John Hayes m Mahlay Brasfield
This is my Brasfield brick wall. I have other Brasfields in my tree that married into my other lines but I can't figure out who Mahlay Brasfield's parents are.
My theory is that Mahlay is the daughter of George Brasfield and Elizabeth Major but I have not been able to prove or disprove it. Mahlay could been in between Wylie and John Calvin Brasfield as there is a number of years between 1797 to 1812.
Mahlay Brasfield was born about 1803 in Wake County North Carolina according to the 1850 census. It would help if I could find her in the 1810 or 1820 census since she married John Hayes Jul 28 1823 in Wake County North Carolina but I have been unable to find either census for her. She died about 1862 in Wake County and I am still trying to figure exactly where she is buried.
1850 United States Federal Census about Mahaly Hays
Name: Mahaly Hays
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Female
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Western Division, Wake, North Carolina
Family Number: 1001
Household Members:
Name Age
John Hays 50
Mahaly Hays 47
William Hays 25
Claudy Hays 19
Joseph Hays 18
George Hays 16
Wellington Hays 6
Virginia Hays 4
1860 United States Federal Census about Mahalia Hayes
Name: Mahalia Hayes
Age in 1860: 53
Birth Year: abt 1807
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: North Western District, Wake, North Carolina
Gender: Female
Post Office: Brasfields
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Mahalia Hayes 53
Welington Hayes 17
North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 about Mahaley Brasfield
Groom: John Hayes
Bride: Mahaley Brasfield
Bond_Date: 29 Jul 1823
Bond #: 000153851
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 000899
County: Wake
Record #: 01 202
Bondsman: Anderson Page
Witness: Jno S Cumming
North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 about John Hayes
Name: John Hayes
Spouse: Mahaley Brasfield
Marriage Date: 29 Jul 1823
Marriage County: Wake
Marriage State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: County Court Records at Raleigh, NC and FHL # 0296867-0296870 and 0418152 item 2
Source: County Court Records at Raleigh, NC & Family Histo