James Hayes (abt. 1672 - abt. 1747)

Born about 1672 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Allen) Hayes — married 1 Apr 1703 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about Oct 1747 at about age 75 in Norwalk, Litchfield, Connecticut

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Biography

From my Grandmother Brott's "Hayes Mead" manuscript (1942) she has noted:

"Born about 1672, died between April and October 12th, 1747. He lived in Norwalk, and was named as the sole executor of his father's will. April 1st, 1703, at Norwalk, he married Mary Allen, daughter of Thomas Allen, deceased, of Burlington, New Jersey, and the latter's wife, Mary. the Widow, Mary Allen, married, second, Jonathan Stevenson, and third,after 1689, John Bouton Sr. Mary (Allen) Hayes, James' wife, died before April, 1747. His will is recorded in the Fairfield County probate Records, liber 1724-1749, pp. 429 and 430. It is dated April 1747, and proved December 1st,1747.^[1] To son Nathaniel is willed land at Smith Hills and Poplar Plain, meadow and sege at Canfield's Island on the west side and the path leading to said island, 127 pound right in commonage in the left or upper division. Issue:

1. Eunice Hayes, born 1/21/1704/05; married John St John
2. Mary Hayes, born 6/1/1706; married Isaac Sherwood
3. Nathaniel Hayes, born 3/20/1708
4. James Hayes, Jr., born 6/25/1710
5. Rachel hayes. born 3/4/1711; married Samuel Gates
6. Elizabeth Hayes, born 2/15/1712; Married John Belding (at Stanford, 11/10/1748?)
7. Thomas Hayes, born 1/31/1714/15; married Elizabeth Benedict; "colonel"; moved to the "Oblong", South Salem, Westchester County, New York, in 1763; and to Cairo, in 1779.
8. Samuel Hayes, born 10/29/ 1716; probably died young, as he is not mentioned in his father's will, of 1747.
9. Allene Hayes, born 8/5/1718; Joseph Northrup; died in Lenox, Mass., 9/12/1784"

Name

James Hayes

Birth

1672 Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Marriage

1 April 1703 Norwalk

Death

Oct 1747 Norwalk, Litchfield, Connecticut

Burial

East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Estate

His will, dated April 1747, and proved 12 Oct 1747, names son Nathaniel Hayes, son James Hayes, son Thomas Hayes, five daughters, Eunice, Mary, Rachel, Elisabeth, Allyn. Executors: Samuel Chilston/Cluckston(?) and Elnathan Hanford. Inventory taken 28 Oct 1747, Norwalk, valued at £1618. 7. 0.^[2]

James HAYES

Will 1747

Location Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Volume 9

Page 3127

Sources

1. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 9-10, 1741-1755”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9922-67BB  : 14 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627281, image 226-227, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 9, 1741-1748, Page 429-432.
2. ↑ Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Probate Packets, Hanford, Theo-Hendrick, H, 1648-1880. James Hayes, Norwalk, 1747 #2799. Fairfiled probate dist. Accessed at Ancestry ($)

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