John "Jean" Hayes

1770 - 1820  (50 years)

• Name	John "Jean" Hayes  [1]
  Birth	1770	Fairfax Co, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1775	Natchez, British West Florida   [2]
  Birth	18 May 1795	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
  Census	1810	Opelousas Parish, Louisiana
  	Name: John Hayes State: LA County: Opelousas Parish Township: 31010-11010-00 Year: 1810 Record Type: Petitioner's List Page: 308 Database: LA Early Census 1810 Federal Census Name: John Hayes County: Opelousas State: Louisiana Free White Males Under 10: 3 Free White Males 10 to 15: 1 Free White Males 26 to 44: 1 Free White Females Under 10: 1 Free White Females 10 to 15: 1 Free White Females 26 to 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 6 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 8
  Religion	Presbyterian/Catholic
  Death	1820	Prairie Hayes, St.Landry Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	Hayes, John of this parish; Presbytherian (William & Sarah Bosman) m Monday 18 May 1795 Anne Clark of Virginia (Francis Clark & Rachel Melon). She was baptized the same day, her godparents are: Augustin Andrus & Lucie Andrus. Marriage Wits: Joseph Modena, James Andrus, Peter O'Conner, Anne Clary. Fr. Pedro de Zamora (Opel Ch v 1-A, p 55) This family can be found in WFT Vol. 5, #1179 (SWLA Records, Hebert Vol 1 pp 129, 273) John, with his parents and their other children, came to the area of LA that later became Acadia Parish. The family was settled in this area by 1784. It is not clear whether Anna's parents were ever in LA, however records show that she and her brothers and sisters were here by 1790 and possibly earlier. (Hebert: SWLA Records v 1 pp 129-132) John was a Presbyterian and Anna was Lutheran. They were both married by a Catholic priest in Opelousas, LA on May 18, 1795. They were both baptized Catholic the day they were married, renouncing their ties with Protestantism. One can oness whether they remained in the Catholic Church. Bapt. records for their children cannot be found in the area churches except for their son Thomas who was bapt. in Grand Coteau, La. (Cath. Ch) at the age of 16. John owned a 400 acre riverbank strip of land on Bayou Plaquemine Brulee. (Fontenot: History of Acadia Parish Vol 1 p 21, 39) Anna died before John. Their community property was auctioned on Oct 30, 1821. The total amount realized from the sale was $876.00. (John Hayes m. Anna Clark d/o Francis Clark and Rachael Mellon May 18, 1795 Opel Ch v I p 55. Hayes, John m Anna Clark in Succ. of Anna Clark, dated Sept 1821 Opel. Ct.Hse.: Succ #231)
  Person ID	I1439	Roots
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	William* "Guillermo" Hayes, II (son?),   b. Abt 1730, Halifax, Dauphin Co, Pennsylvania (New England) d. 1828, Branch, Acadia Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 98 years)
  Mother	Sarah* Celeste Bosman,   b. 20 Mar 1734, Fairfax Co, Virginia d. 1788, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1753	Fairfax Co, Virginia
  	Name: William Hayes Gender: Male Birth Place: PA Birth Year: 1730 Spouse Name: Sarah Celeste Bozman Spouse Birth Place: NC Spouse Birth Year: 1735 Marriage Year: 1753 Number Pages: 4
  Family ID	F637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Clark,   b. 1775, Maryland (of Virginia) d. Bef Sep 1821, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age < 46 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1795	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  	Opelousas Post JUAN HAYES - a Presbyterian; son of Guillermo Hayes and Sara Bosman native of Virginia; ANA CLARK - daughter of Francisco Ciark and Raquel Meloni. Married May 18, 1795.
  Children	+ 1. William Hayes,   b. 5 Jan 1799, Plaquemine Brulee, Acadia Parish, Louisiana d. 9 Mar 1882, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 83 years) + 2. Sarah Hayes,   b. 22 Oct 1799, Plaquemine Brulee, Acadia Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1840 (Age > 42 years)   3. John Hayes, Jr,   b. 1 Sep 1801, Plaquemine Brulee, Acadia Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1833 (Age > 33 years)   4. Joshua Hayes,   b. 18 Sep 1805, Plaquemine Brulee, Acadia Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1831 (Age > 27 years) + 5. Rachael Hayes,   b. 18 Dec 1805, Plaquemine Brulee, Acadia Parish, Louisiana d. 21 Nov 1889, Hardin, Liberty Co, Texas (Age 83 years) + 6. Thomas A Hayes,   b. 23 Feb 1809, Plaquemine Brulee, Acadia Parish, Louisiana d. 21 Oct 1870, Hayes, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 May 1795 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Marriage - 18 May 1795 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S449] Southwest Louisiana Records. lvhayes@worldnet.att.net (LV Hayes).