David Hite (or Hight)

M, #6214, b. December 1794, d. 5 December 1829
Pedigree
Birth*December 1794 David Hite (or Hight) was born in December 1794 at Page Co. (or Rockingham Co.), Virginia.1 
Marriage*6 May 1819 He married Elizabeth Delong, daughter of George Delong and Elizabeth "Jane" Ward, on 6 May 1819 at Fairfield Co., Ohio, Todd Reeves' web site states Elizabeth and David were married May 1, 1819 in Loudon Co., VA. Karen Feisel's perusal of Fairfield Co. marriage records revealed a marriage date of May 6, 1819. Perhaps the LICENSE was purchased on May 1, 1819. The original record was cited to be in Fairfield Co. Probate Court Marriage Book 1803-1835, Section B.1 
Death*5 December 1829 David Hite (or Hight) died on 5 December 1829 at Wyandot Co., Ohio, probably.1 
Burial* He was buried at Masedonia Cemetery, Antrim Twnshp, Wyandotte Co., Ohio, Some of the details about the Hite family came from a family record prepared by Lucille Ellsberry. David's parents were Andrew Hite (occupation farmer) and Anna Taylor; they belonged to the Primitive Baptist Church and are buried at Pleasant Run Cemetery, Pleasant Twp., Fairfield Co., OH. David's surname is spelled "Hight" in an 1822 land Indenture listing him and his wife and all of his wife's siblings. He was a farmer. The cemetery listing shows he died Dec. ?, 1839 at age 35 years. However IF David was born in 1794, he would have been 35 years old in 1829, not 1839. This is probably NOT our David Hite. IT IS MUCH MORE LIKELY that David died in or near Wyandot County, Ohio and was buried there in the Macedonia Cemetery with his wife. (See notes on his wife.) David's name cannot be found in the 1820 census for Marion County, Ohio where his wife and children were living in 1830 and 1840. Marion County did not exist until 1824, so it is not included in the 1820 census. Other surrounding county 1820 census records need to be checked for David.1 

Family

Elizabeth Delong b. 13 Apr 1796, d. 13 Oct 1853
Last Edited29 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. [S1611] "email from Karen to Kathryn," e-mail message from Karen Feisel, e-mail address to Kathryn Bassett, Dec 2004+.