Individual Details
John Hitt Jr.
(Abt, 1743 - )
In 1761, John Hitt, Jr. was a member of the Fauquier County Militia in the French and Indian War and a muster list shows him present for muster in 1761.(Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, Vol 7, pp 305-6). Therefore, in 1761 he was at least 18 years of age.
John, Jr. was listed in the 1770 and 1777 Rent Rolls for Fauquier County, Virginia, with 53 acres of land. The 1783 through 1786 land taxes list John as owning 50 acres of land, and the 1788 through 1793 land taxes list him with 144 acres of land. In 1792 he is listed with 37.5 acres of land which he purchased from Russell. John Hitt, Jr. appears in the 1800 Tax List for Culpeper County, Virginia, District of David Brown. (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 62, No. 1, January 1954, p. 124). From 1786 to 1810, the Fauquier County tithables list at various times the following sons of John: Elijah, James, Jesse, John, Nathan, and William.
On 9 December 1802, William Briggs and Sarah his wife of Stafford County deeded to John Hitt of Fauquier County, for 150.00 lbs, 169 acres of land granted to Briggs by Arthur Morison and wife January 31, 1798. The land was S/S of Hedgeman River and adjacent to David Briggs. Witnesses: Elizabeth Hitt, Jesse Hitt, and Elisha Curtis. (Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book X, p. 226). Elizabeth and Jesse Hitt were the children of John Hitt and Elisha Curtis was John's son-in-law who married daughter Sarah Hitt.
John died without a will but his estate was appraised on May 27, 1805. The account of the sales of his estate lists the following purchasers: John Kemper, Elijah Hitt, Nathan Hitt, Charles Scott, Jesse Hitt, John Casey, William Hitt, John Hitt, Elisha Curtis, Elizabeth Hitt, Susannah Hitt, William Bell, Martin Hitt, Francis James, and Isaac Campbell. (Fauquier County, Virginia Will Book 4, p. 101, 103). Elijah, Nathan, Jesse, William, John, Elizabeth, and Susannah Hitt were his children, and Elisha Curtis was his son-in-law, husband of his daughter Sarah.
After John's death, his three eldest sons were each named as guardians of one of his youngest children: John guardian of Susannah, Nathan guardian of Stephen, and Elijah guardian of Elizabeth. (Fauquier County Virginia Guardian Bonds 1759-1871; Gott.)
John, Jr. was listed in the 1770 and 1777 Rent Rolls for Fauquier County, Virginia, with 53 acres of land. The 1783 through 1786 land taxes list John as owning 50 acres of land, and the 1788 through 1793 land taxes list him with 144 acres of land. In 1792 he is listed with 37.5 acres of land which he purchased from Russell. John Hitt, Jr. appears in the 1800 Tax List for Culpeper County, Virginia, District of David Brown. (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 62, No. 1, January 1954, p. 124). From 1786 to 1810, the Fauquier County tithables list at various times the following sons of John: Elijah, James, Jesse, John, Nathan, and William.
On 9 December 1802, William Briggs and Sarah his wife of Stafford County deeded to John Hitt of Fauquier County, for 150.00 lbs, 169 acres of land granted to Briggs by Arthur Morison and wife January 31, 1798. The land was S/S of Hedgeman River and adjacent to David Briggs. Witnesses: Elizabeth Hitt, Jesse Hitt, and Elisha Curtis. (Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book X, p. 226). Elizabeth and Jesse Hitt were the children of John Hitt and Elisha Curtis was John's son-in-law who married daughter Sarah Hitt.
John died without a will but his estate was appraised on May 27, 1805. The account of the sales of his estate lists the following purchasers: John Kemper, Elijah Hitt, Nathan Hitt, Charles Scott, Jesse Hitt, John Casey, William Hitt, John Hitt, Elisha Curtis, Elizabeth Hitt, Susannah Hitt, William Bell, Martin Hitt, Francis James, and Isaac Campbell. (Fauquier County, Virginia Will Book 4, p. 101, 103). Elijah, Nathan, Jesse, William, John, Elizabeth, and Susannah Hitt were his children, and Elisha Curtis was his son-in-law, husband of his daughter Sarah.
After John's death, his three eldest sons were each named as guardians of one of his youngest children: John guardian of Susannah, Nathan guardian of Stephen, and Elijah guardian of Elizabeth. (Fauquier County Virginia Guardian Bonds 1759-1871; Gott.)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1743 | Prince William County, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | Sarah Russell |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Russell (1743 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Hitt (1790 - ) |
| Child | Elijah Hitt (1765 - 1829) |
| Child | Jesse Hitt ( - ) |
| Child | Nathan Hitt (1767 - 1824) |
| Child | John Hitt III (1769 - 1832) |
| Child | James William Hitt (1780 - 1853) |
| Child | Sarah Hitt (1777 - ) |
| Child | William Hitt (1784 - ) |
| Child | Stephen Hitt (1788 - 1841) |
| Child | Rosanna Hitt (1791 - ) |
| Father | John Hitt Sr. (1715 - 1782) |
| Mother | Sarah Pace (1719 - ) |
| Sibling | Elias Hitt (1745 - ) |
| Sibling | Lazarus Hitt (1748 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Hitt (1750 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Anne Hitt (1755 - ) |
| Sibling | James Hitt (1756 - ) |