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John Hitt 1715–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Germanna, Essex Co, VA

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Faquier Co, VA

Father: Peter Hitt(Heite)

Mother: Elizabeth Otterbach

Spouse(s): Mary None

Children(s): Leanor Hitt

The story of John Hitt began in 1715 in Germanna, Essex Co, VA. John Hitt married Mary, and had children including Leanor Hitt. John Hitt passed away in 1782 in Faquier Co, VA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hitt began in 1715 in Germanna, Essex Co, VA.
  • John Hitt married Mary, and had children including Leanor Hitt.
  • John Hitt passed away in 1782 in Faquier Co, VA.

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John Hitt's Ancestors

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John Hitt
1715–1782
Birth Place: Germanna, Essex Co, VA
Parents
Peter Hitt(Heite)
1683–1772
Nassau, Siegen, Germany
Elizabeth Otterbach
1689–1772
Trupbach, Westfalen, Germany
Grandparents
Jacob Heite
1660–
1663–1742
Trupbach, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Elizabeth Heinbach
1662–1718
Siegen, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Jacob (Hitt)
1630–
Johannes Otterbach
1622–1696
Anna Stuell
1629–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1590–1624
Demuth
1553–
Jost Stueel
1595–
Ehla Behr
1597–

John Hitt's Descendants

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John Hitt (1715–1782) m. Mary (1736–1802)
  1. 1. Leanor Hitt 1762–1829 m. John Proudfoot 1751–1823
    1. 1. Abraham (Alexander) Proudfoot 1791–1869 m. Elizabeth Cole 1799–1863
      1. 1. William (Chester) Proudfoot 1819–1898 m. Julia (Ann) Ellyson 1822–1900
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Francis) Proudfoot 1851–1920 m. Eli (J) Poling 1849–1924
        2. 2. Gideon Proudfoot 1847– m. Mary (Frances Thomazine Victoria) Gauthrop 1847–1931
    2. 2. John Proudfoot 1788–1866 m. Rebecca Thompson 1795–1857
      1. 1. William (J) Proudfoot 1817–1909
    3. 3. Mary Proudfoot 1787–1869 m. John Robinson 1793–1865

John Hitt's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of John Hitt in Germanna, Essex Co, VA
Germanna, Essex Co, VA
1782
1782
Age 67
Death of John Hitt in Faquier Co, VA
Faquier Co, VA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Germanna, Essex Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Faquier Co, VA

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