Template:Did you know nominations/Ann Hawkes Hay
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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 16:11, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
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Ann Hawkes Hay[edit]
... that Col. Ann Hawkes Hay, a Scotsman born in Jamaica, lost his Haverstraw, New York house to British raiders?
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Created by Zeete (talk). Self-nominated at 23:53, 21 February 2016 (UTC).
Created on 15 Feb., nom on 21 Feb/new enough. 1886 char/long enough. Neutral. Cited. No apparent copyvios. QPQ done. No image. Hook at 113 char/under maximum. Interesting. The only issue I see is the "Scotsman" claim. Colcock confirms his Jamaican birth, that his father was Scottish, but his mother was Jamaican. Article claims he was American and Founders Online source confirms he fought for the American forces as "colonel in the Orange County militia". I see nothing that confirms he was Scottish. That he lost his home to raiders is confirmed. SusunW (talk) 20:54, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
- @SusunW: Colcock describes in detail his long lineage from Clan Hay of Scotland. The Hay of Erroll coat of arms is featured at the start of the book. "Scotsman" was a reference to that lineage at his birth. Zeete (talk) 21:39, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
- @SusunW: Okay, I understand. Here's a new hook. Thanks, Zeete (talk) 22:05, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... that Col. Ann Hawkes Hay, born in Jamaica, lost his Haverstraw, New York house to British raiders?
