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William Henry Hays 1749 – 1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 OCT 1819

Death Location: Franklin, Brown, Ohio, USA

Father: John Hays

Mother: Elizabeth Dragoo

Spouse(s): Susannah Dunn

Children(s): John Hays

William Henry Hays Sr was born in 1749 in Scott, Virginia, USA, the child of John Hays and Elizabeth Dragoo. William Henry Hays Sr married Susannah Dunn, and had children including John N James Hays. William Henry Hays Sr passed away in 1819 in Franklin, Brown, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • William Henry Hays Sr was born in 1749 in Scott, Virginia, USA, the child of John Hays and Elizabeth Dragoo.
  • William Henry Hays Sr married Susannah Dunn, and had children including John N James Hays.
  • William Henry Hays Sr passed away in 1819 in Franklin, Brown, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hays
1720 – 1749
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Dragoo
1730 – 1749
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Dunn
1747 – 1823
Birth Location: Eastern Giles, Giles, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Hays
1772 – 1860
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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William Hays's Ancestors

Self
William Hays
1749 – 1819
Birth Place: Scott, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Hays
1720 – 1749
Elizabeth Dragoo
1730 – 1749
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hays's Descendants

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William (Henry) Hays (1749 – 18 OCT 1819) m. Susannah Dunn (21 JAN 1747 – 10 JAN 1823)
  1. 1. John (N James) Hays (15 Oct 1772 – 8 Jun 1860) m. Elizabeth Dragoo (29 Apr 1774 – 7 Jul 1848)
    1. 1. Margaret Hays (About 1793 – )
    2. 2. Levi Hays (10 Dec 1794 – 12 Nov 1882)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hays (24 AUG 1797 – 1850)
    4. 4. Susanna Hays (27 SEP 1799 – 11 Mar 1845) m. Elisha Ferrill (1 DEC 1798 – 19 AUG 1889)
      1. 1. Elizabeth FERRELL (2 Feb 1820 – 1880)
      2. 2. James (Perrie) Ferrell (1 DEC 1822 – 1907)
      3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Ferrell (1 Aug 1825 – 27 Jun 1901)
      4. 4. Josiah (Hays) Ferrell (20 Dec 1828 – 4 May 1909)
      5. 5. Narsissa (R.) FERRELL (10 Feb 1830 – 1881)
      6. 6. Rohana (D.) FERRELL (27 Feb 1832 – 31 Dec 1919)
      7. 7. Mary (Gray) FERRELL (4 Jul 1836 – 1913)
      8. 8. John (Wesley) Ferrell (17 Apr 1840 – 1 Dec 1859)
    5. 5. Sarah Hays (12 JAN 1801 – 06 AUG 1824)
    6. 6. John (Evan) Hays (8 May 1803 – 1883) m. Rachel Sharpneck (1 January 1805 – 1850)
      1. 1. Francis (Marion) Hayes (May 1837 – 15 April 1911)
    7. 7. James Hayes (1804 – )
    8. 8. Gilley (E.) Hays (02 FEB 1807 – 16 NOV 1879)
    9. 9. James (Newton) Hays (1812 – 1883)
    10. 10. Edmund (William) Hays (08 Oct 1815 – 13 Mar 1870) m. Susannah (Minor) Lantz (16 Apr 1820 – 23 Sep 1889)
      1. 1. Samantha Hays (22 Jun 1837 – 1 Nov 1910)
      2. 2. Ezra (Engle) Hays (20 Feb 1839 – 17 Apr 1920) m. Hannah (E. "Pet") Toothman (Oct 1845 – ) m. Rachael George (27 September 1827 – 1899-02-15)
        1. 1. Ausburn (B.) Hays (8 July 1865 – 8 Oct 1918) m. Eliza (J) Stackpole (7 Jun 1864 – 26 May 1951)
        2. 2. William (George) Hays (About:1869-00-00 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Hays (3 Jul 1840 – 22 Mar 1915)
      4. 4. Alexander (Marcel) Hayes (23 Jul 1842 – 10 Jun 1916)
      5. 5. Susanna Hayes (1844 – 1864)
      6. 6. James (S) Hayes (10 Oct 1844 – 15 Aug 1925)
      7. 7. Andrew (Jackson) Hayes (12 Jan 1847 – 22 Feb 1920)
      8. 8. Ellis (J) Hayes (26 Jun 1849 – 8 May 1929) m. Rebecca Ferrell (17 Mar 1842 – 22 Oct 1925)
        1. 1. George (Sherman) Hayes (14 Dec 1875 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Magdalene) Hayes (14 Oct 1877 – 23 Apr 1946)
        3. 3. James Hayes (1878 – )
        4. 4. Pressley (Glenwood) Hayes (3 Nov 1881 – 5 Sep 1957)
        5. 5. Lawerence Hayes (Oct 1883 – )
        6. 6. Lonnie Hayes (abt 1884 – )
      9. 9. Minor Hays (3 Sep 1851 – 14 Nov 1852)
      10. 10. Malissa (Margaret) Hays (6 Aug 1853 – 1864)
      11. 11. Nicholas (Fleming) Hays (5 Feb 1856 – 20 Feb 1928)
      12. 12. Simon Hayes (12 Jan 1859 – 20 Jun 1933)
      13. 13. Alice Hayes
    11. 11. Malinda Hays (14 AUG 1816 – 23 MAY 1902)

William Hays's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of William Henry Hays Sr in Scott, Virginia, USA
Scott, Virginia, USA
1819
18 OCT 1819
Age 70
Death of William Henry Hays Sr in Franklin, Brown, Ohio, USA
Franklin, Brown, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, USA
    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: 18 OCT 1819
    Event Place: Franklin, Brown, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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