Individual Details
Joseph Hitt
(Abt 1717 - Aft 1790)
John, Joseph, and Harmon served in the same company in the French & Indian Wars. Joseph's oldest son John and John's son, John Jr. also served. Joseph served in the Fauquier Co Militia in 1761 in Capt. William Edmond's Company. By 1783, Joseph was no longer being taxed on land in Fauquier Co; he is on the Culpeper Co rolls from 1782-1786. The family moved to South Carolina sometime after 1786; he is on the 1790 Census in Laurens Co SC.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1717 | Germanna, Essex County, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1740 | Fauquier County, Virginia - Mary Coons | | ||
| Military | 1761 | Capt Wm Edmonds, Fauquier Co VA Militia, French and Indian War | |||
| Death | Aft 1790 | Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Coons ( - ) |
| Child | John Hitt (1740 - 1836) |
| Child | Joseph Hitt Jr. (1742 - 1826) |
| Child | Peter Hitt (1745 - 1806) |
| Child | Lazarus Hitt (1750 - 1823) |
| Child | Mary Hitt ( - ) |
| Child | James Hitt (1766 - ) |
| Child | William Hitt (1767 - ) |
| Child | Elisha Hitt (1767 - ) |
| Child | Lilly Ann "Lillian" Hitt ( - ) |
| Father | Peter Hitt (1683 - 1772) |
| Mother | Ellsbeth Otterbach ( - 1771) |
| Sibling | John Hitt (1715 - 1782) |
| Sibling | Henry Hitt (1719 - 1782) |
| Sibling | Harmon Hitt (1721 - 1820) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Hitt (1723 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Peter Hitt (1726 - 1810) |
Endnotes
1. William Dow Brinkley, Ancestry World Tree; Ancestry.com. GEDCOM; Holtzclaw Family. Jan 1999.
2. Hitt Family Research
3. Hitt Family Research
4. William Dow Brinkley, Ancestry World Tree; Ancestry.com. GEDCOM; Holtzclaw Family. Jan 1999.