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John Hitt 1759–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 January 1759

Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 January 1839

Death Location: Gordonville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Father: Henry Hitt

Mother: Alice Holtsclaw

Spouse(s): Frances Banks

Children(s): Rachel Hitt, Benjamin Sr, William Hitt, John Jr

John Hitt was born in 1759 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Hitt And Alice Katherine Holtsclaw. John Hitt married Frances Banks, and had children including Benjamin Hitt Sr, John Hitt Jr, Rachel Susan Hitt, William Hitt. John Hitt passed away in 1839 in Gordonville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • John Hitt was born in 1759 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Hitt And Alice Katherine Holtsclaw.
  • John Hitt married Frances Banks, and had children including Benjamin Hitt Sr, John Hitt Jr, Rachel Susan Hitt, William Hitt.
  • John Hitt passed away in 1839 in Gordonville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Hitt
1719–1783
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Alice Holtsclaw
1724–1810
Birth Location: Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
AH

Spouses(s)

Frances Banks
1763–1852
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
FB

Children(s)

Rachel Hitt
1792–1869
Birth Location: Washington County, Georgia, USA
RH
Benjamin Sr
1787–1870
Birth Location: Washington County, Georgia, USA
BS
William Hitt
1782–1872
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
WH
John Jr
1800–1867
Birth Location: Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
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John Hitt's Ancestors

Self
John Hitt
1759–1839
Birth Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Hitt
1719–1783
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Alice (Katherine) Holtsclaw
1724–1810
Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hitt's Descendants

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John Hitt (8 January 1759–21 January 1839) m. Frances Banks (8 September 1763–17 May 1852)
  1. 1. Rachel (Susan) Hitt 1792–1869 m. Peter Franks 1781–1866
    1. 1. Elizabeth Franks 1810–1899 m. Daniel (James) Low 1804–1854
      1. 1. Nancy Low 1827– m. James Murphey 1822–
        1. 1. Robert (Newton) Murphey 1861–1941 m. Louiza (Rebecca) Kerr 1879–1954 m. Lydia Nichols 1865–1897
        2. 2. Daniel (Loe) Murphy 1846–1931 m. Mary (Jane) Kenley 1849–1923
        3. 3. Rachel Murphey 1848–1929
        4. 4. Susanna Murphey 1851–
        5. 5. James (Colon) Murphey 1854–1914 m. Mollie (Faver) Lee 1869–1943
        6. 6. Marthie Murphy 1854–1928
        7. 7. Jesse Murphy 1855–1933 m. Martha (Jane) Roark 1854–1943
        8. 8. John Murphy 1860– m. Ida McCullough –1949
        9. 9. Charles (Wesley) Murphy 1864–1945 m. Martha (Jane) Ashworth 1870–1948
        10. 10. William (David) Murphy 1868–1960
      2. 2. Maria Low 1833–1884
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Low 1833–
      4. 4. Rachel Low 1828–
    2. 2. Green (R) Franks 1819–1902
    3. 3. Henry Franks 1822–1920 m. Nancy Crow 1825–1907
      1. 1. Martha (Frances Franks) Logan 1853–1946
      2. 2. John (Walter) Franks 1850–1929
      3. 3. Thomas (Jasper) Franks 1846–1939
      4. 4. Rachel (Franks) Williams 1855–1942
      5. 5. Henry (Johnson) Franks 1862–1950
      6. 6. Nancy (Lucresia Franks) McCubbin 1864–1949
      7. 7. James (Franklin) Franks 1844–1918
      8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth Franks) Hudson 1848–1935
      9. 9. Morgan (Emery) Franks 1859–1927
    4. 4. Sarah (Frances) Franks 1827–1911 m. Joshua (Emory) Roden 1810–1894
      1. 1. Rebecca (Elizabeth Roden) Ruff 1845–1903
      2. 2. Celia (Lucretia Roden) Jones 1864–1920
    5. 5. Doctor Franks 1824–1910 m. Sarah (Jane) Butler 1836–1927 m. Matilda Cummings 1828–1874
      1. 1. Susan (Rachel Franks) Scott 1861–1937
      2. 2. George (Butler) Franks 1878–1960
      3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth Franks) Hurst 1862–1899
      4. 4. Peter (Lewis) Franks 1855–1881
  2. 2. Benjamin (Hitt) Sr 1787–1870
  3. 3. William Hitt 1782–1872
  4. 4. John (Hitt) Jr 1800–1867

John Hitt's Timeline

2 Records

1759
8 January 1759
Birth of John Hitt in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
1839
21 January 1839
Age 80
Death of John Hitt in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1759
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1839
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gordonville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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