Peter Hitt and Mary

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Husband Peter Hitt

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           Born: 1750-1760 - Virginia
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           Died: Abt 1836 - Greenville Co., South Carolina
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         Father: Henry Hitt (Abt 1719-      )
         Mother: Alice Katherine Holtzclaw (      -      )

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       Marriage: 1816-1822

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   Other Spouse: Jane Stanfield (      -After 1815)

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Wife Mary

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Children

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1 M Joseph Hitt

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2 M Elisha P. Hitt

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           Born: Abt 1822 - South Carolina
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3 F Jane Hitt

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General Notes: Husband - Peter Hitt

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CENSUS:

In 1785 a census was taken in Virginia, including in Halifax Co. See

http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1790m-03.pdf

The following entries are on page 88 close together in the list of M. Stanfield. The columns are 'white souls', 'dwellings', 'other buildings'.
<pre>
Robert Stanfield 10 1 6
Peter Hitt 1 1 7
Peter Hitt 8 1 5
Marmaduke Stanfield 11 1 8 </pre>

<pre>1790 Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Peter Hitt 121; 1 slave
males >= 16 1
males < 16 2
females 1 </pre>

<pre>1810 Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Peter Hitt 21101 -- 00301; no slaves
male female
2 <10
1 10-15
1 16-25 3
26-44
1 >45 1 </pre>

<pre>1820 Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Peter Hitt 211101 --- 00020; 3 in agriculture; 3 slaves
male female
2 <10
1 10-16
1 16-18
1 16-26
26-45 2
1 >45 </pre>

<pre>1830 Greenville Co., South Carolina
Peter Hitt 0121000001 -- 100002; 1 slave
male female
< 5 1
1 5-10
2 10-15
1 15-20
20-30
30-40 2
40-50
50-60
60-70
1 70-80 </pre>

LAND:

The deeds in Edgefield District, SC come from two books of abstracts: Edgefield County, South Carolina Abstracts of Deed Books 1-12, 1786--1796 by Ge Lee Corley Hendrix and Edgefield County, South Carolina Deed Books by Carol Wells. The latter covers books 13 through 41. Westcoat's Creek and Benningfield's Creek are short creeks that flow directly into the Savannah River. Today they are in McCormick Co. (created in 1916), but in the 19th century they were in the far western corner of Edgefield Co.

On August 19, 1773 Marmaduke Stanfield of Halifax Co., Virginia sells to Peter Hitt of Halifax Co. for £42 a tract of about 140 acres in Halifax Co. on the branches of Evans Creek. It is described by metes and bounds. (Halifax Co. Deed Records 9/115)

On June 15, 1785 Peter Hitt of Halifax Co. sells to George Wiley for £160, current money of Virginia, a tract in Halifax Co. on the branches of Evenses Creek containing by estimation 140 acres. It is described by metes and bounds and is the same tract that Peter Hitt bought in 1773. (13/207)

On April 26, 1790 Jesse Copeland of Edgefield District, South Carolina sells to Peter Hitt of the same place for £15 a tract of about 102 acres on Wescotes Creek of Savannah River adjacent to Celey Williams, Maj. Tutt, John McCoy, Thomas Buckham. (Edgefield Co. Deed Records 1/259; 'Hill' rather than 'Hitt' in the Hendrix abstracts)

On October 20, 1804 Peter Hitt of Edgefield District sells to John Fargerson of the same place for $50 a tract of 102 acres on Waistcoat Cr. of Savannah River bounded on NW by land of Celey Williams and Benjamin Tutt, on NE by John McCoy, on SE by land surveyed for Thomas Beckham and on SW by vacant land. Witnesses: Jesse Copeland, John (X) Taylor. Signed Peter Hitt. (26/25, image 379/871)

On January 29, 1814 Benjamin Hagood of Pendleton District sells to Peter Hitt of Edgefield District for valuable consideration a tract of 433 acres on B-field [sic] Creek granted to James Haygood and bounded at time of grant by Reuben Monday and vacant land. Witnesses: Jeremiah Brown, William McKinney. (32/102)

On November 4, 1815 Peter Hitt of Edgefield District sells to Edward Collier, planter, of Abbeville District a tract of 7.8 acres near Benefields Creek of Savannah River adjacent to lands of Peter Hitt, Trapier, Holt, Copland and land sold by John Boyd. Witnesses: John Hill, Jane (O) Hitt. Signed Peter Hitt. (33/43)

On August 24, 1816 Peter Hitt of Edgefield District sells to William Price of the same place for $200 a tract of 106 acres being part of land originally granted to James Hogwood on Benefields and Westcoats Creeks adjacent to lands of Robert White, McKinney, McCoy. Witnesses: John Lyon, Elizabeth (her X mark) Lyon. Signed Peter Hitt. (33/197)

