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Benjamin HITT I 1787–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 OCT 1787

Birth Location: Washington Co., Georgia

Death Date: 26 NOV 1870

Death Location: Hitt Cemetery, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Father: John I

Mother: Frances BANKS

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Samuel HITT, Benjamin II, Ailsey HITT, William HITT

The story of Benjamin HITT I began in 1787 in Washington Co., Georgia. Benjamin HITT I married Sarah Sally Cox, and had children including Ailsey Hitt, Benjamin Hitt Ii, Samuel Hitt, William Hitt. Benjamin HITT I passed away in 1870 in Hitt Cemetery, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin HITT I began in 1787 in Washington Co., Georgia.
  • Benjamin HITT I married Sarah Sally Cox, and had children including Ailsey Hitt, Benjamin Hitt Ii, Samuel Hitt, William Hitt.
  • Benjamin HITT I passed away in 1870 in Hitt Cemetery, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin I's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin I
1787–1870
Birth Place: Washington Co., Georgia
Parents
John HITT I
1759–1839
Fauquier Co., Virginia
Frances BANKS
1763–1852
Culpepper Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Gerard BANKS
1725–1787
King George, King George Co., Virginia
Frances BRUCE
1736–1818
Brunswick Parish, King George Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Adam BANKS
1703–1755
Rosanna BRYAN
1709–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin I's Descendants

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Benjamin (HITT) I (5 OCT 1787–26 NOV 1870)
  1. 1. Samuel HITT 1827–1905 m. Susan COX 1831–1885
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann ‘Sallie Ann’) HITT 1860–1906 m. Robert (Marion COLLINS) [MAT-JUDY] 1861–1888
      1. 1. Samuel (Erin COLLINS) [MAT-JUDY] 1884–1940 m. Mary (Elizabeth) WOLTERS 1887–1984
        1. 1. Chester (Ivan COLLINS) [MAT-JUDY] 1913–1974 m. Lois (M.) KELLER 1924–2019
        2. 2. Katherine (Irene COLLINS) [MAT-JUDY] 1916–1999
      2. 2. Robert (M. COLLINS) [MAT-JUDY] 1888–1953 m. Lovina (Ella) ____________ 1895–1990
    2. 2. Lewis (Gale) HITT 1855–1942 m. Mary (Jane) RANDOL 1863–1915
      1. 1. Horace (Edgar) HITT 1884–1924 m. Lulu (May) KLAPROTH 1884–1979
        1. 1. Opal HITT 1905–1995 m. Heinrich (Friedrich ‘Fritz’ ‘Henry’ AMELUNKE) [AMELUNG] 1901–1946
    3. 3. Lee HITT –1896
  2. 2. Benjamin (HITT) II 1816–1873
    1. 1. William (Jacob) HITT 1840–1875 m. Sarah O’NEAL 1841–1911
      1. 1. Eva (Adeline) HITT 1867–1940 m. John (James BAKER) [MAT-JUDY] 1854–1933
        1. 1. Nora (BAKER) [MAT-JUDY] 1898–1977 m. Modie (Jefferson) SEABAUGH 1898–1978
      2. 2. Benjamin (L.) HITT 1870–1919 m. Elsa (Anna ‘Elsie’ PATTON) [POSTON] 1882–1915 m. Minnie (Iona) EAKINS 1895–1956
  3. 3. Ailsey HITT 1814–1845
  4. 4. William HITT 1819–1897

Benjamin I's Timeline

2 Records

1787
5 OCT 1787
Birth of Benjamin HITT I in Washington Co., Georgia
Washington Co., Georgia
1870
26 NOV 1870
Age 83
Death of Benjamin HITT I in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1787
    Event Place: Washington Co., Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, I have a DNA match with Collins_Debra54 on Ancestry. This info is from her tree.
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 NOV 1870
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, I have a DNA match with Collins_Debra54 on Ancestry. This info is from her tree.
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hitt Cemetery, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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