John Hitt
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1790-1792 - (Laurens Co., South Carolina) Christening: Death: 6 Aug 1846 - (Sumter Co., Alabama) 1 Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Lazarus Hitt (Bef 1755-1823) Mother: Eve ( -1819)
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Frances Ball (1790-1794 - 22 Jul 1848) 1 Marriage: Abt 1811 - (Laurens Co., South Carolina) Children: 1. Oswell Hitt (Abt 1812-1877) 2. Lazarus Hitt (Abt 1814-Abt 1872) 3. Francis "Fanny" Hitt (1815-1867) 4. Alfred Hitt (Abt 1819-1866) 5. Elizabeth Hitt (Abt 1822-Abt 1850) 6. Mary A. Hitt (1826- ) 7. Sarah Hitt (Abt 1828- )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:
<pre>1820 Laurens Co., South Carolina
John Hitt 301010 --- 10010; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
3 <10 1
10-16
1 16-18
16-26
1 26-45 1
>45 </pre>
<pre>1840 Sumter Co., Alabama; pg 77
John Hitt 0000001 -- 0111001; 5 slaves
male female
< 5
5-10 1
10-15 1
15-20 1
20-30
30-40
1 40-50 1 </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).
AGE:
In the 1810 census John is at least 26 and thus was born as late as 1794, but in 1820 he already has 4 children, so he is probably at least 28. Thus he was born in 1792 or earlier. The 1840 census implies that he was born in 1790 or later.
CENSUS COMPARISON:
1820 1840
male:
<10 (1) Alfred, b. 1819, m. 1838
<10 (6) Lazarus, b. 1814, m. 1836
<10 (8) Oswell, b. 1812, m. 1835
16-18
26-45(28) 40-50(48) John, b. 1790/1794
female:
5-10(12) Sarah, b. 1828, m. 1845
10-15(14) Mary, b. 1826, m 1843
15-20
Elizabeth, b. 1822, m. 1837
<10 (5) Fanny, b. 1815, m. 1832
26-45(28) 40-50(48) Sarah, b. 1790/1794
The parenthesized numbers in previous columns represent real ages to be compared with the age categories that appear in the census. Mary's age is a guess.
LAND in SOUTH CAROLINA:
On January 28, 1828 Thomas Hitt of Laurens District sold to John Hitt of the same place for $600 all that plantation containing 105 acres in Laurens District on Bank's Creek waters of Saluda River on which he was then living. The deed is signed Thomas Hitt, and the witnesses are Alsey Fuller and Solomon Fuller. It was acknowledged by Alsey Fuller February 15, 1840 and on the same day Sarah Hitt, widow of Thomas Hitt, relinquished her dower rights. (O/31)
On August 28, 1829 John Hitt of Laurens District sold to John Boyd of the same place for $225 a tract of 69.5 acres on the waters of Bank's Creek in Laurens District, being a part of the tract on which John Boyd then lived. It is described by metes and bound and adjoins the land of William Ligon and Lewis Ball. The deed is signed John (X) Hitt, and the witnesses are Jesse Hitt, Martin Ball and Jeremiah Ball. On September 2, 1829 Jesse Hitt acknowledged the deed and the following day Sarah Hitt, wife of Jno. Hitt, relinquished her dower rights.
LAND in ALABAMA:
The following tracts were patented to John Hitt:
<pre>
E1/2SW S2 T21N R1W 78 acres 5/30/1833 Greene Co., Alabama
NWSE S2 T21N R1W 39 acres 10/20/1835 Greene Co.
SESE S35 T22N R1W 40.10 acres 10/28/1835 Greene Co.
E1/2NW S9 T17N R3W 80.25 acres 5/15/1837 Sumter Co., Alabama
W1/2SE S9 T17N R3W 80.25 acres 5/15/1837 Sumter Co.
E1/2NW S8 T17N R3W 80.2 acres 5/15/1837 Sumter Co.
N1/2NW S15 T17N R3W 80.01 acres 5/1/1839 Sumter Co.
