Nimrod Hitt

---

---

Husband Nimrod Hitt

---

           Born: 21 Jul 1762 - Fauquier Co., Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Sep 1825 - Culpeper Co., Virginia 1
         Buried:  - Miller Graveyard, Washington, Rappahannock Co., Virginia

---

         Father: Peter Hitt (Abt 1726-1810)
         Mother: Sarah James (      -      ) 2

---

---

---

Wife

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

Children

---

---

General Notes: Husband - Nimrod Hitt

---

PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST:

1782 is the first year that a list of men required to pay a tax on personal property is available for Fauquier Co. and Culpeper Co., Virginia. Nimrod Hitt is on the Fauquier Co. list in 1784 when he was about 22 but never again (1819 is the last year for which I have seen the list). He is never on the Culpeper Co. list (1823 is the last year for which I have seen it). This may mean that he went to another county when he was a young man, unlike his 2 brothers Peter, Jr. and Reuben who continued to live close to their father.

WILL:

Culpeper Co. Will Book K, pg 170:

In the Name of God Amen I Nimrod Hitt of Culpeper County being in sound mind & memory do constitute & make this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all other Wills by me made
Item I give & bequeath to my niece Polly Hitt one negro Girl named Dinah & her increase to her & her Heirs forever
Item, I give & bequeath to the children of my niece Lucinda Pierce lately deceased one negro Girl named Nelly & her increase to them & their Heirs forever
Item, I give & bequeath to my nephew Aldridge Hitt one negro Boy named Harmon
Item, I give & bequeath to my nephew Nimrod Hitt one negro Girl named Polly & her increase to him & his Heirs forever
Item, I give & bequeath to my niece Elizabeth Hitt one negro Girl named Harriett & her increase to her & her Heirs forever
Item, It is my will should any of the above mentioned negroes die before a division of them should take place then & in that case my Negro Boy Benjamin shall be substituted in their place & be the same to him or her as if I had left him by name as my Will but should they all receive their parts as specifyed above then & in that case it is my will & desire that Franklin Miller shall have the aforementioned negro Benjamin & should he die before the said Franklin Miller shall come into possession of him & either of my nephews or nieces should die before the [sic] come into possession of their part then it is will that the said Franklin Miller my nephew shall receive their part
Item, I give & bequeath to my Sister Nancy Miller one negro Woman named Sally formerly call Sarah & her increase to her her Heirs forever
Item, I give & bequeath to my sister Nancy Miller & her Heirs all the balance of my Estate both real & personal
Item, I hereby appoint my Brother in law John Miller my Executor to this my last Will & testament (_____ over)
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 8th day of August 1825

Witness
John Jett, Sen'r
Polly Miller
Nancy Taylor

Nimrod Hitt (SS)

At a Court hold for Culpeper County the 19th day of September 1825
This last will and Testament of Nimrod Hitt dec'd was exhibited to the court and proved by the oath of John Jett one of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of John Miller the Executor therein named certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form he having made oath thereto and given bond and security according to law.
teste Th W. Lightfoot CC

ESTATE:

An inventory and appraisement of the estate of Nimrod Hitt, dec'd, dated November 31, 1825 is on page 215 of Book K. Apart from slaves there are only a few items worth $39.41 2/3 and a bond for $400 due the estate from John Scott of Fauquier Co. The total value is $1707.75 2/3. The slaves are
<pre>
1 Black Woman Sarah and her son Aaron $340.00
1 Girl Nelly 200.00
1 Girl Dinah 178.34
1 Girl Polly 145.00
1 boy Harman 175.00
1 Girl Harriet 130.00
1 boy Benjamin 100.00
</pre>

EARL J. HITT:

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

Nimrod was a Revolutionary Soldier. He never married.
On 22 June 1822, Nimrod Hitt deeded to John Scott 30 acres of land, part of the land he inherited from his father, Peter Hitt.(Fauquier County, Virginia Deed Book 26, p. 316).

Burial: Mountin Green (the home of John and Nancy (Hitt) Miller)
Birth: 21 JUL 1762 in Fauquier County, Virginia

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 80954540.

2 Earl J. Hitt, "http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: hitthaynie."