Hairston Family History and Genealogy

Ruth HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#408, b. 1794, d. 1832

Father*

Col. Samuel HAIRSTON b. 25 Sep 1755, d. 17 Dec 1834

Mother*

Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS b. 25 Jan 1769, d. 23 Nov 1809

Birth*

Ruth HAIRSTON was born in 1794.

She was the daughter of Col. Samuel HAIRSTON and Judith Sparrell SAUNDERS.

Marriage*

Ruth HAIRSTON married Col. Joab EARLY, son of Jubal EARLY and Mary Booker CHEATHAM, on 9 March 1812 in Franklin, Virginia. Daughter of Samuel Hairston and surety was William Cook. - FHL Film 31523.^1,2

Death*

Ruth HAIRSTON died in 1832; "leaving ten children."³

Burial*

She was buried in Spring Hill Cemtery, Lynchburg, Virginia.

Will

In Col. Samuel HAIRSTON's will dated 4 November 1834, Ruth HAIRSTON was named as an heir; Samuel Hairston left a will dated 7 November 1834 and a codicil dated 8 November 1834. Samuel Hairston also left a second codicil dated 4 November 1834, but I believe the court clerk wrote November instead of December. The will was filed with the Franklin County Court on 5 January 1835. - Franklin County Will Book 4, pages 290-292, FSL 7644995 image 455.⁴

Family

Col. Joab EARLY b. 10 Sep 1791, d. 1 May 1870

Children

Samuel Henry EARLY+ b. 22 Mar 1813, d. 11 Mar 1874
Mary Judith EARLY+ b. 1814, d. 1841
Gen. Jubal Anderson EARLY b. 3 Nov 1816, d. 2 Mar 1894
Robert Hairston EARLY+ b. 23 Nov 1818, d. 3 Oct 1882
Elizabeth J. EARLY b. 1821
Ann Lelitia EARLY b. 1823
Ruth Hairston EARLY b. 1825
Elvira Evelyn EARLY b. 10 May 1828, d. 18 May 1896
Joab EARLY b. 1830
Richard EARLY b. 1830

Charts

Descendant Chart
Descendant Chart Box

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S3044] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
[S3166] Wingfield, Marshall, Marriage Bonds of Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1858 - 1939, West Tennessee Historical Society, Memphis, Tennessee, Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
[S59] Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894, and R. H. (Ruth Hairston) Early. Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early, C.S.A.: Autobiographical Sketch And Narrative of the War Between the States. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1912. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b61331, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
[S119] Will of Samuel Hairston 7 November 1834 and 2 codicils. Franklin County Will Book #4, pages 290-292. Family Search Library Film #007644995, images 455-456. Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Last Edited

4 Jul 2023