Ancestors of Nancy Mayo Part 1

Ancestors of Nancy Elaine Mayo


This writing has been humbly prepared in the memory of my parents, Van Buren Mayo, and Margaret Elaine (Bandy) Mayo. It is with pride that I dedicate this to them.


Generation No. 1

1. Nancy Elaine Mayo, born April 06, 1962 in Mercy Hospital, New Orleans, (Orleans Parish) Louisiana. She was the daughter of 2. Van Buren Mayo and 3. Margaret Elaine Bandy. She married (1) James Eugene Bishop May 03, 1979 in Luling; (St. Charles Parish) Louisiana. He was born August 29, 1958 in Marion General Hospital, Marion, (Grant County) Indiana.
**Notes:
Here, as I am unable to decide on a more definite place to include this, I am listing an email correspondence I had with one Jeff Snively- who did a series of book look-ups for me concerning the Mayo family. There was quite a bit of valuable information included in what he sent, therefore I am simply including the entire email correspondences as I received them.
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Can you see if there is absolutely anything listed in these under
any of the spelling variations of Mayo- (Mayhew, Mayhewe, Mahu,
Maheu, Mayhoo, Mayow, Mayo, Maio, Maeio, Maiewe, Mageo, Magheo,
Maheu, Mayheu, Mayho). We have a note concerning mayo being the
10'th Earl of Dublin- also this: "Early occurrences of the name in
England are found in Glover's Roll of Arms, supposed by Sir Harris
Nicolas to date from between 1245 and 1250. Herbert le Fitz Mayhewe
(No. 78) is there mentioned as bearing 'pty dazur and de goulz one
trois leonseaux rampants of d'or'; and Woodward in his History of
Wales, page 415, narrates that according to the old copy of St.
David's Annals, the Welsh slew Sir Herbert Fitz-Mahu, apparently in
1246, near the castle of Morgan Cam. The Roll of Arms gives a clue to
the origin of the name: on three occasions the name Mayhewe is used
as a Christian name; Mayhewe de Lovayne, Mahue de Columbers, and
Maheu de Redmain. There can be little doubt that is here a
softened form of the olf French Mayheu for Matthew. Bardsley, in his
Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, 1901, mentions other
instances- Adam fil. Maheu from the Hundred Rolls, and Mayeu de
Basingbourne from the Parlimentary Writ- and takes the same view of
its origin.'
1. Frederick II A Medieval Emperor-
No matches in the index

2. The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215: The Barons names in the Magna
Charta, 1215, and some of their descendants who settled in America
1607-1650-
No matches

3. The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens-
No matches.

4. British Family names- their origins and meaning with lists of
Scandinavian Frisian ANglo Saqxon and Norman Names The list of "Under-tenants of Lands at Domesday Survey", the names Maigno and Maino appear.
The main section on British Surnames contains:
"Mayhew. Fr. Mahieu, Mayeux; p.n. Hugt., Norwich, 1622"
"Mayo. N.-Fr. Maio; a p.n."
[Fr. = French; N.-Fr. = Norman French; p.n. = personal name]

5. Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames- Bardsely- This is an
important one- althought the write up I quoted to you above lists
this book, I do not have a copy of it, and firmly believe that there
must be more in there on the surname and/or it's variations!!
"Mathew, Mathews, Mathewson, Matthew, Mathews, Mattewson, Mathewes.--Bapt.
'the son of Mathew.' Found in French and English forms in large quantities in the early registers. The nicks. and dims. also are numerous, as thepages of this dictionary will show. The two chief nicks. were Mat (English) and May (French). Mathew or Mayheu was exceedinglly popular with our
forefathers. As Miss Yonge reminds us, some form or other of 'Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Bless the bed I sleep upon'has existed for centuries.
Matheu Robert, 1379: P. T. Yorks. p. 174.
Willelmus Matheu, 1379: ibid.
Agnes Mathewe, 1379: ibid, p. 47.
Ricardus fil. Mathei, 1379: ibid. p. 184.
1559. Married -- Robert Mathewson and Joane Goringe: St. Thomas the Apostle (London), p. 3.
London, 8, 39, 4, 5, 143, 1, 1."
"Mayhew, Mayow, Mayo, Mayhow, Mayho. -- Bapt. 'the son of Matthew,' from
O.F. Mayheu. It was impossible to keep this surname from corrupted forms.
There is probably no connexion with co. Mayo, Ireland, in any single
instance.
Adam fil. Maheu, co. Camb., 1273. A.
Robert Maheu, co. Oxf., ibid.
Mayeu de Basingbourne, c. 1300. M.
Johannes Mahewe, 1379: P. T. Yorks. p. 125.
1537. Nicholas Mayowe, or Mayo, or Mayhewe: Reg. Univ. Oxf. i. 188.
1572. Elizabeth, d. of Nowell Mayhew: Reg. St. Columb Major, p.8.
1580. James, s. of Nowell Mathew: ibid. p. 11.
1641. Married--John Mayhoe and Eliz. Beverley: Kensington Ch. p. 71.
London, 25, 0, 13, 0, 1; New York, 18, 0, 8, 0, 0."
"Mayo(w; v. Mayhew."
A few other surnames that have the same meaning are: Machen, Machin, Machan,
Machon, Makin, Makinson, Makein, Making, Makings, Makins, Mathew, Matkin,
Maton, Matterson, Matthey, Matthes, Matin, Mattinson, Maton, Matterson,
Matthew, Matthey, Matthes, Mattin, Mattinson, Mattison, Matts, Mattson,
Matson, Maycock, Mayes, Maykin. The name Macon does not appear in this
book, but it is obviously another variation, but it is also the name of a
location. The name May, can be a variant, but it has another meaning as
well, "a young lad or girl."

6. Debrett's Texas Peerage
There are a few miscellaneous Matthews, but no Mayo.

7. Buck's Pedigrees of Some of Charlemagne's Descendants., Vol. 3
There is a Grace Matthew (bur. Dec. 18, 1632, Yarcombe), dau. of John
Matthew, who m. Jan. 15, 1580/81 to Richard Newberry/Newburgh (b. c.1557, d.
c.1629, Yarcombe, Devonshire).
There is also a Lucy Curtis Matthews (d. Worthington, MA), who m. Elisha
Converse (b. c.1774, d. c.1852).

8. Burke, Arthur Meredyth: The Prominent Families of the United
States of America- This could also be an important one- The surname
Burke ties in with our family frequently!!
A few Matthews. Also, an Eliza Mayo was 2nd wife of William Byrd Page (b.
1790, d. Sep. 1, 1828) of Pagebrook, Clarke Co., VA.

9. Burke, Ashworth P.- Family Records-
Several Mathew/Mathews/Matthew/Matthews but no Mayo in the index.

10. Sir John Beranard Burke- Burke's American Families with British
Ancestry- Again- could be very important- please check closely here
for any variations of the name that I listed above!

There are a few Mayo lineages listed:
1) Mayo formerly of Eccles: gives lineage from a William Worrall Mayo, M.D.
(b. May 31, 1819, Eccles, Lancs., England, imm. to America prior to 1851) &
Louise Abigail Totten Wright (of Scottish parentage) down to a William James
Mayo, M.D., F.R.C.S. (1913), F.R.S.M. (1926), F.A.C.S. (1913), of Rochester,
Minnesota, Surgeon and Chief of the Staff, Mayo Clinic, ...
2) Mayo formerly of West Malling: gives lineage from a John Mayo, grandson
fo John Mayo, of West Malling, Kent, by his wife, Rebekah, dau. of Thomas
Stoughton, and son of Thomas Mayo, of West Malling, by his wife Elizabeth
(who m. 2ndly, Robert Gamlyn), went to America under his mother's care in
the "William and Francis", landing at Roxbury, Mass., 20 May, 1632 (b. 1630)
& Hannah, dau. of John Graves of Roxbury, Mass., down to an Adm. Henry
Thoams Mayo, D.S.M., of Burlington, Vermont, ...
3) Mayo formerly of Poulshot, Wilts [I]: gives lineage from a Joseph Mayo,
of Poulshot, near Devizes, of the Wiltshire family of that name (see Landed
Gentry of Great Britain, Mayo, lat eof Cheshunt) (b. 1656) & Elizabeth
Hooper down to an Agnes Atkinson, Mrs. Thomas Nelson Carter, only surviving
dau. of late Peter Helm Mayo (see below).
4) Mayo formerly of Poulshot, Wilts [II]: gives lineage from a Joseph Mayo,
younger son of Col. William Mayo, the surveyor (see Mayo I) & Martha Tabb
down to The Late Robert William Bainbridge Mayo, M. D., of Baltimore,
Consultant in Internal Medicine, Director Home of Incurables and Maryland
Tuberculosis Association, Instructor in Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
1914-22, ...
These 4 lineages combined cover 3 pages. If any of them look like they
might be related to your Mayo family, I can scan the pages and email them to
you.

11. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry;
This book is about the lineages of branches of noble families that
immigrated primarily to Australia and New Zealand, although there are a few
in the US and Canada. The lineages are not alphabetized and the index seems
to cover only the names of the people actually living when it was first
published back in the early 1890's. The only match in the index is a W.
Matthews of St. John's Island, SC. Looking up the page, the reference is in
the lineage for Isaac Tristram Coffin of the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of
St. Lawrence, British North America (b. Oct. 17, 1836). Specifically,
Tristram's grandfather a Maj.-Gen. John Coffin of New Brunswick m. 1781, St.
John's Island, Charlestown, to an Ann Matthews, dau. of William Matthews of
St. John's Island, SC.

