John Hitt 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1800 - Virginia (Culpeper Co.)
    Christening: 
          Death: 15 Dec 1851 - Culpeper Co., Virginia
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Joseph Hitt (Abt 1776-After 1850)
         Mother: Rhoda Marshall (Abt 1775-After 1850)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth M. Vaughan (Abt 1802 -       )
       Marriage: 22 Feb 1822 - Culpeper Co., Virginia 1
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Culpeper Co., Virginia
John Hitt 2000001 -- 222001; 1 in manufactures & trades; no slaves
male female
2 < 5 2
5-10 2
10-15 2
15-20
20-30
30-40 1
1 40-50
50-60 </pre>

<pre>1850 Culpeper Co., Virginia; Aug 20
184/184
John Hitt 50 M Va $250 Carpenter
Elizabeth " 48 F Va
Mary " 25 F Va
Lucy Ann " 23 F Va
Sarah E. " 21 F Va
Elizabeth " 19 F Va
Helen " 17 F Va
Cynthia " 15 F Va
William " 13 M Va
Franklin " 11 M Va
Virginia " 10 F Va
Elvira " 9 F Va </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

MILITARY SERVICE:

The following is from "War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index 1812-1815" at ancestry.com (image 838):

John Hitt
Service: Pvt Capt John Thom's Co Va Mil
Numbers: WO 18245, WC 8849
Enlisted: August 1, 1814
Discharged: February 11, 1815
Residence of soldier: 1850 Culpeper Co., Va
Residence of widow: 1855 Culpeper Co., Va
1878 Culpeper Co., Va; p.o. Culpeper
Maiden name of widow: Elizabeth M. Vaughan
Marriage of soldier & widow: February 22, 1822 Culpeper Co., Va
Death of soldier: December 15, 1851 Culpeper Co., Va
Remarks: soldier served as substitute for Joseph Hitt; soldier's discharge ctf filed in the brief
Bounty land: 11664 80 50
39991 80 55

In the "War of 1812 Service Records" database on ancestry.com there is a John Hitt who was a private in Ballowe's 2nd Regiment of Virginia Militia. One of the companies in the 2nd Regiment belonged to Capt. John Thorn (Culpeper Co.) according to

http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=782&p=topics.Military.war1812.general

BIRTH YEAR:

The 1850 census says 1800. His military service suggests that he was born 2 or 3 years earlier.
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Sources

1 John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr, "Culpeper County, Virginia Marriages 1780 -- 1853," 1986, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

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