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George May

George May

Born
1755-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1815-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

My Ancestor George May, settled in the foothills of May Mountain, in the area of Brocks Gap, Rockingham co. Virginia USA around 1881   He may have been before in the Shennadoah Valley and in Pennsylvania.   A few of his children mention he was born in Ireland.    Myself and other descendants have taken the DNA test, and points to Ireland and other May families we match, also have Irish roots.   (the people of Brocks Gap, were mainly German) he married Martha Madeline Houghman or Huffman.     

Other May families we DNA match.  John May of Crawford, Pennsylvania b. circa 1750. who claims to be from Ireland.     William May b. Ca. 1766 m Elizabeth Blackmoore 1796 in Taunton, Somerset, England, (listed as born in Ireland in the ship manifesto) Settled in Beaver co. Pensylvania.    James May ca. 1790 in Jones co, Georgia.  Robert May, son John was born in Ireland and grandson born in Rhodesia in 1916.   And we also match Frederick Wilkinson family from Londonberry. 

He is mistaken for a German May family of Leonthard May, but our DNA does not match with their descendants.   Because the people of Brocks Gap were mainly German and the son George of Leonthard May lived near a Huffman family in Shenandoah.   That is why Find a grave has a Johann George May.    But no actual mention of him in any record, has Johann.

      

Associated communities

Antrim

County Antrim, or Aontroim in Irish, is located on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.  It has beautiful rugged landscape and is home to the World Heritage Site, Giant’s Causeway.  Our county town is Antrim town and we have a population of approximately 618,108.

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Buildings in this community

  • Benvarden, Coleraine, 2015

    Location: Antrim

    36 Benvarden Road, Dervock, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT53 6NN

  • 11 Crocus St

    Location: Antrim

    11 Crocus St, Belfast Ireland

  • Carrick-a-Rede Bridge

    Location: Antrim

    Co. Antrim

  • Armoy

    Location: Antrim

Timeline events in this community

  • 1850s

    George McFall

    <p>Occupation</p>

    1857-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)

    <p>A brief timeline of the Family of Mr. Robert Curran, Sr. a Whitesmith/Blacksmith of Portaferry, Co. Down, his wife Catherine, and their son, Capt. Robert Curran, Jr., also of Portaferry, Co. Down, Ireland.</p>

    1840-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    McSherry Family (Seafarers, not family of Farmers of same village also named McSherry) of Killough, Co. Down, later of Belfast, c. 1807-1891

    <p>Devout Irish-Catholic Ship Captain, Master Mariner and Pub/Tavern Inn/Hotel Owner Richard McSherry of Killough and Ardglass areas of Eastern County Down (husband of Mary Adair, presumably also from somewhere in County Down), both later moving to Belfast (15 Corporation Square, 20 Gamble Street, 58/60 Tomb Street, and 35/39 Dock Street) all in the Old Sailortown neighborhood) of Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland. </p>

    1825-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00