• BIRTH: Henry male Slave of Wm & Mary Mayes born 24 Mar 1725 Bap 3 Mar 1729. Bristol Parrish Register pg. 338.
• BIRTH: Moses male slave of John and Julia Mayes Born 19 Jun 1730. Registered in Bristol Parrish Register pg. 338.
• TITHABLES: 1737: The Southside Virginian Vol 1 #1 p 18; Amelia Co. Tithables List for 1737 by J C Kolbe pp 17-20; A William Mayes appeared in the "Tythables" of Inhabitants above Flatt Creek in Amelia Co. there was 1 tithe age 16 to 21. also had a slave Judy, p 20.
• SALE: p 44 (p 507) 20 Jul 1758 Joseph Mays of Halifax Co. to George Watkins of same, one negro man slave man called Sambo, 2 indian slaves named Buck & James, 60 hd cattle, 11 hd horses & Mares, 5 feather beds & furnature, 2 1/2 dozen pewter plates, and household furnature & syock & hogs. Signed: Joseph Mayes. Rec: 15 Mar 1759.
• SALE: (p 5) 2 Jan 1761 Joseph Mayes of Halifax Co., to James Mackendree for L 230/8/0, 1 negro man named Sambo, .....
• INVENTORY of William Mays 1775, Amelia County VA, one Negro Woman Eve, Jude, one Man Peter, one Boy Bob.Click here to view Inventory of William Mays)
• INVENTORY for Richard Mayes, decd., Amelia County Will Book 4, Pages 36-37, 30^th day of June 1786: Sarah aWoman, a Girl Sarah and Nedd. (Click here to view Inventory of Richard Mayes)

• ESTATE APPRAISED: 27 Oct 1794; Halifax Co., Virginia Wills 1792-1797 pg 134: William Mayes Inventory:. Items mentioned include a negro named Primis ....(Click here to view entire will of William Mayes probated 29 Jul 1794)

• WILL: Joseph Mays Agusta Co., VA - 25 Jul 1786 - Lists slaves: Frank, Milla, Reubin, Nell (Click here to view will of Joseph Mays)
• INVENTORY: Daniel Mayes Inventory 1796 Amelia County VA Will Book 5, 284-285 Pursuant to the order of the Worshipful Court of Amelia April term 1796; 1 Negro woman named Jeany. (click here to see Inventory of Daniel Mayes
• WILL: Dec 1796 Will of Mathew Mayes; Recorded Greensville Co., VA ;Will Book 1, pg 343;..... sell to the highest bidder the following negroes on twelve months credit. One negro man slave Willis, one woman slave Aggy and one negro girl named Jenny......(Click here to view complete will of Mathew Mayes)
• WILL: 10 Jan 1797; Rockingham Co., NC; Will of Thomas Smith:........then I give and Bequeath to my grandson Isaac ...(Thomas??) son of Zachariah ... one negro boy named Tom ........Then I lend to my daughter Mary Joningken one negro girl named Dol.........then I lend to my daughter Betty (Elizabeth) Mayes one negro girl named Lettice ...........then I lend to my daughter Phebe Mayes three negroes named .??., Frank and Peter .......(Click here to view entire will of Thomas Smith)
• INVENTORY of the estate of John May of Nottaway, Deceased Inventory 7 June 1798, Page 307: Eleven slaves, to wit Simon, Sandy, Jack, Dick, Jeffrey, Lett, peg, Janey, Tom, Peter and Sarah. (Click here to view John May Inventory)
• POWER OF ATTORNEY: On 6 Sep 1802 Isham Clark, Silas Clark & John Simmons of Claiborne Co., Tennessee gave to Joseph Clark of Co and state aforesaid p.a. to recover 2 negros a woman Sall and a boy Peter supposed to be in the possession of David Maize of Pittsylvania Co., VirginiaR. 28 Feb 1803.
