William Mayo (1654 - bef. 1691)

Born 7 Oct 1654 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Ring) Mayo — married about 1684 in Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 16 Oct 1691 before age 37 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth

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Biography

The following is an extract from pages 74-75 of the book Rev John Mayo and his Descendants^[1]

43. William Mayo ( John3, John2, John1) was born on October 7, 1654 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Plymouth Colony.36 He married Elizabeth Ring circa 1684. He died before October 16, 1691 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Plymouth Colony; Abstract of William Mayo's Estate. "Eastham this 16th of October 1691 an inventory taken on ye Estate of William Mayo deceased" by John Doane and Joseph Snow. Among the items are: three acres of upland and a dwelling house, 12 pounds, a cradle," "The invoyce of the wearing clothes of the wife of the above said William Mayo who died a short time after her husband" appraised 16 April 1692.^[2]

Elizabeth Ring was born on April 19, 1652 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony; daughter of Andrew Ring and Deborah Hopkins (Stephen1). She died before April 16, 1692 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay; William Ring in his will of March 1693 mentions that his son William Ring has been at considerable charge for almost a yeare with his sister Elizabeth Mayo and divers of her children.

Known children of William Mayo and Elizabeth Ring were as follows:

1. Hannah Mayo was born circa 1685. She married Samuel Tucker in 1706.
2. Thankful Mayo was born circa 1687. She married Samuel Higgins on March 20, 1717/18 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. She died before March, 1739/40.
3. John Mayo was born circa 1689. He died before January, 1718; Andrew Ring's will March 1693 gave his land at Middlebury, Massachusetts. to his Grandson John Mayo, son to my daughter Elizabeth, late of Eastham, deceased. John died before January 4, 1718 without children and his property became his sisters. (Plymouth Co. Record of Deeds, vol. 13, folio 149; The Mayflower Descendant, 6: 95-96).
4. Deborah Mayo was born before February 22, 1690. She was baptized on February 22, 1690 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Plymouth Colony; record states Deborah, daughter of Elizabeth Mayo of the Church of Eastham.

Sources

1. ↑ Rodwick-Mayo, Jean, Rev John Mayo and his Descendants, 6th Edition (2010), e-book available here [1]
2. ↑ "Probate records v. 1-3 1686-1747" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YB-N9BC : 17 April 2024), Film# 00770540, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 40, Vol 1, Page 55.

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (document attached)
• Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).(https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-records-to-1850/transcript/?volumeId=14498&pageName=MD%20V.6,%20p.205&rId=264885215)