Sherrod 'Sherwood' Mayes, II

1751 - 1834  (83 years)

• Name	Sherrod 'Sherwood' Mayes  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	II
  Birth	1751	Brunswick County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Morrowbone Creek
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1793	USA   [3]
  	American Army - Mounted Infantry - Southwest Territory/American Frontier
  		Military Poster-Revolutionary War
  Census	1830	Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution #A076312 - Sons of the American Revolution # P-243583 - Patriotic Service: 1) Furnished Supplies 2) Signed Oath of Allegience, Henry Co  [4, 5]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
  Religion	Methodist  [3]
  Death	18 May 1834	Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3]
  Burial	Smallman Burial Ground, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	(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	I22696	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Sherrod Mayes,   b. 27 Oct 1709, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA d. 10 May 1786, Martinsville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Phebey Harrell,   b. 1719, Henry County, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Nov 1786, Martinsville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 May 1754	Virginia, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F3722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Deux 'Nancy' Smith,   b. 29 Dec 1752, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA d. Oct 1846, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1773	Guilford County, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 6]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Mayes,   b. 15 Mar 1781, Henrico County, Virginia, USA d. 1840, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Patricia Jane 'Patsy' Mayes,   b. 1778, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 1856, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Johnathon Mayes,   b. 17 Feb 1793, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA d. 20 Apr 1852, Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Pricilla Mayes,   b. 1795, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA d. 1849 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Goodwin Mayes,   b. 1784, Henrico County, Virginia, USA d. 1870, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Jane Mayes,   b. 1792   d. 1846 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Nancy Ann Mayes,   b. 1788, Virginia, USA d. 1848, Knox County, Kentucky, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. William Mayes,   b. 31 Oct 1776, Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia, USA d. 18 Nov 1861, Simpson County, Kentucky, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Dudley Mayes,   b. 1786, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. Sep 1844, Grainger County, Tennessee, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Thomas Daux Mayes,   b. 25 Jul 1774, Martinsville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. 26 May 1846, Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1751 - Brunswick County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 25 Nov 1773 - Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Census - 1830 - Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA Death - 18 May 1834 - Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia » Slide Show		Military Poster-Revolutionary War
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Military Records

  Military-MAYES Sherrod (Service) Military Records - Sherrod Mayes, US Infantry, Southwest Territory Frontier

  
  

  Vital & Legal Records

  Vital_DEED-MAYES Henry to Sherrod Transfer from Henry Mayze to Sherrod Mayze

  
  

• 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 Sherrod Sherwood Mayes [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: . [S5092] Find a Grave: MAYES Sherrod II 1747-1836, Sherrod “Sherwood” Mayes. Sherrod “Sherwood” Mayes BIRTH: 1747 Henry County, Virginia DEATH: Jul 1836 (aged 88–89) Union County, Tennessee BURIAL: Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: A list of the bodies exhumed was made by the TVA, since Sherrod's name was not found, it is assumed that his body rests unmarked, in the little home site cemetery at the bottom of Cherokee Lake. MEMORIAL ID: 35082063 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35082063/sherrod-mayes [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, MAYS, SHERWOOD -- Ancestor #: A076312. Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: CIRCA 1737 BRUNSWICK CO VIRGINIA Death: ANTE 7-9-1836 GRAINGER CO TENNESSEE Service Source: VA MAG OF HIST & BIO, VOL 9, P 15; ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, VOL 2, P 514 Service Description: 1) FURNISHED SUPPLIES 2) SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, HENRY CO http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A076312 Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution [S4149] Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots, Sherod//Sherrod/Sherwood MAYES -- SAR Patriot #: P-243583. State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service DAR #: A076312 Birth: abt 1737 / Henry / VA Death: bef 09 Jul 1836 / Grainger / TN Qualifying Service Description: Signed Oath of Allegiance, VA, Oct 1777 Furnished supplies to Captain Lanier's Co. in March and Gen. Greene, 1781 DAR cites FURNISHED SUPPLIES SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, HENRY CO Additional References: Virginia Magazine of History and Biology, Vol 9, Jul 1901 No. 1, pg.5, 15 Mayes, Ancesters & Descendants of James Dickerson Mays to 1068 inclusive, pg 16, 17 Index & abstract of Henry Co, VA Order Book 1 & 2, (1777-1782), pg 173 DAR cites VA MAG OF HIST & BIO, Volume 9, pg 15 ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, Volume 2, pg 514 Spouse: Nancy Elizabeth Smith Children: Thomas; William; Jonathan; Dudley; Godwin; Elizabeth; https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/243583 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.