1721 - 1776 (54 years)
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Name |
Joseph Mayo |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
28 Feb 1720/21 |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2] |
Offices Held |
1754 (Age 33) |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1] |
He was a member of a committee chosen and empowered to sell the rights of delinquent proprietors of Gardner's Canada, now Warwick, Massachusetts. |
- He died while serving in the Revolutionary Army.
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Military |
1765 to 1766 (Age 44) [1] |
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 [1] |
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 (Age 48) [1] |
He was the Sheriff of Suffolk County. |
History |
1770 [1] |
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 (Age 50) [1] |
He was appointed to be Major in the First Suffolk Regiment. |
Military |
19 Apr 1775 (Age 54) [1] |
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 (Age 55) [1] |
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. |
Death |
14 Feb 1776 |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
Siblings |
11 Siblings |
| 1. Hannah Mayo, b. 4 Apr 1700, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | | 2. Mary Mayo, b. 22 Oct 1702, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 9 Sep 1718, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 15 years) | | 3. Sarah Mayo, b. 30 May 1705, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | | 4. Elizabeth Mayo, b. 22 Sep 1707, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. Before 1756, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) | | 5. Lt. John Mayo, b. 17 Sep 1709, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 27 Jul 1752, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 42 years) | | 6. Rebecca Mayo, b. 21 Oct 1711, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 29 Nov 1739, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 28 years) | | 7. Captain Thomas Mayo, b. 23 Sep 1713, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 30 Nov 1792, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) | | 8. Abigail Mayo, b. 6 Sep 1715, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | | 9. Joseph Mayo, b. 13 Jun 1717, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 9 Jul 1717, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) | | 10. Mary Mayo, b. 20 Feb 1718/19, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | + | 11. Major Joseph Mayo, b. 28 Feb 1720/21, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 14 Feb 1776, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) ▻ Esther Kenrick, m. 14 Nov 1745 | | 12. Mehitable Mayo, b. 12 Apr 1724, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | |
Person ID |
I436 |
| Roy Line |
Last Modified |
25 Jul 2018 |
Father |
Thomas Mayo, b. 13 Nov 1673, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 26 May 1750, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth Davis, b. 18 Apr 1678, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 1756, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) |
Marriage |
4 May 1699 |
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 25 years and 6 months - She : 21 years and 1 month. |
Family ID |
F224 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Esther Kenrick, b. 26 Apr 1726, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 26 Aug 1775, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 49 years) |
Marriage |
14 Nov 1745 |
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 3, 4] |
Age at Marriage |
He : 24 years and 9 months - She : 19 years and 7 months. |
Children |
| 1. Rebecca Mayo, b. 29 Sep 1746, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 18 May 1844, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 97 years) |
| 2. Joseph Mayo, b. 24 Jan 1747/48, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 22 Oct 1748, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) |
| 3. Col. Joseph Mayo, b. 24 Jan 1747/48, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 19 Apr 1817, Orwell, Addison County, Vermont (Age 69 years) |
+ | 4. Benjamin Mayo, b. 11 Dec 1750, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 2 May 1797, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 46 years) |
| 5. Esther Mayo, b. 26 Nov 1752, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 20 May 1820, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 67 years) |
| 6. Caleb Mayo, Esq., b. 28 Sep 1754, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 28 Feb 1836, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) |
| 7. Anna Mayo, b. 20 Sep 1756, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 9 Oct 1825, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 69 years) |
| 8. Private Samuel Mayo, b. 4 Jul 1758, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 15 Sep 1775, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 17 years) |
| 9. Elizabeth Mayo, b. 9 Mar 1760, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 5 May 1793, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years) |
| 10. Daniel Mayo, b. 30 Sep 1762, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 25 Dec 1838, Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky (Age 76 years) |
| 11. Captain David Mayo, b. 31 Jul 1764, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 1828, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Age 63 years) |
| 12. Abigail Mayo, b. 4 Jul 1766, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 5 Dec 1859, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 93 years) |
| 13. Hannah Mayo, b. 8 May 1768, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. say 1820, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 51 years) |
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Family ID |
F430 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
27 Jul 2018 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 28 Feb 1720/21 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 14 Nov 1745 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Rebecca Mayo - 29 Sep 1746 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Joseph Mayo - 24 Jan 1747/48 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Col. Joseph Mayo - 24 Jan 1747/48 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Benjamin Mayo - 11 Dec 1750 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Esther Mayo - 26 Nov 1752 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1754 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Caleb Mayo, Esq. - 28 Sep 1754 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Anna Mayo - 20 Sep 1756 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Private Samuel Mayo - 4 Jul 1758 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Elizabeth Mayo - 9 Mar 1760 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Daniel Mayo - 30 Sep 1762 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Captain David Mayo - 31 Jul 1764 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Abigail Mayo - 4 Jul 1766 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Hannah Mayo - 8 May 1768 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| History - 1769 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 14 Feb 1776 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
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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).
- [S661] Daniels, George F. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts, (Oxford, Massachusetts: by the author, 1892).
- [S456] Jackson, Francis. A History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, from 1639 to 1800, (Boston: Stacy and Richardson, 1854).
- [S665] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1905).
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