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Preferred Citation

Austin-Haw family. Papers, 1815-1838. Accession 24645. Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of R. W. Haw, Richmond, Virginia, 12 July 1957.

Biographical Information

John Austin, Jr. (1761-1815), was the son of John Austin, Sr. (1726-1815), and like his father, a prominent citizen of Hanover County, Virginia. Sisters Margaret Mills Watt (1811-1878) and Mary Austin Watt (b. 1805) married brothers Richardson T. Haw (1809-1849) and John Haw (b. ca. 1802) who were also prominent citizens of Hanover County. Margaret and Richardson Haw were married 7 April 1831 and had eleven children. They lived at Locust Grove. Mary and John Haw were married 13 December 1827 and had seven children. They lived at Oak Grove in Hanover County.

Scope and Content Information

Papers, 1815-1838, of the Austin-Haw family of Hanover County, Virginia, consisting of the will, dated 9 June 1815, of John Austin, Jr. (1761-1815), of Hanover County which gives a detailed statement of the disposition of his slaves; accounts, 1816, of the estate of John Austin, Jesse Winn (1752-1823), executor; receipts, 1815-1820, issued to Jesse Winn as executor of the estate of John Austin; bond, 24 May 1836, from Richardson T. Haw (1809-1849) and John Haw (b. ca. 1802) to Ezekial S. Talley (ca. 1802-1875), guardian of Thomas K. Jones, for court ordered payment; account, 1837, of Edwin Shelton (b. ca. 1800) to John Haw; deed, 30 April 1838, for a tract of land in Hanover County from Richardson T. Haw to John Haw; and record, n.d., of birth and death dates of possibly family members or slaves given to Margaret M. Haw (1811- 1878). The deed and will books containing the above instruments are no longer extant.

Arrangement

Items are arranged chronologically.