Col. Joseph Mayo

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• Moved To: 1772, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1772 he moved to Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1774; On the 17th of September 1774, "Joseph Mayo, constable of said town, was directed forthwith to notify the inhabitants thereof to assemble on the 19th instant at three o'clock in the afternoon, to see if the town will vote to choose delegates to represent them in a county congress, to be convened at Northampton on the 22d instant, at nine o'clock in the morning ; also to see if the town will act any thing respecting our public affairs, and choose such committee or committees, and give them instructions as they shall think proper at said meeting."
• Military: 20 Apr 1775; On 20 April 1775, then Sergeant Joseph Mayo marched to Lexington with Captain Eldad Wright's company of minutemen. He later marched with Ethen Allen to Fort Ticonderoga, and was placed in charge of that fort by Ethen Allen.
• Military: 23 Apr 1776; On 23 April 1776 he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in Captain Peter Proctor's 11th Company in the 6th New Hampshire Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia.
• Military: 1787; He was involved in Shay's Rebellion, and this story was told by his son, Joseph: "My father was Colonel of the First Regiment in General Shepard's Brigade when General Shay raised an army of 2,000 or 3,000 men in rebellion against the State laws and turned the Court out of doors. My father was sent with a regiment to Springfield to guard the stores on the hill, the guns and ammunition. Soon (2 Jan 1787) they attempted to march up the hill and General Shepard being there in person, gave orders to my father to fire from the artillery over their heads, then to the right, then to the left, all of which did not check them. He then cried "Give it to them in front, my boys" and then they fired a grist of grape straight among them which scattered them like sheep, made them run and scale the walls, killing three or four, and wounded as many more, and they took to the State of Vermont as fast as possible, past my father's house, and filled it full from top to bottom."
• Occupation: 1805, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1805 he was an Inn Holder in Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: 1806, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; In 1806 he moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts.
• Moved to: Between 1809 and 1810, Orwell, Addison County, Vermont; Between 1809 and 1810 he moved to Orwell, Vermont.
• Obituary: say 22 Apr 1817
• Last Full Review: 31 Aug 2020

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Died:
He died from typhus fever.

Joseph married Lucy Richards on 12 Mar 1772 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Lucy was born on 30 May 1752 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1817 in Orwell, Addison County, Vermont; was buried on 20 Apr 1817 in North Cemetery, Orwell, Addison County, Vermont, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Offices Held: 1754, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was a member of a committee chosen and empowered to sell the rights of delinquent proprietors of Gardner's Canada, now Warwick, Massachusetts.
• Military: 1765 to 1766; He served during the French and Indian War, first being commissioned 30 October 1765 as Captain of the Second Roxbury Company in Col. Francis Brinley's Regiment. He served through 1766.
• History: 1769, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; A well respected man in Roxbury, he was an ardent Whig and was one of the leaders of the protest over the Townsand Acts.
• Offices Held: 1769; He was the Sheriff of Suffolk County.
• History: 1770; He was appointed by Governor Hutchinson to be the foreman of the jury to try the soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. The Governor later wrote to Sir Francis Bernard, "Captain Joseph Mayo was foreman of the jury at the trial of the soldiers. I am inclined to make him a major."
• Military: Jun 1771; He was appointed to be Major in the First Suffolk Regiment.
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; At the time of the Lexington Alarm, he was in with General Putnam and joined with his Connecticut troops in their march to Boston.
• Military: 1776; He was appointed a Major in the Continental Army, and had a sword made up which was engraved Joseph Mayo 1776. It was silver mounted and cost $36.00.

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Offices Held:
He died while serving in the Revolutionary Army.

Joseph married Esther Kenrick on 14 Nov 1745 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Esther (daughter of Capt. Calib Kenrick and Abigail Bowen) was born on 26 Apr 1726 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Aug 1775 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: 1690; He was part of the Canadian Expedition of 1690.
• History: 16 Feb 1693; Deacon John Mayo was appointed guardian to Thomas Mayo by the court on 16 Feb 1693.
• History: 1721; In the Spring of 1721, Thomas, in partnership with William Welde and Samuel Davis, purchased the Beron land in Oxford, Massachusetts of du Tuffeau. This was the land settled by the Huguenots in 1687 and held until that time. Later William Welde sold his share to his partners. Thomas' son, John, settled on this land.
• Land/House: 28 May 1735; The General Court of Massachusetts, gave four townships in the western part of the colony to those who had rendered service in the Canadian Expedition of 1690. Thomas received land in the southern part of Warwick. He later sold this to Henry Cooledge but reserved the right to dig and remove iron ore from the land.
• Will: 9 Apr 1748, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Elizabeth, and his children: Thomas, Joseph, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, Abigail, Mary, and Mehitable.
• Probate/Proved: 5 Jun 1750, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Christened:
His baptism was recorded as 16 (9) 1676 and was performed by the Apostle Eliot.

