Born in Berks, Pennsylvania
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Daniel May
— married
1752 in Berks, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Mother of
William May, John Johannes May, Peter May, Agnes May, Daniel May, Margaret (May) Efland, Ludwig May, Catherine (May) Summers, Jacob May, Anna Barbara May, Maria Sophina (May) Wyrick, David May, Henry May, George Tobias May and Mary Elizabeth (May) Albright
Died
at about age 84
in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2011
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Biography
Barbara Maria CLAPP and Daniel MAY Sr. were married in 1752 in Berks Co., PA. They had 16 children.
Daniel signed a will in 1821 in Orange Co., NC. Abstract: To my Beloved wife, Barbary May - her maintenance on the plantation whereon I now live. She shall have the dwelling house and all houses on the plantation. To be divided between my four sons as follows:
- David - his part adjoining Andrew Whitsell line
- William - The old place with his mother
- Daniel - his part adjoining Christian Whitsell line
- Jacob - The part next to old Hillsborough Road
David, Daniel and Jacob shall pay their sisters:
- Mary Albright
- Barbary May
- Katherine May Thirty five dollars, to be paid within two years of my death.
My beloved wife, Barbara May shall have my household and kitchen furniture with all the farm _____ she wants for working her garden. After she dies to be divided equally among my children. To my beloved wife, Barbara May: horse best, one cow. To my daughter, Barbara: large spotted heifer Catherine: one red heifer The remainder of my estate, after my debts are paid, to be equally divided between my children and wife. My sons, Jacob and William will be my executors. Witnesses: James Nelson and Samuel Curtis.
He died on 11 April 1821 at the age of 98 in Orange Co., NC. Will proven for name at place on date. Daniel May's obituary, Raleigh, NC Register, May 1821, says that he had 16 children. He may have been the Daniel May, age 20, who arrived in America aboard the ship LOYAL JUDITH, 2 Sep 1743. They resided in Orange Co., NC. See page 249 ACB book.
From the May Family Reconstruction Website: The MAY family descended from Daniel MAY, Sr., born about 1722 in Germany. It has been suggested that he might be the Daniel MAY who arrived in Philadelphia aboard the ship "Loyal Judith" in 1743. He married Barbara Clapp and settled in Orange & Guilford Counties, NC. He died 4/11/1821 at age 99 in Orange Co., NC. His obituary says he had 16 children. The two testees who are closely related match 24/25. Testee 3 matches testee 1 25/25 and testee 2 24/25. All three testees are now verified to be direct descendants of John Wesley May, born 4/13/1859 in Guilford County, NC. John Wesley May is believed to be the great-great-grandson of the immigrant, Daniel May Sr. This family is 25/25 to family 108 and 122 for testee 1 and 3 and 24/25 to family 108 and 122 for testee 2. Testee 1 is 36/37 to family 122. Testee1 - John David May Testee 2 - William Dean May Testee 3 - Michael Edward May
His obituary said he had 16 children, 187 grandchildren and 84 great grandchildren when he died. (total 287 descendants)
Sources
- Steve Clapp's website (sourced) http://steveclapp.com/Gen/Thomas%20Clapp/b2006.htm#P2006
Acknowledgements
- Gedcom from Lorri Carter as given by Eowyn Langholf
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria Barbara:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria Barbara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Maria Barbara:
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~0.78%
Dewey Neufeld
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch AK5447754 [compare], yourDNAportal DEWbacd77bc
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~0.39%
Alan Palmer :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EQ1327146 [compare], Ancestry member APalmerinOz
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #217510
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~0.39%
Kristie (Tidwell) Poole :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A470741 [compare], Ancestry member Kristie_Poole
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Unmerged matches › Maria Barbara (Clapp) May (abt.1737-abt.1821)
Rejected matches › Mary Barbara (Clapp) Swing (1762-bef.1792)
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It's unusual for a mother's birth date (Clapp-107 born 1737) to be more than 55 years before the birth date of one of her children (May-3614 born 29 Apr 1793) .
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