NY May Family

May Family in America

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN MAY.

More About JOHN MAY: b. 1590 d. April 6, 1670

Immigration: 1640, From Mayfield in Sussex, England

Occupation: 1640, Master of the brig James

Children of JOHN MAY are:

2. i. JOHN MAY2 II, b. 1631, Sussex County; d. September 11, 1671.

ii. SAMUEL MAY.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN MAY2 II (JOHN1 MAY) was born 1631 in Sussex County, and died September 11, 1671. He married SARAH BREWER November 19, 1656.

More About JOHN MAY II:

Aka (Facts Page): John Mayes Jr

Will: Suffolk Registry of Probate

Children of JOHN II and SARAH BREWER are:

3. i. ELISHA3 MAY, b. March 20, 1667/68, Roxbury, Mass; d. 1744, Barrington, Rhode Island.

ii. MARY MAY, b. November 7, 1657

iii. SARAH MAY, b. September 8, 1659, d. December 20, 1712

iv. ELEAZER MAY, 1661

v. JOHN MAY III, b. May 19, 1663, d. February 24, 1730

vi. MEHETABEL MAY, b. May 6, 1665

vii. EPHRAIN MAY, b. December 23, 1670, d. November 16, 1721

Generation No. 3

3. ELISHA3 MAY (JOHN MAY2 II, JOHN1 MAY) was born March 20, 1667/68 in Roxbury, Mass, and died August 21, 1744 in Barrington, Rhode Island. He married ELIZABETH EMERSON 1695 in Rehoboth Probably.

More About ELISHA MAY:

Will: September 10, 1774, Barrington, Rhode Island

Children of ELISHA MAY and ELIZABETH EMERSON are:

4. i. ELIJAH4 MAY, b. 1697, Barrington Rhode Island.

ii. ELISHA MAY.

iii. SARAH MAY, 1699

iv. RUTH MAY, b. 1704

v. BENJAMIN MAY, b. 1709

Generation No. 4

4. ELIJAH4 MAY (ELISHA3, JOHN MAY2 II, JOHN1 MAY) was born 1697 in Barrington Rhode Island. He married JANE WHITAKER July 19, 1722 in Rehoboth, daughter of SAMUEL WHITAKER and MARY.

Children of ELIJAH MAY and JANE WHITAKER are:

5. i. HEZAKIAH5 MAY, b. March 10, 1734/35, Barrington Rhode Island, d. May 1819, Stafford, Vermont

ii. MARY MAY, b. July 10, 1723; m. (1) JOSEPH BUGBEE; m. (2) JAMES BUGBEE, d. March 10, 1817

iii. SAMUEL MAY, b. November 13, 1739, d. May 3, 1810

iv. ELIJAH MAY, b. November 27, 1742.

Generation No. 5

5. HEZAKIAH5 MAY (ELIJAH4, ELISHA3, JOHN MAY2 II, JOHN1 MAY) was born March 10, 1734/35 in Barrington Rhode Island. He married ELIZABETH CARPENTER, daughter of ELIPHALET II and MARY BACON.

Children of HEZAKIAH MAY and ELIZABETH CARPENTER are:

6. i. HARVEY6 MAY, b. March 30, 1773, Lyme, New Hampshire, d. October 23, 1850 in Springwater, New York

ii. ELISHA MAY.

Generation No. 6

6. HARVEY6 MAY (HEZAKIAH5, ELIJAH4, ELISHA3, JOHN MAY2 II, JOHN1 MAY) was born March 30, 1773 in Lyme, New Hampshire. He married JOANNA WEDGE November 03, 1795 in Strafford, Vermont, daughter of JOHN WEDGE and ANNAH BROWN.

Children of HARVEY MAY and JOANNA WEDGE are:

i. JOAB7 MAY, b. March 04, 1800, Strafford, Vermont; d. December 25, 1885, Bannister, Michigan.

ii. ISAAC MAY, b. October 05, 1796, Strafford, Vermont; d. December 08, 1874, Sandusky Co., Ohio.

7. iii. HIRAM MAY, b. June 28, 1798, Strafford, Vermont; d. July 28, 1883, Sandusky Co., Ohio.

Generation No. 7

7. HIRAM7 MAY (HARVEY6, HEZAKIAH5, ELIJAH4, ELISHA3, JOHN MAY2 II, JOHN1 MAY) was born June 28, 1798 in Strafford, Vermont, and died July 28, 1883 in Sandusky Co., Ohio. He married ELIZA MORRIS Abt. 1818 in Conesus, New York.

Children of HIRAM MAY and ELIZA MORRIS are:

i. GEORGE8 MAY, b. July 06, 1820, Livingston County, New York; d. March 26, 1821.

ii. MARIA MAY, b. July 1824, Livingston County, New York; d. October 10, 1847, Conesus New York.

