Elisha Curtis and Sarah Hitt

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Husband Elisha Curtis

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           Born: Abt 1776 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1850 - (Madison Co., Indiana)
         Buried:  - Curtis Cem., Madison Co., Indiana 1

       Marriage: 20 Feb 1798 - Fauquier Co., Virginia 2 3

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Wife Sarah Hitt

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           Born: 24 Nov 1777 - Virginia (Fauquier Co.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Aug 1858 - (Madison Co., Indiana)
         Buried:  - Curtis Cem., Madison Co., Indiana 4

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         Father: John Hitt (Bef 1743-1805)
         Mother: Sarah (      -      )

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Children

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1 M Enoch Curtis

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           Born: Abt 1808 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Francis Hitt (Abt 1804-      )

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2 F Ann Curtis

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1858
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elisha Lawler (Abt 1800-      )
           Marr: 10 Dec 1828 - Fauquier Co., Virginia

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General Notes: Husband - Elisha Curtis

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CENSUS:

<pre>1810 Fauquier Co., Virginia
Elisha Curtis 20010 -- 31010; no slaves
male female
2 <10 3
10-15 1
16-25
1 26-44 1
>45 </pre>

He is 2 entries away from Martin Hitt.

<pre>1840 Madison Co., Indiana
Elisha Curtis 000000001 -- 000000001; 1 in agriculture
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60
1 60-70 1
70-80 </pre>

He is in the sequence Ludwell J. Hitt, James Curtis, Elisha Curtis, Elisha Lollar, Enoch Curtis, Armsted Hitt. Ludwell and Armsted are brothers. The wife of Elisha Curtis is their first cousin. Enoch Curtis and Elisha Lollar are brothers-in-law of Armsted and Ludwell.

<pre>1850 Madison Co., Indiana, Richland Township; Oct 3
807/807
Elisha Curtis 74 M Va $600 Farmer
Sarah " 72 F Va </pre>

He is in the sequence Ludwell Hitt, Elisha Lawler, James Curtis, Elisha Curtis, Enoch Curtis, Armstead Hitt. Ludwell's brother Alexander Hitt lives at 784/784. Ann Hitt and Francis Hitt were sisters of Ludwell, Alexander and Armstead, and they married Elisha Lawler and Enoch Curtis, respectively. The wife of Elisha Curtis is a first cousin of Armstead, Ludwell, and Alexander.

LAND in FAUQUIER CO.

On July 22, 1811 Elisha Curtis and his wife Sarah of Fauquier Co. sold to Elijah Hitt of the same place all their interest in a tract of 217 acres on which John Hitt, dec'd, lived, it being near the Fauquier Courthouse and adjoining the lands of the late Capt. James Bell, Francis James, Wiley Roy and Charles Lee. Witness: Dan'l Withers. Signed Elisha Curtis, Sarah (her X mark) Curtis. (18/210)

FIND-A-GRAVE:

On July 1, 2020 Memorial #62301948 says he was born in 1775 and died in 1851 at age 75-76. The photograph of the tombstone is unreadable. Previously the memorial said "Age: 80y-8m-11d", which indicates to me that that part of the tombstone can be read, at least to some degree. His wife's tombstone has only the death date and an age, and I believe that Elisha's tombstone has only these two elements. Thus the birth date is a calculation.

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Hitt

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On July 1, 2020 Find-a-Grave Memorial # 107597751 states that she died August 11, 1858 at the age of 80 years. Based on my examination of the photo of the gravestone, '1858' could be '1853'. Her age in years looks more like 60 than 80, but 60 is not plausible. I'll go with 80. I cannot read the number of months or days. "SARAH WIFE OF ELISHA CURTIS" is easily readable.

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 62301948.

2 "Fauquier County Virginia Marriage Bonds and Returns," microfilm, Vol 2, pg 121. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDJ-HLC : 6 August 2020), Elisha Curtice, 1798.

4 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 107597751.