Robert Hays (Tennessee)

Robert Hays (c. 1758 – September 15, 1819) was a pioneer settler of Tennessee, United States. He served as a lieutenant in the American Revolutionary War and was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati from North Carolina.[1] He co-led the Coldwater Expedition against the Cherokee and the Creeks in 1787.[2] He established the now-extinct settlement of Haysborough.[3] In 1786 he married Jane Donelson, a daughter of John Donelson.[4] Through this marriage he was a brother-in-law of his neighbor, future president Andrew Jackson. There were five children from the marriage: Stockley Donelson Hays who married Lydia Butler: Martha (Patsy) Hays who married Dr. William E. Butler; Samuel Jackson Hays, who married Frances Middleton; Rachel Hays, who married Robert Butler; Narcissa Hays, who never married; and Elizabeth Hays, who married Col. Robert I. Chester.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Armstrong, Zella (1975). Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-0684-1.
  2. ^ "Tennessee and Tennesseans / by Bethenia McLemore Oldham". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  3. ^ Robinson, Dan M. (1967). "Robert Hays, Unsung Pioneer of the Cumberland, Country". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 26 (3): 263–278. ISSN 0040-3261.
  4. ^ a b Everett, Grace (1944-02-14). "The Hays Family, Part II". The Jackson Sun. Madison County (Tennessee) Historical Society. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
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