12, A Genealogical history of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct
Peerages of the British Empire; and Under Agar - Baron Callan: Ellis Agar, Countess of Brandon (dau. of James Agar, Esq. of Gowran Castle, co. Kilkenny, M.P. & Mary Wemyss) m. (1st) Mar.
1726, Theobald, 7th Viscount Mayo & (2nd) Aug. 7, 1745, Francis, Lord
Athenry.
Under Bermingham - Barons Athenry and Earl of Louth: Jane Bermingham (dau.
of Francis Bermingham, Lord Athenry & Bridget, dau. of Sir Lucas Dillon,
Knt. of Lough Glyn, co. Roscommon by Jane his wife dau. of Garrett Moore,
Esq. of Ball, co. Mayo) m. Myles, Viscount Mayo. Also, Francis Bermingham,
21st Lord Athenry, m. (2nd) Aug. 17, 1745, Ellis Agar (eldest dau. of James
Agar, Esq. of Gowran, and widow of Theobald, Viscount Mayo) as mentioned
previously. [NOTE: Yes, the Agar entry says m. Aug. 7, whereas the
Bermingham entry says m. Aug. 17. The book has lots of discrepancies like
this]
Under Loftus - Viscount Lisburne: Eleanor Loftus (3rd dau. of Sir Arthur
Loftus, Knt. of Rathfarnham, M.P. for the co. Wexford & Lady Dorothy Boyle,
dau. of Richard, Earl of Cork) m. a Theobald, Viscount Mayo.
Under Newcomen - Baron and Viscount Newcomen: Sir. Thomas Newcomen, 8th
baronet, of Mosstown, M.P. for the co. of Longford (b. 1740, d.s.p. Apr. 27,
1789) m. 1761, Margaret (dau. of John, 1st Earl of Mayo).
This book as well as Burke's Family Records and Burke's America Families and
a few others are both indexed and scanned on FTM CD #367 (Notable British
Families).
One of the other books on that CD is Burke's Extinct Baronetcies, which
shows an Elizabeth Moore (only dau. & heiress of John Moore, heir of
Burfield & Elizabeth Wittingstall) m. John Mahew, Esq. (no further details)
under Moore of Fawley.
Another of the books on that CD is Burke's Commoners, which shows:
Under Hesketh-Fleetwood of Rossall: Richard Fleetwood, of Rossall (age 45 in
1664) m. Anne, dau. of Thomas Mayo, Esq. of Beyford Place, Herts.
Under Newman of Thornbury Park: Thomas Newman, Esq. m. Ellen, dau. of
Richard Mayo.
Under Herrick of Beaumanor: John Cage, Esq. of Bently m. 1701, Lucy, dau. &
heir of John Mayo, Esq. by Mary, his wife, dau. and co-heir of George
Clarke, Esq. of Hackney.
Under Wollaston of Shenton: Jonathan Wollaston m. Rebecca Mayo of Bayfield
Place, Herts.
Burke's Commoners [under Courtenay, Privy Councillor] & Burke's Extinct
Peerage [under Howard - Earls of Nottingham, Earls of Effingham, co. Surrey]
both show The Rt. Hon. Thomas Peregrine Courtenay, formerly M.P. for
Totness, privy councillor (b. May 31, 1782) m. Apr. 5, 1805, Anne, dau. of
Philip Wynell Mayow, Esq. of Sydenham, Kent. [Burke's Commoners erroneously
names him "Mayow Wynell Mayow"]

13. General Armory of England,
Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial
Bearing from the Earlist to the Present Time-
The first two listed were through Burke's Peerage - the last one was
Maryland Heritage Books-
"Mahewe, alias Heller, or Mayow (Lostwithiel, co. Cornwall). Gu. a chev.
vair betw. three ducal crowns or. Crest--A Cornish chough erm. Another
Crest--An eagle with wings endorsed or, preying on a snake nowed ppr."
"Mahewe (co. Essex). Same Arms, field az. and a bordure engr. gu."
"Mahewe, or Mathew (Clipsby and Byllockegsby, co. Norfolk). Same Arms, the
bordure engr. or. Crest--A unicorn's head erased ar. maned gu. the horn
twisted of the first and second, charged on the neck with a chev. vair."
"Mahewe. Az. a fesse erm. betw. six eagles' heads erased ar."
"Mahewe. Az. a chev. vairé ar. and gu. within a bordure engr. of the last."
"Mahewe, or Mahuys. Erm. on a fesse gu. three palets or."
"Mahewe, or Mahuys. Erm. a fesse counter-componée or and gu."
"Makins (Craven Hill, co. Middlesex). Ar. on a fesse embattled
counter-embattled sa. betw. in chief two falcons ppr. belled or, and in base
a lion's face of the second, an annulet gold betw. two bezants. Crest--A
dexter arms embowed in armour ppr. encircled by an annulet or, and holding a
flagstaff ppr. therefrom flowing a banner ar. charged with a lion's gace gu.
Motto--In lumine luce."
[the Matheson/Mathew/Mathews/Matson, Matthew/Matthews coats of arms covers
nearly a whole page with the first few on the previous page. I'll have to
scan those, if you want them.]
"Mayo, Earl of. See BOURKE." [NOTE: a few Bourke families held titles in
co. Mayo, Ireland]
"Mayo (co. Dorset). Gu. a chev. vair betw. three ducal coronets or.
Crest--Out of a ducal coronet or, a sinister hand ppr. betw. two wings ar."
"Mayo (Tottenham High Cross, co. Middlesex; JAMES MAYO, gent., son of
RICHARD MAYO, esq., of Much Marcle, co. Hereford. Visit. Middlesex, 1663).
Sa. a chev. betw. three roses ar. a chief or."
"Mayo. Ar a woodman wreathed about the head and hips walking upon a mount
betw. two trees with a club over the dexter shoulder all ppr."
"Mayo. Sa. a fesse ar. betw. two lions pass. reguard or. (another coat has
a canton ar.)."
"Mayow (Dinton, co. Wilts). Ar. (another, or) on a chev. sa. betw. three
birds of the last five lozenges of the first."
"Mayow (Lowe and Bray, co. Cornwall; PHILIP MAYOW, Esq., of Bray, son of
JOHN MAYOW, grandson of PHILIP MAYOW, and great-grandson of PHILIP MAYOW,
all of Lowe, Visit. Cornwall, 1620). Gu. a chev. vair betw. three ducal
coronets or. Crest--A falcon erm. devouring a snake ppr."
"Mayow. See WYNELL-MAYOW." [NOTE: there is no entry for Wynell-Mayow]

14. The life and times of Richard III.
No matches.

15. A History of Wales- John Davies
p.263: In a paragraph about the invention of the blast furnace and its
impact on coal and iron mining in Wales: "Most of the entrepreneurs were
English -- it was the 'Englishmen of the black iron' who were blamed by a
Glamorgan poet for 'cutting the trees of Glyn Cynon' -- but they also
included the Mathew family of Radyr, the pioneers fo the Pentyrch works, and
Thomas Myddelton of Chirk, owner fo the furnace at Pont-y-blew."

16. Langston's Pedigree's of some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Desce.
Vol 2
A Mathew & Matthew of Alsace, but no Mayo

17. Leeson's A Directory of British Peerages
"Mathew
1783-1833X LLANDAFF B(I)
1793-1833X LLANDAFF V(I)
1797-1833X LLANDAFF E(I)
MATTHEWS
B(L) 1980- Matthews
Matthews
1895-1913X LLANDAFF V
1980- MATTHEWS B(L)"
"MAYHEW
B(L) 1981- Mayhew
Mayhew
1981- MAYHEW B(L)"
"MAYO
V(I) 1628-1767D Bourke
B(I) 1776- Bourke
V(I) 1781- Bourke
E(I) 1785- Bourke"
The names is all-caps are titles, names in title-case are surnames.
V=Viscount, B=Baron, B(L)=Life Baron, E=Earl, (I)=Ireland, D=Dormant,
X=Extinct. The years are the period that members of the family with the
specified surname held the specified title.
Since you mentioned a rumor of the Mayo family holding the title "Earl of
Dublin", I checked the entry for Dublin, but find no mention of this family
holding the title:
"DUBLIN
M 1385-1388F Vere
E 1850-1901M Guelph"
M=Marquis, F=Forfeited, M=Merged in the Crown or another peerage.

