Samuel May

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SAMUEL MAY (say 1633–1677), son of John May

ABIGAIL STANSFIELD (bp. 1638–aft. 1713)

Abigail Stansfield's English Ancestry

Gideon Stansfield was buried on 9 May 1658 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire. [3] He married Grace Eastwood. She was buried on 14 August 1682 in Heptonstall. [3]

Gideon and Grace had seven children baptized in Heptonstall, two sons and a daughter. [3] Two unnamed children died young. [3] His grandson John Draper deposed that he was a blacksmith with one son, who was unable to speak. [3] Two of his children were:

i. Miriam Stansfield was baptized on 27 November 1625. [3] She died in January 1687 in Roxbury. [6] She married James Draper on 21 April 1646 in Heptonstall. [6] James was born in 1618 in Heptonstall. [6] He died in July 1694 in Roxbury. [6]

James and Miriam went to New England shortly after they married. [6]

ii. Abigail Stansfield was baptized on 25 November 1638.

Samuel May was the son of John May. [1] He was born say 1633. He died on 17 July 1677 in Roxbury. [1][2] He married Abigail Stansfield on 7 January 1657 in Roxbury. [2]

Abigail Stansfield, the daughter of Gideon and Grace (Eastwood) Stansfield, was baptized on 25 November 1638 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire. [1] She died after 19 July 1713. [1] She married second Humphrey Johnson.

Abigail came to New England with her married sister Miriam Draper. [3]

Samuel May was an early proprietor of Woodstock, Connecticut. [3]

On 17 October 1683 the selectman of Roxbury petitioned the General Court for land to be laid out. This was granted on 7 November and possession of the area—which included what became Woodstock— was taken on 5 April 1686. Samuel May was granted lot 29 of the original 39 lots. [4]

There is no evidence Samuel ever lived in Woodstock. [5]

Children of Samuel May and Abigail Stansfield:

i. Abigail May was born on 22 May 1659 in Roxbury. She was baptized on 29 May 1659 in Roxbury. She died on 9 April 1745, age 85, in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut. She married Nathaniel Johnson.

ii. Jonathan May was born on 4 February 1663[/4?] in Roxbury. [2] He was baptized on 7 February 1663/4 in Roxbury. [2]

iii. Joanna May was born on 7 March 166[5?/6] in Roxbury. [2] She was baptized on 11 March 1665/6 in Roxbury. [2]

iv. Eleazar May was born on 6 March 166[7?/8] in Roxbury. [2] He was slain by Indians on 29 April 1689 in Roxbury. [2] He married Sarah ___. She died on 5 January 1688/9 in Roxbury. [2]

v. John May was born on 17 June 1670 in Roxbury. [2] He died on 3 December 1672 in Roxbury. [2]

vii. Gideon May was born on 25 January 1671[/2?] in Roxbury. [2] He was baptized on 4 February 1671/2 in Roxbury. [1] He died there on 27 February 1671/2. [1]

viii. Experience May was born on 28 August 1673 in Roxbury. [2] She was baptized there on 31 August 1673. [1]

Endnotes:

1. Alicia Crane Williams, "Early New England Families, 1641–1700," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org > Humphrey Johnson (m. 1641).Humphrey Johnson (m. 1641).

2. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, vol. 1, vol. 2 (Salem: Essex Institute, 1925).

1: 238 Experience, d. Samuel, Aug. 28, 1673.
1: 238 Gideon, s. Samuel, Jan. 25, 1671. [1671-2 C.R.1]
1: 238 Jonathan, s. Samuel, bp. 7: 12m: 1663-4. C.R.1
1: 239 Abigail, d. Sam[ue]ll, May 22, 1660. CT. R.
1: 239 Abigaile, d. Samu[e]ll, May 22, 1659.
1: 239 Elieser, s. Samuell, Mar. 6, 1668. [1667-8. C.R.1.]
1: 239 John, s. Samuell, June 17, 1670.
1: 239 Johnathan, s. Samuel, Feb. 4, 1663.
1. 242 Johannah [Joanna. C.R.1.], d. Samuell, Mar. 7, 1666 [bp. 11: 1m: 1665-6. C.R.1]
2: 274 Abigail, and Humpherey Johnson, Dec. 6, 1678
2: 275 Samuell, and Abigaile [Abigail. CT.R.] Stanfull, Jan. 7, 1657
2: 588 Eleazer, slain by Indians, Apr. 29, 1689
2: 588 Gideon, s. Samuell, Feb. 27, 1671. [1671-2. C.R.1.]
2: 588 John, s. Samuel and Abigail, of Boston, Dec. 3, 1672, a. 1 y. G.R.1.
2: 589 Sarah, w. Eleaser, Jan. 5, 1688-9
2: 591 Samuel, July 17, 1677

3. Alicia Crane Williams, "Early New England Families, 1641–1700," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org >Abigail (Stansfield) (May) Johnson (m. 1657).

4. Abner Morse, "Origins of Woodstock, Conn., and Names of First Planters," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 18 (1864): 227–8.

5. Samuel May, A Genealogy of the Descendants of John May : Who Came From England to Roxbury in America 1640 (Boston: Franklin Press, Rand, Avery, 1878).

6. "George Albert Draper," Memoir section, New England Historical and Genealogical Register 78 (1922): 291.

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