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John Hays (1760 - 1825)

Pvt. John Hays aka Hayes
Born in Allen Twp., Northampton County, Pennsylvaniamap
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Husband of — married 25 Nov 1784 in Rockingham County, Va.map
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Died at age 64 in Warren County, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private John Hays served with Rockingham County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Hays is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A052749.

John Hays was born in 1760 in Allen Twp., Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of William Hays and Ann "Nancy" Hoge. He married twice, first to Mary Ragen who gave birth to 10 children:

  1. William, b. 21 Oct 1785, m. Susey Lay
  2. Elizabeth, b. 1 May 1787, m. Solomon Williams
  3. Anne, b. 25 Jan 1790, m. Isaac Runyan
  4. John Jr., b. 10 Feb 1792, m. Elizabeth McGuier
  5. James Beard, b. 30 Jul 1794, m. Martha Bone
  6. Robert Allen, b. 4 Jan 1797, m. Anna Cook
  7. Jeremiah, b. 5 Mar 1799
  8. George, b. 3 Aug 1801
  9. Mary, b. 4 Jan 1804
  10. Joshua, b. 9 Aug 1807

His second wife was Rachel Black whom he married July 2, 1815, in Warren County, Ohio.

"On Tuesday last in this vicinity, John Hays, aged 70. His remains were interred in the Methodist burying ground with Masonic honors", reported 5 Feb 1825 in The Western Star, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio.[1]

John left a diary, a rather remarkable document which has been transcribed and included in a book on the Hays line. The diary lists his wives and children and his adventures from about 1778 to 1819. The book contains John's paternal line back to County Donegal in Ireland.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Ohio Source Records, Genealogical Publishing Company, available at Ancestry.com
  2. ↑ Maud Callaway Hays, Hays Records and Roberts and Allied Families, 1952, p28

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Anonymous Nagel
Hayes-4418 and Hays-1599 appear to represent the same person because: same first name, last name, birth date, death year, father, son William, birth state, death location.
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Rejected matches › John Hayes (1758-1825) › John Hames (abt.1759-) › Johann Caspar Hosse (abt.1760-)

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