Joshua Mayo Sr. (1735 - 1820)

Born 25 Jul 1735 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 11 Jan 1820 at age 84 in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA

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Biography

Private Joshua Mayo Sr. served with 2nd Regiment, Barnstable County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Joshua Mayo Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-243712
Rank: Private

Joshua Mayo Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A076261.

Joshua was born on 25 July 1735 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay. Joshua was the son of James and Elisabeth (Higgins) Mayo.^[1]

Joshua married Lydia Pepper on 22 April 1758 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^[2]

Their children reportedly included

1. Rebecca Pepper, b. about 1760;
2. Henry, b. 1762;
3. Robert b. 1763;
4. Elizabeth, b. 1766;
5. Joseph, b. 1770;
6. Hannah, b. 1773;
7. Joshua, b. abt. 1774;
8. Isaac b. 1774;
9. Joanna, b. 1776.

Joshua enlisted in Wellfleet, Massachusetts Bay, in the Revolutionary War on 4 January 1776. He was a private in Captain Bliss's Company and Colonel Paterson's Massachusetts Regiment. He was in the Battle of Trenton at the capture of the Hessians and discharged on 4 January 1777. Joshua afterwards enlisted and served eight months in the land service and four months in naval service.^[3][4]

Sometime after 1777, but before 1790, Joshua and family removed to Mount Desert, Hancock County, Province of Maine. Joshua's household in 1790^[5] included 3 males over 16 (self and likely sons Joshua Jr. and Isaac) and 2 females (wife Lydia and daughter Joanna). Joshua's household in 1800 included 1 male 26-44; 1 male 45+ (self); and 1 female 45+ (wife Lydia).

The Revolutionary War Pension Application dated 19 May 1818^[6] was submitted by Joshua from Mount Desert. Joshua was 82 years of age at the time of his application. The file also included date of Joshua's death in Mount Desert on 11 January 1820.

Joshua was in a pension roll in 1818 in Maine, United States.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 907350;
   FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2022)
   Joshua Mayo baptism on 25 Jul 1744 (born 25 Jul 1744) in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Marriage, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009735.
   FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00338
   Joshua Mays marriage to Ludia Pepper on 22 Apr 1758 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
3. ↑ Military: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
   Citing Military Service, Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711087.
   FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00410
   Name: Joshua Mayo; Military Service Date: 04 Mar 1777; Military Service Place: Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, United States; Mil Rank: Wellfleet; Mil Regiment: Col Joseph Doane's 2d Barnstable Co; Id: 404445; Event Place Year Range: 1777-1777; Source Reference: Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War Boston, Massachusetts : Wright & Potter, 1896-1908.
4. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 18 Feb 2022), "Record of Joshua Mayo", Ancestor # A076261.
5. ↑ 1790 Census: "United States Census, 1790"
   Citing p. 83, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 568,142.
   FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00060
   Joshua Mayo in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, United States.
6. ↑ Pension: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1995 #39665 (accessed 18 February 2022)
   Name: Joshua Mayo; Application State: Maine; Applicant Designation: Survivor's Pension Application File; Archive Publication Number: M804; Archive Roll Number: 1661; Total Pages in Packet: 18.
7. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872"
   The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1116 #117995 (accessed 18 February 2022)
   Name: Joshua Mayo; Year range: 1818-1832; Pension Office Place: Maine, USA.

• Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants by Dr. Jean Mayo-Rodwick; 6th edition, July 2001; Pub: Blood Ties, Fruita CO; PDF; Page 377; Image 395 of 1522. http://hylbom.com/family/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rev_John_Mayo_and_his_Descendants_by_Mayo-Rodwick_2010.pdf

• http://capecodhistory.us/genealogy/

• 1800 United States Federal Census; Maine, Hancock, Mount Desert. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census (database on-line, frame #4 of 4). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Second Census of the United States, 1800: Population Schedules, Washington County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; and Population Census, 1803: Washington County, Ohio. NARA microfilm publication M1804 (1 roll).] (household data--Mount Desert, Hancock, Province of Maine)] (household/family data)