18. Mercer, Chronicle of the Royal Family
No matches.

19. Morgan- The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain
There is a Sir Robert Matthew (1906-75) mentioned in the caption under a
photograph on p. 570: "THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN was launched on London's
South Bank on 1 May 1951 to commemorate the centenary of the Great
Exhibition. The cetre-piece was Robert Matthew's new Festival Hall. The
Festival exhibition stands are visible behind it."
There is also a Henry Mayhew (1812-87) mentioned a few times:
1) p. 443-444: "'I cares nothing about politics neither; but I'm a chartist'
a London scavenger told Henry Mayhew, the pioneer social investigator, in
1848. The People's Charter, with its celebrated six points--manhood
suffrage, the ballot, equal electoral districts, abolition of property
qualifications for MPs, payment for MPs, and annual Parliaments--achieved
the same immediate impact as the French Revolution and Daniel O'Connell's
campaigns in Ireland. But this only gave a superficial and episodic unity
to an immensely complex, highly localized movement. ....", under the
illustration on p.444: "THE LONDON SCAVENGER: engraving, after a
Daguerrotype by Beard, in the Morning Chronicle, 1848. Almost as much as
Henry Mayhew's careful interviews (he was a real pioneer of the art) these
early photographs capture the complicated if frequently sordid lives of the
'tribes' of casual workers in the capital.
2) p. 461: "But few of the Coketown people has time or money to read about
what the literati thought of their plight, and little enough was known about
what they read, although it was obviously affected by the co-option of the
literary radicals by a middle-class public. Henry Mayhew, the pioneer
social investigator of the Morning Chronicle, just about carried on the
journalistic tradition of Cobbett and Hazlitt into the 1860s; Dickens, from
the same Bohemian milieu, shifted away from it. ..."
3) p. 481: In a section talking about the lives of the urban worker: "... In
the empire, detailed reports on all such things were drawn up with all the
efficiency of the trained civil servant fascinated by an alien race, but at
home it was only at the end of the century that systematic observation of
the living customs of the British urban poor began. Henry Mayhew's
impressionistic London Labour and the London Poor: A Cyclopaedia of the
Condition and Earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and
those that will not work (1861-2) made a start, but an unsystematic one, and
one which was not followed up. What we do know suggests highly complex and
varied patterns of life, with regionalism and religion often playing an
important part."

20. Heraldry, Ancestry, and Titles-
This tiny book is a FAQ giving answers to various questions related to
heraldry, genealogical terms and titles of nobility in general. There is no
mention of any Mayo's.

20. Gary Roberts Boyd, Notable Kin: An Anthology of Columns first
published at the NEHGS NEXUS, Vol's 1 and 2.
Most of the lineages in these books contain only the names of the ancestors,
without any details, except for a brief description of the notable figure at
the root of each pedigree.
Volume 1:
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Bt. (1821-1915, former Canadian Prime Minister) was
descended from a Thomas Tupper, Jr. & Martha Mayhew, dau. of Gov. Thomas
Mayhew & Jane (Gallyon?).
Mrs. Lucretia Coffin Mott, a Quaker preacher, who with Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
(Cady) Stanton organized the 1848 Women's Rights convention in Seneca Falls,
NY and later served as presidents of the National (an National American)
Woman Suffrage Association after 1851 and co-authored the 4 volume History
of Woman Suffrage, was descended from Abishai Folger & Sarah Mayhew, dau. of
Paine Mayhew (& Mary Rankin), son of Matthew Mayhew (& Mary Skiffe), son of
Thomas Mayhew, Jr. (& Jane Paine), son of Gov. Thomas Mayhew, Sr., of
Martha's Vineyard & ___. [This is same Gov. Thomas Mayhew as mentioned
above]
The biography portion at the start of a couple of chapters mentions that
Gov. Thomas Mayhew also is ancestor of "Wild Bill" Hickok, "Mrs. Tom Thumb",
& Pres. [George] Bush [and his son Pres. George W. Bush].
The line of descent from King Edward I to Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe
(1696-1785), philanthropist and founder of Georgia, included his paternal
grandparents Sutton Oglethorpe (b. 1612, city of York) who m. 1665, Frances
Mathew. I am descended from another branch of the Oglethorpe family and
have this line entered into my database. I'm showing Frances as dau. of
John Mathew (b. July 6, 1580, Oxfordshire, England) & Jane Southby. I have
John as son of Tobie Mathew, Archbishop of Yorkshire.
Pres. George Herbert Walker Bush and poet William Cullen Bryant are both
descended from Francis Cooke (the Mayflower Passenger) & his wife Hester le
Mahieu, dau. of Jacques? le Mahieu & Jeanne ___. Gary Boyd Roberts'
Ancestors of American Presents also shows Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt as
have 2 descents from Hester le Mahieu. It also shows her as dau. of
Jacuques as fl. 1590-1611 & Jeanne as living. 1605 with a probable sister
Marie le Mahieu who m. Jan de Lanoy with descent to Pres. Ulysses Simpson
Grant & another line to Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. [This le Mahieu
family from Leyden is obvious a French Huguenot family as is clear by the
French spellings, instead of Dutch].
Pres. George Bush and son are also descended from a Jonathan Bangs & Mary
Mayo, dau. of Samuel Mayo (& Tamsin Lumpkin), son of Rev. John Mayo (&
Tamsin ___). The sources for Pres. George Bush's ancestry includes mention
that "The E.K. Bangs extension" was from E. Jean Mayo's book "Rev. John Mayo
and His Descendants, 2nd ed. (1965), pp. 2-3, 70-73". The beginning of the
chapter mentions that Rev. John Mayo died (d. 1676) was from [Barnstable,]
Eastham, Boston & Yarmouth, MA and that he is also an ancestor of former
Vice Pres. Dan Quayle. It does not give the lineage down to Quayle, but I
have it in my database if you need it. My source for the Quayle lineage is
William Addams Reitwiesner.
Volume 2:
Alice Claypoole Gwynne, wife of tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, II, was
step-daughter of writer Albert Mathews, but his real name is Paul Siogvolk.
The wife of Ezra Stiles, Congregational clergyman, pres. of Yale College
(1778-95) & [William] Max[well] [Evarts] Perkins (1884-1947), editor, man of
letters are both descended from a Freegift Coggeshall & Elizabeth Matthews.
The actress Marilyn Monroe is descended from Jacob Clifford & Elizabeth
Mayhew, dau. of John Mayhew (& Elizabeth Hilliard), son of Thomas, Mayhew,
Jr. (& Jane Paine), son of Gov. Thomas Mayhew (& ___). [Same one as above.]
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok (as alluded to above) is descended from
Thomas Daggett & Hannah Mayhew, dau. of Gov. Thomas Mayhew (& Jane
Gallyon?).
Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump, wife of Charles Sherwood Stratton, the famous
circus performer "Gen. Tom Thumb" & Count Primo Magri) is descended two ways
from Thomas Tupper, Jr. & Martha Mayhew, dau. of Gov. Thomas Mayhew (& Jane
Gallyon?). She is also a descendant of Francis Cooke the Mayflower
Passenger and his wife Hester le Mahieu.
Other descendants of Francis Cooke the Mayflower Passenger and his wife
Hester le Mahieu include: folk artist Mrs. Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma"
Moses, prolific NEHGS article writer George Andrews Moriarty, Jr., Abel Head
"Shanghai" Pierce of the Rancho Grande in TX, (George) Orson Welles, &
Marilyn Monroe.
Other descendants of Jan de Lannoy & Marie le Maheiu (most likely sister to
Hester) include: NEHGS co-founder William Prescott Greenlaw & (Mrs.) Laura
(Elizabeth) Ingalls Wilder of "Little House on the Prairie".

21. Lt. Col W.H. Turton- the Plantagenet Ancestry
This book is a collection of fan charts showing the direct ancestors of
Queen Elizabeth I. Most of the people appearing in the charts don't even
have surnames and are arranged by the locations of their titles in the
index. The closest match are the Counts of Mâcon, which is a place in
Burgundy, now part of France.

22. Marcellus Donald Alexander R. von Redlich, Pedigrees of some of
Emporer charlemagne's Descendants Vol 1
No matches.

23. Henry F. Walters- Genealogical Gleanings in England: Abstracts of
Wills Relating to Early American Families, with genealogical notes
and pedigrees constrructed from the Wills and from other records- 2
vols- Baltimore Genealogical Publishing co, 1981
After the will of Henry Hartwell, late of VA, Esq., now of the parish of
Stepney als Stebonheath, 3 July 1699, with codicil dated 4 July 1699, proved
2 Aug. 1699, are some notes including "William, son of Gideon and Martha
Macon of New Kent county, Virginia, married, Sept. 24, 1719, Mary, daughter
of William Hartwell. ... The name Hartwell is perpetuated as a Christian
name in the Harrison, Cocke, Macon and other famlies of Virginia."
There are several refrences to people with surname Makin, Makeing, Maken, or
Makyn: ___ (p.212), Jo: (p.222), Joane (p.1170), John (p.1169, 1170),
Katherine (p.1169, 1170), Rebecca (p.1170), Robert (p.819, 1147, 1170,
1174), Samuel (p.1134, 1170), Thomas (p.1170, 1175, 1190), Tobias (p.1169,
1170), Westbrooke (p.1170).
Catherine Makins (p.24)
Thomas Meakins (p.24)
Several Matheson/Mathew/Mathar, Mathewe/Mathewes/Mathews, Matthew,
Matthewes, Matthews.
The will of Sara Browne of the city of Gloucester, widow, 8 Oct. 1643,
proved 17 Dec. 1646, includes "To the four children of John Mayo of
Batchford, Somerset, fifty shillings apiece, and to the two sons of Lawrence
Mayo, late of this city, deceased, fifty shillings apiece. ... Whereas there
was by me left in the hands of my cousin John Mayo of Charfield, Glouc.,
gentleman, late deceased, twenty pounds, the profits to be paid unto Anne
Mayo, the relict of my brother Francis Mayo, now both deceased, my will is
that ten pounds of this shall be and remain unto Anne Mayo, her daughter,
and the other ten to the two children of Margery Mayo, my brother John's
daughter. ... My brother Abraham Mayo shall have the yearly rent of six
pounds out of a messuage &c. in Eastgate Street in the said city. ... To my
kinsman William Mayo, an attorney at Law, five pounds."
The will of William Waltham als Mason of London, gent 19 May 16000, proved 7
Jan. 1606, mentions "My cousin Mayo."
William Mayo (p.104)

24. Weis, Frederick Lewis- Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists who
came to New England.....
The index shows a couple Mâcon's, but this is the location, not a surname.
There are also a couple Matthews' but no Mayo.

