Benjamin Mayo
M, #416, (11 December 1750 - 2 May 1797)
Gravestone of Benjamin and Dolly Mayo
Last Edited=14 May 2023
Benjamin Mayo was born on 11 December 1750 at Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.1,2,3 He was the son of Major Joseph Mayo and Esther Kenrick. He opened a public house in what is now North Orange.4 Benjamin and Dolly Goddard filed marriage intentions on 1 November 1773 at Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts.1
Benjamin Mayo married Dolly Goddard, daughter of Nathan Goddard and Dorothy Stevens, in 1773 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts.1,5 He served in he Revolution as a Sergeant in Peter Proctor's Company, of which his brother, Joseph was a First Lieutenant, Col. Samuel William's Regiment. He marched to reinforce the Northern Army 10 July to 12 August 1777, a service of one month, nine days and 120 miles traveled.1 On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.4
On 15 March 1784, he was appointed the Pound Keeper in Orange.4 He was elected a selectman for the District of Orange in 1785.4 Benjamin, appeared on the US Census of 1790. The enumeration reads:
He died on 2 May 1797 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, at age 46.1,2 He was buried at North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Benjamin's epitaph reads:
Benjamin Mayo married Dolly Goddard, daughter of Nathan Goddard and Dorothy Stevens, in 1773 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts.1,5 He served in he Revolution as a Sergeant in Peter Proctor's Company, of which his brother, Joseph was a First Lieutenant, Col. Samuel William's Regiment. He marched to reinforce the Northern Army 10 July to 12 August 1777, a service of one month, nine days and 120 miles traveled.1 On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.4
On 15 March 1784, he was appointed the Pound Keeper in Orange.4 He was elected a selectman for the District of Orange in 1785.4 Benjamin, appeared on the US Census of 1790. The enumeration reads: 3- Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over3
5- Free White Persons - Males - Under 16
7- Free White Persons - Females
15- Number of Household Members.6
5- Free White Persons - Males - Under 16
7- Free White Persons - Females
15- Number of Household Members.6
He died on 2 May 1797 at Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, at age 46.1,2 He was buried at North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Benjamin's epitaph reads:
Children of Benjamin Mayo and Dorothy Goddard
- Benjamin Mayo1 (24 Nov 1774 - 1 May 1824)
- Nathan Mayo1 (8 Mar 1777 - Jan 1814)
- Calvin Mayo1 (18 Oct 1778 - 6 Nov 1845)
- Dolly Mayo1 (19 Feb 1781 - 16 Apr 1793)
- Stephen Mayo+ (2 Feb 1783 - 5 Jan 1871)
- Esther Mayo (18 Apr 1785 - 18 Apr 1813)
- Lucena Mayo1 (16 May 1787 - 24 Feb 1879)
- infant boy Mayo1 (7 Mar 1789 - 18 May 1789)
- Roxana Mayo1 (9 Dec 1791 - 7 Mar 1795)
- Dolly Mayo1 (7 Jul 1793 - 4 Jun 1860)
- William Mayo1 (20 Jul 1795 - 31 Dec 1857)
- Roxana Mayo1 (21 Jun 1797 - 30 Jun 1855)
Citations
- Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688: A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants. Rutland, Vermont:: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965.
- Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
- Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 1 - Births. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911.
- Ward, Martha E. History of North Orange, Massachusetts. Orange, Massachusetts: North Orange Reunion Association & Enterprise and Journal, 1924.
- Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston. Boston: ittle, Brown and Company, 1860.
- Census Bureau. 1790 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
- Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Records of Orange, Franklin Co., Mass.. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1963.