William Hays   Gen. 4, id #5667                                      Edited 19920119
============   Son of John Hays & Mary Ragen                                |          
 
Born: 21 Oct 1785 VA, Rockingham                                            |          
Died:                                                                       |          
 
Marr: Susan Lay                                         
      m: 17 Sep 1807 TN, Claiborne                                          |[A]        
      b:        1788 NC,                                                    |          
 
                           +---born----+---------------++---died----+---------------+
  1.  John                         1808 TN,                                         
  2.  (dau)                     c. 1810                                             
  3.  William                      1814 TN,              31 Aug 1894                
  4.  Jesse                        1816 TN,                                         
  5.  James                        1819 TN,                                         
  6.  Nancy                        1821 TN,                                         
  7.  (dau)                   1820-1825                                             
  8.  Jerry                        1826 TN,                                         
  9.? Hannah                   May 1827 TN, Campbell     12 Feb 1910 TN, Campbell   
 10.  Joel                         1829 KY, Whitley                                 
 11.  Andrew                       1832 KY, Whitley                                 
 
Census:
                                         +----Males----++---Females---+
1830 Hayes, William       KY, Whitley     21111-1        12----1      
1840 Hayes, Will          KY, Whitley     -12-1--1       --12---1     
 
	    - William is living in Campbell Co., TN.

1829...1850 - William is on the tax list of Whitley Co., KY.  He 
lived in several places in the county over the years.  His first 
home is given as on the Clear Fork.  It was purchased from Rhodes 
Nuckles.  He then moved to Young's Creek prior to 1835, and 
finally settled on Marsh Creek prior to 1850.

 3 Mar 1836 - William Hays, Nathan Cox, and William Perkins, 
administrators of Jabez Perkins, sign the estate appraisal.  
[142]:39

30 Dec 1847 - Daniel Morgan names William Hase "to see that my 
plunder is taken care of" in a non-cupative will witnessed by 
John K. Martin and William Higginbotham.  [142]:64

       1850 - William gives his occupation as Methodist Clergyman 
in the census.

 1 May 1852 - The estate sale of Elizabeth Holt, widow of Drury, 
was held.  William Hayse was one of the purchasers.  [142]:107
 
Sources: 
[A]   Hays, William; Lay, Susan; [174]
[174] Hays, John Sr., "Diary", typescript at the N.E. Genealogical and Historical Society
[142] Broyles, Stephen H., "Whitley Co., Ky., Will Book 1, 1818-1854", self published, 1991

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