There is a monument in this plot right beside their graves that states "In 1894 the dust of all the Mayos & others buried at "Powhatan Seat" between 1731 & 1894 was removed to Hollywood by P. H. Mayo".
The side of this monument is inscribed:
"In Memorium
William Mayo & Son Joseph of Poulshot Wilts Co. England (1620 - 1691)
and their descendents of "Powhatan Seat" Henrico Co. Va.
8 successive generations in order following
William -- 2nd Joseph -- 3rd William & brother Joseph 2nd First Mayos,
(Who came to the U.S.A. via Barbadoes in 1723.)
4th John son of William 2nd -- 5th William 3rd son of John -- 6th Robert A, son of Wm 3rd
7th J. M. F. & W. S. P. sons of Robert A. -- 8th R. Emmerson son of J. H. T. M.
Maj. Wm Mayo 2nd A distinguished Civil Engineer made map of of Barbadoes still used
& with Col. Wm. Byrd & other Royal Commissioners ran the dividing line between
Va. & N.C. 1728 & laid off the cities of Richmond & Petersburg Va.
Erected 1895 by P. H. son of Ro. A. Mayo"
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Joseph Mayo was a Barbados merchant who settled in Virginia ca 1723. 5 September 1723 he secured a patent for 600 acres on the south side of the James River in Henrico The land was next to Joseph Hooper. In 1731 Joseph patented a nearby 400 acres. It was on Mayo�s land that Capt. John Smith first met the great Indian chief Powhatan; Joseph Mayo named his plantation Powhatan.
Thomas Tabb, one of the richest merchants in Virginia, married Elizabeth Mayo, the daughter of Joseph Mayo of Henrico County, and his wife Anne.
The side of this monument is inscribed:
"In Memorium
William Mayo & Son Joseph of Poulshot Wilts Co. England (1620 - 1691)
and their descendents of "Powhatan Seat" Henrico Co. Va.
8 successive generations in order following
William -- 2nd Joseph -- 3rd William & brother Joseph 2nd First Mayos,
(Who came to the U.S.A. via Barbadoes in 1723.)
4th John son of William 2nd -- 5th William 3rd son of John -- 6th Robert A, son of Wm 3rd
7th J. M. F. & W. S. P. sons of Robert A. -- 8th R. Emmerson son of J. H. T. M.
Maj. Wm Mayo 2nd A distinguished Civil Engineer made map of of Barbadoes still used
& with Col. Wm. Byrd & other Royal Commissioners ran the dividing line between
Va. & N.C. 1728 & laid off the cities of Richmond & Petersburg Va.
Erected 1895 by P. H. son of Ro. A. Mayo"
-------------------
Joseph Mayo was a Barbados merchant who settled in Virginia ca 1723. 5 September 1723 he secured a patent for 600 acres on the south side of the James River in Henrico The land was next to Joseph Hooper. In 1731 Joseph patented a nearby 400 acres. It was on Mayo�s land that Capt. John Smith first met the great Indian chief Powhatan; Joseph Mayo named his plantation Powhatan.
Thomas Tabb, one of the richest merchants in Virginia, married Elizabeth Mayo, the daughter of Joseph Mayo of Henrico County, and his wife Anne.
There is a monument in this plot right beside their graves that states "In 1894 the dust of all the Mayos & others buried at "Powhatan Seat" between 1731 & 1894 was removed to Hollywood by P. H. Mayo".
The side of this monument is inscribed:
"In Memorium
William Mayo & Son Joseph of Poulshot Wilts Co. England (1620 - 1691)
and their descendents of "Powhatan Seat" Henrico Co. Va.
8 successive generations in order following
William -- 2nd Joseph -- 3rd William & brother Joseph 2nd First Mayos,
(Who came to the U.S.A. via Barbadoes in 1723.)
4th John son of William 2nd -- 5th William 3rd son of John -- 6th Robert A, son of Wm 3rd
7th J. M. F. & W. S. P. sons of Robert A. -- 8th R. Emmerson son of J. H. T. M.
Maj. Wm Mayo 2nd A distinguished Civil Engineer made map of of Barbadoes still used
& with Col. Wm. Byrd & other Royal Commissioners ran the dividing line between
Va. & N.C. 1728 & laid off the cities of Richmond & Petersburg Va.
Erected 1895 by P. H. son of Ro. A. Mayo"
-------------------
Joseph Mayo was a Barbados merchant who settled in Virginia ca 1723. 5 September 1723 he secured a patent for 600 acres on the south side of the James River in Henrico The land was next to Joseph Hooper. In 1731 Joseph patented a nearby 400 acres. It was on Mayo�s land that Capt. John Smith first met the great Indian chief Powhatan; Joseph Mayo named his plantation Powhatan.
Thomas Tabb, one of the richest merchants in Virginia, married Elizabeth Mayo, the daughter of Joseph Mayo of Henrico County, and his wife Anne.
The side of this monument is inscribed:
"In Memorium
William Mayo & Son Joseph of Poulshot Wilts Co. England (1620 - 1691)
and their descendents of "Powhatan Seat" Henrico Co. Va.
8 successive generations in order following
William -- 2nd Joseph -- 3rd William & brother Joseph 2nd First Mayos,
(Who came to the U.S.A. via Barbadoes in 1723.)
4th John son of William 2nd -- 5th William 3rd son of John -- 6th Robert A, son of Wm 3rd
7th J. M. F. & W. S. P. sons of Robert A. -- 8th R. Emmerson son of J. H. T. M.
Maj. Wm Mayo 2nd A distinguished Civil Engineer made map of of Barbadoes still used
& with Col. Wm. Byrd & other Royal Commissioners ran the dividing line between
Va. & N.C. 1728 & laid off the cities of Richmond & Petersburg Va.
Erected 1895 by P. H. son of Ro. A. Mayo"
-------------------
Joseph Mayo was a Barbados merchant who settled in Virginia ca 1723. 5 September 1723 he secured a patent for 600 acres on the south side of the James River in Henrico The land was next to Joseph Hooper. In 1731 Joseph patented a nearby 400 acres. It was on Mayo�s land that Capt. John Smith first met the great Indian chief Powhatan; Joseph Mayo named his plantation Powhatan.
Thomas Tabb, one of the richest merchants in Virginia, married Elizabeth Mayo, the daughter of Joseph Mayo of Henrico County, and his wife Anne.
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