HAYES, John

HAYES, John

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  • Name HAYES, John  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 15 Jul 1660  Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Oct 1708  Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Burial Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • buried in Pine Hill Cemetery where the following inscription appears on his gravestoneaaaaaaa; 'Dea. John Hayes the 1st born of the Pilgrim fathers of the N. E. Hayes family Died 3 July 1759 age 73 years.'"
    Person ID I3985  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father HAYES, John Wingate,   b. 1634, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1708, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother WINGATE, Mary A,   b. 3 Jun 1610, St Mary's, Wootton, Bedford, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HORNE, Mary,   b. 1673, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1703, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1686  Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
    +1. HAYES, Deacon John,   b. 1686, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1759, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. HAYES, William,   b. 1691   d. 1767 (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. HAYES, Benjamin,   b. 1688, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1693 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. HAYES, Benjamin,   b. 24 Oct 1700, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1756, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. HAYES, Abigail,   b. 1702, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1738, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. HAYES, Ichabod,   b. 13 Mar 1692, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1734, Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. HAYES, William,   b. 6 Sep 1698, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1742, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. HAYES, Samuel,   b. 16 Mar 1695, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1777, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. HAYES, Peter,   b. 25 Apr 1688, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1757, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. HAYES, Robert,   b. 1690, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1724, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. HAYES, Samuel,   b. 16 Mar 1695, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1777, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     12. HAYES, Elizabeth,   b. Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1735  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
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    U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    Family ID F1113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Jul 1660 - Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Jun 1686 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Oct 1708 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    John Hayes Mary Horn The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 29 1875
    Page 16 - Volume 1 - John Hayes and his family
    John Hayes Memorial Tablet
    John Hayes grave

  • Notes 
    • Note taken from book - "John Hayes A Book of His Family" Volume One, published1936 by Katherine F. Richmond, Tyngboro, Mass.

      Page 32 - "Deacon John Hayes (John1) born 1686/7 in Dover,New Hampshire; died 3 July 1759 in Dover, NH; buried in Pine Hill Cemetery where the following inscription appears on his gravestoneaaaaaaa; 'Dea. John Hayes the 1st born of the Pilgrim fathers of the N. E. Hayes family Died 3 July 1759 age 73 years.'"

      The name Hayes is of Scotch origin. It was originally written Hay, and means an enclosed park or field. Four families of the name of Hayes came to New England in the seventeenth century. Thomas settles in Milford, Connecticut in 1645; Nathaniel at Norwalk, Connecticut in 1652; John at Dover, New Hampshire 1680; and George at Windsor, Connecticut in 1682. George Hayes born in Scotland in 1655, lived at Windsor and Simsbury, Connecticut dying at the latter place September 2, 1725. His great-grandson Rutherford, born July 29, 1758, who lived at Brattleboro, Vermont, and served in the Revolution was the grandfather of President Rutherford B. Hayes. It is probable that the present branch of the family, like all others born in New Hampshire, is descended from John, who came to Dover in 1680, and married Mary Horne.

      "It is a family tradition that John came to America as a refugee after
      the defeat of the Scot Covenanters at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge in
      1679, but this has never been proved. He was at Dover, NH in 1680 and is
      referred to in Dover history as the "Scotsman" and as the "Covenanter".

      *Source Information: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Vol 3 by Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs pub. 1909

      Four men by the name of Hayes emigrated to New England during the seventeenth century. Three of these, Thomas, Nathaniel and George, settled in Connecticut, while John came to New Hampshire.

      Thomas Hayes established himself at Milford, Connecticut, in 1645, but removed a few years later to Newark, New Jersey, where his descendants are living to this day.

      Nathaniel settled at Norwalk in 1651, but this line disappears after 1729.

      George came to Windsor, Connecticut, as early as 1680, and there is a tradition that he was a brother of John of New Hampshire, but no proof has been found.

      The following family traces its origin to the New Hampshire immigrant.

      (I) John Hayes settled at Dover Corner, New Hampshire, in 1680, and is the ancestor of most of the people of that name living in the surrounding region and along the Maine coast. It is said that he came from Ireland, but the form of his name is English; however, it would be quite easy to add additional letters upon coming to a new country.

      It is also said that John had a brother Ichabod, who came over with him, but afterwards went south.

      John Hayes had a grant of land at Dover in 1693-94, and he died there October 25, 1708.

      On June 28. 1686. he married Mary Horne, and there is a tradition that she was but thirteen years old at the time. There were ten children:

      John, born in 1687;
      Peter, mentioned below;
      Robert;
      Ichabod, March 13, 1691-92;
      Samuel, March 16, 1694-95;
      William, September 6, 1698;
      Benjamin, September, 1700;
      a daughter who married an Ambrose of Salisbury (probably Massachusetts);
      a daughter who married an Ambrose of Chester.

      Genealogical Items relating to Dover, NH (NEHGR vol 6 pg 333)John1 Hayes the ancestor of the Hayes families of New England, is said to have emigrated from Scotland about 1680, and to have settled at Dover "Corner." His wife was Mary Horne, whom tradition says he married when she was but thirteen years old, which tradition is probably as true now as it ever was. He had a brothr Ichabod, tradition also says, who went South and left descendants there. John had a grant of land in 1693/4. Children of Mary and John born in Dover, Strafford, NH1.1.3.1 John2 Hayes born 1686 died 3 July 1759 Dover, Strafford, NH buried Pine Hill married 29 Dec 1704 wid of James Chesley, Tamsen(Wentworth) Chesley born 1687 died 3 July 1759 Dover, Strafford, NH wid of James3 Chesley was killed by Indians 15 Sept 1707. Tamsen dau Deacon Gershom Wentworth. John married 2nd Mary Roberts wid of Samuel Wingate.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1288] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
      U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700


    2. [S1767] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S1557] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    4. [S2630] Ancestry.com, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
      The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011



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