</pre>
On August 14, 1835 John Hitt and his wife Sarah sold 156 acres in Greene Co. (H/272, W1/2NE & E1/2NW S2 T21N R1W). W1/2NE was patented to Benjamin Hitt 5/30/1833 and E1/2NW was patented to Moses Lewis 6/10/1826. I found no record of John having purchased it. I found no record of his having sold what was patented to him.
The 4 tracts in Sumter Co. are pairwise non-contiguous. In March 1836 he purchased NE S8 T17N R3W (D/821). He then owned 240 contiguous acres in S8, and in February 1838 he sold them to Moore Stephens (C/198). In September 1837 John's son Oswell sold a 200 acre tract in S9 T17N R3W which included E1/2NW, which had been patented to John. In October 1845 John sold all of the NW quarter of S15 T17N R3W (K/17). It is not clear how he acquired the other half of it. I do not know if he owned land when he died. In September 1850 his son Lazarus sold W1/2SE S9 (L/732).
PROBATE:
John Hitt died intestate but his estate was probated. See Sumter County, Alabama Orphans' Court Records, Vol 5, pgs 163, 254, 475 and Vol 6, pg 172.
Vol 5, pg 163; September 1, 1846; Estate of John Hitt Deceased:
"This day came Lazarus Hitt and Alfred Hitt and made application for letters of administration to be issued to them on the estate of John Hitt Deceased; and exhibited a writing from Sarah Hitt widow of said deceased asking that letters might be issued to them whereon said writing is ordered to record & file, and that Lazarus Hitt & Alfred Hitt be and they are hereby appointed administrators of all & singular the goods and chattles rights and credits which were of John Hitt late of said county deceased; and the clerk is required to issue to them letters of administration they having given bond in the sum of eight thousand Dollars with Jesse B. Thorn and Alfred Owen securities and taken the oath prescribed by law
Ordered by the court that Alfred Owen Willis Ball Berry Jarman & Frances M. Grant be and they are hereby appointed to appraise the personal property which was of said deceased
Ordered by the court that said administrators be and they are hereby authorised to sell the personal property of the estate of deceased publickly after legal advertisement; and to sell the crop privately
Ordered by this court that the clerk cause this administration to be advertised in the Republican Pilot & Sentinel as required by law"
Vol 6, pg 172; September Term 1848; Estate of John Hitt deceased:
"This day came on for a final hearing the account current heretofore filed by Lazarus & Alfred Hitt administrators of the Estate of John Hitt deceased for a final settlement of their said administration, showing a receipt of assetts to the sum of Five thousand and five 40/100 dollars and expenditures as per proper voucher to the sum of nine hundred and thirty eight 66/100 dollars in which is included an allowance of Two hundred and forty nine 75/100 dollars to the administrator for services, leaving a balance for distribution among the heirs of forty hundred & sixty six 74/100 dollars of which the minor Sarah Hitt is entitled to eight hundred & thirteen 85/100 dollars, to the balance is added three hundred dollars received by Oswell, Lazarus & Alfred Hitt and brought onto hotchpot makes the sum of thirty five hundred & fifty three to be divided among seven heirs giving to each the sum of five hundred and seven 62/100 dollars, $100. to be deducted from each of the shares of said Oswell, Lazarus, & Alfred Hitt brought onto hotchpot as above, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that all the distributees of said estate have received their portions and expressed themselves satisfied with said account, and agreed that the same should be received as a final settlement by the Court without further notice or publication, to wit Sarah Hitt minor, Oswell Hitt, Henry H. Hitt, John S. Valentine, William H. Thorn & John W. Altman, It is therefore ordered adjudged & decreed by the Court that said account be received, allowed, recorded & filed as a final settlement of said Estate, and the said administrators discharged from further liability for said administration with their securities and the receipts & agreements aforesaid also ordered to be recorded & filed."
EARL J. HITT:
The following was copied from the database of Earl J. Hitt in WorldConnect (no longer existent):
The 1829 State Census for Laurens District, South Carolina lists John Hitt with 10 persons in his household.
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Earl J. Hitt, "http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: hitthaynie."
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