Nathaniel Haies (also Nathaniel Hayes) (1634 – died before March 12, 1706) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut.[1][2] He was a signer of the treaty with the Norwalke Indians in 1655.

Nathaniel Haies
Born1634
Diedbefore March 12, 1706
SpouseMary Kimberly
ChildrenSamuel, Nathaniel, Rachel Hayes Messenger (m. Andrew Messenger), Elizabeth, Mary and James

It took until March 30, 1686 before the planters at Norwalk obtained a Royal Charter from King James II. On this patent, John Ruscoe, Nathaniel Hayes, Matthew Marvin Sr., and Thomas Seamore were signatories.

He was born in 1634 in Dover, England. He came to Norwalk in 1651 as a member of the Runckingheage deed settlers.[3]

He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founding settlers of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.

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  1. ^ Bouton, N. (1851). An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Ct., in 1651: Delivered in the First Congregational Church in Norwalk, July 9, 1851. S.W. Benedict. p. 18. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  2. ^ Hall, E. (1847). The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut: With a Plan of the Ancient Settlement, and of the Town in 1847. J. Mallory & Company. p. 17. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  3. ^ Selleck, C.M. (1896). Norwalk: v. 1 and supplement. Vol. 1. The author. p. 78. Retrieved 2015-08-13.