Peter Fite (abt. 1754 - 1817)

Born about 1754 in Sussex County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1817 at about age 63 in Lincolin County, North Carolina, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: United States Project WikiTree [send private message], Susan Gore [send private message], and Jim Angelo [send private message]

Peter Fite is a part of New Jersey history. Join: New Jersey Project Discuss: New Jersey

Biography

Peter was born about 1754. He died in 1817.

Documents

Estate Records

The Estate of Peter Fite decd to make or for six Days & is rights spent with Mr Fite in his last Sixth wit - - for writing his last will - - for otherding at his late & willing the Days for the purpose of reing said Will the the parties said for riding to & attending at Lincolnton , for the purpose of proving said Will, so for all those serving . 14 Dollars due to the 15 - Apl 1818 . Hunter

State of North Carolina | Personally appeared before one of the Lincoln County Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid the Revd Humphrey Hunter and made Oath in due form of Law that the above account of fourteen Dollars, as it stands Stated against the Estate of Peter Fite Deceased is just and true as it stands stated Sworn to and subscribed Hunter Before me this 15th day of April 1818 Joseph Will.

State of North Carolina | personally come before Lincoln County me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid John Smith and made Oath in due form of Law that the within annexed account against the Estate of Peter Fite Deceased is of twenty seven Dollars thirty seven & Cents is just and true as it stand Stated Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of February A. D - 1818 Joseph Nee John Smith

Will of Peter Fite

In the Name of God Amen, I, Peter Fite of the County of Lincoln State of North Carolina, somewhat diseased in body, but of sound mind with the certainty of death and the uncertainty of life, do constitute this my last will and testament.

1. I recommend my soul to God through Christ for salvation. My body I surrender to the Earth to be burried in a christian like manner in humble hopes of its happy insurrection.

2. It is my will that all my lawful debts shall be paid.

3. I wish to bequeath to my much beloved Wife, Barbarry, this house which I now live with all the household furniture -- belonging to it. The dishes & kitchen furniture, the smoke house, the hen house, the poultry & the garden, her choice of two cows out of my stock, five sheep. She's to be yearly supplied at the -- with a sufficiency of beef, pork, salt, sugar, coffee, bread. She is to be furnished with a sufficiency of flux, cotton, firewood and provided for her stock insufficiency of money to pay for her weaving, shoemaking & other bits necessary out of the yearly profits of mills, sunshine, & plantation where I now live. Also to my wife, I bequeath a negro named Peggy, Isam's wife. Provided said Peggy should die before my wife, my son David is to supply his mother with another negro woman during his Mother's lifetime.

4. I will & bequeath to my son David, this plantation where I now live which I bought from Henry Davis with all the buildings & machinery therein, except the cording machine which is to be given up to the man who left it here. To my son David I also bequeath a negro boy name Bill, ten head of hogs, two ploughs & two set of gears, together with the south part of the corn now on hand. Also to said David, millstones for which I have --- John Hipp, on the --- --- the supperfine & common grade bolting cloth, all of which are already paid for.

5. I will & bequeath to my son Solomon that plantation with all its --- which I bought from Gen. Graham, a negro man named Adam, a negro girl named ---, a negro boy named Sam, & that negro woman named Peggy, Isam's wife at the death of my wife. Also ten head of hogs, my bookcase, & a table, two ploughs & two set of geers, together with the sixth part of the corn now on hand.

6. I will & bequeath to my daughter Catherine Hoyl & to the children of her body, a negro woman named Polly, with said Polly's offspring.

7. I will & bequeath to my daughter Mary Hoover & to the children of her body, a negro girl named Rissy & said Rissy's offspring.

8. The remainder of my Negros not bequeathed I will not to be sold, but to be equally divided amongst any sons & sons in law here named, John Fite, Jacob Fite, Leonard Fite, David Fite, Solomon Fite, Adam Hoyl & Phillip Hoover.

9. I will my stock of horses, cows of all kinds, --- ---, my waggons, my smith tools & all my moveables not heretofore disposed of in this my will, to be sold, & the monies arising from this sale thereof, to be equally divided amongst my sons, John, Jacob, Leonard, David, & Solomon and also my sons in laws Adam Hoyl and Phillip Hoover, --- fifty dollars to each of the children of my daughter Sally Beaty deceased to be given to them as they come of age.

10. At the death of my wife all the property bequeathed to her, Peggy excepted, I will to be sold & the monies arising from this sale thereof to be equally divided amongst my sons, John, Jacob, Leonard, David, & Solomon, my sons in laws Adam Hoyl, Philip Hoover, & the children of my daughter Sally Beaty deceased. The whole of said Beaty's children to have a share only equal to a share of one of my own children.

In the last phase I appoint my son David Fite & Adam Hoyl, executors of this my last will & testament which I hereby certify with my hand & seal this 13 of Oct 1817.

Peter Fite

In addition to this my last will & testament within writing, I hereby bequeath to my son George Fite during the term of his natural life that plantation in Mecklinburg on which he now lives. At his death, the death of said George said plantation I will to be sold & the price of it to be equally divided amongst his children. Within my hand & seal this 14 Oct 1817.

Peter Fite

Executors: David Fite & Adam Hoyle

Sources

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-BZF : accessed 10 October 2020), Peter Fight, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 832, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14392706/peter-fite : accessed 26 May 2022), memorial page for Peter Fite Sr. (1754–8 Dec 1817), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14392706, citing Goshen Cemetery, Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Pat Fite (contributor 46818763) .

• Ancestry.com. Early Germans of New Jersey [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data:Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. The Early Germans of New Jersey; Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. Dover, NJ, USA: Dover Printing Company, 1895. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6406/images/6406-000639640?pId=639

• Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61157/images/46155_b290076-00014?pId=1696130 (

• Lincoln County, North Carolina, Wills and Estate Papers; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Lincoln, North Carolina https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9061/images/007640012_01630?pId=956736

See Also:

• FamilySearch Tree