Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON
HAIRSTON.org ID#835, b. 13 July 1783, d. 22 April 1869
Father* | Major Peter HAIRSTON b. 24 Feb 1752, d. 1 Dec 1832 |
Mother* | Alcey (Elsie) PERKINS1 b. 1766, d. 1814 |
Birth* | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON was born on 13 July 1783 in Virginia.2,3 |
She was the daughter of Major Peter HAIRSTON and Alcey (Elsie) PERKINS.1 | |
Census 1790 | Major Peter HAIRSTON was New Tag Males <16 1, 16+ 3, Females 3 , slaves 58. on 2 August 1790 in Stokes County, North Carolina.4 ![]() |
Census 1800 | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON listed in the household of Major Peter HAIRSTON on 4 August 1800 in Salisbury, Stokes County, North Carolina; Males 26-44 1, Females 10-15 1 , 26-44 1, slaves 103.5 ![]() |
Marriage* | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON married Major Peter WILSON, son of Col. John WILSON and Mary Cody LUMPKIN, before December 1801.1,6 |
Marriage* | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON married Robert HAIRSTON, son of Gen. George Stovall HAIRSTON and Elizabeth PERKINS, on 15 February 1816 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; Weekly Raliegh Register, Raliegh, North Carolina, March 15, 1816, Page 3.7,1 |
Census 1820 | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON appeared on the 1820 census of Robert HAIRSTON in 1820 in Pittsylvanaia County, Virginia; Males 26-44 1 (Robert), Females 26-44 1 (wife Ruth), Slaves 45.8![]() |
Census 1830 | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON appeared on the 1830 census of Robert HAIRSTON in 1830 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; Males: 40-49 1, Females: 40-49 1, Slaves: 65.9![]() |
Will | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON was mentioned in the will of Major Peter HAIRSTON on 20 February 1832 in Stokes County, North Carolina; Will Vol 1-3, pages 241-242.10 ![]() |
Census 1840 | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON appeared on the 1840 census of Robert HAIRSTON in 1840 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; Males: 50-59 1, Females; 40-49 1, Slaves 72.11![]() |
Census 1850* | Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1850 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Ruth S 67, George 28 (Samuel Hairston's son #393).12 |
Census 1860* | She appeared on the census of 1860 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, Ruth S. 77, George 38 (Samuel Hairton's son #393), Ann E. 26 (#702).3 |
Death* | She died on 22 April 1869 at age 85.2 |
Burial* | She was buried in Berry Hill Cemetery, Pittsylvania, Virginia; inscription on marker "She refused to move to Mississippi."2 |
Family 1 | Major Peter WILSON b. 25 Jan 1770, d. 21 Dec 1813 |
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Family 2 | Robert HAIRSTON b. 1 Apr 1783, d. 7 Mar 1852 |
Charts | Descendant Chart (#1) Descendant Chart (#2) Descendant Chart Box (#1) Descendant Chart Box (#2) |
Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [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. - [S14] Berry Hill Plantation Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
- [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
- [S1790] 1790 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
- [S1800] 1800 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
- [S3149] Clement, Maud Carter: The History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
- [S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- [S1820] 1820 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
- [S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
- [S3065] Will of Peter Hairston - 20 Feb 1832, Stokes County, North Carolina, Wills Vol, 1-2, pages 241-242.
- [S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
- [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration.
Last Edited | 13 Jun 2017 |