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Elizabeth Hairston formerly Perkins aka Letcher

Born 13 May 1759 in Halifax County, Virginia

Ancestors

Daughter of Nicholas H Perkins Sr and Bethenia (Harding) Perkins

Sister of Peter Perkins, Charles Ellis Perkins, Bethania (Perkins) Bostick, Nicholas Perkins Jr, Constantine Perkins, Susannah (Perkins) Hardeman, Anne Harden (Perkins) Beck, Mary Harding (Perkins) Hardeman and Thomas Harding Hardin Perkins

Wife of William Letcher — married 20 Nov 1778 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Wife of George Stovall Hairston — married 1 Jan 1781 in Virginia, USA

Descendants

Mother of Bethenia (Letcher) Pannell, Robert Hairston, George Hairston, Harden Hairston, Samuel Pannill Hairston, Nicholas Perkins Hairston, Henry Hairston, Peter Hairston, Constantine Hairston, John Adams Hairston, America Hairston, Marshall Hairston and Ruth Stovall Hairston

Died 26 Jan 1818 at age 58 in Virginia, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth (Perkins) Hairston was a Virginia colonist.

Elizabeth Perkins was born on 13 May 1759 in Halifax County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Nicholas Perkins and Bethenia Harden. On the 20 November 1778, she married William Letcher, son of Giles Letcher and Hannah Hughes in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They had one (1) child. She was a Widow of William Letcher, who was shot by Tories on 2 August 1780. On 1 January 1781, she married General George Hairston, son of Robert Hairston and Ruth Stovall. They had twelve (12) children. She died on 26 January 1818 in Henry County, Virginia at age 58.

Parents:

Nicholas PERKINS b. a 1725, d. a 1762
Bethenia HARDEN Perkins

Spouse #1:

Capt. William LETCHER b. 1741, d. 2 Aug 1780

Child: (1)

Bethenia LETCHER+2 b. 21 Mar 1780, d. 25 Feb 1845

Spouse #2:

General George HAIRSTON b. 20 Sep 1750, d. 5 Mar 1827

Children: (12)

Robert HAIRSTON b. 1 Apr 1783, d. 7 Mar 1852
Col. George "Old Rusty" HAIRSTON Jr.+ b. 27 Nov 1784, d. 13 Oct 1863
Harden HAIRSTON+ b. 23 Oct 1786, d. 23 Oct 1862
Lt. Samuel HAIRSTON+ b. 19 Nov 1788, d. 2 Mar 1875
Nicholas Perkins HAIRSTON b. 18 Oct 1791, d. 1824
Henry HAIRSTON b. 23 Jul 1793, d. 1825
Peter HAIRSTON b. 16 Jan 1796, d. 28 Oct 1810
Constantine HAIRSTON b. 17 Dec 1797, d. 12 Feb 1819
John Adams HAIRSTON+ b. 15 Mar 1799, d. 7 Sep 1849
America HAIRSTON+ b. 21 Feb 1801, d. 16 Mar 1826
Marshall HAIRSTON+ b. 4 Jul 1802, d. 20 Jan 1882
Ruth Stovall HAIRSTON+ b. 6 Sep 1804, d. 20 Sep 1838

Burial:

Hairston Family Cemetery

Beaver Creek Plantation Henry County, Virginia, USA

Sources

http://www.hairston.org/p27.htm

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org) [S55] Hairston Bible 1750-1908. [S113] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications. [S22] Elizabeth Seawell Hairston, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations. [S142] Bible - Peter Hairston Family 1750-1928. [S249] Bible - Hairston Family - 1750-1916. [S14] Cemetery - Berry Hill Plantation, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Descendants of Col. Nicholas Perkins, from oursoutherncousins.com on the Internet.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth: