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John Mayo (abt. 1655 - 1725)

John Mayo
Born about in Oyster Bay, New York Colonymap
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Son of and
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Husband of — married 14 Apr 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colonymap
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Died at about age 69 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

John Mayo was born about 1655 in Oyster Bay, New York Colony, son of Capt. Samuel Mayo (~1625 - <1664) and Thomasine (Lumpkin) Sunderland (1626 - 1709).[1]

His siblings were:

  1. Mary (Mayo) Bangs (1645 - 1711)
  2. Samuel Mayo (1649 - 1666)
  3. Hannah Mayo (1650 - 1671)
  4. Elizabeth (Mayo) Treat (1653 - 1696)
  5. Joseph Mayo (1654 - >1714)
  6. Nathaniel Mayo (1658 - )
  7. Sara (Mayo) Freeman (1660 - ~1742)
  8. Mercy (Mayo) Sears (1664 - 1749)

John married Hannah Freeman (1664 - 1743) on 14 Apr 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony.[2] Their children were:[3],[4]

  1. Hannah (Mayo) Hopkins (1682 - >1747)
  2. Samuel Mayo (1684 - >1740)
  3. Mercy (Mayo) Hopkins (1688 - >1765)
  4. John Mayo (1691 - 1756)
  5. Rebecca (Mayo) Paine (1692 - >1762)
  6. Mary (Mayo) Hopkins (1694 - 1771)
  7. Joseph Mayo (1696 - <1775)
  8. Elizabeth (Mayo) Nickerson (1706 - 1789).

John died on 1 Feb 1725 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts aged ~70.[5][6][7] He is buried in Old Burying Ground, Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts Brewster Cemetery, Route 6A behind Unitarian Church, Brewster, Massachusetts.

Research Notes

Rev John Mayo and his Descendants[8] also list his parents as Capt. Samuel Mayo and Thomasin Lumpkin.

He was not the son of John Mayo and Hannah Lecraft/Reycroft as suggested by the Millennium File.[9] See these wikitree profiles as well John Mayo

Oyster Bay records establish his parentage:
Joseph Mayhew petitioned for administration on the estate of his father Samuel Mayhew vs. Anthony Wright. In question was 300 acres near the head of Cold Spring.[10]
Articles of Agreement were made, 7 Jun 1699, between the proprietors of the Old Purchase of Oyster Bay and Joseph Mayo, John Mayo and Anthony Wright, heirs of Samuel Mayo and Peter Wright.[11]
"Joseph Mayo of Newbury ... eldest son and Heire of Samuell Mayo of Eastham ... Deceased ... appoint my trusty and well Beloved Brother John Mayo of Hingam ... to be my true and Lawful attorney."[12]
Joseph Mayo of Newbury, cordwainer sold his brother John Mayo to Hingham, Cordwainer, his rights in the land in Oyster Bay in 1702.[13]

Paine's History of Cape Cod notes that John was the son of Samuel Mayo of Boston. So we chose at this point to make him the son of Samuel instead of John Mayo.[14]

John's wife, Hannah Freeman was the daughter of Maj. John Freeman of Eastham. She is a descendent of William Brewster of the Mayflower. John Mayo was a resident of Hingham is 1681. He was a resident of Harwich in 1705. [15] He left part of his homestead farm to his son, Joseph. He left land on Long Island to his eldest son, Samuel. He was representative of the General Court six years, and town treasurer three years in Harwich, now Brewster. The inscription on John's tombstone reads "Son of Capt. Samuel and grandson of Rev. John Mayo. First representative to the general court from the town of Harwich." [16]

