Oswell Hitt 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1812 - South Carolina
    Christening: 
          Death: Feb 1877 - Wood Co., Texas 1
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: John Hitt (1790/1792-1846)
         Mother: Sarah Frances Ball (1790/1794-1848) 1
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Howington (       -       )
       Marriage: 8 Sep 1835 - Greene Co., Alabama 2 3
       Children:
                1. Olive Hitt (Abt 1837-      )

2. Rachel Altman (Abt 1825 -       )
       Marriage: 29 Mar 1838 - Sumter Co., Alabama 4 5
       Children:
                1. John W. Hitt (Abt 1843-      )
                2. Nathan Hitt (Abt 1845-      )
                3. Mary Hitt (Abt 1845-      )
                4. Alfred V. Hitt (Abt 1848-      )
                5. James Lafayette Hitt (Abt 1850-      )
                6. Ardalla Hitt (Abt 1852-      )
                7. William L. Hitt (Abt 1855-      )
                8. Sarah A. Hitt (Abt 1857-      )
                9. Harvey B. Hitt (Abt 1858-      )
                10. Quincy S. Hitt (Abt 1862-      )
                11. William S. Hitt (Abt 1864-      )
                12. Rohny G. Hitt (Abt 1864-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Sumter Co., Alabama; pg 77
Aswell Hitt 00001 -- 1001; 3 slaves
male female
< 5 1
5-10
10-15
15-20 1
1 20-30
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>1850 Sumter Co., Alabama, Scatering; Jan 6; pg 667
1179/1209
Oswell Hitt 39 M Al $-- Farmer
Rachail " 25 F SC
Olive " 11 F SC
John W. " 7 M Al
Nathan " 5 M Al
Mary " 5 F Al
Alfred V. " 3 M Al </pre>

In the Slave Schedule (Brewersville & New York Division; Jan 6) he is the owner of 3 slaves (black male, 40; black female, 14; black female, 7).

<pre>1860 Smith Co., Texas, Mt. Carmel Beat, p.o. Mt. Carmel; July 23; pg 69
462/466
Aswell Hitt 48 MW SC $1400/$2000 Farmer
Rachel " 38 FW Al
John " 19 MW Al Farm Laborer
Mary " 14 FW Al (twin)
Nathan " 14 MW Al (twin)
Alfred " 12 MW Al
Lafayett " 10 MW Al
Ardalla " 8 FW Al
Wm " 6 MW Al
Henry " 2 MW Tx </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 1 slave (black male, 45). 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 Wood Co., Texas, Precinct No 5th, p.o. Quitman; Sept 15; pg 2
15/15
Dowell Hitt 58 MW SC $2240/$600 Farmer
Rachal " 45 FW SC Keeping House
J. W. " 26 MW Al Farmer
Alford V. " 22 MW Al Farmer
James " 19 MW Al at home
Wm. L. " 15 MW Al at school
Sarah A. " 13 FW Al at home
Harvey B. " 12 MW Tx at home
Quincy S. " 8 MW Tx
Wm. S. " 6 MW Tx
Rohny G. " 6 MW Tx </pre>

LAND:

The following two tracts in Sumter Co., Alabama were patented to Oswell Hitt. They adjoin on opposite sides an 80 acre tract (E1/2NW) patented to his father on the same date.
<pre>
NWNW S9 T17N R3W 40.13 acres 5/15/1837
NWNE S9 T17N R3W 40.13 acres 5/15/1837
</pre>
In September 1837 Oswell sold 200 acres including all of the above mentioned tracts plus a contiguous quarter section patented to Moore Stephens (C/71).

The following three tracts in Newton Co., Mississippi were patented to Oswell Hitt:
<pre>
NWNW section 28 T8N R13E 39.99 acres 3/15/1854
NWNW section 27 T8N R13E 80.04 acres 10/1/1859
NENE section 28 T8N R13E 10/1/1859
</pre>
The second 2 tracts are contiguous. All 3 are close to Charles 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 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-H3CB), Oswell Hitt and Mary Howington, 08 Sep 1835; citing Greene, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfil.

4 "Sumter County, Alabama Marriage Records," LDS microfilm 1293884, 885, Vol 1, pg 70.

5 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DQ-R58C), Orwill Hitt and Rachal Altman, 29 Mar 1838; citing Sumter, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,703,923.

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