Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Peter HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#1869, b. 9 July 1782

Father*

John HAIRSTON¹ b. a 1753

Mother*

Mary Ann ROBERTSON¹ b. a 1754, d. a 1840

Birth*

Peter HAIRSTON was born on 9 July 1782 in Ninety-Six, South Carolina.¹

He was the son of John HAIRSTON and Mary Ann ROBERTSON.¹

Marriage*

Peter HAIRSTON married Permelia (surname unknown) about 1814.^1,2

County Name*

Tallapoosa County from Creek Cession - 1832.

Court Record*

Peter Herston voted in Tallapoosa County, Alabama on 30 January 1836.³

Census 1850*

Peter HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 20 September 1850 in Township 19, Tallapoosa, Alabama, Peter Hurston 67 SC, Permelia 61 VA, John T 27 AL, Jesse L 21 AL.²

NOTE*

NOTES: There is a marriage of a Jane Hairston and Thomas W. Cook dated 24 December 1846. I do not know who her father was. Tallapoosa County Marriage Book II, page 267. FHL 5205830, image 277.

Family

Permelia (surname unknown) b. a 1789

Children

Permelia HAIRSTON¹ b. 6 Nov 1814, d. 21 Apr 1877
John Thomas HAIRSTON+² b. a 1818, d. 23 Dec 1853
William J. HAIRSTON+¹ b. a 1820, d. 21 Oct 1881
Isaiah T. HAIRSTON+⁴ b. a 1823, d. b 1870
Jessie Lippar HAIRSTON² b. a 1829

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S46] Vic Hairston and Edward J. Bregenzer, The Hairston History, February 12, 1998. Personal Collection - copy.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S3005] Alabama Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court and Other records, 1784-1920, ancestry.com.
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

13 Aug 2025