William May 
William was born about 1785 in Washington County,Tennessee. William's father was Cassimore May and his mother was Mary Horne. He had six brothers and three sisters, named John, Peter, Adam, Samuel, Barnabas (Barnes), David, Elizabeth (Betsey), Mary and Catherine "Caty". He was the third oldest of the ten children. He died before 1837 in Crawford County,Indiana.General Notes
Casimere May--living in Crawford County Indiana in Sept. 1841, sold land to David May Deed Book 23 Jan 31 to Nov 1843 pp 612 received $24.33 2/3.
Mary May , wife of Daivid S. Miller sold land to David May Deed Book 23 Jan 31 to Nov 1843, received $24.33 2/3 .
The amount of money indicates there was probable four other children of William living at this time. David May paid his other Borthers and sisters the sum of $146.00 for their interest in Casimore May's estate. 6 x $24.33 2/3 = $146.00.
The 1840 tax records of Washington County, Tennessee says that William May's heirs owned 14 acres. The orginal division of Casimore land allocates 41 acres to William May's heirs. 41 divided by 6 = 6.83 acres each. It is most likely that 2 others had been paid for their share prior to 1840.
They had four sons and two daughters, named Cassimore, David, Joseph, Peter, Mary and Elitha Eleander.
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Children
Elitha Eleander May
Elitha Eleander was born on October 13th, 1823 in North Carolina. She died at the age of 77 on December 12th, 1900 in Marengo,Crawford County,Indiana.
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