The Maybury Family

beginning with a dynasty of skilled iron workers in Elizabethan England



Hammer Forge drawing by J. Lewis

History and Branches of the Maybury Family - An Overview

• Our common ancestor: John Maybury of Sussex (ca1540-1617)
  - - - - was the father of 13 children born between 1567-1606
• The early Maybury generations in England
  - - - - a dynasty of iron workers in England, Ireland, America and Australia
• The Mayburys of Lancashire and Londonderry
  - - - - the Mayburys spread to the north of England and northern Ireland
• The Mayburys of County Kerry, Ireland
  - - - - the Mayburys arrive in southwest Ireland about 1671
• The Mayburys of Surry County, Virginia
  - - - - Francis Maybury arrives in Henrico County Virginia by 1679
• The iron worker Mayburys of America
  - - - - Mayburys in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia
• William Mayberry of Windham, Maine
  - - - - Descendant of the Lancashire/Londonderry Mayberrys
• The Mayberrys Bedford County, Virginia
  - - - - Were Frederick Mayberry's ancestors from England or Germany?
• The Mayburys of Australia and New Zealand
  - - - - several Mayburys transported to Australia beginning about 1728
• Mayburys to the United States and Canada after 1775
  - - - - increasing Maybury migrants after the American Revolution
• An early Maybery family in South Africa
  - - - - first known Maybery arrives in South Africa about 1850

The definitive book on the Maybury family Published in September 2011, The Mayburys culminates sixty years of research into the origins, history and spread of the Maybury family. 654 pages in the book, plus 1,095 more pages on a compact disk More about the book What readers are saying How to order

The Maybury DNA Project	About the Maybury DNA Project Current DNA Project Report
The Early Maybury family in Sussex County Kerry Mayburys William Mabury of Currabeg Pennsylvania Mayburys (coming soon)	New research since publication of The Mayburys
The Maybury Photo Archive	Hundreds of early photos from many branches of the family
A Maybury family timeline 117 ways to spell Maybury! The Maybury Family Newsletter Frequently asked questions	Additional information about the Maybury family

More resources for Maybury research Mayberry, Maberry, Mabry, Mabry, etc.
Mayburys in America's Wars: The American Revolution The War of 1812 The Civil War Civil War Letters and stories Books about the Mayburys Books about the Maybury family The Mayburys published in 2011 African American Mayburys Interviews of former slaves African-American research Mabry family slave records	Maybury Family Resources How you relate to other Mabrys? Contacting Mabry researchers Some Maybury Descendant Lists Earlier Mayburys in America? Miscellaneous Records by State Mabry Family reunions each year Birthmark is common but not unique General Genealogy Resources Start tracing your ancestors Genealogy resources on the web Relationship chart
Mystery Mayburys: Randolph Mabry, born 1774 VA The Mabrys of Abbeville County SC The Mayburys of Bucks County PA The Mabrys of Sumner County, TN Rezin Mabry of SC, AL and LA Delilah Mabry of Abbeville County, SC James Washington Mayberry of AL Francis Maybury in early eastern TN Reuben Langdon Mabry of SC John Mayberry of Mercer County, PA John Mayberry of Sussex County, NJ Charles Mayberry of Hunterdon Co NJ	Mayburys of Surry County, Virginia Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam Important error about Francis Maybury Was Margery Gilliam a Henshaw? Southside Virginia Genealogies The Mabry Mill in Virginia Buford Mabry, Southern Storyteller Knoxville's Mabry-Hazen House Diary of Lewis Mabry's business trip Are Mabrys related to Pocahontas? Beware of "Family History" scams Journal of John Mabry (1764-1845) Mabrys of Attala County, Mississippi

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	"Time is that quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn't seem to be working." . . . . . . . . . . . -- Anonymous

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