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Rev William Hercules Hays

Birth
Midlothian, Scotland
Death
1822 (aged 71–72)
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
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The Reverend William Hercules Hays was born circa 1750 in Midlothian County, Scotland, in what is now Edinburgh. After migrating to America, he met and married Mary Slack. In 1779 he moved his family to Kentucky, settling at Harrod's Station, near Harrodsburg. Around 1785 the family moved to Washington Co KY. He moved to Hardin County, Kentucky in the early 1800s. Reverend Hays was the founder of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church (approximately 4 miles from both Mooresville and Chaplin, Kentucky.

- A direct descendent of Rev. William Hays, Homer Edwin Carrico, filed for Sons of the American Revolution membership. His papers state that William Hays, husband of Mary (nee Slack) Hays, was born in Virginia and served under Captain John Holder's company in action against the Indians in Kentucky/Virginia (1778-79).
The Reverend William Hercules Hays was born circa 1750 in Midlothian County, Scotland, in what is now Edinburgh. After migrating to America, he met and married Mary Slack. In 1779 he moved his family to Kentucky, settling at Harrod's Station, near Harrodsburg. Around 1785 the family moved to Washington Co KY. He moved to Hardin County, Kentucky in the early 1800s. Reverend Hays was the founder of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church (approximately 4 miles from both Mooresville and Chaplin, Kentucky.

- A direct descendent of Rev. William Hays, Homer Edwin Carrico, filed for Sons of the American Revolution membership. His papers state that William Hays, husband of Mary (nee Slack) Hays, was born in Virginia and served under Captain John Holder's company in action against the Indians in Kentucky/Virginia (1778-79).

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