To LIST: I find three Mays/Mayes connected with my Hixon/Hixson/Hickson in early 1800s in Grainger Co TN. Can anyone give any light on any of these Mayes, Hickson, or Pollard. Thanks.--Bill 1813 Jan 22 Grainger Co TN. Polly Hickson married Murry Mitchell, bondsman was John Mayes. Bond only. [Kennerly's Grainger County Tennessee Marriage Bonds and Licenses 1796-1837 Book No. 1] 1814 May 17 Grainger Co TN Ordered by the court that Daniel Hickson of the age of fifteen years the last of next August be bound an apprentice to Henry Mayes until he attains the age of twenty-one years whereupon Thomas Henderson, Chairman of the court, and Henry Mays executed an indenture whereby the said Daniel was bound an apprentice and the said indenture was ordered to be recorded.--Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Record Book No. 3, 1812-1816. p165 1814 May 17 Grainger Co TN Ordered by the court that John Hickson of the age of thirteen years the 25th of December 1813 be bound an apprintice to John Mays until he attains the age of twenty-one, whereupon Thomas Henderson, chairman of this court, and John Mays executed indentures whereby said John was bound an apprentice and the said indenture was ordered to be recorded.--Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Record Book No. 3, 1812-1816. p165 > > Ray said: > > > seems they spelled it MAYS,as did my MAYES. > > but the 1860 census they or someone added e > > Mayse, Mayes, Mays, Maise, Maze, Mace! > > What's in a name Ray? <smile> The Grainger Mayes family names were > uniformly spelled Mayse on the 1850 Grainger County census. There was one > exception and just now I don't remember which family. I just checked my own > transcriptions done years ago (even when I was just beginning I did try to > be careful with my transciptions) but my transcriptions don't exactly mirror > this. In some cases I do have Mayse, but other families I transcribed > Mayes. Lesson: one sees what one expects to see. > > I did trancribe my great great grandfather James Mayes household as Mayse, > but I transcribed other households as Mayes (my Jane Mayes Ivy's (or Ivey) > <grin>nephews William, Greenbery and Edward (the other Edward the son of > Dudley not Edward son of Liggen <smile) names I transcribed as Mayes. I now > have a lot of photocopies or printouts from CDs and I just took them outand > sometimes it is a little hard to tell the difference. Anyhow the Mayes > family's in Grainger County at least were spelled Mayse, Mayes, Mays in the > records and on censuses throughout the 19th century. > > Bye For Now, > > Gail in MO > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to [email protected]

Gail in Missouri: I have a printout which was sent to me by the gentleman I'm helping research his Mays/Maise/Mayes/Mayes/Maize (and others, I'm sure) lines. I see in the snippet below that you have information on a Jane Mayes Ivey. In this printout I have John "Big John" Maize as a second spouse of Nancy Mayes 1788-1830 (daughter of Sherrod it says but need to read on this). This report indicates that Jane Mayes 1792-1846, sister of Nancy, married Benjamin Ivey 1791-?. I have no other information on Jane. I would like to know if there is any mention of a Dolly anywhere in your transcriptions? I hope to find out if Dolly was a nickname for one of Big John's wives, or another wife. I also have a copy of what appears to be a marriage contract (or intention of marriage) for John Maize and Nancey Maize dated Jan 11, 1805. John, William Cooper, and Daniel Clayton are bonded for $1250.00 for the marriage. It is Grainger Co., TN. The witness or man who drew up the contract was Samuel D. _rrick. It looks like Carrick but cannot be absoutely sure. As always, still seeking East Tennessee Coffey and Jordan information. Sheri > I did trancribe my great great grandfather James Mayes household as Mayse, > but I transcribed other households as Mayes (my Jane Mayes Ivy's (or Ivey) > nephews William, Greenbery and Edward (the other Edward the son of > Dudley not Edward son of Liggen > have a lot of photocopies or printouts from CDs and I just took them outand > sometimes it is a little hard to tell the difference. Anyhow the Mayes > family's in Grainger County at least were spelled Mayse, Mayes, Mays in the > records and on censuses throughout the 19th century. > > Bye For Now, > > Gail in MO > Sheri P. Kelly [email protected] ' Genealogy is Perpetual' VA, NC, TN, & KY: COFFEY-COLLINS-GREEN-HICKS-JONES-JORDAN-PERRY-RUSSELL. SC & AL: McCOOL-MILLS-McCOOL-SEGREST-THRASHER-WOOD --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more

Dear Sheri, I am still trying to keep up with all this Mayes "stuff". It is great to see so much interest, but like I said I type very slowly. I will try to keep up with these two separate threads, if I can. <grin> I know you are working hard to correct your corrspondent's data. Anyway I just noticed this. In your letter which appeared on the list February 28, You said: "says but need to read on this). This report indicates that Jane Mayes 1792-1846, sister of Nancy, married Benjamin Ivey 1791-?. I have no other information on Jane." My third great grandmother Jane "Jenny" Mayes Ivy (or Ivey) was still alive in 1870. She is listed on the 1870 Grainger County census and is living with her two unmarried children Susannah "Susan" Ivy and Patrick Birdwll Ivy. I am not sure when she died. The exact or at least approximate death dates of many of Sherrod's children are known and I think it is up to me since I am descended from Jane to find out. <grin> This may involve a trip to Tennessee so I think I will get up tomorrow morning and jsut drive there (probably not.. <wry grin>. Real life does go on doesn't it?) Jane may have been the last of Sherrod's children to die. I am not sure when Jonathon Mayes died though. I will see what I can find out about this. Jane's husband Benjamin died in 1853 in Grainger County (Benjamin Ivy will (1853) Grainger County will book 3:107&108). I am not sure where the date 1846 comes from. Perhaps there is some confusion here between Jane and her mother-in-law Jane Howell Ivy, although Jane Howell Ivey died in 1848 not in 1846. I notice that a lot of researchers have after 1843 9 for Jane Howel Ivy that is. (I think that this came from researchers readiug the last page of Henry Ivy (Ivey)'s Revolutionary pension file. The files were not filmed in any particualr order and in Henry's Revolutionary pension file is deposition by Jane dated February 1848. There is a separate deposition by Jane filed the same date in which Jane testified in her sister=in-laws Jane O. Collins Howells behalf. She died about July of that year. Forgive me for this excursion into the generation proceeding Jane Mayes Ivy, but you also have questions <smile> about the Collinses and the Howells. Bye for Now, Gail Gail in Missouri: > I have a printout which was sent to me by the gentleman I'm helping research his Mays/Maise/Mayes/Mayes/Maize (and others, I'm sure) lines. I see in the snippet below that you have information on a Jane Mayes Ivey. In this printout I have John "Big John" Maize as a second spouse of Nancy Mayes 1788-1830 (daughter of Sherrod it says but need to read on this). This report indicates that Jane Mayes 1792-1846, sister of Nancy, married Benjamin Ivey 1791-?. I have no other information on Jane. I would like to know if there is any mention of a Dolly anywhere in your transcriptions? I hope to find out if Dolly was a nickname for one of Big John's wives, or another wife. > > I also have a copy of what appears to be a marriage contract (or intention of marriage) for John Maize and Nancey Maize dated Jan 11, 1805. John, William Cooper, and Daniel Clayton are bonded for $1250.00 for the marriage. It is Grainger Co., TN. The witness or man who drew up the contract was Samuel D. _rrick. It looks like Carrick but cannot be absoutely sure. > > As always, still seeking East Tennessee Coffey and Jordan information. > > Sheri