On June 9, 1818 Peter Hitt of Edgefield District conveys by deed of gift to his daughter Susanna Hitt of the same place a tract of 126 acres on Beddingfields Creek of Savannah River being part of a grant to James Hammond and conveyed by him to Peter Hitt. The tract is adjacent to Peter Hitt and McCoy's Road. Witnesses: Wm. Price, Henry Hitt. A plat of February 2, 1815 by Edward Collier, DS shows adjacent lands of Peter Hitt, Munday, Wm. McKinney, Wm. Price, Robert White and road to McCoy's ferry. (35/153)

On June 9, 1818 Peter Hitt of Edgefield District sells to John Hitt of the same place for valuable consideration a tract of 105 acres on Beddingfield's Creek of Savannah River. Witnesses: Wm. Price, Henry Hitt. A plat surveyed March 23, 1818 by James Thomkins, DS shows 105 acres adjacent to lands of Peter Hitt, Breazeal, Wm. Price. (35/152) Eighteen months later John Hitt sold this tract.

On July 23, 1822 Peter Hitt of Edgefield District sells to John Hitt of the same place for $1200 a tract of 230 acres on both sides of Beddingfield Creek of Savannah River adjacent to lands of Stephen Tomkins, Jas. Hagwood, Landon Tucker, Sam'l Tomkins, Edward Collins. Witnesses: Thos. Hitt, Robert Hitt. Signed Peter Hitt. On February 15, 1823 Polly Hitt relinquishes her dower rights. Signed Polly (X) Hitt. (40/79) One year later John Hitt sold this tract.

WILL:

An abstract of Peter Hitt's will is on page 139 of COLLECTION OF UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY RECORDS, vol 2 (James E. Wooley, 1981):

Peter Hitt Apt. 4 File 223; Greenville, S.C.
"I, Peter Hitt of Greenville Dist. do make this my last will and testament . . ."

The children of his first wife, namely, Elizabeth, William, James, Nancy, John, Henry, Robert, Susannah and Thomas have already received their portion of his estate and get no more.

"I give to my beloved wife Mary Hitt my plantation with all appurtainances. My Negro man Daniel, all stock, household and kitchen furniture during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided between my 3 youngest children, Joseph, Elisha P. and Jane Hitt."

Executrix: Mary Hitt. Witnesses: R. S. C. Foster, Phebe (X) Young, Richard Young. Dated February 29, 1832, probated April 25, 1836.

TWO PETER HITTS:

Each of the 5 sons of the immigrant Peter Hitt named one of his sons Peter. Thus there are an abundance of Peter Hitts and two of them have a connection with South Carolina. In 1790 Peter Hitt and Lazarus Hitt are in Laurens Co., South Carolina with Joseph Hitt. In 1800 Peter and Lazarus are next to each other and Joseph is not present. The immigrant Peter had a son named Joseph; presumably he died before 1800 and Peter and Lazarus are his sons.

In 1790 Peter Hitt and William Stanfield are in Edgefield District, South Carolina. William died in 1805; Peter Hitt is an executor of his estate and Jane Hitt is one of the legatees. There are several Stanfields in the 1787 tax list for Halifax Co., Virginia including William and Marmaduke. In 1773 a Peter Hitt in Halifax Co. bought 140 acres from Marmaduke Stanfield. We can assume that this Peter Hitt is the one who married Jane Stanfield. The immigrant Peter had a son named Henry; Henry Hitt bought 202 acres in Halifax Co. in 1764 and sold it in 1779. Marmaduke Stanfield witnessed the latter transaction. It seems likely that Henry is Peter's father.

From 1782 to 1784 Peter Hitt is in the Halifax Co. personal property tax list. He has no slaves, 3 or 4 horses and a few (6, 10) cattle. In the same period there are several other Hitts in the tax list (Isaac, John, James, Stanley). There are 2 Josephs in the 1782 list. It is not clear who they are. There are 2 Peter Hitts in the 1785 census in Halifax Co. They are close to Marmaduke Stanfield and Robert Stanfield.

Peter Hitt sold his land in Halifax Co. in 1785 and he probably went to South Carolina shortly thereafter. He was there by 1790.

EARL J. HITT:

The following was copied from the database of Earl J. Hitt in WorldConnect (no longer existent):

Peter Hitt was paid by the State of Virginia for supplies furnished the Revolutionary troops in Halifax County, Virginia (Public Service Claims, Department of Archives, Virginia State Library).

Jane must have died between 1815 and 1818, because in 1815 she signed a deed with Peter. Polly, Peter's third wife signed a deed with him in 1818. [Correction: Jane witnessed a deed in 1815; Polly relinquished dower rights in 1822.]

Peter and Jane were already married when Jane's father, William Stanfield, wrote his will. In his will, her father refered to her as "Jane Hitt".