John
May
Born in Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of Thomas May
and Catherina (Biamer) May
Brother of
Elenora May
Husband of
Prudence (Freeland) May
— married
23 Mar 1810 in Mason, Kentucky
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy E. (May) Plummer, Catherine (May) Beckett, Delilah (May) Beckett, Mary Ann (May) Bryant, Benjamin G May, Thomas F. May, John S. May, Celinda Jane (May) Bryant and Andrew Foster May
Died
at age 90
in Ribolt, Lewis, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jul 2014
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Biography
John May was born in 1783 in Pennsylvania, United States. He married Prudence (Freeland) May in 1810. He passed away in 1874 in Ribolt, Lewis, Kentucky, United States.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLR-Z4Y : accessed 24 June 2017), John May, Elksburg, Lewis, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 98, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 20; FHL microfilm 186,180.
- "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHP1-3Q8 : 18 August 2015), John May, Lewis, Kentucky, United States; citing 311, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 7,817.
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHTM-769 : 24 August 2015), John May, Lewis, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 71, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 117; FHL microfilm 7,829.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M65D-WVF : 9 November 2014), John May, Lewis county, part of, Lewis, Kentucky, United States; citing family 165, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXWV-JC4 : 17 October 2014), John May, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 19, family 136, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,980.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F47H-7V7 : 4 December 2014), John May and Prudence Freeland, 23 May 1810; citing , Mason, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 281,841.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVG3-58V2 : 13 December 2015), John May, 1874; Burial, Ribolt, Lewis, Kentucky, United States of America, Bethel Cemetery; citing record ID 111589217, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/Find A Grave: Memorial #111589217/john-may
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Lori (Beckett) Zukerman
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A758304 [compare], Ancestry member LoriZukerman
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~3.12%
Linda (Rutherford) Beckett Jordan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lindajordan1313
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~3.12%
George Douglas Ruggles :
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