David May

1810 - 1846  (36 years)

• Name	David May
  Birth	1810	Madison Co., KY
  Gender	Male
  Death	1846	TX
  Person ID	I6881	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Mahala Robbins,   b. 1802, Henry Co., KY d. 1866 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1832	Decatur, IN
  Family ID	F2744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE AMY WILLIAMS' SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kantoa01&id=I1331 KIMBALL/JONES/WILLIAMS/ROBBINS/TARRANT/LYMAN/SHOULTZ/LISTER/KEENE Amy Williams: ID: I1331 Name: David MAY Sex: M Birth: 1810 in Madison Co, Kentucky Death: 1846 in Texas Fact 1: Buried "in a pecan grove on the banks of the Trinity River, Texas" Note: On March 18, 1837, David May purchased land from Hardin Robbins in Decatur County, Indiana. From Decatur County, this family emigrated to DeKalb, Buchanan County, Missouri about 1838. In 1844 David May and his family travelled by oxteam to Texas where they settled on 600 acres of land where the city of Dalla(s) now stands and planned to enter the cattle business. But in 1846 David May became ill and then died of Texas fever and was buried in a (p)ecan grove on the banks of the Trinity River. Father: James MAY Mother: Elizabeth POULTON Marriage 1 Mahala ROBBINS b: 1802 in Henry Co, Kentucky Married: 8 Feb 1832 in Decatur, Indiana Children Elizabeth MAY b: 31 May 1833 in Evansville, Indiana James Roland MAY b: 1834 in Indiana Julia MAY b: 1837 in Indiana Margaret Jane MAY b: 17 May 1839 in Missouri Melissa MAY b: in Missouri Emmaline MAY b: in Missouri Adaline MAY b: 21 Feb 1844 in Missouri