John M. Hitt and Elizabeth M. Pearson
Husband John M. Hitt
Born: 2 Aug 1813 - Laurens Co., South Carolina Christened: Died: 29 May 1887 - Lauderdale Co., Mississippi 1 Buried: - Lauderdale, Lauderdale Co., Mississippi
Father: David Hitt (Abt 1776-1857) 2 Mother: Jane Meek (1783-1848) 2
Marriage: 2 Apr 1835 - Greene Co., Alabama 3 4
Other Spouse: Mary A. E. Trueman (Abt 1836- ) - 10 Mar 1856 - Sumter Co., Alabama 5 6
Wife Elizabeth M. Pearson
Born: Abt 1811 - South Carolina Christened: Died: Bef 1856 Buried:
Children
1 M Adolphus I. Hitt
Born: Abt 1837 - Alabama (Greene Co.) Christened: Died: Buried:
2 F Martha A. Hitt
Born: Abt 1839 - Alabama (Greene Co.) Christened: Died: Buried:
3 F Cornelia E. Hitt
Born: Abt 1841 - Alabama (Greene Co.) Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: O. F. H. Watkins ( - ) Marr: 29 Jan 1857 - Sumter Co., Alabama
4 M Alexander P. Hitt
Born: Abt 1843 - Alabama (Greene Co.) Christened: Died: Buried:
5 F Josephine F. Hitt
Born: Abt 1846 - Alabama (Greene Co.) Christened: Died: Buried:
General Notes: Husband - John M. Hitt
CENSUS:
<pre>1840 Greene Co., Alabama; pg 29
John Hitt 01001 -- 100001; 5 in agriculture; 9 slaves
male female
< 5 1
1 5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30
30-40 1
40-50 </pre>
He lives 7 entries away from his father.
<pre>1850 Greene Co., Alabama; Nov 19
John M. Hitt 37 M SC $3000 Farmer
Elizabeth M. " 39 F SC
Adolphus I. " 13 M Al
Martha A. " 11 F Al
Cornelia E. " 9 F Al
Alexander P. " 7 M Al
Josephine F. " 4 F Al </pre>
In the Slave Schedule (Mt. Hebron Beat, Nov 19) he is the owner of 20 slaves.
Snedecor's Directory of Greene County for 1855-1856 (1963 reprint) has the following entry for John M. Hitt:
Hitt, John M., planter and methodist preacher, Mt. Hebron, Gainesville, 31, 22, 1w
Mt. Hebron is his precinct of residence and Gainesville in his post office. He resides in Section 31, T22N R1W.
<pre>1860 Sumter Co., Alabama, Gainsville, p.o. Gainsville; June 1; pg 1
2/3
John Hilt 46 MW SC $3000/$10000 Merchant
M. A. " 24 FW Al
M. A. " 19 FW Al
C. E. " 17 FW Al
J. F. " 13 FW Al
A. P. " 17 MW Al
C. M. " 4 MW Al
F. M. " 2 MW Al
N. J. " 22 MW Al Merchants clerk </pre>
In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 8 slaves.
<pre>1870 Lauderdale Co., Ms, Township 8, p.o. Lauderdale; June 16; pg 56
362/362
John Hitt 56 MW SC $600/$325 Farmer
Mary A. " 34 FW Al Keeping House
Cora M. " 12 FW Al
Lucy M. " 10 FW Al
Contin Johnson 22 FB Al Domestic Servant
Lincolen " 3 MB Ms
David Killinsworth 22 MB Ms Farm Laborer </pre>
<pre>1880 Lauderdale Co., Ms, Western portion of Beat 2, ED 93; June 19; pg 10
100
John M. Hitt 66 SC Va SC Farmer
Mary A. E. " 44 wife Al House Keeper </pre>
LAND:
In January 1837 John M. Hitt bought 160 acres from his father in Greene Co., Alabama in S31 T22N R1E (H/315). In December of the same year he bought 240 contiguous acres at auction (I/49). In April 1839 he bought 80 acres in S31 and in S30 (K/106). In January 1841 he bought 240 acres in S32 and in S31 (L/204) and in May 1844 40 acres in S29 (N/529). He now owned a total of 560 acres since in November 1839 he sold to his father 200 acres including the 160 he had purchased from him in January 1837 (K/382). The 760 acres that he and his father owned formed a contiguous block. In November 1848 John M. Hitt sold 291 acres (Q/8). By February 6, 1857 he had acquired additional land; on that date he sold all his remaining land in Greene Co. (526 acres, U/31). See also R/488, R/727, S/1009.
In March 1856 he had remarried in Sumter Co., Alabama, and in March 1857 he purchased 3 town lots in Gainesville, Sumter Co. for $2500 (O/243). Presumably there was already a house on the lots; it was the homestead of the seller. In March 1858 he purchased a commercial building in Gainesville for $3300 (O/789). The 1860 census lists him as a merchant in Gainesville. His career as a merchant did not last long. In May 1860 he sold the building for $3300 (P/670, Q16) and in March he sold for $1800 the house that he bought in 1857 (O/18). It appears that he had substantial debts and in March 1860 he transferred to his nephew Dr. David H. Williams, who was the surety for those debts, various notes and accounts that were owed to him (Q/5). In 1870 he was again a farmer -- in Lauderdale Co., Mississippi.
MILTON?
Many researchers say that his middle name was 'Milton'. I have never seen 'Milton' or any other middle name in public documents. What is the evidence?
EARL J. HITT:
The following was copied from the database of Earl J. Hitt in WorldConnect (no longer existent):
John was a Methodist Minister and a farmer. John and his family moved from Sumter County to Greene County, Alabama.
John appears in a petition for his wife in 1836:
Pearson, George C., Administrator of John Pearson, deceased. Petition to sell real estate belonging to the estate. Citation issue to Arnold Jolly, heir in right of Wife of John Pearson, deceased; Jefferson Gordon in right of wife; James Rush (Vol. 192, p. 40) in right of wife; John M. Hitt in right of wife; Richard O'Neal in right of wife (her name was Grace); James Yeates, guardian of Moses and William Pearson, minor heirs.
George C. Pearson, Admr. 6 September 1836
(Greene County, Alabama, Record Book D, p. 230)
1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 108701007.
2 Earl J. Hitt, "http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: hitthaynie."
3 Pauline Jones Gandrud, "Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823--1860," 1969, pg 69. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.
4 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ3-H33W), John M. Hitt and Elizabeth M. Pearson, 02 Apr 1835; citing Greene, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,290,852.
5 "Sumter County, Alabama Marriage Records," LDS microfilm 1293884, 885, Vol 2, pg 306.
6
"Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG17-HQ27), John M Hitt and Mary E Triseman, 8 Mar 1856; citing Sumter, Alabama; FHL microfilm.
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