Born in Roseland, Nelson, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John F. Camden IV
and Meonie (Wright) Camden
Sister of
James P. Camden, Wyatt Francis Camden, Nancy (Camden) Davenport, William W. Camden, John F. Camden V, Benjamin Camden and Sarah Elizabeth (Camden) Askew
Wife of
John Henry Hight
— married
11 Mar 1812 in Nelson, Virginia, United States [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Died
at about age 78
in Roseland, Nelson, Virginia, United States
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| Created 3 Aug 2016
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Biography
"John Camden, my great-great-great-great-grandfather, was a farmer and settled at the foot of DuPriest Mountain on the waters of Big Piney River, now Nelson County, near what was later known as Friar Post Office and "Jack's Hill" sometimes referred to as "Jack's Back." Here John and Meonie reared five sons and three daughters: John F (also known as Jack or Jackson), Benjamin (married Nancy Biddlecomb), William W (married Jane Hight), James (married Polly Phillips), Wyatt (married Polly Hill), Nancy married Chappell Davenport), Elizabeth (married John Hight) and Sally (married Joseph Eschew.)" [1]
John Hight/Hite married Elizabeth Camden 11 Mar 1812 in Nelson County, Virginia. [2] Their children include:
- 1. James Madison Hight 1813-1893
- 2. Eliza Ann Hight 1814-1833
- 3. Melvina Dunreath Hight 1817-1908
- 4. John Henry Hight II 1819-1886
- 5. Sarah An Hight 1821-1914
- 6. Elizabeth Mona Hight 1823-1921
- 7. Catherine Virginia Hight 1831-1913
Elizabeth (Camden) Hight Or Hite, Her Husband John Hight Or Hite, And Her Descendants 1362 [3]
- i. Elizabeth Hite 1363
- ii. Catherine Virginia (Hite) Sonner, Her Husband Samuel Harrison Sonner, And Her Descendants 1363
- (I) Catherine (Sonner) Nicklin, Her Husband Walter Shirley Nicklin, And Her Descendants 1364
Census
1820: Buckingham, Nelson, VA [4]
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
- Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 1
- Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
- Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
- Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
- Total Free White Persons: 6
- Total Slaves: 1
- Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
1830: Nelson, VA [5]
- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
- Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
- Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
- Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
- Slaves - Females - Under 10: 3
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2
- Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 3
- Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 2
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
- Total Free White Persons: 7
- Total Slaves: 14
- Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 21
1840: Nelson, VA [6]
- Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
- Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
- Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
- Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1
- Slaves - Females - Under 10: 3
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
- Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
- Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
- Persons Employed in Agriculture: 7
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
- Total Free White Persons: 8
- Total Slaves: 9
- Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 17
1850: Nelson, VA [7]
- John Hite 64
- Elizabeth Hite 61
- Elizabeth Hite 72
- Catharine Hite 18
- William McCray 12
Burial
Jonesboro Cemetery, Jonesboro, Nelson County, Virginia, USA [8]
Sources
- ↑ Biographical sketch pg. 93 Camdens, Amherst, VA.
- ↑ Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
- ↑ Grant, Robert N. "Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia; Part VII: 1767 Francis Wright of Amherst County, His Wife Mary (Hawkins) Wright, and his Descendants"; Volume 1 or 7: Text. Revised 25 Dec 2008. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE98987; accessed 6/1/2018 pg. xxx
- ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Buckingham, Nelson, Virginia; Page: 194A; NARA Roll: M33_130; Image: 371
- ↑ 1830; Census Place: Nelson, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 196; Page: 107; Family History Library Film: 0029675
- ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Nelson, Virginia; Page: 59
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Nelson, Virginia; Roll: M432_963; Page: 279B; Image: 125
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95075530; headstone photo; accessed 5/21/2018
- SAR member #83530. For Rev. War ancestor John Camden. Applicant is Walter Shirley Nicklin, Jr, whose great grandparents are John Hite and Elizabeth Camden.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Judy (Brockman) LeHew 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jblehew252
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~1.56%
Barbara (Wood) Millner :
23andMe, GEDmatch M495322 [compare]
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~0.78%
Stephanie (Stevens) Andrews :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch mv3407916 [compare]
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Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
Skye Sonczalla :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member GENEAL0GY
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T065591 [compare], FTDNA kit #535504
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~0.78%
Hannah Davenport :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Gary (Ulisse) Lyons :
23andMe, GEDmatch GX9417024 [compare], yourDNAportal GARc5e962e8
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CC6128166 [compare], yourDNAportal GARe0cdab25, Ancestry member GaryLyons
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~0.78%
Brian Sharp :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tybeebri
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~0.78%
Sally Sonczalla :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sallylawson
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~0.78%
Pat (Thompson) Mc Carty :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Tammie (Lyons) Chapman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AR7955742 [compare], yourDNAportal TAM3e3cf551, Ancestry member TCAncestry2020
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~0.39%
J Camden :
23andMe
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