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 1830Letitia HAIRSTON listed in the household of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON on 1 June 1830 in Franklin, Virginia; Males 70-79 1, Females 20-29 1.2 
WillIn 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 image 455.3
MarriageShe married Thomas Hardin WATKINS, son of Thomas WATKINS and Magdalene DUPUY, on 10 January 1837.4,5 
Census 1850Letitia HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of Thomas Hardin WATKINS on 15 August 1850 in Henry, Virginia.1

Death*Letitia HAIRSTON died on 22 November 1858. 

Family

Thomas Hardin WATKINS b. 1810, d. Jan 1880
Children
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [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.
  4. [S67] Dodd, Virginia Anderson, Henry County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1849, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenvile, S.C. 1955.
  5. [S3026] Rev. B. H. Dupuy. The Huguenot Bartholomew Dupuy and His Descendants. Louisville, KY.: Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., 1908.
  6. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited18 Jun 2017