Individual Details

Joanne "Joan" May

(1390 - Aft 28 Oct 1467)

== Biography ==Joanne or Joan May was the daughter of Nicholas May, a yeoman from the village of Downham, in County Essex, England. She was born there ca. 1390. Her mother's name is not known; nor whether or not she had brothers and sisters. At some time in her childhood, she and her family moved south from Essex to the neighboring county of Kent. It was there that she met and married John Filmer III, whose family were already substantial landowners near Maidstone, in the area of East Sutton, Kent.
Joanne and John Filmer III married June 18, 1407, in East Sutton, Kent. They had eight children, all christened in Otterden Parish, Kent:[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwflank&id=I03519 Williams/Rose Legacies Tree]

#John Filmer b: ABT 1415 in Otterden, Kent, England
#Joan Filmer b: ABT 1417 in Otterden, Kent, England
#Richard Filmer b: ABT 1418 in Otterden, Kent, England
#Thomas Filmer b: ABT 1422 in Otterden, Kent, England
#Simon Filmer b: ABT 1425 in Otterden, Kent, England
#Benedict Filmer b: ABT 1435 in Otterden, Kent, England
#Ellen Filmer, b: ?
#Agnes Filmer, b: ?
Joanne May Filmer lost her husband in 1436 when he was 56 years old. His will, proven June 4, 1436, names their eight children and her father, leaving his estates' revenues to her for her lifetime and then to be divided among his living sons. In other land documents, in 1461, Joanne Filmer leased her lands in Otterden to her son Benedict; and on October 28, 1467, when she was over 75 years old, she released additional lands to her two sons Simon and Benedict. It is not known exactly when she died but it was likely shortly after October 1467. Same source as Note 1 above

== Sources ==

*[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ladson113&id=P3120284379 Joanne May]
*[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwflank&id=I03519 Williams/Rose Legacies Tree]

== Acknowledgements ==
WikiTree profile May-632 was created through the import of Holmes.ged on 20 May 2011.
[[Snow-2128 | Chet Snow]] adopted this orphaned profile; researched and wrote the biography and added father's profile.

Events

Birth1390Downham, Essex, England
Marriage18 Jun 1407East Sutton, Kent, England - John Filmer III, Esq.
DeathAft 28 Oct 1467Otterden, Kent, England
Alt nameFynnemere
Reference No1682335
Reference No1708615
Reference No60

Families

SpouseJohn Filmer III, Esq. (1380 - 1436)
ChildBenedict Filmer (1427 - 1508)
FatherNicholas May (1355 - 1437)