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| Date Of Birth | BEF 16 OCT 1597 | Date Of Death | 3 MAY 1676 |
| Place Of Birth | England | Place Of Death | Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
| Date Of Baptism | 16 OCT 1597 | Date Of Burial | |
| Place Of Baptism | Farthinghoe Parish, Northingtonshire, England | Place Of Burial | |
| Date Of Christening | Date Of Emigration | ||
| Place Of Christening | Emigration Facts | ||
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| Birth - Rev. John Mayo was the second child and only son of John and Datherine Mayo of Thorpe Maandeville, England. Both John and his wife died in Thorpe Mandeville, Northamptonshire, England, John died in 1630 and Katherine in 1633. |
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| "John Mayo's ancestry has not been worked out. There is small doubtthat he was Mayo of Northamptonshire who matriculted in Oxford University from Magdalen Hall 28 April 1615 aged 17. The late Rev. h. Isham Longden, M.A., F.S.A., &c., the authority on Northamptonshre families (d. 28 April 1942) when asked for help in his identification readily responded, by enclosing three extracts of wills and suggesting search of the parish registers of Thorpe Mandeville and Middleton cheney. The will of John Mayo of Thorpe Mandeville, co. Northampton, dted 18 Janr. 1629/30, proved 20 march 1629/30, with a bequest 'to My sonne Mr. John Mayo' was one. In the Thorpe Mandeville register (which begins in 1559) the Rev. W.B. Pakenham-Walsh found: 'only one Mayo entry - Joyce Mayoe, daughter of John Mayo was baptized the one and twentieth of August 1603'; back and forward 20 years . . . the name does not occur again.' In Middleton Cheney, the adjoining parish, the Rev. W.B. Hick Canton found the 'aptism on april 2, 1598 of a son to John Mayo, the name impossible to read'.
"There was a proclamation in England made in 1637 and still in forcein 1638 that 'none were to pass to America without license.' But those activve in promoting the settlement of North America lent their aid to the Great Emigration. Mr. John Mayo joined it at its height in 1638 with his wife and children. That summer, 20 ships arrived in Massachusetts Bay bringing 3000 passengers. To travel, the harrassed clergy were obliged to disguise themselves and to use assumed names. Mr. Mayo was a commoner's son but he did attend Oxford University at Magdalen Hall. Like Northamptonshire, the university was a hotbed of nonconformity. Mayo is said to have left without a degree, as Richard Mather, John Woodbridge, and numerous others did without losing repute. To pay for the passage of a family of 7 or 8 acress the Atlantic would have cost 30 pounds at that time, but Mr. Mayo seemed to have a way of finding it. In his father's John Mayo's will proved on March 20, 1629/30, was a clause reading: To my sonne Mr. John Mayo I bequeath a coffer of ash standing over the Kichin' which shows also that he had taken Orders. And the 'Magnolia' in which he is ranked in the 'first classis' tells that Mr. Mayo was 'in the exercise of his ministry previous to emigration.'"
"In Spring of 1638, Governor Winthrop authorized a grant a start a newplantation named Barnstable. Mr. Hull, late of Weymouth, was already there as the first minister of the town. 'No better men, as a class, than the first settlers of barnstable came into New England,' was Amos Otis' opinion. Between March 1 and June 14, 1638, Mr. John Mayo came with his wife and family. At the time, 20 families were living in Barnstable. A temporary church was formed, of which Rev. Joseph Hull was pastor, and Rev. John Mayo was teaching elder. They worshiped in fair weather on Shoot-flying Hill or beside the Great Rock. Some of the congregation were Indians."
"Mr. Hull, Mr. Mayo, and others built themselves substantial framehouses. Of the original Old Town, Barnstable houselots, No. 5, containing 12 acres of upland with the meadow adjoining, was the Reverend John Mayo's before his removal to Eastham. It was bounded on the west by lot Nu. 4, on the north by the harbor, on the east by J. Casly's lot, and on the south by the highway."
Details to be entered, including the full text of a letter that JohnMayo wrote to Governor Wyllys of CT, declining to move and be a minister there."
