History & Genealogy of the MAY Family
of Buckingham County, Virginia,
Rockingham County, North Carolina,
& Fayette County, Tennessee
Along with Stray MAYs whenever I find 'em!
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Family Histories
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Here you'll find some short biographical notes, and in the future (hopefully - time permitting), more comprehensive family histories.My earliest known MAY ancestor is Charles MAY of Buckingham County, Virginia, who was married to Sarah HUNTER. His son Peter MAY married Nancy MEREDITH, and their son William Meredith MAY married Catherine JARRETT. Their daughter Lucy E. MAY was my great-great-grandmother. Two of her brothers were Powhatan and Marcellus, below.
William M. MAY, as his tombstone records, was born in Buckingham County, Virginia. He died at the age of 60 on August 14, 1845. He is buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery near Williston, Tennessee (Fayette County). Click here to see a transcript of his will.
Sarah Hunter May Deed of gift of the slave Nathan to son Thomas MAY, 1789
Sarah Hunter May Deed of gift of the slave SUKY to MAY children, 1789
John Wesley MAY - Elizabeth HUNTER (Consent)
Robert PAGE and Sarah H. MAY, Virginia, 1839
ObituariesSamuel Meredith MAY, 1877, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia
Lucy E. (May) DOWDY Obituary, 1891, Moscow, Fayette County, Tennessee (Mrs. William Preston DOWDY)
Thomas MAY Obituary, 1837, Buckingham County, Virginia Thomas MAY was the youngest brother of John Wesley MAY and the son of Charles MAY of Buckingham County, Virginia.
Mrs. Mary C. MAY, 1835, Buckingham County, Virginia. She was the wife of Thomas MAY (above).
Miss Mary MAY, 1839, Buckingham County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Mary C. and Thomas MAY (above).
WillsWilliam Meredith MAY, Fayette County, Tennessee, 1845
Photographs
John Wesley MAY Revolutionary War Records
William Meredith MAY, War of 1812 Records
Powhatan Alexander MAY, CSA, Civil War Records
This is where I'll add any MAYs from my MAY family who appear in old newspapers. For other MAYs, see the Stray MAY Alerts!
Robert P. MAY Murders George WINFREE at Buckingham Courthouse, 1857. Robert P. MAY was the son of Thomas MAY and grandson of Charles MAY of Buckingham County, Virginia.
MAY LinksSearch for the MAY Family at Genealogy.com.Search for the MAY Family at GenForum.
Friends of the Samuel MAY House, Prestonsburg, Kentucky
From Abebooks: Charles MAY and His Descendants, Who Settled at Mays Cross Roads in Old Edgefield County, South Carolina
From Alibris: Papers on Peter MAY, Land Surveyor, 1749-1793From Alibris: Power in the Blood: Land, Money, and a Southern Family
From Alibris: Coming to Terms: a Study in Memory and HistoryFrom Abebooks: A Sketch of a Migrating Family to California in 1848
From Abebooks: Genealogy of the Descendants of John MAY Who Came From England to Roxbury in America 1640
Read about the MAY Surname DNA Project.
Robert Booker MAY Family Group Sheet
The MAY - CROWDER Collection - Family Correspondence on Beautiful Vintage Postcards
A spot for MAYs who are unrelated to me (as far as I can tell thus far), but who are found in old newspaper articles.
Coleman MAY Arrested for Murder of W. H. McDEARMON, JUREY in Penitentiary for Forgery, Virginia, 1845
J. D. MAY Convicted of Murdering MARTIN During Train Robbery, 1893
MAY Cousins from Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas Appear in the Whitewright, Texas Society News, 1914
British Naval Appointments: Daniel MAY will be Master of the Forte, England, 1860
Mrs. C. S. MAY to host Church Social, Muskogee, OK, 1920
James B. MAY Death at West Concord, NH or MA? 1881
C. E. MAYS, Jr. Promoted to 1st Lt., 1918
Misses Ethel and Beulah MAY of Tennessee Visit in Texas, 1914
Dr. Ruel MAY of Jackson, MS visits the BARNETT Family of Moss Point, MS, 1911
P. E. MAY appears on the list of arrivals at the Moultrie House in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1883.
The MAY Place for Sale, Memphis, TN, 1877
Charles MAY of Vermont Killed in Duel, 1830
Charlie MAY Exhibits Horses, TN, 1858
Henry MAY of Maryland Attends Grand Inaugural Ball, 1857 HUGE graphic - will be slow to load!
W. E. MAY of Texas Receives Postcard from Louisiana
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