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    MAY
    D.A.R. LINEAGES

    Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.) Search Results for May
    Other Odell's were listed but none directly to an Odell that served in the Revolutionary War.
    The Data in the DAR Lineage Books is not all of the Information and is being added to as time goes on.
    Errors did occur in the DAR Books.

    The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 8
    page 39

    Mrs. Ella May Olney.
    DAR ID Number: 7114
    Born in Illinois.
    Wife of Arthur R. Olney.
    Descendant of Col. Ezra May, of Massachusetts.
    Daughter of Ezra May and Lovisa Newton, his wife.
    Granddaughter of Dr. Calvin D. May and Mary Hyatt, his wife.
    Gr.-granddaughter of Col. Ezra May and Margaret Lyon, his wife.
    Ezra May, 1774, was a delegate from Chesterfield to the Second Provincial Congress, and member of the Committee of Safety. He commanded the Second Hampshire County Regiment, succeeding Col. Seth Pomeroy. He served at White Plains, Stillwater and Saratoga.

    The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 9
    page 86

    Mrs. May Henderson Peabody.
    DAR ID Number: 8219
    Born in New York.
    Wife of Francis Stuyvesant Peabody.
    Descendant of Theodore May, of New York; Lieut. James Breakinridge, of Vermont.
    Daughter of Frederick Theodore Henderson and Sara Dyer, his wife.
    Granddaughter of Frederick Breakinridge Henderson and Amy May, his wife.
    Gr.-granddaughter of John Ellis May and Harriet Gilbert, his wife; Thomas Henderson and Tryphena Sloan, his wife.
    Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Theodore May and - Stitt, his wife; Thomas Henderson and Jennet Breakinridge, his wife.
    Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Theodore May and Elizabeth Ellis, his wife; James Breakinridge and Mary Moore, his wife.
    Theodore May enlisted from Dedham, Massachusetts, served in the Northern Department and was at the surrender of Burgoyne. He died in 1820.
    James Breakinridge, who had served in the early wars, was lieutenant of the first military company formed in Bennington and fought in the battle.

    The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 11
    page 95

    Mrs. Harriet Elizabeth Burrough.
    DAR ID Number: 10238
    Born in Rhode Island.
    Wife of Frank M. Burrough.
    [p.95] Descendant of Lieut. Col. Elisha May and of Amariah Marsh, of Massachusetts.
    Daughter of Lewis Fairbrother and Harriet Elizabeth May, his wife.
    Granddaughter of Jesse May and Betsey Marsh, his wife.
    Gr.-granddaughter of Elisha May and Ruth Metcalf, his wife; Amariah Marsh and Lois Fisk, his wife.
    Elisha May was a member of the Committee of Safety and marched from Attleborough at the Lexington Alarm. He served at Bunker Hill, White Plains, in the Rhode Island campaign, and in 1780 was lieutenant colonel of a Bristol county regiment. He was a representative of the General Court at the close of the war. He died at Attleborough in 1811, aged eighty-three.
    Amariah Marsh, 1776, was a soldier at Ticonderoga in Capt. Lewis Whiting's company. He reenlisted in 1778 and served on the Hudson.

    The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 14
    page 30

    Mrs. Isabel Caswell Cole.
    DAR ID Number: 13076
    Born in Wisconsin.
    Wife of Guy Luther Cole.
    Descendant of Capt. Nehemiah May, Chester May and Lemuel Chapman, of Connecticut; Sergt. Beal Caswell, of Massachusetts.
    Daughter of Hon. Lucien Beal Caswell and Elizabeth Hannah May, his wife.
    [p.30] Granddaughter of Chester May, Jr., and Hannah Damuth, his wife; Beal Caswell and Betsey Chapman, his wife.
    Gr.-granddaughter of Chester May and Lucy Wales, his wife; Lemuel Chapman and Annie Brayman, his wife; Josiah Caswell and Ziba Caswell, his wife.
    Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Nehemiah May and Anna Lyon, his wife; Beal Caswell and Priscilla Newland, his wife.
    Nehemiah May, (1729-93), commanded a company of Hampshire militia, 1776. He served in Col. David Leonard's regiment in the Burgoyne campaign, 1777, and with him as a private was his son Chester, who was born at Holland, Mass., 1759, and is buried at Chautauqua, N. Y.
    Lemuel Chapman, (1757-1847), enlisted from Sharon for one year, 1782. He was a pensioner when he died in Indiana.
    Beal Caswell, (1738-1826), served several enlistments

    source:
    The National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution is one of the oldest organizations in the United States dedicated to the preservation of American Revolutionary War genealogies. This database, containing references to Revolutionary War ancestors and their descendants,
    National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Lineage Books of the Charter Members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, - Vol. I-CLII (152). Note on Publishing: Since this database represents a compilation of 151 volumes, the years and locations of copyright information varies, according to each volume, i.e. Volume 8 was published in 1899 in Washington, D.C., volume 63 was published in 1923, also in Washington, D.C., and volume 152 was published in 1938, also in Washington, D.C.
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    As with any such contributed database of this size and scope, factual errors may exist in the data, particularly in the area of Revolutionary War Service. The National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution has gone to great effort to collect and improve upon this valuable collection of ancestral data with additions and corrections whenever possible. For more information regarding corrected or additional data, contact the Office of the Registrar General, NSDAR, 1776 D. Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006-5392
    this data was researched on Ancestry.com
    Researched by Gayl Ramey Wells and Gregory Clyde Belcher, June 2001: