Marshall HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#47, b. 4 July 1802, d. 20 January 1882
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*Marshall HAIRSTON was born on 4 July 1802 in Virginia.2,1,3 
He was the son of Gen. George Stovall Hairston and Elizabeth PERKINS.1 
WillIn Gen. George Stovall Hairston's will dated 7 March 1820 in Henry, Virginia, Marshall HAIRSTON was named as an heir; Henry County Will Book 3 page 159. FSL #7645134 image 455.4 
College* Between 1821 and 1822, attended in Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, "687. *MARSHALL HAIRSTON, Henry Co.: Planter: Died 1882." page 75.5 
WillHe was mentioned in the will of Gen. George Stovall Hairston on 7 March 1826; On 7 March 1826, George added a codicil to his will regarding the death of his daughter America. George gives America's share of his estate to her son George Callawy. In this document he also mentions John Callaway, Ruth Callaway.4 
Property*In 1827, Marshall Hairston inherited the Beaver Creek Plantation from his father George Hairston.6 
Tax Rolls1828 - Marshall Hairston is listed as a personal property tax payer in Henry County with 57 slaves and 29 horses. - FSL #7849140 image 861. 
Tax Rolls*1829 - Marshall Hairston is listed as a tax payer in Henry County, Virginia. One White tithe, 55 Black tithes, 10 Black 11-16, 31 horses. - FSL #7849140 image 874. 
Marriage*Marshall HAIRSTON married Ann Marshall HAIRSTON, daughter of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON and Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS, on 12 March 1829 in Franklin, Virginia. By Rev. Pedigo. A marriage annoucement was published in the Lynchburg Virginian on 26 October 1835. Surety was Samuel Hairston, Jr. on 9 March 1829. - Franklin County Virginia Marriage Register page 40. FSL #7578970, image 77.7,6,1,3,8,9
Tax Rolls1830 - Marshall Hairston is listed as a tax payer in Henry County with 1 White tithes, 59 Black tithes, 10 Black 11-16, 28 horses. - FSL #7849140 image 891.
 
Census 1830*Marshall HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1830 in Henry, Virginia, Males: under 5 1, 15-19 1, 20-29 1, Females: 20-29 1, Slaves 110.10
WillIn Col. Samuel HAIRSTON's will dated 4 November 1834, Marshall 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 455.11
PropertyIn 1837 Marshall built the current Beaver Creek Plantation home.6 
Census 1840*He appeared on the census of 1840 in Henry, Virginia.12 
Census 1850*He appeared on the census of 24 August 1850 in Henry, Virginia, Marshall Hairston 48, Ann Hairston 47, Virginia Nelson 25, Elizabeth P Hairston 14, Ann M Hairston 12, Ruth Hairston 12, John Hairston 10, Bethenia H Hairston 6. Virginia Nelson does not appear to be related to the Hairston family and may have been a teacher for the children.7 
Property*George Hairston purchases 240 acres in Lowndes County from Marshall Hairston and his wife Ann of Yallobusha County, Mississippi on 17 January 1859. Lowndes County deed Vol. 31, page 378. FSL #8567104 image 205.
Will*He left a will dated on 28 May 1873 in Henry, Virginia, Mentions: wife Ann, Daughters - Ruth S. Wilson (wife of Robert A. Wilson), Elizabeth P. Hairston, Ann M. Hairston, Sister Ruth (wife of Peter Hairston dec'd), Brothers - Robert Hairston dec'd, John A. Hairston dec'd, Nephew - George Hairston (son of Peter and Ruth Hairston), Also Mentioned - Mrs. Lucinda Redd Oreston, Canellius King, William P. Terry, Peter W. Hairston, David Mead Randolph, James M. Phittle, George Eggleston dec'd, Benjamin Harrison, Witnesses - W.W. Smith, J. P. Warren, J. Powell, J.A. Early. Two codicils were added in April of 1877. - Lowndes Mississippi Wills Vol. 4, pages 239-258. FSL #5835941 images 155-253.
Census 1880*He appeared on the census of 15 June 1880 in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, Marshal 77, Ann 77, Ann 40, James T Hairston 45 (son in law), Elizabeth 44, Watt 3 (grandson).13 
Death*He died on 20 January 1882 in Henry, Virginia, at age 79. Marshall Hairston Family Bible states "Marshall Hairston died half after twelve the morning of 20th Jan 1882."1,3 
Burial*He was buried in Beaver Creek Plantation, Henry, Virginia.2 
Probate*His estate was probated in March 1882 in Henry, Virginia. 
Newspaper*"At the last term of the County Court the will of Marshall Hairston, Esq., was admitted to probate. It makes fourteen pages of fools-cap and was written by Gen. J. A. Early. His estate amounts to at least $500,000, and consists of of money and bonds secured by mortgage, and several thousnd acres of valuable lands in this county and Patrick, and in Mississippi and Alabama. After providing for his wife, he makes an equitable division of his estate between his three daughters and their descendants." -- The News and Advance, Lynchburg, Virginia, Tuesday, March 21, 1882, page 2. 
ProbateThe 1873 will and 1877 codicils of Marshal Hairston were recorded in Lowndes County Will Book 4, pages 239-253 on 8 July 1927, 45 years after he died. FSL #5835941, images 155-162. 

Family

Ann Marshall HAIRSTON b. 2 Dec 1802, d. 11 Jul 1888
Children
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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. [S15] Beaver Creek Plantation Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
  3. [S3500] Bible - Marshall Hairston 1750, owned by Mrs. Anne Covington of "Beavercreek" transcribed by Mrs. Lillian Schwertz and printed in "Local History & Genealogical Society" Volume VII, March 1961, Number 1. (NOTE: There are several errors in this transcription.), Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S3296] Will of George Stovall Hairston -1820 - copy of will recorded in case #1833-008, Amos A. Atkinson & Wife vs. Exrs. of George Hairston, Chancery Records, Library of Virginia, Library of Virginia.
  5. [S226] Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni of Washington and Lee University, 1749-1888, J. Murphy and Company, Baltimore, 1888.
  6. [S28] Hairston, Peter Wilson - The Stories of Beaver Creek as Gleaned from Family Letters and Records, 2003, Personal Collection - printed book.
  7. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S3077] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ6-6JZ : accessed 13 September 2015), William Turnbull and Ruth Hairston, 07 Nov 1792; citing Franklin County, Virginia, reference p98; FHL microfilm 31,523.
  9. [S24] Hall, Wm. Kearney 1918-2011. Descendants of Nicholas Perkins of Virginia. 1957 Ann Arbor, Michigan., Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  10. [S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  11. [S119] Will of Samuel Hairston 7 November 1834 and 2 codicils. Franklin County Will Book #4, pages 290-292. FSL #007644995, images 455-456. Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  12. [S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  13. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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