When John Maynard was born on 5 March 1758, in Sandhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Maynard, was 15 and his mother, Sarah Shether, was 14. He married Ann Humphrey on 12 October 1784, in Horsmonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1838, in Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80.
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English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Mainard (from ancient Germanic Maganhard, Meginard, from magin- ‘power, might’ + hard- ‘brave, hardy’). Compare Mainard .
Altered form of French Ménard (see Menard ), a cognate of 1 above.
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