Did this resource list Leonor's parents? Mary E Hitt wrote: > 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