Constantine Hairston

HAIRSTON.org ID#44, b. 17 December 1797, d. 12 February 1819
Father*Gen. George Stovall Hairston1 b. 20 Sep 1750, d. 5 Mar 1827
Mother*Elizabeth Perkins1 b. 13 May 1759, d. 26 Jan 1819
Birth*Constantine Hairston was born on 17 December 1797 in Virginia.2,1 
He was the son of Gen. George Stovall Hairston and Elizabeth Perkins.1 
DeedConstantine Hairston witnessed the deed of Gen. George Stovall Hairston on 30 September 1814 in Henry, Virginia; On 30 September 1814, William Anthony, PoA for his father Joseph Anthony, sells a tract of land on Beaver Creek in Henry county containing 552 acres to George Hairston. Witnessed by Samuel Hairston, John A. Hairston, Constantine Hairston and Soloman Poston. - Henry County Deed Book 8, page 44. FSL #008151923, image 29. 
DeedConstantine Hairston witnessed the deed of Col. George "Old Rusty" Hairston Jr. on 30 September 1814 in Henry, Virginia; On 30 September 1815, William Anthony of Sumner County, Tennessee, as power of attorney for Jesph Anthony sells 552 acres on Beaver Creek to George Hairston. Witnessed by Samuel Hairston, Constantine Hairston and Soloman W, Portom - Henry County Deed Book 8, page 44-45, FSL #8151923, image 29. 
Deed*On 11 September of 1817, George Hairston and Constantine Hairston obtain a license to keep an ordinary (a tavern with lodging and food) at his iron works in Patrick county. - Patrick County Deed Book 4, page 423. FSL #007897279, image 241. 
Military*On 16 September 1817, Constantine Hairston is recommended to replace Giles Martin as a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of the 18th Regiment. - Governer's Office Militia Commission Papers 1817, Patrick County. FSL #008714660, image 3 & #007895950, image 136. 
Court Record*On 17 December 1818, Charles Foster, Constantine Hairston, Warren Mosses and John Akers are appointed to view a way for a road from Massy's Path to Hairtons quarter. - Patrick Order Book 2, 1810-1821. FSL #007895950, image 160. 
Death Mother*His mother, Elizabeth Perkins Hairston, died on 26 January 1819. 
Death*Constantine Hairston died on 12 February 1819 at age 21; "Died - Constantine Hairston, eighth son of Col. George and Mrs. Elizabeth Hairston, on February 12, shortly after the death of his mother. His home was in Patrick County. Age 21 the years." Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, Va. : 1815 : Semiweekly) (p. 3, c. 4) - From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. (Film 23a).

"Constantine Hairston, born Dec. 17, 1797, died unmarried of typhoid fever at age 19, buried at "Beaver Creek," Henry Co., Va. He was a young man of unusual handsome appearance and decided literary tastes and talents." From "Descendants of Nicholas Perkins....", p.66

In the book "The Hairstons and Penns and their Relations", Elizabeth Seawell Hairston writes, "Constantine, eighth child of Colonel George and Elizabeth Perkins Letcher Hairston, born December 17, 1797. He was a man of unusual handsome appearance and decided literary tastes and talents. He died young and unmarried and is buried at "Beaver Creek," Henry County, Virginia. (The name "Constant" is first noted in the Perkins family in 1652)."2,3 
Burial*He was buried in Beaver Creek Plantation, Henry, Virginia.4

 
Obituary*Departed this Life, in the 60th year of her age, Mrs. Elizabeth Hairston, the amiable wife of Col. George Hairston of Henry county. She died after a short, but severe illness, during the absence of her husband, then on a visit to the city of Richmond. She discharged all the domestic charities of life with the most commendable care. An affectionate wife, a tender mother, an indulgent mistress, a liberal friend to the poor, she left a void in her social circle, which years can not fill up.
But there was another blow reserved for this afflicted family. Her eighth son, Constantine Hairston, residing in the county of Patrick, just 21 years old, had come to visit his languishing mother, and after her death, remained to console his distressed family. He too was taken sick, and on the 12th instant, terminated his existence. Though his pain was excruciating, he appeared more concerned for the salvation of his soul than any earthly consideration. He declared a few moments before his dissolution that he was willing to die; and finally expired without a groan. This young gentleman was respected by all that knew him. Thus has one family been bereaved in a few short days of two of its most precious ornaments. -- Richmond Enquirer, Saturday, February 27, 1819, page 3. 
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S249] George Hairston Family Bible - 1750-1916, 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. Cooperstown, (N.Y.) Sterotyped, Printed and Published by H. & E. Phinney, 1829., Library of Virginia.
  2. [S55] Harden Hairston Family Bible, 1750-1908. The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues,.....J. Holbrook's Sterotype Copy., Eighth Edition, Brattleborough, (Vt.), 1817, Library of Virginia.
  3. [S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940., Ancestry.com.
  4. [S15] Beaver Creek Plantation Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
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