Hairston Family History and Genealogy - Martha "Patsy" Pina KOONCE

Martha "Patsy" Pina KOONCE

HAIRSTON.org ID#3758, b. 1 February 1817, d. 8 April 1857

Father*

Philip KOONCE b. 29 Jan 1765, d. 2 Feb 1841

Mother*

Nancy DODSON b. 14 Mar 1782, d. 23 Oct 1853

Birth*

Martha "Patsy" Pina KOONCE was born on 1 February 1817 in Lincoln, Tennessee.^1,2

She was the daughter of Philip KOONCE and Nancy DODSON.

Will

Mentions wife (not by name) and four youngest daughters daughters - Burdotty, Juily Woods, Sophia Ann, Patsey Pina. Lincoln County Will Book 1 (1826-1850), page 203. Probate 12 April 1842. Family History Library Film #007642927, Image 383.³

Marriage*

Martha "Patsy" Pina KOONCE married Manley Madison HAIRSTON, son of Robert HAIRSTON and Margaret SMELTZER (SMELSER), on 23 February 1843 in Lincoln, Tennessee. FSL F/T#4538778, image 71.⁴

Census 1850

Martha "Patsy" Pina KOONCE appeared on the 1850 census of Manley Madison HAIRSTON on 8 October 1850 in Lincoln, Tennessee; Manly 40 TN, Martha 33 TN, Margaret 6 TN, Nancy 5 TN, Robert 3 TN, Joel 2 TN, Margaret Harston 64 SC.¹

Death*

Martha "Patsy" Pina KOONCE died on 8 April 1857 in Lincoln, Tennessee, at age 40.^4,2

Burial*

She was buried in Hairston Cemetery, Lincoln, Tennessee.²

Family

Manley Madison HAIRSTON b. 7 Nov 1809, d. 22 May 1891

Children

Margaret Ann HAIRSTON b. 5 Apr 1844, d. 27 Mar 1921
Nancy Dodson HAIRSTON b. 9 Oct 1845, d. 15 Jun 1918
Robert Phillip HAIRSTON+ b. 22 Jan 1847, d. 10 Apr 1884
Jael "Julia" Burdotty HAIRSTON b. 16 Sep 1848, d. 12 Feb 1892
Manley Madison HAIRSTON Jr. b. 18 Aug 1850, d. 29 Aug 1862
James Needham HAIRSTON b. 7 Jul 1853, d. 1908
Martha Piney HAIRSTON b. 7 Feb 1855, d. 31 Jul 1922
infant Hairston b. 1 Apr 1857, d. 1 Apr 1857

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S48] Find A Grave Website with Photo - only listings with photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof.
[S3711] Tennessee Probate Court Books - Lincoln County 1827-1850, Ancestry.com.
[S3176] Lincoln County Tennessee Bible Records, Volume 4, compiled by Mabel Abbott Tucker and Jane Warren Waller, Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers. Family History Library Film #007831066., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Last Edited

10 Oct 2025