Baptism record for Susanna May in Britwell Salome:
"Susanna daughter of Henry May & Mary his wife bap'd Jan ye 5th 77"
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
SUSANNAH MAY
Susannah was christened 5 January 1777 in Britwell Salome,
Oxfordshire, the daughter of Henry and Mary May. Britwell Salome
is a village in Oxfordshire, not far from Watlington. Britwell may
mean a spring or stream of the Britons, from the Old English
Bryt wella. The town was known as Brutwelle in 1086. Salome
is a manorial affix from the de Suleham family dating from the
13th century. It was known as Brutewell Solham by 1320, and later
on as Bruttewell Sulham. (http://www.ontaworld.co.uk/england/oxfordshire/britwellsalome/)
Susannah later married William Cullis 25 May 1801 in Whittington,
Worcestershire, when Caroline was three years old. The Whittington
parish register reads "William Cullis of this parish,
batchelor and Susanna May of the same, spinster, married in this
chapel by banns this 25th day of May 1801." Whittington is
also nearby the city of Worcester. This William Cullis is likely
the same man who acted as a witness at Caroline's wedding to
William Wishaw.
Susannah was mentioned in the will of her uncle John Knapp,
gentleman of St. Martin in the city of Worcester in 1827:
Susannah and William Cullis then had the following children:
1. Eliza, christened 10 May 1807 in St. Martin,
Worcester.
2. Jane, christened 18 July 1809 in St. Martin,
Worcester.
3. Maria, christened 1 July 1811 in St. Martin,
Worcester.
4. Henry, christened 17 March 1813 in St. Martin,
Worcester.
5. Charlotte, christened 23 Aug 1815 in St. Martin.
William died 23 September 1835 in Worcester.
Susannah and her daughter Maria were listed in the 1841 census in
Worcester.
1841 census, Worcester
Address: Countrey Shambles, St Swithin, Worcester,
Worcestershire
Susan Cullis, female, age 60, birth year 1781 in
Worcestershire
Maria Cullis, female, age 25, birth year 1816 in
Worcestershire
Susannah died the next year at the age of 65, and was buried on
31 July 1842 in St Andrews parish in Worcester. Her birth year was
listed as 1777.
SOURCE: IGI, Claines parish register, FHL# 352033; Whittington
parish register, FHL# 435353; Bedwardine parish register, FHL#
350860; National Burial Index; 1841, St Swithin parish,
Worcester; wwwfindmypast.com; will of John Knapp
of St. Martin, Worcestershire, 1827, Prerogative Court of
Canterbury. .
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
HENRY MAY AND
MARY KNAPP
Henry May was christened 15 October 1725 in Watlington,
Oxfordshire, the son of Henry May and Elizabeth Rose. Watlington
is a parish about one mile from Britwell Salome.
Henry married Mary Knapp 16 October 1761 in Oxford, St. Martin,
Oxfordshire, a town about 17 miles from Watlington. Mary was the
daughter of John Knapp and Anne Smith of Eynsham, Oxfordshire, and
was christeneed 9 September 1739 in Eynsham.
Mary's family was mentioned in the will of her uncle John Knapp,
gentleman, of St. Martin in the city of Worcester, written in 1819
and proven in 1827. He left five guineas to his nieces Susannah
Cullis and Fanny Key, and fifty pounds to his nephew Henry May.
Henry and Mary had the following children:
1. Mary, christened 3 October 1762 in Britwell Salome.
2. Jane, christened 22 January 1764 in Britwell Salome.
3. Ann, christened 2 February 1766 in Britwell Salome.
4. Sarah, christened 10 May 1768 in Britwell Salome.
5. John, christened 20 January 1770 in Britwell Salome;
buried 7 June 1771 in Britwell Salome.
6. Mary, christened 2 August 1772 in Britwell Salome; may
have died young.
7. Mary, christened 20 November 1774 in Britwell Salome.
*8. Susannah, christened 5 January 1777 in Britwell
Salome; mother of Caroline May; married William Cullis 25 May 1801
in Whittington, Worcestershire.
9. Frances, christened 21 Feb 1779 in Britwell Salome;
married Henry Key 23 June 1801 in Whittington, Worcestershire.
William Cullis and Susanna May acted as witnesses for this
marriage.