"Foster's Alumni Oxonienses, a printed register of former members ofthe University [Oxford], confirms that John Mayo of Northamptonshire matriculated (ie entered the University) from Magdalen Hall on 28 April 1615 aged 17. He is described as the son of a 'plebeian' (roughly translated as sommoner), one of the categories used to classify undergraduates according to their social standing. No further information is given and there will be nothing further int he archives themselves."
came from North Newington, Oxfordshire, England, to Nauset, C.C.
He was the second minister of North Church, Boston in 1655.
"Freeman of Barnstable 3 March 1639/40; minister of the North Church,Boston, ordained 9 Nov 1655, dismissed 15 Apr 1672. His last wife, not mother of Nathaniel Mayo was Tamezin or Tamsen."
"John Mayo, a clergyman, came from England in 1638. He was inBarnstable in 1639 before the Rev. John Lothrop came, who arrived Oct. 11, 1639."
"In 1641 the active ministers of Barnstable, Sandwich and Yarmouthwere John Laythorpe [Lothrop], John Mayo, William Leverich, John Miller and Marmaduke Matthews. These each bore the title of Mister, that insignia of Puritan importance which at that time was only applied tothe learned and the wealthy."
"Mayo, John & 1 wf ? (-living in 1670); b. 1624;Barnstable/Eastham/Boston/Yarmouth/Oyster Bay, L.I.
Interpretation: Rev. John Mayo was married to his first wife, nameunknown, birth date unknown, but she was still living in 1670. The birth date of their first child was 1624 so their marriage took place before that year. Often these 'first child' birth dates are approximate. The towns are where he and his wife lived - but I think Oyster Bay, L.I. is an error.
Mayo, John & 2 wf Thomasin (Lumpkin), w William; ca. 1672-3?; Eastham,etc.
Interpretation: Rev. John Mayo was married a second time to Thomasin,who was the widow of William Lumpkin. and thee marriage took place in 1672 or 1673 after the death of William Lumpkin and Rev. Mayo's first wife. They lived in Eastham, etc."
"According to this information above, taken from 'New EnglandMarriages Prior to 1700' by C.A. Torrey, Rev. John Mayo was married to his first wife, name unknown, in ENgland sometime before the birth of their first child in 1624. I know that she was still living when she and Rev. Mayo were in Boston, because she was known for hospitality and good cooking then. According to Torrey, sometime after Rev. Mayo retired and came back to Cape Cod from Boston, his first wife must have died. William Lumpkin died sometime around 1672 or 1673. After that, supposedly, his widow,Thomasin Lumpkin, married Rev. John Mayo. Rev. Mayo's son, John Mayo, Jr. married Hannah Lecraft/Ricraft. Rev. Mayo's son, Samuel Mayo, married Thomasine Lumpkin, the daughter of William and Thomasin Lumpkin. So that would mean that for his second marriage, Rev. John Mayo actually married his son Samuel's mother-in-law! A further note, looking at the wording of Rev. John Mayo's will, his widow, Thomasin, was only given whatever goods she brought to the marriage. This and other wording in the will leads me to believe that she could have been his second wife and that they were married for a short amount of time."
"Harry L. Mayo, a researcher of Rev. John Mayo, went to the NewEngland Historical and Genealogical Society in Boston, Mass. to study the question of whether Rev. Mayo was married once or twice. C.A. Torrey had written his book entitled 'New England Marriages Prior to 1700' at this society. Harry Mayo checked all of the sources that Mr. Torrey had used and could not find the source of information that he used to show that Rev. Mayo was married twice instead of once. So that is where we are left at the present time - with no definitive proof that Rev. Mayo was married twice."
"John Mayo, the earliest of the name to appear in the Plymouth Colony,was admitted freeman, of Barnstable, Mch. 3, 1639-40. As no one could become a freeman until he had been a resident for one year, John Mayo must have been in the colony as early as 1639. Several of the writers on New England history cite that Rev. or 'Mr.' John Mayo, as he was more commonly designated, was born in England and graduated from an English university. Three of the name John Mayo were early matriculated at the University of Oxford. One of these register Apr. 28, 1615, as of 'Northts.,' of 'plebeian father,' and aged '17', of 'Magdalen Hall,' seems likely to have been the John Mayo of this sketch. Rev. John Lothrop who had come here from England with thirty-four of his people, in 1634, established a religious community in Scituate. Five years later, 1639, Lothrop transferred his field of labor to Barnstable, taking with him a majority of his Scituate flock. Here John Mayo soon after joined him, becoming his assistant as religious teacher, or teaching elder, and thus ordained April, 1639-40."
