Samuel Hayward | |
|---|---|
| Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the Stafford County district | |
| In office 1685–1686 | |
| Preceded by | George Mason |
| Succeeded by | George Brent |
| 7th Sheriff of Stafford County,Virginia | |
| In office 1685–1687 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Thomason |
| Succeeded by | Malachy Peale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1641 England |
| Died | c. 1696 British Virginia |
| Spouse | Martha Washington |
| Relations | Lawrence Washington (father-in-law) |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Planter,politician |
Samuel Hayward was an English immigrant to America and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Hayward was born in England around 1641 and christened in 1675 at St Michael's Church,in Macclesfield. [1] He emigrated to Virginia in around 1675. His father,Nicholas Hayward was a Virginia merchant and notary public in London. [2] [3]
In the mid 1680s,Hayward was sheriff of Stafford County,Virginia and clerk of the county courts. [4] [5] [6] He served as a member of the House of Burgesses for Stafford County from 1685 to 1686. [2] [7] [8] Hayward had significant land grant holdings (7,500 acres) as part of the Brent Town Tract of James II of England,located near present-day Nokesville and Bristow. Hayward is also listed as an executor on multiple Virginia estates. [9]
In the 1670s he was married to Martha Washington,daughter of Lawrence Washington and sister of John Washington. [1] [4] Hayward died around 1696. [2]