Sylvanus Mayberry (abt. 1700)

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Sylvanus was born in 1700.

From The iron worker Mayburys of America

Sylvanus Maybury, Iron refiner, first appears in Bucks County court records in 1730 when he was referred to as "Sylvanus Maybury, late of Newtown". The same record calls Sylvanus a forgeman and says that he was living in Trenton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. In later Bucks County records he is referred to as "of Trenton, New Jersey", "late of Bucks County", "of the County of Philadelphia", and "of Robeson township in Lancaster County". We believe that Sylvanus Maybury was married twice. His first wife was Dorothea _____. He married a second time on 20 April 1759 to Le Miatta deBlema. We believe that he lived in the New Hanover area. He died 8 Sep 1759 in Goshenhoppen (later Montgomery County). His children include: Sylvanus, John (married Hannah Lukens) and Rebecca (died, unmarried, in 1750).

The given name, Sylvanus, is fairly unusual. But it may also be an important clue as we search for origin of the Mayburys of Bucks County. Among the early generations of the Maybury family in England, only one family seems to have produced several sons and grandsons named Sylvanus. That is the family of William4 Maybury (Richard3, John2, John1). William, a great grandson of our common ancestor, John Maybury of Sussex, was baptized 2 Sep 1631 at Cleobury Mortimer in Shropshire and was buried 15 October 1703 at Madeley, Shropshire. WIlliam had a son, Sylvanus (born ca 1661) and at least two grandsons named Sylvanus (born in 1696 and 1706 respectively). While we have yet to find the connection, it may be that The Bucks County Mayburys came from this branch of the family. It is worth noting that John Amtsfield has identified five different Sylvanus Mayburys who descend from the Bucks County Mayburys.

We know of at least four children of the Sylvanus Maybury who died in 1759:

Sylvanus (II) Maybury seems to have been located in Upper Providence Township and then at a time near 1800 possibly relocated to Philadelphia or maintained a second residence for business in the city. He died about 1802.

John Maybury was born about 1732; m 2 Aug 1760 Hanna Luckens in Philadelphia with Sylvanus Maybury as a witness). A burial record of Zion Lutheran (Old Organ) Church, East Pikeland Twp., Chester County, PA records John Meberrie (sic), s/o Tillwan (Sylvanus) and Catherine Meberrie, died 11 Feb 1812 and that he was born in 1732. The record also states he married Hanna Lucken and had 6 sons and 7 daughters.

Rebecca Maybury, died unmarried 30 March 1750 at about 20 years of age; She was bur 2 April 1750 in Upper Salford.

(Female) Maybury, this is a sister of Rebecca d 26 May 1750 in Philadelphia.

Sources

• Ancestry.com