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Sources
- Original Source:Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 114-115.
- Intermediate Source: USGENWEB
Related
- Treatments of the Hays of Derry, Dauphin, PA
Transcript
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THE HAYES OF DERRY.
PATRICK HAYES, born in county Donegal, Ireland, in 1705, came to
Pennsylvania in company with his brothers, Hugh, William, and James,
about 1728, all of whom took up land in what is now Derry township. On
the assessment list for 1751 the name of James is wanting. He probably
died prior to that period, while Hugh and William followed the Virginia
and Carolina migration of the few years subsequent. Patrick remained
and died in Derry on the 31st of January, 1790. His wife, Jean _____,
whom he married in 1729, died October 15, 1792. Both are buried in old
Derry churchyard. They had children as follows:
- i. David, b. 1731; m. Martha Wilson, daughter of James Wilson; he inherited what is now the Felty farm.
- ii. Robert, b. February 2, 1733; m., March 25, 1762, Margaret Wray, of Derry; was an officer of the Revolution; he inherited what is now the Longnecker farm; he built his house in 1762, and his stone barn in 1772; the latter was torn down in 1850. Robert and Margaret Hayes had
- Jean, b. 1763, d. 1817;
- John, b. 1765, m. Margaret Gray;
- Patrick, b. 1767, m. _____ Mickey, of Cumberland county;
- Margaret, b. 1769, m. William Thome, of Hanover;
- Robert, b. 1771, m., first, Jean Hayes, daughter of Capt. Patrick Hayes, and secondly, _____ Henderson, of Shippensburg;
- David, b. 1773, d. October 8, 1796;
- Samuel, b. 1775, d. unm.;
- James, b. 1777, d. 1798;
- William, b. 1779, removed to Virginia;
- Solomon, b. 1781, d. s. p.;
- Joseph, b. 1783, m. and went to Equality, Ill.
- Robert Hayes d. June 6,1809; his wife Margaret, January 6, 1820; aged 77 years.
- iii. Eleanor, b. 1735; m., February 6, 1755, Patrick Campbell, son of John Campbell, of Derry; their daughter married the Rev. Joshua Williams.
- iv. William, b. 1737; m., October 6, 1767, Jean Taylor, and removed to Virginia.
- v. Jean, b. 1739; m., October 31, 1765, William Scott.
- vi. Samuel, b. 1741; m. and removed to Virginia.
- vii. Patrick, b. 1743; m. _____ McAllister, sister of Capt. Archibald McAllister; was Capt. Patrick Hayes of the Revolution; removed to Lycoming county and died there about 1812; he inherited the farm in Derry, now owned my Mr. Hershey.
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