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Facts and Events
Birthdate/Parentage Conflicts of George Hiatt
There are many sites claiming George Hiatt was born on 1 April 1723 in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (that was a different (George Hiatt), completely ignoring the fact that he married abt. 1725. This is an obvious (and many times repeated) error. In addition, George Hiatt/Hiett's parentage is in question. Additional research is needed to prove.
Early Land Survey in Frederick County, VA
- March 31st 1750 - Then Survey d for George Hyatt a certain Tract of waste Land Situate on a branch of the North River calld Davids Run in Frederick County beginning at 2 white Oaks on the side of a Hill in very stony ground and Run thence S° 70° East One hundd & Seventy two Poles to a Chesnut Oak amongst a Parcel of Rocks on a Ridge of a Mountain thence N° 20° East. . 220 Poles to the Wagn Road that leads to the S Branch Two hundd and Fifty Poles to a Hickory & two white Oaks thence N° 70° West One hundd & Seventy two Poles to two white Oaks on a Hill thence S° 20° West Two hundd & Fifty three Poles towards Beg. Contg. 272 Acres. Plat drawn
- JOHN LONEM
- DAVID EDWARDS ) C.M.
- GEORGE HYATT: Markr
- [Source: "Journal of my Journey over the Mountains", by George Washington, while surveying for Lord Thomas Fairfax, Baron of Cameron in the Northern Neck of Virginia, pg. 89].
Will of George Hiatt
- Whereas I George Hiatt of the County of Guilford and state of North Carolina being far advanced in years and well knowing the uncertainty of life and certainty of death I think proper to settle my outward affairs in the following manner that is to say – first of all I recommend my soul to the Lord and my body to the earth to be buried in a christian – manner at the discretion of my Ex'ers hereafter named.
- Impremis: It is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid up and discharged in a reasonable time.
- I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ruth Dicks my big iron pot and kettle.
- I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ursy (?) Stephens my other iron pot and the middle size pot and books.
- I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Susannah Hiatt daughter of John Hiatt, dec'd, the little pot.
- I give unto her sister Martha Hiatt the Dutch oven.
- And all the rest of my estate I give and bequeath unto my wife Martha Hiatt for her to dispose of at her decease as she may think proper and Lastly I ordain Wm. Annfield, son and my son Wm. Hiatt whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament with orders and full power for them in particular to carry on a law suit pending between one and Thomas Aicker (--?--) and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2nd day of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety three.
- George (His X Mark) Hiatt
- Signed sealed and acknowledged to
- Be his last will and testament in presence Of us
- Wm. Annfield
- James Wilson (----t)
- Wm. Annfield ---
- State of North Carolina, Guilford County November Court 1793
- The within will was proven on open court by the oath of James Wilson & on motion let it be recorded.
- Test: John Hamilton
- [Source: Guilford County, North Carolina Will Book "A"].
Sources
- Familysearch (CAUTION: Many Familysearch submissions are flawed with many errors).
- Frederick County, Virginia Records
- http://genforum.genealogy.com/hiatt/messages/323.html (Includes original dates from Quaker Records)
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=millerm&id=I00670
References
- ↑ New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford, North Carolina, in U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014).
George Hiat father of the above Children Deceased the 28th of 10th mo 1793
- Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades. Colonial families of the United States of America: in which is given the history, genealogy and armorial bearings of colonial families who settled in the American colonies from the time of the settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. (New York, Boston: The Grafton Press, 1907)
Hiatt Family, p. 280.
This account places George as the son of William Hiatt of Frederick County, Virginia and Mary Smith. It says that William bequeathed George 400 acres of land (probate June 1766).
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