Reverand John Mayo1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, b. circa 16 October 1597, d. before 7 June 1676
FatherJohn Mayo b. c 1570, d. b 20 Mar 1629/30
MotherKatherine (?) b. c 1575, d. 1633
Home of Reverand John & Tamisen Mayo in Boston - 1656 [Kingsbury, Historical Sketch of Rev. John Mayo, page 8a]
     John was born in Northamptonshire, England, at Farthinghoe Parish. On 16 October 1597, he was christened in Northamptonshire, England, at St. Michael & All Angels Church in the Farthinghoe Parish. His first known appearance in public records, besides his baptism is his registration at the University of Oxford. The registration is dated 28 April 1615 that he was of a plebian father from Northamptonshire , that he was 17 and of Magdalen Hall, a college near the Oxford campus.
John married Tamisen Brike on 21 March 1618 in Leyden, South Holland, Netherlands, at the Dutch Reformed Church.8 In his father's will of 18 January 1630, in regards to John he says, "I by legacy, bequest a coffer of ash standing over the kitchen". The first notice of John in the New World is the record of him becoming a freeman in Barnstable 3 March 1640, meaning that he was in Barnestable at least a year earlier. At about this same time Rev. John Lothrup moved his ministry from Scituate to Barnstable, and in April of the same year, he ordained John as a religious teacher or a teaching elder so that John could become his assistant. Further record of John there is seen in 1643 on a list of inhabitants of the town. Circa 1644, the common lands were laid out in what was to become Eastham, and it was determined that religious instruction was needed there; thus John took up the work there with the title of “Teacher”. The first meeting house that he ministered at there in Eastham, was described as a building 20 foot square with a thatched roof. It was also stated that the building had holes in the walls from which to fire muskets. By 1650, the First Church of Boston had become overcrowded and their was an obvious need for a second church. The new church known as either the Old North Church or Second Church was built at the head of North Square and the first sermon was preached there by Samuel Mather 5 June 1650. Rev. Mather declined the position as pastor staying with the church only a couple of months. On his departure, Michael Powell began conducting the services and did so until 1655. The congregation enjoyed his services and asked that he be ordained as their teacher. The authorities refused the request as he was an uneducated man. They then requested that John Mayo leave the Eastham church and become the first pastor of the Second Church. John accepted the position and was ordained as the pastor on 9 November 1655. Interestingly, Mr. Powell was allowed to remain as John's assistant; the two of them initially receiving the same pay of 55 pounds besides other help from friends.9,10 John departed this life in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. A commitee was appointed to settle the estate of John upon his wife & children on 7 June 1676. His inventory was presented by his widow Thamasin, not including goods she brought at marriage. The division was agreed upon between his widow, his three living children: John, Elizabeh, Hannah & Nathaniel's children, nnamely Samuel, Hannah & Bathsheba.11

Family

Tamisen Brike b. c 1605, d. 26 Feb 1682
Children

Citations

  1. [S1227] Jean [May] Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo & His Descendants
    , pages 12-.
  2. [S506] Note: A special thank you to Jean Mayo for her kindness in sharing her research and leading us to the book written by Jean May Mayo Rodwick which also contained her research. Both women have done extensive work in locating information on Reverand John and his parents. - klm 4/01/2012.
  3. [S296] Charles Henry Pope, The Pioneers of Massachusetts, A Descriptive List, Drawn From The Records Of The Colonies, Towns, & Churches, & Other Contemporaneous Documents., pages 308-309 - "...Mr. John Mayo, late of Yarmouth, com. appointed to settle estate upon his wife & children 7 June 1676, inventory presented by his widow Thamasin, not including goods she brought at marriage; division agreed upon between the widow, the son John, Samuel, Hannah, & Bathsheba, children of son Nathaniel deceased; Joseph Howes signed on behalf of Hannah Bacon, the daughter Hannah had married 4 December 1640 Nathaniel Bacon. Nathaniel died 1661, John married at Eastham 1 January 1650 Hannah Reycraft/Leycraft.
  4. [S1221] Reverand John Mayo.
  5. [S1223] Philip Tillingraft Nickerson, Reverand John Mayo, First Minister of the Second Church of Boston, Massachusetts.
  6. [S1224] Philip Tillingraft Nickerson, Reverand John Mayo, First Minister of the Second Church of Boston, Massachusetts, page 102.
  7. [S1220] Anna Kingsbury, A Historical Sketch of Reverand John Mayo
    , pages 1-30.
  8. [S1227] Jean [May] Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo & His Descendants
    , page 9 - On March 21, 1618 in Leiden, Holland; Marriage of Jan Meyer, abaize worker [works with coarse woolen used to make curtians, tablecloths, linings, etc.] from England, and Timmosijan Breyck, also from England, in the Reformed Church. The witnesses were Timmosijn's mother, Susanna Breyck, and her sister, Marytgen Duoick. Jan was accompanied by Thomas Smith [Jan Meyer in Dutch is John Mayo in English; Timmosijn Breyck is Tamisen Brikel]. [Note: Found at Leyden City Clerks Office & Unversity of Leiden]
  9. [S1224] Philip Tillingraft Nickerson, Reverand John Mayo, First Minister of the Second Church of Boston, Massachusetts, [regarding the first structure of the Old North Church] The first structure burned down in a huge fire that destroyed 45 houses as well as other buildings on 27 November 1676. When the new building was being built, a specific restriction was voted on to not allow for doors to the pews from the outside of the building. Apparently the first structure had such doors and may have been considered as part of the reason the church had been destroyed.
  10. [S1224] Philip Tillingraft Nickerson, Reverand John Mayo, First Minister of the Second Church of Boston, Massachusetts, page 100 - [regarding the first structure of the Old North Church] The first structure burned down in a huge fire that destroyed 45 houses as well as other buildings on 27 November 1676. When the new building was being built, a specific restriction was voted on to not allow for doors to the pews from the outside of the building. Apparently the first structure had such doors and may have been considered as part of the reason the church had been destroyed.
  11. [S1227] Jean [May] Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo & His Descendants
    , Page 31 - Witnesseth These presents an agreement between Mistriss Tamisin Mayo, viz. and Relict of mr John Mayo Late of Yarmouth Deceased and Children of the said Mr Mayo in the presence of and with the Concruuance of Mr Thomas Hinckley Captian John ffreeman and Thomas huckens, appointed by the Court to be healpful to them in the Devision of the estate of the said Mr Mayo viz. The said mistris Tamison Mayo is according to her Desire to have eighteen pounds in Mony and five pounds in such other parts of the estate as shee shall Choose, which according shee hath Received in full satisfaction of her thirds, and whole Right into her said estane, onely shee is to pay all the Country Rate, and the one halfe of the Rate Due to mr Thornton from the said estate and alsoe shee is to pay the one third parte of whatsoever Debts shalbe hade appeer to be Justly Due, theire proprotrionable part to the said Debts according to theire Respective parest oand Interest in the said estate; which is to be Devived in three iquall partes to eack of them alike as neare as may be in specine or equivalent to it; provided always that John Mayo have first allowed to mim over and above his parte one bed and furniture, theronto belonging Inventoryed att six pound and ten shillings; and all the sheep to Samuell Mayo Hannah and Bathshebah the Children of Nathaniel Mayo Deceased and 40s a peece to the eldest sonnes of all the Children of the said Mr Mayo which have not yet Received the same and then the Resedue of the estate to be equally Devided as afdoresaid. In witness wherof, the parites Concerned which were heer present; have hereunto sett theire hands this 15th day of June 1676.