From The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33

"The repeated appearance of John Mayo in the records relating to SAMUEL FINCH arises because Mayo's wife, Hannah Graves, was daughter of Finch's second wife by her first husband, John Graves. Finch's wife's cousin, given variously in the will as Sarah or Mary Frisell or Frisall, must be Sarah, wife of James Frisell of Roxbury, but the exact degree of their relation has not been determined."[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.
  2. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  3. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
  4. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society.
  5. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
  6. ↑ Merrick, Barbara Lambert. Mayflower Families through Five Generations. Volume Twenty-Four The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Part 1. (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014.)
  7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #16029980
  8. ↑ Rodwick-Mayo, Jean, Rev John Mayo and his Descendants, 6th Edition (2010), e-book available here [1]
  9. ↑ Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting. [2]
  10. ↑ Mayflower Families cites Oyster Bay Town Records 2:691
  11. ↑ Mayflower Families cites Oyster Bay Town Records 2: 406-408
  12. ↑ Mayflower Families cites Oyster Bay Town Records 2: 525-527
  13. ↑ Mayflower Families cites Barnstable County Massachusetts Probate 4: 389-391
  14. ↑ History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts. edited by Simeon L. Deyo. 1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co CHAPTER XXVI. pages 891-921. TOWN OF BREWSTER. by JOSIAH PAINE esq. BAD LINK: capecodhistory.us/Deyo/Brewster-Deyo.htm
  15. ↑ Savage. Vol.3 pg 186 Genealogical Dictionary of 1st Settlers of New England
  16. ↑ Brewster Cemetery Records
  17. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1-3; The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volumes 1-6. Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2011.
  • https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KCYS-KPB/john-mayo-1652-1725
  • Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. SAR Membership: 82037
  • Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Marriages Publication.
  • Lowell, D.O.S.. A Munsey-Hopkins Genealogy, being the ancestry of Andrew Chauncey Munsey and Mary Jane Merritt Hopkins.




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Liane Smith
Regarding Oyster Bay and why he was born there:

In 1650 his father became master of the bark DESIRE, the first important ship to sail from Barnstable. She was built at Marblehead in 1636, the 3rd vessel laid down in MA of 120 tonnes. He owned the bark ADVENTURE in the 1650s. Sometime after 1649 he moved to Boston. On 4 Jun 1650 he was "propounded to take up his freedom". 5 Jun 1650 he and Thomas Howes were appointed administrators for Samuel Hallett, deceased. 2 Oct 1652 he was one of the witnesses to a deed at Barnstable. In 1653, with Peter Wright and William Leveridge, he bought from Assiapum (alias Moheness, an Indian Sachem), the land that is now the village of Oyster Bay on Long Island. By endorsement of the deed they gave seven others equal rights in the land purchased. William Leveridge had been the first pastor of the Sandwich, MA, church, and employed Samuel's vessel DESIRE to transport his goods to Oyster Bay. The vessel was captured in Hempstead Harbor by Thomas Baxter under pretense of authority from RI, but Samuel received a judgement against Baxter because of the capture. Mayo was at Oyster Bay for some time but did not settle there. He may have had a son Samuel who died there in 1670. 29 Jan 1657/8 he witnessed a writing at Barnstable. He may have been residing in Boston in 1658.

posted by Liane Smith
edited by Liane Smith
Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
According to this source, he was born in 1656 in Oyster Bay, New York (see page 65) http://hylbom.com/family/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rev_John_Mayo_and_his_Descendants_by_Mayo-Rodwick_2010.pdf The citation given for this is by Emma C. Brewster Jones, compiler, A Record of the Descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflower" Extended title reads: Ruling Elder of the Pilgrim Church which founded Plymouth Colony in 1620 (New York: Grafton Press, Genealogy Publishers, 1908). Hereinafter cited as Des. of William Brewster.

The Jan 15, 1652 birth date is for John, son of John and Hannah Lecrate Mayo per Massachusetts Vital Records

posted by S (Hill) Willson
Hart-6347 Elizabeth (Hart) Hyatt
I reassigned Thomas Mayo who was listed as the son of this John Mayo to Mayo-163 and his wife Lecraft-1
posted by Elizabeth (Hart) Hyatt
Hart-6347 Elizabeth (Hart) Hyatt
I consolidated merged profiles saving source data that was accurately sourced and included additional sources.
posted by Elizabeth (Hart) Hyatt
Hart-6347 Elizabeth (Hart) Hyatt
Mayo-52 and Mayo-1460 appear to represent the same person because: I'm not sure why this merger was rejected. It may need clean up before merging but should not be a REJECT. Thanks for your help.
posted by Elizabeth (Hart) Hyatt
Watt-266 Vic Watt
Mayo-52 and Mayo-1204 appear to represent the same person because: All same info. Please merge. Thanks.
posted by Vic Watt

Rejected matches › Dennis William John Mayo › John Mayo (bef.1597-1676) › John Ethel Mayo (1882-1948) › John Mayo (bef.1629-1688) › John Mayo (abt.1796-1874) › John Albert Mayo (1900-) › William Mayo (1654-bef.1691) › › Oliver John Mayo › John Mayo (1565-abt.1635) › Johann Caspar May (abt.1655-)

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