Deacon
John
May
Born in Mayfield, Sussex, England
Son of John May
and Unknown (Unknown) May
Brother of
Samuel May
Husband of
Sarah (Brewer) May
— married
19 Nov 1656 in Roxbury, MA
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (May) Sever, Sarah (May) Williams, Eleazer May, John May, Mehetabel (May) Bugbee, Naomi May, Elisha May and Ephrim May
Died
at about age 40
in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2011
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Contents |
Biography
John May immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
john May was born in 1631.
Marriage
John May married Sarah Brewer 19 November 1656 Roxbury, MA[1]
Children
John May and Sarah Brewer had the following children:[2]
- Mary, Nov 7 1657, married J. Ruggles
- Sarah, Sept 8 1659, married Samuel Williams
- Eleazar, Feb 12, 1662, lived only a few days
- John, May 19 1663, married Prudence Bridge
- Mehetable, May 6 1665
- Naomi, May 20 1667
- Elisha, March 20 1668/9, married
- Ephraim, Dec 23 1670, married
Death
- 11 Sep 1671 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sources
- ↑ The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). [1]
- ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, A genealogy of the descendants of John May who came from England to Roxbury in America, 1640, page 2
- Roberts, Gary Boyd. Notable Kin, Volume One: Carl Boyer, 3rd; Location: Santa Clarita, California; Date: 1998.
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John, son of John May, was baptised on 2 September 1632 in Frant, Sussex, England.<ref> Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1067357
Ancestry Record 9841 #11106045 (accessed 26 May 2023)
John May baptism on 2 Sep 1632, son of John May, in Frant, Sussex, England. </ref>
Edited to add that there is a 1653 PCC will of a John May of Frant and son John is still around, the testator names wife Mary, sons John & Thomas, daughters Mary, Bridgett, Sarah and Martha
edited by Ann Browning