• WILL: 24 ? 1806 Garner (Gardner) Mayes; .Hannah and Sally.(Click here to view will of GarnerMayes)
• WILL: 17 May 1808; Greensville County, VA - Will Book 2 pg.94; Joshua Mayes: ...to my loving wife Hannah Mayes ...likewise five negroes to wit Sally and her Child, Harry, Buck, and Ephraim.....to my Son Joel Mayes one negro girl named Isbel, ...to my son Peter Mayes one negro man named Ben ... to my daughter Elizabeth Warren Mayes one negro woman named Winny ....to my son Lewis Mayes one negro girl named Phebe ........to my son Michael Warren Mayes, one negro girl named Mlily .... to my son Joshua Pritchard Mayes one negro girl named Mary ........ to my daughter Rebekah Hill Mayes one negro girl named Sucky. ...... to my son Drury Mayes one negro boy named Peter......(Click here to view complete will of Joshua Mayes)
• ESTATE:Amherst County the 19^th day of September 1808 Robert Mays estate had slaves Sylvia, 1 boy John, 1 Warwick, 1 girl Mary, 1 woman & child. Click here to view Inventory of Robert Mays
• WILL: William Neal Sr he left his daughter, Polly, a negro woman named Bett, on 9 Oct 1809. The inventory of Bozeman Mayes lists one negro woman, Betty. The record of the estate was entered on the court 15 Jul 1815. Mary (Polly) Neal was the wife of Bozeman Mayes
• COURT: Greenville County, Virginia; Deed book 4 pg 444; 15 Feb 1814:..... Lewis Dupree Decd by his last will and testament devised to his daughter Hannah H. Dupree a Negro boy Ben land to his daughter Fathy Dupree a boy named London .....Hannah was the wife of Joshua Mayes.
• WILL: From the will of Samuel Mayes probated in 1816 .......First I give bequeath to my beloved wife, Nancy Mays, eight negroes, viz, Glasco, Tom, Hannah, Abram and his wife, Alley, Jack, Willt ....... -- I give to my sons, William Anderson Mays, James Butler Mays, Rhydon Grigsby Mays, Samuel Warren Mays, Thomas Sumter Mays, Richard Johnson May, and Dannett Hill Mays, and my daughter, Caroline Elizabeth Mays, Fifty-five negroes as follows: Big Jane, Frank, Little Bob, Toombs, Isaac, Moses, Amos, George, Teak, Med, Daniel, Wilson, Allen, Little Jane, Dick, Phill, Fan and her child Sam, Filly, Alston, Albert, Old Jude, Siley, Pry, Big Bob, Silvy, Ralph, Adam, Pollo, Kitty, Hampton, Hal, Pat, Seally and her child Zeelph, Little Jude, Armistead, Sara, and Caesar, Toney, Joe, Cato, Polly, Nan, Chancy, Jim, Peter, Sod, Little Abram, Steph, Eliza, Phoebe, Boze and her two children, Ned and Sara, and their future increase (Click here to view entire will of Samuel Mayes)
• COURT RECORD: 31 Jan 1816, Grainger Co., TN. Ciller Mayes sold her share of the following slaves to her father, Sherrod. Her share of these slaves came from her mother Elizabeth who inherited Lett from her father Thomas Smith. Lett, and her chuidren Jack, Frank, Bob, Minty, Randal & Doll (Click here to view entire will of Thomas Smith)
• WILL: Zachariah Mays: 8 May 1825 Shadrack, Aleck, Tom, Henry, Walker (Click here to view will of Zachariah Mays)
• INVENTORY On 9 June 1827 Inventories for Pierce W. Mays, deceased of Monroe County (West Virginia) had slaves Betty, Sophey, 1 Black woman & child Jinny , 1 Black boy named Jorden, 1 Black boy 2 yearz old named Sam, 1 Black child named Sally. (Click here to view Inventories for Pierce W Mayes
• WILL From the will of Robert Mays: Nancy, Mary, Nancy, Abraham, Emily, Milly, Bartlett, Arthur, Cgarlotte, Henry, James, Margaret, Eliza, Patience. (Click here to view will of Robert Mays)
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