Daniel and Mary Mayo
1762-1838
From an article by Jim Reis reprinted here with his
permission from Pieces of the Past Volume 3, pages 19-21; additional information
comes from the family files at the Campbell County Historical & Genealogical
Society
An early Newport pioneer was Daniel Mayo, born on Sep 30, 1762, in the town of Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, son of Joseph Mayo and Esther Kindrick. He stayed for a time in Washington County, Ohio where he met and married Mary Putnam on 25 Oct 1798. After moving west, Mayo settled in the fledgling community of Cincinnati and began purchasing land in Northern Kentucky. Ohio was not yet a state, so on Campbell County legal documents Mayo identified himself as living in "Hamilton County of the Northwest Territories."
During his time in Cincinnati, Mayo was appointed the city's postmaster. Accounts vary, but Mayo was either the second or third Cincinnati postmaster, serving from 1795 to 1796. Because of his land purchases in Newport, Mayo moved there in 1796, a move that cost him his job as Cincinnati postmaster. But he became Newport's first postmaster that same year. He first shows up on the 1798 tax list with one slave. A later account recorded that Mayo served in that capacity until his death on December 25, 1838. He was buried in the Newport City Cemetery and later moved to Evergreen Cemetery.
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Winchester Advertiser, Saturday, 21 October 1815, Winchester KY, page 4
A fresh supply of the above medicines just received and for sale, by the following agents, where pamphlets containing certificates of cures, etc. may be had gratis. Newport-Daniel Mayo
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Frankfort Argus, Wednesday, 28 April 1824, Frankfort KY, Vol: XVII, Issue 10, page 3
We are requested to announce Daniel Mayo Esq. of Newport as a candidate for Elector of President and Vice President in the 3d Electoral District. He pledges himself, if elected to vote for John Quincy Adams as President.
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Frankfort Argus, Wednesday, 10 Nov 1824, Frankfort KY, Vol: XVII, Issue 38, page 2
STANDING COMMITTEES
The following gentlemen were appointed by the Speaker to compose the standing committees of the Senate, viz.
OF PROPOSITIONS AND GRIEVANCE-Messrs. Ewing, Howard Davidson, Lyon, Dawson, Hickman, Daniel Mayo and Stephens.
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In addition to his postal duties, Mayo was appointed "captain of patrole" by the Campbell County Court in April 1800. Court records say he was responsible for the "upper side of the Licking River" in the county. Some of Mayo's land purchases were in partnership with Richard Southgate, namesake of the Southgate House in Newport and the Southgate family in Northern Kentucky, and Jacob Flower, who operated one of the first taverns in Newport. Mayo also was a slave owner. County deed records in October 1802 show Mayo purchased a female slave named Becky, "between the age of 20-30 years old," from Joseph Carico of Washington County, Md.
Daniel Mayo Deeds and Court Orders
Mayo's wife, Mary Putnam was born in Brooklyn, Conn. Aug 5, 1773. It is not clear how many children the Mayos had, but a deed recorded Dec 25, 1837 shows four were living then in Newport. Mayo sold to each of his children a lot in Newport for "love and consideration of $1."
Children of Daniel Mayo and Mary Putnam
1. Harriet Mayo b-1799 in Newport; d-before
1870 in La Grange Oldham Co KY; m-James B Taliaferro (of Oldham Co KY) 20 Mar
1817 in Newport
2. Sarah A Mayo b-1802 in Newport; m-John T McKinney 11 June 1821 in Campbell Co
3. Daniel Dudley Mayo b-1805 in Newport; m-Harriet M Doughty-18 May 1835
4. Mary Aurelia Mayo b-1811 in Newport; m
Captain Andrew
S Lewis
1 Oct 1829 d-4 May 1844 in Newport; br-old Newport Cemetery in Newport but
removed to the new Newport Cemetery in Southgate 24 Oct 1864
5. Henry Hunt
Mayo b-1816 in Newport; d-4 Jan 1877 in Covington; m-Louisa Winster in 1834
*daughter Louisa death certificate says Henry Hunt born in Marietta Oh
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Children of Harriet Mayo and James B Taliaferro (1797-
1. Lawrence Taliaferro b-1818; m-Mary;
d-La Grange Oldham Co KY
2. Catherine Taliaferro b-1832
3. Ruth Ann Taliaferro born 1832
4. Mary Taliaferro b-1834
5. Martha T Taliaferro b-1838; m-William A Magrider 5 Apr 1855 in La Grange KY
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Child of Daniel Dudley Mayo and Harriet M Doughty
1. Harriet A Mayo b-Mar 1840 in Newport; d-1908 in Louisville KY; m-Albert Crutchfield 10 Nov 1861 in Newport
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Children of Henry Hunt Mayo and Louisa Winston (1810-1880)
1. William Mayo b-1835 in Newport
2. Sarah Mayo b-1838 in Newport
3. Anna (Arena) b-1839 in Newport
4. Laura Mayo b-1841 in Newport
5. Dudley Mayo b-1845 in Newport
6. Louisa Mayo b-3 Jan 1846 in Newport; d-12 Apr 1925 in Louisville; br-Evergreen;
m-Snowden
7. Thomas Lynch Mayo b-19
Feb 1848 in Newport; d-21 Dec 1876 in Covington; br-Evergreen
8. Henry Hunt Mayo Jr. b-21 May 1850 in Newport; d-26 Mar 1913 in Covington; br-Evergreen
9. Emma Mayo b-1853 in Covington; m-Joseph Boyd Oct 1885 in Newport
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Children of Harriet A Mayo and Albert Crutchfield (1838-1919)
1. George W Crutchfield b-1863 in Saltillo
Oldham Co KY
2. Charles D Crutchfield b-1864 in Saltillo KY
3. Julia A Crutchfield b-1867 in Saltillo KY
4. Frances Crutchfield b-1870 in Saltillo KY
5. James S Crutchfield b-1875 in Saltillo KY