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Robert Hairston (1717 to 1791) was an 18th-century gentleman planter, politician, and military officer in the Virginia Colony. He was an elected representative in both the House of Burgesses and the Virginia House of Delegates. ==Family life== He was the son of Peter Hairston, who was known in the family as "The Immigrant", and came to America after fighting in the Battle of Culloden. His wife was Ruth Stovall, daughter of George Stovall, a clerk of the Virginia House of Burgesses.〔("Robert Hairston". ) Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Volume IV, Page 117.〕 They had nine children: Colonel George Hairston; Colonel Samuel Hairston; Ann Hairston (Mrs. Charles Woods); Peter Hairston; Martha Patsy Hairston (Mrs. Alexander Hunter); Sarah Hairston (Mrs. Baldwin Rowland); Elizabeth Hairston (Mrs. Michael Rowland); Agnes Hairston (Mrs. John Woods) and Ruth Hairston (Mrs. Peter Wilson). He established the first Hairston home in Henry county, "Marrowbone plantation", during the period of 1775-1776. Marrowbone was passed down to his son George, and remained in the family for the next five generations, until 1881. "Following the calamities of the War Between the States, this splendid property passed out of the hands of the former owners and has been allowed to deteriorate beyond recognition."〔("History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia". ) by Virginia G. Pedigo and Lewis Gravely Pedigo. 1933. Page 148.〕 Other accounts say that Marrowbone plantation was constructed in 1759, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, which later became part of Henry County.〔("Robert Hairston." )〕 A third account claims the house was built in 1749.〔Wiencek, Henry. The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Page 45.〕 On the various farms and holdings the family owned, by the end of the 18th century he also owned nineteen slaves.〔Fothergill, Augusta B., and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87: Other Than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co, 1966.〕 In 1791, he owned 1,684 acres of land.〔Salmon, John S., and Emily J. Salmon. Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1986: A Bicentennial History. Rocky Mount, Va: Franklin County Bicentennial Commission, 1993. Pages 78-79.〕 Ruth Stovall died in 1808. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Hairston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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