Rev. William C Hayes

From Ron Head Head-Cook Montgomery AL http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ronhead&id=I5426... Ronheada@kronology.net ID: I54261 Name: William HAYES Sex: M Birth: ABT 1770 Death: AFT 1840 in when in Montgomery Co., AL Note:

1830 Montgomery Co., AL page 215 line 19 William HAYS 1m 15-20, 2m 50-60; 1f 10-15, 1f 50-60 (8 slaves; 13 total)

1840 Montgomery Co., AL page 192 line 13 William HAYS 1m 70-80; 1f 15-20, 1f 60-70 (18 slaves; 21 total)

line 28 William C. HAYSE 1m 0-5, 1m 20-30; 1f 0-5, 1f 15-20 (6 slaves; 9 total)

(from Ron Head's WILSON family outline): It appears that many of these individuals were related not only through the WILSON family, but also through the HAYS. William HAYS (b. 1750-60) and wife (b. 1770-80) appear in 1840 MontgomeryCo. with a female (b. 1820-25) in their household. This couple is perhaps the William and Mary HAYS who joined Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in February 1833, along with Hardy and Samantha ROBBINS (Nicholas FOLMAR joined in the same year, several months later.)

A Montgomery Co. deed dated 3 Dec. 1842 conveyed two Negroes from William HAYS to William C. HAYS in trust for Charity WILSON, and includes this language: "for love and affection which I bear to my daughter, Charity WILSON, wife of Alexander WILSON." Witnesses were Nathaniel W. BUSH and Thomas W. BURNLEY.

Another deed dated 3 Dec. 1845 was very similar, conveying a Negro from William HAYS to William C. HAYS in trust for Lulah WALTERS, and stated "for love and affection which I have to my daughter, Lulah WALTERS, wife of Joseph WALTERS. Witnesses to this one were Thomas W. BURNLEY and James SURLES.

A deed to Averous BOWEN dated 4 March 1847 transferred land in Sections 16, 17, and 21 on Township 14, Range 18 (right in the middle of Group #1 on the map!) from William C. HAYS, John WILSON, Charity WILSON, Delila WILSON, Joseph WALTERS, Thomas W. BURNLEY, and Mary WILSON, heirs of William HAYS, deceased. Charity was Alexander WILSON's widow; Delila was Amos' widow; Mary was William's widow. Could they all be sisters of William C. HAYS, along with Rebecca (wife of John WILSON) and the wives of Joseph WALTERS (Lulah) and Thomas W. BURNLEY (Clara/Cloey)?]

Averous BOWEN (who would later marry Amos WILSON's widow Delilah) was first married (in Montg'y Co. 2 July 1830) to Kezziah HAYS. Their 1850 Montg'y census listing is as follows:

1. 240 Averous BOWEN 44 NC Keziah 39 AL(?) William F. 16 AL Pleasant A. 13 AL Mary Jane 10 AL James P. 4 AL Averious J. 6/12 AL

William C. HAYS, according to his tombstone at Pisgah Church, was born in Columbus Co. NC (where the WILSON's came from!) on 13 Mar. 1814. He married Elizabeth NELSON in Montgomery Co. AL on 22 Mar. 1837 and died 3 Jan. 1878.

Thomas W. BURNLEY married "Clara" A. HAYS 14 Jan. 1842. They appear in 1850 Montgomery near William C. HAYS:

1. 226 Thomas W. BURNLEY 30 GA Cloey(?) A. 29 NC Frances A. 6 AL William S. 2 AL Albert W. 5/12 AL

Marriage 1 Mary UNKNOWN b: BET 1770 AND 1780 Married: BEF 1797 in prob. NC Children Has Children Lulah HAYES b: ABT 1800 in NC Has No Children William C. HAYES b: 13 MAR 1814 in Columbus Co., NC Has Children Clara CLOEY A. Hayes b: ABT 1821 in NC Has Children Rebecca HAYES b: ABT 1797 in NC Has Children Keziah HAYES b: ABT 1811 in NC? Has Children Delila HAYES b: ABT 1806 in NC