Slaves of Ruth Stovall Hairston of Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
Surname/tag: Hairston

See Slaves of Peter Hairston, Virginia and North Carolina for the over 600 names from her father's estate inventory^[1].

Slaves of Ruth Stovall Hairston (1783-1869)

Overseer of the property in Henry County, Virginia, listed on Virginia birth and death records is Ignatius F Mitchell

Names Identified

Note: any typographical errors below are the error of the individual inputting the data in to the table. Please refer to linked images where uncertain.

Hezekiah Hairston (abt.1843-)
Letitia Hairston (abt.1812-aft.1900 in NC) and possibly 10 children
Ambrus Hairston (1805-)
Ruth (Hairston) Wilson (abt.1809-) and possibly 10 children
Jack Wilson (abt.1806-)
Isaac Hairston (abt.1840-)
Sophie Hairston (abt.1809-) and probably some of her children
Joe Hairston (abt.1807-)
Holly Hairston (abt.1844-)
Henry Hairston (abt.1840-)
Lottie Hairston (abt.1832-) and 1 child
Booker Hairston (abt.1821-)
Fanny Hairston (abt.1843-) and 2 children
Charles Hairston (abt.1834-1879)^[2]

On 18 Dec 1865, Ruth entered into an indenture contracts with Captain Wilcox for the following individuals^[3].

Name	Years (age)	Age to Serve until	Learn the art of
Tinker	15	21	Farmer
Sallie	17	18	Housekeeper

From Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

Slave Owner Name	Location	Enslaved's Name	Date of birth/Year	Mother's name	Link to image (via Ancestry or FamilySearch)
Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Unnamed female	29 Nov 1853	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45797031
Ruth S. Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Joseph	Mar 1854	Sally	Ancestry Record 62153 #46070028
Ruth S. Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Sally	Mar 1854	Ann	Ancestry Record 62153 #46070028
Ruth S. Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Gilbert	Jun 1854	Delila	Ancestry Record 62153 #46070028
Ruth S. Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Moses	Aug 1854	Sally	Ancestry Record 62153 #46070028
Ruth S. Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Apphin	Nov 1854	Rachel	Ancestry Record 62153 #46070028
Ruth S. Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Ferriby	Dec 1854	Letitia	Ancestry Record 62153 #46070028
Ruth S. Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Selsam	19 Dec 1854	Lyne	Ancestry Record 62153 #46070028
Ruth S. Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Lyne	14 Dec 1854	Lina	Ancestry Record 62153 #46070028
Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Nat	18 Nov 1855	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45798256
Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Clary	19 Mar 1855	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45798256
Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Elvira	23 Jul 1856	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45798256
Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Thomas	20 Apr 1856	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45798256
Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	George	26 Mar 1856	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45798256
Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Latitia	21 Apr 1856	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45798256
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Vina	Feb 1857	Margaret	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071303
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Elvira	Feb 1857	Ruth	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071303
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Dick	Jan 1857	Sophia	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071303
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Samuel	Jun 1857	Mary	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071303
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	William	Jun 1857	Julia	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071303
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Betsey	May 1857	Lina	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071303
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Lotty	Feb 1857	Isabell	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071303
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Isabella	Jul 1857	Martha	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071303
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Lafayette	19 Mar 1857 or 9	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45800164
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Sandy	22 Sep 1859 or 9	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45800164
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Phebe	20 Jan 1858	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45800446
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Madison	20 Jun 1858	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45800446
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Amelia	5 Nov 1858	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45800446
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Henry	Dec 1858	Fanny	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071565
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	George	31 Mar 1858	Polly	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071565
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Nancy	2 Apr 1858	Paulina	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071565
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	John Smith	Jun 1858	Isabell	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071565
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Unnamed (stillborn)	Oct 1858	Margaret	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071565
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Robert	Dec 1859	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45800164
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Julia	1859	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45801865
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Agnes	1859	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45801865
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	Henry	4 Mar 1859	Manerva	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	Judy	2 Mar 1859	Isabell	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	Eunice	15 Apr 1859	Sophia	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	Jerry	20 Apr 1859	Anna	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	Ralphia	1 Aug 1859	Jincey	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	Oscar	1 Sep 1859	Betsey	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	Lewis	1 Sep 1859	Martha	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	Peter (see death record below)	1 Sep 1859	Lina	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	William	19 Oct 1859	Paulina	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Hariston	Henry, Virginia	Joe	1 Sep 1859	Nelly	Ancestry Record 62153 #46071999
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Sally	Feb 1860	Isabell	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072281
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Sally Nelly	Jan 1860	Nelly	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072281
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Delphico	Aug 1860	Jincey	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072281
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Oscar	Aug 1860	Betsey	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072281
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Lewis	Jul 1860	Martha	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072281
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	America	29 Jul 1860	Crissy	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072281
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Caroline	1 Mar 1860	Sally	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072281
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Jal	Sep 1860	Olly	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072281
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	William	Sep 1861	Isabell	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072817
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Delphia	Jun 1861	Charoth (sp?)	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072817
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	illegible/smudged (male)	Aug 1861	Betsey	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072817
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Ruth	Aug 1861	Jincy	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072817
Ruth S Haristan	Henry, Virginia	Unnamed male	Aug 1861	Sophia	Ancestry Record 62153 #46072817
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Unnamed female	1 Jun 1862	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45803823
Ruth Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Unnamed female	11 May 1862	none listed	Ancestry Record 62153 #45803823
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Hardin	Feb 1862	Manerva	Ancestry Record 62153 #46073095
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Clifton	Mar 1862	Anna	Ancestry Record 62153 #46073095
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Alice Roberta	15 Mar 1862	Eda	Ancestry Record 62153 #46073095
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Gel Blas	15 Mar 1862	Sally	Ancestry Record 62153 #46073095
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Charles	Mar 1862	Ellen	Ancestry Record 62153 #46073095
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Billy	Apr 1862	Halla	Ancestry Record 62153 #46073095
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Isbel	Apr 1862	Paulina	Ancestry Record 62153 #46073095
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Sam	Nov 1862	Julia	Ancestry Record 62153 #46073095
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Sam Hodges	Nov 1862	Sophia	Ancestry Record 62153 #46073095

From Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911: Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912

Slave Owner	Location	Enslaved's Name	Death Date/Year	Cause of Death	Age at Death	Mother's Name	Approx. birth year	Link to image
Ruth S. Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Unnamed Male	15 Mar 1853	old age	81 yrs 2 mo 20 days	not listed	Dec 23, 1772	Ancestry Record 62152 #1455947
Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Edith	4 Jul 1855	old age	72	not listed	1783	Ancestry Record 62152 #1456380
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Servis	May 1856	Killed accidently	8	not listed	1848	Ancestry Record 62152 #1328785
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Sally	Mar 1856	Cold	1yr 1 mo	not listed	Feb 1855	Ancestry Record 62152 #1328785
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Mary	Mar 1858	Dropsy	30	Mickie	1828	Ancestry Record 62152 #1329000
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Nancy	Apr 1858	Cold	1 yr 8 mos	Betsey	Sep 1856	Ancestry Record 62152 #1329000
Ruth Harston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Pendy	1859	not listed	23	unable to read	1836	Ancestry Record 62152 #1457927
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Peter	Aug 1859 (month is probably wrong, see birth record above)	unknown	5 days	Lina	1859	Ancestry Record 62152 #1329137
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Frederick	1 Apr 1859	Typhoid fever	30	Sally	1829	Ancestry Record 62152 #1329137
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Jack	Aug 1860	old age	90	not known	1770	Ancestry Record 62152 #1329226
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Nelly	Jul 1860	Fever	22	Sally	1838	Ancestry Record 62152 #1329226
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Unnamed Male	Aug 1861	unknown		Sophia	not known	Ancestry Record 62152 #1329425
Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Eunice (see birth record above)	Oct 1861	Croup	2	Sophia	15 Apr 1859	Ancestry Record 62152 #1329425

From U.S., Confederate Army Payrolls for Enslaved Labor, 1840-1883: National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Confederate Slave Payrolls, 1874-1899; NAID: 719477; Record Group Number:: 109; Record Group Title:: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825-1927

Name	Occupation	Date Range	Time Employed	Business Name	Payroll Number	Hired From	County hired from	Link to image (Ancestry)
Bob	not listed	Jul-Sep 1862	95 days	Chaffins Bluff Le	849	Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10014729
Pleasant	not listed	Jul-Sep 1862	95 days	Chaffins Bluff Le	849	Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10014729
John Iroy	not listed	Jul-Sep 1862	95 days	Chaffins Bluff Le	849	Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10014729
Jim	Laborer	Mar-Apr 1864	32 days	Near Richmond	329	Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10005495
Abram	Laborer	Mar-Apr 1864	32 days	Near Richmond	329	Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10005495
Bob	Laborer	Mar-Apr 1864	32 days	Near Richmond	329	Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10005495
John	Laborer	Mar-Apr 1864	32 days	Near Richmond	329	Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10005495
Johnson	Laborer	Mar-Apr 1864	32 days	Near Richmond	329	Ruth S Hairston	Pittsylvania, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10005495
Nat	Laborer	Oct 1863 - May 1864	72 days; 64 days	Near Richmond	337	Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10005608
Miles	Laborer	Oct-Dec 1863	68 days	Near Richmond	1291	Ruth S Hairston	Henry, Virginia	Ancestry Record 62196 #10018576

Other Records

When her father died in 1832, he left his entire estate to her, including slaves^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998: Notes: Estate Records, Grubbs, John - Harris, B N, images 468-469, 475-495 Ancestry Record 9061 #1854501
2. ↑ Henry County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons cohabiting together as Husband and Wife, 1866, [register page #6]. Cohabitation Registers Digital Collection. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219[1].
3. ↑ "United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WS-1B35 : accessed 20 March 2024), Ruth L Hairston, 18 Dec 1865; citing Employment, Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1913, Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 72; FHL microfilm 2,413,670.
4. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998: Probate Records (Stokes County, North Carolina), 1753-1971 ; Indexes 1753-1965; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Stokes County). Wills, Vol 1-4, 1790-1864, pages 241-242 Ancestry Record 9061 #3323796