Hairston Family History and Genealogy - Wortley Virginia MOSELEY

Wortley Virginia MOSELEY

HAIRSTON.org ID#21, b. 25 October 1831, d. 11 February 1902

Father*

John Townes MOSELEY^1,2 b. 14 Jul 1798, d. 11 Dec 1883

Mother*

Mary Wortley MONTAGUE³ b. 8 Jun 1808, d. 21 Sep 1883

Birth*

Wortley Virginia MOSELEY was born on 25 October 1831 in Powhatan, Virginia.^4,1

She was the daughter of John Townes MOSELEY and Mary Wortley MONTAGUE.^1,2,3

Anecdote*

Moved to Noxubee County, MS in 1835 with her parents.

Marriage*

Wortley Virginia MOSELEY married Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON, son of Hardin HAIRSTON and Sarah "Sally" Stovall STAPLES, on 21 December 1848 in Wahalak, Kemper, Mississippi.^5,6,4,2

Census 1850

Wortley Virginia MOSELEY appeared on the 1850 census of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON on 26 September 1850 in Lowndes, Mississippi; Peter Hairston 27 physician, Wortley V. 19, Harden M. 10/12.⁷

Photo*

Census 1860

Wortley Virginia MOSELEY appeared on the 1860 census of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON on 20 July 1860 in Lowndes, Mississippi; P.C. hairston 37, W.V. 28, Hardin 10, Sallie 8, Mary 6, John 4, Nannie 5/12, George 2.⁸

Census 1870

Wortley Virginia MOSELEY appeared on the 1870 census of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON on 16 June 1870 in Lowndes, Mississippi.⁹

Deed

On 12 April 1877, P. C. Hairston and Wortley V. Hairston sell to George Hairston a fifth interest in a large tract of land in Lowndes County. - Lowndes deed Book 45, page 314. FSL #8567113 image 513.

Census 1880

Wortley Virginia MOSELEY appeared on the 1880 census of Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON on 23 June 1880 in Lowndes, Mississippi.¹⁰

Photo

(left to right) - Peter's daughter Sally Staples, Dr. Peter C. Hairston, Peter's daughter Pattie Allen, family friend Miss Moina Evans, Peter's wife Wortley Virginia Moseley Hairston, Miss Emily Elizabeth Ervin (sister of Virginia Antionette Ervin, second wife of Peter's son George William Hairston).

Will

In Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON's will dated 24 March 1884, Wortley Virginia MOSELEY was named as an heir; Will of Peter Constantine Hairston. Lowndes County Will Book 1, page 572. Lowndes County Probate File #2125. FSL #5815251 image 343.¹¹

Will*

She left a will on 20 March 1896 in "written signed & published at the family residence Magowah", Lowndes, Mississippi. Lowndes County Will Book 2, page 372-378. FSL #5835940 image 222.⁶

Photo

Hardin Mosely Hairston with his daughter Wortley Virginia Chandler and her son William Stuart and on his left, his mother Wortley Virginia Moseley Hairston, about 1900.

Census 1900*

She appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 in Range 17 East - Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi, She is listed as "Mother-in-Law" living with daughter Pattie Allen and Kizzie Staples a "step-niece".¹²

Census 1900

She appeared on the 1900 census of William Sterling TURNER on 13 June 1900 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.¹²

Death*

Wortley Virginia MOSELEY died on 11 February 1902 in Lowndes, Mississippi, at age 70.^13,1

Burial*

She was buried in Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes, Mississippi.¹³

Probate

Her estate was probated after 15 February 1902 in Lowndes, Mississippi.

Family

Dr. Peter Constantine HAIRSTON b. 9 Jun 1823, d. 7 May 1889

Children

Hardin Moseley HAIRSTON+⁴ b. 25 Nov 1849, d. 8 Sep 1931
Sallie "Sally" Staples HAIRSTON+⁴ b. 15 Sep 1851, d. 21 Jun 1904
Mary Wortley HAIRSTON+⁴ b. 10 Jul 1853, d. 19 Oct 1928
John Townes HAIRSTON+⁴ b. 23 Dec 1855, d. 7 Jul 1932
George William HAIRSTON+⁴ b. 5 Oct 1857, d. 2 Dec 1941
Maria Byram HAIRSTON⁴ b. 26 Jan 1860, d. 26 Jan 1860
Nannie Montague HAIRSTON⁴ b. 26 Jan 1860, d. 11 Sep 1868
Peter Stuart HAIRSTON b. 6 Feb 1862, d. 16 Feb 1916
Alice Elizabeth HAIRSTON+ b. 11 Apr 1864, d. 22 Dec 1938
James Thomas Watt HAIRSTON+ b. 25 Dec 1865, d. 22 Apr 1947
Pattie Allen HAIRSTON+ b. Oct 1868, d. 2 Jan 1935
Ervin Nicholas HAIRSTON b. 18 Nov 1870, d. 20 Feb 1882
Constance HAIRSTON b. 20 Jul 1872, d. 20 Jul 1872
Constantine HAIRSTON b. 20 Jul 1872, d. 20 Jul 1872

Charts

Descendant Chart
Descendant Chart Box

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S3161] The Descendants of William Moseley 1605/1606 - 1655 of Norfolk, Va., Compiled by Leila Eldridge D'Aiutolo, Warren L. Forsythe, William S. Hubard, and Mary Carolyn Mitton, 2000.
[S3] Baird, Rev. E. T.; Historical Sketch of the Bethel Presbyterian Church, Lowndes County, Miss Prepared for the Semi-Centennial Celebration, June 21, 1884 - Columbus, Mississippi - 1885.
[S3380] Montague, George William, History and Genealogy of Peter Montague of Nansemond and Lancaster Counties, Virginia and His Descendants, 1621-1894, Amherst, Mass. 1894
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/dul1.ark:/13960/t4cp0qs7k, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S158] Montague, George William, History and Genealogy of the Montague Family of America, Press of J.E. Williams, Amherst, Mass, 1886.
[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
[S96] Lowndes County Mississippi Will Book.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S120] Will of Peter Constantine Hairston - 24 Mar 1884, Lowndes County, Mississippi Will Book #1, page 572, Lowndes County Courthouse,.
[S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S17] Hairston Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Information and photographs gathered from personal visits.

Last Edited

30 Sep 2024