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James Hays 1762 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: September 1828

Death Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Nicholas Hays

Mother: Alice Hunter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clayton

Children(s): Nicholas Hays, Nicholas Hays, Nicholas Hays, nicholas hays, John Hays, James Hays, Hays James, Lewis Hays, John Hays, Elizabeth Hays, Elizabeth Hays, James Hays, Christina Hays, elvira hays, Elvira Hays, clayton hays, william hays, mariah hays, silvia hays, henry hays, Michael Hays, Michael Hays, Enoch Hays, William Kennedy

According to available records, James Hays was born in 1762 in Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of Nicholas Hays and Alice Hunter. Following those early years, James Hays married Elizabeth Clayton, and their family grew to include Nicholas Hays, Nicholas Hays, Nicholas Hays, nicholas hays, John William Hays, James Hays, Hays James, Lewis Willis Hays, John Hays, Elizabeth Hays, Elizabeth Hays, James Hays, Christina Hays, elvira hays, Elvira Hays, clayton hays, william newton hays, mariah hays, silvia hays, henry hays, Michael Hays, Michael Hays, Enoch Monroe Hays and William Marion Kennedy. In the later years of life, James Hays died in 1828 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Nicholas Hays
1730 – 1801
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Alice Hunter
1735 – 1785
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Clayton
1760 – 1828
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Nicholas Hays
1783 – 1822
Birth Location: –
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Nicholas Hays
1783 – 1822
Birth Location: Campbell, Virginia, United States
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Nicholas Hays
1783 – 1822
Birth Location: Campbell, Virginia, United States
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nicholas hays
1783 – 1882
Birth Location: –
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John Hays
1785 – 1836
Birth Location: Kanawha, Virginia, United States
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James Hays
1788 – 1847
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Hays James
1788 –
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Lewis Hays
1790 – 1813
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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John Hays
1791 – 1836
Birth Location: Green, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Hays
1791 – 1870
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Hays
1791 – 1870
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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James Hays
1792 – 1847
Birth Location: Green, Tennessee, United States
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Christina Hays
1794 – 1874
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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elvira hays
1794 – 1874
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Elvira Hays
1794 – 1874
Birth Location: , Greene, Alabama, USA
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clayton hays
1796 –
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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william hays
1798 – 1847
Birth Location: , Greene, Tennessee, USA
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mariah hays
1799 – 1885
Birth Location: Green, Tennessee, United States
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silvia hays
1800 – 1831
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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henry hays
1804 – 1827
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Michael Hays
1806 –
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Michael Hays
1806 –
Birth Location: –
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Enoch Hays
1808 – 1855
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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William Kennedy
1838 – 1920
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1762
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States
    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 Year: September 1828
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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