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1790 census Edgecomb Co NC. 1810 Sumter Co SC. 1820, 1830 census Wilkinson Co GA. 

John Mayo appeared before open court March 1832, aged 74 years, to obtain a pension from his Revolutionary War Service.  He stated that he was born in Perquimans

County, NC in 1759, that was a record of his age made by his father, but he left it in NC.  He lived in Edgecomb Co NC when he was called into service.  That after the

war he moved to Sumter Dist SC ca 1798, then to Wilkinson Co GA ca 1811, then to Marion County GA, ca 1832.  He was drafted for three months of service under Col

Johnson, Col Hart.  The Company was raised in the defense of Charleston SC with the time spent scouting in pursuit of the Torries.  He was again drafted toward the close

of the war for three months and served under Capt Amerson to meet up with General Washington at York, Virginia.  By the time they arrived General Hawkins had

captured the British Army and their advance unnecessary.  Then they were under Col Johnson or Col Hart who gave him a discharge. He has known Samuel Brewer and

Isham Turner for twenty years.  He knows no one in Georgia who can testify to his service. 

Statement dated 3 July 1833 says that he cant state any further details of his service due to old age and loss of memory.

In 1835 he was part of an administrators sale of the estate of Nathan E Mayo, deceased, late of Marion Co.  John and Jesse Mayo were administrators - may have been Jr.

1838 land lot #12 in 2nd Dist of Marion was taken as the property of John Mayo, John Chadwick and John P Winn to satisfy a fifa in favor of John Rush.

He married Orpha Elliott, probably in Edgecomb Co NC, and had children:

Elisha, born 23 Jan 1785,  NC, married Kiziah, died 24 Apr 1854, Walton Co GA

Shepherd, born 23 Dec 1787,  NC, estate 10 Mar 1828, Wilkinson Co GA

Jesse, born 21 June 1790,  NC, married Rachel (born ca 1794, GA, died aft 1860), died after 1860-Marion County GA. 1820 and 1830 Wilkinson Co GA;

1840, 1850, 1860 in Marion Co; land lottery 1832, of Wilkinson Co.

Nathan, born 13 May 1792, probably NC

Polly, born 26 Feb 1795, probably NC

Joseph, born 5 Mar 1797, probably SC or NC,  died 2 Dec 1871 Webster Co GA. 1840, 1850 census Stewart Co GA;  1860, 1870

census Webster Co GA;

John, born 4 Aug 1798, probably SC, married #1Sarah Harrell, 29 Nov 1829, Walton Co GA; married #2 Olive ---

Stephen, born 4 Apr 1801, probably SC, married Permelia Parker, 28 Oct 1829, Tift Co GA; died 1863, Texas.  1840 census Stewart Co GA

Burl/Burrell, born 21 Jan 1804, married Mary Reaves, 5 June 1825, Wilkes Co GA, died 1886, probably Taylor Co, GA. 

Axum, born 23 Jan 1806, probably SC, married Frances Pickron, 7 Jan 1837, Stewart Co GA.  Died 11 June 1879, Williamson Co TX

Elizabeth, born 30 Oct 1808, probably SC

Sources: Family Bible of John Mayo, DAR, pub 1817; census records, rev war pension records.

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