Moses Hays and Jemima Peterson

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Husband Moses Hays ¹

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            AKA: Moses Hayes 2
           Born:  - New Jersey
     Christened: 
           Died: 1836 - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: David Hays (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 1783 3

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Wife Jemima Peterson ³

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            AKA: Jemima Patterson 4
           Born:  - New Jersey
     Christened: 
           Died: 1836 3
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Thomas Hays ³

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            AKA: Thomas Hayes 2
           Born: 5 Oct 1784 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Jackson Co, OH
         Buried: 

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2 F Edith Hays ³

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           Born: 27 Feb 1786 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: David Hays (      -      ) 3

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3 M John Hays ³

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           Born: 3 Feb 1789 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died:  - near Moorefield, Harrison Co, OH
         Buried: 

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4 M William Hays ³

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            AKA: William Hayes 2
           Born: 7 Apr 1791 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1830 2
         Buried: 

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5 M James Hays ³

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            AKA: James Hayes 2
           Born: 11 Jun 1793 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Allegheny Co, PA
         Buried: 

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6 M Alexander Hays ^{5 6 7}

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            AKA: Alexander Hayes 2
           Born: 11 Nov 1795 - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1846 - ? Washington Co, PA 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ann V. Stevenson (1802-1881) 7 9
           Marr: 1824 3

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7 F Mary Hays ³

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           Born: 25 Dec 1797 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 F Eleanor Hays ³

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            AKA: Eleanor Hayes 2
           Born: 15 Nov 1799 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Todd (      -      ) 2 3

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9 M Joseph Hays ^{10 11}

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            AKA: Joseph Hayes 2
           Born: 15 Feb 1801 - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Feb 1882 - Washington Co, PA 2 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Eleanor Kerr (Abt 1812-1871) 4 11
           Marr: 1842 4

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10 M David Hays ³

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            AKA: David Hayes 2
           Born: 7 May 1803 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1882
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Martha Fulton (      -      ) 2 12

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11 F Ann Hays ³

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           Born: 23 Jun 1805 - Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Moses Hays

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He was born in the state of New Jersey, and after partially learning the black-smith's trade was drafted, at the age of sixteen, into the Continental army, and with five brothers of his he served through the war as regimental blacksmith. Soon after the close of the war, he, with his wife and brothers, went west, settling on 1,000 acres of land about three miles southeast of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, on Raccoon creek. The brothers divided this tract, and Moses made a permanent home on his share.
He pos-sessed a remarkably retentive memory, easily re-calling incidents of the Revolutionary war fifty years after the conflict. Anything once seen or heard he never forgot, and easily brought it to mind whenever the subject arose. He was a prom-inent and successful farmer, and in religion was a member of the Raccoon Church during the ministry of Rev. Moses Allen, who was a personal friend.

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General Notes: Wife - Jemima Peterson

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She passed away just a few days after her husband.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 589, 855, 1276.

2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 913.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1276.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 856.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 915.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1276, 1416.

7 —, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 123.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1277.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1416.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 856, 1276.

11 Alvin D. White, The Lyles of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Burgettstown, PA: The Enterprise Press, 1963), Pg 31.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 706, 1276.