Daniel Dickson HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#877, b. about 1806, d. about 1846
Father*Peter Hairston b. a 1772, d. a 1836
Mother*Mattie Martha BAKER b. a 1776
Birth*Daniel Dickson HAIRSTON was born about 1806 in Abbeville, South Carolina.1 
He was the son of Peter Hairston and Mattie Martha BAKER. 
RelocatedDaniel Dickson HAIRSTON relocated with Peter Hairston to Gwinnett, Georgia, about 1818.2,3 
Deed*On 7 July 1818, Daniel Hearston purchased 86 3/4 acres from John Hutchenson in Jasper County, Georgia. This indenture was witnessed and signed by John Hairston. Witnessed by Hezekiah Hairston and Joseph Sentell. Recorded on 31 December 1818. - FSL #7898901 image 36. Note: More research needs to be done regarding this document.
Death*Daniel Dickson HAIRSTON died about 1846 in DeKalb, Georgia. 
Probate*His estate inventory was probated on 2 March 1846 in DeKalb, Georgia. On 2 March 1846, William Hairston, the admiistrator of the estate of Daniel D. Hairston, submitted the estate inventory. Peter Hairston, William Hairston, L. P. Hairston, A. M. Hairston and Thomas Hairston were buyers of estate inventory. - DeKalb Court Minutes 1842-1852, page 154. FSL #5765281, image 265. 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3263] Cornell, Nancy J. 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000, Ancestry.com.
  2. [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.
  3. [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.
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