May Family

Germany 1666

Christoph May m. A Margretha Schneider

• Christoph b. Jan1666 d. 11May1740 in Erlensee, formerly Langendiebach,Germany
• Margretha b. 21Jul1679 d. 2Oct1751 in Erlensee, formerly Langendiebach,Germany
• Children:
• Frantz Philip May
• Unknown brother (research item) possible grandfather of Cassimir May

Frantz Philip May m. Anna Magdalena "Amalia" Biehl c.1730

• Frantz b. 1Jul1708 d. 26May1785 in Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
• Amalia b. ? from Rossdorf, Germany
• Children:
• Elisabetha Catharina b. 5Feb1731
• Married Johannes Emerich in Erlensee, formerly Langendiebach,Germany 2Jan1749, Lutheran Church
• Unknown place of death and burial and whether they immigrated or not.
• Oct1773 Antreas "Andrew" Emmerich, son and a cousin, Cassimir May immigrated aboard Charming Molly
• Johann Killian b. 10Apr1732 d. after 1790 buried in Pennsylvania
• Married 1 Anna Catarina Nikola before 1757 in Pennsylvanial (Her Father immigrated 1738)
• Married 2 Maria Christina __? c.1772
• Johann Georg b. 17Nov1735 d. 1797 in Pennsylvania
• Married ? (Catharina DeWald and/or Margaret Wagner) c.1761 in Pennsylvania
• Naturalized 15Aug1762 in Windsor, BerksCoPenn
• Military: Revolutionary War, Capt Growl's Company, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Enlisted as Substitute 7Aug1777
• Andreas "Andrew" b. 25Sep1738 d. after1778 in Pennsylvania
• Married Anna Magdalena __? c. 1763 in Pennsylvania
• Naturalized 1765 in Windsor, BerksCoPenn
• Military: Revolutionary War, Lt. Unbeshacker's Company, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Enlisted as Substitute 1778 for 2 months
• Anna Dorothea died at 4yrs
• Born 25Sep1738, died 19Feb1742, buried in Germany
• Dorothea b. 2Aug1744 d. ?
• Thomas b. 11Jun1747

Immigration

Sailed in on the ship Phoenix from Rotterdam, Holland, 22Nov1752.

Pennsylvania 1752

Frantz settled in Berks County Pennsylvania with his wife and their children.

Thomas May m. Maria Catharine Emerich c.1767 in Berks County, Pennsylvania

• Thomas b. 11Jun1747 in Erlensee, formerly Langendiebach,Germany d. 1826 in KnoxCoTenn
• Maria b. 1751 in Berks County, Pennsylvania d. after1830 in KnoxCoTenn
• Christened 7Jul1751 in Windsor Twp, BerksCoPenn, Lutheran Church
• Children:
• Catharine Elizabeth
• Henrich "Henry"
• Maria Magthalena
• Margreth Elisabeth
• Maria Magdalena
• Johannes "Jacob"
• Eleonora
• Maria Catharina
• Micheal b. 7Mar1790 in RockinghamCoVa
• Thomas Jr. b. c.1792 in RockinghamCoVa

Virginia c.1790

Micheal May m1. Maria Catharine Detamore before Jan1813 in RockinghamCoVa

• Micheal b. 7Mar1790 in RockinghamCoVa d. 1860 in RoaneCoTenn
• Christened at Rader's Lutheran Church, Va
• Maria b. 30Sep1793 in McGaheysville, RockinghamCoVa d. c.1835 RockinghamCoVa
• Christened 13Oct1793 in RockinghamCoVa, Friedens Lutheran Church
• Children:
• George
• Delilah
• Micheal Jr
• James "Madison"
• Eli C
• William Detamore
• Robert C R
• Mary Ann
• Abraham

Tennessee c. 1840

Micheal May m2. Sarah May (cousin?) 1835 in RockinghamCoVa

• Sarah b. c. 1816 in Va d. after 1860 in Tenn
• Children:
• Joseph A M
• Permelia F
• Martha M
• Eliza
• Thomas W
• Sarah A E
• Caroline Baker
• Lydia
• Gila