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John Button Hitt 1775–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia

Death Date: 6 Aug 1846

Death Location: Sumter, Alabama

Father: William Ball

Mother: Sarah Martin

Spouse(s): Nancy Pulliam, Sarah Ball

Children(s): Lewis Ball, Parkes Ball, Ann Ball, William Ball, Burwell Ball, Elizabeth Ball, Sally Ball, Judette Ball, William Ball

In 1775, John Button Hitt entered the world in Fauquier, Virginia, born to William Ball And Sarah Martin. John Button Hitt married Nancy Pulliam, Sarah Frances Ball, and had children including Ann Anna Ball, Burwell Ball, Elizabeth Betsy Ball, Judette Adeliga Ball, Lewis W Ball, Parkes E Ball, Sally Ball, William Ball, William Pulliam Ball. John Button Hitt passed away in 1846 in Sumter, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1775, John Button Hitt entered the world in Fauquier, Virginia, born to William Ball And Sarah Martin.
  • John Button Hitt married Nancy Pulliam, Sarah Frances Ball, and had children including Ann Anna Ball, Burwell Ball, Elizabeth Betsy Ball, Judette Adeliga Ball, Lewis W Ball, Parkes E Ball, Sally Ball, William Ball, William Pulliam Ball.
  • John Button Hitt passed away in 1846 in Sumter, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ball
1750–1805
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Martin
1755–1823
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Pulliam
1764–1814
Birth Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Ball
1790–1848
Birth Location: Sumter, Alabama
SB

Children(s)

Lewis Ball
1783–1857
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Parkes Ball
1803–1880
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina
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Ann Ball
1801–1841
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina
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William Ball
1794–1818
Birth Location: Laurens District South Carolina
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Burwell Ball
1797–1877
Birth Location: Abbeville Disstrict, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Ball
1787–1819
Birth Location: Abbieville District South Carolina
EB
Sally Ball
1789–1833
Birth Location: South Carolina
SB
Judette Ball
1800–1801
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina
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William Ball
1797–1860
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
WB

John Hitt's Ancestors

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John Hitt
1775–1846
Birth Place: Fauquier, Virginia
Parents
William Ball
1750–1805
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Sarah Martin
1755–1823
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Col. (William "George") Ball
1718–1802
St Marys, Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Frances Slaughter
1737–1765
Spottsylvania, Culpepper, Virginia USA
Henry (Andrew) Martin
1720–1780
Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary (Ann) White
1720–1782
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Francis Slaughter
1701–1766
Anne Lightfoot
1708–1748
John Eve)
1691–1758
Maria Acie's
1699–1734
Robert White
1688–1755
Margaret Hoge
1691–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Paisley
1669–1742

