Hay in Hinwil ZH

[chucklaun]

Hans Jacob Haÿ who married Maria Glück in Sersheim, Wuerttemberg, Germany 12 Jan 1662 is described as the son of Jos.. (Joseph?) Haÿ, born in Fischenthal [corrected: Hinwil], Zurich, Switzerland. Does anyone have information regarding a family named Haÿ or any possible variant in or near Fischenthal. In the church book of Sersheim at this time Meier appears as Meÿer, Kaiser as Kaÿser etc.

[Wolf]

None of the spelling variations Hai / Hay / Hei / Hey is mentioned in the Register of Swiss Surnames as an old Swiss name - nor is any of them mentioned in the Zürich Marriage Register.

Do you have a copy of the church record and could post it here?

[rudi]

The name seems to be read correctly: Hay or similar, the writing with the two dots on top of the "y" was normal for that time.
But the origin of the groom is not correct; he come from Hinwil and not from Fischenthal.
regards Rudi

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