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Time-Line

1066

Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror

1249

Robert de Hareston ,"Lord of Hareston", died and left a wife named Isolda

1274

Robert Bruce ( "Robert the Bruce ") born - later King of the Scots from 1306-1329

1297

William Wallace (see movie "Braveheart") defeats English at Stirling Bridge

1298

William Wallace defeated by English at Falkirk

1314

Battle of Bannockburn, Robert Bruce defeats English and becomes King of Scotland

1328

Edward III of England formally recognizes Scotland's independence

1329

Robert Bruce dies

1506

Hairstaines appears in Dumfries town records

1570

Halbert Hairstanis said to have signed the Band of Dumfries

1588

Katherine Hairstens mentioned in Dumfries General Assembly Report

1632 Johne Hairstanes was a baily of Dumfries
abt. 1655 William, John, Bessie, Janet, Isobel and Agnes Hairstanes signed Scottish Covenants

1666-1688

Presbyterians in Scotland persecuted and shipped to America

1667

John Harstens daughter Elizabeth marries John Sharp

1685 Agnes Hairstanes a Covenanter prisoner in Dunnottar Castle, Scotland

abt.1695

Peter Hairston ( "Peter The Immigrant") born in Scotland

1699-1709 Janet Harestanes accussed of being a witch near Dumfries, Scotland

1707

Parliament of Scotland and England merged into United Kingdom of Great Britain

1714

House of Hanover replaces Stuart Dynasty in Great Britain

1715

Battle of Sheriffmuir in Scotland, see movie "Rob Roy "

1715

the first Jacobite Uprising and Rebellion and Battle of Preston in Great Britian

abt.1730

Peter Hairston "Peter the Immigrant " is in Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

1737 Peter and Andrew Hairston receive Blunston Licenses for land in Pennsylvania

1743

Samuel Hairston (son of "Peter the Immigrant") purchases 400 acres in Virginia

1745

Berry Hill home started by Peter Perkins in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

1746

Battle of Culloden in Scotland (Peter Hairston was already in America at this time)

1747 Peter Hairston listed as member of Presbyterian church in Ivy Creek/Rockfish, Albemarle, Virginia

1747

John Paul Jones ( "Father of American Navy") born Dumfries area of Scotland

1749(1767)

Marrowbone Plantation built by Robert  Hairston (son of "Peter the Immigrant") in Henry County, Virginia

1752

Halifax County formed from Lunenburg County

1754-1761

Samuel Hairston is Presiding Justice of Bedford Court, Captain in Militia, Surveyor, Sheriff, Burgess of Bedford

1754-1763

French & Indian War, George Washington visits Fort Mayo in 1756

1767

Pittsylvania County formed from Halifax County

1775-1783

American Revolution, George Washington commands Continental Army

1776

Henry County formed and George Hairston donated land for court house

1776

Beaver Creek Plantation built by George Hairston in Henry County, Virginia

1779

Peter Hairston (son of "Peter the Immigrant") will probated in Campbell County

1781

Battle of Guiford Court House fought and "Berry Hill" used as military hospital

1782 Andrew Hairston (son of "Peter the Immigrant") will probated in Campbell County, Virginia
1782 Samuel Hairston (son of "Peter the Immigrant") will probated in Campbell County, Virginia
1791 Robert Hairston (son of "Peter the Immigrant") will probated in Franklin County, Virginia  

1791

Patrick County formed from Henry, County

1805

George "Old Rusty" Hairston graduates from Princeton

1812-1814

War of 1812 starts June 18, 1812

1817

Peter Hairston acquires 2,500 acres on Yadkin River in NC called "Cooleemee", Davey County, North Carolina

1825-1833

Dan's Hill built by Robert Wilson in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

1836

Hordsville Plantation built by George "Old Rusty" Hairston, Jr.

1837

Beaver Creek rebuilt after fire

1837-1840

Harden Hairston moves to Lowndes County, Mississippi

1850-1860

Windsor Plantation under construction by Samuel Pannil Wilson & wife Ruth Stovall Hairston in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

1853-1855

Cooleemee Plantation under construction

1861-1865

War between the States

 

 

 

NOTE: Some of the dates and information in this booklet are subject to discussion. Corrections or suggestions are requested.

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