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William Hayes 1704 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1704

Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Gates, North Carolina, United States

Father: Peter Hayes

Mother: Martha Sledge

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dennis

Children(s):

The story of William Hayes began in 1704 in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America. William Hayes married Elizabeth Dennis. William Hayes passed away in 1778 in Gates, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hayes began in 1704 in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • William Hayes married Elizabeth Dennis.
  • William Hayes passed away in 1778 in Gates, North Carolina, United States.

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William Hayes's Ancestors

Self
William Hayes
1704 – 1778
Birth Place: Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Peter Hayes
1673 – 1761
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Martha Sledge
1680 – 1761
Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Peter Hayes
1650 – 1720
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Flake
1663 – 1720
Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
Charles Sledge
1660 – 1726
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Mary (Rebecca) Clark
1664 – 1728
Surry Co, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Hayes
1600 – 1678
Ann Cornes
1621 – 1705
Robert Flake
1621 – 1697
Katherine Moore
1610 – 1722
Richard Sledge
1634 – 1725
Ann Ashley
1634 – 1727
Robert Clarke
1631 – 1724
Anne Wells
1645 – 1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Hayes
1571 – 1645
Margareta Davyes
1570 – 1669
Richi Cornes
1600 –
M
1602 –
Robert Flake
1600 – 1672
Margaret Marriott
1602 – 1660
John Moore
1584 – 1676
Elizabeth Merritt
1590 – 1670
Richard Sledge
1608 – 1699
Mary Cole
1607 –
James Ashley
1619 – 1696
Ann
1619 –
William Clarke
Isabell Hardie
1612 –

William Hayes's Timeline

2 Records

1704
1704
Birth of William Hayes in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
1778
1778
Age 74
Death of William Hayes in Gates, North Carolina, United States
Gates, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Gates, North Carolina, United States

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