James Mayhew

M, (1759 - 10 June 1846)
Father-Biological*Nathaniel Mayhew b. c 1725, d. Oct 1808
Mother-Biological*Mary McFadden b. 9 Jul 1731, d. 1 Mar 1824
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Last Edited=14 Mar 2024
     James Mayhew was born in 1759 at Boston, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of Nathaniel Mayhew and Mary McFadden.

James Mayhew married Susanna Pomeroy, daughter of Benjamin Pomeroy and Ann ______, in 1790.1 James, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at Hampden, Hancock County, Maine. The enumeration reads:

3 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
4 - Number of Household Members Under 16
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
6 - Number of Household Members.2


James, appeared on the US Census of 1810 at Bangor, Hancock County, Maine. The enumeration reads:

4 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
5 - Number of Household Members Under 16
3 - Number of Household Members Over 25
8 - Number of Household Members.3


In 1819 he applied for and recieved a land grant for his Revolutionary War Service.4,5 James, appeared on the US Census of 1820 at Hermon, Maine. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18
2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
2 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
2 - Free White Persons - Under 16
2 - Free White Persons - Over 25
7 - Total Free White Persons
7 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other.6


James, appeared on the US Census of 1830 at Hermon, Maine. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69
1 - Free White Persons - Under 20
3 - Total Free White Persons
3 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored.)7


James, age 81 years, appeared on the US Census of 1840 at Bangor, Maine.8 He died on 10 June 1846 at Hermon, Maine.1 He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine, in Lote 550.1

Children of James Mayhew and Susanna Pomeroy

Citations

  1. Shipp, Ralph D. Genealogical History of Nathaniel Mayhew and Some of His Descendants 1725 - 1972. N.p.: manuscript, 1972.
  2. Census Bureau. 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  3. Census Bureau. 1810 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  4. Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  5. Maine State Archives. Maine, U.S., Revolutionary War Land Grants, 1776-1780. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  6. Census Bureau. 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  7. Census Bureau. 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  8. Census Bureau. 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.