John Hitt's Descendants

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John (Button) Hitt (1775–6 Aug 1846) m. Nancy Pulliam (1764–7 Aug 1814) m. Sarah (Frances) Ball (1790–22 Jul 1848)
  1. 1. Lewis (W) Ball 1783–1857 m. LUCINDA (F) CHILES 1787–1860 m. Sarah (Anne Elizabeth Hitt - Ball (Lazarus)) {SC} 1779–1850
    1. 1. Benjamin Ball 1813–1857 m. Mary (Lucy) Clark 1827–1858 m. Sarah Heflin 1818–1843
      1. 1. John (Franklin) Ball 1851–1932 m. Rebecca (Ann) Ramsey 1865–1937
        1. 1. Sarah (Irene) BALL 1895–1977 m. Ernest (R) Ridge 1892–1941 m. Albert (Clayton) Holt 1894–1967
        2. 2. John (R.) Ball 1874–1900
        3. 3. Laura (A) Ball 1893–1918 m. Lee (J) Harper 1886–1940
        4. 4. Robert (Benjamin) Ball 1900–1960 m. Laura (Blanche) northcutt 1905–1940
        5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Ball 1898–1989
        6. 6. William (Franklin) Ball 1888–1964 m. Viola (Maude) Bowden 1893–1919 m. Ida (Maude) Davison 1891–1984
        7. 7. Cora (M) Ball 1885–1969 m. Auston Harper 1881–1932 m. William (Jessee) Ramage 1869–
      2. 2. Amelia (C.) Ball 1854–
      3. 3. Alvin (Logan) Ball 1856–1900
      4. 4. FEREBY (DELANA) BALL 1840– m. John Davis 1822–
        1. 1. Belzada ((Belle Zada)) Davis 1863–1955 m. Jeptha (Vinan) Hester 1849–1891
        2. 2. Dolana (Mary Ellen) Davis 1867–1947 m. Rufus (Perry) Phillips 1858–1920
        3. 3. Isaac (James) Davis 1869–1895
        4. 4. Wyatt Davis 1861–1956
        5. 5. Hanah Davis 1874–1942
        6. 6. Martha (D.) Davis 1876–
        7. 7. Rebeca (C.) Davis 1878–1880
      5. 5. Royal Ball 1842–1910
      6. 6. Cynthia Ball 1841–
      7. 7. Robert Ball 1838–1862 m. Selina (Emilene) Prince 1838–1922
        1. 1. William (Joseph) Ball 1859– m. Mary (A) Ball 1849–
      8. 8. Royal Ball 1842–
      9. 9. Cynthia Ball 1841–
      10. 10. Robert Ball 1835–1862
      11. 11. female Ball 1839–1850
      12. 12. female Ball 1834–
      13. 13. male Ball 1837–1850
    2. 2. Martha (American) Ball 1841–1919
    3. 3. Albert (Harris) Ball 1834–
    4. 4. Mary (Pickens) Ball 1838–1902
    5. 5. JOHN (NIMROD TIMOTHY) BALL 1825–1905
      1. 1. Frances (Estelle) Ray 1858–1928
        1. 1. John (William) Ray 1878–1961
    6. 6. Sarah (Hale Wilson) Ball 1792–1885 m. John Lawson 1795–1851
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Lawson 1822–1865 m. Rebecca (Lee) Staggs 1830–1896 m. Susan (Ann 'Annie') O'REAR 1833–1898 m. Lucinda Lawson 1825–1863
        1. 1. John (Daniel) Lawson 1849–1943 m. Elizabeth (Alice 'Lizzie' Jones) Lawson 1858–1935
        2. 2. William ("Will" Jackson) Lawson 1848–1909 m. Amelia (Bermelia 'Millie') ROACH 1848–1924
        3. 3. M (A) Lawson 1857–
        4. 4. Alexander Lawson 1861–
        5. 5. J (E) Lawson 1860–
        6. 6. C (H) Lawson 1859–
        7. 7. Nancy (Jane) Lawson 1856–1893 m. William (Henry) JORDAN 1846–1938
        8. 8. Franklin (Pierce) Lawson 1852–1892 m. Dona Lawson 1859–1961 m. Sara (Elizabeth) Robins 1856–1928
        9. 9. Jeremiah (Walton "Jerry") LAWSON 1860–1934 m. Ida (Elizabeth Jane) NICHOLS 1874–1907
        10. 10. Columbus (C) Lawson 1853–
        11. 11. James (A) Lawson 1850–1912
        12. 12. Angeline Lawson 1851–1929
        13. 13. Mary (J) Lawson 1855–1936
        14. 14. Joanna (C) Lawson –1937
        15. 15. Elmina (Francis) Lawson 1859–1900 m. Anderson (C) Stephenson 1841–1921 m. James (Alexander "Elic") FLETCHER 1853–1888
        16. 16. Joanna (Charlotte Lawson .) Uptain 1856–1937
        17. 17. Washington (May) Lawson 1865–1936 m. Marthia Lawson 1872–
        18. 18. Elmina (Francis) Lawson 1859–1900
        19. 19. Mary (Jane) Lawson 1854–1854
