Nathaniel HAYES
Christening: 15 JUL 1744 Canaan Parish,Fairfield,CT
"Died Sept. 4th 1807 AE 68y"

Hayes researcher's notes:
Note: Bapt. date in New Canaan Cong. church records.
Note:
Clearly the father of the Nathaniel who filed the Rev. War pension
application. - birth year fits Chenango Co. tombstone record.
Note: Birth, death tombstone record; age 63.
Note: Marriage: letter from descendant Virginia White Johnson.
Note:
Migrated from Canaan Parish to Salem to Dutchess Co. to Chenango/Broome like
his brother James. HISTORY OF BROOME COUNTY, by H. P. Smith, 1885, pg 348:
"A settlement was made very early about two miles east of the present village
of Triangle by Nathaniel Hayes, grandfather of the present Nathaniel Hayes, and
the locality was known for many years as "Hays Settlement". Four of his sons
also came and a few other families at about the same time.
.....
He [Col. David Clark] started the tannery lately owned by Nathaniel Hayes."
Note: Birth dates of children from Fred W. Hayes of Battle Creek, MI.

Father: James HAYES b: 25 JUN 1710 in Norwalk,Fairfield,CT
Mother: Rhoda HAYT b: ABT 1710 in Norwalk,,CT

Married: Elizabeth HOLMES b: 26 JUN 1743
Married: ABT 1763

Children
Nathaniel HAYES b: 26 JUN 1764 in Canaan Parish,Norwalk,CT
John HAYES b: 7 FEB 1766 in Canaan Parish,Norwalk,CT
David HAYES b: 2 JAN 1768 in Canaan Parish,Norwalk,CT
Caleb HAYES b: 14 MAR 1771 in Canaan Parish,Norwalk,CT
Samuel HAYES b: 8 MAR 1773 in South Salem,Westchester Co.,NY
Elizabeth HAYES b: 24 MAR 1775 in South Salem,Westchester Co.,NY
Hannah HAYES b: 26 FEB 1777 in South Salem,Westchester Co.,NY
Ebenezer HAYES b: 17 MAR 1779 in South Salem,Westchester Co.,NY
Clark HAYES b: 25 JUN 1781 in Salem,Westch.,NY
Huldah HAYES b: 15 SEP 1783 in South Salem,Westchester Co.,NY
Rachel HAYES b: 11 JAN 1787 in South Salem,Westchester Co.,NY