"The names of the freemen in Eastham in 1655 were . . .
John Mayo. . ."
"In the records of the Second Church, in the handwriting of IncreaseMather, is to be found allusion to the close of the pastorate of Rev. john Mayo over that church: 'In the beginning of which year, [1672] Mr. Mayo, the Pastor, likewise grew very infirm, inasmuch as the congregation was not able to hear and be edified; wherefore the Brethren (the Pastor maniesting his concurrence) desired the Teach to take care for a supply of the congregation that the worship of God may be upheld amongst us, which was for the present by him consented to, as Christ should enable him. On the 15th day of the 2d month, 1673, Mr. Mayo removed his person and goods also from Boston to reside with his daughter in Barnstable, where (and at Yarmouth) since he hath lived a private life; as not being able (through the infirmities of old age) at attend the work of the ministry. The ____ day of third month, [May] 1676, he departed this life at Yarmouth, and was there buried.' Probably no person could have formed a better judgment of the character of Rev. John Mayo than the one who was his co-laborer in the church, - this same Increase Mather. His word of testimonial, as given in the preface of a sermon, is one of high honor to the man for whom it was expressed, - 'he was a blessing to his people; and that they two -pastor and teacher - lived together in love and peace for the space of eleven years.'
"Rev. John Mayo died at Yarmough, Mass., in May, 1676, without havingmade a will, and his estate was settled during the following month, the agreement of the heirs being dated 15 June, 1676. The records here printed are found in the Plymouth Colony Records of Wills and Inventories and in the Court Orders, the proper reference being stated in each case. An Inventory of the estate of Mr. John Mayo Late of Yarmouth Deceased" [to be entered along with other Court Records regarding his estate]
"There are two differing accounts of where Rev. John Mayo died: oneYarmouth and one Eastham. I visited Cape Cod, looking for his gravestone, to no avail. Paul Bunnell's 'Cemetery Inscriptions of the Town of Barnstable' does not include Rev. John Mayo. He is not metioned in the Yarmouth Vital Records, nor in Goerge Bowman's 'Gravestone Records int he Ancient Cemetery and the Woodside Cemeter, Yarmouth, Mass.' In fact, there is no mention of any Mayo's in these sources. Other possibilities are the North Church in Boston since he was associated with that church. Eastham Historical Society, Orleans Historical society, Sturgis Library at Barnstaqble, and Cape Copd Community College could not locate a gravesite for him. There are relatively few 17th century stones on the Cape - only 8 have been located and none of them belong to Rev. John Mayo. The average person at that time could not expect a handsome stone. On Cape Cod, there wasn't good stone in which to make gravestones. It had to be imported. The most likely answer is that Rev. John Mayo followed the lead of Rev. John Lothrop, his friend and mentor, of Barnstable, who was buried along with his early followers in an unmarked mass gravesite in Barnstable, an early Puritan practice. Rev. John Lothrop was born in 1584 and died in 1653. . . Interesting note: Shoot-Flying Hill, where Rev. John Mayo led the settlers in prayer before military exercises, is located in centerville, a village within Barnstable, but really a separate town."
Signature on file: "( . . . a tracing of that of John Mayo, witness 2Oct. 1660, to will of William Paine of Boston. Evidently the signature of Rev. John Mayo.) (By same will Rev. John Mayo received 40 shillings.) "
"In 1641 the active ministers of Barnstable, Sandwich and Yarmouthwere John Laythorpe [Lothrop], John Mayo, William Leverich, John Miller and Marmaduke Matthews. These each bore the title of Mister, that insignia of Puritan importance which at that time was only applied to the learned and the wealthy."
