Benjamin A. Hitt and Mary A. E. Bennett

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Husband Benjamin A. Hitt

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           Born: 6 Feb 1825 - South Carolina or Alabama 1
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           Died: 1860-1870
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         Father: David Hitt (1800-1880) 2
         Mother: Catherine Addison (1800-1834) 3

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       Marriage: 8 Feb 1849 - Sumter Co., Alabama 4 5

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Wife Mary A. E. Bennett

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Children

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1 F Mary Hitt

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           Born: Abt 1849 - Alabama
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2 F Sarah Hitt

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           Born: Abt 1851 - Alabama
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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin A. Hitt

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CENSUS:

<pre>1860 Newton Co., Mississippi, p.o. Union; Aug 8; pg 114
766/781
Benjamon A. Hit 33 MW SC $--/$250 Farm Laborer
Harriett " 35 FW SC
Mary " 11 FW Al
Sarah " 9 FW Al
Danuel " 6 MW Ms
Uri Davis " 3 MW Ms
Jesse " 2 MW Ms
Emily " 1 FW Ms </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His uncle Benjamon Hit lives at 764/779.

<pre>1860 Newton Co., Mississippi, p.o. Decatur; Aug 31; pg 153
1020/1030
Benjamon Hitt 30 MW Al $--/$-- Day Laborer
Harriet " 35 FW SC
Elen " 13 FW Ms
Danil " 7 MW Ms
Uriah " 2 MW Ms
Benjamon " 1 MW Ms </pre>

His uncle Charles Hitt lives at 1013/1023. I believe that the above 2 census entries are the same family although they are significantly different.

<pre>1870 Lauderdale Co., Ms, Township 6, p.o. Meridian; July 29; pg 96
449/449
Jeremiah Sadler 57 MW SC Farm Laborer
Harriet Hill 30 FW SC
Felix D. " 14 MW Ms Farm Laborer
Uriah " 11 MW Ms Farm Laborer
Marshall " 9 MW Ms </pre>

<pre>1880 Neshoba Co., Mississippi, Beat No 3, ED 58; June 23; pg 6
45/50
Harriet Hitt 59 Wd SC SC SC Farmer
U. D. " 22 son S Ms SC SC
Jessie M. " 19 son S Ms SC SC </pre>

1 Beatrice Myers & Vada Phillips, "Benjamin Hitt and Nancy Curnal, their Antecedents and Descendants," 1987, pg 157. Repository: Orange Public Library, Orange, Texas.

2 Lois Tessmer Strebeck, "Newton County, Mississippi Cemeteries," 1993, Vol II, pg 5. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 Beatrice Myers & Vada Phillips, "Benjamin Hitt and Nancy Curnal, their Antecedents and Descendants," 1987, pg 155. Repository: Orange Public Library, Orange, Texas.

4 "Sumter County, Alabama Marriage Records," LDS microfilm 1293884, 885, Vol 2, pg 56.

5 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG17-XQXY), Benjamin A Hitt and Mary A E Bennett, 8 Feb 1849; citing Sumter, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL mic.