When William May was born about 1701, in Otterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry May, was 34 and his mother, Margerye Jackandrow, was 30. He married Mary Bersey on 15 September 1729, in Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He was buried in St Tudy, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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English: from the Middle English male personal name May, a pet form of Matthew (see Mayhew ).
English, Dutch, and German: from a personal name or nickname taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then. In England, this name was possibly also a pet form of Mary or Margaret. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Denmark.
English: nickname from Middle English mey, may ‘kinsman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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