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Author : Louise Pecquet du Bellet
Release : 1976
Genre : Virginia
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Book Synopsis Some Prominent Virginia Families by : Louise Pecquet du Bellet
Download or read book Some Prominent Virginia Families written by Louise Pecquet du Bellet. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Louise Pecquet Du Bellet
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Book Synopsis Some Prominent Virginia Families; Volume 4 by : Louise Pecquet Du Bellet
Download or read book Some Prominent Virginia Families; Volume 4 written by Louise Pecquet Du Bellet. This book was released on 2022-10-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Louise Pecquet Du Bellet
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Book Synopsis Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume 4 - Primary Source Edition by : Louise Pecquet Du Bellet
Download or read book Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume 4 - Primary Source Edition written by Louise Pecquet Du Bellet. This book was released on 2014-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : Louise Pecquet du Bellet
Release : 1907
Genre : Reference
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Book Synopsis Some Prominent Virginia Families by : Louise Pecquet du Bellet
Download or read book Some Prominent Virginia Families written by Louise Pecquet du Bellet. This book was released on 1907. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Some Prominent Virginia Families by : Louise Pecquet Du Bellet
Download or read book Some Prominent Virginia Families written by Louise Pecquet Du Bellet. This book was released on 2013-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... HlTE C'OAT-OF- DEGREESBM8 THE HITE FAMILY IN AMERICA. In 1710, Hans Josh Heydt, or Yost Hite, as his name is spelled in English documents dated at the time of his emigration, a native of Alsace. Germany, came from Strasbnrg to New York, with his wife, Anna Marie, nee du Bois, and their little girl, Mary. He came in his own ships, Brigantine Swift and Schooner Friendship, bringing with him sixteen (some say more) Dutch and German families, as tenants for lands he expected to settle. Hite remained in Kingston, New York, until 1715, when he came south to Germantown, Penn. In 1717, we find him on the Schuylkill River, where he bought lands, and in 1720 built a mill at the mouth of Perkiomen Creek, and a dwelling house, which is at present the country home of Gov. Samuel Pennypacker, of Pennsylvania, and became a thrifty, enterprising farmer and manufacturer. The mills are now called Pennypacker's Mills. At this time the Indians, maddened by the encroachments of the whites, took revenge by making raids upon the colonists in both Pennsylvania and Maryland, ruthlessly murdering settlers and destroying property. In 1728, a petition signed by Yost Hite and many others, for protection against the Indians was presented to Gov. Gordon of Pennsylvania, who ignored the petition and the atrocities became more frequent and more cruel. Hite became disgusted by the culpable indifference of the government and inaugurated a scheme to re-emigrate to the wilds of the then unknown Shnandoah Valley, Virginia, and in January, 1730, sold his holdings on the Schuylkill and with his family and followers once more turned his footsteps southward. In 1730, John Van Meter went to Williamsburg and obtained a contract from Gov. Sir William Gooch, for forty thousand acre
