John CALLAWAY

HAIRSTON.org ID#772, b. 1 August 1781, d. 8 January 1865
Father*Col. James CALLAWAY b. 25 Dec 1735, d. 1 Nov 1809
Mother*Elizabeth EARLY b. 3 Feb 1759, d. 5 Jan 1796
Birth*John CALLAWAY was born on 1 August 1781 in Virginia.1 
He was the son of Col. James CALLAWAY and Elizabeth EARLY. 
WillJohn CALLAWAY was mentioned in the will of Col. James CALLAWAY on 2 May 1809 in Bedford, Virginia; Bedford Will Book C, page 214.1 
Marriage*John CALLAWAY married Mary Polly HAIRSTON, daughter of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON and Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS, on 7 December 1809 in Franklin, Virginia. Father Samuel Hairston, Surety Caleb Tate. - FSL #7490229 image 155 and 159.2,3,4,1,5,6
Census 1820*John CALLAWAY appeared on the census of 7 August 1820 in Franklin, Virginia, Male: <10 1, 10-15 1, 26-44 1, Female; under 10 1, 26-44 2.7 
Death Spouse*He's wife, Mary Polly Hairston, died before 1821. 
Marriage*He married America HAIRSTON, daughter of Gen. George Stovall HAIRSTON and Elizabeth PERKINS, on 14 January 1821 in Henry, Virginia.8,9,2,4,10,6 
WillJohn CALLAWAY 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.11 
Census 1830*John CALLAWAY appeared on the census of 1830 in Bedford, Virginia, Males; 20-29 1, Females; under 5 1, 20-29 1, Slaves; 46.12 
WillHe was mentioned in the will of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON on 4 November 1834; 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 455.13
Census 1840*John CALLAWAY appeared on the census of 1840 in Bedford, Virginia, Males; 5-9 1, 30-39 2, Females; under 5 1, 30-39 1; Slaves 37.14 
Census 1850 Agri*He appeared on the census of 6 September 1850 in Henry, Virginia, agriculture census lists 150 acres improved land.15 
Census 1850*He appeared on the census of 21 September 1850 in Henry, Virginia, John Callaway 68, George Callaway 27, Barnabas Balile 26 (overseer).16

 
Census 1850 Slave*He was listed as a slave owner in the 1850 Slave Inhabitants census on 26 October 1850 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, lists John Callaway as owning over 41 slaves.17 
Census 1860*He appeared on the census of 8 August 1860 in Henry, Virginia, John Callaway 78, Geo. Callaway 38, Eliza M Davis 48, James Headen 21 (laborer).18

 
Census 1860 Slave*He was as a slave owner lists 42 slaves on 9 August 1860 in Northern District, Bedford, Virginia.19 
Death*He died on 8 January 1865 at age 83. 
Burial*He was buried in Beaver Creek Plantation, Henry, Virginia.8 

Family 1

Mary Polly HAIRSTON b. 25 Feb 1793
Children

Family 2

America HAIRSTON b. 21 Feb 1801, d. 16 Mar 1826
Children
ChartsDescendant Chart (#1)
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

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  2. [S106] Early, R. H. The Family of Early: Which Settled Upon the Eastern Shore of Virginia And Its Connection With Other Families. Lynchburg, Va: [Brown-Morrison], 1920., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S110] Unknown author. Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850, Precision Indexing Publishers, Bountiful, UT. N.p.: n.pub.
  4. [S3074] Hale, Nathaniel Claiborne, Roots In Virginia: an Account of Captain Thomas Hale, Virginia Frontiersman, His Descendants And Related Families. With Genealogies And Sketches of Hale, Saunders, Lucke, Claiborne, Lacy, Tobin And Contributing Ancestral Lines. Philadelphia?, 1948.
    https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066151580, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  5. [S3166] Wingfield, Marshall, Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1858 - 1939, West Tennessee Historical Society, Memphis, Tennessee, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  6. [S3073] Hill, Judith Parks America, A History of Henry County, Virginia : With Biographical Sketches of Its Most Prominent Citizens and Genealogical Histories of Half a Hundred of Its Oldest Families, Press of Bulletin Printing and Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1925 - Henry County, Va. (THERE ARE MANY ERRORS IN THIS BOOK) Ancestry.com.
  7. [S1820] 1820 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S15] Beaver Creek Plantation Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
  9. [S67] Dodd, Virginia Anderson, Henry County, Virginia, Marriage Bonds, 1778-1849, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenvile, S.C. 1955.
  10. [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.
  11. [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 - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  12. [S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  13. [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.
  14. [S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  15. [S108] 1850 Agriculture Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
  16. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  17. [S10] 1850 Slave Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
  18. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  19. [S107] 1860 Slave Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
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