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Henry Hayes was married three times. His first wife was Margaret, last name not known. She was the mother of at least his first six children for whom we have baptismal records in England. Other children are documented by his will, but it is unclear who their mother was. Apparently Margaret died either just before Henry moved to Pennsylvania, or perhaps before. His second wife was Rachel Cloud, who is often identified as the mother of all of his children. SOmetimes the mother of his children is given as "Margaret Rachel Cloud", combining the names of his first and second wife. Land records in 1729, in which he transfers title to various parcels of land to his sons. Rachel dies sometime thereafter, as his will lists his wife as "Isabella".
Henry Hayes died in Chester Co PA in 1745. His will identifies his wife as Isabella, and gives the names of 12 children. Those children were probably by a previous wife. His first wife is identified as Rachel Cloud (basis unknown) said to have died in 1736. The children could be by either Isabella, or by Rachel, depending on their DOB's. However, the marriage between Henry and Rachel is said to have occurred in 1690, which would have given ample time for the children to have been born before Rachel's death in 1736. On this basis it is assumed that Rachel is the mother of all of the children of Henry, until shown otherwise.
Significantly, and unusually, there appears to be a prenuptial agreement between Henry and Isabella, referenced in Henry's will This would indicate that Henry was being cautious in his second marriage, and that the note Isabella signed was probably intended to ensure that his children by his previous marriage were properly taken care of. That is, Isabella received nothing unless she produced that signed note. It is also unusual that Isabella was not named as the executor of Henry's will, and that this responsibility was given to sons James and Joseph. This again suggests that Isabella was a second wife, and that Henry was safeguarding the inheritance of his children by his first wife.
Child List
A list of children that are sometimes cited for Henry (5). Entries highlighted in red have solid documentation to support them. Unhighlighted entries are currently unsupported.
| Person | Relation | Birth | Death | Confirmed | Notes
| | Margaret Unknown | 1) Wife | | Before 1729 | (1) | Baptismal records in Fulwell, Oxfordshire, identify Margaret as the mother of Henry's Children
| | Rachel Moon | 2) Wife | | after 1729 | (4) | 1729 land transfer to children identifies Rachel as the wife of Henry
| | Isabella Hayes | 3) Wife | | after 1745 | (2) | 1745 will identifies Isabella as the wife of Henry
| | Margaret Hayes | Daughter | July 17, 1692 | | (1) (2) | Margaret, married Zachariah Butcher, son of Edmund Butcher, of Birmingham. He was a surveyor and died in East Nottingham, 1755, leaving children, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret (married Collett), Susanna (married Samuel Passmore), Rachel (married Robert Oldham), Hannah, and Sarah (married Day).
| | Mary Hayes | Daughter | July 17, 1692 | 1749 | (1) (2) | Mary, perhaps married Robert Hannum, son of John Hannum, of Concord. Mary, wife of Robert Hannum, died Nov. 6, 1749, and he Feb. 26, 1759. In 1763 their daughter, Elizabeth, petitioned for a guardian, and Henry Hayes was appointed.
| | Elizabeth Hayes | Daughter | 11 Feb 1693/1694 in Fulwell, England | | (1) (2) | Elizabeth, married William Cloud, son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Cloud, of Brandywine Hundred, where he died 1748, and she in February 1749-50. They had children, Henry, Jeremiah, Daniel, William, Mordecai, Joseph,
| | Richard Hayes | * | 1693 | winter of 1742-3 | (3) | Richard, married Mary , and settled in West Marlborough, where he died in the winter of 1742-3. His widow married a second husband, Welch.
| | Henry Hayes | * | b: 1695 | 1717 | | Identification as child of Henry (5) based on identification of Richard as administering the estate of Henry, Jr.
| | William Hayes | Son | 22 Oct 1696 in Fulwell County, Oxfordshire, England | 1783 | (1) (2) (3) | William, married 11 mo. 19, 1725-26, at Londongrove Meeting, Jane James, born 9 mo. 28, 1707; daughter of George and Ann (Woodward) James, of Springfield. They settled on land given him by his father, but about 1764 appear to have removed to or near Wilmington, where Jane died, and he returned the following year. He died about the year 1783.
| | Joseph Hayes | Son | November 19, 1698. | 1748 | (1) (2) (3) | Joseph married in 1724 Elizabeth Cloud, supposed daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Cloud, but her married life was brief. He was aerain married 8 mo. 26, 1727, at Bradford Meeting, to Jean Woodward, daughter of Richard Woodward, of Bradford. He settled on land given him by his father, where he died in 1748. His widow married in 1750 William Wickersham, of Newlin, whose first wife was Joseph's sister.
Margaret was the mother of the older children. See page 26.
| | John Hayes | Son | June 1, 1700 | ? 1766 | (1) (2) | John, perhaps died unmarried. A person of this name was supervisor in 1750 and the next year filled the office of constable and overseer of the poor. In that day all citizens were expected to take their turns in these duties. About 1754 a John Hayes settled in Oxford Township and died there in 1766, leaving a widow, Margaret, and children, David, John, Mary, Elizabeth, Hannah, Ann and Margaret. The village of Hayesville derives its name from this family.
| | Hannah Hayes | *
maybe Joanna | b: 1701 | | | Possibly same person as Joanna
| | Anne Hayes | * | b: Abt 1702 | | | Anne, married Hugh Sidwell, son of Hugh and Elizabeth Sidwell, of West Nottingham. He died in 1740, and she married Robert Morgan, of the same place, who died in 1754. By the first she had nine children, as follows: Henry, born 1720, married Ellen Huff and Margaret Hagan; Richard, born 1723, married Anne Job; Hugh, born 1725, married Anne Haines; Abraham, born 1727, married Charity Harris; Isaac, born 1729, married Anna Brown; Jacob, born 1732; Ann, born 1734, married Jeremiah Sargeant; Joseph, born 1736, married Rachel Midcalf; Mary, born 1739. By her second husband she had daughters Sarah and Susanna Morgan
| | James Hayes | Son | b: 1706 | 1758 | (2) (3) | James, married about 1736, Mary Cox, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Cox, and settled in East Fallowfield, where he died in 1758. In 1764 his widow was assessed with 268 acres of land, 12 cattle, 3 horses and 8 sheep.
| | Thomas Hayes | * | b: 1709 | winter 1738-39 | (3) | "Thomas married 10 mo. n, 1734, at Kennett Meeting, Mary Kirk, of Christiana Hundred, New Castle County, widow of Alphonsus Kirk, Jr., and daughter of Thomas and Mary Nichols. They settled on land given him by his father, in East Marlborough, where he died in the winter of 1738-9. His widow
married Jonathan Jackson, Oct. 3, 1743, son of Thomas and Ann Jackson, of West Marlborough, and they had children Mary, Thomas, Sarah, Ann, Elizabeth and Ruth. Jonathan purchased
the Henry Hayes homestead, his descendants intermarried with those of Henry Hayes, and are prominent among our citizens."
| | Rachel Hayes | Daughter | b: 1710 in West Marlboough Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania | 1788 | (2) | Given name of Rachel may be indicative that her mother was Rachel Moon, not Margaret
| | Stephen Hayes | Son | b: 1714 | 1758 | (2) (3) | Stephen, married in 1734, Sarah Hope, daughter of John and Elizabeth Hope, of Kennett. They settled on a part of his father's land, at Unionville, but conveyed this, April 15, 1743, to John Jackson, who was probably the first storekeeper at this place. Stephen died in Fallowfield in 1758.
| | Joanna Hayes | Daughter | b: 1715 | No Data | (2) | Joanna, doubtless married, but to whom is unknown.
| | Ruth Hayes | Daughter | b: 1718 | | (2) | Ruth, married, after her father's death, to Heaney, as mentioned in the will of her brother, James Hayes.
| | Lydia Hayes | Daughter | b: 1720 | 1800 | (2) | Lydia, married 12 mo. 3, 1741, to Thomas Nichols, of Christiana Hundred, New Castle County, where she died 7 mo. 24, 1800. She had children, Isaac, Rachel, Mary, Dinah, Thomas, Eli, Henry, Amor, Judith and Daniel. Of these Judith married Jacob Bennett, of Birmingham, and Daniel married Dinah Wilson.
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- (1) Baptismal Record
- (2) Identified in will
- (3) Included in 1729 Land transfer
Several children are sometimes listed, but are not identified in Henry's will (marked by * above>. It's possible that they predeased their father. Its also possible that they have been incorrectly added to his child list. Since the basis for their identification as his children is not known, it is difficult to evaluate this further. However, if all of these children were accepted, there would be a total of 18 children that have been identified as the children of Henry (5). That]s not impossible, but it is improbable.
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- 11. Margaret, married Zachariah Butcher, son of Edmund Butcher, of Birmingham. He was a surveyor and died in East Nottingham, 1755, leaving children, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret (married Collett), Susanna (married Samuel Passmore), Rachel (married Robert Oldham), Hannah, and Sarah (married Day).
- 12. Elizabeth, married William Cloud, son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Cloud, of Brandywine Hundred, where he died 1748, and she in February 1749-50. They had children, Henry, Jeremiah, Daniel, William, Mordecai, Joseph, Margaret, Elizabeth (married Robert Booth), and Mabel (married Lazarus Askew).
- 13. Anne, married Hugh Sidwell, son of Hugh and Elizabeth Sidwell, of West Nottingham. He died in 1740, and she married Robert Morgan, of the same place, who died in 1754. By the first she had nine children, as follows: Henry, born 1720, married Ellen Huff and Margaret
Hagan; Richard, born 1723, married Anne Job; Hugh, born 1725, married Anne Haines; Abraham, born 1727, married Charity Harris; Isaac, born 1729, married Anna Brown; Jacob, born
1732; Ann, born 1734, married Jeremiah Sargeant; Joseph, born 1736, married Rachel Midcalf; Mary, born 1739. By her second husband she had daughters Sarah and Susanna Morgan.
- 14. Rachel, married 3 mo. 26, 1730, at Kennett Meeting, to William-Wickersham, son of Thomas and Alice Wickersham, of East Marlborough, born 2 mo. 3, 1706; died in Newlin Township,
11 mo. 1788. He married 2dly Jane Hayes, widow of Joseph, and 3dly Elinor, widow of Abraham Parker, in 1764. By the first he had eight children: Rachel, m. Francis Fisher, 1753;
Lydia, m. John Baily, 1753; Hannah, m. Joel Baily, 1757; Ruth, m. John Marsh, 1758; Abigail, m. Thomas Windle, 1765; William, m. Elizabeth Pusey, 1764; Peter, m. Kezia Parker,
1773; Alice, m. Joseph Passmore, 1774.
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