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William Hitt 1785–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Greenville,,South Carolina,USA

Death Date: 15 Dec 1838

Death Location: Greenville, Dist., South Carolina, USA

Father: Peter Hitt

Mother: Hannah James

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William Hitt was born in 1785 in Greenville,,South Carolina,USA, the child of Peter Hitt And Hannah James. William Hitt passed away in 1838 in Greenville, Dist., South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Hitt was born in 1785 in Greenville,,South Carolina,USA, the child of Peter Hitt And Hannah James.
  • William Hitt passed away in 1838 in Greenville, Dist., South Carolina, USA.

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William Hitt's Ancestors

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William Hitt
1785–1838
Birth Place: Greenville,,South Carolina,USA
Parents
Peter Hitt
1751–1802
Fauquier County, VA
Hannah James
1763–1846
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (James lll Capt) RS
1709–1777
Elk Run,St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, (now Fauquier co. United States
Dinah Allen
1716–1800
Saint Paul Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas James
1674–1726
Sarah Mason
1670–1720
Samuel Allen
1677–1741
Margaret Waggoner
1677–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John James
1623–1690
Elizabeth Underwood
1632–1673
Colonel I
1629–1686
Frances Norgrave
1640–1690
John Sr
1655–1681
Barbara Allen
1655–1689
John Waggoner
1642–1716
Rachel Ward\Waggoner
1653–1718

William Hitt's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of William Hitt in Greenville,,South Carolina,USA
Greenville,,South Carolina,USA
1838
15 Dec 1838
Age 53
Death of William Hitt in Greenville, Dist., South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Dist., South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Greenville,,South Carolina,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1838
    Event Place: Greenville, Dist., South Carolina, USA

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