Now we really start getting into too many matches to go into details on them
all.

FTM #162: This CD is a scan of "Genealogies of Virginia Families From The
Virginia Magazine of History and Biography" (5 vols.)
Vol. V (R-Z), Womack Records, p. 860: "Deed Book 5, page 67, Charlotte
Courthouse, Charlotte, Va. From--Alexander Nunnery of the County of
Charlotte. To--William Womack of sd County. Date--March 28, 1783.
Area--34 acres. Location--corner Hickory of Alexander Nunnery . . . South .
. . William Womack. Signed: Alexander (X) Nunnery. Witnesses: Edward
Robertson, Samuel (X) Mayhew, Peter Harllee. Proven: October 6, 1783."
Several Mayo's: Abby De Hart, Adeline Livingston, Albert, Arthur Randolph,
Cmdr. Claud, Mrs. Decatur, Edward C., Elizabeth, George D., George
Washington, Jacob, James, Sr., John, Col. John, John, John, Jr., Jos.,
Joseph (3 entries), Laura Rutherfoord, Lewis Randolph, Louise, Phillip,
Randolph, Robert, Mrs. Sophia, Thomas Mann Randolph, W., W. S. P., William
(5 entries), Col. William, Wm. (2 entries).
Vol. V (R-Z), The Throckmorton Family of Virginia, p.512: "P.C.C. 85
Barrington, 5 August, 1628. Will of Elezabeth Chare of London, widow"
mentions "... Francis May(owe) gent, husband to my daughter Elizabeth,
....". Below "1 Jan. 1641, Albion Chare of Chancery Lane, London,
scrivener, .... To John May & Fran. May sons of Francis May now dec'd, ...."

FTM #174:
Stafford Co., VA Wills, Administrations, Inventories, Etc. 1664-1760: Robert
Mayhew (Maphe?), dec'd. 1667; John Mathews, dec'd. 1723.
VA Quit Rent Rolls, 1704, Princess Anne Co., VA: John Mayho, 160 acres.
A List of Marriages Recorded in the Back Part of Deed Book #17, Orange Co.,
VA: Bird Snow & Polly Mayhue.
Several Mayo's: ??? (4), Dabney, Daniel (2), E. E., Edward, Elizabeth,
Elizabeth Ann, George, Hester, Mrs. Isabel, Mrs. Isabella, Jacob (2), James
(2), Jane L., Jno., John (8), Joseph (8), Louisa, Louisa C., Maddox,
Margaret, Mary (3), Mary Ann, Patience, Patty, Peter, Rebecca, Richard,
Robert (3), Sally Thomson, Sarah, Stephen (3), Valentine (2), Viney, Will.,
William (11), William, Sr., William H., Wm. (2). Also several Macon, May,
Mathew, Mathewes, Mathews, Matthew, Matthewes, Mattews, etc.
I'm sure those 2 Valentine Mayo entries will be of interest too you:
1) Register of St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., VA Births: Valentine
Mayo & Ann Patterson are parents of dau. Mary, b. June 2, 1759.
2) Virginia Quit Rent Rolls, 1704, Middlesex Co., VA: Valentine Mayo, 100
acres.
Several of the other Mayo entries are also for Goochland Co., VA:
1) Register of St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., VA Births: Robert
Mayo & Mary Richardson are parents of Sally Thomson Mayo, b. Jan. 30, 1771.
2) ...: Robert Mayo & Margaret Richardson are parents of son James Mayo, b.
Mar. 11, 1773.
3) ...: Joseph Mayo & Jennie Richardson are parents of dau. Patty Mayo, b.
Feb. 21, 1774.
4) ...: Jacob Mayo & Susannah Isabel are parents of George Mayo, b. Dec.
1774.
5) Marriage Bonds in Goochland Co., VA: "February 4, '83. Stephen Mayo to
Ann Isbell; sec., Edw. McBride."
6) ...: "July 4, '88. Wm. Hatcher to Jane L. Mayo; sec., Robert Mayo."
7) ...: "July 3, 1743. Edmund Gray to Mary Mayo; sec., Geo. Dabbs; witn.,
H. Wood; certificate of consent from William Mayo; witn., George Carrington,
Joseph Scott."
8) ...: "December 8, 1734. Joseph Scott to Sarah Mayo; sec., John Barnit
[X]; witn., H. Wood; certificate of consent from William Mayo, father of
Sarah; witn., James Marye and William Allen."
9) Index to Wills in Goochland Co. Court House:
(several Matthews)
May, Samuel L. (W), D. B. 22, p. 7, 19 June, 1815.
Mayo, John (W), D. B. 10, p. 189, 16 March, 1772.
10) Register of St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., VA Marriages:
Joseph Mayo & Jeannie Richardson m. Jan. 1, 1773 in Goochland Co., VA.
11) ...: Stephen Mayo & Ann Isabel, both of Goochland Co., VA, m. Feb. 6,
1783.

FTM #186: This CD is scans of "Genealogies of Virginia Families From The
William And Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine" (5 vols.) &
"Virginia Gleanings In England".
Many Mayo's: ???, Abel U., Ann (2), Anne, Edward, Edward C., Elizabeth (2),
Gould, John (5), John Henry Fitzhugh, Joseph (8), Josephine, Lucinda J. (2),
Martha (2), Rebecca, Robert Atkinson, William (7). Also many Macon, Macon,
Mathew, Mathewes, Mathews, Matthew, Mattewes, Matthews, May.
Gen. of VA Fam., Vol. III, The Families of Micou and Hill of Essex Co. by
Elizabeth Hawes Ryland: "On March 20, 1665, Richard Bridgar, Robert Hill,
and John Mayhew take out a patent for 1200 acres of land in Rappahannock
County, said land 'beginning at the white oak standing on the westward side
of a white marsh at the head of a branch issuing out of the Dragon Swamp and
crossing Mattapony upper path, &c.' (Patent Book No. 5; p. 576)."
"In May, 1666, Richard Bridgar sells to John Mehew (Mayhew) and Robert Hill
all his right and title 'in 1200 acres on the Dragon Swamp held jointly by
him, the said Mehew and Robert Hill.' On the same date he sells to Robert
Hill, here designated as 'of Lancster Co.,' 600 acres 'formerly purchased by
me from Peter Bawcomb (Barcombe) which land is pattented in the name of
Thomas Williamson and Evan Davis the whole tract being 900 acres bounded as
follows: beginning at a white oak standing on the east side of a white marsh
at the head of a branch issuing out of the Dragon Swamp and crossing
Mattapony upper path, &c.," and to John Mayhew 428 acres 'lying on the south
side of a great swamp that runneth into Peanketanck River adjoining the land
of Anthony Jackman.' Jane Bridgar, his wife unites in these deeds. (Old
Rappa. Records, Book No. 2; pp. 6-9)." [The Micou surname sounds like
another potential variant.]
VA Gleanings in England: Thomas Mayhew was a witness to the will of Randall
Baskerville, Esq. of Bowe, co. Middlesex, Dated Feb. 20, 1653-6, Proved Mar.
7, 1654-5.

FTM #187:
Several Mayo's: ??? (4), Ann (2), Anne (3), Elizabeth, Geo., Harriet, James,
Jos., Joseph (5), Nancy, Peter H., Rebecca, Reuben, Sally Taliaferro,
William (4). Also several Macon, Mathew, Mathewes, Mathews, Matthew,
Matthewes, May.
Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. I, Accomack Co., VA, 1637-1640, p.77:
"[Original p.164. Abstract.] Wm Berriman ordered to pay 212 lb tobo to Geo
Scovell, Atty of Thomas Mayhewe, due by bill form Joseph Moselye and Henry
Carslye."
Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. III, Washington Co., VA Marriage Register,
1782-1820, p.491: Reuben Mayho & Jenet McCollister m. Jan. 4, 1798 by
Nicholas Reagan "Note: The above name is possibly in error. It may be Mayo?
or it may be Kayo?" In the section on p.472 listing the year each minister
first appear in the register & their denomination, it shows "Nicholas Reagan
[or Ragan] 1792 [We presume, by process of elimination that he must have
been a Lutheran of the Saltville district. But we are not positive.]"

