Hairston Family History and Genealogy

George STOVALL Jr.

HAIRSTON.org ID#1001, b. about 1728, d. August 1782

Father*

Captain George STOVALL^1,2 b. a 1695, d. a 18 Apr 1786

Mother*

Elizabeth (surname unknown)

Marriage*

George STOVALL Jr. married Mary "Molly" COOPER, daughter of George COOPER I, in Goochland, Virginia.²

Birth*

George STOVALL Jr. was born about 1728 in Henrico, Virginia.²

County Name

1728 - Goochland County formed from Henrico.

He was the son of Captain George STOVALL and Elizabeth (surname unknown).^1,2

County Name

1744 - Albemarle County formed from Goochland.

Property

George Stovall Jr. acquires 249 acres in Albemarle County - Library of Congress, Land Office Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 8 Reel 33-34.

Deed*

On 24 March 1759, George Stovall Sr. sells 340 acres on the land on the North side of the Fluvanna River to his son George Stovall Jr.. - Albemarle Deed Book 2, pages105-106. FSL #007893699, image 61-62.

County Name

1751 - Amherst County formed from Albemarle.

Deed

On 26 June 1764, a deed is recorded in which Robert Hairston transfers 300 acres on Possum Creek to George Stovall Jr. of Amherst County. - Bedford County Deed Book B, pages 411-412. FSL #8190021 image 215 or 503.³

Deed*

On 25 July 1773, George Stovall Jr., and his wife Mary, sells 400 acres on Possum Creek, adjacent to Richard Phillips land, to William James for 200 pounds. - Bedford Deed Book 5, page 105-106. FSL #007842541, image 83.

Property*

George Stovall Jr. acquired 178 acres in Amherst County on 1 Dec 1779 - Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents B, 1779-1780, p. 190 Reel 43.

County Name*

1782 - Campbell County was formed from Bedford.

Death*

George STOVALL Jr. died in August 1782 in Campbell, Virginia.²

Will*

George Stovall Jr. left a will filed in Campbell County that mentions James Stovall, Thomas Stovall, Joseph W. Stovall, Brett Stovall, Elizabeth Stovall and Milly Stovall.
Library of Virginia - Part of index to Campbell County Wills and Administrations (1782 - 1800), p. 11-14. Will pro. 5 Sept. 1782., p. 15-17. Inv. & Appr. rec. 7 Nov. 1782, Will Book 1, 1782-1800 (Reel 19.)⁴

Probate*

His estate was probated on 5 September 1782 in Campbell, Virginia.⁴

Family

Mary "Molly" COOPER d. 1796

Children

Ruth STOVALL+⁵ b. a 1743, d. a 1800
George STOVALL² b. a 1746, d. 1779
Sarah Sally STOVALL+ b. a 1753, d. b 13 Jan 1823
Thomas STOVALL² b. a 1755, d. b 20 Sep 1805
Martha STOVALL+ b. a 1760, d. a 1835
James D. STOVALL² b. a 1762, d. a 1791
Joseph Wilson STOVALL² b. a 1764, d. b 14 Jul 1845
Brett STOVALL² b. 14 Oct 1766, d. b 1 Jul 1859
Elizabeth STOVALL+² b. a 1768, d. 1842

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S293] The Family of Bartholomew Stovall (Eight Generations of Stovalls in England and America), Neil D. Thompson, Stovall Family Association, 1993.
[S3399] Bishop, Donald E., Descendants of Bartholomew Stovall 1655-1722: First Five Generations. Laurel, Mississippi: Stovall Family Association, 1999. 929.273 St76bd https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/835331, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[S3092] Chilton, Ann. Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book B-2, 1761-1766. Signal Mountain, TN (P.O. Box 400, Signal Mountain 37377: Mountain Press, 1992. Print., Library of Virginia.
[S3109] Clemens, William M. Virginia Wills Before 1799: A Complete Abstract Register of All Names Mentioned in Over Six Hundred Recorded Wills ... Copied from the Court House Records of Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Loudoun, Prince William, and Rockbridge Counties. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co, 1973. Print., Personal Collection - printed book.
[S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940., Ancestry.com.

Last Edited

23 Dec 2025