Peter HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#406, b. 10 May 1799, d. 10 November 1839
Father*Col. Samuel HAIRSTON1 b. 25 Sep 1755, d. 17 Dec 1834
Mother*Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS b. 25 Jan 1769, d. 23 Nov 1809
Birth*Peter HAIRSTON was born on 10 May 1799 in Virginia.2,1,3

 
He was the son of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON and Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS.1 
Marriage*Peter HAIRSTON married Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON, daughter of Gen. George Stovall HAIRSTON and Elizabeth PERKINS, on 3 March 1827 in Henry, Virginia;


HAIRSTON FAMILY BIBLE.4,1,5 
Census 1830*Peter HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1830 in Henry, Virginia, Peter Hairston, Males under 5 1, 20-29 1, 30-39 1, Females under 5 1, 20-29 1. Appears to be Peter, Ruth, Elizabeth and Samuel, plus one male 20-29 years old.6

 
DeedHe is mentioned in the property documents of Samuel Saunders HAIRSTON Jr. and Robert Tennent WOODS on 1 June 1834 in Franklin, Virginia; On June 1, 1834, Samuel Hairston, Jr., Robert T. Woods, Robert Hairston, Peter Hairston and Henry T. Callaway form a complicated arrangment so that Samuel Hairston, Jr. and Robert T. Woods can buy 343 acres in Franklin County from Thomas Williams. - Franklin County Deed Book 14, page 105. FSL #7894518 image 388.
WillIn Col. Samuel HAIRSTON's will dated 4 November 1834, Peter HAIRSTON was named as an heir; Samuel Hairston left a will dated 7 November 1834 and a codicil dated 8 November 1834. Samuel Hairston also left a second codicil dated 4 November 1834, but I believe the court clerk wrote November instead of December. The will was filed with the Franklin County Court on 5 January 1835. - Franklin County Will Book 4, pages 290-292, FSL 7644995 image 455.7
Court Record*Court held for Henry County the 10th day of October 1836 -"The Court herebefore directed to be summoned for the trial of Kaly a negro woman slave the property of Peter Hairston charged with feloniously stabbing Peyton Conway, having failed to convene, the prisoner was this day brought up for trial, whereupon on motion of the all presenting for the Commonwealth and for reasons appearing to the Court the trial of the prisoner is deferred until the next Court. And the Court being of opinion that the offence with which the prisoner stands charged is one for which she is entitled to ?. Peter Hairston, the owner of the prisoner, and William Martin of said County came into Court, and acknowledged themselves jointly and severally indebted to his excellency the Governor of this Commonwealth and his successors for the use of the Commonwealth in the sum of one thousand dollars to be levied of their respective goods and chattels lands and tenements. Conditioned that the said prisoner shall be personally present at the next term of this Court, to stand her trial for the offence with which she ? charged." - Henry County Minute Book 2, page 302. FSL #8098390, image 156.

At a Court of Quarterly Sessions continued and held for Henry County at the Court house the 15th November 1836 - Present Thomas Jones, Thomas B Dandridge, John T Wooton, George Woody, Gent. -- "Kaley a negro woman slave the property of Peter Hairston, charged with unlawfully and feloniously stabbing Peyton Conway, was this day put to the bar and upon her argument pleaded not guilty, whereupon the Court proceeded to examine diverse witnesses as well on behalf of the Commonwealth as the prisoner at the bar who was defended by William Martin Esqr. On consideration whereof the Court is unanimously of opinion that the prisoner is guilty of unlawful stabbing and entitled to the benefit of Clergy, and do sentence her to be burnt in the hand, and to receive ten lashes." -- Henry County Minute Book 2, page 304. FSL #8098390, image 157.
Death*He died on 10 November 1839 at age 40.1,3

 
Burial*He was buried in Beaver Creek Plantation, Henry, Virginia;


Photo: Find A Grave by shakestheground.3,1 
ProbateHis estate was probated on 14 January 1841 in Patrick, Virginia; The Patrick County January Court, 14 January 1841, "an inventory & appraisement of the personal estate of P. Hairston dec'd in the County of Patrick was presented in Court and admitted to record". - FSL #8574638 image 301.

Family

Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON b. 6 Sep 1804, d. 20 Sep 1838
Children
ChartsDescendant Chart (#1)
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S142] Hairston Family, Peter Hairston Bible - 1750-1928, The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Translated Out of the Original Greek: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. Boston, Published by C. Ewer, T. Bedlington, and J. H. A. Frost. 1828., North Carolina, State Archives of North Carolina.
  2. [S141] Samuel Hairston Family Bible 1755-1891 - North Carolina.
  3. [S15] Beaver Creek Plantation Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
  4. [S67] Dodd, Virginia Anderson, Henry County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1849, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenvile, S.C. 1955.
  5. [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.
  6. [S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S119] Will of Samuel Hairston 7 November 1834 and 2 codicils. Franklin County Will Book #4, pages 290-292. Family Search Library Film #007644995, images 455-456. Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  8. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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