Charles Hitt 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 25 Apr 1808 - South Carolina
    Christening: 
          Death: Jun 1864 - Newton Co., Mississippi
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Hitt , Rev. (Abt 1779-After 1860)
         Mother: Nancy Curnal (Abt 1777-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Susan Jarman (       - Bef 1843)
       Marriage: 22 Aug 1839 - Sumter Co., Alabama 2 3

2. Sena Jarman (Abt 1818 -       )
       Marriage: 19 Mar 1843 - Sumter Co., Alabama 4 5
       Children:
                1. Marshall Hitt (Abt 1844-      )
                2. Nancy Hitt (1849-      )
                3. Bryant Hitt (Abt 1850-      )
                4. Martha Hitt (Abt 1851-      )
                5. James Henry Hitt (1852-      )
                6. Mary Hitt (Abt 1855-      )
                7. Jesse T. Hitt (1858-      )
                8. Rebecca Hitt (1861-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

In 1830 Charles is not in his father's household. He may be living with his cousin Marshall Hitt (1802 --).

In 1840 Charles, all his brothers except David, and his father are missing from the census.

<pre>1850 Sumter Co., Alabama, Intercourse Division; Jan 8; pg 673
1203/1233
Charles Hitt 42 M SC $150 Farmer
Sena " 32 F NC
Marshall " 6 M Al
Bryant " 2 M Al
Nancy A. " 1 F Al </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 7 slaves (black female, 40; black male, 12; black female, 10; black female, 7; black male, 5; black male, 2; black male, 6M).

<pre>1860 Newton Co., Mississippi, p.o. Decatur; Aug 30; pg 152
1013/1023
Charles Hitt 52 MW SC $5200/$6420 Farmer
Mary " 41 FW SC
Marshall " 16 MW Al
Nancy " 11 FW Al
Bryant " 10 MW Al
Martha " 9 FW Al
Henry " 7 MW Al
Mary " 5 FW Al
Jesse " 3 MW Al </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 7 slaves (black male, 25; black female, 22; black male, 21; black female, 18; black female, 5; black male, 4; mulatto female, 4).

<pre>1880 Newton Co., Mississippi, Beat 2 Township 8, ED 86; June 25; pg 33
269/269
Sena Hitt 62 Wd NC Md NC Keeping house
Nancy " 30 dau S Al SC NC assist house
Jesse " 21 son S Ms SC NC Farming
Rebecca " 19 dau Ms SC NC assist at home </pre>

<pre>1900 Newton Co., Mississippi, Township 8, ED 49; June 21; sheet 12B
207/207
Cena Hitt Mar 1818 82 Wd/10/6 NC NC NC Farmer
Nancy " dau Apr 1849 51 S Al SC NC
Rebecca " dau Jun 1861 38 S Ms SC NC </pre>

She owns an unmortgaged farm. Her son J. Henry Hitt lives at 208/208 and another son Jesse T. Hitt lives at 209/209.

LAND:

The following tracts were patented to Charles Hitt:
<pre>
E1/2SW S18 T18N R3W 80.28 acres 3/30/1837 Sumter Co., Alabama
E1/2SW S29 T18N R3W 80.22 acres 3/30/1837 Sumter Co.
SWNW S24 T18N R4W 40 acres 5/15/1837 Sumter Co.
W1/2SW S29 T18N R3W 80.22 acres 8/1/1837 Sumter Co.
</pre>
In June 1839 he sold the SW quarter of S29 (D/634). In February 1839 he & Grim W. Grant bought at auction 200 acres in S30 & S31 T18N R3W (E/175), which had originally been patented to Daniel Hitt on 5/15/1837 and then sold to Benjamin L. Hitt in July 1838 (C/309). In January 1852 he bought 137 acres in T16N R4W (M/41) and in February he bought another 22 acres in the same township and 160 acres in S30 T17N R3W (M/42). In November 1853 he sold the 200 acres in S30 & S31 to Rebecca Hitt, the widow of his brother Austin Hitt (N/55). In 1854 he sold his land in T16N R4W (N/69, N372).
<pre>
W1/2SE S21 T8N R13E 80.08 acres 5/1/1860 Newton Co., Mississippi
NE S29 T8N R13E 160.12 acres 5/1/1860 Newton Co.
</pre>
These two tracts are about a mile apart. They are close to Oswell Hitt, William J. Reese, and John B. Munn, about 2 miles from Hubbard N. Reese, and about 4 miles from Marshall Hitt.
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Sources

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

2 "Sumter County, Alabama Marriage Records," LDS microfilm 1293884, 885, Vol 1, pg 110.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG17-XB86), Charles Hitt and Susan Jarman, 22 Aug 1839; citing Sumter, Alabama; FHL microfilm.

4 "Sumter County, Alabama Marriage Records," LDS microfilm 1293884, 885, Vol 1, pg 250.

5 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG17-ZKJ4), Charles Hitt and Senya Jarman, 19 Mar 1843; citing Sumter, Alabama; FHL microfilm.

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