FTM #189:
Macon: many, but half of them have no given name listed.
Mathew/Mathews/Matthew/Matthews: many.
Mayhew: ???, Mr. ???, Mrs. ???, Clemie S., Edith E., Ernest E., Som, Ethel,
Henry F., Horace E., Horace Edmond, James A., William M.
Mayo: ??? (6), Judge ???, Mr. ??? (3), Agnes Atkinson, Agnes M., Ann D.,
Anne, Belle, Daniel, Edmund Cooper, Edward (12), Dr. Edward (2), Elizabeth
(4), Elizabeth B., Ella J. W., Emily C., George (3), George Pickett, Isaac
P. (2), J. ??? P., Jacob, James E. (3), Jane, Jane Blake, John (5), John
Campbell, John W., Joseph (14), Joseph A. (2), Joseph E., Judith, Katherine
Coles, Lavinia, Lucy Ann Pleasants, Mrs. Lucy Wilhelmina, Martha, Martha
Tabb, Mary, Mary Ann, Mary Armistead (2), Mary C., Nellie Hodge, P. H. (2),
Peter, Peter P., Philip (17), Philip William, Judge Robert, Robert H.,
Robert Lee, S. L., Salley (3), Samuel P., Sarah (5), Valentine, Vice
President Joseph, Wat Tyler, Major William, William (19), William James,
William S.P.
Mayoe: ??
The Valentine Mayo reference is from History of VA, Vol. VI, VA Biography,
History of Virginia, p.279: "John Hancock's children were: sons, (1)
Benjamin, (2) Lewis, (3) William and (4) Major, and daughters (5) Elizabeth
Maddox, who married William James Mayo, the son of Jacob Mayo of Fluvanna
County, (6) Judith, who married Valentine Mayo, also a son of Jacob Mayo,
(7) Mary, (8) Nancy, (9) Rhoda and (10) Susannah." This article has much
more on the Hancock family. I can email the scanned pages if you want them.

One last note: Totally unrelated from all of the above:
In your Jesse and Frank James book by Phillip W. Steele, could you do
a quick check to see if the surnames Bishop, or McClurg are listed
anywhere in there if it is indexed?
No matches in the index.




Here, I am including a piece of information that has become somewhat common to those of us searching for the English origins of the Mayo surname. I include it now, for the benefit of those who are not familiar with the work.
Extract from Chapter VII (pp. 104 - 116) of
The History of Martha's Vineyard Volume I
by Dr. Charles E. Banks (originally published 1911.
The origin of the (Mayhew) name is explained satisfactorily by a learned historical scholar of England, himself a descendant, and the following extracts are made from his account:-
As an English family name it is most frequently met with in the South and West of this island, and few parish registers in the Counties of Hereford, Gloucester, Wilts and Dorset can be opened without presenting us with examples. It is spelt in many ways, varying from the extended form of Mayhowe to that of Mao, and often, as it will frequently appear, clipped down and reduced to May to the loss of its concluding syllable. [As an example of the loss of the final syllable, the following may be noted: Walter Mayo vel Meye admissus in Artibus 26 June 1511, (Gough Mss. 7, Bod. Lib.); the will of Robert Mayo of Broughton Gifford 16 Nov. 1572, in the Prerogative Court, though his family name was usually written May, as in the Wiltshire visitations, the will of Henry Mayo alias May, of Kellways, Wilts, 1661.] One lesson is taught by the diversity and variety, viz:-the identity of Mayhew and Mayo, and from this consideration a ray of light is thrown upon the derivation of the name. An early occurrence of the name, and in its extended form, is found in Glover's Roll of Arms, supposed by Sir Harris Nicholas to date from between 1245 and 1250. Herbert le Fitz Mayhewe is there mentioned as bearing "party d'azur & de goulz one trots leonseaux rampant d'or," and Woodward in his History of Wales, page 415, narrates that account to the old copy of S. Davids Annals. The Welsh slew Sir Herbert Fitz-Mahu apparently in 1246, near the castle of Morgan Cam. The same Roll of Arms gives the clue to the origin of the name as a Christian name; in the case of Mahewe de Lovayne, Mayhew de Columbers and Maheu de Redmain. There can be little doubt that it is here a softened form of Matthew. Bardsley in his "English Surnames" mentioned two other instances, Adam fil. Maheu, and Mayhew de Basingbourne, from the Parliamentary Writs. Lower, (Patronymica Brittannica, 219, 221,) takes the same view.
Shakespeare in King "Lear" Act III, scene 4, says:
"The Prince of Darkness is a Gentleman
Modo he's called and Mahu."
The family has its principal habitats in Cornwall, at Lostwithiel, Looe, Bray and Morval, to which belonged John Mayow, Fellow of All Souls, Oxford, and that Mayow of Clevyan, in St. Columb Major, who was hanged on a tavern sign-post as a rebel against the injunctions of Edward VI, concerning religion. Dorsetshire has one family in the Visitation; Gloucestershire, at Kempley, Tetbury, Charfield; Herefordshire, at Tottenham; Northamptonshire, at Holmden, in the Visitation of 1619; Norfolk, at Billockby and Clippesby; Suffolk at Clopton, Helmington and Bedingfield, and in Wiltshire more than one family of the name are found including Mayhew of Dinton in the Visitations of 1565 and 1623, whose pedigree is here inserted.

Of noted persons of the name is Richard Mayo, otherwise Mayeo, Maiewe, Mayhue, etc., who was born near Hungerford, educated at Winchester, became a fellow of New College in 1459; after passing through the lower orders he became Chancellor of Oxford, 1503, and Bishop of Hereford in 1504. He died in April, 1516. [Genealogical Account of the Mayo and Elton Families by Rev. Canon Mayo, vicar of Long Burton, Dorset. London, 1882.]
And, also, another variation of basically the same thing:
Meaning of the surname Mayo
I had always assumed that the surname Mayo was from the town and county of that name in Ireland, but in fact, that isn't the case. There are far fewer people with the surname Mayo in Ireland than there are in other parts of the world, for example in England. The following is taken from a book written in 1882 by a man who was researching the name (unfortunately, although he mentions many Mayos by name in that book, none of ours appear there - probably because ours were too humble). The first two paragraphs talk about the distribution of the surname. It's in the third paragraph below that the author starts to talk about the possible derivation of the surname:
"Regarded as an English family name, it is most frequently met with in the south and west of this island, and few Parish registers in the counties of Hereford, Gloucester, Wilts and Dorset, can be opened without presenting us with examples. It is spelt in many ways, varying from the extended form of Mayhowe to that of Mao, and often, clipped down and reduced to May by the loss of its concluding syllable. The common supposition that the name takes its origin from the Irish town must be laid aside.
"John D'Alton, at page 159 of his "Illustrations Historic and Genealogical of King James II's Army List", commenting on the name of George Mayo, a Lieutenant in Sarsfield's Regiment of Horse, states that "this surname does not occur again in the List, nor does it appear in the roll of outlawries either of 1641 or 1671. Some 'Meaghs' and 'Moyaghs' do appear therein. The name Mayowe is in the Chancery Rolls as in Kerry in the 14th century; that of Mayhew also occurs in Irish records of about the same period; and in a roll of assessment of fines laid upon Sheriff, Mayors, Seneschals Etc. of record in the Chief Rememberrancers Office here (Dublin), is one Geoffrey Mayhoo in 1428.
"But to return to England, an early occurrence of the name, and in its extended form, is found in Glover's Roll of Arms, supposed by Sir Harris Nicholas to date from between 1245 and 1250. Herbert le Fitz Mayhewe is here mentioned and Woodward in his "History of Wales" page 415, narrates that according to the old copy of St David's annuals the Welsh slew Sir Herbert Fitz-Mahu, apparently in 1246, near the castle of Morgan Cam. The same Roll of Arms gives the clue to the origin of the name. On three occasions Mahewe is used as a Christian name; in the case of Mahewe de Lovayne (No 116), Maheu de Columbers (No 191) and Mahue de Redmain (No 218). There can be little doubt that there is here a softened form of Matthew. Bardsley in his "English Surnames" mentions two other instances, Adam fil. Maheu from the Hundreds Rolls, and Mayeu de Basingbourne from the Parliamentary Writs, and takes the same view of its origin. Lower, in his "Patronymica Britannica" page 219, under the name Matthew states that, "This baptismal name introduced here at the Conquest has not only become a surname but the parent of many others, to wit Mathew, Matthews, Matthewson, Mathie, Mathieson, Matson, Mayhew, Mayo, Matts, Matty, Maddy, Madison". Under Mayow, Mayhew, page 221, he says again "Probably one of the many modifications of Matthew".
"(Kindred names are Mayot, Maycock and Mayos - the former two being equivalent to "Little Matthew", the later to "Matthews")
"If it is to be granted that the genesis of the name has here been correctly given and that it belongs to that wide class of names derived from Christian names, it will readily be understood that many families of the same name may be looked for, which are quite distinct from each other in their origin and that a common appellation is here no indication of a common ancestry; and the reader will see that this fact, combined with the great diversity of spelling , varying from Mayhew to May, has rendered the tracing of an early pedigree no easy matter, and he is requested to pardon any short coming on this score.
"It may be well to point out the habitat of some few Mayo families. Dorset contains many persons of the name. The name is common in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, again, is well supplied with this family name. From Holmden, Northamptonshire, came Henry Maio alias Nichols of Southam, Warwickshire, whose pedigree is in the Visitation of the latter county in 1619. Another family of Mayo was formerly settled at Hadley, Middlesex. The Norfolk and Suffolk Visitations give pedigrees of Mayhew.
"This slight sketch may be sufficient to indicate some of the localities where families of Mayo are now or were formerly to be found. Wiltshire still remains, reserved to the last as particularly interesting to those who are concerned with the contents of this volume. More than one family of the name are here found. It may be remarked that in the Poulshot Register the name is written as May previous to 1635 and as May and Mayo indiscriminately between 1635-40 and as Mayo after the year last named."
So, if you managed to get through all that, it seems that the surname Mayo comes from the first name Matthew, it is a softened form of that name, possibly meaning "Little Matthew".

