Agnes (Martin) Hitt (abt. 1755 - abt. 1813)

Born about 1755 in Fauquier, Virginia, Colony of Virginia

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Died about 1813 at about age 58 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Agnes (Martin) Hitt was a Virginia colonist.

Agnes Martin was born circa 1755. She was a daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Martin.

Agnes Martin married Lazarus Hitt. Agnes and Lazarus had five sons and three daughters; Henry Hitt, Jesse Hitt, Daughter Hitt, John Hitt, Sarah Anne Hitt, Reuben Hitt, Benjamin Hitt and another daughter.

On January 16, 1772 Lazarus Hitt and Eve (her X mark) Hitt were witnesses to a deed. (Fauquier Co., Virginia Deed Records 5/32)

The 1790 census shows Lazarus Hitt, with his wife, 3 daughters, 4 sons under 16 years, and 1 son over 16 years, living in Laurens County, SC.

Agnes (Martin) Hitt died sometime before 1814, most likely in Laurens County, SC, and was buried in Hitt Wells Family Cemetery Cross Hill Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

Notes

On page 9 of the Minutes of the Bethabara Baptist Church in Laurens Co., SC (LDS microfilm 22728) Eve Hitt is the 2nd entry in the list of female members. This list was probably created in 1805. To the right of her name: "Died April 13th 1819". Lazarus Hitt is the 3rd entry in the list of male members. The surnames in the first part of the male list roughly match the surnames in the first part of the female list.

One is tempted to believe that Eve is Lazarus's wife, although his wife is generally said to have been Agnes Martin and 'Eve' and 'Agnes' are different names.

The evidence for Agnes Martin is U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900, accessible online at ancestry.com. It simply gives their names -- no place and no date. The absence of place and date indicates that this information did not come from county marriage records. Ancestry.com says, "Source materials for these marriage records include family group sheets, pedigree charts, family history articles, queries, letters, Bible records, wills, and manuscript genealogies." Family group sheets, pedigree charts, and family history articles are notorious for mistakes. Until someone can produce a reliable primary source, like an entry from a family Bible, the claim for Agnes Martin as the wife of Lazarus Hitt is not credible.

Whoever Lazarus's first wife was, his wife at the time of his death was Elizabeth. See the 1840 petition in the notes under Lazarus.

The Eve in the Bethabara Baptist Church list died April 13, 1819. The 1820 census suggests that Lazarus is married. If Eve was his first wife, then he probably married Elizabeth soon after Eve's death.

Note that Lazarus's son Benjamin B. Hitt named his eldest daughter Eve and that Lazarus named his daughter by his second wife Eve.

Two Find-A-Grave links that were earlier attached to this merged profile lead to pages that no longer exist.

Sources

• Source: S8 Record ID Number: MH:S500007 User ID: 54E7973A735AE50E0A41F724FCEA132C Title: Geni World Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage Text: The Geni World Family Tree is found on www.Geni.com. Geni is owned and operated by MyHeritage. Media: 40000 Type: Collection Record ID Number: MH:SC501174 Page: http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40000/geni-world-family-tree?s=272444441&itemId=262452014&action=showRecord Data: Text:

  Agnes Martin
  Gender: Female
  Birth: 1755
  Death: 1813
  Father: Henry Andrew Martin
  Mother: Mary Ann Martin (born White)
  Siblings: Peter Martin, Samuel Martin, Jacob Martin, Anna Elizabeth Utterback (born Martin), Sarah Agnes Ball (born Martin), Benjamin Martin, Joseph Martin

  Quality or Certainty of Data: 4

• The Descendents of Peter Hitt - Lucile Wilmoth Hollingsworth Hitt - January 14, 2003

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.

• http://germannafamily.org/getperson.php?personID=I057269&tree=tree1