Hayes Part 4 - Rieusset

Feb 19
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The last owner of the land at Hayes was John Rieusset, who purchased the plantation in 1757 from descendants of Frederick Jones, viz., Thomas his son and Harding Jones his grandson. It was John Rieusset that gave the plantation the name it bears today.

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