Nancy (Grace) Hays (abt. 1790 - abt. 1882)

Born about 1790 in Georgia, United States

Wife of William George Wilcher — married 1808 in Georgia

Wife of Daniel Hays — married 8 Aug 1866 in Glascock, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1882 at about age 92 in Glascock, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Nancy married William G Wilcher on 16 Aug 1808 in Jefferson County, Georgia.^[1]. Their children were Serena, Francis, Nancy, Naomi, Jordon, Jeremiah, and Samuel. After William's death, Nancy married Daniel Hays in 1866. The couple filed with the Souther Claims Commission, claiming that they remained loyal to the Union during the civil war.^[2]

Census

1850 - Page 4, Division 90, Warren, GA

1860 - Page 213, GA Militia District 1169, Glascock, GA

Enslaved Persons

Based on records for Nancy's husband William G Wilcher, the family enslaved between 30 and 40 people in the decades before the Civil War.

• 1849 Taxes: 34 enslaved
• 1850 Slave Schedule: 40 enslaved
• 1850 Taxes: 37 enslaved
• 1860 Slave Schedule: 36 enslaved

Nancy placed a claim with the Southern Claims Commission in 1871^[3] which mentions the following formerly enslaved people:

• Gilbert Wilcher (witness) - then age 4_?, living in Washington County, GA
• Randall Wilcher (witness) - then age 62, living in Washington County, GA
• Martha Hannah (witness) - then living in Glascock County, GA
• Anderson Wilcher - a boy in May 1865 who left with the US army

Sources

1. ↑ Jefferson County, GA. Marriage Books.
2. ↑ “Southern Claims Commission File for Nancy Hays (Disallowed and Barred),” 29 Aug 1871.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Southern Claims Commission, Disallowed and Barred Claims, 1871-1880 [database on-line]. Mrs. Nancy Hays. Warrenton, GA. 30 Nov 1871. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.