Nathan Mayo

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• Occupation: Abt 1772; He opened a public house in what is now North Orange.
• Military: 1777; He served in he Revolution as a Sergeant in Peter Proctor's Company, of which his brother, Joseph was a First Lieutenant, Col. Samuel William's Regiment. He marched to reinforce the Northern Army 10 July to 12 August 1777, a service of one month, nine days and 120 miles traveled.
• History: 1 Jan 1781; On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.
• Offices Held: 15 Mar 1784; He was appointed the the Pound Keeper.
• Offices Held: 1785, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was elected a selectman.

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Benjamin married Dorothy "Dolly" Goddard in 1773 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Nathan Goddard and Dorothy Stevens) was born on 29 Jan 1758 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jun 1845 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: 1773, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She being but 16 years when married, her father, Nathan, built her a large home, which became the "Mayo Tavern." After her husband's death, she maintained the tavern. The following was written in the History of North Orange: "Aunt Dolly was noted for her parties and good cooking. The story is told that at one time a party of soldiers passed through the place and stopped at the house for food. Aunt Dolly had a sheep killed, dressed and cooked for them in short order - they then went on their way."

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Birth:
Mayo (1965) gives her birth date as 15 January 1758.

Buried:
Benjamin Mayo Esq.
Died
May 2, 1797
Aet 47
Dolly Mayo
His wife
Died
June 7, 1845
Æt 88
In the same plot is the following stone:
Infant died March 18, 1789
Dolly
Died April 20, 1793
Aet 12 yrs
Roxy died 1795
Æ 4 yrs
Children of Benj. &
Dolly Mayo
Suffer little children to come unto me
And forbid them not

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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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• Religion: 13 Dec 1749, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Nathan and Dorothy were admitted to the church in Petersham.
• Residence: 1750, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He lived on house lot number 10.
• Offices Held: 1755, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Moved To: 1760, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He had removed to a farm in what is now North Orange, and was running a saw mill and a tannery.
• History: 1 Jan 1781; On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.
• Offices Held: 24 Nov 1783, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman. He served through 1784.

Nathan married Dorothy Stevens on 28 Nov 1748 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Simon Stevens and Mary Wilder) was born in 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was christened on 13 Sep 1719 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Mar 1808 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 13 Dec 1749, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Nathan and Dorothy were admitted to the church in Petersham.

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Married:
Bond (1860) gives Lois as a child of this family. This is in error, as Lois Stevens was married in 1762.

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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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• History: say 1723, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He was one of the first settlers of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and one of the founders of its church.

Edward married Hepzibah Hapgood in 1722. Hepzibah (daughter of Thomas Hapgood and Judith Barker) was born on 27 Jun 1704 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jul 1763 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 1728, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts; She was admitted to the church in Shrewsbury.

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Married:
Hapgood (1898) gives the year as 1822, a misprint.

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• Occupation: say 1698; He was a blacksmith.
• Military: 1702; During Queen Anne's War, Simon was assigned to the garrison of Peter Joslin, the same garrison as his father. During the attack, he lost one horse.
• Military: 25 Oct 1722 to 25 Nov 1722; During Lovewell's War, Simon is listed in the muster roll of Sergeant Samuel Wright.
• Moved to: Abt 1724, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut

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Birth:
Simon was born during the exile from Lancaster after the massacre during King Philip's War.

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Simon married Mary Wilder in 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Lt. Nathaniel Wilder and Mary Sawyer) was born on 12 May 1679 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1728 in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Moved to: Abt 1724, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut

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Birth:
Mary was born during the exile from Lancaster after the massacre during King Philip's War. The Lancaster records list her as born in Boston, however the vital records of Sudbury list her birth as in that town.