Susan Jane HAIRSTON

HAIRSTON.org ID#72, b. 4 August 1841, d. 18 September 1904
Father*Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON b. 2 May 1813, d. 9 May 1863
Mother*Matilda M. MARTIN b. 7 Aug 1818, d. 4 May 1854
Birth*Susan Jane HAIRSTON was born on 4 August 1841 in Marrowbone Plantation, Henry, Virginia. 
She was the daughter of Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON and Matilda M. MARTIN. 
Census 1850Susan Jane HAIRSTON appeared on the 1850 census of Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON on 10 October 1850 in Henry, Virginia; George 37, Matilda 32, Sarah L 12, Susan J 9, Elizabeth 7, George 5, Matilda 3, Joseph 1.1 
WillIn Dr. George Stovall HAIRSTON's will dated 11 December 1862 in Henry, Virginia, Susan Jane HAIRSTON was named as an heir; WILL OF GEORGE S. HAIRSTON
Aware of the uncertainty of life & the Certainty of death I Geo. S Hairston of the County of Henry & State of Va make this my last Will & testament. I Give to Son Geo my watch excluding him from any interest in my estate and requiring him to surrender all Clams in his grandfather Martins Estate to his sister, in consideration that he is amply provided for by his Grandfather Hairston.
I give to Son Nicholas my Marrowbone tract of land including that purchased of J T Seawell with twelve working hands & their increase, my blacksmith Tom & his family to be included; also the stock of every description belonging to said farm, farming utensils, in consideration of which, he is to surrender his interest in his grandfather Martin Estate.
The balance of my property to be equally divided between my daughters Sally Lou, Susan, Jane, Betty M. & Matilda Hairston. Each child shall have the privilege of making my residence their home so long as single, I appoint my daughters Sally L. & Susan J. & son Geo. to manage my estate as they may think proper, and that security shall not be required of them. In testament whereof here assign my name & affix my seal this 11th. of December 1862
Geo S. Hairston

Henry County Will Book 6 page 685. FSL #7676129 image 399. - also in the Virginia Chancery Record Index, Henry County, 1864-016.2
Marriage*She married John S. DRAPER, son of Joseph DRAPER and Margaret Peggy SAYERS, on 25 April 1871; "Hairston, Janie, d. of Dr. G. S. Hairston, deceased, of Henry Co., Va. and John S. Draper of Pulaski, Va., by Rev. J. R. Lee, at Marrowbone, Henry Co., Va. So. Ch., May 11, 1871" copied from the Southern Churchman dated May 11, 1871.3,4,5,6 
Death*Susan Jane HAIRSTON died on 18 September 1904 in Draper's Valley, Draper, Pulaski, Virginia, at age 63.3 

Family

John S. DRAPER b. Jan 1829, d. 12 Sep 1904
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S3070] Court Case, Chancery Records, Henry County, VA, Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  3. [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.
  4. [S3036] Index to Marriage Notices in The Southern Churchman 1835-1941, The Historical Records Survey of Virginia, May 1942.
  5. [S3556] French, Janie Preston Collup, 1877-, and Zella Armstrong. The Crockett Family And Connecting Lines. Bristol, Tenn.: The King printing Co., 1928. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112124428779, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  6. [S3050] Woodworth, R. Bell. (1954). The Descendants of Robert And John Poage, Pioneer Settlers In Augusta County, Va.: a Genealogy Based On the Manuscript Collections of Prof. Andrew Woods Williamson, Henry Martyn Williamson, And John Guy Bishop. Staunton, Va.: Priv. print. by the McClure Print. Co., 1954. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89067449405, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
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