Hello again, Earl and Hitt-L listmates! Regarding the "History of Barbour Co., WV" book, it does not list sources. The book was written in 1899 by Hu Maxwell. He wrote similar books on other counties in WV. The family history sections, especially, cannot be relied upon because they were submitted by the families themselves. As you know, people's memories are not always the best, and official records were not kept in many cases. I suspect that much of the information in the "Family Histories" section is things that had been handed down orally by the submitters' parents and other relatives. However, in searching for other (non-Hitt) relatives, I have used these books to point me in the right direction. I was unaware of the controversy, but just thought it interesting to find the Hitt family name in this book. ---------- > From: Earl J. Hitt <earl_hitt@email.msn.com> > To: Hitt Discussion List <HITT-L@rootsweb.com>; maryhitt@worldnet.att.net > Subject: Re: Leonor HITT (d. 1829) & John PROUDFOOT (d. 1823) > Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 3:02 PM > > Mary, > > The book reference is interesting, however, I suggest that you > investigate further before assuming that it is correct. This possible link > of a Leanor Hitt to the family of Peter Hitt the 1714 immigrant has been > raised on many occasions in the past. A couple of researchers believe that > Leanor may have been a HILT. Some researchers, especially Proudfoot > researchers, have investigated the possible link of an Leanor Hitt to the > Peter Hitt family but none, to my knowledge, has ever been able to prove > such a link. > The most interesting part of the reference is the reference to "Mrs. > Proudfoot's uncles, John and Peter Hitt, soldiers in the revolution." Why > are uncles named and not her father. > In 1992 while researching the work of Jesse Martin Hitt, an early Hitt > researcher now deceased, I found the following note, on some old Genealogy > Tables attributed to Jesse Martin, which addressed the subject of Leanor > Hitt: > > "Mr. Hitt - State Librarian collected Hitt material. He may have compiled > a book. I never connected my Leanner Hitt who married John Proudfoot. s/ > Myrtle Ledrow Emberson, Los Angeles, 1937 - June." > > The referenced Genealogy Tables are in the Public Library of the City of Los > Angeles; title page "Peter Hitt of Virginia." > > I would be interested if the book you referenced also included source for > the material it published. And, I hope you are able to prove the link, as > it would resolve a controversy that has gone on for many years. > > Earl J. Hitt > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary E. Hitt <maryhitt@worldnet.att.net> > To: HITT-L@rootsweb.com <HITT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 10:48 AM > Subject: Leonor HITT (d. 1829) & John PROUDFOOT (d. 1823) > > > >When researching another matter, I came across the following description in > >the "Family History" section of a book called "History of Barbour County, > >West Virginia - From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present > >Time" by Hu Maxwell (1899 - Acme Publishing Co., Morgantown, WV - reprinted > >in 1997 by McClain Publishing Co., Parsons, WV). I am posting it to the > >list in the event that it may be of interest to someone researching this > >line. > > > >From p. 442: "John PROUDFOOT was born in Scotland and emigrated to > >Virginia, married Leanor HITT, who was of German descent and a native of > >Virginia, and they had born to them in Fauquier County, Virginia, seven > >children. Mrs. Proudfoot's uncles, JOHN and PETER HITT, were American > >soldiers in the Revolution. She was a professed Christian but never a > >church member. She died in 1829 and was buried at Mary's Chapel on > >Taylor's Drain. John Proudfoot died 1823 and was buried at Mary's Chapel. > >He was a Presbyterian and highly educated. Their children were Mary, John. > >Elias, Alexander, William, James and Thomas. Sketches of their lives > >follow." Listed after this are brief biographies on: > > > >Mary Proudfoot (m. John Robinson); > >John Proudfoot (m. Agnes Glasscock and Rebecca Thompson); > >Elias Proudfoot (m. Edith Read) > >Alexander Proudfoot (m. Elizabeth Cole) > >William Proudfoot (m. Jane Robinson) > >James Proudfoot (m. Elizabeth Reed) > >Thomas Proudfoot (m. Elizabeth Robinson) > > > >Please let me know if you wish to have information on any of these > >Proudfoots or their descendants. > > > >Mary Hitt > >Murrysville, PA > > > > > >==== HITT Mailing List ==== > >Visit the Hitt List Web Site! > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/hitt.htm > > > > > > > > > >