Isaac Hite Sr. (1721 - 1795)

Born 12 May 1721 in Perkiomen, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

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Died 28 Sep 1795 at age 74 in Middletown, Frederick, Virginia

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Biography

Isaac Hite (son of Jost Hite and Anna Maria Merckle) was born May 12, 1721 in Perkiomen, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died September 28, 1795 in Long Meadows, Frederic County, Virginia; married Alida Elenor Elting April 12, 1745; born April 29, 1724, died November 10, 1792.

Isaac Hite, third son of Yost Hite and Anna Maria, nee du Bois b. 1723 d. 1792, called Colonel, whether by courtesy of right is not known. Married in 1745 Elanor (Helita in Dutch) Eltinge b. 1724 d. 1793, daughter of Cornelius Eltinge and Rebecca nee Van Meter.^[1]

In 1740, Isaac traveled fourteen miles south of Springdale, near his eldest brother John. He settled in the meadow land and called his home “Long Meadows, which name is still retained in 1905. All his daughters were married in the house that he built there.

The family burying ground was in the meadow not far from the house. Here Mrs. Buchanan, Isaac and Eleanor were buried and most of their descendants.

Family Record of Isaac Hite Sr., called of “Long meadows” and Eleanor nee Eltinge, taken from the notebook of his son Maj. Isaac Hite, Jr. of Belle Grove:

Isaac Hite Sr. b. May 12, 1723. Married Eleanor Eltinge April 12, 1745

Eleanor Eltinge was born April 29, 1724, and she died Nov 10, 1792.^[1]

Name

Name: Isaac Hite ^[2][3][4]

Birth

Birth Date: 12 MAY 1723

Birth Place: Perkiomen, Chester County, Pennsylvania^[3]

Marriage

Husband: Isaac Hite

Wife: Alida Eltinge

Marriage Date: 12 APR 1745

Marriage Place: Frederick County, Virginia^[5][2][3]

Death

Death Date: 18 SEP 1795

Death Place: 'Long Meadows', Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia^[3]

Burial: Hite Family Cemetery, Warren County, Virginia, USA ^[6]

Slaves

Will probated 4 Jan 1794 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, USA lists 6 slaves: ^[7]

• Moses
• Bob
• Seb
• Dinah
• Jenny
• James

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Pecquet du Bellet, Edward Jaquelin, Martha Cary Jaquelin. Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume 4. p.365. found at Google books: Isaac Hite
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Correspondence, Informant Address: Elkville, IL62932, Abbreviation: Correspondence Author: Barnett, James F. Repository: Name: Kimball G. Everingham Genealogical Collection Address: Salt Lake City State: Utah Country: -United States
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} The Descendants of Jan Eltinge: The Genealogy of the Elting/EltingeFamily Abbreviation: Descs. of Jan Eltinge Author: Elting, James W., Author Qualifier: comp. Publication: the compiler, Charlotte, N.C., 2002 Page: 31-32, 32. Alida Eltinge
4. ↑ Ancestral File (R) Title: Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 Repository: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street CONT Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
5. ↑ A Diary with Reminiscences of the War and Refugee Life in the Shenandoah Valley, 1860 – 1865 Abbreviation: A Diary with Rem. of the War Author: McDonald, Cornelia, Editor: Edited by Hunter McDonald Publication: the editor by Cullom & Ghertner, Nashville, Tenn., 1934 358-380, Appendix G: Roots and Branches, Angus McDonald, Immigrant
6. ↑ FIndAGrave: Isaac Hite: Memorial ID: 11785504
7. ↑ Probate: "Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989"
   Will Records, 1800-1965; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Breckinridge County); Probate Place: Breckinridge, Kentucky
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9066 #249019 (accessed 20 August 2022)
   Isaac Hite probate on 4 Jan 1794.

See also:

• Ancestry Family Trees, Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.,
• Frye - Hank Adams Title: Henderson L. "Hank" Adams, correspondence and copies of his Frey and Spears family records. Ft. Walton Beach FL 32547
• WorldConnect Title: WorldConnect database at Rootsweb. WorldConnect [This is the same file available from Ancestry.com Family Trees.] Note: Files are submitted by individuals. Research notes often included. Source data sometimes cited.
• Palatine Families of New York Title: Henry Z. Jones, Jr., The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710 (Universal City, CA 1985) Note: Copies in my file sent by Hunterdon NJ Historical Society. Also in Birmingham Library. Repository: #R1 Call Number: F130 .P2 J66

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