KAYS FAMILY 1782
My name is James Kays and I live in Missouri. I wanted
to tell you about my line ,and am hopeful that you
will share yours if you are connected to my Kays family.What is proven of my line so far is the following;
William Kays born in 1782 we dont know where. He is my
GGGG Grandfather.
We do know that he married Elizabeth Dickerson 1805 in
Barren county Kentucky. Her birthday was 1783.
Her father was Solomon Dickerson.
Elizabeth Dickerson and William Kays had the following
children;
Harvey Kays 1806
Ann Kays 1808.
Logan Kays1810
John R. Kays 1812
Susan Kays 1815
Letty Kays 1817
Mary Mildred 1819
Elender Kays 1822
Elizabeth died1823,prior to Williams moving to
Missouri. William married a Jane Patterson born 1785,.
They were married in 1823.
WilliamKays Jane, and some of the children migrated to
Benton county Missouri.
William Kays and Jane Patterson had the following
children.
Sarah Kays 1824
Willim Patterson Kays born in Kentucky.
We have always thought we were connected to George
Kays and Leticia (Letty) Hamilton who came from
Philidelphia Kentucky. But this has not been proven.
Also. william reportedly has a brother named John
oliver Kays who lived in Morgan county Missouri. That
is close to Benton county Missouri.
We have found the Kays name to be spelled many
different ways in our research, i.e Keys, Case,Kase
Kaze etc.