SOUTH CAROLINA FAMILIES Hairston
HAIRSTON.org ID#8165
| NOTE* | GENEALOGY NOTES - HAIRSTON.ORG: Y-DNA indicates that the Virginia Hairstons and the South Carolina Hairstons are related and have a common ancestor born about 1626. Therefore the South Carolina Hairstons came to the American Colonies directly from Europe and they are not direct descendants of the Virginia Hairstons. Peter Hairston states that John Hairston is his brother in a court document (FSL #008617997, images 428-430). It appears that William and Thomas Hairston are also brothers of Peter and John, but I can not prove it. William, John, Peter and Thomas were all neighbors and born about the same time. I have listed them together as they all appear in South Carolina about the same time and are probably brothers or cousins. The following are documents I was not able to attach to an individual in my database: Samuel Harston was born about 1780 South Carolina and moved to Allen, Kentucky. Who are his parents? There is a record of George Hairston witnessing a deed in South Carolina in 1771. This deed was from James Boyle to Patrick Cunningham, both of Berkeley County, for 100 acres. (South Carolina Deed Abstracts 1719-1772, Vol. IV, by Clara A. Langley) The only possible George Hairston (1750-1827) in my records is the son of Robert Hairston (1724-1791). He was in South Carolina while serving in the Virginia Militia and returned to Virginia during the Revolution. - FSL #8139622, image 206-207. There is a Fairfield County, SC deed in which a George Harston sells 22 acres to James Hendrix on 3 January 1796. In a 1797 deed (p457) he is listed as George Harson and wife Mary. George and Mary signed with a mark. - FSL #8140748, image 646. Various spellings in old court documents: Hairston, Herston, Harston, Harson, etc.  |
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| Last Edited | 27 Oct 2026 |