Ninth May Generation Biographical Sketches  Samuel May son of John May, Jr & Mary Catherine Hanson Index of grandchildren of John & Sarah Phillips May Research notes: Earlier accounts by genealogist Mrs. Howard Woodruff say that Samuel died in Floyd County before 1830. However other research indicates that Samuel - and his sister, Elizabeth - stayed in Floyd County when his father moved the family to Illinois. Named as Samuel May, Jr. in some1830 deeds, he purchased tracts of land totaling about 394 acres - all of the property known to have been owned by his father - for a total price of $500. A Samuel May, thought to be this man, is known to have died in Floyd County before 1835 - leaving a wife and daughter, Emeline - as noted in an ACT of the Kentucky Senate approved 16 Feb 1835. A subsequent amendment was approved 22 Feb 1837. His estate was described as "not being sufficient to pay his debts, and the real estate is unproductive, consisting of a mill and land, only valuable for the timber, and the same is greatly out of repair . . . "During the years of these actions, his uncle, Samuel May, was serving as a State Senator. Floyd County Deed C:327 gives the name of his wife as Elizabeth.