Nancy B. Mayo

1810 - 1894  (83 years)

• Name	Nancy B. Mayo
  Birth	4 Aug 1810	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Birth Record of Nancy B. Mayo
  Married	14 Mar 1831 (20 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  Wales Cheney, He was born either 13 April 1801 or 21 July 1806 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 24 February 1843 in Orange, Massachusetts. He is buried in North Orange Cemetery. Pope (1897) gives their marriage date as 13 March 1831. Issue: 1. Wallace Cheney (1832-____)
  Married	26 Nov 1846 (36 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 7, 8]
  Darwin Merriam, the son of Benjamin and Mary Merriam. He was born 29 December 1822 and died 11 March 1899. He is buried with Nancy. Issue: 1. Ona Merriam (1849-____)
  	Marriage Record of Nancy (Mayo) Cheney and Darwin Merriam
  History	12 Apr 1861 (50 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1870 (59 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [9]
  Age: 59
  Census	1880 (69 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [10]
  Age: 69
  Death	7 Jun 1894	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 4, 11]
  Cause: old age
  	Death Record of Nancy (Mayo) Merriam
  Burial	Aft 7 Jun 1894	Holtshire Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Holtshire Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [4]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Levi Mayo,   b. 11 Aug 1804, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Apr 1882, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years)   2. Nancy B. Mayo,   b. 2 Jun 1807, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 May 1809, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 1 year)   3. Caleb Mayo,   b. 16 Sep 1808, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Jul 1893, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years)   4. infant son Mayo,   b. 23 Dec 1809, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. say 1810, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   5. Nancy B. Mayo,   b. 4 Aug 1810, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Jun 1894, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years) + 6. Esther Kellogg Mayo,   b. 20 Mar 1814, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Aug 1895, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years) ▻ Deacon Thomas Harris Ward,  m. 27 Oct 1835   7. William Mayo,   b. 20 Feb 1817, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Sep 1911, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 94 years)   8. Mary Cheney Mayo,   b. 2 Mar 1819, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Jul 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 46 years)   9. Dolly Ann Mayo,   b. 31 Jul 1821, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Jan 1913, North Orange, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. North Orange is a neighborhood in Orange, Massachusetts,  and is where the town was founded.  (Age 91 years)   10. Roxy W. Mayo,   b. 23 Nov 1826, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Mar 1851, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 24 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Mayo of West Malling   d. Nov 1617 to Dec 1617, West Malling, Kent, England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Susanna  (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11916
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Stephen Mayo,   b. 2 Feb 1783, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Jan 1871, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Cheney,   b. 29 Jul 1784, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Jun 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Nancy B. Mayo(1810 – 1894) 2Stephen Mayo(1783 – 1871) 4Benjamin Mayo(1750 – 1797) 8Major Joseph Mayo(28 Feb 1720/21 – 1776) 16Thomas Mayo(1673 – 1750) 17Elizabeth Davis(1678 – 1756) 9Esther Kenrick(1726 – 1775) 18Capt. Calib Kenrick(8 Mar 1694/95 – 1771) 19Abigail Bowen(1700 – 1775) 5Dorothy Goddard(1758 – 1845) 10Nathan Goddard(1725 – 1806) 20Edward Goddard(1698 – 1777) 21Hepzibah Hapgood(1704 – 1763) 11Dorothy Stevens(1718 – 1808) 22Simon Stevens(1677 – 1758) 23Mary Wilder(1679 – 1728) 3Mary Cheney(1784 – 1870) 6Levi Cheney(1756 – 1847) 12William Cheney(7 Feb 1703/04 – 1756) 24William Cheney(1666 – 1753) 25Margaret( – 1740) 13Joanna Thayer(1706 – ) 26Nathaniel Thayer(1680 – 1752) 27Sarah Wales(1680 – 1707) 7Mary Hill(1756 – 1819) 14John Hill(1717 – ) 28David Hill(1694 – 1745) 29Sarah Thayer(11 Feb 1694/95 – ) 15Thankful Underwood(8 Feb 1718/19 – ) 30Lt. Joshua Underwood(1683 – 1727) 31Mercy Fairbanks(1688 – 1742)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Aug 1810 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 14 Mar 1831 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 26 Nov 1846 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 7 Jun 1894 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 7 Jun 1894 - Holtshire Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S454] Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688 A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants, (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965). [S458] Eldredg, Ruth DeFonda, compiler. Transcription of Early Handwritten Records of Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Volume 1, (Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and Reserach Publishing Corp, 2001). [S467] Pope, Charles H. The Cheney Genealogy, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1897). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). Find A Grave Memorial# 148358109 [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Birth Record of Nancy B. Mayo [S460] Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Records of Orange, Franklin Co., Mass., (Seattle, Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1963). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). Find A Grave Memorial# 127160890 [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Marriage Record of Nancy (Mayo) Cheney and Darwin Merriam [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1870; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_615; Page: 345B; Image: 334265; Family History Library Film: 552114 [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1880; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 533; Family History Film: 1254533; Page: 193A; Enumeration District: 257; Image: 0387 [S190] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Death Record of Nancy (Mayo) Merriam