Nicholas Hays, Sr

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hays-1205 520.Nicholas Hays, born Abt. 1730 in Ireland?; died 1804 in Greene Co., TN..He married 521. Alice Hunter November 18, 1751 in Philadelphia, Pa.. 521.Alice Hunter, born 1740 in Bedford county, Virginia.She was the daughter of 1042. Alexander Hunter and 1043. Elizabeth Steele. Notes for Nicholas Hays: Lost state of Franklin - part of TN; Francis Hughes; James; Robert; Nicholas & Nathaniel Hayes - Dec 1787. Nicholas Hays came to America from Ireland in August, 1746.He was "assigned" to William Scott of Philadelphia for the "consideration of his customary dues".Mr Scott was a tailor and, presumably, Nicholas was assigned to work as an apprentice to him for a period of four years - this in return for the 18 lbs paid to the person who finacned Nicholas Hays' passage to America.

Nicholas had crossed the Atlantic on the snow CHESTER. A snow was a small sailing vessel resembling a brig.It formerly was used as a war ship.Many people were brought to Philadelphia on this small ship CHESTER and assigned to work a number of years for their passage to America. In 1758 Nicholas Hays was on the Muster Roll of Bedford county, Va.Evidently he served during the French and Indian War. From the deeds filed in Green County, TN, it appears that Nicholas owned a sizeable tract of land, yet he lived on a 30 acre farm. He may well have been a tailor or weaver by trade, as well as a farmer. His inventory included yards of hand-loomed cloth. More About Nicholas Hays: immigration: August 1746, Aboard the snow "Chester" Land Grant 1: February 07, 1785, Granted 100 acres to John Coplin Land Grant 2: February 07, 1785, Granted 295 acres to John Coplin Land Grant 3: October 27, 1792, 300 acres - North Carolina Land Grant 4: November 10, 1795, 100 acers in North Carolina military: 1758, French and Indian War - Bedford County, Va. Naturalization: Philadelphia, PA

More About Nicholas Hays and Alice Hunter: Marriage: November 18, 1751, Philadelphia, Pa.

Children of Nicholas Hays and Alice Hunter are: i. John Hays, born 1756 in VA.; died May 05, 1833 in Jefferson Co., TN; married (1) Jenny Thompson August 02, 1779 inBedford, Virginia; married (2) Polly Shadden October 22, 1805 in Jefferson, Tennessee. More About John Hays and Jenny Thompson: Marriage: August 02, 1779,Bedford, Virginia 260 ii. William Hays, born March 04, 1757 in VA.; died March 09, 1838 in Jefferson Co., TN; married (1) Nancy /Hays/; married (2) Nancy /Hays/ Abt. 1774. iii. Elizabeth Hays, born 1761 in VA.; died 1839 in Jefferson Co., TN; married Thomas Galbreath May 30, 1779 in Bedford Co., VA. More About Thomas Galbreath and Elizabeth Hays: Marriage: May 30, 1779, Bedford Co., VA. iv. James Hays, born Abt. 1762 in Bedford Co., VA.; died September 1828. v. Mary Hays, born 1763 in VA. Or Ireland; died 1849 in Jefferson Co., TN; married Nicholas Davis August 15, 1782 in Of, , Virginia. More About Nicholas Davis and Mary Hays: Marriage: August 15, 1782, Of, , Virginia vi. Sarah Hays, born 1767 in VA.; died 1830 in Jefferson Co., TN; married Benjamin J Thornburgh Abt. 1787 in Of, , Virginia. More About Benjamin Thornburgh and Sarah Hays: Marriage: Abt. 1787, Of, , Virginia vii. Alexander Hays, born 1769 in Bedford Co., VA.; died Aft. 1850. viii. Samuel Hays, born November 08, 1772 in Bedford Co., VA.; died December 12, 1835. ix. Suzanne Hays, born August 17, 1774. x. Esther Hays, born Abt. 1775 in Bedford Co., VA.; died Aft. 1820. See also Hays/Sims family link

