Individual Details
Samuel Merritt Hitt
(22 Jan 1799 - 16 Nov 1859)
Samuel Hitt, along with Nathaniel Swingley, was the first to settle Mount Morris in 1836. They were leaders of the "Maryland Colony." He and Barbara Hershey had 12 children, but only six lived to adulthood.
Events
| Birth | 22 Jan 1799 | , Bourbon, KY | |||
| Marriage | 1823 | Barbara Ann Hershey |  | ||
| Death | 16 Nov 1859 | Mount Morris, Ogle, IL |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara Ann Hershey ( - ) |
| Child | Andrew W. Hitt ( - ) |
| Child | Margaret C. Hitt (1824 - 1905) |
| Child | Robert S. Hitt Doctor (1829 - 1894) |
| Child | George Hitt ( - ) |
| Child | John W. Hitt (1832 - 1903) |
| Child | Joseph E. Hitt ( - ) |
| Father | Martin Hitt Reverend (1763 - 1832) |
| Mother | Margaret SMITH (1766 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Hitt (1795 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Thomas Smith Hitt (1797 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Sarah Hitt (1798 - ) |
| Sibling | John Wesley Hitt (1801 - ) |
| Sibling | Willis Washington Hitt Medical Doctor (1801 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Caleb Hitt (1802 - ) |
| Sibling | Maria Hitt (1807 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Daniel F. Hitt ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Kable, Harry, Mount Morris: Past and Present. Revised Edition (Mount Morris, IL: Kable Brothers Company, 1938), page 16.