Israel Mayo (1700 - bef. 1760)

Born 12 Aug 1700 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Rider) Pepper — married 2 Apr 1724 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 6 May 1760 before age 59 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Biography

Israel was born on 12 Aug 1700 in Eastham. He is the son of Thomas Mayo and Barbara Knowles.^[1]

Israel Mayo is a direct descendant of Elder William Brewster, a passenger on the Mayflower ^[2]

On April 2, 1724, he married Mercy Rider^{[3] [4]}, the daughter of John Rider and Hester Hall of Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts^[4], and they had children, including: ^[5]

1. Ruth, born April 25, 1725^[6], who married Thomas Smith and then married Israel Higgins^[4]
2. Mercy, born April 12, 1728^[7], who married Jonathan Linnel^{[8] [4]}
3. Thomas, born May 20, 1730^{[9] [4]}
4. Priscilla, born October 6, 1732^[10], who married John Augustus Stocking^[4]
5. Alice, born March 6, 1734^[11], who married Thomas Twining^[4]
6. Phebe, born July 31, 1738^[12], who married Nathaniel Paine^{[13] [4]}
7. Esther, born November 12, 1740^[14], who married Samuel Kenrick^{[15] [4]} (see Findagrave Memorial #76064791)

He died before 30 Oct 1771, when he was referred to as "our honored Father Israel Mayo of Eastham late deceased" in a deed.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ "Eastham and Orleans Records," The Mayflower Descendant, 8:94, [1]
2. ↑ Barbara Lambert Merrick, Mayflower Families In Progress, William Brewster, And the Fifth Generation of Descendant of his Daughter Patience, (General Society of Mayflower Descendants - Plymouth MA, 2001) , pg. 147
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4N-8PF : 4 December 2014), Israel Mayo and Marcy Rider, 02 Apr 1734; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 779025.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} Familysearch shows a number of family trees showing the same information. This is consistent with family trees on Ancestry.com and other secondary sources, including the tree that was used to create this profile
5. ↑ 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 105
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-SB1 : 4 December 2014), Ruth Mayo, 25 Apr 1725; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 905406.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-Q38 : 4 December 2014), Mercy Mayo, 12 Apr 1728; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 905406.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4N-4PK : 4 December 2014), Jonathan Linnel and Mercy Mayo, 08 Jan 1747; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 907,350.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-Z13 : 4 December 2014), Thomas Mayo, 20 May 1730; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 905406.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-7HC : 4 December 2014), Priscilla Mayo, 06 Oct 1732; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 905406.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-QSQ : 4 December 2014), Alice Mayo, 06 Mar 1734; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 905406.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-WL8 : 4 December 2014), Phebe Mayo, 31 Jul 1738; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 907,350.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4N-Z66 : 4 December 2014), Nathaniel Paine and Phebe Mayo, 17 Sep 1757; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 907,350.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-7HY : 4 December 2014), Esther Mayo, 12 Nov 1740; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 905406.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4N-H8L : 4 December 2014), Samuel Kenrick and Esther Mayo, 26 Feb 1761; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 778,358.
16. ↑ "Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds", The Mayflower Descendant, 16:91 [2]

• Cape Cod Library Vol. 1, Thomas Howes
• Genealogical Publishing Company, Mayflower Families 1500s - 1800s CD #171 (Broderbund) S
• Barbara Lambert Merrick, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Twenty Four, Part 1, Elder William Brewster (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth MA, 2014) , pg. 310
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/110941453/israel-mayo : accessed 24 May 2021), memorial page for Israel Mayo (12 Aug 1700–1760), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110941453, ; Maintained by Little Orange in the Big Apple (contributor 46817308) Unknown
• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQV-517 : accessed 7 November 2021), entry for Israel Mayo, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch. Source: Barbara Lambert Merrick, E. Virginia Hunt, Mayflower Families in Progress - William Brewster of the Mayflower and the Fifth Generation Descendants of his Daughter Patience ([Plymouth, Massachusetts]: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001)