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Descendants of Rev. John Mayo (1598-1676) of Eastham and Boston
1.REV. JOHN1 MAYO was born Abt. 1598 in England, and died May 03, 1676 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA.He married TAMASIN.She died Unknown.
Notes for REV. JOHN MAYO:
(MD 9:119)
John Mayo of Northamptonshire, a commoner's son, was one of 504
students who matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford University in 1615.
He came to New England in 1638 but the ship that the Mayo family
crossed in is unknown.In order to travel, the harassed clergy had to
disguise themselves and use assumed names.His wife was named Tamsen
but we don't know where or when they were married.John Mayo was in
Barnstable by 1639, where he was ordained a minister on April 15,
1640.Governor William Bradford, Thomas Prence, and Captain Myles
Standish were in attendance when Mr. John Mayo of Barnstable was
admitted as a Freeman by the court of Plymouth on March 3rd in the
13th year of his Majesty's Reign, 1640.In 1646 he moved to the newly
settled town of Nausett (Eastham), where he served as the minister
until 1654.He became the first pastor of the Second Church of Boston
(today called the "Old North Church") on November 9, 1655.The city
of Boston was growing rapidly and had more people than all of Plymouth
Colony.While in Boston, he served as an overseer of Harvard College
and the Boston Latin School.His contemporaries included John
Endecott and Governor John Winthrop.He owned a house and lot on
Middle Street (now Hanover Street), which he sold to Abraham Gording
in 1673 for 200 pounds.
Rev. John Mayo died in Yarmouth on May 3, 1676 without a will.
For the inventory of his estate, see Plymouth Colony Wills 3:165-166
#P262, June 2, 1676.
Children of JOHN MAYO and TAMASIN are:
| i. | HANNAH2 MAYO, d. Unknown; m. NATHANIEL BACON, December 04, 1642, Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; d. Unknown. |
| Marriage Notes for HANNAH MAYO and NATHANIEL BACON: (Barnstable VR (MD 4:214) & Savage Gen Dict) |
| ii. | ELIZABETH MAYO, d. March 16, 1700/01, probably Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA; m. JOSEPH HOWES; b. 1634; d. Abt. 1696, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. |
| Notes for ELIZABETH MAYO: (Savage Gen Dict) |
| Notes for JOSEPH HOWES: brother of Jeremiah |
| 2. | iii. | SAMUEL MAYO, b. Abt. 1625, England; d. Bef. April 26, 1664, Boston, Suffolk, MA. | |
| 3. | iv. | NATHANIEL MAYO, b. Abt. 1627, England; d. Abt. 1661, Eastham, Barnstable, MA. | |
| 4. | v. | JOHN MAYO, b. Abt. 1630, England; d. 1706, Eastham, Barnstable, MA. |
2.SAMUEL2 MAYO (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1625 in England, and died Bef. April 26, 1664 in Boston, Suffolk, MA.He married TAMSEN LUMPKIN Abt. 1644, daughter of WILLIAM LUMPKIN and TAMASIN.She was born Abt. 1625 in England, and died June 16, 1709 in Harwich (now Brewster), Barnstable, MA.
Notes for SAMUEL MAYO:
In April 1653, Peter Wright, Samuel Mayo, and William Leveridge bought
of Assiapum alias Moheness, an Indian sachem, the land now the village
of Oyster Bay on Lond Island.The grantees by endorsement on the dees
gave to seven other persons equal rights with themselves in the land
purchased.
William Leveridge had been the first pastor of the church in Sandwich,
MA and employed Samuel Mayo, who owned the vessel named Desire, to
transport his goods to Oyster Bay.This vessel was captured by one
Thomas Baxter in Hempstead Harbor under pretense of authority from
Rhode Island, but Mayo recovered a judgement (150 pounds) against
Baxter because of the capture.Mayo was at Oyster Bay for some time,
but did not settle there and the statement that he died at that place
in 1670 is erroneous (History of Queens Co., NY (1882) p. 469).If a
Samuel Mayo died there at that time, it may have been the son of the
grantee.
