Display Patriot - P-243583 - Sherod//Sherrod/Sherwood MAYES

Sherod//Sherrod/Sherwood MAYES

SAR Patriot #: P-243583

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
DAR #: A076312

Birth: abt 1737 / Henry / VA
Death: bef 09 Jul 1836 / Grainger / TN

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Signed Oath of Allegiance, VA, Oct 1777
  2. Furnished supplies to Captain Lanier's Co. in March and Gen. Greene, 1781
  3. DAR cites
    • FURNISHED SUPPLIES
    • SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, HENRY CO

Additional References:
  1. Virginia Magazine of History and Biology, Vol 9, Jul 1901 No. 1, pg.5, 15
  2. Mayes, Ancesters & Descendants of James Dickerson Mays to 1068 inclusive, pg 16, 17
  3. Index & abstract of Henry Co, VA Order Book 1 & 2, (1777-1782), pg 173
  4. DAR cites
    • VA MAG OF HIST & BIO, Volume 9, pg 15
    • ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, Volume 2, pg 514

Spouse: Nancy Elizabeth Smith
Children: Thomas; William; Jonathan; Dudley; Godwin; Elizabeth;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1983-01-17 MO Unassigned Billy Mayes Alder (121518) Thomas   
1983-01-17 MO Unassigned James Powers Alder (121519) Thomas   
1983-01-17 MO Unassigned William Estel Alder (121520) Thomas   
1983-08-11 MO Unassigned Martin Mayes (122564) Thomas   
1987-06-15 CO 225156 Dale Dwayne Stithem (129564) Thomas   
1997-03-12 MS 202094 Roland Jack Follis EdD (147874) Gooding   
2002-04-08 TX 11715 Maxie Aurbon Perdue Jr (154672) William   
2002-04-10 TX 11713 Maxie Aurbon Perdue (154002) William   
2002-04-10 TX 11714 Marvin Clark Perdue (154673) William   
2004-08-11 TN 20308 Jason Michael Gilbert (163137) Thomas   
Burial:
UNKNOWN (Unindexed)
Location:
Grainger / TN
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Comments:

Memorial record found for this Patriot in Find-A-Grave Oct 2021, Record states "Body lost or destroyed, Specifically - A list of the bodies exhumed was made by the TVA, since Sherrod's name was not found, it is assumed that his body rests unmarked, in the little home site cemetery at the bottom of Cherokee Lake."



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DAR NOTE - THOMAS MAYS WAS NEVER MARRIED TO HANNAH FINLEY and SHE WAS NOT THE MOTHER OF HIS CHILDREN - May 1986



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