John B. Arnold and Elizabeth Hitt

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Husband John B. Arnold ¹

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           Born: 10 Jan 1754 - Culpeper Co., Virginia
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           Died: 4 May 1818 - Woodford Co., Kentucky
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       Marriage: 21 Aug 1775 - Fauquier Co., Virginia 1

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Wife Elizabeth Hitt ¹

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           Born: 21 Mar 1760 - Fauquier Co., Virginia
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           Died: 4 May 1848 - Woodford Co., Kentucky
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         Father: Peter Hitt (Abt 1726-1810)
         Mother: Sarah James (      -      ) 1

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John B. Arnold

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EARL J. HITT:

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

This family moved from Virginia to Kentucky in August 1781 with a group of about 180 pioneers. It is tradition that John and Elizabeth were at the seige of Bryan Station by Indians in 1782 where the women at the station prevented its destruction by fire by carrying buckets of water from a nearby spring to the station. (The women's names are inscribed on a memorial wall at Bryan Station Springs).
John and his family moved to Craigs Fort in January/February 1783.
John's estate was probated on 3 July 1819.

Birth: 10 JAN 1754 in Culpeper County, Virginia
Death: 04 MAY 1818 in Woodford County, Kentucky

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