May
Humphreys
aka Humphrey
Born in Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Reuben Humphreys
and Anna Humphrey
Brother of
Anna (Humphrey) Humphreys, Guy (Humphrey) Humphreys, Reuben Humphreys, Gad Humphreys, Ann (Humphreys) Leonard, Perintha (Humphreys) Farnham, Helen (Humphreys) Lyon, Hugh Humphreys and Sterne Humphreys
Husband of
Mary Ann (Hoppin) Humphreys
— married
4 Nov 1829 in Providence, R I
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Hoppin (Humphreys) Johnston and George Hoppin Humphreys
Died
at age 74
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2015
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Biography
Spent 11 years in Liverool England in banking
May Humphrey was the son of Reuben Humphrey and Anna Humphrey. [1] in 1838 he travelled to Liverpool England to sell 250,000 bales of Cotton as a representative of the United States Bank
On his son's death certificate his name is listed as Ma...Humphrey.
May is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Tom Bredehoft, Jun 9, 2012
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83395568/may-humphreys: accessed 22 November 2023), memorial page for Maj May Humphreys (15 Jul 1792–7 Dec 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #83395568, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Zoe Tom (contributor 47000374).
- Centenial History of Marcellus, New York
- Humphreys Family in America 1884
- Humphreys Family in America 1884 Fam 65-III
- Obituary New York "Evening Post" 8 December 1866
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They had Mary Hoppin Humphrey Johnston and George Hoppin Humphrey b 18 Dec 1834, Phila- delphia, May died 7 Dec 1866 N Y Evening Post 8 Dec "There died yesterday, at HIS residence in this city, "Mr May Humphreys"