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Ann Hawkes Hay (August 14, 1745 – April 18, 1785) was an American officer during the
Hay went with Isaac Wilkins to study at King's College (now
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
. He was born on August 14, 1745, in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...
, the only child of Michael Hay from Edinburgh, Scotland
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and Esther Wilkins. He was named after his great aunt, Ann Mister, sister of Martin Wilkes, father of his mother.
Military service
Hay was acolonel
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...
in the 2nd regiment of the Orange County, New York
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militia and observed enemy operations in the Haverstraw Bay
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of the Hudson River
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. On July 25, 1776, he reported to General George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
about the actions of and in the bay. Another example was on March 23, 1777, when he reported about enemy operations against Peekskill, New York. Later, in the fall of 1777, his house and farm buildings in Haverstraw, New York, were burned down by British raiders. From July 15 to July 18, 1778, Hay's temporary residence, that of his brother-in-law William Smith in what is now West Haverstraw
West Haverstraw is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village incorporated in 1883 in the town of Haverstraw, New York, Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, Rockland County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is located no ...
, served as headquarters for Washington. His farm was raided again in the summer of 1779 by the British.
Private life
Hay went with Isaac Wilkins to study at King's College (now Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
).
On October 5, 1763, he married Martha Smith (June 18, 1745 – March 30, 1821), daughter of Judge William Smith of Haverstraw and then returned to Kingston. After several unsuccessful attempts to start a family, the couple returned to Haverstraw and purchased approximately 200 acres of land near the Minisceongo Creek in December 1773. They subsequently had nine children.
He died on April 18, 1785, in New York City
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. Afterwards, his widow and most of the children moved to South Carolina
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See also
*Udney Hay
Udney Hay (also spelled Udny) (1739 – September 6, 1806) was an American deputy quartermaster general during the American Revolutionary War. He was later a politician in Vermont.
He was born in Scotland in 1739. In 1775–76, before his war s ...
– Also known as Col. Hay during the American Revolutionary War in the New York area
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