He had his vessel seized for intercourse with the Dutch, then our
enemies,by Thomas Baxter, under a R.I. authority, but obtained
restitution.
Notes for TAMSEN LUMPKIN:
(per her gravestone, she died in 1709 at age 84)
(MD 17:99)
She is mentioned in the will of her father, William, as "[IT:my
Daughter Tamasin the wife of John Sunderling:IT]".
More About TAMSEN LUMPKIN:
Burial: Unknown, Old Cemetery, Brewster, MA
Children of SAMUEL MAYO and TAMSEN LUMPKIN are:
| i. | MARY3 MAYO, b. Abt. 1645; d. January 16, 1710/11, Brewster, Barnstable, MA; m. CAPT. JONATHAN BANGS, July 16, 1664, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; b. 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. November 09, 1728, Brewster, Barnstable, MA. |
| Notes for MARY MAYO: (NEHGR 9:284) |
| More About MARY MAYO: Baptism: February 03, 1649/50, Eastham, Barnstable, MA |
| Marriage Notes for MARY MAYO and CAPT. BANGS: (NEHGR 8:368 & Savage) |
| ii. | SAMUEL MAYO, b. Abt. 1649; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for SAMUEL MAYO: (NEHGR 9:284) |
| More About SAMUEL MAYO: Baptism: February 03, 1649/50, Barnstable, Barnstable, MA |
| iii. | HANNAH MAYO, b. October 20, 1650, Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for HANNAH MAYO: (Savage Gen Dict) |
| iv. | NATHANIEL MAYO, b. November 16, 1652, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; d. November 30, 1709, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; m. (1) ELIZABETH WIXAM, January 28, 1677/78, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; b. May 29, 1660, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; d. December 1699, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; m. (2) MERCY YOUNG, June 10, 1708, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; b. 1652; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for NATHANIEL MAYO: (Boston B,M &Ds 1630-1699, p.64) |
| v. | JOHN MAYO, b. December 15, 1652, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; d. February 01, 1725/26, Harwich, Barnstable, MA; m. HANNAH FREEMAN, April 14, 1681, Hingham, Plymouth, MA; b. Abt. 1656, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; d. February 15, 1743/44, Harwich, Barnstable, MA. |
| Notes for JOHN MAYO: He is mentioned in his father-in-law, John Freeman's, will (MD 5:144). |
| More About JOHN MAYO: Burial: Unknown, Old Burying Ground, Brewster, Barnstable, MA |
| Marriage Notes for JOHN MAYO and HANNAH FREEMAN: (Savage Gen Dict) |
| 5. | vi. | ELIZABETH MAYO, b. May 22, 1653, Barnstable, Barnstable, MA; d. December 04, 1696, Eastham, Barnstable, MA. | |
| vii. | MERCY MAYO, b. 1654, Oyster Bay, Suffolk, MA; d. Bef. July 15, 1665; m. SAMUEL SEARS; d. Unknown. |
| Marriage Notes for MERCY MAYO and SAMUEL SEARS: (MD 17:99) |
| viii. | SARAH MAYO, b. December 19, 1660, Boston, Suffolk, MA; d. Bef. March 1745/46, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; m. LT. EDMUND FREEMAN; b. June 1657, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; d. February 11, 1717/18, Eastham, Barnstable, MA. |
| Notes for SARAH MAYO: (her will was dated 26 Mar 1736/7 and her estate was inventoried on 05 Mar 1745/6) |
| Notes for LT. EDMUND FREEMAN: (Plymouth Colony Births, Marriages, and Burials p. 31) (MD 8:63 from his gravestone) (his will was administered 25 Feb 1717/18 by his eldest son, Isaac, and his wife, Sarah) |
| Marriage Notes for SARAH MAYO and LT. FREEMAN: (MD 17:99) |