Mary Ludwig Hayes

Ancestor Number

A072343 »

Date of Birth

October 13, 1754

Place of Birth

Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Date of Death

January 22, 1832

Place of Death

Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Spouse(s)

William Hays, John McCauley

Children

John L. Hays

American Revolution Service

Carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth

State of Service

New Jersey

Donor

Pennsylvania State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Cynthia B. Sweeney, State Regent, 2016-2019

Mary Ludwig was born October 13, 1754, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Her first husband, William Hays, was a soldier in the American Revolution. They had a son, John L. Hays. After the death of her first husband, she married John McCauley. She died on January 22, 1832, in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and is buried in Carlisle Old Graveyard.

Molly McCauley loading cannon at Battle of Monmouth, 1778. From Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

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During the American Revolution, Mary Ludwig Hays assisted in establishing American Independence while providing patriotic service at the Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey, on June 28,1778.

She carried water to the soldiers during the battle, and she may be the heroine of the “Molly Pitcher” story. For this service, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley received a pension after the war.