Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Mary YELDELL

HAIRSTON.org ID#1739

Father*

Robert YELDELL¹ b. a 1716, d. a Sep 1789

Mary YELDELL was the daughter of Robert YELDELL.¹

Marriage*

Mary YELDELL married Peter HAIRSTON, son of SOUTH CAROLINA FAMILIES HAIRSTON, about 1773.¹

Will

Mary YELDELL was mentioned in the will of Robert YELDELL on 29 June 1789 in Abbeville, South Carolina; Mentions grandson Robert Hairston and son-in-law Peter Hairston. Children James (deceased), Jean, Sarah White, Mary Hairston, Robert, Anthony, Phebe. Grandchildren Robert Yeldell, Robert Hairston. - FSL #4752827 image 25 or #4752968, image 40.^1,2

Family

Peter HAIRSTON b. a 1754

Children

Nancy HAIRSTON+³ b. a 1773
Robert HAIRSTON+¹ b. bt 1776 - 1780, d. 22 Aug 1841
Samuel HAIRSTON+ b. a 1797, d. 28 Dec 1850
Peter HAIRSTON+ b. a 1799, d. 1851
John B. HAIRSTON+ b. a 1800

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S3227] Will of Robert Yeldell Sr. - 1789, Abbeville District, South Carolina; Recorded 15 Jan 1790, Will Book 1, Page 20. FSL #4752827 image 25., South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
[S3718] Weaver, Oliver C. Jr., Yeldell and Hartsfield Families and Weaver Family, 1993, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[S279] Lomax, Joseph, Genealogical and Historical Sketches of The Lomax Family, The Rookus Printing House, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1894.

Last Edited

24 Aug 2025