John Mayes

1793 - Aft 1860  (66 years)

• Name	John Mayes
  	Alternate surname spelling: Mays
  Born	1793	, Washington, PA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Address	1800	Finley Twp, Washington, PA   [3]
  Census	1800	Finley Twp, Washington, PA   [3]
  	1 male under 10 (John) 1 male 10-15 (Thomas) 1 male 16-25 (Joseph) 1 male 45 & over (Thomas) 2 females under 10 (Elizabeth, ?) 2 females 10-15 (Nancy) 1 female 16-25 1 female 45 & over (Nancy)
  Address	1812	, Jefferson, OH   [4, 5]
  Address	1825	, Carroll, OH   [6]
  Address	1839	, Edgar, IL   [6]
  Died	Aft Jul 1855 Bef 1860	, Edgar, IL   [1, 7, 8]
  	Last record: 3 Jul 1855 Illinois State Census [7]
  Person ID	I3731	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Mayes,   b. Bef 1755,   d. Bef 13 Apr 1819, , Jefferson, OH  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Nancy MNU,   b. Bef 1755,   d. Aft 1819  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha McGavran,   b. Abt 1804, , Hartford, MD ,   d. Aft 1880 Bef 1900, , , IL  (Age ~ 95 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1820	, Jefferson, OH   [9]
  Notes	Their children were identified by marriage records for Edgar County, Illinois, and 1840 and later years' census information. John Mayes was the only Mayes living in Edgar County in 1840.
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Ann Mayes,   b. Between 1821 and 1825, , , OH ,   d. Abt 1846, , Edgar, IL  (Age ~ 25 years) + 2. Elizabeth Mayes,   b. 8 May 1823, , , OH ,   d. 7 May 1855, Martinsville, Clark, IL  (Age 31 years) + 3. William McGavran Mayes,   b. 19 Feb 1825, , Carroll, OH ,   d. 17 Aug 1916, Paris, Edgar, IL  (Age 91 years) + 4. Margaret Mayes,   b. 6 Apr 1827, , , OH ,   d. 26 Oct 1907, Zionsville, Boone, IN  (Age 80 years) + 5. Mary Jane Mayes,   b. 5 Feb 1829, , , OH ,   d. 4 Jul 1886, , Clark, IL  (Age 57 years) + 6. Thomas Mayes,   b. 1831, , Carroll, OH ,   d. 1911, Paris, Edgar, IL  (Age 80 years)   7. John Mayes,   b. Abt 1832, , , OH   8. Stephen Mayes,   b. Abt 1833, , Carroll, OH + 9. James Mayes,   b. 26 Nov 1837, , Carroll, OH ,   d. 6 Jan 1916, , San Francisco, CA  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F1451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1800 US Census, Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Thomas Mayes (Mays) listed as head of household, which included 1 male under 10 (John), 1 male 10-15 (Thomas), 1 male 16-25 (Joseph), 1 male 45 & over (self), 2 females under 10 (Elizabeth, ?), 2 females 10-15 (Nancy, ?), 1 female 16-25 (?) and 1 female 45 & over (wife Nancy). Don't know Sarah's birth year so unsure which age bracket was hers.
  		Indenture, Thomas Byers and Sally Mayes Byers to John Mayes Sale of land that was part of the estate of Thomas Mayes, deceased for $97.00 Thomas Byers and Sally Mayes Byers "of Muskingum County, State of Ohio" John Mayes "of Jefferson County and State aforesaid" 13 Apr 1819 Deed records, 1795-1901; index, 1800-1941 Family History Library Film 895950 Image group 4021842 Volume H, years 1821-1824, pgs 10-11
  		Thomas Mayes, estate inventory, pg 414 Jefferson County, Ohio 3 July 1819 Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996 Family History Library Film #900055 Image group #4019777 Inventories 1803-1828 vol 1-4 414-417/921 (film pages)
  		Thomas Mayes, estate inventory, pg 415 Jefferson County, Ohio 3 July 1819 Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996 Family History Library Film #900055 Image group #4019777 Inventories 1803-1828 vol 1-4 414-417/921 (film pages)
  		Thomas Mayes, estate inventory, pg 416 Jefferson County, Ohio 3 July 1819 Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996 Family History Library Film #900055 Image group #4019777 Inventories 1803-1828 vol 1-4 414-417/921 (film pages)
  		Indenture, Thomas Mayes and Mary Ann Kelly Mayes to John Mayes Sale of land that was part of the estate of Thomas Mayes, deceased for $125.00 Thomas Mayes and "Mary, his wife, of Richland County, State of Ohio" John Mayes "of the county of Jefferson and State aforesaid" 15 Aug 1820 Deed records, 1795-1901; index, 1800-1941 Family History Library Film 895950 Image group 4021842 Volume H, years 1821-1824, pg 10 (I believe the county listed for Thomas and Mary Mayes is a transcription error. Records indicate that they lived in Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio, not Richland County, Ohio, however, I don't have access to the original record to verify my suspicion.)
  		Indenture, Joseph Mayes and Sally Miller Mayes to John Mayes Sale of land that was part of the estate of Thomas Mayes, deceased for $100.00 Joseph Mayes and "Sally, his wife of Harrison County, State of Ohio" John Mayes "of the County of Jefferson and State aforesaid" 21 Aug 1820 Deed records, 1795-1901; index, 1800-1941 Family History Library Film 895950 Image group 4021842 Volume H, years 1821-1824, pgs 9-10
  		Indenture, James Mayes to John Mayes Sale of land that was part of the estate of Thomas Mayes, deceased for $100.00 James Mayes "of Jefferson County, State of Ohio" John Mayes "of County and State aforesaid" 4 Apr 1821 Deed records, 1795-1901; index, 1800-1941 Family History Library Film 895950 Image group 4021842 Volume H, years 1821-1824, pg 9
  		Margaret Mays Johnson Ryon, death certificate Indiana State Board of Health Certificate of Death 26 October 1907 Record lists incorrect place of birth for her father John Mays. The family did come from Scotland but at least a generation father back than John.

  
  

  Histories

  William McGavran Mayes, biographical sketch The History of Edgar County, Illinois, page 681

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S82] 1790 United States Federal Census, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S86] 1800 US Federal Census, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S252] United States, Land Patent Record. [S42] Historical collections of Harrison County, OH, Charles Augustus Hanna, (Private publisher, New York, 1900). [S309] The History of Edgar County, Illinois, (Chicago : W. Le Baron, Jr. & Co., 1879). [S310] Illinois, State Census Collection, 1825-1865, (Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois). [S111] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840 ). [S136] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses., (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).