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Facts and Events
| Name[1] |
Peter Hitt |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[2] |
1726 |
Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States |
| Marriage |
27 Apr 1759 |
Germantown, Faquier County, Virginiato Sarah James |
| Other[1] |
23 Mar 1772 |
Fauquier, Virginia, United Statesnamed in Will of Peter Hitt, his father |
| Death[2] |
May 1810 |
Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States |
Early Land Acquisition in Virginia
Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:
F-263: Peter Hitt the Younger, son of Peter Hitt of Prince William County, 276 acres in said County. Surv. Mr. James Genn. Adj. Joseph Martin, Mr. Richard Buckner, the Great Run, Peter Kemper, Willis, Henry Martin, Rosser's Run. 13 Feb. 1746. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 14].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clerk's Copy of Will of Peter Hitt, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States. Will Book 1
p 200.
[dated 23 Mar 1772]
... Item: I give and bequeath to my son, Peter Hitt, my Negro boy called by the name Ben.
... Item: My will and desier is that after the deceas of my wife that all my estate that is not hearin mentioned be sold to the highest bidder and the money arising therefrom be equally divided amongst all my Children hearafter Named That is to say, John / Joseph / Harman / Peter & Mary and Lastly I do Nominate and appoint my eldest two sons Harman Hitt & Joseph Hitt Executors of this my Last Will and Testament ...
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[Note of Caution: This is coming from a clerk's copy of the will. Per GaryYoung, post #27, the word "eldest" does not appear before the names of Joseph and Harmon in the original will.]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave.
Peter Hitt
BIRTH 1726
Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
DEATH May 1810 (aged 83–84)
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155864158/peter-hitt
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