Dudley Mayes

1786 - 1844  (58 years)

• Name	Dudley Mayes  [1]
  Birth	1786	Henry County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1810	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Census	1830	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Census	1840	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Death	Sep 1844	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Burial	Smallman Burial Ground, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	(The old Mayes burial ground designated by the TVA as Smallman Private is now under Cherokee Lake)
  		Smallman Private Burial Ground (also known as Mayes Burial Ground) Hamblen County, Tennessee Find a Grave: #2382498
  Person ID	I10201	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Sherrod 'Sherwood' Mayes, II,   b. 1751, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA d. 18 May 1834, Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Deux 'Nancy' Smith,   b. 29 Dec 1752, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA d. Oct 1846, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Nov 1773	Guilford County, North Carolina, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F8943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Price Daniels,   b. 1778, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 1850, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1806	Grainger County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Cynthia Mays,   b. 1817  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Anna Mayes,   b. 1814, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1880, Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Caroline Letha Scytha Mayes,   b. 15 Mar 1809, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Jul 1877, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William Mayes,   b. 1821, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1860 (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Greenberry Mayes, Sr,   b. 11 Aug 1810, Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA d. 8 May 1887, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Mary Jane 'Jennie' Mayes,   b. 14 Oct 1808, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1880, Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Edward 'Ned' Mayes,   b. 7 Sep 1812, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1863, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1786 - Henry County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 9 Feb 1806 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1810 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1830 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1840 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA Death - Sep 1844 - Grainger County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_Will-MAYES Dudley Last Will and Testament of Dudley Mayes (1844) Grainger County Will Book 5: 321, County Clerk's Office, Rutledge, Tennessee, microfilm A-143, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Transcribed by Gail Roorda

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Dudley Mayes [S1025] Find a Grave: MAYES Dudley 1786-1844, Dudley Mayes. BIRTH: 1786 Henry County, Virginia DEATH: Sep 1844 (aged 57–58) Grainger County, Tennessee BURIAL: Smallman Burial Ground, Hamblen County, Tennessee MEMORIAL ID: 61648481 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61648481/dudley-mayes [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Sherrod Sherwood Mayes [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Database online. Source number: 1373.055; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .