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     Mary Jane Reid was born on 9 January 1841 at Ontario; Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jan 9 1841 & location Ont. per family tree of nsharon2 on ancestry.com, April 13 2013.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Tudor, Elzevir & Madoc Twp.'s, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see John Reid.² As of 12 February 1863,her married name was Kincaid.¹ She married Alexander Kincaid on 12 February 1863; per family tree of nsharon2 on ancestry.com, April 13 2013.¹ Mary Jane Reid died on 10 May 1915 at Ontario at age 74; per family tree of nsharon2 on ancestry.com, April 13 2013.¹

     Alexander Kincaid was born in 1824 at Ireland; per family tree of nsharon2 on ancestry.com, April 13 2013.¹ He married Mary Jane Reid, daughter of John Reid and Frances "Fanny" McCaw, on 12 February 1863; per family tree of nsharon2 on ancestry.com, April 13 2013.¹ Alexander Kincaid died in 1881; per family tree of nsharon2 on ancestry.com, April 13 2013.¹

     Alexander Reid was born in 1835 at Ontario; Date 1835 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1852 at Tudor, Elzevir & Madoc Twp.'s, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see John Reid.¹

     Hannah Reid was born in 1842 at Ontario; Date 1844 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1842 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Tudor, Elzevir & Madoc Twp.'s, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1851 Census: see John Reid.¹ As of circa 1866,her married name was Sharp.² She married ? Sharp circa 1866 at Ontario; per 1871 Census.² Hannah Reid appeared on the census of April 1871 at Maodc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1871 Census: see John Reid.²

     Frances H. Reid was born in 1855 at Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1871 Census: see John Reid.² She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1881 Census: see John Reid.¹

     Charles Reid was born in 1854 at Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see John Reid.² He married Margaret "Maggie" ? circa 1880 at Ontario; per 1881 Census.¹ Charles Reid appeared on the census of April 1881 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1881 Census: Reid, Charles, 27, b. Ont., Irish, CM, farmer, married; Magie, 23, b. Ont., Ger., CM, married;Robert, 23, b. Ont., Irish, CM, farmer, single (1881 Census: Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., dist. 122, sub-dist. e-2, pg. 16, line 4 - ancestry.com.)¹

     Margaret "Maggie" ? was born in 1858 at Ontario; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹ As of circa 1880,her married name was Reid.¹ She married Charles Reid, son of John Reid and Frances "Fanny" McCaw, circa 1880 at Ontario; per 1881 Census.¹ Margaret "Maggie" ? appeared on the census of April 1881 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1881 Census: see Charles Reid.¹

     Robert Reid was born in 1858 at Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2 He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1871 Census: see John Reid.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1881 Census: see Charles Reid (brother?)¹

     ? Sharp was born circa 1840; per 1871 Census - Hannah Reid.¹ He married Hannah Reid, daughter of John Reid and Frances "Fanny" McCaw, circa 1866 at Ontario; per 1871 Census.¹ ? Sharp died before March 1871 at Ontario.¹

     Alice Victoria Sharp was born in 1867 at Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Madoc Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see John Reid (grandfather.)¹

     Stanley McCaw was born circa 1900 at Ontario; per Death Reg'n. of his father Charles McCaw.¹ He lived on 15 March 1929 at 1191 Robert St., Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Charles McCaw.¹

     William McCaw was born in 1855 at Hastings Co., Ontario; Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1891 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Madoc Twp., Hastings North Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1891 Census: see Charles McCaw (brother.)¹

     Reuben C. Garratt was born on 12 March 1832 at Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Haight, daughter of Rowland Ricketson Haight and Hannah Leavens, on 6 March 1850 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ Reuben C. Garratt died on 12 September 1915 at Snowden Twp., Haliburton Co., Ontario, at age 83; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Haight was born on 22 September 1831 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ As of 6 March 1850,her married name was Garratt.¹ She married Reuben C. Garratt, son of Thomas Garratt and Hester Osterhout, on 6 March 1850 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ Mary Elizabeth Haight died on 19 February 1911 at Minden, Haliburton Co., Ontario, at age 79; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹

     Rowland Ricketson Haight was born on 28 July 1807 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ He married Hannah Leavens, daughter of Peter Leavens and Elizabeth Lounsberry, on 12 December 1830 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ Rowland Ricketson Haight died on 18 March 1865 at age 57; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹

     Hannah Leavens was born on 3 December 1811 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ She married Rowland Ricketson Haight, son of Daniel Haight and Mary Ricketson Dorland, on 12 December 1830 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ As of 12 December 1830,her married name was Haight.¹ Hannah Leavens died on 7 August 1856 at age 44; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹

     Peter Leavens was born circa 1775; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ He married Elizabeth Lounsberry before 1805; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹

     Elizabeth Lounsberry was born circa 1775; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ She married Peter Leavens before 1805; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ As of before 1805,her married name was Leavens.¹

     Reuben Garrett Haight was born on 28 March 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ He died on 24 October 1926 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 74; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹

     Walter Smith Haight was born on 20 June 1834 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹ He died on 17 June 1908 at Alberta at age 73; per GEDCOM of Cheryl (Kemp) Taber, Apr 18 2013.¹

     Ellen "Eleanor" May was born on 15 July 1844 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1844 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1844 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1844 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jul 15 1844 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of gjtack on ancestry.ca, May 31 2017.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1851 Census: see Samuel May.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 17 at 1861 Census: see Samuel May.² As of circa 1865,her married name was McQuoid.³ She married Royal McQuoid, son of James McQuoid and Lydia Dulmage, circa 1865 at Canada West; per family tree of gjtack on ancestry.ca, May 31 2017.³ Ellen "Eleanor" May appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1871 Census: see Royal McQuoid.⁴ She died on 19 January 1925 at age 80; per family tree of gjtack on ancestry.ca, May 31 2017.³

     Elizabeth May was born on 6 December 1845 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Dec 6 1845 per Memorial. Date 1847 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Jan 6 1845 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1846 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1845 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1846 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} She appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1851 Census: see Samuel May.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1861 Census: see Samuel May.² She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see Samuel May.³ As of circa 1881,her married name was Little.⁵ She married James Little, son of John Little and Anna Margaret Abbott, circa 1881 at Ontario; per Memorial & Census records - no Marr. reg'n. found...⁵ Elizabeth May appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 35 at 1881 Census: see James Little.⁴ She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1891 Census: see James Little.⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1901 Census: see James Little.⁷ She died on 25 November 1901 at Conc A Lot 6, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 55; Death Reg'n.#020465: Name: Elizabeth May Little; Date: Nov 25 1901; Age: 54; Res.: Conc A, Lot 6, Murray Twp; Status: married; Occ.: farmer's wife; Born: Murray Twp; Cause: congestion of kidneys, 2 wks; Phys. & Inf.: Dr. Farnscomb; Rel.: Meth; Reg'd.: Nov 26 1901; Reg'r.: Wm. Little (Ontario Death Registration, #020465-1901, ancestry.com) Date Nov 25 1901 per Memorial.^5,9 She was buried on 27 November 1901 at St. George's Cemetery, Trenton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Elizabeth May; Wife of; James Little; Born Dec. 6, 1845; Died Nov. 25, 1901; James Little; 1839 - 1933 (St. George's Cemetery, Trenton, May 12 2013.)⁵

