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Richard MAY
- 1694
Has no ancestors but 5 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Richard MAY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Gender Male Freeman 1644 Canterbury, Kent, England 
- Became a Freeman of Canterbury by his marriage to the daughter of a Freeman.
Cowper entry: "May, William, gent.=Rachel, d. of George Young, apothecary. 1644."
Civic duty 1656 Canterbury, Kent, England Mayor Also known as William MAY Will 1692 Written Buried 25 Jan 1693/94 St. George the Martyr’s Parish, Canterbury, Kent, England [1] Notes - (Research):Cowper's freemen of Canterbury shows Rachel's husband as called William MAY; I suspect this is an error and she was only married to the one MAY, Richard (name from her brother George's will and fits with other evidence).
Person ID I10478 All Last Modified 1 Oct 2015
Family Rachel YOUNG, bap. 22 Jun 1618, St. Andrew’s Church, Canterbury, Kent, England , d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1644 - Date is assuming that William took up the opportunity his marriage gave him to become a Freeman of Canterbury more or less as soon as it was available to him.
Children2 children Last Modified 23 Sep 2014 Family ID F4954 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Became a Freeman of Canterbury by his marriage to the daughter of a Freeman.
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Sources - [S248] Canterbury - St. George's Parish Registers, St. George the Martyr (Canterbury, Kent), (findmypast.com.), "Register for 1661-1738," Burial of Mr Richard May; accessed 23 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"Mr Richard May : Bur: January the 25 - 1693"
Archive reference: U3/3
(could be the burial of his son Richard - seeing his will should clarify)
- [S248] Canterbury - St. George's Parish Registers, St. George the Martyr (Canterbury, Kent), (findmypast.com.), "Register for 1661-1738," Burial of Mr Richard May; accessed 23 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).