Olive (Metcalfe) Hayward (1756 - 1799)

Born 1756 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Sylvanus Hayward — married 11 Apr 1783 in Surry, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1799 at about age 43 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Olive Metcalf, daughter of John Metcalf and Abigail Fisher was born in Wrentham, [now Franklin] Massachusetts on Dec 10, 1756. ^{[1] [2]}

Olive Metcalf and Sylvanus Hayward were married on April 11, 1783 in Surry, New Hampshire. ^[3]

Their children were: ^[2]

• Claudius Drusis Hayward born Nov 15, 1783
• Clarissa Harlow Hayward born March 17, 1786 [check date]
• Horace Hayward born May 2, 1787
• Amherst Hayward born Nov 18, 1788
• Juliet Harcourt Hayward born Mar 21, 1790
• Olive Metcalf Hayward born Jul 19, 1791
• Emily Hayward born Sep 9, 1792
• Rachel Hayward born Dec 10, 1794
• Huldah Hayward born Feb 25, 1798
• Theron Hayward born July 12, 1799

Olive Metcalf Hayward died on July 19, 1799 in Gilsum, New Hampshire ^[4] and is buried in Gilsum at Centennial Cemetery. ^[5]

Grave Inscription

wife of Sylvanus Hayward

aged 42 years & 6 months

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection

& the life: he that believeth in me, though

he were dead, yet shall he live.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JM-Q4V : 20 May 2022), Olive Metcalf, 10 Dec 1756; citing Birth, Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010771.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} History of the town of Gilsum, New Hampshire from 1752 to 1879 by Hayward, Silvanus, Published by J.B.Clarke, Manchester, NH 1881. (Page: 324)
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6P-KD4 : 22 February 2021), Sylvanus Hayward and Olive Metcalf, 11 Apr 1783; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,270.
4. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS26-N32 : 23 February 2021), Olive Hayward, 19 Jul 1799; citing Gilsum, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,086.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109619932/olive-hayward : accessed 27 May 2022), memorial page for Olive Metcalf Hayward (10 Dec 1756–19 Jul 1799), Find A Grave: Memorial #109619932, citing Centennial Cemetery, Gilsum, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by R Moore (contributor 47672795) .

• *U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #4976 which lists husband
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988-lists parents "John & Abigail Metcalf
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
• DAR verified through Leia-475

DNA SOURCE:

Natural 100% DNA verified up the chain through natural progression and verified sources. DNA image is an "extra" through Leia-475. Olive Metcalfe is the 4th Great Grandmother of my Grandmother Betty Grant.