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19-04-20, 14:12
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Thanks All. Gut feeling was that it had to be THAT May family, especially judging by the expected age of the children as named in the will. But I do have concerns as to why none of the other children born before the will was written are mentioned. I have the orignal will; the trsncript is accurate.
I am extremely familiar with those Esher PRs. I know some years off by heart! I also know that they are not the originals; they are copies and there are errors in them. Occasionally, an Ancestry search does bring up the originals at random. Elizabeth could simply have been left off of the copy. PS Just checked notes - An Elizabeth May, daughter of William died in 1709. Presumably another daughter named for her. Last edited by Terri; 19-04-20 at 14:23. 
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19-04-20, 14:27
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Here is the will of William May of Esher, butcher, signed on the 20 May 1728 and proved at the PCC 1 Aug 1728:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/5111/40611_310287-00405?pid=790325&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true #?_phcmd=u('https:%2F%2Fwww.ancestry.co.uk%2Fsearc h%2F%3Fname%3Dwil*_may*%26keyword%3De%3Fher%26keyw ord_x%3D1%26name_x%3D1_1%26priority%3Dunited-kingdom%26successSource%3DSearch%26queryId%3Ddb020 76b829a54ac28c9332e661c1013','successSource')&imag eId=40611_310287-00405 He mentions his children Henry, Mercy, Sarah and Rebecca, and his wife Mercy, and friends Thomas Cooper and John Biddle. Witnesses George Moore, John King, Benjamin Cobbett.
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19-04-20, 15:00
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May v May 1739: https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ls/r/C10414886
Plaintiff William May, butcher of Esher; defendant Mercy May, widow. So the plaintiff could possibly be William son of William and Mercy?
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19-04-20, 15:20
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19-04-20, 15:21
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