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John May Jr (1725 - 1785)

John May Jr
Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1755 in Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 60 in Wilkes County, Georgiamap
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Biography

John May was a planter, who purchased land in Orange Co., North Carolina in 1760 (from wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com in 2012)


The will of John May, Planter, was signed March 21, 1785, and probated in Richmond Co., Georgia on October 11, 1785 (from wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com in 2012)

John was born about 1740. He passed away in 1785. Children: Simon Beckman May b abt 1755; Susannah May b bef 1765 d. bef June 1, 1850 marr. James L. Cobb; John May b bef 1765; Balaam Henry May . May 2 1765 Georgia, d. abt 1835 White County, Ill., marr. Sarah Morris; Elizabeth May b aft 1765; Mary May b aft 1765; Sarah May b. aft 1765.


https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQMD-6JX from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Name: John May Event Type: Christening Event Date: 21 Apr 1723 Event Place: South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Father's Name: John May Mother's Name: Janet Roger

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From family researchers "May Descendants" - 1785: Father's Will left him 1 Shilling 2003 May Family DNA Study proved his Father, John MAY 1782-1751 listed in records Wilkes,Warren,Washington Co GA Occupation: Farmer, Land Owner





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May-7137 and May-3730 appear to represent the same person because: Susannah May Cobb May -3731 is another child of John May. The Children are: Simon Beckham May; Susannah May Cobb; John May; Balaam Henry May; Elizabeth May; Mary May and Sarah May. I just adopted her orphaned profile.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QQLY-Y5K

posted by Ann (Stribling) Spiess

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