Individual Details
Jacob Hite
(1720 - 14 Dec 1791)
Jacob of "Hopewell" near Leetown, Virginia now West Virginia; Justice of Frederick County; High Sheriff and Justice of Berkeley County in 1732; Lieutenant County Militia, 1742; During the Revolutionary War was murdered with his wife and several children by Indians who were instigated by British agents, because of his siding with the colonists.
In 1740, he built with Gen Daniel Morgan and Dr. John Briscoe the church called "Bunker Hill Church"; the First Episcopal Church built west of the Blue Ridge at which the Gospel was preached and Divine Service held in the Valley.
In 1740, he built with Gen Daniel Morgan and Dr. John Briscoe the church called "Bunker Hill Church"; the First Episcopal Church built west of the Blue Ridge at which the Gospel was preached and Divine Service held in the Valley.
Events
| Birth | 1720 | Strasburg, British America | |||
| Marriage | 1740 | Fredrick, Virginia, British America - Catherine O'Bannon | |||
| Death | 14 Dec 1791 | Frederick, Virginia |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine O'Bannon (1708 - 1766) |
| Child | John Hite (1777 - 1832) |
| Child | Elizbeth Hite ( - 1810) |
| Child | Thomas H. Hite (1738 - 1776) |
| Father | Baron Jost Hite (1685 - 1761) |
| Mother | Anna Maria Merckle (1686 - 1738) |