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Dorcas May formerly Patton

Born 18 Oct 1790 in Augusta, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of James Henry Patton and Florence (Graham) Patton

Sister of John Henry Patton, Virginia (Patton) Allen, Henry Patton, William G. Patton, Felix Patton, Cynthia (Patton) Allen, Samuel Boyd Patton Sr, Christopher Patton, Janey Patton, George Patton, Florence Dorris (Patton) Stephens and John (Patton III) Patton III

Wife of Thomas May — married 19 Aug 1818 in Floyd, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Mother of William James May, Samuel May, Sarah Ann (May) Courtney and Henry Thomas May

Died 9 Jun 1872 at age 81 in Robinson Creek, Pike, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

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Dorcas Patton was born on October 18, 1790 in Augusta, Virginia, United States, daughter of James Henry Patton (~1750–~1817) and Florence Graham (1755–~1840).

Dorcas (27) married Thomas May (30) (born about 1787 in Virginia; son of Johannes May and Sarah Jane (Phillips) May) on August 19, 1818 in Floyd, Pulaski, Kentucky.^[1] Their children were:

William James May (1819–1883)
Samuel May (1820–1904)
Sarah Ann May (1822–1914)
Henry Thomas May (1824–1903)

In 1850, Dorcas (59) was in the household of Thos May in Pike, Kentucky. ^[2]

Dorcas died on June 9, 1872 in Robinson Creek, Pike, Kentucky, aged 81.

Sources

↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DN-Q24D : 29 November 2018), Thomas May and Dorcus Patton, 19 Aug 1818; citing Marriage, Floyd, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,109,935.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65K-4WQ : 22 December 2020), Dorcas May in household of Thos May, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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DNA Connections
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~1.56% Bonnie (Mullins) Carter : 23andMe, GEDmatch T888189 [compare] + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T888189 [compare], FTDNA kit #523561
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~1.56% John Wilson : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A620384 [compare], Ancestry member wilsonjohne
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~0.78% ~6.25% Walter Fiedler : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A219157 [compare], Ancestry member Walter_Fiedler
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Dorcas (Patton) May (1790 - 1872)

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