10. Henry, privately baptized 31 December 1780,
christened in the church 21 January 1781 in Britwell Salome.
SOURCE: IGI; Britwell Salome parish register, FHL# 95219;
Whittington parish register, FHL# 435353; Britwell Salome parish
register extracts on CD; A History of the Chief
English Families Bearing the Name of Knapp by Oswald Greenwaye
Knapp; will of John Knapp of St. Martin, Worcestershire, 1827,
Prerogative Court of Canterbury.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
HENRY MAY AND
ELIZABETH ROSE
Henry May was christened 20 May 1700 in Watlington, Oxfordshire,
the son of John May and Mary White. He married Elizabeth Rose 15
September 1723 in Watlington. Both were shown as being "of this
parish".
Elizabeth was christened 7 April 1700 in Watlington, the daughter
of John and Elizabeth Rose.
Henry's occupation was shown in the parish registers as a cooper,
or a barrelmaker. He appears in apprenticeship records in
Watlington.
Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices'
Duties, 3 September 1730:
9 - Henry May of Watlington, Oxon, Cooper - Francis: son of
Chas Longford of ditto, butcher 24 July"
Register of Duties for Apprentices' Duties, 24
December 1735:
"12 - Henry May of Watlington, Oxon, Cooper - Will: son of
John Strange of ditto, maltster, Bedford, gent, Dec"
Register of Duties for Apprentices'
Duties, 24 August 1742:
"1 - Henry May of Watlington in Oxon, Cooper - Tho. son of Thos.
East of Alton
Register of Duties for Apprentices' Duties, 30
September 1747:
"4 - Henry May of Watlington in Oxon, Cooper - Will. House"
Henry was buried 17 August 1768 in Watlington.
Elizabeth was buried a few months later, 10 October 1768 in
Watlington.
Henry and Elizabeth had the following children:
1. Henry, christened 15 October 1725 in Watlington;
buried 20 October 1725 in Watlington.
2. Elizabeth, christened 23 February 1726 in Watlington.
3. Rose, christened 10 June 1730 in Watlington; buried 30
January 1731 in Watlington.
*4. Henry, christened 26 February 1740 in Watlington;
married Mary.
5. Martha, christened 26 January 1742 in Watlington;
buried 17 March 1742 in Watlington.
SOURCE: Watlington parish register; IGI; Register
of Duties for Apprentices' Duties; www.ancestry.co,uk.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOHN MAY AND
MARY WHITE
*1. Henry, christened 20 May 1700 in Watlington; married
Elizabeth Rose 15 September 1723 in Watlington.
Baptism record for Henry May in Watlington: "Hendry the son of
John May, labr & Mary his wife May 20"
2. John, christened 21 February 1701 in Watlington.
3. Richard, christened 6 March 1703 in Watlington.
4. Mary, christened 26 January 1705 in Watlington.
5. William, christened 12 April 1710 in Watlington;
buried 11 May 1711 in Watlington.
6. William, christened 3 May 1713 in Watlington.
SOURCE: Watlington parish register; IGI.
Earlier Mays in Watlington records:
On 15 November 1705, a Henry May acted as surety for a bastardy
bond in Watlington: "Bond of Henry May or his assigns to
"acquitt dicharge and save harmless: all and every the
parishioners and inhabitants of the parish of Watlington from
all and every costs charges troubles and expenses whatsoever for
or by reason of the birth and bringing up of the unborn child of
Ann Browne, wife or pretended wife of Thomas Browne of the
parish of St. Mary Le Bow in the county of Middlesex, which Ann
Browne is now abiding in the parish of Watlington." This
Henry was too old to be the Henry born in 1700.
On 2 July 1726, there in an apprenticeship indenture: "Indenture
for apprenticing William May, a poor child, with Richard White
of Henly upon Thomas in the County of Oxon, taylor, until his
full age of one and twenty years." John May's son William
would have been thirteen years old at this time, and may be the
child in the indenture. His father died when William was ten years
old, and his mother died when he was thirteen, just a few weeks
before the indenture.