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Thomas married Elizabeth Davis on 4 May 1699 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Davis and Mary Devotion) was born on 18 Apr 1678 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1756 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Land/House: say 1698; She owned lands in Worcester County.
• Estate Admin: 27 Mar 1761, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; The estate of Elizabeth Davis was administered by Thomas Hutchinson.

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• Will: 1764, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Abigail, and his children: Esther, Anna, Abigail, John, Daniel, and Benjamin. In his will, Caleb left a negro woman to his wife, Abigail. He further stated that upon Abigail's death, the negro woman was to be given her freedom, and that if she should ever be in want, his children were to help her.

Calib married Abigail Bowen on 14 Sep 1721 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of John Bowen and Hannah Brewer) was born on 3 Jul 1700; died on 5 Sep 1775 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Moved To: 1771, Groton, New London County, Connecticut; After her husband's death, she removed to her daugher's home in Groton, Conn, "on account of ye civil war."

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• Immigration: 20 May 1630, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He sailing on board The William and Francis with a group lead by the Rev. Thomas Welde. Their arrival was recorded as 20 (3) 1632.
• History: 1641; A power of attorney was written to take care of the property that John had inherited from his father. It reads: "Robert Gamlyn, and to sell the same, etc."
• Land/House: 1657, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He purchased land near Spring Street.
• Will: 09 Feb 1687/88, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Hannah, and his children: John, Hannah, Joseph, Mehitable, and Thomas.
• Inventory: 23 May 1688, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; His estate was valued at £508 15/.
• Probate/Proved: 11 Jun 1691, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Buried:
Here lyeth Iohn
Mayo aged 58
year, Departed this
life the 28^th of
Apirel 1688

Pope (1900) gives his burial as one day earlier.

John married Hannah Graves on 24 May 1654 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of John Graves and Judith Alward) was born on 8 Sep 1636 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Oct 1699 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Will: 1 Nov 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in her father's will.
• Will: 14 Jan 1653, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; She is mentioned in the will of her mother's second husband.
• Religion: Apr 1689, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Hannah was received into full communion in the First Church Roxbury.

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Buried:
Hannah Mayo
y^e wife of John
aged 63 years
died October
y^e 5^th 1699

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Married:
Their marriage date was recorded as 24 (3) 1654.

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• Occupation: say 1680; He was a blacksmith.
• Will: 6 Dec 1683, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Religion: 27 Apr 1684, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; John Davis was admitted to full communion in the church in Roxbury.
• Freeman: 1690, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Will: 23 Feb 1704/5, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: William, Samuel, Elizabeth, and Mary.
• Probate/Proved: 31 Mar 1718, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

John married Mary Devotion on 5 Feb 1667/68 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Edward Devotion and Mary Curtis) was christened on 25 Feb 1648/49 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Feb 1683 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 29 Oct 1671, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Christened:
Her baptism was recorded as 25 (12) 1648.

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• Freeman: 1690, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Military: 1699; He was promoted to Ensign.
• Offices Held: say 1700; He served as a selectman for nine years.
• Will: 1721, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: Sarah, Hannah, Ann, Esther, Elizabeth, Margaret, Grace, and Mary. He also mentions John Lyon.

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Buried:
John is buried in grave number 748 in Newton.

John married Esther Hall in 1672. Esther was born about 1653; died on 10 Sep 1723 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
She was 70 years old when she died.

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• Will: 13 Oct 1718, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut
• Probate/Proved: 24 Nov 1718

John married Hannah Brewer before 1696. Hannah (daughter of John Brewer and Elizabeth Rice) was born on 22 Mar 1672 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died after 1706. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Robinson (1903) and Mayo (1965) give her birth date as 23 March 1672.