Husband John Hays 1 2
Born: Abt 1726
Christened:
Died: 26 Dec 1801 - Washington Co, PA 2
Buried:
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Unknown ( - )
• Ancestry Information: from Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).
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Wife Jean [Unk] 2
Born: Abt 1735
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Died: 15 Sep 1795 2
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Children
General Notes: Husband - John Hays
He was of Scotch-Irish parentage, married, and raised a family of five sons, who arrived at maturity before they emigrated to America. About the year 1775, John Hays, with four of his sons, William, Robert, James, and Samuel, came to Washington County, Pennsylvania, and located a large tract of land on the head-waters of Chartiers Creek. John Hays, the father, in 1780 took out a Virginia certificate for one tract, which was surveyed to him as "Hay Field," containing four hundred and nineteen acres. Patent for it was obtained in April, 1794. It covered what was later known as the Anderson, Haft, and Ramsey property. He also took out on a Virginia certificate a tract which was surveyed to him March 15, 1788, under the name of "The Compact," containing three hundred and fifteen acres. This tract is now in Mount Pleasant township, adjoining Chartiers. The warrant for it was returned June 11, 1788, to James McElroy. On the tract "Hay Field" Mr. Hays lived till his death, and left a portion of it to his youngest son, Edward, from whom John Haft purchased about 1820. The remainder of the estate was left to William, the eldest son, and John, the second son, who remained in Ireland.
As a widower, he emigrated from Lismore, County Londonderry, Ireland, to America about the year 1775, accompanied by four sons, one son, John, the second eldest, remaining in Ireland. He settled on Plum Run in Washington County, Pennsylvania, taking up in his own name a tract of land containing some 419 acres, which in the patent is called "Hayfield." This patent, which had not been lifted until April, 1794, covered what was afterward known as the Anderson, Halft and Ramsey properties, the old homestead being on the Anderson tract. John Hays, after coming to America, married a second time.
Since he lived in the bounds of Dr. McMillan's church, doubtless he was a member of same. Politically he was an Old-line Whig.