Col. William Frisby Fitzhugh, Jr.

William Fitzhugh (Wm.,4 George,3 Wm.2), was born October 6, 1761, at "Rousby Hall," and died at "Hampton," his seat near Geneseo, N. Y., December 28, 1839.

MILITARY - He was cornet 3d Continental Dragoons, 1779, lieutenant 1782, and served to the close of Revolutionary war. After the war, having considerable property, he settled on his estate near Hagerstown.

NEW YORK - In 1800 he left Hagerstown in company with Charles Carroll and Nathaniel Rochester (the founder of Rochester, N. Y.) to find country suitable for settlement. All three bought large amounts of land, and finally after many journeys to and fro, William Fitzhugh brought up his family, enslaved people, &c. amounting in all to forty persons, in 1816, and settled at Groveland, Livingston county, N.Y.

FAMILY - He married Anne Hughes.

• Rebecca Anne, married Frederick F. Backus;
• Wm. Hughes,
• Daniel Hughes
• Samuel Hughes, born at "The Hive," Calvert county, Md., 1795. Lived near Hampton, Livingston county, N. Y.; married Elizabeth Addison, of Pittsburg, and died February 26, 1849. They had one son, William Addison Fitzhugh, who lived at Caznovia, N. Y., and died unmarried, about 1876;
• James
• Richard Potts;
• Henry
• Elizabeth Potts, married Joseph G. Birney;
• Anne, married Gerrit Smith;
• Robert Hughes, was a lieutenant U. S. N., married Maria Carroll, of "Duddington," and had a son, Daniel Carroll Fitzhugh, who married Maria R. Fitzhugh, and lives at Bay Head, N. J.
• Mary E., married John F. Tallman;
• Isabella, married Jonathan W. Swift.
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Birth: Oct. 6, 1761, USA

Death: Dec. 29, 1839, USA

William Fitzhugh was a third owner along with Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and Charles Carroll of the Hundred Acre Tract, on which the city of Rochester New York now stands. He was born in Calvert Count Maryland, October 6, 1761. He came to Genesee County in New York in 1799. He resided for a time at Geneva, NY, and in 1803 settled at Sodus NY, where he died in 1839.

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Children:

• Rebecca A Fitzhugh Backus (1791 - 1869)*
• Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith (1805 - 1875)*
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Burial: Williamsburg Cemetery Groveland Livingston County New York, USA

Created by: Alan Brownsten Record added: Apr 11, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 10753966

William Fitzhugh was a third owner along with Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and Charles Carroll of the Hundred Acre Tract, on which the city of Rochester New York now stands. He was born in Calvert Count Maryland, October 6, 1761. He came to Genesee County in New York in 1799. He resided for a time at Geneva, NY, and in 1803 settled at Sodus NY, where he died in 1839.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 12 2023, 3:49:24 UTC