John Mayne, of York

John Mayne

• Birth: 1614 - perhaps of Hatherleigh, Devon, England. Also seen as of York, England.
• Death: after 1687
• Parents: unknown
• Wife: Elizabeth Laurie

Children seen as Rachael Mayne, Josiah Mayne, Priscilla Mayne, Sarah Mayne, Lydia Mayne, Thomas Mayne, Hannah Mayne, Dorthy Mayne

Not the same as John Mayn, of Boston

Biography

Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

John Maine; Mayne of Mayne's Point, Casco before 1648; removed to York. He, ae. 70 years, and his wife Elizabeth, ae. 60, testified 3 Jan. 1664, as to the planting of a tract of land adjoining his land at Casco, near Mayne's Point, 35 or 36 years. He bought, about 1657, a house and 60 acres of land "neare the middle of Casco Bay"; was driven away by the Indians; two sons were slain; house burnt; wife and rest of family hardly escaped with their lives. [Petition to Andros, 1687. Bax. MSS.] GoogleBooks

Disputed Origins

From https://www.geni.com/discussions/204190?msg=1344133

“If John Mayne was born in Hatherleigh, Devon, his father probably isn't Alexander. I've seen this explained on other sites before, though I don't have the details on my fingerprints. It's more likely that the man from Maine has a father that is too difficult to trace” Does anyone have better citations, and/ or evidence to support as son of Alexander Mayne ?
John Burke, esq., 1838 A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Oxford University. p 505 GoogleBooks lists 3 children of Alexander Mayne: Richard, Jasper & Elizabeth. No John.

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mayne-255

A previous version of this profile claimed his parents were Richard Mayne and Elizabeth Quash. This couple did have a son John, but he remained in England, married a different woman, had a different set of children and died and was buried in England in 1680.

References

• https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Main?iframe=yresults
• The Descendants of Ezekiel Maine of Stonington, Connecticut compiled by Aspinwall, Algernon Aikin. Page 12 Archive.Org
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65634213 “John Mayne came to the USA in 1622. He acquired land in what is now North York, Maine. Because he was the first settler to own the land, it was named after him. Mayne’s Point, York, ME. It was located on the peninsula of the harbor. When the territory was separated from New York it was named after the the name of the Point there on York Bay. The province was named after Mayne’s point. Proof is the original name of the province “Mayne” The state’s name comes from the province. This means the state is named after the family. York county ME has this statement about the name, showing it did exist. “Mayne Point in Yarmouth was in this northern section of the original York County that became part of Cumberland County after the split. Mayne Point in Yarmouth was in this northern section of the original York County that became part of Cumberland County after the split."
• http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/05/no-one-knows-why-ma... “ no one really knows why Maine is called Maine.”
• https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2012/141/65634213_133760594406... shows a John Mayne died 27 Mar 1694 at age 54. A son?
• Felt, Dorr Eugene, A Register of the Ancestors of Dorr Eugene Felt and Agnes (McNulty) Felt, published 1921. Reference pages 80-81, 3-4 Shows John Maine's petition in 1687 regarding lands he owned in Casco Bay. GoogleBooks
• http://person.ancestry.com/tree/17290385/person/514763309/facts
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700 AncestryImage John Maine (1614 - ) to & Elizabeth (1623 - ) by 1641; York ME ?
• https://archive.org/stream/oldtimesmagazin188384yarm#page/1002/mode...
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65634213
• http://www.gustafsonfam.com/genealogy/wc07/wc07_083.html cites:
• 20. Noyes, Sybil; Charles Thornton Libby; and Walter Goodwin Davis, edd., Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: Baltimore, MD, 1979.
• 1105. Aspinwall, Anthony A. Manuscript notes: "The Descendants of Thomas Main." NEHGS, Boston, MA, manuscript collection. This highly regarded ms. of notes, confirmed by Gary Boyd Roberts of the New England Historical Genealogical Society, provides the surname of Elizabeth Laurie, wife of John MAYNES; the bp of John MAYNES; and refutes the link of Ezekiel MAIN as a son of John MAYNES and Elizabeth LAURIE. Waiting for copy of the introductory notes via post.

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John Edmone Mayne
BIRTH
1 May 1614
DEATH
27 Mar 1694 (aged 79)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL
Kings Chapel Burying Ground
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
MEMORIAL ID
65634213 ·

The first record of the Main family is John Maine (Mayn, Mayne, Main), b Devon, England, 1607. I believe he came to America with Thomas Weston's Wessagusset company ship Sparrow, in 1622, where he worked as a fisherman, off the banks at York, Me.

I have looked at the information about John. It says that he had two sons-in-law killed in an Native American Attack.
The only ones it could have been are Stephen and Nathan Premble- Rachel and Priscilla's husbands who were brothers. From what I can deduce Stephen and Nathan were killed in the Native American raid. Rachel married Joseph Carlisle and died giving birth to Joseph Jr. Priscilla married Joseph Carroll. Please note I have talked to a descendent of Rachel who verified this information. It has been a joy doing this research as …

Family Members
Parents

Alexander Mayne
1549–1617

Elizabeth McPherson Mayne
1516 – unknown

Spouse
Elizabeth Laurie Mayne
1619–1684 (m. 1640)

Half Siblings

Cuthbert Maine
1548–1577

Alexander Mayne
1549–1617

Children
Ezekiel Mayne
1641–1714

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JOHN MAYNE "Planter" (1st settler in York county, Maine. He owned "Mayne's Point" from which the provence of Maine was named. He was driven from the area by the Indians after losing a son, 2 son-in-laws, and everything he
1614–1694
BIRTH 1614 • Hatherleigh, Devon, England

DEATH 27 MARCH 1694 • Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America

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Family
Parents
Alexander Mayne
1549–1617

Elizabeth McPherson
1569–1616

Siblings
Spouse
No spouse