In many online family trees, Stanford Hathcock is said to be the son of Patrick Hathcock. This is probably because the two families lived in the same area of Chatham Co NC at the 1850 census. Following are the records of all of the Hathcock families in that census:

1850 Census of Lower Regiment, Chatham Co NC
Family Number 885
Name Age
Pattrick Hathcock 73 b VA
Rhoady Hathcock 70

Family Number 886
Name Age
Pleasant Hathcock 37 b NC
Susan Hathcock 30 b NC
Carney Hathcock 13 b NC
Keziah Hathcock 12 b NC
Carolin Hathcock 10 b NC
Lucetta Hathcock 8 b NC
Rhoady Hathcock 7 b NC
Henry Hathcock 4 b NC

Family Number 889
Name Age
Hiram Hathcock 45 b NC
Eliza Hathcock 35 b NC
Lorenzo D Hathcock 11 b NC

Family Number 821
Name Age
Stanford Hathcock 35 b NC
Sarrah Hathcock 30 b NC
Willie Hathcock 15 b NC
Wright Hathcock 14 b NC
Frances Hathcock 12 b NC
Franklin Hathcock 10 b NC
Ruffin Hathcock 5 b NC

Family Number 683
Name Age
Green Hathcock 28 b NC
Berchy Hathcock 73 b VA

Family Number 183
Name Age
William Hathcock 27 b NC
Ann Hathcock 22 b NC
Ugenia Hathcock 3 b NC
Qenevia Hathcock 1 b NC
Willie Hathcock 20 b NC
Chartol Hathcock 60 b NC

However, Patrick died in 1857 and his will only mentioned his wife Rhoda and his sons Thomas Alfred. Pleasant and James Macklin. Note that in the foregoing census, Pleasant lived next door to Patrick in 1850. Thomas Alfred and James Macklin had removed from Chatham County in 1845 and settled in Marshall County, Kentucky. Therefore, it is my opinion that Stanford was not a son of Patrick. Probably he was a nephew.

1860 Census of Chapel Hill, Orange Co NC
Name Age
Stanford Haithcock 50 b NC
Sarah Haithcock 50 b NC
Ruffin Haithcock 18 b NC
William Morgan 9 b NC (mulatto)