, marriages, deaths, intentions 1701-1796, p. 209.

   October ye 6th 1722 Thomas Mayo Junr Signified his purpose to marry with Elisabeth Roger in order to be published

4. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Records Vol. 17:253, Administration by Benjamin Higgins on the estate of Thomas Mayo.
5. ↑ Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015.
   Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Revised by Peggy Baker, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2013 [2nd Edition]) p. 175 (Link by $ubscription)
6. ↑ Barnstable County Probate Records Vol. 17:253, Administration by Benjamin Higgins on the estate of Thomas Mayo.
7. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620, Volume Twenty-Four, Part 3, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Through His Children Patience, Fear, and Love, Generations 5 and 6, by Barbara Lambert Merrick, edited by John Bradley Arthaud, previewed by Peggy M. Baker, published in 2019 by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, page 96

See also:

• Title: Mary Beth Wheeler - GENDEX - 11/98.
• Title: Cape Cod Library Vol. 1, Thomas Howes...
• Title: Genealogical Publishing Company, Mayflower Families 1500s - 1800s CD #171 (Broderbund)
• Title: Descendants of Richard Knight & Sarah Rogers Abbreviation: Descendants of Richard Knight Author: Helen C. Cooper Publication: Self published, Kelowana, BC, 1991 Repository: #R27 Call Number: CS71.K725 1991
• Title: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Note: APID: 1,3718::0
• Title: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C Note: APID: 1,2495::0
• Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,3599::0
• Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,4725::0
• Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7836::0
• Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

Acknowledgments

• Thanks you to JaAnna Nelson, Merryann Palmer, Wilfred Vasile, Mike Walton, Pam Carter, Ron Dexter and all who contributed to this profile.

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