PVT Peter H Hitt

Not Peter Hitt

Ancestor Comments:
1) EL- DINAH, CHILD OF PETER HITT, A055718 DATACF 2/1996

Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE
Birth: 2-1-1755 PRINCE WILLIAM CO VIRGINIA
Death: 8-31-1802 FAUQUIER CO VIRGINIA
Pension Number: *W7732
Service Source: *W7732
Service Description: 1) VA LINE, CAPT ELIAS EDMONDS; PRISONER OF WAR

COMMENTS(Overview)
1) EL- DINAH, CHILD OF PETER HITT, A055718 DATACF 2/1996

RESIDENCE
1) County: FAUQUIER CO - State: VIRGINIA

SPOUSE
Number Name
1) HANNAH X

Child [Spouse #] Spouse
SUSAN PORTER [1] THOMAS PALMER
HARRISON C. [1] SALLY MARY WEAVER
PRESLEY RUSSELL [1] ASENATH COTENAY SMOOT
THADDEUS N. [1] REBECCA K. BROWN
ALEXANDER [1] SUSANNA X
FRANCES D. [1] JAMES DAVENPORT FREEMAN
HANNAH [1] HUMPHREY HOPPER
EL DINAH [1] TILLMAN KEMPER (this is the conflict-- not a known child of this couple)

Biography

PVT Peter H Hitt was born on February 1, 1755 in Germantown,Faquier,Virginia,USA. His parents were John Hitt and Mary Hitt Shaw (unknown). He was a Peter served in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in Fauquier County, Virginia for three years under Captain Elias Edmunds. (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 5, Volume 4, p. 403) He fought at Camden, South Carolina under Baron de Kalb and in August 1780, d.

Peter married Hannah Hitt (James) on 4, 1783 in Turkey Run Church,Fanquier,Virginia,USA. Together they had the following children:

1. Presley Russell Hitt;
2. Harrison Churchill Hitt;
3. Alexander Hitt;
4. Susannah Porter (HITT) PALMER;
5. Nancy Anderson (Hitt);
6. Frances D Freeman (Hitt);
7. Elizabeth Smoote (Hitt);
8. Mary Anderson;
9. Thaddeus N Hitt;
10. Hannah Hopper (Hitt).

He died on August 31, 1802 in Fauquier County, Virginia and was buried on August 31, 1802 in Hitt Family Cemetery Fauquier County Virginia, USA.

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Peter served in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in Fauquier County, Virginia for three years under Captain Elias Edmunds. (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 5, Volume 4, p. 403) He fought at Camden, South Carolina under Baron de Kalb and in August 1780, during the battle of Camden, he was captured and imprisoned. He was wounded in the cavalry charge which resulted in both arms and his side being slashed by a sword. He was subsequently exchanged and served until the end of the war.

His wife, Hannah, applied for a pension for his war service and the index to the pension file states: "Hitt, Peter, Hannah, W7732, Va Line, sol lived in Fauquier Co. Va at enl. & he married there to Hannah (---) in April 1783 & sol died 31 Aug 1802, wid appl 7 Sept 1841 Fauquier Co, Va, aged 78, several children mentioned (Revolutionary War Pension Records, Filed at the National Archives, Washington, D.C." (A number of DAR records incorrectly name

•Note: Southwest of the Peter Hitt cemetery, in the direction of the River, is a dilapidated log cabin. Because of its proximity to the cemetery, it is believed that this was the home of Peter and Hannah Hitt. Two professionals examined the cabin and they stated that it is their opinion that the building pre-dates 1850 and could possibly have been build as early as 1800 (Report on the Peter Hitt cabin; Tom Thorpe and Edward Ashby; filed at the Fauquier Heritage Society, P.O. Box 548, Marshall, Virginia.

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