William Hay was born on July 17, 1763 He was the son of John Hay Sr., of Parish Ardstraw in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
According to Mary B. Kegley in, Early Adventures in the town of Evansham, V. IV, William Hay was a well established merchant in Evansham (later Wytheville). He also owned many lots in town and acted as an ordinary keeper (furnished lodgings or took on boarders).
He was married to Martha Buchanan Hay and they had the following children; Nancy Matthews (m. Samuel McCrory), Margaret (m. Colonel William Ward, widowed, m. George Stuart), Elizabeth Ann (m. Hugh McGavock), Sarah (m. Joseph McGavock) Martha, a.k.a, Mary Jane (m. William Henning) Gracy (m. Samuel Leitch), William Hay, John and James Hay.
William Hay also owned considerable land in Wythe Co., Va, Smyth Co., Va, Montgomery Co., Va, Carrol Co., Ky and Williamson, Co. Tn. His son-in-law (Joseph McGavock) rented the Williamson Co. land (Nolensville) while Sarah and daughters were still living, McGavock later acquired Hay's 500 acres in Carrol Co., Ky (The Hay Family Papers, Wytheville Historical Society, 4). Hay also owned a farm on Reed Creek, adjoining the lands of Robert Crockett, which included 436 acres (Kegley 63).
William Hay's last residence was located on South Fourth Street and sold to Wythe County in 1900. The house was still standing in the 1930s and is said to have been incorporated into the courthouse. (Kegley 162-167)
According to Mary B. Kegley in, Early Adventures in the town of Evansham, V. IV, William Hay was a well established merchant in Evansham (later Wytheville). He also owned many lots in town and acted as an ordinary keeper (furnished lodgings or took on boarders).
He was married to Martha Buchanan Hay and they had the following children; Nancy Matthews (m. Samuel McCrory), Margaret (m. Colonel William Ward, widowed, m. George Stuart), Elizabeth Ann (m. Hugh McGavock), Sarah (m. Joseph McGavock) Martha, a.k.a, Mary Jane (m. William Henning) Gracy (m. Samuel Leitch), William Hay, John and James Hay.
William Hay also owned considerable land in Wythe Co., Va, Smyth Co., Va, Montgomery Co., Va, Carrol Co., Ky and Williamson, Co. Tn. His son-in-law (Joseph McGavock) rented the Williamson Co. land (Nolensville) while Sarah and daughters were still living, McGavock later acquired Hay's 500 acres in Carrol Co., Ky (The Hay Family Papers, Wytheville Historical Society, 4). Hay also owned a farm on Reed Creek, adjoining the lands of Robert Crockett, which included 436 acres (Kegley 63).
William Hay's last residence was located on South Fourth Street and sold to Wythe County in 1900. The house was still standing in the 1930s and is said to have been incorporated into the courthouse. (Kegley 162-167)
William Hay was born on July 17, 1763 He was the son of John Hay Sr., of Parish Ardstraw in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
According to Mary B. Kegley in, Early Adventures in the town of Evansham, V. IV, William Hay was a well established merchant in Evansham (later Wytheville). He also owned many lots in town and acted as an ordinary keeper (furnished lodgings or took on boarders).
He was married to Martha Buchanan Hay and they had the following children; Nancy Matthews (m. Samuel McCrory), Margaret (m. Colonel William Ward, widowed, m. George Stuart), Elizabeth Ann (m. Hugh McGavock), Sarah (m. Joseph McGavock) Martha, a.k.a, Mary Jane (m. William Henning) Gracy (m. Samuel Leitch), William Hay, John and James Hay.
William Hay also owned considerable land in Wythe Co., Va, Smyth Co., Va, Montgomery Co., Va, Carrol Co., Ky and Williamson, Co. Tn. His son-in-law (Joseph McGavock) rented the Williamson Co. land (Nolensville) while Sarah and daughters were still living, McGavock later acquired Hay's 500 acres in Carrol Co., Ky (The Hay Family Papers, Wytheville Historical Society, 4). Hay also owned a farm on Reed Creek, adjoining the lands of Robert Crockett, which included 436 acres (Kegley 63).
William Hay's last residence was located on South Fourth Street and sold to Wythe County in 1900. The house was still standing in the 1930s and is said to have been incorporated into the courthouse. (Kegley 162-167)
According to Mary B. Kegley in, Early Adventures in the town of Evansham, V. IV, William Hay was a well established merchant in Evansham (later Wytheville). He also owned many lots in town and acted as an ordinary keeper (furnished lodgings or took on boarders).
He was married to Martha Buchanan Hay and they had the following children; Nancy Matthews (m. Samuel McCrory), Margaret (m. Colonel William Ward, widowed, m. George Stuart), Elizabeth Ann (m. Hugh McGavock), Sarah (m. Joseph McGavock) Martha, a.k.a, Mary Jane (m. William Henning) Gracy (m. Samuel Leitch), William Hay, John and James Hay.
William Hay also owned considerable land in Wythe Co., Va, Smyth Co., Va, Montgomery Co., Va, Carrol Co., Ky and Williamson, Co. Tn. His son-in-law (Joseph McGavock) rented the Williamson Co. land (Nolensville) while Sarah and daughters were still living, McGavock later acquired Hay's 500 acres in Carrol Co., Ky (The Hay Family Papers, Wytheville Historical Society, 4). Hay also owned a farm on Reed Creek, adjoining the lands of Robert Crockett, which included 436 acres (Kegley 63).
William Hay's last residence was located on South Fourth Street and sold to Wythe County in 1900. The house was still standing in the 1930s and is said to have been incorporated into the courthouse. (Kegley 162-167)
Gravesite Details
William Hay's marker side is not that legible. You can just barely make out his name. His daughter Martha Henning's side is clear, as are his young children/grandchild's side. I have since cleaned up the obelisk and it is now legible.
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