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James Hayes 1762–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: September 1828

Death Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Hays

Mother: ALICE HUNTER

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clayton

Children(s): James Jr, William Hays, Mariah Hays, Christina HAYS, Sylvia Hays, Enoch Hays, Lewis Hays, NICHOLAS HAYS, John Hays, Elizabeth Hays, Henry Hays, Michael Hays, Clayton Hays, John Hays, James Hays, Elizabeth Yates, Sylvy Hays, Michael Hays

James Hayes was born in 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Hays And Alice Hunter. James Hayes married Elizabeth Clayton, and had children including Christina Elvira Hays, Clayton Hays, Elizabeth Hays, Elizabeth Hays Yates, Enoch Monroe Hays, Henry Hays, James Hayes Jr, James Hays, John Hays, John William Hays, Lewis Willis Hays, Mariah Hays, Michael Hays, Nicholas Hays, Sylvia Hays, Sylvy Hays, William Newton Hays. James Hayes passed away in 1828 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Hayes was born in 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Nicholas Hays And Alice Hunter.
  • James Hayes married Elizabeth Clayton, and had children including Christina Elvira Hays, Clayton Hays, Elizabeth Hays, Elizabeth Hays Yates, Enoch Monroe Hays, Henry Hays, James Hayes Jr, James Hays, John Hays, John William Hays, Lewis Willis Hays, Mariah Hays, Michael Hays, Nicholas Hays, Sylvia Hays, Sylvy Hays, William Newton Hays.
  • James Hayes passed away in 1828 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Hayes's Ancestors

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James Hayes
1762–1828
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Nicholas Hays
1730–1804
Ireland
ALICE HUNTER
1740–1786
Bedford (Independent City), Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Elder (David Peter) Hayes
1680–1714
Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
Jane Love
1681–1725
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Hay
1650–1723
Catherine"Kate" Gillis
1656–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hay
1606–1654
Cristiane Waderston
1612–

James Hayes's Descendants

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James Hayes (1762–September 1828) m. Elizabeth Clayton (1760–1828)
  1. 1. James (Hayes) Jr 1788–1847 m. Sarah ("Sally") McNew 1790–1850
    1. 1. Sarah (Sally elizabeth) Hayes 1810–1898 m. Frederick (K) Ricker 1821–1870 m. James (Frederick) Ricker 1785–1855 m. Jehu (Noel) Johnson 1785–1878
      1. 1. James (Wiley) Ricker 1845–1916
      2. 2. Andrew (M) Ricker 1855–1921
      3. 3. Eliza Ricker 1842–1901
      4. 4. Mary (ann) Ricker 1843–1901
      5. 5. Mary (A) Ricker 1842–1843
  2. 2. William (Newton) Hays 1798–1847
  3. 3. Mariah Hays 1799–1885
  4. 4. Christina (Elvira) HAYS 1794–1874 m. Reuben Steffey 1790–1862
    1. 1. Louesa (Syliva) STEFFEY 1820–1907
    2. 2. Georgiann (Alabama) Steffey 1833–1929
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Steffey 1826–1865
    4. 4. Elizabeth Steffey 1817–1880
    5. 5. William (Clayton) Steffey 1816–1871
    6. 6. James (Hayes) Steffey 1815–1898
    7. 7. Caroline Steffey 1824–1899
    8. 8. Samuel Steffey 1832–
    9. 9. Francis (Franklin) Steffey 1813–1884
  5. 5. Sylvia Hays 1796–1831
  6. 6. Enoch (Monroe) Hays 1808–1855
  7. 7. Lewis (Willis) Hays 1790–1855
  8. 8. NICHOLAS HAYS 1783–1822
  9. 9. John (William) Hays 1785–1836
  10. 10. Elizabeth Hays 1791–1870
  11. 11. Henry Hays 1804–1827
  12. 12. Michael Hays 1806–
  13. 13. Clayton Hays 1796–1857
  14. 14. John Hays 1791–1853
  15. 15. James Hays 1792–1847
  16. 16. Elizabeth (Hays) Yates 1791–1870
  17. 17. Sylvy Hays 1796–1831
  18. 18. Michael Hays 1783–

James Hayes's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of James Hayes in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
1828
September 1828
Age 66
Death of James Hayes in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1828
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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