Thomas Mayes

Bef 1755 - Bef 1819  (~ 64 years)

• Name	Thomas Mayes
  Born	Bef 1755  [1]
  	Age bracket 45 & over, 1800 census
  Gender	Male
  Census	1779	Oxford Twp, Chester, PA   [2]
  Census	1790	, Washington, PA   [3]
  	1 male over 16 (Thomas) 2 males under 16 (Joseph, Thomas) 4 females (Nancy, Nancy, ?, ?)
  Census	1800	Finley Twp, Washington, PA   [1]
  	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)
  Occupation	1800	Finley Twp, Washington, PA   [4]
  	Weaver
  Address	Abt Sep 1812	, Jefferson, OH   [5]
  	"Captain Aaron Allen's company was also largely recruited from Harrison county, and the adjoining townships of Jefferson and Belmont ... most of the company enlisting for six months' service from September 1812 to March 1813. The roll of this company is as follows: ... James Mays ... Thomas Mays ....
  Military	Abt Sep 1812	, Jefferson, OH   [5, 6]
  	He served under Captain Aaron Allen in the War of 1812 from Sep 1812-Mar 1813. He also served under Lieutenant-Colonel John Andrew (dates unknown).
  Land Purchase	16 Mar 1814	, Jefferson, OH   [7]
  	Thomas Mayes of Jefferson County, Ohio, assignee of Nancy Mayes, Twp 12N Rng 4W Sec 13, aliquots NW1/4, 160 acres
  Died	Bef 13 Apr 1819	, Jefferson, OH   [8]
  	He's listed as deceased in the indenture between his daughter Sally and her husband Thomas Byers, dated 13 Apr 1819. His son-in-law James Peterson administrated his estate in July 1819. [8]
  Person ID	I565	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Nancy MNU,   b. Bef 1755,   d. Aft 1819  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Children	+ 1. Joseph Mayes,   b. 29 May 1785, , Washington, PA ,   d. 29 Dec 1845, Green Twp, Harrison, OH  (Age 60 years) + 2. Nancy Mayes,   b. Bef 1790, , , PA ,   d. Bef 1811, , Jefferson, OH  (Age ~ 21 years) + 3. Thomas Mayes,   b. 1789, , , PA ,   d. Between 1850 and 1860, , Belmont, OH  (Age 61 years) + 4. John Mayes,   b. 1793, , Washington, PA ,   d. Aft Jul 1855 Bef 1860, , Edgar, IL  (Age 66 years) + 5. Elizabeth Mayes,   b. 1793, , , PA + 6. James Mayes,   b. 1801, , , PA ,   d. 1863  (Age 62 years) + 7. Sarah Mayes,   b. Between 1776 and 1794, , , PA
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1790 US Census, Washington County, Pennsylvania Thomas Mayes listed as head of household, which included 2 males under 16 (Joseph, Thomas), 1 male over 16 (self) and 4 females (Nancy, Sarah?, ?, and wife Nancy)
  		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.
  		War of 1812 Service Record Thomas Mayes Private, Regiment 1, Lt Colonel John Andrew
  		United States Land Patent President James Madison Thomas Mayes Assignee of Nancy Mayes Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio 16 March 1814 Full payment made for "the North West quarter of Section number thirteen, in Township number twelve, in Range number four."
  		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

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] 1800 US Federal Census, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S225] Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA., (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S82] 1790 United States Federal Census, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S470] Lists of inhabitants in Washington Co, PA, 1800 or before, Raymond Martin Bell, (Washington & Jefferson College, 1961). [S42] Historical collections of Harrison County, OH, Charles Augustus Hanna, (Private publisher, New York, 1900). [S57] Fold3. [S253] US Dept of the Interior, BLM, (https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx). [S214] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998 , Ohio County, District and Probate Courts, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).