8. iii. DARIUS H MAY, b. 1826, Livingston County, New York; d. May 22, 1890, Conesus New York.

iv. DELIAH MAY, b. 1828, Livingston County, New York; d. Bet. 1828 – 1935.

v. THOMAS JEFFERSON MAY, b. 1833, Livingston County, New York; d. December 19, 1932, Topeka, Kansas.

vi. ELIZABETH MAY, b. 1834, Livingston County, New York; d. Bet. 1850 – 1935.

vii. DENNIS MAY, b. September 23, 1835, Livingston County, New York; d. June 01, 1836.

viii. JAMES M MAY, b. February 1837, Livingston County, New York; d. March 06, 1863, Civil War.

ix. CHARLES MAY, b. June 13, 1840, Livingston County, New York; d. February 21, 1936, Sandusky Co., Ohio.

Generation No. 8

8. DARIUS H8 MAY (HIRAM7, HARVEY6, HEZAKIAH5, ELIJAH4, ELISHA3, JOHN MAY2 II, JOHN1 MAY) was born 1826 in Livingston County, New York, and died May 22, 1890 in Conesus New York. He married CHARLOTTE SCHAFER Abt. 1852.

Children of DARIUS MAY and CHARLOTTE SCHAFER are:

9. i. WILLIAM E.9 MAY, b. July 20, 1853, Livingston County, New York; d. January 02, 1930, Conesus New York; m. JEANETTE ALLEN.

ii. EMMA S MAY, b. 1856, d. 1942; m. ALEX GREEN.

iii. ELLA MAY, b. 1856; d. May 28, 1878; m. WILLIAM TRESCOTT.

iv. FRANCES AMANDA MAY, b. August 03, 1858, Livingston County, New York; d. November 23, 1931, Rochester New York; m. WILLIAM HENRY CASE.

v. HERMAN L MAY, b. 1867, Livingston County, New York; d. 1958, Livingston County, New York; m. MABEL GOODNO.

vi. MINNIE S MAY, b. 1876, Livingston County, New York; d. 1954, Livingston County, New York; m. DOUGLAS ODELL.

Generation No. 9

9. WILLIAM E.9 MAY (DARIUS8, HIRAM7, HARVEY6, HEZAKIAH5, ELIJAH4, ELISHA3, JOHN MAY2 II, JOHN1 MAY) was born July 20, 1853 in Livingston County, New York, and died January 2, 1930 in Springwater, New York. He married JEANETTE ALLEN Abt. 1883.

Children of WILLIAM MAY and JEANETTE ALLEN are:

i. GUILBERT DARIUS MAY, b. June 14 1884, d. March 26, 2010; m. THEODOCIA REED WEBSTER abt. 1907

children of GUILBERT and THEODOCIA are:

  1. DEFOREST “SHORTY” MAY b. September 8 1908, d. March 5, 2003; m. RUTH ELEANOR OAKS October 15 1932
  2. ROBERT EUGENE MAY, b. January 21, 1916, d. February 17, 1995

ii. ELLA ELIZABETH MAY, b. July 29, 1885, d. May 20, 1963; m. EUGENE KRISHER

children of ELIZABETH and EUGENE are:

  1. CAMILLA KRISHER, b. July 8, 1908, d. January 2, 1997
  2. ELLA KRISHER, b. abt. 1910
  3. ELWOOD KRISHER, b. May 21, 1920, MIA, presumed d. August 21, 1943

iii. CLARENCE WILLIAM MAY, b. July 5, 1887, d. February 3, 1945; m. NELLIE ELIZABETH ROOT on December 19, 1908.

children of CLARENCE and NELLIE are:

  1. DONALD WILLIAM MAY, b.July 12, 1912, d. May 24, 1976; m. HAZEL MYRTLE KEOUGH on August 12, 1933
  2. KATHERINE HARRIET MAY, b. October 1, 1914, d. May 2, 1987; m. CLARENCE JACOB STEVENS
  3. CLYDE ELLSWORTH MAY, b. November 22, 1915, d. October 23, 1978
  4. JANET MAY, b. December 18, 1917, d. February 1985; m. GORDON FRANLIN WESLEY on January 25, 1936
  5. JEANNE CHARLOTTE MAY, b. January 28, 1924, d. August 15, 1985; m. CHARLES ANTHONY GRIFFIN
  6. CLARENCE ROLAND MAY, b. November 29, 1928, d. June 2, 2003; m. GRETA MARIE GIBSON on October 10, 1953

iv. FLOYD EVERETT MAY, b. March 10, 1889, d. December 14, 1951; m. JESSIE BELLE COMPTON on November 22, 1913

  1. STUART MAY, b. December 14, 1919, d. May 27, 1999; m. JANE MASON
  2. RUTH MARJEAN MAY, b. November 19, 1924, d. June 7, 2001; m. JOHN LESLIE HOLBROOK on November 4, 1944
  3. MARY MAY, b. September 5, 1933, d. October 6, 2014

v. MERTON MAY, b. November 11, 1890, d. October 3, 1959; m. MARGARET HAMMOND on July 12, 1930

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