Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#107, b. 4 April 1809, d. 8 May 1858
Father*Hardin HAIRSTON1 b. 23 Oct 1786, d. 23 Oct 1862
Mother*Sarah "Sally" Stovall STAPLES2 b. 1 Oct 1791, d. 4 May 1845
Birth*Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON was born on 4 April 1809 in Fort Mayo, Patrick, Virginia.2 
She was the daughter of Hardin HAIRSTON and Sarah "Sally" Stovall STAPLES.1,2 
Marriage*Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON married Samuel Saunders HAIRSTON Jr., son of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON and Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS, on 21 December 1826 in Patrick, Virginia; Family Bible and grave marker also state 21 December as marriage date. Patrick County records indicate "18 Dec 1826 Samuel Hairston and Elizabeth P. Hairston, consent of Harden Hairston. Sur. Peter Hairston".2,3,4 
Census 1850 Agri*Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON appeared on the Mississippi Agriculture Census of 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi, Page 13. FSL #7942515 image 79.
Census 1850She appeared on the 1850 census of Hardin HAIRSTON on 25 September 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi; Hardin 64, Elizabeth 40, (the following children are Col. Samuel Hairston's) Elizabeth 15, Sarah 18, Samuel 20, Theodosia 13, John 11, Robert 8, George 5, Joseph 3, Sanders 1, and Harden's son George 38 VA.5
Tax Rolls*Elizabeth Hairston paid 1857 taxes in Lowndes County, Mississippi; $11,921 loaned, 1 carriage $250, 1 watch $60, 8 cattle, 1 horse $150, 0 white polls, 68 slaves between 5 and 60, state tax $53.80. Lowndes County Tax 1857, page 18. Family History Library Film #008610738, image 582.
Will*Elizabeth Perkins HAIRSTON left a will on 21 April 1858 in Will Book 1, pages 15-17, Lowndes, Mississippi; FSL #5835939, images 102-103.6
Death*She died on 8 May 1858 at age 49.2 
Burial*She was buried in Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.4

 
ProbateHer estate was probated on 2 July 1858 in Lowndes, Mississippi.6 
Tax RollsMrs. E. (Estate) Hairston paid 1859 taxes in Lowndes County, Mississippi; $6,780 loaned, 1 carriage $150, 1 watch $100, 20 cattle, 0 white polls, 72 slaves between 5 and 60, state tax $43.71. Lowndes County Tax 1859, page 20. Family History Library Film #008610738, image 637.
ProbateHer estate was probated in 1872; The will was disputed in 1872 by family members. The case files can be found at Lowndes County Chancery Court Records, Estate #1006 and #1007. Family Search Library Film #5832203, images 620 to 934. 

Family

Samuel Saunders HAIRSTON Jr. b. 12 Aug 1804, d. 8 Jul 1850
Children
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940 https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=13164, Ancestry.com.
  2. [S55] Harden Hairston Family Bible, 1750-1908. The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues,.....J. Holbrook's Sterotype Copy., Eighth Edition, Brattleborough, (Vt.), 1817, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  3. [S70] Marriages of Patrick County, Virginia 1791-1850, Lela C. Adams, (Bassett, VA 1972).
  4. [S17] Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Information and photographs gathered from personal visits.
  5. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S3316] Will of Elizabeth Perkins Hairston - 21 April 1858, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Will Book 1, Page 15, 16 & 17. Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Q6-R6LN : 21 May 2014), Lowndes > Wills 1847-1889 vol 1 > image 25 of 341; county courthouses and public libraries, Mississippi., Lowndes County Courthouse,.
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