Individual Details

[It's extremely doubtful they were married in Kentucky as stated by Irene Cook since it was still a Wilderness at this time. They did settle in what would become Woodford Co KY. Probably married in Orange Co VA. There is also some question about the date.]

Some researchers show an earlier marriage for John to a Christian Brown, which could explain the fact that some of the children named in his may have been too old to have been Lucy Morton Haydon's children.

County Records, 1778 - father Thomas gave gift of 154 acres. Land in St. George Parish. May have been part of land bought from Fitzhugh? On 29 Aug 1781, John and wife Lucy sold the 154 acres to David Galloway Jr.

23 Aug 1781 John Haydon, planter, and Lucy his wife sold 100 acres of land to Richard Kenny, land which William Fitzhugh had sold to Thomas Haydon, April 10, 1770; Thomas gave to his son James Feb 17, 1778; James sold to his brother John, Jan 13, 1780.
Lived in Jessamine, Lincoln, and Fayette Counties in Kentucky.

LDS #1464008
Fayette Co KY Land Entries. Index
John Haydon Licking 9712 ½ a p.26 Book 1


According to copy of email from Christine Hayden of Cedar Rapids, IA, via Pamela Wojahn, this family lived in Jessamine, Lincoln, & Fayette Counties. Wrote will June 27, 1801, naming 15 children as shown. Each received a tract of land, negroes, cows and calf and furniture.

Abstract of Wills: Jessamine Co KY, Book A, p.137
John Heydon. 27 Jun 1801. Wife: Lucy. Sons: William, Jeremiah, Elijah, Noah, Lewis. Daus: Susannah, Sarah Thomas, Betsy Brown, Thirza Nelson, Lucy Salee, Polly Heydon. Ex: William Haydon [son], Abraham Bowman, George Smith. [this named all six daughters but does not list sons Abner, Jarvis, Thomas, John or Lewis]
[The abstract is obviously in error; son Thomas did receive land, a slave, a horse, a cow & calf, etc. See next. The will names all fifteen children. A good reason never to accept a abstract without seeing the "rest of the story".]

A second abstract of the Will found online:
(The following information was obtained from Jessamine County, KY-Abstracts of Wills 1798-1813 Book A Compiled by Twylia Norvell Forman 1993; All Wills and Probates, Signed by Samuel H. Woodson)
7 June 1801- - - John Haydon of Jessamine County, KY, being sick and weak in body, but sound in memory and judgement, knowing the uncertainty of life do make my last Will and Testament.
I leave to my beloved wife Lucy Haydon, Roger and Tenah that part of the plantation on which I now live. To my son Jervy Haydon and Elijah Haydon equal proportion of hogs and to son Elijah Haydon a negro named Milford. I give to my son Abner Haydon, 1/5 part of my thousand acre tract of land, and a negro named Abraham, also a cow, calf, and bed which he now has. I give to my son William Haydon, 400 acres on the Ohio, also one fifth of my thousand acres of land, and one negro named Milford. I give to my daughter Susannah Stevens, 1 equal part of 3 thousand acres, also one negro girl named Amy, and a cow, calf and bed. I give to my daughter Polly Haydon, one sixth of 3 thousand acres and a negro named Milly, also one cow and one calf. I give to my daughter Sarah Thomas, 1 equal part of 2 thousand acres, a negro girl named Delph, also 1 cow and calf. I give to my daughter Betsy Bourne, 1 equal part of 3 thousand acres, a negro named Peter, also 1 mare, cow, calf and bed which she has received. I give to my daughter Thruza Nelson, one sixth part of 3 thousand acres, also one negro woman named Easter, but if the child Easter is now big with should be a living, I give to my daughter Lucy Selled, also one cow and bed
which she now has. I give to my son John Haydon, one equal fifth of one th ousand acre tract of land, also a negro named Winney, also a horse, cow, a nd bed which he has received. I give to my son Jeremiah Haydon, one bed worth $20.00 to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son Thomas Haydon, all the land between John Mosley and the road, also one negro named Jaco b, one horse, cow and calf and one bed which he has already received. I give to my son Noah Haydon, one equal part of my thousand acres, also one negro boy named Lewis. Also a blazed face filly that came out of the mare I gave my son Thomas Haydon. Also a cow, calf, and bed. I give to my son Lewis Lunford Haydon, 1/2 equal part of the land I now live on lying be tween the road leading from Clay's Mill to Cares Mill and Monoak Singlet on and [where] Alford Williams lives, and bound in the division by the line called for in Elijah Haydon's legacy, the other next to Mount Pleasant house including my mansion now. He is to have the house but not during the lifetime of his mother, but after her death, also one negro named Peter. I give one fifth in volume of my thousand acres of land on Mill Creek, and one negro boy named Ted, and one two year old filly with a flaxen mane and tail, and one cow and calf to be left at the disposal of my friend the executor of this Will and Testament with this that should my son Jeremiah Haydon forsake his extravagant way of his debts and become a sober settled man clear of such things that would arrest the properties. I wish then to remember him, but if he should not then it is to be divided between the rest of my children, and all my other estate real or personal not already disposed of, left for the selling and discharge all my just debts except my work horse Jockey, which I leave to my wife during her natural life time and after all my debts are paid the rest of my estate equally divided between all my children. Executors: William Haydon, Abraham Bowman, George S. Smith
The above will was proved in a Jessamine Co, KY court in Sept 1801 and recorded. The property appraisement was recorded in Oct 1801 by Samuel Woods on the county clerk

Fayette Co KY Records Vol. 2
Michael L. Cook & Bettie A. Cummings Cook
Vol. 11 of KY Records Series
Cook Publications, Evansville, IN
1985
p.271
Fayette District Court DB B, p.76
15 Nov 1801 Lewis Craig of Mason Co to William Haydon, George Smith & Abraham Bowman, Executors of estate of John Haydon dec'd of Jessamine Co for 104#, 104 a in Jessamine Co, begin corner to where Lucy Haydon now lives on the Jessamine road, west with George Smith's line, bounded by John Moseley's line and Pigman's line. Elizabeth Craig also signed & relinq dower on 2 Jun 1809.
Wit: Alford Williams, Michael Baker, Elijah Haydon. Rec. 14 Jun 1802

Birth	May 1728	Northumberland County, Virginia
Marriage	31 Jan 1765	Lucy Morton
Death	Jul 1801	Jessamine County, Kentucky

Spouse	Lucy Morton ( - 1811)
Child	Abner Haydon ( - 1834)
Child	Elizabeth "Betsy" Haydon ( - 1846)
Child	Jeremiah Haydon ( - 1815)
Child	Jervey [Jarvis ?] Haydon ( - )
Child	Lucy Haydon ( - )
Child	Mary\Polly Haydon ( - )
Child	Sarah Haydon ( - )
Child	Thruza Haydon ( - )
Child	William Haydon (1765 - 1837)
Child	Susannah Haydon (1768 - 1843)
Child	Thomas Haydon (1776 - 1838)
Child	John Haydon (1777 - 1834)
Child	Elijah Haydon (1780 - 1858)
Child	Noah Haydon (1789 - 1861)
Child	Lewis Lunsford Haydon (1793 - 1812)

Father	Thomas Haydon (1698 - 1782)
Mother	Ann Kirk ( - )
Sibling	Jarvis Haydon (1725 - 1788)
Sibling	Jesse Haydon (1727 - 1815)
Sibling	Mary B. Haydon (1730 - 1787)
Sibling	Grace Haydon (1735 - )