There are many HAYES families living in the United
States. Some have an English or Scots heritage, others a German heritage. My
Family as many other Hays or Hayes families originated in Ireland. My HAYES
ancestor came to America from Ireland about 1817. Through marriages with
families that came to America as early as 1620, a unique blend of family
history has been created. As you will see when you go through this history, you
will find families from England, Holland, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden,
Scotland and Norway. Descendants of all of these families are living in many
areas in the United States. Some of my ancestors were Walloons, Huguenots,
Palatines and Mayflower and Winthrop Fleet emigrants.
O’hea or Hayes Coat of Arms
My Family
has ancestors from many European countries. The primary countries are the
Netherlands and England. This web page contains the names of 769 persons that I
have been able to identify in my direct line. The names of over 2,000 persons
who immigrated to America are included in the name file. Wherever possible I
have tried to provide a lineage back to an immigrant ancestor. Places of origin
and the names of the ships on which they came to America will be added as I
find the information. I am related to 18 persons who were on the Mayflower. In
addition there is information about 31 other persons who were on the Mayflower.
There were 102 persons who survived the crossing on the Mayflower. For a listing the persons that are included in My Families, Click here. Additional material will be added the next
time I update the family pages.
The names of all of the families
that I have researched may be accessed on this page the names are repeated in
each of the 4 sections of information, Family Pages, Pedigree Pages, Notes
Pages and Descendancy Pages. Different information about a person or family is found in
each section.
person's name and date of birth will be listed by family.
There are 45,412 persons listed
here. Included in these names are 1,490 Families and 4,598 Surnames. When I started working on My Family about 20 years ago, I had the names
of less than 1,000 persons. I have added 1,489 names in this revision.
Additional names will be added as I continue my research. The names of living
persons are included, but there is not any information about them. Questions or
comments are always welcome. Click
Here to List Family Names
English Ancestors
I had 19 ancestors on the Mayflower in 1620. Other family members came to America in the Winthrop Fleet in 1630. Descendants of these families lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Information about the families that came from England and settled in New England may be found at: New England Genealogy Index
Wherever possible I have tried to list the English County a person or family came from. The number of persons from each county is shown here: English-Ancestors.html
Mayflower
I am
related to 19 persons who were on the Mayflower. I have a direct
connection to the families of John Alden, James Chilton, George Soule, William
Mullins and 2 children of Richard Warren. A list of the Mayflower Passengers who are in my file may be found at Mayflower Passengers. Additional information about the
Winthrop Fleet
The Winthrop Fleet left England in 1630. President John Sanford, came to America on the Lyon in 1630 as a part of the Winthrop Fleet. He was the first the President of the Rhode Island Colony. He married Bridget Hutchison in Boston, Bridget was the daughter of Ann Marbury and William Hutchison whose family was banished from the Massachusetts Colony for religious reasons in 1638.
Dutch Ancestors
I have ancestors that came to America from the Netherlands as early as 1624. Some family members were living in New Amsterdam when the English took over in from the Dutch in 1664. Others lived in various counties of New York State. Some lived in the Kingston area of Ulster County. The Fort family started in Albany. There were also members of My Family who were living in Schenectady at the time of the 1690 Massacre. Other members lived in lived in Rensselaerswyck and Rensselaer County. Finally, My Hayes Family came from Ireland about 1817 and settled in Saratoga County, New York. Some members of that family later moved to Fulton County, New York.
New York Counties in which my Ancestors Lived
Columbia County
Dutchess County
Fulton County
Greene County
Montgomery County
Rensselaer County
Saratoga County
Schenectady County
Schoharie County
Ulster County
I have summarized the Baptisms and
Marriages for the persons in My Family who attended the following churches:
There is a
considerable amount of information available about the families that are a part
of My Family. Included here is a little information about some of those
families and where to find more information.
There are many families for which I need
additional information to go back one or more generations. This has been
caused by not having the maiden names for the wives of some ancestors, the lack
of historical information or not having tried to do any European research
for many of my families. Look at the names on this page and let me know if
you have any information about any of these people.
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This page was last revised on 15 September 2011