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I wish to shed some light on a "Mayhew" family from New Hampshire and Vermont that settled in Jefferson County, New York, in the 1820's, before spreading to the Midwest (Indiana) and elsewhere. Some of your genealogists might have had a hard time finding out about this family and their mysterious ancestor and Revolutionary War veteran Peter V. Ma(y)hew. Some light needs to be shed here.
There are contradicting explanations on the web about the origins of this "Mayhew" family, some tracing it back to the Martha's Vineyard's Mayhews... Others think it comes (directly) from France. But it actually comes from NEW France, i.e. Québec. If anybody is interested in tracing this "Mayhew" line back, they should know that this "Mayhew" family name actually is an English adaptation of the Quebecois (French-Canadian) name "Mailloux". The name of the Canadian ancestor who crossed the border was Pierre Vincent Mailloux, later known as Peter V. Mayhew, born in Quebec City on February 5 1753. He joined the Revolutionary army and retreated with it into the thirteen colonies. Pierre Mailloux / Peter Mayhew settled in Rumney, Grafton County, NH, and then went on to Jefferson County, NY, to finally end his days back in New Hampshire.
Peter V. Mayhew is a veteran of the Revolutionary War (New York 2nd Regiment) and is therefore registered in the pension records. A daughter of his, Julienne, went back to Canada at age 17, was baptized in 1811 and got married in Berthierville, QC. The relation with Quebec went on for a longer while still, since a daughter of William Mayhew and Ann Herryman's, Marie Élisabeth Mailloux/ Mary Elisabeth Mayhew, born on August 30 1804 in Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY, moved to Berthierville, QC, and was baptized in this place on August 19 1825.
I hope this will help some in search of their "Mayhew" origins.
Best regards,
Jean-Pierre Gendreau-Hétu
Gatineau, QC
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