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MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS 1816–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1816

Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1876

Death Location: Henderson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jacob Shipman

Mother: Nancy Denton

Spouse(s): Capt. HAYS

Children(s): MARTHA DAVIS, Isaac HAYS, Samuel HAYS, Eliza Hays, Sarah Gilbert, Alsey Hays, Nancy Ledford

MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS was born in 1816 in Perry County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jacob Shipman And Nancy Elizabeth Denton. MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS married Capt Asa Nelson Blackhawk Hays, and had children including Alsey Jane Hays Hays, Eliza Annie Hays Hays, Isaac Martin Columbus Hays, Martha Charlotte Lottie Hays Davis, Nancy Paralee Hays Ledford, Samuel Leon Hays, Sarah Malinda Elizabeth Bett Hays Gilbert. MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS passed away in 1876 in Henderson County, Tennessee, USA.

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  • MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS was born in 1816 in Perry County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jacob Shipman And Nancy Elizabeth Denton.
  • MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS married Capt Asa Nelson Blackhawk Hays, and had children including Alsey Jane Hays Hays, Eliza Annie Hays Hays, Isaac Martin Columbus Hays, Martha Charlotte Lottie Hays Davis, Nancy Paralee Hays Ledford, Samuel Leon Hays, Sarah Malinda Elizabeth Bett Hays Gilbert.
  • MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS passed away in 1876 in Henderson County, Tennessee, USA.

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MARTHA HAYS's Ancestors

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MARTHA HAYS
1816–1876
Birth Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jacob Shipman
1779–1850
North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Denton
1776–1855
White, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (B Shipman *10th Reg NC Rev) War
1746–1794
Brunswick/Lunenburg Co, VA
Sarah (Jane) Gage
1749–1830
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Benjamin (Denton) *
1753–1810
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Sealah Wiggins
1755–1808
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas1 Wiggins
1730–1799
Mary Cooper
1735–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Jr
1719–1774
Winifred Sessums
1710–1783

MARTHA HAYS's Descendants

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MARTHA (ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN) HAYS (25 Dec 1816–17 Nov 1876) m. Capt. (ASA NELSON "Blackhawk") HAYS (4 Aug 1818–13 Mar 1887)
  1. 1. MARTHA (CHARLOTTE Lottie HAYS) DAVIS 1839–1898
  2. 2. Isaac (Martin Columbus) HAYS 1840–1911
  3. 3. Samuel (Leon) HAYS 1842–1864 m. Sarah (Catherine "Puss") Stephens 1842–1910
    1. 1. William (Isaac Washington) Hays 1860–1922
    2. 2. Asa (Nelson "Black Hawk") Hays 1862–1907 m. Mary (Alice) Wooten 1865–1954
      1. 1. Mary (Alice) Hayes 1901–1993
      2. 2. Sarah (Lydia) Hayes 1893–1967
      3. 3. Ira (Ocia) Hayes 1895–1976
      4. 4. James (Lee) Hayes 1897–1899
      5. 5. Johnnie (Cordelia) Hayes 1899–1973
      6. 6. Bessie (Edna) Hayes 1903–1998
      7. 7. Acie (Nelson) Hayes 1905–1976
      8. 8. Robert (Dewey) Hayes 1908–1990
    3. 3. Jacob Hays 1856–
    4. 4. E.N. Hays 1859–
  4. 4. Eliza (Annie HAYS) Hays 1854–1924
  5. 5. Sarah (Malinda Elizabeth “Bett” HAYS) Gilbert 1852–1930
  6. 6. Alsey (Jane HAYS) Hays 1844–1898
  7. 7. Nancy (Paralee Hays) Ledford 1847–1901

MARTHA HAYS's Timeline

3 Records

1816
25 Dec 1816
Birth of MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS in Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
1838
1838
Age 22
MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS was married in Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1876
17 Nov 1876
Age 60
Death of MARTHA ABIGAIL “Abbie” SHIPMAN HAYS in Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
Henderson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1816
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Henderson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1876
    Event Place: Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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