Person:John Kays (3)

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John Kays
b.9 Mar 1739 City of Edinburgh, Scotland
d.13 Jul 1829 near Moden, Sussex, NJ
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  • H.  John Kays1739 - 1829
  • W.  Sarah Hull1754 - 1824
m. 1772
  1. Mary Kays1774 -
  2. John Kays, Jr.1775 -
  3. Leltie Kays1777 -
  4. David Kays1779 - 1864
  5. William Kays1781 -
  6. James Kays1783 - 1869
  7. Thomas Kays1785 -
  8. Benjamin H. Kays1788 -
  9. Martin R. Kays1789 - 1875
  10. Samuel Kays1791 -
  11. Martha Kays1796 - 1886
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Name John Kays
Gender Male
Birth[2] 9 Mar 1739 City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Alt Birth[1] 21 Mar 1739 City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Immigration[2] 1750 with his parents and a younger brother
Residence[2] From 1750 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 1772 , Sussex, NJto Sarah Hull
Death[2] 13 Jul 1829 near Moden, Sussex, NJ
Burial? , Sussex, NJ

!Thomas of Augusta. This source lists her husband as Thomas. SOURCE: Edgar Duer Whitley records, 1809 Hill St., Santa Monica, CA 90405-5014 Phone 213 452 1591. < Given name listed as John in this source. Birth, death, burial info from this source. "He came to Philadelphia in 1750 or 1760 with his parents and his brother, Thomas. Apparently he was orphaned shortly thereafter and went to live with a Quaker weaver. Before the Revolution he moved to Newton, NJ. During the Revolution he served as a Lt. in Capt. Gunterman's Co., 2nd Regt. (Sussex Co.). He was at one time an aide to George Washington, and accompanied him on the 1779 march from West Point, NY to Morristown, NJ. Both he and his wife were buried in the Shotwell Burying Ground, later their remains were removed to the Newton Cemetery. No gravestones have been located. 

            JOHN KAYS BIBLE RECORD

John Kays Sener b 9 Mar 1739. Jeames Kay b 21 Apr 1783. Sarah Kays b 12 Oct 1754. Thomas Kays b 5 Jun 1785. Mary Kays b 10 Apr 1774. Benjamin Kays b 22 Apr 1788. John Kays Juner b 22 Aug 1775. Martin Kays b 28 Mar 1789. Lettes Kays b 2 Oct 1777. Samuel Kays b 20 June 1791. David Kays b 17 July 1779. Martha Kays b 2 May 1796. William Kays b 13 July 1781. SOURCE: ORANGE CO. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, VOL. 3, PAGE 30.

References
  1. ↑ John Kays Family Headstone, Newton Cemetery, Newton, NJ, USA.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Hays, John", in Fiske, John, and James Grant Wilson. Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. (New York, NY: D. Appleton, 1898-99)
    vol. 8, p. 548.
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