"There is no other record of the settlement of Barnstable until thearrival of Rev. John Lothrop and his associates on the 21st of October, 1639 (N.S.). The greater part of mr. Lothrop's church accompanied him to Barnstable, leaving the remaining few 'in a broken condition.' Besides Joseph Hull and Thomas Dimock and their accociates as mentioned in the grant, we find here in the autumn of 1639, John Lothrop, the pastor, Mr. Mayo, . . . "
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"Mr John Mayo" is listed in the List of those able to bear Arms in NewPlymouth for "Barnstable. 1643".
Records written by Rev. John Lothrop state "Aprill. 15, 1640, att theinvesting of my brother Mao into the office of a Teaching Ellder, uppo whome, my Selfe Brother Hull, Brother Cobb Lay on hands, and for the Lord to finde out a place for meeting, & that wee might agree in it, as also yt wee might agree aboute ye division of Lands."
Father: John MAYO b: 1565 in West Orchard, Dorset, England
Mother: Katherine b: 1575 in Baldock, Hertford, England
Marriage 1 Elishua b: in EnglandJohn Mayo, of Northamptonshire, leftEngland with his wife and children sometime in between 1 March and 14 June,1639 and soon after his arrival, joined with the Rev. Joseph Hull to establish a new church society that became Barnstable, Massachusetts. On April 15, 1640, John was ordained as the Teaching Elder here. From here, he went to Eastham in 1646 and took charge of the church there until 1655, at which time he removed again, this time to Boston, and was attached to the North Church there, being ordained on November 9, 1655. Because of his endeavor to Christianize the Nausett Indians in the area, he was called. "the Apostle of the Indians." In 1673, the Boston church released him from his ecclesiastical duties because of his age, whereupon he and his wife went to live with their daughter at Barnstable (Yarmouth). The Boston church continued to support them until their deaths. It has been said of him, that 30 years after his emigration, his friends in England kept in touch and that his family there was of some standing.
John may not have left a will because his estate was settled by amutual agreement between his heirs on June 15, 1676. Edmond Hawes and Thomas Huckins inventoried his estate in early June of 1676, worth 111. 04. 00 pounds. Both John and Tamisine were buried at Yarmouth. Tamisine made the following statement: "Mistris Tamisine Mayo the relict of Mr. John Mayo above mensioned made to the truth of this Inventory soe farr as she knows: excepting onely the Goods and estate which shee had before theire Intermarriage, which shee had not Claimed Right nor power to Dispose of but onely to use while they lived together as, as shee affeirmeth and to bring in what further shee may know the 2cond of june 1676."
"Before mee Thomas Hinckley Assistant."
Albert Mansbridge called him "a well informed, farseeing man of peace"and further eulogized him be saying: " he had striven, worked and prayed; though physicall weak he was morally strong. . . . a resourceful man whose mentality was above the average; rather than a weak, pliable, dull, negligible character. In two colonies he helped found two towns and three churches. He was unelated by professional success, unembittered be personel bereavements, unaspersed in a censorious age. He was in all repsects an exponent of Christianity and peace."
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Came on ship William & Francis, Mr. Thomas master, departedLondon England 7 Mar 1632 with 60 passengers, arived Plymouth MA on 5 Jun 1632
Rawling County, Kent, England to Roxbury MA in 1632, to Boston MAin 1638, to Barnstable MA in 1639, to Eastham MA in 1646 to Boston MA in 1655 to Yarmouth MA in 1673 and died there.
Mayo's in Eastham MA in 1695: Daniel, Nathaniel, Thomas, SamuelSr., Samuel Jr. and James.
Lived with daughter Elizabeth Howes in Yarmouth MA from 1673untill his death in 1676.
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Spouse: Tamisin BRIKE - ABT 1672/73Marriage Facts Marriage Date: 21 MAR 1618 Marriage Place: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands Marriage Notes:
Spouse: Mrs. Thomasine (CONSTABLE) ABT 1605 - 26 FEB 1682Marriage Facts Marriage Date: ABT 1672 Marriage Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Marriage Notes:
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Mother:
Mrs. Katherine MAYO ABT 1578 - 1633
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Father:
John MAYO ABT 1565 - BEF 20 MAR 1629/30
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