Person:William Mayes (36)

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William Mayes
 
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  1. John MayesBef 1700 -
  2. William Mayes - Bef 1751
Facts and Events
Name William Mayes
Gender Male
Property[1] 3 Dec 1712 Prince George, Virginia, United Stateslease 120 ac to Joshua Hollycross
Will[2] 8 Nov 1748 Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Marriage to Mary Mattox
Death[2] Bef 1 Oct 1751 Prince George, Virginia, United Stateswhen his will was proved.

Lunenburg County VA, Wills 1746-1825, by Landon C. Bell; Part 2: p. 352

Mays, William 11-8-1748; 10-1-1751; W.B. 1/39-40; Mentions: Wife: Mary Mays; Sons: William Mays, Mattox Mays, Joseph Mays; Daughters: Francis White, Lucy Ellis; Grandsons: William Childrey, Thomas Childrey; Granddaughter: Mary Mattox Giles; Executors: Mattox Mays, Joseph Mays; Witnesses: James Hunt, William (his X mark) Faris, George Abney

References
  1. Property Record, in Weisiger, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Boisseau). Prince George County, Virginia, miscellany 1711-1814. (Richmond, Virginia: B.B. Weisiger, c1986)
    208.

    [Prince George]“Deed, 3 Dec 1712, William Mayse & Mary his wife of Bristol Parish, Prince George Co., to Josh. Hollycross of same, for £ 34, lease to farm land on Balys in same parish, 120 acres, part of a greater tract descended to said Mayse and his wife from Josh. Mattox, late of this county, bounded by William Griggs, on edge of pasture by house where Thomas Sanns now lives, and by Mr. Henry Batt.
    Wm Mayse, Mary Mayse
    Wit: Jno. Kemp, Wm Mattox, Instant Hall
    Recorded 10 Feb 1712[/3]”
    [Source: “P. 208” – Weisiger, Benjamin B., III, Prince George County, Virginia, Wills & Deeds, 1710-1713, pp. 26-27.]

  2. 2.0 2.1 Carrie Turpin, in "Re: Joseph MAYS of VA"
    Mays genforum, Genalogy.com, 29 Oct 2001.