TIME-LINE
1066 Norman conquest of England under William the Conqueror
1297 William Wallace a Scottish Knight (see movie "Braveheart") defeats English at Stirling Bridge
1306 Robert Bruce was "King of Scots" from 1306-1329
1314 Battle of Bannockburn, Robert Bruce defeats English and becomes King of Scotland
1328 Edward III of England formally recognizes Scotland's independence
1329 Robert Bruce dies
1506 Hairstaines appear in Dumfries, Scotland town records
1570 Halbert Hairstanis said to have signed the Band of Dumfries
1588 Katherine Hairstens mentioned in Dumfries General Assembly Report
1632 Johne Hairstanes was a bailie of Dumfries, Scotland
1648 John Hairstanes was a businessman in Dumfries, Scotland
c1655 William, John, Bessie, Janet, Isobel and Agnes Hairstanes signed Scottish Covenants
1660-88 Covenanters - Presbyterians in Scotland persecuted and shipped to America in chains
1665 John Hairstanes granted title of "Laird of Craigs" from King Charles II in 1665
1667 John Harstens daughter Elizabeth marries John Sharp
1685 Agnes Hairstanes a Covenanter prisoner in Dunnottar Castle, Scotland
1693 John Hairstanes (not the John listed above) of Irongray Parish, Scotland, fled to Ireland
c1695 Peter Hairstone ( "Peter The Immigrant") born in Ireland or Scotland
1699 Janet Harestanes accused of being a witch near Dumfries, Scotland
1707 Parliament of Scotland and England merged into United Kingdom of Great Britain
1714 House of Hanover replaces Stuart Dynasty in Great Britain
1715 Jacobite rising of 1715, James Stuart (Old Pretender) tried to regain the throne
It is thought that "Peter The Immigrant" fled to Ireland after this battle.
1720 William Hairstanes granted title "Laird of Craigs"
1726 Peter Hairstones signs a lease for farm land in County Antrim, Ireland with Sir Robert Adair
1726 First African slaves arrive in Lancaster Co., PA, three years before Peter Hairston and family
1728-29 Crop failure in Ireland and probable time of "Peter the Immigrant" coming to America
c1729 Peter Hairston "Peter the Immigrant " is in Donegal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
1734 William Hairstanes of Dumfries is importing tobacco from the American colonies
1737 Peter and his son Andrew Hairston receive Blunston Licenses for land in Pennsylvania
1741 Peter Hairston signs petition for road work in Goochland County, Virginia
1743 Samuel Hairston (son of "Peter the Immigrant") purchases 400 acres in Virginia
1745 Berry Hill home started by Peter Perkins in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
1746 Battle of Culloden in Scotland (Peter Hairston and family were in America at this time)
1746-47 Peter Hairston was a member of Reformed Presbyterian Church in Ivy Creek, Virginia
1754-63 French & Indian War, Lt. Samuel Hairston, Lt. Robert Hairston, Sgt. Andrew Hairston
were in the Bedford County, Virginia Milita during these years
1758-61 Samuel Hairston represented Bedford County in the House of Burgesses
c1759 Marrowbone Plantation built by Robert Hairston (son of "Peter the Immigrant")
1766-68 Samuel Hairston was elected High Sheriff of Bedford County, Virginia
1774 Lord Dumore's War, Colony of Virginia vs. Shawnee and Mingo Indians
1775-83 American Revolutionary War, George Washington commands Continental Army
1776 Henry County formed and George Hairston donated land for the court house
1776 Beaver Creek Plantation built by George Hairston in Henry Co., Virginia
1776 George Hairston was Colonel during War of Independence
1781 Battle of Guilford Court House fought and Berry Hill was used as military hospital
1782 Andrew Hairston will probated in Campbell Co., VA
1782 Samuel Hairston will probated in Campbell Co., VA
1791 Robert Hairston will probated in Franklin Co., VA
1805 George "Old Rusty" Hairston (1784-1863) graduates from Princeton
1812 George Hairston (1750-1827), was a General during War of 1812
1817 Peter Hairston acquires 2,500 acres on Yadkin River in NC called Cooleemee
1825-33 Dan's Hill Plantation built by Robert Wilson
1836 Hordsville Plantation built by George "Old Rusty" Hairston, Jr.
1837 Beaver Creek rebuilt after fire
1837-40 Hardin Hairston moves to Lowndes County, Mississippi
1843 Peter Wilson Hairston travels to Europe on SS Great Western
1844 Peter Wilson Hairston returns from Europe on RMS Britannia
1850-60 Windsor Plantation built by Samuel Pannil Wilson & wife Ruth Stovall Hairston
1853-55 Cooleemee Plantation under construction
1859 Peter Wilson Hairston returns to Europe with his bride Fanny Caldwell Hairston
1861-65 "War Between the States", also known as the "War of Rebellion" & "Civil War"
1861 Peter Wilson Hairston was civilian aide-de-camp to Brig. General J.E.B. Stuart
1862 Peter Wilson Hairston, Lt. Col., 24th Virginia, wounded during Battle of Williamsburg
1942 Claude W. Hairston, Aviation Machinist Mate, US Navy, Missing In Action - Pacific - WWII
1943 Robert Ervin Hairston flies 88 combat missions in B24 with 14th Air Force in China
1943-44 Joy Shelby Hairston is the youngest dancer at 16 with the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes
1944 Ide Eager Hairston, Private US Army, Killed In Action, Normandy, France - WWII
1946 William Gray Hairston elected Mayor of Columbus, Mississippi
1950 Guy E. Hairston Jr. flies 106 missions in Korean War, retires as Major General
1957-60 Robert Ervin Hairston is a Hurricane Hunter flying WB-50s from Kindley AFB, Bermuda
NOTE: Some of the dates and information are subject to discussion. Corrections and suggestions are welcomed.