Hairston Family History and Genealogy - Agnes John Peter WILSON

Agnes John Peter WILSON

HAIRSTON.org ID#837, b. 22 December 1801, d. 12 March 1880

Father*

Major Peter WILSON b. 25 Jan 1770, d. 21 Dec 1813

Mother*

Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON b. 13 Jul 1783, d. 22 Apr 1869

Birth*

Agnes John Peter WILSON was born on 22 December 1801 in Saura Town Hill, Stokes, North Carolina.^1,2

She was the daughter of Major Peter WILSON and Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON.

Marriage*

Agnes John Peter WILSON married Samuel HAIRSTON, son of Gen. George Stovall HAIRSTON and Elizabeth PERKINS, on 24 September 1818.^2,3

Census 1850

Agnes John Peter WILSON appeared on the 1850 census of Samuel HAIRSTON on 1 November 1850 in Pittsylvania, Virginia; Samuel Hairston 61, Agnes 48, Ruth Wilson 21, Alice Hairston 19, Samuel H Hairston 28, Samuel P Wilson 25, Agnes Wilson 1 - Farmer with $80,000 real estate.²

Deed

Samuel and Agnes J. P. Hairston of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, purchase 241 acres of property in Lowndes County, Mississippi from George Hairston of Lowndes County, Mississippi for $6,854, 29 December 1858. - Lowndes County Deed Vol. 31, page 325-326. FSL #8567104 image 178.

Census 1860

Agnes John Peter WILSON appeared on the 1860 census of Samuel HAIRSTON in July 1860 in Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Samuel Hairston 71, Agnes J P Hairston 58.⁴

Will

Agnes John Peter WILSON was mentioned in the will of Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON on 7 April 1866 in Berry Hill, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Mentions: Peter W. Hairston (1819-1886), Ruth Stoval Hairston (1827-1889), Samuel Pannill Wilson (1822-1894), Alice Alcey Hairston (1830-1914), Samuel Hardin Hairston (1822-1870), Ruth H. Wilson (daughter of Samuel and Ruth Wilson), William Lash Hairston (1863-1927), Samuel Hairston (1788-1875), Agnes John Peter Wilson (1801-1880) and deceased George Hairston (1822-1866).⁵

Census 1870

Agnes John Peter WILSON appeared on the 1870 census of Samuel HAIRSTON on 2 August 1870 in Subdivision North of Dan River, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Samuel Hairston 81, Agnes J P Hairston 68, (Black servants and children Ella 51, Thomas 28, Mary A 25, Kittie 6, Alica 4).⁶

Death*

Agnes John Peter WILSON died on 12 March 1880 at age 78.¹

Burial*

She was buried in Berry Hill Plantation Cemetery, Pittsylvania, Virginia.¹

Family

Samuel HAIRSTON b. 19 Nov 1788, d. 2 Mar 1875

Children

Peter Wilson HAIRSTON+ b. 25 Nov 1819, d. 17 Feb 1886
George HAIRSTON+ b. 11 Jan 1822, d. 9 Feb 1866
Robert HAIRSTON b. 21 May 1825, d. 22 Aug 1842
Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON+ b. 7 Dec 1827, d. 11 Mar 1889
Alice "Alcey" HAIRSTON+ b. 10 Nov 1830, d. 24 Jul 1914
Samuel H. HAIRSTON b. 25 Aug 1833, d. 29 Aug 1843
Henry HAIRSTON b. 14 Oct 1836, d. 24 Jan 1862

Charts

Descendant Chart (#1)
Descendant Chart (#2)
Descendant Chart Box (#1)
Descendant Chart Box (#2)

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S14] Berry Hill Plantation Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S3812] Bible of Peter Hairston - Saura Town Hill, Dan River, Stokes, North Carolina. The Holy Bible Inclusinf The Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha..., London: Printed for C. G. J. and I. Robinson, Pater-Noster Row. 1793., Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S3673] Will of Ruth Stovall Hairston - 7 April 1866 - Will was written in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 1866 and Ruth died in same county. Copies were also filed in Stokes County, North Carolina and Haywood County, Tennessee. PDF copy of Stokes County, NC filing is attached. Haywood County, Tennessee Will Book I, page 336. Family History Library Film #00477660, image 205-207., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.

Last Edited

24 Sep 2024