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Maybury . . Mayberry . . Maberry . . Mabrey . . Mabery . . Mabry . . Maybry . . Mabree . . Mabra . . Mabray . . Maybery . . Maybray . . Mayburry . . Mabury . . Mabary . . Mabrie . . Meberie . . Maberye . . Maybrey . . Maebry . . Maybray . . Maybary . . Mabire . . Mabarry . . Mabre . . Mayborough . . Mayburey . . Maybowrie . . Mayberrie . . Maburry . . and 87 more spellings, all found in original records! The Maybury Family
with roots in Elizabethan England

Research identifies our common ancestor
Over 100 variant spellings of Maybury!
The Maybury Photo Archive
The Maybury Family Newsletter
Update on the New Maybury book
Latest Report of the DNA Project
A Maybury family timeline
Beware of "Family History" scams
Frequently asked questions

16th century iron workers
from De Re Metallica, 1556
by Georgius Agricola




Early Maybury ancestors in England
John Maybury of Sussex - (ca1540-1618) - The common ancestor of most Mayburys, Mayberrys, Mabrys, Maberrys, etc. He died in Shropshire in 1618.

The early Maybury generations in England - A dynasty of skilled iron workers from 1585 until 1657
The first Mayburys in Ireland
The Mayburys of Cartmel, Lancashire - John Maybury of Lancashire migrated to Londonderry in 1657 to establish the first Mayberry (sic) family in Ireland

The Mayburys in County Kerry, Ireland - Three Maybury families settled in County Kerry in 1671. William Maybury, left descendants in Ireland, England, the United States, Canada and Australia.
Mayburys in the American colonies before 1775
Francis Maybury in Henrico County, Virginia about 1675 - His descendants, with many different spellings, are the largest branch of the Maybury family in the United States.

Thomas Maybury in Bucks County, Pennsylvania - His descendants and cousins formed a long dynasty of ironmasters in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia.

William Mayberry in Marblehead, Massachusetts about 1730 - The family later settled near Windham, which is now in the State of Maine

Frederick Mayberry of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Bedford County, Virginia - Conflicting family traditions suggest different origins. Was he born in Germany or in America?

Thomas, William and George Mayberry in Pennsylvania and Virginia - Came from Ireland before the American Revolution to "refine iron" in Pennsylvania and in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
Maybury Emigrants to the U. S. and Canada after 1775
John Mayberry (ca1757-1829) of Sussex and Warren Counties in New Jersey - Was he born in America or did he come from England or Ireland?

James Washington Mayberry of Chambers County, Alabama - Was he an immigrant from England or born in America?

Richard Mayberry in Aux Noix, Quebec - Emigrated from County Antrim, Ireland about 1820

Thomas Maybury in Detroit, Michigan about 1835 - Immigrated from County Cork, Ireland and was closely connected with Henry Ford

Eight siblings emigrated to Montreal, Quebec about 1859 - They were children of James Maybury and Maria Shaw of County Kerry, Ireland.

Richard Hawkes Maybury in Missouri in 1869 - Another emigrant from County Kerry, Ireland to the U.S.
Maybury Emigrants to Australia and South Africa
William Valentine Maybury in Australia - Transported from England to Australia in 1827

Daniel Maybery to South Africa about 1850 - First known family to settle in South Africa; descendants are still there

John Maybery in South Australia in 1853 - A descendant of John Maybury (1577-1651) of Cleobury Mortimer

James Purdon Maybury in New South Wales, Australia in 1886 - Immigrant to Australia from County Kerry, Ireland
  • Dozens of Mayburys emigrated to the U.S., Canada, South Africa or Australia beteeen 1800-1900.
  • Hundreds more emigrated to the U.S., Canada, or Australia in the 20th century.




Books about the Maybury family
Nine books have already been published about various branches of the family in America. Some of these are now out of print but others are still available.
A new book, The Mayburys, will cover the family beginning with its origin in 16th century England. Publication is planned for 2010. Please see the latest information about The Mayburys here.



Resources related to the wider Maybury family
Mayburys in the American Revolution How to start tracing your ancestors
Mayburys in the War of 1812 Good genealogy resources on the web
Mayburys in the American Civil War Gloria's Treasures -- found on the web
Letters and stories from the Civil War How are you related to other Mabrys?
Interviews of former slaves Contacting other Mabry researchers
Researching African-American Mabrys Overview of Maybury research projects
Slave records in the Mabry family Mabry Family reunions each year
Birthmark is common but not unique Traces of earlier Mayburys in America
Resources related to "The Virginia Mayburys"
Descendants of Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam
Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam Was Margery Gilliam a Henshaw?
Southside Virginia Genealogies Mabry/Mayberry slave records
The Journal of John Mabry (1764-1845) The Mabry Mill in Virginia
Buford Mabry, Southern Storyteller Knoxville's Mabry-Hazen House
The diary of Lewis Mabry's business trip Mabrys of Attala County, Mississippi
Web site honors WWII hero Unidentified Mabrys




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