Martha "Patsy" HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#400, b. 10 October 1753, d. 3 June 1834
Father*Robert HAIRSTON1,2 b. b 1724, d. b 2 Jun 1791
Mother*Ruth STOVALL b. a 1731, d. 3 Mar 1808
Birth*Martha "Patsy" HAIRSTON was born on 10 October 1753 in Virginia.2,3 
She was the daughter of Robert HAIRSTON and Ruth STOVALL.1,2 
County Name*1754 - Bedford County formed from Lunenburg County. 
Marriage*Martha "Patsy" HAIRSTON married Alexander HUNTER, son of Alexander HUNTER and Elizabeth (surname unknown), on 3 June 1769 in Bedford, Virginia, Hugh Hairston (son of Andrew, Martha's uncle), Surety. With the consent of Robert & Ruth Hairston. page 938.4,5,6,7 
WillIn Robert HAIRSTON's will dated 26 May 1790 in Franklin, Virginia, Martha "Patsy" HAIRSTON was named as an heir; Robert's daughter Sarah "Sally" Hairston died before his will was written.1,8
Court Record*SECT. 4. That fifty acres of land, belonging to the county of Henry, and lying around the courthouse of the said county shall be, and the same are hereby vested in George Waller, George Hairston, John Fontain, David Lanier, Alexander Hunter, Thomas Stovall, John Redd, Joseph Anthony, William Shelton, James Baker, and Joseph Bouldin, gentlemen, trustees, to be by them, or a majority of them, laid off into lots of half an acre each, with convenient streets, and established a town, by the name of Martinsville. - Laws of Virginia, October 1791 -- Hening page 297.9 
WillShe was mentioned in the will of Alexander HUNTER on 3 November 1803 in Henry, Virginia; Henry County Will Book 2, p. 83-87. FSL #7645134 image 233.10,11
Death Spouse*Her husband, Alexander Hunter, died in February 1804. 
Will*Martha "Patsy" HAIRSTON left a will on 13 January 1834 in Henry, Virginia. Henry County Will Book 4, page 87. FSL #7645135 image 52. 
Death*She died on 3 June 1834 in Henry, Virginia, at age 80.2,3 
Burial*She was buried in Mary Hunter Cemetery, Henry, Virginia;


photo courtesy of Jenepher Homer, Find A Grave.3 
Probate*Her estate was probated on 14 July 1834 in Henry, Virginia. Henry County Will Book 4, page 87. FSL #7645135 image 52. 

Family

Alexander HUNTER b. a 1743, d. a Feb 1804
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

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