Individual Details

Peter Hitt

(Bet 1680 and 1682 - Abt 1771/72)


Peter Hitt was part of a colony of Germans recruited by Governor Spottswood in 1714 to develope the iron industry in America. The iron works failed, and the workers turned to farming in Fauquier County in 1721.

Events

BirthBet 1680 and 1682Muesen, Nassau-Siegen, Westphalia, Germany
MarriageAbt 1714Elizabeth James
DeathAbt 1771/72Rectortown, Fauquier, VA

Families

SpouseElizabeth James ( - )
ChildJohn Hitt (1715 - )
ChildJoseph Hitt (1717 - )
ChildHenry Hitt (1719 - )
ChildHerman Hitt (1721 - 1820)
ChildMary Hitt (1723 - )
ChildPeter Hitt Reverend (1726 - )