Abigail Hayes

Abigail married Richard Woodward, Jr. on 18 Mar 1756 in Old Swede's Church, Wilmington, Delaware. Richard (son of Richard Woodward, (immigrant) and Deborah Stanfield, (immigrant)) was born in Thornbury Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania; died on 18 Mar 1756 in Old Swede's Church, Wilmington, Delaware. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Jane Woodward on 26 Aug 1727 in Bradford MM, Chester Co, Pennsylvania. Jane was born on 9 Jun 1706 in West Bradford Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania; died after 1734 in of, East Marlborough Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1705, Oxon, Fullwell Co, England
• Other-Begin: 14 Feb 1707, Marlborough, Chester Co, Pennsylvania
• Will: 1 Apr 1745, East Marlborough, Chester Co, Pennsylvania; written

Notes:

In 1717 his lands totalled 1484 acres.

He was a member of the Colonial Assembly of Pa.

He was a carpenter

He was commissioned a justice of the common pleas 26 Aug 1717, which he held til his death. He was elected a member of Assembly in 1715, 1716, 1728, and 1730. He was not a Friend. Chester and Delaware Co., PA Memoirs.

He obtained a warrent 3 Sep 1705, to take up 500 acres, on moiety of 1000 acres originally purchased from William Penn by Richard Hands, of Swarford, Oxoc Co., England... History of Chester Co, Pa...


NOTE: These children are probably not all from Rachel. Further inquiry needs to be made to determine their appropriate mothers and determine more accurate dates. Also, this is the emigrant family.

order of children per his will:
Joseph exr
James exr
John 20 pounds
William 1 shilling
Stephen 10 pounds
Mary 1 shilling
Joanna 1 shillling
Margaret 20 pounds more than other daughers
Elizabeth
Anne
Rachel 17 pounds 12 shillings 6 pense deducted
Ruth
Lydia 50 pounds deducted

not named:
Henry Jr. (d 1717)
Alice
Thomas (d 1738)
Richard


Emigration:
"Henry Hayes,1705--1905..."Page 3: In 1705 Henry Hayes, of the village of Fulwell,Oxfordshire, England, came with his family to Pennsylvania, and on September 3rd of that year made application to Penn's Commissioners of Property to take up land in the new province, a grant of which he had already received in England.

Other-Begin:
One of the first public services to which he was called
was to lay out a road from John Renthrow's, in Londongrove,
probably near the present Chatham, by way of
Avondale and Kennett Square to the Anvil Tavern. This
was located on the 14th of February, 1707. On Nov. 28,
1710, he was appointed supervisor of roads in Marlborough, but at that time roads were very few.
book: Descendants of Henry Hayes


Will:
Will of Henry Hayes The first day of Aprile in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and fourty five
I Henry Hayes of East Marlborough in the County of Chester and Province of Pensilvania Husbandman Do Make Constitute and ordain This my Last will and Testament that is to Say: I Give dispose and bequeath as in forme and Manner folloing:Imprimis. I give Unto My Son Joseph Hayes & my son James Hayes Whome I Likewise Constitute Make and Ordain My only and Sole Excetors of this My Last Will and Testament of all and Singular my Goods And Chattels Whatsoever that are or Shall bee found belonging or appertaining to Mee Except what Shall bee hearafter Excepted and Specefyed to bee Given.

Item. I Give to my Wife Isabella Two hundred pounds, to bee paid by my Exetors one year after My Deceas iff Shee Delivers that Paper Too my Exeters which I signed to her before marriage and Do not take nor Convey away Nor Conscent to bee taken and Conveyed away any of the Household Goods
Nor any other thing whatsoever belonging to mee without the Consent of my Exeters.

Item. I give to my son John Twenty pounds:
I give to my son William one shilling.
I give to my son Stephen ten pounds to be paid att any time when my Executors thinks proper.
I give to My Daughter Mary one Shilling.
I give to my Daughter Joanna one shilling
and I also Give to my Executors five pounds apiece:

And all the remaining part of my Rail and personal Estate after Just Debts and funerall Expenses bee paid Except What is before Expresed too bee Given I Give to be Equally Divided between my Daughter Margaret & my Daughter Elizabeth: & my Daughter Anne & my Daughter Rachel and my Daughter Ruth and my Daughter Lydia and I also Give to my Daughter Margaret Twenty Pounds More than Either of my Daughters above Mentioned and my Daughter Rachel have had
Seventeen pounds Twelve shillings and six pence which I order to bee Deducted out of her share: & my Daughter Lidia have had fifty pounds which I order to bee Deducted out of her share: and I also order my personal and Real Estate to bee Sold by my Executors att any time after my Deceas: and the money of all my Personall and Real Estate to bee Immediately paid According to the Derection of this my Last Will and Testament.
And I Do Impower my Executors to Defend my Estate by
Law or otherways and the Cost to bee paid out of my Estate and further more I Do alow this and no other to bee my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Day and Year above Written.

HENRY HAYES (Seal)Signed published Delivered and pronounced by the afforesaid Henery Hayes to bee his Last Will and Testament in the Presence of us the Subscribing Witnesses Viz Jonathan Jackson George Carson

The foregoing will, which was probably written by Jonathan Jackson, was duly proved by the witnesses on the 30th of December, 1745,

An inventory of the estate was taken on the 5th of 11th Mo. (January), 1745-6, by Aaron Baker and William Harlan, and amounted to 726 pounds, 7 s[hillings], including the plantation of 177 acres, valued at 250 pounds.

(taken from http://www.ramagefamilyhistory.com but sent to me by Jaye.)

Henry married Rachel Cloud (?), (immigrant) about 1690 in England. Rachel was born in 1667 in Church Hulme, Cheshire, England; died after 1730 in of, East Marlborough Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: Bef 1693, Oxon, Fullwell Co, England
• Property: 10 Sep 1729, Marlborough, Chester Co, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Property:
By deed of September 10, 1729 Henry Hayes, of Marlborough, Gentleman, and Rachel his wife, conveyed to William Hayes of the same township, yeoman, for love and affection, one hundred acres of land.
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