John Hays and Eleanor Leach

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Husband John Hays ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1740 - ? Ireland 2
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           Died: 1814 - Franklin Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: James Hays (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 1766 2

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Wife Eleanor Leach ^{2 3}

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           Born:  - northern Ireland
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           Died: 1826 - Path Valley, Cumberland Co, PA 2
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Children

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1 F Margaret Hays ²

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           Born: 16 Mar 1767 2
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           Died: 15 Dec 1823 2
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         Spouse: John Gibson (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1791 3

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2 F Frances Hays ^{2 3}

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           Born: 24 Aug 1768 2
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           Died: 9 Jan 1851 - Cumberland Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Robert Patterson (      -      ) 2

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3 M James Hays ^{2 3}

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           Born: 4 Jan 1770 2
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           Died:  - Germantown, Hyde Co, NC
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4 M John Hays ^{2 3}

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           Born: 14 Oct 1771 - County Tyrone, Ireland 2
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           Died: 15 Jun 1811 - Somerset, Somerset Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Martha Wallace (1773-1843) 2 3
           Marr: Dec 1797 2

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5 F Elizabeth [1] Hays ^{2 3}

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           Born: 29 Nov 1773 2
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           Died: 5 Dec 1779 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M William Hays ²

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           Born: 17 Oct 1775 2
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           Died: 1 May 1864 - Path Valley, Franklin Co, PA 2
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7 M Dickey Hays ²

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           Born: 15 Mar 1777 2
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Margaret Lindsey (      -      ) 2

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8 F Jennett Hays ^{2 3}

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           Born: 12 Dec 1778 2
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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9 F Elizabeth [2] Hays ²

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           Born: 1782 2
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           Died: 21 Jan 1872 - Path Valley, Franklin Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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10 F Eleanor Hays ²

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           Born: 1785 2
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           Died: 12 Feb 1877 - Path Valley, Franklin Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Gamble (      -      ) 2 3

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11 F Sarah Hays ^{2 3 4}

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           Born: 1787 - Ireland 2
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           Died: 15 Dec 1860 or 1861 2 4
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         Spouse: John Little (1792-1855) 2 3 4
           Marr: 4 Jul 1816 4

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12 F Jane Hays ^{2 5}

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           Born: 2 Jul 1789 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Apr 1864 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John Hays

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He came to America in 1789, arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September of that year. He spent the winter at Maytown, Lancaster County, and then purchased a farm at the head of Yellow Breeches creek, on the Walnut Bottom road, in Cumberland County, upon which he resided for ten or twelve years. But he was unable to secure a proper title to the property, and his first payment of five hundred pounds was lost. Later he bought three hundred acres in Path Valley, Franklin County, and lived there until his death at the age of seventy-four years.

1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 334.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 502.

3 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 335.

4 —, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 749.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 336.