William Hays
Born 1749
Died October 18, 1819
Wife: Susannah, born in 1747, died January 10, 1823
Daughter: Elizabeth Hays, born December 24, 1770
Son: James Hays, born October 15, 1772, died June 8, 1860
Son: Henry Hays, born August 27, 1775
Son: Benjamin Hays, born May 5, 1777, died January 8, 1868
Daughter: Jane Hays, born July 1, 1779
Daughter: Martha Hays, born February 22, 1782, died in 1831
Daughter: Susannah Hays, born June 29, 1785
Son: William Hays Jr., born March 25, 1789

William and Susannah Hays were settlers in Monongalia County, Virginia, which 70 years later became Marion County, West Virginia. William died in Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio. His son Benjamin (who married Sarah Pindell) moved from Virginia to Brown County in Ohio in 1811 where he settled in Franklin Township as one of the earliest settlers. It is believed that William was probably living with his son Benjamin when he died.