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Descendants of Reuben Hays

Generation No. 1

1. Reuben¹ Hays was born September 15, 1757 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1850 in Wilkes, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth (Betsy) Unknown in Wilkes, North Carolina. She died Bef. 1850 in Wilkes, North Carolina.

Notes for Reuben Hays:
William Hayes Adams' bible record lists Reuben Hays' birth year as 1767. However the 1850 Wilkes County Census gives his age as 92 which corresponds to a birth year of 1757.

With Reuben Hays in the 1850 census is Louisa Hall age 20. She is possibly a granddaughter.

Reubin Hays first appears in Wilkes County, North Carolina in Captain Judd's district on the 1788 tax list. He is not listed as a single man. This same district includes James Hays and Henry Adams.

1820 census lists 1 female age 10 to 16, 2 females age 45 and up, 1 male slave up to 14, 1 female slave up to 14, 1 female slave age 26 to 45.

More About Reuben Hays:
Census 1820: Line 13, Page 532, Wilkes, North Carolina
Census 1850: 1749 Wilkes, North Carolina

Notes for Elizabeth (Betsy) Unknown:
The prevailing theory is that Reuben Hays' wife was Elizabeth Adams, daughter of Charles Adams, Sr. There is no hard evidence one way or the other however.

More About Reuben Hays and Elizabeth Unknown:
Marriage: Wilkes, North Carolina

Children of Reuben Hays and Elizabeth Unknown are:

+	2	i.	William Hayes² Adams, born January 12, 1782 in Wilkes, North Carolina; died September 27, 1863 in Wilkes, North Carolina; Stepchild.
	3	ii.	Calven Hays, born May 16, 1790.
+	4	iii.	Henry Hays, born January 05, 1794 in Wilkes, North Carolina; died July 31, 1879 in Montserrat, Johnson, Missouri.
	5	iv.	Jesse Hays, born December 06, 1794. He married Sarah Rhodes August 31, 1819 in Wilkes, North Carolina; born Abt. 1798.

More About Jesse Hays:
Census 1850: 2021 Wilkes County, North Carolina
Census 1860: 763 Wilkes, North Carolina

More About Sarah Rhodes:
Census 1850: 2021 Wilkes County, North Carolina
Census 1860: 763 Wilkes, North Carolina

More About Jesse Hays and Sarah Rhodes:
Bondsman: John Rhodes
Marriage: August 31, 1819, Wilkes, North Carolina
Witness: Mary Martin

+	6	v.		Mary Hays, born November 04, 1797 in Wilkes, North Carolina; died in Surry, North Carolina.
+	7	vi.		Reubin Hays, born April 30, 1799 in Wilkes, North Carolina; died Aft. 1880.

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