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George Hight

Birthdate:
Birthplace: King and Queen County, Virginia, United States
Death: August 21, 1837 (82)
Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Vesuvius, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Hight and Eleanor Hight
Husband of Agnes Lovia Hight
Father of Tilman Hight; Joel Hight; Eleanor Ruth and Catherine Hite
Brother of Eleanor Hight; Mary Polley Hight; John Hight, Jr.; Robert Hight; Sarah Hight and 4 others
Half brother of Herbert Hight and Richard Hight

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About George Hight

HIGHT, GEORGE, DAR Ancestor #: A055412
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE
Birth: 7-3-1755 KING & QUEEN CO VIRGINIA
Death: 8-21-1837 ROCKBRIDGE CO VIRGINIA
Pension Number: S*W19769
Service Source: S*W19769
Service Description: 1) CAPTS CADWALLER JONES, GILMORE; COLS WILLIAM WASHINGTON, CHRISTIE, & GEORGE BAYLOR
2) PRISONER OF WAR

Not the son of Jacob Hite



George Hite owned 1,145 acres of land in the valley. He served in Colonel George Baylor's Third Regiment of Light Dragoons. Octoer 1777 George's regiment joined another at Fredericksburg, VA. In March 1778 they arrived at Valley Forge. He was under the command of Captain Caswallader Jones. Discharged 9/4/1982.

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George Hight's Timeline

1755
July 3, 1755
King and Queen County, Virginia, United States
1785
February 1, 1785
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, United States
1793
September 27, 1793
Amherst, Virginia, United States
1802
1802
TN, United States
1837
August 21, 1837
Age 82
Nelson County, Virginia, United States
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Vesuvius, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States