Deacon John Mayo

1658 - 25 Feb1732

• Name	John Mayo
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	15 Feb 1658	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Christening	20 Dec 1658	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  	Agency: The First Church of Roxbury
  	He was christened by by the Apostle Eliot.
  Religion	30 Mar 1679 (Age 21)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He joined the First Church in Roxbury.
  Married	8 Jul 1685 (Age 27)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Sarah Buden Her last name was also spelt "Birden". She joined the church on 28 October 1688 in the First Church, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 7 February 1734 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Rebecca Mayo (1686-____) 2. baby boy Mayo (1687-1687) 3. Sarah Mayo (1688-1688)
  History	16 Feb 1693  [1]
  	John was appointed guardian to Thomas Mayo by the court.
  Ordained	Before 1711 (Age 52)  [1]
  John was ordained a Deacon in the First Church in Roxbury. He is recorded a second time as having joined the Church in April 1689. Possibly this was when he was made a Deacon.
  Offices Held	1711 (Age 53)  [1]
  He was on a committee to by a new bell of "300 lbs. weght at least" They appointed William Clarke, and gave him £10 and 300 pounds of bell metal. William Clarke[sailed to England on The Norwich 16 December 1711 with the bell metal on board.
  Offices Held	1716 (Age 58)  [1]
  He was on a committee to draw up the plans for a new meeting house.
  Offices Held	say 1717 (Age 59)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He was a Trustee of the Roxbury Latin School.
  Will	21 May 1723 (Age 65)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He mentions his wife, Sarah, and his son, Joseph.
  Inventory	30 Mar 1733	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  His estate was valued at £1785 19/.
  Probate/Proved	2 May 1741	Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Death	25 Feb1732	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Burial	Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  	Here lyes buri'd ye body of Deacon John Mayo Aged 74 years who died Febry 25 1732 3
  Siblings	8 Siblings
  1. Hannah Mayo,   b. 24 Apr 1657, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. Sep 1658, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 1 year)   2. Deacon John Mayo,   b. 15 Feb 1658, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 25 Feb1732, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   3. Hannah Mayo,   b. 16 Feb 1660/61, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 5 Nov 1701, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 40 years)   4. Rebecca Mayo,   b. 30 Jun 1664, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 1 Apr 1685, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 20 years)   5. Joseph Mayo,   b. 11 Jan 1666, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 5 Mar 1747, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years)   6. Mehitable Mayo,   b. 6 Jan 1668/69, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 1722, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 52 years)   7. Thomas Mayo,   b. 16 Nov 1670, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 17 Oct 1672, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 1 year)   8. Benjamin Mayo,   b. 29 Mar 1672, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 1 Oct 1672, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years) + 9. Thomas Mayo,   b. 13 Nov 1673, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 26 May 1750, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years) ▻ Elizabeth Davis,  m. 4 May 1699
  Person ID	I14964
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	John Mayo,   b. 1629, England d. 28 Apr 1688, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Hannah Graves,   b. 8 Sep 1636, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 5 Oct 1699, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1654	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 5 months - She : 17 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Feb 1658 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Christening - 20 Dec 1658 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Religion - 30 Mar 1679 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Married - 8 Jul 1685 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Offices Held - say 1717 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Will - 21 May 1723 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Inventory - 30 Mar 1733 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Probate/Proved - 2 May 1741 - Suffolk County, Massachusetts Death - 25 Feb1732 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Burial - - Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S454] Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688 A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants, (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S1021] anonymous. "Inscriptions from the Old Burial Ground, Roxbury, Mass.", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XIV, 1860).