Birth Date: 1730 Place: Ireland[1] Immigration Date: 1746 Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[2] Marriage To Alice Hunter Date: 1751 Place: Pennsylvania[3] Residence Date: 1805 Place: Greene County, Tennessee[4] Sources Hays-1205 was created by Bruce Cunningham through the import of Ben Cunningham Descendants_2014-07-14_01.gedcom.ged on Jul 14, 2014. '

Hays and Breeze ancestors : a genealogy of the parents of my father Ralph E. Hays : researched and compiled solely by the author, from records found in the United States at the National Archives, state archives, county court houses, in the U.S. census, and cemetery records

http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/bedford/military/frenchindian/fiwb... Notice of indenture from Pennsylvania Magazine - \ http://books.google.com/books?id=FP87AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq... Anne Betty Assigns Nicholas Hays (a servant from Ireland in the snow Chester) to William Scott of Phila. taylor, for four years from August 3rd 1746. Consideration 18 pouds: Customary Dues

↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Source number: 10107.009; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 13. Record for Nicholas Hays. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WorldMarr_ga&h=553283... ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry Operations, Inc, 2010), Ancestry., Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1746; Page Number: 103. Record for Nicholas Hays. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pili354&h=3372051&ind... ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Source number: 10107.009; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 13. Record for Nicholas Hays. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WorldMarr_ga&h=553283... ↑ Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com, Record for Nicholas Hays. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TNEarlyTaxList&h=2247... FamilySerch.org

From FindAGrave Nicholas Hays BIRTH 1730 Ireland DEATH 1804 (aged 73-74) Greene County, Tennessee, USA BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 159475808 ·

1784 he operated the Hays Ferry on the French Broad River. Military Service: SEP 1758 Sergeant in Virginia Colonial Militia, from Bedford County, Virginia Military Service: 1784 Signed Petition to Form The state of Tennessee (from LarryDianaHowell on Ancestry.com)

His wife was Ally or Alice Hunter.

Their daughter was Mary Hays who married Nicholas Davis, a Revolutionary War Vet.

As parts of Greene county TN are now in Jefferson County, it is quite probable that he was buried in Jefferson County, TN as his descendents are found there.

1.NICHOLAS2 HAYS(FNU1)1 was born 1730 in Pennsylvania1, and died 1804 in Greene, Tennessee1.He married (1) UNKNOWN1 17471.She was born 1726, and died 1747.He married (2) ALLEY HUNTER1 18 Nov 1751 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of ALEXANDER HUNTER and ELIZABETH STEELE.She was born Abt. 1740 in Bedford, VA1, and died Abt. 1765 in Greene, Tennessee1.

Children of NICHOLAS HAYS and ALLEY HUNTER are:

	i.	 	ALLY3 HAYS, b. Bedford, VA.

	ii.	 	BARBARA HAYS.

	iii.	 	ESTHER HAYS.

	iv.	 	CHRISTOPHER HAYS, b. 1755, Bedford, VA.

	v.	 	JOHN HAYS, b. 12 Sep 1756, VA.

	vi.	 	WILLIAM THOMAS HAYS, b. 04 Mar 1757, VA.

	vii.	 	ELIZABETH HAYS, b. 1761, VA.

	viii.	 	JAMES HAYS, b. 1762.

	ix.	 	MARY HAYS, b. 1763, VA. 2.	x.	 	SAMUEL DECATUR HAYS, b. 11 Aug 1772, Bedford, VA; d. 12 Dec 1836, Missouri.

GEDCOM Note

"Emigrants to Pennsylvania, 1641-1819" by Geneal. Pub., Pgae 146. "Nicholas Hays. A servnt from Ireland in the Snow Chester to William Scot of Philadelphia. Tailor for 4 years from Aug 3 1746---"

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