Mehitable (Rogers) Mayo (1687 - aft. 1760)

Born 13 Mar 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Mayo — married 15 Mar 1722 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died after 16 Sep 1760 after age 73 in Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Mehitabel Rogers was born on 13 March 1686/7 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Plymouth Colony, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Twining) Rogers. ^{[1] [2]}

She married Nathaniel Mayo, as his second wife, on 15 March 1721/2,^[3] the son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Wixon) Mayo. He was born on 7 July 1681 in Eastham.^[4] Nathaniel's first marriage was to Ruth Doane on 13 July 1710 in Eastham, by whom he had five children.^[5][2]

Mehitable died after 16 September 1760 when she was named in her husband's will,^[2] and probably after 7 September 1762 the date her husband's executor presented his account which included the widow's allowance of sundries.^[6]

Nathaniel died between 16 September 1760 and 6 October 1761. The will of Nathaniel Mayo of Eastham "being under Indisposition of Body," written 16 September 1760 and proved 6 October 1761, names his wife Mehitable, daughter Elizabeth Rogers the wife of Judah, daughter Ruth, and sons John and Nathaniel, with Nathaniel as executor. Witnesses were Theophilus Higgins, Thomas Paine and Levi Higgins.^[6]

Children born Eastham:^[3]

1. John, d. 15 March 1724/5
2. John, b. 4 Oct 1725; living 16 Sep 1760. Possibly the John Mayo Jr. of Easham who m. Ruth Nickerson 1749 Harwich. Listed with the Eastham church in 1774. No known children.^[2]
3. Abigail, b. 18 Jun 1728; d. 7 Oct 1731 Eastham.
4. Mehitable, b. 9 May 1732; not in father's 1760 will; n.f.r.
5. Ruth, b. 31 Jul 1734; living 16 Sep 1760.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-9XDD?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-7MF%3A353349701%2C353418401%2C353418402 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths, land grants 1649-1722 > image 145 of 157; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
   Eastham & Orleans, Mass., Births, marriages, deaths, land grants 1649-1722, p. 81.

   Mehitable Rogers the daughter of John Rogers was borne the : 13th of March in the year : 1686⁷

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000). pp. 12, 29.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-9XS6?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-7MX%3A353349701%2C353418401%2C353419901 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths 1701-1796 > image 29 of 126; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-9X4R?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-7MF%3A353349701%2C353418401%2C353418402 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths, land grants 1649-1722 > image 114 of 157; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-9F3J?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DW-7MF%3A353349701%2C353418401%2C353418402 : 20 May 2014), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths, land grants 1649-1722 > image 115 of 157; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Barnstable County Probate Records, Estate of Nathaniel Mayo, Eastham (1761) Will and inventory Vol. 12:196-9, account 12:291-2.

See also:

• 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

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