Ancestor Links - Images
Hayes Ancestors and related families:
Drake Family Line (back to New England c.1639)
Other Images grouped by theme
• Early Voyages to New England (1600's)
Images of the type of sailing vessels used to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the 1600's.
• Founders Monuments & Bridges in New England
Memorial Monuments and Bridges have been erected in memory of the Founders of various early Towns in New England.
• Early Towns & Communities in North America
The early pioneer settlers built the first homesteads, schools, churches, businesses, towns, roads, bridges ...
• Garrison House, Dover, New Hampshire (c. 1675)
An example of an early New England family home that was also used as a Garrison House for protection against attacks from Native American Indian tribes.
• Early Transportation by Stagecoach
As soon as roads were built and well enough developed - horse drawn stagecoaches were used to transport passengers, mail and goods between towns and across regions.
• Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers
Early New England Settlers - John Drake [Windsor, Conn. c.1639] & Elizabeth Rogers - were ancestors of:
- Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (1710-1785), Colonial Governor & 1st State Governor of Connecticut.
- Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), Governor of Connecticut & Signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
- Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809), Governor of Connecticut.
- Roger Griswold (1762-1812), Governor of Connecticut.
- Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833), Governor of Connecticut.
- Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-1883), Governor of Texas.