- English Immigrant to America
- Constable for town of Eastham MA
Lt. John Mayo, Jr. was born 16 January 1630 in Upton Bishop, Herefordshire, England to John Mayo (1598-1676) and Tamisen Brike (1600-1682) and died 4 November 1706 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Hannah Lecraft (1629-1709) 1 January 1651 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Research Notes
The Cape families of this name are derived from John and Nathaniel, who went with their father to Eastham, where they settled. John married Hannah Reycroft, according to the Colonial Record, and his children were: John, born Dec. 15, 1652; William, Oct. 7, 1654; James, Oct. 3, 1656; Samuel, Aug. 2, 1658; Elisha, Nov. 7, 1661 ; Daniel, Jan. 24, 1664; Nathaniel, April 2, 1667; Thomas, June 24, 1670, who died soon; Thomas again, July 15, 1672. Nathaniel, married Hannah, daughter of Gov. Thomas Prence, and had Thomas, born Dec. 7, 1651 ; Nathaniel, Nov. 16, 1652 ; Samuel, Oct. 12, 1655 ; Hannah, Oct. 17, 1657 ; Theophilus, Dec. 17, 1659 ; Bathsheba, 1662. He was a Representative in 1660, and died in 1662. ....
- REV. JOHN MAYO (John's Father), emigrated to Barnstable, Massachusetts in 1639; was teacher there till 1644; then removed to Eastham, Massachusetts, and was Paster there till 1655.
JOHN MAYO, (son of Rev. John Mayo), m. Hannah Lecraft, Jan. 1, 1651, d. about 1705; chn. John b. Dec. 15, 1652; William, b. Oct. 7, 1654; James, b. Oct. 3, 1656; Samuel, b. Aug. 2, 1658; Elisha, b. Nov. 7, 1661; Daniel, b. June 24, 1664; Nathaniel, b. April 2, 1667, Thomas, b. July 15, 1672.
John (2), second son and third child of Rev. John (I) Mayo, accompanied his father to Eastham, but subsequently returned to Barstable, as according to the records of that town he was residing there in 1672.
He was surveyor of highways for Eastham June 3, 1656.(x( June 1, 1658, he was a constable at Eastham.(y) Nov. 14. 1676, he was one of the overseers of the will of Nicholas Snow.(z)
Marriage and Family
He married Hannah Reycroft of Lecraft, and was the father of nine children:
- John Mayo (1652-)
- William Mayo (1654-1691)
- James Mayo (1656-1708)
- Samuel Mayo (1658-1732)
- Elisha Mayo (1661-1701)
- Daniel Mayo (1664-1715)
- Nathaniel Mayo (1667-1716)
- Thomas Mayo (1670-1670) (died in infancy)
- Thomas Mayo (1672-1703)
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
John Mayo (1652-) | |||
William Mayo (1654-1691) | |||
James Mayo (1656-1708) | 3 October 1656 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 20 November 1708 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Unknown Wife#1_(c1670-)_ _Sarah_Elkins_(1674-1753) |
Samuel Mayo (1658-1732) | |||
Elisha Mayo (1661-1701) | |||
Daniel Mayo (1664-1715) | 25 June 1664 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 8 April 1715 Billingsgate, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Sarah Howes (1667-1734) |
Nathaniel Mayo (1667-1716) | |||
Thomas Mayo (1670-1670) | |||
Thomas Mayo (1672-1703) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Samuel Mayo (1620-1664) | 1620 Northamptonshire, England | 26 April 1664 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Thomasine Lumpkin (1626-1709) |
Hannah Mayo (1621-1694) | |||
Nathaniel Mayo (1625-1661) | 16 January 1625 East Malling, Kent, England | 24 February 1661 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Hannah Prence (1629-1698) |
John Mayo (1629-1706) | 16 January 1630 Upton Bishop, Herefordshire, England | 4 November 1706 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Hannah Lecraft (1629-1709) |
Elizabeth Mayo (1639-1700) | 1637 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom | 16 March 1700 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Joseph Howes (1634-1695) |
Residences
See Also
- John Mayo
- Mayo in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Mayo in Herefordshire