Ephraim May

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1. ACPL Genealogy Center person I06864: assigns Hannah May (b. 1 Oct 1704 Swansea, m. Joseph Chaffee) to Elisha May, b. 23 Dec 1670 Roxbury (twin of Ephraim), father John May, mother Sarah Brewer b. 8 Mar 1637/38 Roxbury, m. 19 Nov 1656. Conflicts with Chaffee Gen. #76 (Ephraim) on which twin, but agrees the grandparents are John May x Sarah Brewer.

   ACPL Genealogy Center person I06864: assigns Hannah May (b. 1 Oct 1704 Swansea, m. Joseph Chaffee) to Elisha May, b. 23 Dec 1670 Roxbury (twin of Ephraim), father John May, mother Sarah Brewer b. 8 Mar 1637/38 Roxbury, m. 19 Nov 1656. Conflicts with Chaffee Gen. #76 (Ephraim) on which twin, but agrees the grandparents are John May x Sarah Brewer.

2. FamilyCentral, Ephraim May - Deliverence Peck: "Ephraim May was born ... 23 Dec 1670. His parents were John May and Sarah Brewer. He married Deliverence Peck 9 Jun 1708 ... Ephraim May died 25 Sep 1721 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts." Matches ephraim-may-bsb: Ephraim May of Rehoboth, deceased by the 1750s deed; remarried 1708 after first wife Hannah died. Compiled 2nd source.

   FamilyCentral, Ephraim May - Deliverence Peck: "Ephraim May was born ... 23 Dec 1670. His parents were John May and Sarah Brewer. He married Deliverence Peck 9 Jun 1708 ... Ephraim May died 25 Sep 1721 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts." Matches ephraim-may-bsb: Ephraim May of Rehoboth, deceased by the 1750s deed; remarried 1708 after first wife Hannah died. Compiled 2nd source.

3. WikiTree May-1930, Bethiah (May) Truesdell (1716-1750): "Daughter of Ephraim May and Deliverance (Peck) May"; "Sister of Hannah (May) Sexton [half]"; ancestors panel: Ephraim May 23 Dec 1670 Roxbury - 25 Sep 1721; his parents John May (1631 - 11 Sep 1671) and Sarah Brewer (08 Mar 1638 - ...). The half-sister Hannah (May) Sexton is hannah-may-chaffee-bsb (WikiTree MacCane-14: daughter of Ephraim May, b. Swansea 1704; m2 Sexton), so this is the same Ephraim.

   WikiTree May-1930, Bethiah (May) Truesdell (1716-1750): "Daughter of Ephraim May and Deliverance (Peck) May"; "Sister of Hannah (May) Sexton [half]"; ancestors panel: Ephraim May 23 Dec 1670 Roxbury - 25 Sep 1721; his parents John May (1631 - 11 Sep 1671) and Sarah Brewer (08 Mar 1638 - ...). The half-sister Hannah (May) Sexton is hannah-may-chaffee-bsb (WikiTree MacCane-14: daughter of Ephraim May, b. Swansea 1704; m2 Sexton), so this is the same Ephraim.

4. The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), Appendix B, p. 565: "Joseph Hills was born in Billerica [Billericay], Essex County, England, in 1602, and married Rose Clark. He emigrated to New England in 1638. He had: Gershom Hills, born in Charlestown, Mass., July 7, 1639, and married Elizabeth Chadwick. He lived in Malden, Mass., and had: Sarah Hills, married John Chaffe (16). Abigail Hills, married Joseph Chaffe (18)." Same book #16: heirs of Gershom Hills quitclaimed land in Malden (1721) "given to Gershom Hills by his father, Joseph Hills of Newbury, Mass., September 10, 1677." Matches gershom-hills-bsb: of Malden; m. Elizabeth Chadwick; daughters Sarah (Chaffee) and Abigail (Chaffee).

   The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), #76: "Joseph4 Chaffee (John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas1) was born in Swansea, Mass., January 17, 1701-2 ... He married Hannah, daughter of Ephraim May of Rehoboth, Mass. She was born in Swansea, October 1, 1704, and was baptized there, February 12, 1706-7. After Joseph Chaffe's death, she married (2) Ensign Joseph Sexton." Same book (deed): land "originally granted to be laid out to mr: Ephraim May late of Rehoboth aforesd Deceased". Matches hannah-may-chaffee-bsb: b. Swansea 1 Oct 1704; m. Joseph Chaffee; m2 Ens. Joseph Sexton.

5. The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), Appendix B, p. 565: "Joseph Hills was born in Billerica [Billericay], Essex County, England, in 1602, and married Rose Clark. He emigrated to New England in 1638. He had: Gershom Hills, born in Charlestown, Mass., July 7, 1639, and married Elizabeth Chadwick. He lived in Malden, Mass., and had: Sarah Hills, married John Chaffe (16). Abigail Hills, married Joseph Chaffe (18)." Same book #16: heirs of Gershom Hills quitclaimed land in Malden (1721) "given to Gershom Hills by his father, Joseph Hills of Newbury, Mass., September 10, 1677." Matches gershom-hills-bsb: of Malden; m. Elizabeth Chadwick; daughters Sarah (Chaffee) and Abigail (Chaffee).

   The Chaffee Genealogy (1909), #76: "Joseph4 Chaffee (John,3 Joseph,2 Thomas1) was born in Swansea, Mass., January 17, 1701-2 ... He married Hannah, daughter of Ephraim May of Rehoboth, Mass. She was born in Swansea, October 1, 1704, and was baptized there, February 12, 1706-7. After Joseph Chaffe's death, she married (2) Ensign Joseph Sexton." Same book (deed): land "originally granted to be laid out to mr: Ephraim May late of Rehoboth aforesd Deceased". Matches hannah-may-chaffee-bsb: b. Swansea 1 Oct 1704; m. Joseph Chaffee; m2 Ens. Joseph Sexton.

6. WikiTree May-1930, Bethiah (May) Truesdell (1716-1750): "Daughter of Ephraim May and Deliverance (Peck) May"; "Sister of Hannah (May) Sexton [half]"; ancestors panel: Ephraim May 23 Dec 1670 Roxbury - 25 Sep 1721; his parents John May (1631 - 11 Sep 1671) and Sarah Brewer (08 Mar 1638 - ...). The half-sister Hannah (May) Sexton is hannah-may-chaffee-bsb (WikiTree MacCane-14: daughter of Ephraim May, b. Swansea 1704; m2 Sexton), so this is the same Ephraim.

   WikiTree May-1930, Bethiah (May) Truesdell (1716-1750): "Daughter of Ephraim May and Deliverance (Peck) May"; "Sister of Hannah (May) Sexton [half]"; ancestors panel: Ephraim May 23 Dec 1670 Roxbury - 25 Sep 1721; his parents John May (1631 - 11 Sep 1671) and Sarah Brewer (08 Mar 1638 - ...). The half-sister Hannah (May) Sexton is hannah-may-chaffee-bsb (WikiTree MacCane-14: daughter of Ephraim May, b. Swansea 1704; m2 Sexton), so this is the same Ephraim.