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Thomas BAYS

Male 1796 - 1880  (84 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas BAYS was born in 1796 in MD (son of John Franklin Fielding BAYS and Mary Ann KNIGHT); died in 1880 in Fayette Co., WV.

    Notes:

    [Helmick's from online.FTW]

    [Fair Sabra & Abraham Helmick.FTW]

    [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #1718, Date of Import: Feb 6, 2000]

    Birth and death dates are approximate. The three Bays brothers appeared in the Loop (WV) before the formation of Fayette Co., but their cabins were located in diverse parts of that area - Thomas, on the present Country Club Road; William, on Cassady Branch of Laurel Creek; and Isaac, on Crooked Run.

    In 1826, Thomas and Isaac Bays worked as chainmen on the surveys made by
    Francis Pinnell in the Loop when it was under the jurisdiction of Logan County.
    The place chosen by Thomas Bays for his homestead was on the headwaters of Wolf Creek, then called Wolfpen Creek, athwart the old Loup Creek Road across Rich Mountain. There he found acres and acres of good rolling terrain suitable fo farming and stock raising and waiting to be cleared. The original Loup Creek Road passed through this homestead to a junction with the Bluestone Road at the site of present Oak Hill, but that was somewhat out of the way for inhabitants who had business at the new county seat at Vandal's. In 1837, on petition of Loup Creek citizens, Thomas Bays was appointed on a committee of viewers to locate a new road "from the top of Rich Mountain where Loop Creek Road crosses, to intersect the Bluestone Road at the most convenient and practicable point toward Vandal's" (Fayetteville).

    We do not know when Thomas and Nancy died. They appear on the Fayette Co. 1860 Census - Thomas's age is given as 64 and Nancy is 58. She is also listed as being a Midwife. There are also three children listed: Martha, 18, who married Lewis Blake; Henry C., 14, and James F., age 4.

    In 1994, I visited Oak Hill, WV, in search of the burial place of Thomas and Nancy. I was told by Randy Steele of Kentucky that they were buried in the Brenneman Cemetery. I did not find the Brenneman Cemetery but later found that it is now know as the Lundale Farm. Merry Hanning of Oak Hill visited the Lundate Farm in 1995 but did not find any evidence of graves. She said it was overgrown with weeds and she was unable to find any markers.

    While I was in Oak Hill, I drove down the street called Country Club Rd. I later found out after reading the book "Cabins in the Loop" that Thomas and Nancy had once lived on that same road.


    If you have corrections, or comments please contact me, Terry Pogue at t_pogue@hotmail.com

    Thomas married Nancy Ann LINEGAR in 1818 in WV. Nancy (daughter of Isaac LINEGAR and Rebecca RUNNELLS) was born in 1801 in Bath Co., VA; died in 1880 in Fayette Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Rebecca BAYS was born in 1818 in Giles Co., WV; died WFT est 1862-1913.
    2. Isaac Runols BAYS was born on 2 May 1822 in Giles Co., VA; died on 27 Jun 1888 in Louisburg, Miami Co., KS.
    3. Amos BAYS was born on 19 Nov 1823 in Logan Co., (W)VA; died on 13 Jan 1858 in Fayette Co., (W)VA.
    4. Mary Ann Polly BAYS was born in 1824 in Logan Co., WV; died in 1880 in Fayette Co., WV.
    5. John BAYS was born in 1828 in Wolfpen, Logan Co., (W)VA; died in 1907 in Griffithsville, Lincoln Co., WV.
    6. William BAYS was born in 1829 in Fayette County, Virginia; died on 20 Apr 1855 in Fayette Co., VA; was buried in United States.
    7. Jemina BAYS was born in 1830 in VA; died in 1857 in Fayette Co., VA.
    8. Richard Madison BAYS was born in 1832 in Fayette Co., VA; died on 20 Mar 1894 in Tillamook, OR.
    9. Elizabeth Evalina BAYS was born in 1833 in Fayette Co., VA; died in 1868.
    10. Charles BAYS was born in 1835 in Fayette Co., VA; died WFT est 1836-1925 in OK.
    11. Hiram BAYS was born in 1840 in Fayette Co., VA; died WFT est 1869-1931 in McMinnville, OR.
    12. Martha BAYS was born in 1841 in Fayette Co., VA; died in 1879.
    13. Jane BAYS was born in 1843 in Fayette Co., VA; died WFT est 1857-1937.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Franklin Fielding BAYS was born about 1770 in MD; died WFT est 1808-1861.

    Notes:

    [Helmick's from online.FTW]

    [Fair Sabra & Abraham Helmick.FTW]

    [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #1718, Date of Import: Feb 6, 2000]

    John Bays - We are not sure whether his middle name was Franklin or Fielding.


    If you have corrections, or comments please contact me, Terry Pogue at t_pogue@hotmail.com

    John married Mary Ann KNIGHT in 1794 in MD. Mary was born about 1775; died WFT est 1807-1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Ann KNIGHT was born about 1775; died WFT est 1807-1869.

    Notes:

    [Helmick's from online.FTW]

    [Fair Sabra & Abraham Helmick.FTW]

    [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #1718, Date of Import: Feb 6, 2000]

    Father may have been Thomas Knight. 1776 census of Maryland indicates a
    Thomas Knight 30, Margret 25, William 8, Mary 5, Elizabeth, 3 and Light 2.
    There is also a family listed as Light Knight 59, Rachel 46, William 20, Mary
    26, Rachel, 16, Isaac, 12, Sarah 9, and Hannah. This may have been the father
    of Thomas Knight. Census taken by Joseph Benshaw and completed Aug. 15, 1776 of Buse River Lower Hundred, Barford County, MD.


    If you have corrections, or comments please contact me, Terry Pogue at t_pogue@hotmail.com

    Children:
    1. John F. BAYS was born about 1794 in MD; died about 1866 in Nicholas Co., WV.
    2. 1. Thomas BAYS was born in 1796 in MD; died in 1880 in Fayette Co., WV.
    3. William BAYS was born about 1799 in Bedford Co., VA; died WFT est 1829-1890.
    4. Isaac BAYS I was born about 1805 in Bedford Co., VA; died in Dec 1874 in Fayetteville, Fayette Co., WV.