Letitia HAIRSTON
HAIRSTON.org ID#411, b. about 1809, d. 22 November 1858
Father* | Col. Samuel HAIRSTON b. 25 Sep 1755, d. 17 Dec 1834 |
Mother* | Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS b. 25 Jan 1769, d. 23 Nov 1809 |
Birth* | Letitia HAIRSTON was born about 1809 in Virginia, mother died in 1809 and she is 40 in the 1850 census.1 |
She was the daughter of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON and Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS. | |
Census 1830 | Letitia HAIRSTON listed in the household of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON on 1 June 1830 in Franklin County, Virginia; Males 70-79 1, Females 20-29 1.2 |
Will | In Col. Samuel HAIRSTON's will dated 4 November 1834, Letitia 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 7644995-455.3 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Married Name | As of 10 January 1837,her married name was WATKINS. |
Marriage | She married Thomas Hardin WATKINS, son of Thomas WATKINS and Magdalene DUPUY, on 10 January 1837.4,5 |
Census 1850 | Letitia HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of Thomas Hardin WATKINS on 15 August 1850 in Henry County, Virginia.1 ![]() |
Death* | Letitia HAIRSTON died on 22 November 1858. |
Family | Thomas Hardin WATKINS b. 1810, d. Jan 1880 |
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
- [S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
- [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.
- [S67] Dodd, Virginia Anderson, Henry County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1849, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore 1976.
- [S3026] Rev. B. H. Dupuy. The Huguenot Bartholomew Dupuy and His Descendants. Louisville, KY.: Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., 1908.
- [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited | 18 Jun 2017 |