        20. 20. James (Albert "Jimmy") Lawson 1848–1912 m. Pernatha (Ann Uptain .) Lawson 1850–1885 m. Isabel (McBee .) Lawson 1863–1923
        21. 21. Angeline (Katerine Kate) Lawson 1850–1929 m. Francis (Marion "General") Uptain 1847–1932
      2. 2. Catherine (‘Kitty’) LAWSON 1827–1891 m. John (Norwood) Nelson 1818–1896
        1. 1. Mahala (Berthenia) NELSON 1857–1943 m. James (J) Odom 1856–1920
        2. 2. Samuel (Monroe) Nelson 1851–1900 m. Mary (E.) Nelson 1851–
        3. 3. Sarah (Jane Nelson) # 1854–1945 m. Reuben (Monroe) Swindle 1849–1900
      3. 3. Un-Named (Boy) LAWSON 1825–
      4. 4. Venyord Lossan 1819–1892 m. Julia (Ann) Logan 1821–1880 m. Lydia Bishop 1847–
        1. 1. Albert (Gallatin) Lawson 1838–1910 m. Nancy Randolph 1838–1888
        2. 2. Gulder (F.) Losson 1846–1923 m. Elendery (L.) Losson 1844–1887 m. Martha (J) Lowson 1858–1927
        3. 3. Arvenzenia (B) Lawson 1862–1909
        4. 4. Zelpha Lawson 1841–
        5. 5. Zefa Lawson 1841–
        6. 6. Sarah (Ann) LAWSON 1843–1906
        7. 7. Thomas (Vinyard) LAWSON 1867–1901
        8. 8. Nancy (Jane) Lawson 1852–1860
        9. 9. Thomas (Vinyard Lawson) Jr 1848–1896
        10. 10. Jerleyan Lossan 1849–1860
      5. 5. Jesse LAWSON 1822–1870
      6. 6. William (James) LAWSON 1836–1861
      7. 7. Nancy (Ball) LAWSON 1816–1900 m. William (Manley) Rutledge 1814–1866
        1. 1. James (Daniel 'Dock') RUTLEDGE 1846–1922 m. MARY (Jane) Files-Rutledge 1854–1941
        2. 2. John (Joslin) Rutledge 1836–1922 m. Mary (Margaret) Norris 1841–1891
        3. 3. John (Joslin) Rutledge 1836–1923
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rutledge 1848–1915
        5. 5. Lewis (A.) RUTLEDGE 1839–1864
        6. 6. Joseph (Washington "Papa Joe") Rutledge 1850–1934
        7. 7. Franklin (C) Rutledge 1858–1896
        8. 8. Robert (Allen) Rutledge 1856–1896
        9. 9. Samuel (R) Rutledge 1843–1870
        10. 10. William (Levi) Rutledge 1850–1930 m. Nancy (Jane) HUGHES 1848–1913 m. Amanda (ROGERS) 1866– m. Martha ARGO 1871–
        11. 11. Martha (Ann) Rutledge 1852–1907 m. James (Knox Polk) Manasco 1845–1923
      8. 8. Patmon LAWSON 1832–1891 m. Elizabeth ("Peggy") O'Rear 1825–1863
        1. 1. Frances (Caroline) Lawson 1860–1943 m. General (Buell) Barton 1862–1951
        2. 2. Zilpha Lawson 1856–1922
        3. 3. Mary (A) Losson 1852–
        4. 4. Cordelia Lawson 1854–1922
        5. 5. Goulder (Green) Lawson 1856–1899 m. Mary (Ann E.) NOLES 1859–1882 m. Ellen (Caroline) WESTMORELAND 1868–1967
        6. 6. Francis (C.) LAWSON 1860–
        7. 7. Zilpha (A.) LAWSON 1856–
        8. 8. Temeran (A.) LAWSON 1854–
        9. 9. Mary (A.) LAWSON 1852–
      9. 9. GIRL (J S) LAWSON 1830–
      10. 10. Mahala (Martha Parthenia) LAWSON 1833–1927 m. James (Carroll) COONER 1835–1914
        1. 1. Irene (E) Cooner 1855–1941
        2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Files 1860–1935 m. Jeremiah (Benjamin) Files 1858–1881
        3. 3. James Cooner 1881–1902 m. Agnes Krank 1893–
        4. 4. Mary (M) Cooner 1882–1904
        5. 5. James (Patman) Cooner 1863–1902 m. Eva (Lucinda) Files 1869–1969
        6. 6. Mintie (A) Cooner 1888–1904
        7. 7. John (Wesley) Cooner 1857–1904 m. Marilla (Greenville "Mary") Thompson 1861–1946
        8. 8. Martha (M.) Pike 1873–1904
        9. 9. Spencer (Monroe) Cooner 1868–1930
        10. 10. Daniel (Grant) Cooner 1871–1954
        11. 11. Samuel (Sherman) COONER 1865–1948 m. Martha (Arverzuna "Marthy" Frost) Cooner 1866–1915
      11. 11. Daniel (John) LAWSON 1826–1860 m. Rebecca (Lee) Staggs 1830–1896
        1. 1. Franklin (Pierce Lawson) Sr. 1852–1892
        2. 2. Franklin (Pierce) Lawson 1852–1892
