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Descendants of John MAY or STEVENS born 1730 in Shoreham, Kent
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Jonathan MAY [scrapbook] (John MAY OR STEVENS
, Jonathan
) was born 10 May 1761 in Chiddingstone Church and was christened 1 24 May 1761 in Chiddingstone, Kent. He was buried 2, 3 21 Apr 1819 in St Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent.
Jonathan lived in this area 4 (photo taken 2006), Chiddingstone General Store & Post
Office built about 1458. Map 5 showing village locations using a 2006 Map of Kent. Andrew, Drury & Herbert map
6 1769, Chiddingstone, Kent. where Jonathan was buried in 1820
7 and where Jonathan May & Sarah Jeffery were married in 1784, St Mary's Church Chiddingstone, Kent. He lived in this area 8 the shops opposite the Church
(photo taken 2006), Chiddingstone High Street. The village pub
9, the Castle Inn, Chiddingstone (taken 2006).
Jonathan had 2 sets of possible parents - these are to only 2 John/Jonathan's in Kent born about 1761 (birth year from Jonathan's burial)
1/ John(*) May & Sarah Fisher of Farningham (*John's baptism shows him as Jo. May) - christened John as John in 1761 but he could have used Jonathan but further investigations show he had died before he reached marrying age.
2/ John Steevens or May and Mary Whale - possibly took the "or May" surname - investigations as to why have yet proved inconclusive.
Prior to Jonathan May's arrival in Chiddingstone there are no other records of the May family in Chiddingstone so they must have come from another village in the area and the only candidate I can find is the Stevens from Shoreham.
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Jonathan married 1
Sarah JEFFERY [scrapbook] on 20 Apr 1784 in St Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. Sarah was born about 1764. She died date unknown.
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They had the following children:
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Jonathan MAY [scrapbook] was born 9 Aug 1785 in Chiddingstone, Kent and was christened 1 28 Aug 1785 in St Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. He died date unknown. |
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Robert MAY was born 2 Nov 1787 and died 14 Feb 1855. | | |
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Sarah MAY [scrapbook] was born 1 Feb 1790 in Chiddingstone Kent and was christened 1 28 May 1790 in St Mary's Church, Chiddingstone, Kent. She died date unknown.
Sarah was counted in a census 2 1841 in Wickham Cottage, Kent. She was counted in a census 3 1851 in Wickham Hill, Strood, Kent. |
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Sarah married 1 John FINN on 13 Feb 1815 in St Mary's Church, Chiddingstone. John was born 1776 in Kent. He died date unknown.
John was counted in a census 2 1841 in Wickham Cottage, Kent. He was counted in a census 3 1851 in Wickham Hill, Strood, Kent. |
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John MAY was born 29 Jan 1792 and was buried 1 Sep 1826. | | + |
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Ann MAY was born 25 Feb 1795 and died 1870 Dec qtr. | | + |
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William MAY was christened 25 Dec 1797 and died date unknown. | | + |
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Harriot MAY was born 9 Aug 1803 and died before 1841. | | + |
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Richard MAY was christened 2 Feb 1806 and died date unknown. |
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4. Hannah MAY (John MAY OR STEVENS
, Jonathan
) was born about 1779 in Cuckfield, Sussex. She died 1 1857 Mar qtr in Medway/2a/187.
Hannah was counted in a census 2 1851 in Gun Wharf, Chatham Kent.
Name from baptism of William in 1815.
(No record of her being part of our May family but have included her here just in case it's the missing link as her son William was baptised in Chiddingstone)
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She had the following children:
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William MAY was christened 2 Jul 1815 and died date unknown. |
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