     Thomas "Henry" May was born on 26 October 1847 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1848 per Memorial - age 68 at death Aug 20 1915. Date Oct 26 1847 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 67y 9m 25d at death Aug 20 1915. Date Nov 14 1857 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1847 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1848 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1849 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.^{1,3,2,5,6,7,8,10,9} He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Samuel May.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 14 at 1861 Census: see Samuel May.³ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1871 Census: see Samuel May.² He lived in 1878 at Conc B Lot 15, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas Map: Name: May, Henry; Township: Murray; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: B, 15 - 50 acres.¹¹ He married Angelina Celina Burdette "Bertie" Day, daughter of William Day and Eliza ?, on 14 December 1880 at St. Paul's Church, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004665: Groom: Groom: Thomas Henry May; Age: 31; Res. & Born: Murray Twp; Status; ? ; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Samuel & Lucinda May; Bride: Angelina Celina Burdette Day; Age: 22; Res.: Brighton Twp; Born: Cramahe Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: William & Eliza Day; Wit.: James ?Muskie & Edward Forbes, Belleville; Date: Dec 4 1880; Place: St. Paul's Church, Belleville; Rel.: CE & Episc Meth; Peformed by: Joseph W. ?Muskie? (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004665-1880, ancestry.com) (The "1" of 14 is not clear but could be a light pen stroke which is evident around this page. If you look quickly it appears to be 4 Dec) Date Dec 14 1880 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.^4,12 Thomas "Henry" May lived on 14 December 1880 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1881 Census: May, Henry, 33, b. Ont., Irish, CE, farmer, married; Burdett(f), 22, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; William, 25, b. Ont., Irish, CE, single (1881 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. e, pg. 27, line 23 - ancestry.com.)¹⁰ He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1891 Census: May, Henry, 44, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; Burdette, 31, b. Ont., p.b. England, Meth., married; Orloff, 9, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth; Carry(f), 8 (1891 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. g-2, pg. 11, line 7 - ancestry.com.)⁶ He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1901 Census: May, Henry, 42, b. Ont. r. Nov 14 1857, Irish, Meth., farmer, married; Bert(f), 40, b. Ont. r. Jun 18 1863, Irish, Meth., married; Orloff, 19, b. Ont. r. Jan 5 1881, son; Carry, 17, b. Ont. r. Apr 17 1883, daughter (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-2, pg. 13, line 20 - ancestry.com.)⁷ He "St. John's Community Hall, Carrying Place, by W. D. Hanthorn; Although this hall was sold to Vernon Westfall in 1968 and demolished to provide parking space, it played such a large part in the lives of all in this area that it holds many happy memories for all that attendedthe parties and dances held there. It certainly does for me. It was built in 1910 from timber cut from the farm of Henry May in the English Settlement across the Murray Canal with labour supplied by elders of St. John's Anglican Church: the Wellers, Allisons, Alyeas, Chases, Pecks, Russells, Rowes and Youngs." from 7th Town Ameliasburgh Township, pg. 73 in 1910 at Murray Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario.¹³ He died on 20 August 1915 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 67; Death Reg'n.#022878: Name: Thomas Henry May; Date: Aug 20 1915; Age: 67y 9m 25d; Res.: Conc A, Lot 23, Brighton Twp. - Smithfield; Born: Murray Twp; Burial: Smithfield; Occ.: farmer; Status: married; Parents: Samuel May & ?? ; Cause; heart failure, 3 mo; Phys.: Dr. G. J. Black; Inf.: Orloff May, Smithfield; Reg'd.: Aug 20 1915; Reg'd.: Aug 20 1915; Reg'r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #022878-1915, ancestry.com) Date Aug 20 1915 per Memorial. Date Aug 20 1915 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.^4,14,9 He was buried on 22 August 1915 at Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Thomas Henry May; Died Aug. 20, 1915; Aged 68 Years; His Wife; Burdette Day; 1860 - 1918 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, by Dan July 1 2013.) Per Death Reg'n.^8,9

     James Black was born in 1828 at Scotland; Date 1828 & location Scotland per 1851 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1851 Census: see John Black.¹

     Ann Jane Black was born in 1830 at Scotland; Date 1830 & location Scotland per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1851 Census: see John Black.¹

     William May was born in 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Samuel May.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Samuel May.² He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1881 Census: see Henry May (brother.)³

