DAR Ancestor #: A055657 He made his home in Hampshire County - now West Virginia- where he was prominent in Civil and Military Affairs. His sons Abraham Jr & Isaac were amont the Pioneer explores and promoters of Settlement in Kentucky. In 1773 son Abraham Hite Jr., James Harrod & James Sandusky descended the Ohio River to the Falls in Canoes--Site of the Present City of Louisville...and returned.

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Louise Pecquet du Bellet, Some Prominent Virginia Families (1907), pp. 343-344

Abraham Hite, fourth son of Hans Yost Hite and Anna Maria, nee du Bois, was b. May 10, 1729 in Pennsylvania on the Perkiomen Creek. He was only two years old when brought to Virginia. Nothing more of him is known until he settled on the South Branch (called by the Indians, Gerando) of the Shenandoah river, in Hampshire County, and December 3, 1751, married Rebecca Van Meter, a daughter of Isaac and Annetjie (Wynkoop) Van Meter. He owned much land, was an active farmer, but like his older brothers, looked well to the civil concerns of his country. He represented Hampshire County in the House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1774. He was also in the State Convention of 1776. With James Wood he became surety for Maj. Charles Simmes, November, 1776, for fourteen thousand eight hundred English pounds, bounty money, to raise a battalion. He and his son, Lieut. George Hite, were members of the Cincinnati. May 20, 1904, there was unveiled at Williamsburg, Va., a granite boulder in memory of events which happened in the old capital. On the rear of the monument is the list of the members of the House of Burgesses, who at Raleigh Tavern, May 18, 1769, May 27, 1774, and August, 1774, entered into an association against the importation or purchase of British manufactures. Among the names are found, Pliilip Ludwell Grynies, Wilson Miles Gary, Peyton Eandolph, John Walker, Thomas Walker, Abram Hite, Sr., John Hite, Jr., and David Meade. At a court held at Annapolis, Md., for Berkeley Co., April 21, 1778, the "Gentlemen Justices present were, William Patterson, James Monroe, Thomas Hite." At this same court Thomas Hite and others applied for permission "to inoculate their families for smallpox in their own houses." Some years later Capt. Abraham Hite, Sr., removed to Kentucky and died there. His wife outlived him nineteen years.

Bible Record.

Abraham Hite, b. May 10, 1729; d. Jan. 17, 1790. Married (Dec. 2, 1751) Rebecca Van Meter, daughter of Isaac and Amietjie (Wynkoop) Van Meter.

Issue:

1. Isaac Hite, b. March 24, 1753 ; d. Feb. 22, 1794.

2. Abraham Hite. Jr., b. Oct. 25. 1755; d. July 12, 1832.

3. Joseph Hite, b. Oct. 5, 1757;. d. Feb. 15, 1831.

4. George Henry Hite, b. March 18, 1761 ; d. Aug. 28, 1764.

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IV. Abraham Hite, fourth son of Hans Yost Hite and Anna Maria, was b. May 10, 1729 in Pennsylvania on the Perkiomen Creek. He was only two years old when brought to Virginia. Nothing more of him is known until he settled on the South Branch (called by the Indians, Gerando) of the Shenandoah river, in Hampshire County, and December 3, 1751, married Rebecca Van Meter, a daughter of Isaac and Annetjie (Wynkoop) Van Meter. He owned much land, was an active farmer, but like his older brothers, looked well to the civil concerns of his country. He represented Hampshire County in the House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1774. He was also in the State Convention of 1776. With James Wood he became surety for Maj. Charles Simmes, November, 1776, for fourteen thousand eight hundred English pounds, bounty money, to raise a battalion. He and his son, Lieut. George Hite, were members of the Cincinnati. May 20, 1904, there was unveiled at Williamsburg, Va., a granite boulder in memory of events which happened in the old capital.On the rear of the monument is the list of the members of the House of Burgesses, who at Raleigh Tavern, May 18, 1769, May 27, 1774, and August, 1774, entered into an association against the importation or purchase of British manufactures. Among the names are found, Philip Ludwell Grymes, Wilson Miles Cary, Peyton Randolph, John Walker, Thomas Walker, Abram Hite, Sr., John Hite, Jr., and David Meade. At a court held at Annapolis, Md., for Berkeley Co., April 21, 1778, the "Gentlemen Justices present were, William Patterson, James Monroe, Thomas Hite." At this same court Thomas Hite and others applied for permission "to inoculate their families for smallpox in their own houses." Some years later Capt. Abraham Hite, Sr., removed to Kentucky and died there. His wife outlived him nineteen years. Bible Record. Abraham Hite, b. May 10, 1729; d. Jan. 17, 1790. Married (Dec. 2, 1751) Rebecca Van Meter, daughter of Isaac and Annetjie (Wynkoop) Van Meter. Issue: 1. Isaac Hite, b. March 24, 1753; d. Feb. 22, 1794. 2. Abraham Hite, Jr., b. Oct. 25, 1755; d. July 12, 1832. 3. Joseph Hite, b. Oct. 5, 1757; d. Feb. 15, 1831. 4. George Henry Hite, b. March 18, 1761; d. Aug. 28, 1764. About Virginia, Prominent Families, Vol. 1-4 Compiled biography of prominent families in Virginia.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9537866/abraham-hite

COL Abraham Hite Sr.
BIRTH
10 May 1729
Perkiomen Junction, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH
17 Jan 1790 (aged 60)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
BURIAL
Starlight Lane Family Graveyard
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

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Jost Hite was born about 1685 in Germany.

Jost's children probably included:

Abraham Hite (1729, married Rebecca Van Meter)

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The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia borders Maryland and Virginia. The first European settlers started arriving about 1730.

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References

1. https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/West%20Virginia%20Families/...