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.
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 836 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 16 persons who were on the Mayflower. In addition
there is information about 28 other persons who were on the Mayflower. There
were 102 persons who survived the crossing on the Mayflower. To see a table
listing the persons that are included in My Families, click
here. Additional material will be added the next
time I update the family pages.
Click Here to List Family Names 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 Decadency Pages.
Different information about a person is found in each section.
There are 86,380 persons listed here. When I started working on My Family about 28 years ago, I had the names of less than 1,000 persons. There are 29,302 families and 14,437 surnames listed on the website. 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.
WHERE MY ANCESTORS
LIVED
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. Below are links where you may find additional
information about 10 of the counties in which My Family members lived.
I have
summarized the Baptisms and Marriages for the persons 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.
Mayflower
Families in MY Family
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.
MAYFLOWER
I also have 16 family members who were on the Mayflower in 1620. They were the families of John Alden, Francis Eaton, Stephen Hopkins, George Soule, William Mullins and 2 children of Richard Warren. Others 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 or at: Mayflower
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.