     Henry May was born in 1770 at Ireland; Date 1770 per Memorial - age 85 at death Sep 21 1855. Hary May appears on Conc B, Lot 14, Murray Twp. in the 1837 Census, and several more of these early census records. Is this Samuel's father?
Name Henry May and date 1795 & location Ireland per family tree of mpulver2 on ancestry.ca, June 7 2018. (Date not likely right.)^2,3 He married Mary Ann "Nancy" ? before 1805; per 1837 Census?? Henry May appeared on the census of 1824 at Conc B Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Assessment: Henry May; Conc B, Lot 13, 45 acres uncult; 5 acres cult. He appeared on the census of 1825 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Heny May; 2 males over 16; Total: 2. He appeared on the census of 1826 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census: Heny May; ... no land ..; 1 male over 16; Total 1. He appeared on the census of 1829 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1829 Assessment: Harry May; ... no land ..; 1 male over 16; Total 1. He lived in 1829 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Year Settled" for son Samuel May is 1829 per County Atlas record - may be when Harry May settled too. He appeared on the census of 1830 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Census: Harry May. no land .; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 3. He appeared on the census of 1831 at Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1831 Assessment: Harry May; Conc B, part Lot 14, 130 acres uncult; 20 acres cult; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4. He appeared on the census of 1832 at Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Assessment: Harry May; Conc B, NW 1/4 Lot 14, 50 acres uncult; 5 males over 16; - male under 16; 3 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 9 (This record is very clear.) He appeared on the census of 1833 at Conc A Lot 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment: Harry May; Conc 1, part Lot 2, part, 24 acres uncult., 6 acres cult; 2 males over 16; - male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 3. He appeared on the census of 1834 at Conc A Lot 1 & 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1834 Assessment: Harry May; Conc A, part Lot 1 & 2, part, 30 acres cult. & Con A, Lot 14, 50 acres uncult; 2 males over 16; - male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4. He appeared on the census of 1835 at Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1835 Assessment: Harry May; Conc A, part Lot 1 & 2, part, 30 acres cult. & Con B, Lot 12, N part, 50 acres uncult; 1 male over 16; - male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16. He appeared on the census of 1836 at Conc A Lot 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1836 Assessment: Harry May; Conc A, Lot 2, part, 19 acres uncult., 11 acres uncult; 2 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 4. He lived on 26 January 1836 at Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "On 26 January 1836 Henry (Harry) May bought the northeast 1/4 (50 acres) of Lot 14, Concession B, from William Ireland, who had been granted the Crown deed. Harry later transferred the property to his son Samuel on 23 November 1841, a year after Samuel married Lucinda Hetherington." from History of South Murray Twp. by Margaret L. May, per Masonic Lodge archives, Dan Buchanan, August 1, 2018.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1837 at Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Harry May; Conc B, Lot 14, NE 1/4, 50 acres uncult. & Conc A, Lot 12?, part, 20 acres cult; 1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4. He appeared on the census of 1837 at Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Assessment: Harry May; Conc B, Lot 14, NE 1/4, 50 acres uncult. & Conc A, part Lot 1 & 2, part, 20 acres cult., 10 acres uncult.1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4. He appeared on the census of 1838 at Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1838 Assessment: Harry May; Conc B, Lot 14, NE 1/4, 50 acres uncult. & Conc A, part Lot 1 & 2, part, 20 acres cult., 10 acres uncult.1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; Total 3. He appeared on the census of 1839 at Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Harry May; Conc B, Lot 16, NE 1/4, 50 acres uncult. & Conc A, Lot 12?, part, 20 acres cult; another line is unclear.... (Lot is written as 16 ... but likely should be 14..) He appeared on the census of 1842 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Harry May; Mason. He appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc A Lot 1, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Harry May; Conc A, Lot 1, occ., non-prop; farmer (Many surrounding this records show "R" as the Lot and "T" as the Concession - likely River Trent, referrring the town of Trenton as we know it. This couple apparently retired in town, so to speak. He appeared on the census of 1850 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Henry May.. unclear - nothing in Concession field .. , occ., non-prop; Total Persons: 2. He appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 82 at 1851 Census: May, Henry, 82, b. Ireland, CE, Mason, married; Nancy, 80, b. Ireland, CE, married (1851 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 35 of 172, line 14 - ancestry.com)
Note: " .. BUT I found something interesting about the 1952 Census, Canada West, Northumberland 232, Murray, p17d,18a, pg35 , there is a Henry age 82, a mason, and his wife, Nancy, age 80, .. " per email from Sanda Apr 26 2013. According to my printed copy of the Murray 1851 Census, Henry and Nancy May are on the 8th page and 35th page. This might mean the old couple lived in a different location re the sons Samuel and John. Still need to determine for sure thsi Henry (Harry) and Nancy were the parents.¹ He died on 21 September 1855 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Sep 21 1855 per Memorial.² He was buried on 23 September 1855 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Mary Ann; Wife of; Henry May; Died; Mar 13 1852; Aged 72 Years; Henry May; Died; Sep 21 1855; Aged; 85 Years (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., May 12 2013.)²

     Mary Ann "Nancy" ? was born in 1780 at Ireland; Date 1780 per Memorial - age 72 at death Mar 13 1852. Date 1771 & location Ireland per 1851 Census.^1,2 She married Henry May before 1805; per 1837 Census?? As of before 1805,her married name was May. Mary Ann "Nancy" ? appeared on the census of 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 80 at 1851 Census: see Henry May.¹ She died on 13 March 1852 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 13 1852 per Memorial.² She was buried on 15 March 1852 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Mary Ann; Wife of; Henry May; Died; Mar 13 1852; Aged 72 Years; Henry May; Died; Sep 21 1855; Aged; 85 Years (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., May 12 2013.)²

     Orloff Leslie May was born on 5 January 1882 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jn 5 1881 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1882 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Jan 5 1882 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1891 Census: see Henry May.² He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1901 Census: see Henry May.³ He lived on 20 August 1915 at Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Thomas Henry May.⁴ He married Nellie I. Poole on 18 November 1926 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.¹