Person:Jonathan Hayes (11)

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Source

Burial Record of Merion Meeting Graveyard (1682-1706), Montgomery County, PA

Related

Overview

Jonathan (11) came to America on the Endeavor of London with his parents, Johnathan (1) and Ann Williams, and sisters Mary and Elizabeth. He was probably a minor child at the time. In 1709 he married Jane Rees daughter of Edward Rees of Merion, at Merion witnesses were his parents, Jonathan and Anne Hayes, Edward Rees, and Rees Price. ^[2] Jonathan (11) was murdered sometime before 1714 (see below). His wife subsequently remarried in July of 1718 George Maris of Springfield, Chester Co, at Merion Meeting House. Wit: Mordecai, Hannah, John, Susan, Richard and Elizabeth Maris; Edward Rees; Rees Price. It is unlikely that Jonathan (11) left any descendants, terminating the male line of Jonathan (1).

Death

From: History of Delaware County

One of the most important cases left untried, was that of Hugh Pugh, and others, for the murder of Jonathan Hayes, in Chester County. The criminals were eventually admitted to bail.

The evidence is almost conclusive that the murdered man was the same Jonathan Hayes who resided in Marple, and who served for a long time as a Justice of the Court, and sometimes as a member of the Legislature. The murder excited great interest in the County. Three men were fined for refusing to aid the constable "in apprehending Hugh Pugh," who was charged as a principal in the murder; and so much interest attached to the case, that three persons were appointed by the Court to find a place more convenient than the Court-house for the trial of the murderers. … p228 et seq
Soon after the arrival of Governor Keith, the Supreme Court was so constituted as to hold a Court of Oyer and Terminer at Chester, for the trial of the murderers of Jonathan Hayes. They were promptly tried, and Hugh Pugh and Lazarus Thomas were convicted, and sentenced to be hung.

The condemned petitioned the Governor for a reprieve, until the pleasure of his Majesty the King could be known; but the Governor, who had attended the trial, and being satisfied of its fairness, was so fully convinced of the guilt of the prisoners, that he at once rejected the petition, and in doing so he was sustained by a majority of his council. The grounds taken in the appeal to the Crown were:

• 1st. Because seventeen of the Grand Inquest who found the bill of Indictment against them, and eight of the Petty Jury who found them guity were Quakers or Reputed Quakers, and were Qualified no otherwise than by an affirmacon or Declaracon contrary to a statute made in the first year of your Magisties Reign.

• 2ndly. Because the act of Assembly of this Province, by which Judges, Jury & Witnesses were pretended to be Qualified was made & past the Twenty eighth Day of May, in the first year of your Majestie's Reign, which was after sd murder

was supposed to be committed; and after another act of Assembly of the same nature was repealed by her Late Majesty, Queen Anne.

• 3dly. Because sd act of Assembly is not consonant to Reason, but Repugnant & contrary to the Laws, Statutes and Rights of your Majestie's Kingdom." 1

It appears from the discussion in Council, that the condemned had for several years appeared at the head of a lawless Gang of Loose fellows, common disturbers of the public peace." The crime had been committed three years before the trial, during part of which time, the accused being out on bail, behaved in the worst possible manner. The appeal made to the Crown in this case, is perhaps the only instance on record, where any exception has been taken, by a defendant tried for murder, to the presence of Quakers on the Jury.

Note 2

From:Burial Record of Merion Meeting Graveyard (1682-1706), Montgomery County, PA

Mabby Rees, wife of Edward Rees of Wales, died 2d Mo. 19, 1699. She was one of the passengers on the “Ship Lyon”. Mabby Rees was the daughter of Owen ap Hugh. She was buried at Merion on the 23d , 1699. Mabby Rees was the daughter of Owen ap Hugh, brother of Thomas ap Hugh, Gentleman, of Wern Tawr, Merionethshire, son of Hugh ap Ievan ap Rhys Goch (ap Tudor ap Rhys ap Ievan Goch) of Cwm Pen Aner in the Parish of Cerrig y druidion, Denbighshire, lineally descended from Marchweithian, Lord of Isaled.

Mabby Rees had children: -

Katharine (b. in Wales, 1680; d. in Lower Merion, Oct. 23, 1682);

Rees Rees (Prees or Price b. in Wales, 1678);

Jane (b. in Lower Merion, 1682.)

Edward and Mabby Rees had a daughter Jane Rees, born 9 Mo. 11, 1682. Birth recorded at Merion Meeting. This Jane Rees married (1.) Jonathan Hayes (2.) George Marris* (*changed from Moore to Marris apparently by the author.)

Jonathan Hayes, son of Jonathan Hays of Marple, and Jane Rees, daughter of Edward Rees of Merion, at Merion, 9 Mo. 23, 1709.

Jonathan Hayes was a member of the Assembly, 1689.

Witnesses to the marriage of Jonathan Hayes and Jane Rees, 9, 23, 1709: - Jonathan and Anne Hayes; Edward Rees; Rees Price.

6, 7, 1718. George Maris of Springfield, Chester Co. and Jane Hayes of Merion., at Merion Meeting House. Wit: Mordecai, Hannah, John, Susan, Richard and Elizabeth Maris; Edward Rees; Rees Price.

The name of Jonathan Hayes is on Dr. George Smith’s “Map of Early Settlements in Delaware County.” Jonathan Hayes was located in Marple, near Crum Creek and the border of Newtown township.

He was cruelly murdered in 1715. The alleged murderers were captured, but eventually admitted to bail.

1. ↑ Murdered by Hugh Pugh and others. Gov. Keith brought this case to trial. He became Lt. Governor of Pa in 1714, implying that Jonathan (11) was killed before 1714.
2. ↑ Burial Record of Merion Meeting Graveyard (1682-1706), Montgomery County, PA