And lastly, one other bit of info again, somewhat similar, to include in this.
Simon MAYHEW. Born ABT 1450. SOURCE: The History of Martha's Vineyard, Duke County,

Children of Simon MAYHEW and _____:
1 Robert MAYHEW. Born 1480, Lexington, England. Died 1520, Tisbury, Wilts., England.
Married Joan BRIDMORE, born ABT 1480, Tisbury, Wilts., England, daughter of John BRIDMORE.


**Below, is a copy of a letter from Charlie Mayo- (CharlieM87@aol.com), a good friend and fellow Mayo researcher with whom I have been working for some time now on the family. His letter summarizes some of what we have located. I mailed a copy of this to Jeff Snively, in order to help him do the look-ups.**

” We have found that the Mayo's came about the time William the Conqueror took England and King Herald at the battle of Hastings in about 1066. A few Mayo's are mentioned in those early times and one in particular, Herbert La Fitz Mayhu is in the Norman records and was slain in a battle by the Welsh, ( indicating he was not Welsh) near the battle of Morgan Cam.
The original Mayo of England must have been of close service to William because, heraldry was bestowed on the Mayo's from early on and passed down through the family as evident from the Coat of Arms for many families. Which just means that the original Mayo was a Gentry and his family not only carried that title, but also was in a position to gain more Heraldry as time went on. The Arms are somewhat different for the various families, but all seem to be uniquely Mayo, of three's based around a chevron. Simon Mayo of Denton seems to be the family still in the Gentry class as late as 1500's.
We have also learned that the Mayo's probably began as a nucleus in the area of Wales, possibly in Cornwall and spread northward up that peninsula to Wiltshire, Berkshire, etc. They were probably assigned a large estate when the Norman's took over, but even Royalty becomes diluted when so many are descended. So, a few of them came to the colonies early on.
Everything we know of our early Mayo's, point to the northern part of whales. Rev. John Mayo of Barnstable, Mass., William of Isle of Wright, Edward of Barbados and North Carolina, and the later William and Joseph Mayo also through Barbados,as well as, John Mayo of Roxbury Mass haling from the Wiltshire, Berksshire area. All of these seem to be from the northern area of Wiltshire or surrounding area. Even our line is quoted in early records such as the bible of William James Mayo as coming from Wiltshire. They all migrated around the same time. If one member of a family is successful, others tend to chime in. That's the way Wilde beests cross a stream, settlers go west etc. It is the nature of things. Further, we have learned that the name was given the Cornish owe ending and as it spread north, the e was dropped. Around the area of Wiltshire and Berkshire it was not all together proper to have that Cornish owe ending, so it was dropped altogether. Except after gaining the Y, it did not sound right without keeping the O. So, Mathew became Mayhew to the Norse, which became Mayhowe to the Cornish, which became Mayho to the middle area of Dorset and Mayo of the northern part of Wales. I would venture to say that those who left Cornwall early dropped the owe altogether and became May. So the fact that all of our colonial immigrants were Mayo, points to a northern descent. A third indication of origin is the given names. All of Our Colonial progenitor Mayo's of apparent North Wales have names like William and John for sure, because all Mayo's even in England are named for William the Conqueror or John the Baptist, but we also have Joseph which is common to all the progenitors. James is unique to William of Isle of Wright and Valentine. Which may indicate a further refinement out of Joseph. But looking in England, Only one family has these names of Joseph, James, John, Sarah, Elizabeth etc. That is the family of Poultshot, Wiltshire, England who we know sent us William and Joseph the surveyors out of Joseph Sr. We did not find one other Joseph Mayo in England! Further, Joseph had a brother named John; one named Walter and probably many more. We do not have their descent, but we are probably them through John of Middlesex, VA. I would say that John of Middlesex, VA; William at Isle of Wright; Joseph of Barbados, and Edward of Barbados and North Carolina are either brothers out of William Jr. (1613) and Jane of Poultshot or are first cousins out of William Sr. (1579) and Joan. This conclusion is based on the not so coincidence of proximity, surname spelling, documented places of origin, chronological similarity of migration, given name patterns, and gut feelings.
We have evidence that William Mayowe sailed on the Looe ship Mayflower with a Virginia Master in 1626. Or at least he had dealings with the Virginia Colony.
The Cornish person who wrote it down since Looe Harbor is in Cornwall could have spelled his name. We see other evidence of Early Mayo's such as Samuel at age 10 out of London in 1635, Samuel being also a child of Rev. John Mayo. We see other names that are not in our line like David Mayo.
Now we come to Valentine, who is too old to be the son of James and Mary Valentine, but may be a brother or more likely a first cousin who could be named after his possible mother "Jane Valentine" sister of Mary. Hey, not as absurd as two of Joseph's (1750) daughters marrying his brother's son's. Joseph and his brother even married two Richardson sisters, but my Julius Richardson Mayo is named after not Robert Mayo and Sally Richardson, but Joseph Mayo and Jean Richardson. They have their own Richardson Mayo.
Not to mention the fact that John Mayo was right there in Middlesex county and died in the Christ Parish church with Valentine; God and all the other non Mayo onlookers. He can not be ignored just because there is not a notarized birth certificate for Valentine. HE IS Valentine's father and was probably married to a Valentine woman.
Now, clues for further research is in order. Valentine was a sailmaker and taylor. I could be wrong, but the sailmaking does not seem to fit with Middlesex County. The fact that someone knew him and counted him as an import in Essex County may suggest that he met his wife there and moved. This would at least but them closer to the "Uncle" in Isle of Wright who could be the son of William Mayowe who was on that ship in 1626. A study of that guys recruits would be interesting, along with Clampham's. The William Mayowe 1626 may not be a passenger, but a person dealing with the colonies since it said Xmas of 1626 and 1627. Maybe Valentine learned sail making from him?
In general conclusion, I have developed a common sense gut feeling about all the research that I have seen. I think it is like we are in the living room with our relatives, but can't quite pair the brothers and daddies and grandpa is sitting there with that aged smile of wisdom saying it is all very simple.You have all the grandchildren; you just don't have a few missing
parents.
It may never be solved, but I have a comfort and satisfaction that
William de Poultshot is my grandfather. Any sort of serious study should be of
his children and grandchildren. I think we know most of them.”
**End of letter from Charlie- (Thanks Charlie!)
----------------------
Some other immigrants:
[FTM CD #600 - Huguenot Settlers in North America and Europe]
In "Memorials of the Huguenots In America, with Special Reference To Their
Emigration To Pennsylvania", p.9 is mention of another specific immigrant:
"Joseph Mayhew came prior to 1735. The Mayhew name appears among the
refugees to several Protestant countries."

