Peter Littleton HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#871, b. about 1810, d. about 1849
Father*Peter Hairston b. a 1772, d. a 1836
Mother*Mattie Martha BAKER b. a 1776
Birth*Peter Littleton HAIRSTON was born about 1810 in Abbeville, South Carolina.1,2 
He was the son of Peter Hairston and Mattie Martha BAKER. 
RelocatedPeter Littleton HAIRSTON relocated with Peter Hairston to Gwinnett, Georgia, about 1818.3,4 
Occupation*Peter Littleton HAIRSTON was Blacksmith about 1830. 
Census 1830*He appeared on the census of 1830 in Dekalb, Georgia, Males <5 1, 15-19 1, Females 15-19 1.1

Marriage*He married Elizabeth McClain about 1831. Garretts Necrology, Atlanta. FSL #7402817, image 32. 
Property*Littleton P. Hairston acquired lot #46 of the 16th District, First Section Cherokee Land Lottery. Became Union County on December 3, 1832.5 
County Name*Cobb County formed from Cherokee County - 1832. 
Court Record*In 1836 and 1837, James B. Hairston and L. P. Hairston are listed as owing the estate of Elisha Brown in Coweta County court records. - Coweta Bills of Sale, page 115. FSL #5782531, image 79. 
Census 1840*Peter Littleton HAIRSTON appeared on the census of 1840 in Cobb, Georgia, L P Hairston - Males <5 1, 5-9 3, 15-19 1, 20-29 1, 30-39 1, Females 20-29 2.6

Tax Rolls*L. P. Hairston paid taxes in Cobb, Georgia in 1848. G. W. Hairston and Thomas Hairston are listed on same page. 
Death*He died about 1849 in Cobb, Georgia, Probate records are stored in Box 1, folder 132 of Cobb County, Georgia. (FSL #7701616, image 132). Also, his wife Elizabeth and children are listed in the 1850 census taken on 23 December 1850, but he is not.7 

Family

Elizabeth McClain b. a 1810, d. b 1870
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1830] 1830 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S43] Joyce W. Letah and Leah Stevens, The Descendants of Andrew Hairston, 14 June 1996 - this is typewritten scrapbook with little or no sources and some newspaper clippings., Personal Collection - copy.
  4. [S3412] Stewart, William C., 1907-. Gone to Georgia: Jackson And Gwinnett Counties And Their Neighbors In the Western Migration. Washington: National Genealogical Society, 1965., unknown repository.
  5. [S3427] Smith, J. F. The Cherokee land lottery: containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district. 1838 By James F. Smith. New York: Printed by Harper & brothers., Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  6. [S1840] 1840 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  8. [S41] Letter from Jane Yasui to Robert Hairston, 3 June 2009.
Last Edited16 Aug 2025