The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-12

The English lineage OF the Hay os
| family Is clearly traced from It's ORR
I, ginnlity, Hay Cor hcdgo), 11aye ana
4 Hundred Rolls, down to thu present
4 time, though the name lii some In
stances in this country have dropped
4 tho @, and is often found lays.
(. Charles Hayes ESQ, son Of Challs
Hayes, Esq. Of Brldgowatur vice-con-
| sui at Lisbon. married Deborah Hol-
ditch, of Totnes, and left an only sur
viving son. Samuel Hayes Esq. who
married Mary, daughter and heir OF
William Basil. Esq. OF Drumboc Cas-
tie. County Donegal, and OF Wilton
Fark, County Bucks. His Issue was:
Samuel; Mary. wife Of Rev. Andrew
Hamilton. and Frances, wifo Of John
Boyd, ESQ, of Ballynhcool, County
Donegnn.
| Samuel Hayes. his successor. was
crented bnronet of Ireland eth Au-
gust 1880: dying in 1901. he was sue
ceeded by his only son. Sir Samuel,
who married, In 1903. Elizabeth. daugh-
ter OF Sir Thomas Lighton, Bart. by
whom he had Edmund Samuel. Anne.
Mary and Harriet
Sir Edmund Samuel Hayes was baro-
net in 1927 to 1853. Tho arms. as
conferred on Sir Samuel Hayes CID,
1883, are thus given by Burke, in his
''Peerage":
"Arms-Argent. chevron between
! three grifiin's heads erased. sable.
Crest-A grlf1ln's head. erased. Motto
-.-Dieu me conduise (God guide MOI"
From the above. It Is beicvcd that
/ The Hayes, or Hays, family In America
are descended. the family tradition
being that two brothers. George and
Charles Hays. with their widowed
mother. whose maiden nnme was Hnn-
nah Sommerville. came over from 1re-
land at an early day, settling first In
4 Chester county. S. c. Charles never
married, and died without issue. 1eav-
ling his estate to his brother George,
| who moved with his property to Green
county, Ala. He there married. Anns
Miller Beville. He IN time accu.nu-
lated a large estate, his property con-
| sisting of lands and negro slaves, estl-
mated in value about S1.000,00n. He
died, leaving three chlldren-Charlcs,
Mary and George.
Charles married Cornelia ornand,
4 daughter OF Hon. John T. Orl1nnd. a
distinguished lawyer, and Judge of tho
Supreme Court of Alabama. Charles.
the son. died, leaving John Ormand
Hays. Charles Hays, Mary Hays and
Ann Miller Hays
i Mary married Robert A. Hnirston,
and had two children--Porcy and Ada.
George Hays married Hon. John A.
Wright, ut the time member OF Con-
gress from Tennessee. having issue
Eugenla, Annie, George, Pauline, Lily
and Mary Lee Hays Wright and two
soHs--John Y. and George Hays
~ I'D
Anne married Marcus ]. Wright Jr.
Pauline married zeha Bennitt; George
married Frank Lyon: Lily married
i Robert i. Lee zellott, and Mary Leo
4 married Joseph Dyer Craig.
or the Virginia Hays, or Hayes. who
are believed to be of the same Irish
/ descent, the names are early to be
& found res James. Thomas. John, Rich
/ ard and William. some OF whom were
in tho Colonial and Revolutionary SER
vice Bishop Mcale also gives this
i family prominence, both the Hays and
i Hayes, MS settling in lower Virginia
J and taking active part in tho early
church. The family seems TO llavo
spread rapidly for we ind them in
Louisa. Culpepcr, Orange, Albemarle.
and many upper counties, emigrating
from Northampton and Eansemond
counties. where they were first located
In 100 to 1900.
There WIS no more brilliant officer
;, Of the Mexican War tho Indian War and
tho Confederate War, than General Will
!, liam Hays, who was descendant of
this distinguished family, born In
Richmond. Va, In 1910. anu died in
tho United States service Mt Fort In
i dependence 20th April, 1873.
Tho Northern TIaycscs. Of Connecticut
J Massachusetts and Ohio. OF whom the
lato Rutherford B. Hayes. President
OF the United States, was descended
are OF the Scottish Hay family. the
first Of whom, George Hay, born in
Scotland 1865, camo from Scotland to
Derby England, about 1870. whore he
altered his nume Hay to Hayes. and
Il then emigrated to Windsor Conn.
! 1880, and to simsbury, 1875 10 mar
Rod twice. his second wife being Abb
gail daughter Of Samuel 1)ibble OF
Windsor. 1886. From him sprang most
, Of the Northern family. now scattered
over the New England States. They
claim the name Of Hayes is tho same
as Hay. meaning an inclostd park or
field. Their arms are entirely different
from those given above.