[FTM CD #352 - Immigrants to America, 1600's-1800's]
Nova Scotia Immigrants 1867: ..."Doane, Asa. S. of Eleazer; b. Mansfield,
Conn. 16 June 1743; to Nova Scotia (3:No. 121)."
...: "Doane, Eleazer. Mansfield, Conn., to Falmouth 1760 (56:80)."
...: "Doane, Eleazer. S. of David; Mansfield, Conn., to Falmouth 1760 (3:No.
121)."
...: "Doane, Hannah. Wife of Eleazer; dau. of ----- Mayo; to N.S. with
husband (56:80)."
...: "Doane, Hannah. Wife of Eleazer, d. of Nathaniel Mayo; to Falmouth 1760
(3:No. 121)."
...: "Doane, Nathan. S. of Eleazer/Hannah (Mayo); b. Mansfield, Conn., 6
Apr. 1751; to N.S. with parents (56:80)."
...: "Freeman, Mary. Wife of Samuel, widow of Joseph Doane, d. of Judah
Mayo; to Liverpool (3:No. 114)."
...: "Freeman, Samuel. To Liverpool (3:No. 114)."
...: "Godfrey, Benjamin. S. of George; Liverpool grantee (3:No. 182)."
...: "Godfrey, Sarah. Wife of Benjamin, d. of Judah Mayo; to Liverpool
(3:No. 182)."
...: "Hunt, Ephraim. S. of Samuel/Lois (Mayhew); b. Martha's Vineyard,
[Mass.], 28 Sep. 1756; to Liverpool with parents (56:114)."
...: "Hunt, Lois. Wife of Samuel; dau. of ----- Mayhew; to Liverpool with
husband (56:114)."
...: "Hunt, Samuel. Liverpool proprietor (59:85)."
...: "Hunt, Samuel. Martha's Vineyard, [Mass.,] to Liverpool, proprietor
(56:114)"
...: "Hunt, Samuel. S. of William/Jane (Tilton); Liverpool proprietor; ?from
Martha's Vineyard, Mass. (56:10)."
...: "Mayo, Hannah. To Liverpool ca. 1760 (47:126:96)."
...: "Mitchell, Hannah. Wife (2nd) of William, d. of Judah Mayo; to
Liverpool (3:No. 182)."
...: "Mitchell, Hannah. Wife of William, d. of Judah Mayo; to Liverpool
(3:No. 114)."
...: "Mitchell, William. S. of William; b. Chatham, Mass. 30 June 1725;
Liverpool proprietor (3:No. 183)."
...: "Mitchell, William. S. of William; Liverpool proprietor (3:No. 114)."
...: "Rand, Mary. Wife of Caleb, d. of ----- Mayhew; to Cornwallis after
1761 (3:No. 359)."
...: "Simmons, Eleazer. B. Marshfield, Mass., 15 Mar. 1739; Liverpool
proprietor (56:92)."
...: "Simmons, Priscilla. Wife of Eleazer; dau. of ----- Mayo; to Liverpool
with husband (56:92)."
...: "Thomas, Anna. Wife of John; d. of Thomas Mayhew; b. 11 Dec. 1746; to
Liverpool (3:No. 270)."
...: "Thomas, Anna. Wife of John; dau. of Thomas/Mary Mayhew; to Liverpool
ca. 1783 (47:127:52)." Also noticed further down on same page "Thomas,
Elizabeth. Dau. of John/Anna; to (or b.?) Liverpool by 1804 (47:127:273)."
...: "Thomas, Frederick. S. of John/Anne (Mayhew); b. Plymouth, Mass., 20
Dec. 1779; at Liverpol 25 May 1803 (58:461)."
...: "Thomas, John. Loyalist; s. of Nathaniel/Elizabeth (Gardner); b.
Plymouth, Mass., 27 Sept. 1745; to Liverpool 1784 (56:90)."
...: "Thomas, John. Loyalist; Plymouth, Mass., to Liverpool 1784 (56:92)."
...: "Thomas, John. Plymouth, Mass., to Liverpool by Aug. 1773 (55:56)."
...: "Thomas, John. Plymouth, Mass., to Liverpool 6 Sept. 1781 (56:92)."
...: "Thomas, John. S. of John; b. Plymouth, Mass., 5 Oct. 1775; at
Liverpool Dec. 1784 (56:256)."
...: "Thomas, Mary Ann. Dau. of John/Anna (Mayhew); b. Plymouth, Mass., 14
Jan. 1774; Marr. Liverpool 28 Jan. 1791 Elisha Hopkins; d. 1857 New York
(59:352)."
...: "Thomas, Thomas Mayhew. S. of John/Anna (Mayhew), b. Plymouth, Mass.,
18 May 1782; at Liverpool 23 Aug. 1798 (58:116)."
Rhode Island Passanger List, Customs Passenger Lists, Ports of Bristol and
Warren, 1820-1871: "MAYHEW, E.P., 27, M. MERCHANT, 08/23/1832; 1. U.S. 2.
U.S. 3. HAVANA"
...: "MAYO, DORCAS, 50, F, , 06/23/1830; 1. U.S. 2. U.S. 3. MATANZAS"
Passenger Arrivals, 1819-1820, Lists of Passangers: Mrs. Mayo (age 50, F,
Lady) from USA, intent to live in USA, arrived in Philadelphia on the Brig
'Trident', under Edward Duston during the Quarter Ending June 30, 1820.
Passenger Arrivals, 1821-1823, Passengers Who Arrived in the US, Sept.
1821-Dec. 1823: James Mayo (age 26, M, Labourer) & Bridget Mayo (age 21, F)
both from Ireland; intent to live in USA; arrived in Boston on the Schooner
'Billow', under ___ Barker during the Quarter Ending Sept. 30, 1822.
...: Jose Mayo (age 32, M, Physician) from Lima, Peru, intent to live in
Peru, arrived in Boston on the Brig 'Olive' under ___ Lunt during the
Quarter Ending June 30, 1822.
...: ??? Mayo was master/commander of the Schooner 'Dollar' to Boston (Q.E.
June 30, 1822) & the Schooner 'Cordelia' to Portsmouth (Q.E. Sept. 30, 1822)
& the Schooner 'Union' to New Orleans (Q.E. Dec. 31, 1822) and also to
Nantucket (Q.E. Sept. 30, 1823) & the Schooner 'Boxer' to New Orleans (Q.E.
Dec. 31, 1823).
Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Baltimore: C. T. Mayo, age 23, Male,
Merchant, from USA, intent to live in USA on "31Dec26 Q".
...: Isaac Mayo, age 28, Male, US Navy, from Maryland, immigrated to USA on
"30Jun23 Q".
The Canary Islands Migration to Louisiana shows several Mayox's (perhaps
another variant?): Catalina (2), Christoval (2), Gregoria, Josef (2), Leonor
(2), Maria (2), Pedro (2), Tomas.

