Cordelia May

Cordelia Bowes was christened on Nov 5 1567 at Saint Dunstan In The East, London, London, England. Her death date is seen as 1627.

family

Cordelia Bowes was the daughter of Martin Bowes (died 1573) and Frances Clopton, his second wife, who married 2nd to Mathew Hutton, Archbishop of Carlisle.

She married in 1586 at York, St.Michael Le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England to John May, of Shouldham Abbey in the county of Norfolk, son of John Meyes, Bishop of Carlisle and his wife Amy Vowell, daughter of William Vowell of Creake Abbey in the County of Norfolk.

They had 3 sons and 4 daughters

• Henry
• John
• Stephen
• Margaret, married Ric Fawasett
• Frances, died young
• Fortunata
• Frances (again)
• Dorothy

Source: page 198 of The Visitation of Norfolk, 1563, 1589, and 1613

discussion

Townsend, Dorothy May and her relations, NEHGR (1896) 50:462+

John(A) May and Cordelia Bowes were erroneously proposed as parents of Dorothy May wife of William Bradford the Mayflower passengers by Townsend in "Dorothy May and her relations," NEHGR (1896) 50:462+

https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-...

But that was disproved in the TAG article above. Also John(A) May and Cordelia Bowes were of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England not Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England as shown on the profiles. So John(A) May should be BIRTH 1575 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England; DEATH 19 DEC 1617 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England (Burial is actually in South Lynn) and their children were Henry, Dorothy (not the immigrant) Margaret, Stephen, John, Farnneru and Francis. Their son John may was the Bishop of Carslile and not the immigrant to Roxbury John1 May. The article clarifies that there is another John May of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England who married Thomasine Cross who are the ancestors of the Mayflower passenger. But that's an entirely different family. There are two more parts to the TAG article in the Jul and Oct issues but they have been delayed due to the demise of Picton Press. Nathaniel L. Taylor, Ph.D., FASG emailed me a few days ago and said the Jul issue will go to press this week and ship in January and then other by Feb. So I'll add updated information about the Mays if there is any in these two issues. Regardless This John(A) May who married Cordelia who should be of King's Lynn, Norfolk was also not the son of John(B) May of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire who married Thomasine Cross. They also had a son John born 1576 but he was of Wisbech. John(B) May and Thomasine Cross of Wisbech had children: Henry, John, Mary, Jacomine and Barbara. Henry(A) May was father of the Mayflower passenger. This is probably totally confusing :)

sources

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc. link Cordell Bowes Country: United Kingdom; State: England; Film: 845247 "Cordell Bowes Christening: Nov 5 1567 - Saint Dunstan In The East, London, London, England Father: Martyn Bowes"
• "England Marriages, 1538 1973 ," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJH2-Y5P ), John Maye and Cordaile Bowes, 1586; citing York, St.Michael Le Belfrey, Yorkshire, England, reference 2:3Z8121L; FHL microfilm 496,806.
• page 27 of The visitations of Essex by Hawley, 1552; Hervey, 1558; Cooke, 1570; Raven, 1612; and Owen and Lilly, 1634 : to which are added miscellaneous Essex pedigrees from various Harleian manuscripts, and an appendix containing Berry's Essex pedigrees v.13 by Metcalfe, Walter C. (Walter Charles). "Bowes"
• page 198 The visitacion [i.e., visitation] of Norfolk, made and taken by William Hervey, Clarencieux King of Arms, anno 1563, enlarged with another visitacion [sic] made by Clarenceux Cook : with many other descents, and also the vissitation [sic] made by Rye, Walter, 1843-1927; Hervey, William; Cooke, Clarenceux; Raven, John. "Meye"

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