Miss Mary M. Barnett is my name and America was discovered by Christopher Columbus - a document found in Elbert County court records

This is not my family, but very a appropriate post for Columbus Day. 

Miss Mary M. Barnett was practicing her penmanship on this paper found while searching Georgia records, at FamilySearch.org; specifically in Elbert County Records, 1790-2002 Court records - Miscellaneous court records - box 13 1790-1900.

Mary M. Barnett's document was found, on page 401, in a  
file marked Settlement with Harris March 31, 1841. 

Written across the paper is thought to be "H. R. Barnett" and "DEEds."  The middle initial is not legible. In the same file was a Judge H. M. Barnett's application to the estate of Sarah Thorton in January 1855. 

If you had family that lived in Elbert County, you definitely need to check out these "browse only records" at FamilySearch.org. I spent several snow days last year browsing thousands of pages while looking for Hairstons. I found only a few documents, but it was well worth my search!

Diana

© 2015

Sources

"Georgia, Elbert County Records, 1790-2002," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22959-11994-8?cc=2071974&wc=M77X-G66:355761601,355761602 : accessed 25 May 2015), Court records > Miscellaneous court records box 13 1790-1900 > image 395 of 469; Elbert County Probate Court, Elberton.

"Georgia, Elbert County Records, 1790-2002," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22959-11993-33?cc=2071974&wc=M77X-G66:355761601,355761602 : accessed 25 May 2015), Court records > Miscellaneous court records box 13 1790-1900 > image 397 of 469; Elbert County Probate Court, Elberton.

"Georgia, Elbert County Records, 1790-2002," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22959-11400-34?cc=2071974&wc=M77X-G66:355761601,355761602 : accessed 25 May 2015), Court records > Miscellaneous court records box 13 1790-1900 > image 401 of 469; Elbert County Probate Court, Elberton.

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #33 Ezekiel P. Hairston

The solid lines indicate that the connection to the family is documented while
the dotted lines indicate that direct evidence has not yet been found to
make the connection. Click on the family tree to see a larger image.

No Story Too Small

Some of you know that by writing about and researching my Hairston family and my "possible" Hairston ancestors, that I am trying to connect Hugh Brown Hairston to John L. Hairston, my great-great-grandfather.  In turn, I hope to find a proven connection to Hugh Brown Hairston and his said to be parents, John Hairston and Ann Robertson. I have learned quite a lot these 33 weeks. 

Researching these "possible distantly related ancestors" has helped me determine where to look for more documentation and has given me an opportunity to collaborate with others researching this Hairston family. 

Ezekiel P. Hairston, another said to be son of John Hairston and Ann Robertson, is #33 of my 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge. Ezekiel, sometimes seen as Peter, was born about 1794 in South Carolina. 

Ezekiel P. Hairston married Jane Barnett on November 19, 1819 in Montgomery County, Alabama. He appeared on the 1830 census record of Montgomery County and purchased two parcels of land in that county then next year. One parcel was purchased with Ann Hairston. Ezekiel P. Hairston was in Austin, Texas by 1850 and paying Burnet County taxes in 1852.  It was said that Hairston Creek, in that county, was named for Ezekiel Hairston. He and his family lived in the nearby Hairston Creek community. 

Children of Ezekiel and Jane were listed in The Hairston History as Martha Ann, Jerushua, Mary Jane, Sarah Jane, Elizabeth Ann, Lucinda, and Mayacha Pinson. 

Ezekiel and his wife, Jane, died in March of 1870 in Burnet County, Texas. They are said to be buried in unmarked graves on their land at Hairston Creek. 

Diana

© 2014

Ancestry.com. U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

Dodd, Jordan R., comp. Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920.

"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-13685-12703-16?cc=1827575 : accessed 24 Aug 2014), Burnet county > 1852 > image 2 of 3; citing State Archives, Austin.


Hairston, Victor , and Edward Bregenzer. The Hairston History.  1998. Print.

Year: 1830; Census Place: Montgomery, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 2; Page: 212; Family History Library Film: 0002329.

Year: 1850; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: M432_915; Page: 158A; Image: 299.

Year: 1860; Census Place:  , Burnet, Texas; Roll: M653_1289; Page: 161; Image: 330; Family History Library Film: 805289.