George HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#393, b. 11 January 1822, d. 9 February 1866
Father*Samuel HAIRSTON1 b. 19 Nov 1788, d. 2 Mar 1875
Mother*Agnes John Peter WILSON b. 22 Dec 1801, d. 12 Mar 1880
Birth*George HAIRSTON was born on 11 January 1822 in Virginia.2,3,4 
He was the son of Samuel HAIRSTON and Agnes John Peter WILSON.1 
Anecdote*On October 19, 1843, Peter Hairston and George Hairston traveled to Liverpool, England on the SS Great Western. At that time the Great Western took about 16 days to cross the Atlantic. Peter and George toured England, France and Italy for 9 months. Their departure was listed in the New-York Daily Tribune on October 21, 1843.



On their return trip they arrived in the port of Shoreham, England on 16 May 1844 returning from Le Harve, France and then returned to Boston on the RMS Britannia on July 3, 1844.


The Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, July 6, 1844, Page 1.5,6 
Census 1850George HAIRSTON listed in the household of Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON in 1850 in Pittsylvania, Virginia; Ruth S 67, George 28 (Samuel Hairston's son #393).7

 
Letter*On 13 April 1852, Robert wrote a letter to his cousin George Hairston (1822-1866) concerning the Mississippi probate court case of Robert Hairston (1783-1852).
Marriage*George HAIRSTON married Ann Elizabeth LASH, daughter of William Alexander LASH (Loesch) and Ann Powell HUGHES, on 3 October 1855 in Stokes, North Carolina; Date of marriage bond was 18 September 1855, bondsman was Sterling Adams and Samuel H. Taylor was the witness. They were married by R. A. Mebane. FS Film #00426179 Image 133.2,1 
Census 1860George HAIRSTON listed in the household of Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON in 1860 in Pittsylvania, Virginia; Ruth S. Hairston 77, George Hairston 38 (Samuel Hairton's son #393), Ann E. Hairston 26 (#702).3
Death*George HAIRSTON died on 9 February 1866 at age 44.2,1 
Burial*He was buried in Berry Hill Cemetery, Pittsylvania, Virginia.2

 
WillHe was mentioned in the will of Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON on 7 April 1866 in Berry Hill, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Mentions: Peter W. Hairston (1819-1886), Ruth Stoval Hairston (1827-1889), Samuel Pannill Wilson (1822-1894), Alice Alcey Hairston (1830-1914), Samuel Hardin Hairston (1822-1870), Ruth H. Wilson (daughter of Samuel and Ruth Wilson), William Lash Hairston (1863-1927), Samuel Hairston (1788-1875), Agnes John Peter Wilson (1801-1880) and deceased George Hairston (1822-1866).8
Probate*On 31 May 1869 William A. Lash, Jr., William A. Lash, Sr. and A. E. Hairston put up a bond of $20,000 and William A. Lash, Jr. was appointed guardian of William Lash Hairston and Samuel Hairston, both minors.9 

Family

Ann Elizabeth LASH b. 14 May 1834, d. 1 Jan 1925
Children
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S24] Hall, Wm. Kearney 1918-. Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia. 1957 Ann Arbor, Michigan.
    https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89069618338, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  2. [S14] Berry Hill Plantation Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
  3. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S3812] Bible of Peter Hairston - Saura Town Hill, Dan River, Stokes, North Carolina. The Holy Bible Inclusinf The Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha..., London: Printed for C. G. J. and I. Robinson, Pater-Noster Row. 1793., Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  5. [S32] Peter Wilson Hairston Papers, Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina
    at Chapel Hill.
  6. [S228] England, Alien Arrivals, 1810-1811, 1826-1869,. The National Archives (TNA), London, England.
  7. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S3673] Will of Ruth Stovall Hairston - 7 April 1866 - Will was written in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 1866 and Ruth died in same county. Copies were also filed in Stokes County, North Carolina and Haywood County, Tennessee. PDF copy of Stokes County, NC filing is attached. Haywood County, Tennessee Will Book I, page 336. Family History Library Film #00477660, image 205-207., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  9. [S3309] George Hairston (1822-1866) Estate Records, Stokes County, North Carolina State Archives, Project NC09250, Roll 468, Page 392-416, Ancestry.com.
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