SOURCE: The People of Watlington, citing bastardy bonds and
apprenticeship indentures.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
RICHARD MAY AND
GRACE FLIGHT
Richard May was born in about 1640, the son of Richard and Anne
May of Stoke Talmage, Oxfordshire. Stoke Talmage was a parish
about three miles northwest of Lewknor. He married Grace Flight 11
April 1670 in Oxford St. Clement, about 16 miles from Lewknor.
Grace and Richard had a baby, John in 1671. Grace died a year
later and was buried in Lewknor 27 December 1672.
Richard then married Anne by 1680.
Richard and Grace had the following child:
*1. John, christened 24 December 1671 in Lewknor; married
Mary White 4 October 1697 in Watlington; buried 17 June 1723
in Watlington.
Richard and Anne had the following children:
2. William, christened 28 June 1680 in Lewknor; buried 19
April 1682 in Lewknor.
3. Joseph, christened 24 November 1682 in Lewknor; may
have died young.
4. Joseph, christened 19 May 1684 in Lewknor.
5. Anne, christened 22 February 1687 in Lewknor; buried
17 July 1693 in Lewknor.
6. Elizabeth, christened 27 November 1690 in Lewknor;
buried 1 December 1690 in Lewknor.
SOURCE: Lewknor parish register; www.ancestry.co.uk.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
RICHARD MAY AND
ANNE ALNET
Richard May was born in about 1618 of Stoke Talmage,
Oxfordshire, the son of Richard and Anne May of Ipsden,
Oxfordshire. He married Anne Alnet 23 May 1638 in Ipsden, a parish
about twelve miles south of Stoke Talmage.
Richard died in about 1683, leaving a will:
Will
of Richard May of Stoke Talmage 1683
In the name of God Amen
I Richard May ye elder of Stoke Talmage in ye county
of Oxon husbandman doe make this my last will & testament
in manner & form as followeth. First & principally I
bequeath my sould into ye hands of God Almighty my creator,
hoping by ye merits of my blessed Redeemer Christ Jesus to be
recievde into everlasting rest. My body I commit to ye ground
to be decently interred according to ye discretion of my
executrix hereafter named. And for ye small worldly estate
whereas it hath pleased God to blesse me I dispose of it in ye
following manner.
I bequeath to my son
Robert twenty shillings.
I bequeath to my son
Richard twenty shillings.
I bequeath to my
daughter Elizabeth twenty shillings.
I bequeath to my son
Mathew ye sum of ten pounds.
I bequeath to my
grand-son, John ye son of Richard May ye sum of ten
pounds.
I bequeath to my
daughter Anne ye sum of forty pounds.
And further it is my
will yt all these legacies above mentioned be payed within a
twelve moneth after my decease.
And lastly I do hereby
ordain & constitute my welbeloved wife Anne May ye
full & sole executrix of this my last will &
testament, giving & bequeathing to her all my goods &
chattles whatsoever; & appoinoting her to pay ye legacies
above said at ye time before mentioned, after my debts 7
funeral expenses are discharged.
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto sett my hand & seal the five & twentieth
day of August in ye year of our Ld God 1683.
The marke of Richard May
Sealed & delivered
in ye presence of
Nath: Penn
Robert May
Mary Higgins
Richard and Anne had
the following children:
1. Robert, married Susanna; died 1696 of Stoke Talmage.
Robert was mentioned in a history of Stoke Talmage: "A few
large farmers, moreover, such as Robert May, who died in 1695
and was described as a grazier, also kept sheep. May had a
flock of 122 sheep, 11 milking cows and 7 horses, valued at
£208 as against crops worth £121." (British History Online -
Stoke Talmage)
*2. Richard, born in about 1650; married 1) Grace Flight
11 April 1670 in Oxford St. Clement; married 2) Anne.
3. Elizabeth
4. Mathew
5. Anne, married George Eustace 2 September 1682 in
Oxford, St. Clement, Oxfordshire. Anne was shown as being of
Stoke Talmadge and George was of Stoke Grange.
SOURCES: Will of Richard
May of Stoke Talmage, 1683; Ipsden parish records;
www.ancestry.com; Oxfordshire Marriage Index; St. Clement
parish register, www.ancestry.com.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
RICHARD AND ANNE MAY
Richard May was born in about 1590 of Ipsden. He married Anne.
Richard died and was buried 1 August 1634 in Ipsden.
