Judith listed some Hitt families omitted from an index to the 1850 census. She is correct, one should not rely on an index but should refer to the Census itself. For those interested here is the relationship of the Hitts omitted and listed by Judith Allison Walters: Joseph Hitt, Jr., father of: Joseph (74) Hitt & Rhoda (Marshall) Hitt Mumford (39) Hitt & Elizabeth Hitt Peter (52) & Emily Hitt Marshall (48) Mathias & Mary Ann (Miller) Hitt John & Frances (Holtzclaw) Hitt Joel (52) & Nancy Hitt William (63) "Billy" & Mary Hitt Charles (29) & Elizabeth Hitt Joseph Hitt, Jr. was the s/o Joseph & Mary (Coons) Hitt and the grandson of Peter Hitt the 1714 immigrant. I cannot link a "Humphrey" Hitt. The Joseph Hitt - Marshall Hitt line is my direct family line. For those of you that are interested, you will find complete details at my web site (which also includes details on almost all of the above families): http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/3596/ Of course there were a number of other Hitts in the Culpeper area in 1850, and many who stayed and many who still live in the area. I hope the above is of some assistance. Earl J. Hitt