Henry H. Hitt 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1812 - South Carolina
    Christening: 
          Death: After 1880
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Benjamin B. Hitt (1786-1850)
         Mother: Milly (      -Bef 1847)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Francis "Fanny" Hitt (6 Oct 1815 - 14 Mar 1867) 1 
       Marriage: 17 Sep 1832 - Greene Co., Alabama 2 3
       Children:
                1. John W. Hitt (Abt 1835-      )
                2. Millie Hitt (Abt 1839-      )
                3. Newton Hitt (Abt 1840-      )
                4. Benjamin Hitt (Abt 1842-      )
                5. Sarah Hitt (Abt 1844-      )
                6. Alfred Hitt (Abt 1846-      )
                7. Mary Hitt (Abt 1848-      )
                8. Henry Martin Hitt (1853-1910)
                9. William Hitt (Abt 1855-      )
                10. Laura Hitt (Abt 1859-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Sumter Co., Alabama; pg 77
Henry Hitt 11001 -- 10001; 1 slave
male female
1 < 5 1
1 5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30 1
30-40 </pre>

He is in the sequence David Hill, Ephraim L. Banks, x, Marshall Hitt, x, Nancy Hitt, Drury Sims, 9x, John Altman, 4x, John Hitt, Laz Hitt, Aswell Hitt, Alford Hitt, Willis Ball, Moore Stephens, x, x, Henry Hitt, Benj'n Hitt, 6x, Richard Hitt.

The Hitts are David (1800-1880), Marshall (1802-1870/80), John (1790-1846), Lazarus (1814-1872), Oswell (1812-1877), Alfred (1819-1866), Henry H. (1812- ), Benjamin B. (1786-1850), and Richard (1812-1843).

<pre>1860 Smith Co., Texas, Mt. Carmel Beat, p.o. Mt. Carmel; July 23; pg 69
464/468
Henry Hitt 48 MW SC $1000/$2200 Farmer
Frances " 44 FW SC
Milley " 21 FW Al
Newton " 20 MW Al Farm Laborer
Benj " 18 MW Al Farm Laborer
Sarah " 16 FW Al
Alfred " 14 MW Al
Mary " 12 FW Tx
Henry " 10 MW Tx
William " 7 MW Tx
Laura " 1 FW Tx </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 2 slaves (black male, 55; black female, 48). He is in the sequence Lazarus Hitt, x, James Thorn, J. W. Hitt, Aswell Hitt, x, Henry Hitt, Thos. Jarmon, x, x, John Hicks.

<pre>1870 Smith Co., Texas, Starrville Beat, p.o. Starrville; Oct 14; pg 63
480/480
Henry Hitt 59 MW SC $40/$680 Farmer
Alfred " 23 MW Al Farm L
Millie " 30 FW Al At Home
Henry " 17 MW Al Farm L
Martin " 16 MW Tx Farm L
William " 13 MW Tx Farm L </pre>

His son John Hitt lives at 481/481.

<pre>1880 Wise Co., Texas, Chico, ED 131; June 1; pg 3
20/21
H. H. Hitt 68 SC SC SC Tin Shop
Susan " 40 wife Al Keeping House
Henry M. " 26 son Tx SC SC Tin Pedler
Mollie Barrens 18 st-dau Al Al At Home </pre>

LAND:

The following 9 tracts in Sumter Co., Alabama were patented to Henry Hitt. It is not clear whether the patentee was Henry H. Hitt or Henry J. Hitt. The last two were jointly patented with another party. The two before them (S14, S32) were sold in 1838. Apart from those two I did not find any record of any tract having been sold. The first four (S3, S10) are essentially contiguous.
<pre>
W1/2NE, W1/2SE S3 T17N R3W 160.48 acres 5/15/1837
SWNE S10 T17N R3W 40.06 acres 5/15/1837
E1/2NW S10 T17N R3W 80.12 acres 5/15/1837
E1/2NE S10 T17N R3W 80.12 acres 11/2/1837
SENE, NESE S29 T17N R3W 79.98 acres 11/2/1837
E1/2NE S14 T18N R4W 79.93 acres 8/1/1837
A S32 T18N R3W 49.86 acres 3/30/1837
A S21 T19N R3W 29.7 acres 3/15/1837
E1/2NW S21 T20N R2W 80.31 acres 3/15/1837
</pre>

WHO WAS HIS FATHER?

Henry H. Hitt was married to Francis "Fanny" Hitt. The wording in 6/606 (Sumter County, Alabama Orphans' Court Records, Vol 6, pg 606) relative to the estate of Benjamin B. Hitt implies that Henry H. is his son. Henry H. is also mentioned relative to the estate of John Hitt (6/172) which together with 6/606 implies that he is John Hitt's son-in-law.

EARL J. HITT:

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

Henry is believed to be the son of Benjamin and Amelia "Millie" (Rushing) Hitt although compelling proof has not been found.
Henry is listed on the voters listing for Sumter County on 1 March 1847 where he was assessed taxes for the real estate he owned in Sumter County in 1850.
Henry moved his family to Smith County, Texas before March 1852, because on that date, Henry, his wife Frances, and his children joined the Harris Creek Baptist Church. In May 1853, the records for Harris Creek Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church, Winona, Texas) show a Letter of Dismission for the following named Brothers, Sisters, viz, Alfred Hitt, Alsey Hitt, Joseph Jarmon, Jucinda Jarmon, Wm Buckholts, Matilda Buckholts, Lazarus Hitt, Ruthy Hitt, Henry Hitt, Francis Hitt, John Hitt, Wm H. Thorne, and Thomas & Delila servants of Broth Lazarus Hitt, all of which was granted.
Henry was appointed and served on grand juries in Smith County on 26 May 1856 and 14 December 1857.
Henry also appears in miscellaneous Smith County court records from 1865 through 1876.

Birth: 17 MAR 1810 in Laurens County, South Carolina
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Sources

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

2 Pauline Jones Gandrud, "Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823--1860," 1969, pg 69. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ3-H38B), Henry Hitt and Fanny Hitt, 17 Sep 1832; citing Greene, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,290,852; pg 38, image 135/701.

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