Abraham Hite (1729 - 1790)

Born 10 May 1729 in Perkiomen, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Van Meter) Hite — married 3 Dec 1751 in Morefield, Hardy County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1790 at age 60 in Fern Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Abraham Hite (b. 10 May 1729, d. 17 Jan 1790)

Abraham Hite (son of Jost Hite and Anna Maria Merckle) was born May 10, 1729 in Perkiomen, Chester County, Pennsylvania; died January 17, 1790 in Hardy, Bedford County, Virginia. He married Rebecca Van Meter (daughter of Isaac Van Meter and Ann Wynkoop) December 3, 1751 in Morefield, Hardy County, Virginia; born May 20, 1734 in Hampshire County, Virginia.

Daughter of Abraham Hite and Rebecca Van Meter is Hannah (Hite) Boone. This is not substantiated. The will of Abraham Hite does not list her and other sources have her as the daughter of Joseph Hite, Abraham's brother.

Deeds/Property

9 November 1762
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Major Abraham Hite, of Hampshire County, to James Keith, of Frederick,^[1]

March 1779
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Lease of Lord Thomas Fairfax to Abraham Hite^[1]

9 May 1781
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Abraham Hite & Rebecca, his wife, of Hampshire, to John High, of Hampshire.^[1]

21 March 1787
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Abraham Hite & Rebecca, his wife, of Hardy County, to Ezekiel Smalley.^[1]

2 April 1787
Hardy County, Virginia
Abraham Hite and Rebecca his wife of the County of Hardy, VA to Daniel McNeill. ^[2]

Probate

Will of Abraham Hite^[3]
Written: 20 March 1787
Proved: 2 February 1790
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Wife: Rebecca
Sons: Isaac, Abraham & Joseph Hite
John & William Hite, sons of my brother Joseph Hite
Hannah Vanmeter
Thomas Vanmeter, son of Hannah Vanmeter
(There is a suit defending brought by my father Jost that is currently pending)
Executors: Sons Isaac, Abraham & Joseph Hite
Witnesses: Vincent Williams, Alexander Doran, Isaac Vanmeter, Thomas Neal, Daniel Ashby & John Batman

March 1797
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Abraham Hite and Joseph Hite of Jefferson County, Kentucky, surviving executors of Abraham Hite, deceased, power to Vincent Williams to release a mortgage given by Daniel McNeill, of the County of Hardy, and to execute deeds to Isaac and Joseph Van Meter, of Hardy County, for certain lands sold them by conveyances, dated October, 1796. Deed Book X 1795-1797^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Virginia Land Records, Hampshire County, W.Va., Deeds,
2. ↑ Virginia Land Records, Hardy County, Va., Deeds,
3. ↑ "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9P3B-935V?cc=1875188&wc=MMYS-15J%3A271045141 : 20 May 2014), > image 30 of 278; county courthouses, Kentucky.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2021), memorial page for COL Abraham Hite Sr. (10 May 1729–17 Jan 1790), Find A Grave: Memorial #9537866, citing Starlight Lane Family Graveyard, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Glendora (contributor 46931045) .
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