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.

Events

Birth1720Strasburg, British America
Marriage1740Fredrick, Virginia, British America - Catherine O'Bannon
Death14 Dec 1791Frederick, Virginia

Families

SpouseCatherine O'Bannon (1708 - 1766)
ChildJohn Hite (1777 - 1832)
ChildElizbeth Hite ( - 1810)
ChildThomas H. Hite (1738 - 1776)
FatherBaron Jost Hite (1685 - 1761)
MotherAnna Maria Merckle (1686 - 1738)