Person:John Hite (11)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

• H-5: Capt. John Hite of Frederick Co., 400 acres in said Co. Surv. Mr. John Baylis. On North Shanondoah River & Crooked Run, adj. McCoys Chapel Road. 20 June 1751. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 52].

• K-384: Col. John Hite of Frederick Co., 151 acres on Cacapehon at place called pea bottom in Hampshire Co. Surv. John Mauzy. Adj. Charles Smith. 7 April 1762. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 131].

• K-385: Col. John Hite of Frederick Co., 207 acres including falling Spring Run above John Keith on Cacapehon in Hampshire Co. Surv. john Mauzy. 8 Apr. 1762. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 131].

• K-386: Col. John Hite of Frederick Co., 212 acres on Cacapehon in Hampshire Co. Surv. John Mauzy. 9 Apr. 1762. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 131].

• P-107: Col. John Hite of Frederick Co., 428 acres on North River of Shannandoah between Stony Creek & Narrow Passage Creek in said Co. Surv'd 30 Apr. 1755 for Rev. Henry Burchard Gabriel Wortman by Robert Rutherford and forfeited. See Book N. Deed to Hite assignee of Henry Burchard Gabriel Wortman. Adj. Martin Voltz, John Mire. 21 Mar. 1772. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 215].

Information on John Hite

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Thomas K. Cartmell, an early Virginia historian, adds to the list of deeds from grantor Hite as recorded in Orange County, Virginia, Courthouse prior to the first term of Court in Frederick County, Virginia. The last entry in this list shows Hite's real-estate partnership with Messrs. William Duff and Robert Green. Robert MacKay was Hite's first partner.

John Hite, 568 A, a part of the Hite grant, and 100 A adjoining, bought by Hite on the Opequon from Richard Rendall, May 21, 1740

Some Prominent Virginia Families, p. 338: Col. John Hite was vestryman in Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester, Va., in 1752. Captain in charge of a precinct and member of a "Council of War," 1744; Colonel in the French and Indian War, 1756, and Justice of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1756. . .Col. John Hite, son of Yost Hite, distinguished for his bravery in the Indian Wars.

Born 1714 Philadelphia Co PA

Fall 1731 Migrated with family to Orange Dist. (now Frederick Co) VA

Married 1737 Frederick Co MD to Sarah Eltenje (sister of Eleanor Eltinge) b. 2/6/1714 Ulster Co NY

4/29/1739 Witness to Christening at Opequon Creek VA

1744 Frederick Co VA Militia: Cpt. John Hite

1752 Vestryman in Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester VA: John Hite

1756 Frederick Co VA Militia: Col. John Hite

Died 1792 Monocacy, Frederick Co MD

Baptismal Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever

BAUMANN, GEORGE (Opequon) [Frederick Co VA]

Baumann, Johannes, b 12 19 1738 bap 04 29 1739, Spon. John Heydt and wife Sara