        3. 3. William ("Will" Jackson) Lawson 1848–1909
        4. 4. Nancy (Jane) LAWSON 1856–1893
        5. 5. Alexander LAWSON 1861–
        6. 6. M. (A.) LAWSON 1857–
        7. 7. C. (H.) LAWSON 1859–
        8. 8. J. (E.) LAWSON 1853–
    7. 7. Benjamin (Jackson) Ball 1825–1862
    8. 8. Erasmus Ball 1822–
    9. 9. Lewis (W Ball) Jr 1815–1868 m. Martha (A) Ball 1828–
      1. 1. Albert (A D) Ball 1845–
      2. 2. Valina Ball 1847–
    10. 10. William (J. "Willis") Ball 1805–1851
      1. 1. Jemima (Jane) Ball 1850–1922
        1. 1. Mary (Angeline) Huffstickler 1868–1911 m. Wiley (Fillmore) Sappington 1858–1898
    11. 11. Francis (Marion) Ball 1813–1883
    12. 12. Lucinda (Ann) Ball 1817–1900
      1. 1. Lewis (R) Knight 1841–1911
        1. 1. Lafayette(Fate) Knight 1884–1960
    13. 13. Frances (Elizabeth) Ball 1832–1849
    14. 14. Augustus (Franklin) Ball 1827–1908
    15. 15. Emily (C) Ball 1820–1893
    16. 16. Parks Ball 1819–
    17. 17. Amos Ball 1804–1834
    18. 18. Elizabeth (Eve "Tincey") Ball 1807–1819
    19. 19. Joseph Ball 1813–1888
      1. 1. Frances ("Fannie") Ball 1838–1910
        1. 1. Tabitha Parrish 1867–1935
    20. 20. Sarah (Frances) Ball 1790–1848 m. John (Button) Hitt 1775–1846
    21. 21. Elizabeth (S) Ball 1823–1855
    22. 22. Joanna (H Ball) Goodman 1825–1905
    23. 23. Lt. (Laurel Mcdonald) Ball 1830–1891
    24. 24. Frances (M.) Ball 1811–1848 m. Francis (Marion) Grant 1810–1847
      1. 1. Willis (Beaufort) Grant 1842–
      2. 2. Caroline (F "Carrie") Grant 1839–1912
      3. 3. Sarah (Jane "Sally") Grant 1842–1898
        1. 1. Lillie (Tidlia) Reed 1885–1968
      4. 4. Isaac (Washington) Grant 1838–1857
      5. 5. Benjamin (Lewis) Grant 1837–1911
      6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson "Jeff") Grant 1834–1864
    25. 25. Cynthia (Jane "Gency") Ball 1811–1911
    26. 26. Sarah (A. "Sallie") Ball 1815–1874
  2. 2. Parkes (E) Ball 1803–1880
  3. 3. Ann ("Anna") Ball 1801–1841
  4. 4. William (Pulliam) Ball 1794–1818
  5. 5. Burwell Ball 1797–1877
  6. 6. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Ball 1787–1819
  7. 7. Sally Ball 1789–1833
  8. 8. Judette (Adeliga) Ball 1800–1801
  9. 9. William Ball 1797–1860

John Hitt's Timeline

11 Records

1762
1762
Birth of John Button Hitt in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia
1764
1764
Birth of John Button Hitt in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1764
1764
Birth of John Button Hitt in Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1775
1775
Birth of John Button Hitt in Fauquier, Virginia
Fauquier, Virginia
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 15
John Button Hitt resided here in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1800
1800
Age 25
John Button Hitt resided here in Abbeville, South Carolina
Abbeville, South Carolina
1807
20 June 1807
Age 32
Death of John Button Hitt in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina
1807
17 Apr 1807
Age 32
Death of John Button Hitt in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1807
17 April 1807
Age 32
Death of John Button Hitt in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 35
John Button Hitt resided here in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1846
6 Aug 1846
Age 71
Death of John Button Hitt in Sumter, Alabama
Sumter, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1807
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1807
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1807
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Sumter, Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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