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I am searching for the parents and family origins in Sussex County, England of two brothers, John and Thomas Mayo. They were cannon makers of great importance in the mid-1500's, and are thought to have originated in Sussex County. Their cannons still exist in Plymouth, MA., U.S.A.; the Guernsey Islands; and in Fort Nelson and in Woolwich, London; all made in the 1550's.

On June 26, 1555, in recognition for their previous services, they were appointed gunners in the Tower of London, as cannon makers. Thomas Mayo, gunfounder unto her Majesty, died in London Oct. 9, 1573. I am not sure if that is the date of his death, the date his will was written, or the date his will was probated in London. In his will, he mentions his wife, Elizabeth Mayo, and his brother, John Mayo, but mentions no children.

It is believed that these Mayo brothers came from Sussex, England and possibly that their families worked in metals or that the Mayo brothers were apprenticed to the great gunfounders in Sussex, England, where this trade was prevalent in the 1500's.

I am searching for any information concerning John and Thomas Mayo and their family origins in Sussex County, England. I understand that few records exist for this time period I am researching; however, I am hoping that if their family was early iron workers or silversmiths or worked with metals, there may be information concerning them going further back in time in Sussex, England.

My own Mayo family fought at the Battle of Hastings under William the Conqueror and were rewarded with lands in Cornwall, where they lived many generations until my line moved to Marston St. Lawrence in the 1550's and went on to Farthinghoe and Thorpe Mandeville in Northamptonshire; and then to Leiden, Holland; then to North Newington, Oxfordshire; and then finally to America in 1638.

Any help in getting further information concerning these Mayo brothers, cannon makers, would be very much appreciated.
            Jean Mayo

I am searching for information concerning the following Muscoe family in St. Giles-in-the-Fields near London:

1. Salvator Muscoe: was born in Italy and was a stone mason and came to the London area after the Great Fire of 1666. He married spouse unknown in 1674 or shortly before. They lived on Monmouth Street in St. Giles-in-the-Fields, about one mile from St. Paul's Cathedral, where it is said that Salvator worked as a stone mason. He had son, Salvator Muscoe, Jr. on Dec. 28, 1674 on Monmouth Street in St. Giles-in-the-Fields. His other children were: Jane ( born ca. 1677/78 ), Elizabeth ( born ca. 1680 ), and Joseph ( birth year unknown ). According to apprentice records, Salvator, Jr. was a stone mason apprentice to Richard Collet of the Vintner's Company from 1686 to 1693. He may have been an apprentice to a lawyer or solicitor after that, as he was a lawyer later in life. He did not attend any of the Inns in the London area to study law. Joseph Muscoe was a stone mason apprentice to John Young and then Thomas Staines from 1695 to 1702 for the Masons Company. These apprenticeships took place in the London area.
       According to Joseph's apprenticeship papers, his father, Salvator Muscoe, Sr. may have died in 1695 or before. Salvator Muscoe, Jr. and his sister, Elizabeth Muscoe, were in the Rappahannock River area of Virginia by 1702 if not earlier. Their sister, Jane Muscoe, married John Collingwood in 1714 in Barking, Essex, England, and it appears they had no children. John Collingwood was a victualler in Ratcliffe, St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex, England when he died. His widow, Jane Collingwood, died in St. Ann's in Soho in the 1740's.
      St. Giles-in-the-Fields still has their early records as does the National Archives. I am searching for any records concerning this family in the St. Giles-in-the-Fields Parish Church. Can anyone help me concerning this family and its origins?
             Jean.

I am searching for information in Southwark, Surrey, England concerning the following two women and their family origins:

1. RUTH MUSCOE: married John Tailor at St. George in Southwark in 1677.

2. SUSAN MUSCOE: married Robert Watton at the same place in 1681.

      Can anyone help?
              Jean.

I am searching for the family origins of the following persons:

1.John Puddister and wife, Marion ( Hollet/Pollet? ) of Broad Cove, Newfoundland. John's brother was knighted Sir John (?) Puddister by Queen Elizabeth's father? He was also the editor of the St. Johns Newspaper. John and Marion Puddister had a daughter named Gladis Puddister, born in Dec. of 1901 in Chelsea, MA., U.S.A.

2. Willis King and wife, Lillian Moores, of Broad Cove ( Bay De Verb ), Newfoundland. They had son, Wilson King, in Chelsea, MA., U.S.A. in Nov. of 1901.

3. Diamond King and wife, Elizabeth ( maiden name unknown ), of Broad Cove, Newfoundland, had daughter, Selina King on Jan. 31, 1899 in Broad Cove, Newfoundland.

4. Zebedee Moore was born in ca. 1888/89 in Carbonear, Newfoundland. His first wife was Mary Flight. His second wife was Selina King. His children with Mary Flight were: Albert and William Moore, both born in Broad Cove, Newfoundland. His child with Selina King was: Arthur Reginald Moore, born Sept., 1927 in Chelsea, MA., U.S.A.

     Unfortunately, I am doing this research for a co-worker of mine and that is all of the information that she gave me to work with. Can anyone help?
            Jean Mayo