[FTM CD #350 - The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776]
"Thus, though he was certainly not the first, Thomas Mayhew was appointed in
1637 to examine and to keep a record of those who left England to pass over
the seas, but only a fragment survives of his enterprise, and that only for
one port for a period of two months."
"15 March 1656. William Wright the younger of London, merchant, deposes that
an award made in the dispute between Miles Mayhew and Jonathan Andrewes and
John Mumford of London, merchants, appointed Parent Delabarre and Thomas
Delavall of London, merchants, to recover the value of goods in Barbados.
William Batt, Richard Goodal, and Edward Youle of Barbados and Thomas
Pennell of London appointed attornies. (MCD 7)"
"12 May 1660. Robert Wynn of London, merchant aged 22, deposes that on 23
September 1657 his then master John White of London, merchant, became a
creditor of Robert Hooper of London, merchant, and their bond went to Daniel
Farvacks of London, merchant, as bailee. Thomas Seaman of London, gent aged
60, deposes that on 12 November 1658 Farvacks, at the request of Robert
Hooper who now resides in Barbados, became his bailee in an action brought
by John White. Thomas Mayhew, citizen and grocer of London aged 66, deposes
that Robert Hooper, Daniel Farvacks and Richard Batson of London, merchants,
signed a financial obligation to George Wilmer Esq of Stratford le Bow,
Middlesex, on 30 October 1658. John Farvacks aged 26, and Daniel Farvacks
aged 56, both merchants of London, depose similarly. Mr. John Lear and Mr.
Gregory Mathews of Barbados, merchants, appointed attornies. (MCD 10)."
Emigrants in Bondage: [Many Mays & other variations such as Mathews,
Matthews, Mattison, etc. omitted]
"Horne, John (1773). See Mayhew. Suffolk."
"Mayhew alias Warner, Edmund. Sentenced to transportation for killing King's
carp at Cranbourne Park, Windsor, Summer 1773. Berkshire.
Mayhew, John. Sentenced to transportation February Transported March 1727
Rappahannock. London.
Mayhew alias Horne, John. Sentenced to transportation stealing gelding at
Easton & Reprieved for transportation Lent 1773. Suffolk.
Mayhew, Nathaniel. Sentenced to transportation & Transported December 1731
Forward to Maryland or Virginia. Middlesex.
Mayhew, Philip. Transported November 1741 Sea Horse. Essex.
Mayhew, Susan. Sentenced to transportation Lent 1749. * Suffolk."
"Mayo, Mary, spinster. Sentenced to transportation Bristol August 1743.
Gloucestershire.
Mayo (Mayam), Robert, aged 21, dark, weaver. Sentenced to transportation &
Transported October 1720 Gilbert Landing Certificate Annapolis May 1721.
Middlesex.
Mayo, Rosamund. Sentenced to transportation & Transported December 1731
Forward to Maryland or Virginia. Middlesex.
Mayo, Thomas. Sentenced to transportation for highway robbery & Reprieved
for transportation Lent 1762 but pardoned for Army service June 1762.
Buckinghamshire.
Mayo, Thomas. Sentenced to transportation January Transported March 1764
Tryal. Middlesex."
"Warner, Edmund (1773). See Mayhew. Berkshire."
Supplement to Emigrants in Bondage:
"Mayo, Mary, spinster. Sentenced to transportation Bristol August 1743.
Gloucestershire.
° Mayo, Thomas. Sentenced to transportation for highway robbery & Reprieved
for transportation Lent but pardoned for Army service June 1762.
Buckinghamshire."
"10 June 1635. Persons to be transported (from London) to Bermuda by the
Truelove of London, Mr. Robert Dennis, after examination by the Minister of
Gravesend:
Henry More 19; William Holt 19; John Norman 19; Antony Gilliard 38; Robert
Stock 26; Thomas Foster 27; Robert Hart 30; William Pendleton 27; James
Tayler 28; Christopher Hart 20; Richard Anderson 30; Thomas Richards 24;
John Norris 18; David Huswith 22; Henry Hill 24; John Warren 19; Zeverin
Viccars 18; George Norman 25; Gabriell Stockwell 16; Thomas Toolie 27;
Edward Goddin 16; Thomas Dorrell 22; Richard Cannon 24 and his wife
Elizabeth Cannon 23; Barnard Colman 26; Christopher Tuke 16; William Paul
20; William Bates 17; Samuell Short 24; William Hooper 18; Richard Hurt 17;
William Wells 17; Thomas Dene 17; John, a negro, 18; John Richards 21;
Antony Bullock 19; Thomas Bassit 18; Edward Aldworth (or Aleworth); Edward
Vyncent 18; John Trippatt 17; Antony Cooper 17; John Lake 16; Richard Tayler
16; Thomas Mordin 18; Edward Sell 18; Roger Williams 16; John Baylie 18; F;
Robert Poole 20; Thomas ones 17; Thomas Ewynn 16; Symon Barcott 16; George
Calverlie 14; Edward Parnell 16; William Lee 18; William Tayler 17; Edward
Gibbs 17; James Reason 27; Jacob Wilson 18; Benjamin Strange 18; Ralph
Vennable 21; Thomas Bloes 10; Thomas Hedley 11; Thomas Thomson 17; Henry
Stonword 13; Samuell Hubbard 16; Thomas Bull 13; Daniell Hammond 12; George
Morgan 12; John Barnes 16; Abraham Claxson 17; James Aston 22; Richard
Daughton 13; Mathew Steevens 12; Thomas Larkynn 15; David Jones 15; George
Hanmer 24; Roger Hodges 17; William Powell 15; Sampson Meverill 20; Henry
Carter 42; John Yates 48; John Browne 16; Francis Raynne (or Raymie) 10;
Francis Hedges 13; Davie Morris 18; Thomas West 17; Hugh Wentworth 44; Ann
Taylor 24; Elizabeth Groves 35; John Groves 3 months; Blanch Roberts 20;
John Oxenbridge, minister, 24; Henry Jennings, minister, 24; Benjamin Miller
30; Henry Fletcher 35; Edward Staughton 50; Josias Forster 43; Thomas Hall
24; Humfrey Smith 14; Francis Watson 16; Katherin White 18; Elizabeth Clark
18; Ellin Burrowes 30; John Page 33; Thomas Jennicom 21; Sara Page 31; Sara
Page 3; Mary Page 3 months; Richard Harris 17; Jeffery Wright 18; Samuell
Mayo 10; Marie Goffe 18; John Brookes 12. (PRO:E157/20)."
"19 August 1658. John Mayo, mariner, bound to William Cockram, planter, to
serve 4 years in Virginia. Thomas Edwards of Quickenny (sic) and Richard
Phelps, yeoman, bound to Abraham Wood, merchant, to serve 7 years in
Virginia. Ann Powell, spinster, bound to David Warren, mariner, to serve 4
years in Virginia. Elizabeth Yeamens, spinster, bound to Ann ?Cam to serve 4
years in Virginia. (BRO)."
"30 September 1665. The following apprenticed in Bristol: Margaret Davis to
William Millden, 4 years Virginia; Samuell Baker to same, 4 years Virginia;
James Coles to Roger Tayler, 4 years Virginia; Elizabeth Wood to Sarah
Matts, 4 years Virginia; James Edwards to Stephen Watts, 4 years Virginia;
Elizabeth Young to John Young, 4 years Virginia; Sarah Parker to Frances
Tippett, 4 years Virginia; John Mayo to William Bonner, 5 years Virginia;
Roger Miles to Anthony Alderson, 4 years Virginia; Thomas Buttler to George
Brent, 6 years Virginia; William Marshall to same, 7 years Virginia; John
Ward to same, 6 years Virginia; Robert Marshall to same, 3 years Virginia;
Edward Collins to same, 7 years Virginia; John Frances to same, 7 years
Virginia; Lettice Powell to Henry Daniell, 4 years Virginia. (BR)."
"12 July 1672-16 August 1672. Shippers by the Blessing, Mr. William
Greenough, bound from London for New England: Thomas Augier, Thomas Ball,
George Banister, John Bawden, Thomas Bowerman, John Bullet, George Coale,
Paul Darby, John Eltworth, Noah Floyd, Henry Foach, Jeremiah Foreman, Henry
Fosh, William Greene, John Harwood, John Hatley, Edward Hitchcock, Samuel
Hitchins, Ezechiel Hutchinson, Abraham Jesson, William Jesson, Nathaniel
Jumper, Matthew Jumper, Noah Lloyd, Philip Manning, George Mayo, Samuel
Medley, Henry Mountford, Robert Mullins, Henry Munt, Henry Muntford, Thomas
Norman, John Parker, John Parsons, Benjamin Peake, Samuel Peake, John Peake,
Spencer Piggott, Richard Plummer, George Roach, Nicholas Roberts, William
Sherley, John Slater, Henry Speake, John Sweeting, Samuell Swinock,
Elizabeth Twisden, Hezekiah Usher, John Wall, Samuel Warburton, Thomas
Weatly, John Wittle, Robert Woolley. (PRO: E190/53/6, 54/1)."
"29 July 1672-28 August 1672. Shippers by the America, Mr. Roger Paxton,
bound from London for Virginia: Daniel Allen, John Child, Robert Cole,
Christopher Deynote, William Dyer, Christopher Dynet, Edward Edmons,
Phessent Estwick, Noah Floyd, George Foresight, John Freeman, Samuel French,
George Gosfright, Benjamin Hewling, Ezekiel Hutchinson, Abraham Jesson,
Edward Man, George Mayo, Edward Merriwether, Charles Milson, Thomas Norman,
Benjamin Peake, Robert Stevenson, Hezechiah Usher, Robert Woolley. (PRO:
E190/53/6, 54/1)."
"22 June 1691. Passes issued in London for the following to go to Jamaica:
Pheasant Crispe and his servant; Sarah Love; Lucy Mayo with her servant.
(LMWB 15/39)."
"28 June 1707. Chancery Bill brought by Charles Lodowick of London,
merchant, against Israel Mayo of Hertfordshire re the estate of the
defendant's sister Mary who married Col. Henry Slater in 1690 and
accompanied him to his post in New York where he died intestate in 1698. By
her will of 1704 Mary Slater bequeathed her entire estate to Mrs. Mary
Leaver of New York. (NGSQ 64/48)."
"The following bound to Samuel Gloynes to serve in Jamaica: Robert Betts,
Joseph Mayo, John Cooke, John Cheshire, Thomas Summers, John Blanchard, John
Beale, Nicholas King, Jeremiah Redmund, Thomas Lakeward, James Maude, James
Maxwell, Richard Bayley, Thomas Attleburn, John Barton, Richard Douglas,
William Hurley. (CLRO: ATSR/ f.24, 24v)."
"21 February 1744. Henry Powell apprenticed from Christ's Hospital to his
uncle Richard P. and Mr. John Moorey of London, merchant, to serve William
Mayo of Virginia, merchant. (CH)."
"The following bound from London to Virginia as indentured servants by the
Susanna, Mr. George Dobbs: Edward Price of Warwickshire, husbandman, aged
33; William Bowen of Surrey, bricklayer, aged 20; William Baldwin of London,
carpenter, aged 22; Richard Dennis of Worcester, husbandman, aged 24;
William Parker of Surrey, butcher, aged 25; John Grimes of London,
bricklayer, aged 25; Robert Alfred of Devonshire, husbandman, aged 22; John
Wigham of Lancashire, gardener, aged 23; John Wastenays of London,
bricklayer, aged 20; Robert Mayo of London, carver, aged 23; Page Marsh of
London, weaver, aged 28; John Palrim of London, cabinet maker, aged 21.
(EFE)."
"25 September 1775. The following rebel prisoners captured near Montreal and
sent from Quebec to London on board the Adamant, Mr. Henry Wilson, and
delivered to Pendennis Castle in Cornwall. From there they were moved to
Falmouth and shipped by H.M.S. Solebay on 5 January 1776 to be transported
to Boston, Massachusetts; Col. Etham Allen of General Schuyler's Regiment;
Roger Moore of Shannon, Capt. Buel's Company, General Montgomery's Regiment;
Samuel Dewis of Shannon, Major Ailmer's Company, General Henman's Regiment;
Levi Barnham of Norfolk, Captain Watson's Company, General Worster's
Regiment; Peter Noble of Sheffield, Captain Watson's Company, Col.
Vanschuick's Regiment; William Gray of Shannon, Major Ailmer's Company,
Colonel Waterbury's Regiment; Ebenezer Mack of Norfolk, Capt. Watson's
Company; Etherel Flower of New Hartford, Capt. Griswell's Company; Barny
Cann of Ireland, Capt. Benedict's Company; Zacha Brimsmaid of Bethlam, Major
Hillman's Company; Levi Manson of Wallingford, Capt. Douglas's Company;
Preston Denton of Hampstead, Capt. Graham's Company; William Drinkwater of
New Milford, Capt. Star's Company; Jonathan Mayo of Gosham, Capt. Star's
Company; David Gloss of Shannon, Major Hillman's Company; Adonizah Mexom of
Shannon, Major Hillman's Company; John Gray of Narawaah, Captain Fisher's
Company; Jean Jac. Bourquin of Switzerland, Captain Mott's Company; Charles
Stuart of Stamford, Captain Watson's Company; Serjeant Amos Green taken by
Major Lemaistre; John Venamay taken by Colonel Maclean; (NGSQ 79/138-139)."

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Morgan County Kentucky Cemetery- Can anyone help?

I'm hoping that if you read this, you might be familiar with the Bishop/Lewis Cemetery near Ditney Ridge, Morgan County, Kentucky.
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I am trying to find out if this cemetery is the same one that Emmitt Bishop, Moses Hopkins Bishop, and other family members are buried in. If you can be of any assistance, please email me at Nancye1962@yahoo.com
Thanks!