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William Bradford Donsten Hitt 1824–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1824

Birth Location: Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 21 Feb 1873

Death Location: Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA

Father: William Hitt

Mother: Leah Peddy

Spouse(s): Cynthia Williams

Children(s): Elizabeth Hitt

The story of William Bradford Donsten Hitt began in 1824 in Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA. William Bradford Donsten Hitt married Cynthia Ann Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Hitt. William Bradford Donsten Hitt passed away in 1873 in Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bradford Donsten Hitt began in 1824 in Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.
  • William Bradford Donsten Hitt married Cynthia Ann Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Hitt.
  • William Bradford Donsten Hitt passed away in 1873 in Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hitt
1782–1872
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
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Leah Peddy
1785–1854
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cynthia Williams
1829–1887
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hitt
1854–1904
Birth Location: Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States of America
EH

William Hitt's Ancestors

Self
William Hitt
1824–1873
Birth Place: Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA
Parents
William Billy Hitt
1782–1872
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Leah (Bradford) Peddy
1785–1854
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Julia (Selia) Barker
1760–1793
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Barker
1740–1802
Elizabeth DNA
1734–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Barker
1700–1730
Priscilla Briggs
1702–1744
Abraham Bledsoe
1711–1758
Sarah Love
1711–1755

William Hitt's Descendants

1.
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William (Bradford Donsten) Hitt (13 Aug 1824–21 Feb 1873) m. Cynthia (Ann) Williams (13 Aug 1829–21 Apr 1887)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Hitt 1854–1904 m. Zachary (Taylor) Cox 1850–1908
    1. 1. Eudora ('Dora' (M-Burns)) Cox 1875–1960 m. Lewis (William (M-Cox)) Burns 1873–1947
      1. 1. Duff (Dow) Burns 1896–1951 m. Flossie (Evaughn) Halford 1912–1986
        1. 1. Dora (Burns Holden) Flowers –2005 m. Allen (Neusom) Holden 1926–2018

William Hitt's Timeline

4 Records

1824
13 Aug 1824
Birth of William Bradford Donsten Hitt in Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA
Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA
1848
19 Aug 1848
Age 24
William Bradford Donsten Hitt was married
None
1849
1849
Age 25
William Bradford Donsten Hitt was married
None
1873
21 Feb 1873
Age 49
Death of William Bradford Donsten Hitt in Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA
Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1848

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1849

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1873
    Event Place: Allenville, Cape Girardeau Co, Missouri, USA
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