The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-10
catherine O'Banno1i, whom no married.
III a few years she died, leaving two
sons, Captain John and Colonel Thomas

Catherine O'yannor, whom l,c married..
III a few years she died, leaving two
sons, captain John and Colonel Thomas
Iiitc.3
Jacob 1titc, married, secondly Mrs.
Frances Madson Bcaic, widow OF Tan
rcr Benle, ST., and daughter OF Colonel.
Ambrose Madison and Frances Taylor
this Colonel ambrose Madlson was q d.
rect descendant OF John Madison, who
3uniigrated to- and patented lands in Glou.i
ccster county, Va, 1863. His son, John
Madison, Jr., married isabella Todd, and
was the father of Bishop Madison and
Ambrose Madison, Z who married Frances
IGylor. August "a, 1921. James Madison,
Sr., son OF Ambrose and Franccs, mar
i. led Nelly Conway, In Orange county,
1870; their son, James. bocano President
of tho United States. who married Dolly
Payne Todd !; tic sister OF President Mad
3ison. Nelly Conway Madison, married on
january 2, 1873. Major Isaac Hitcss son
.f Isaac, or :.I3ellc g rove" Titus, III two
generations. tho Madison family f,irnish-
ed d Governor for Tennessee, tho first
tishop OF Virginia, and the fourth Pres
iccnt OF tho United States. In ISerslu-.
walls History OF Valley Of virgll Ia, ia
give quito an animated contest between
General Adam Stephen and Jacob IIitc
N rela ton TO fixing the county scat.
"I1itc commended for The location If 1t on
Ills own land, ut what is now Lee Town:
Stephen advocating Martinsburg, which
prevailed, and SHitc became 80 dlsgustcd
and dissatisfied that he sold hfsslantl-
|3soma estates In Berkeley and moved to-
South Carolina" Beforesllc left he gave
his sot. Colonel Thomas who married
Frances Madison Bcalc. and lits durgli-
ter, Mrs. ilis fine csta tcs and placed
ills son. George, ut William and Mary
college. s s$Ss ~ S
In 1855 he went to South Carolina with
Ills wife and younger children. rho fol-
lowing as 70 their tragic end Is given
also by 1icrslicvai: 4.
/ Jacob Hitc stabl:shed there a; tradi
ing station and dealt largely with The
Cherokee Indiana. Il Here he. with his
wife and children except one daughter)
| were nlassdcted by the Indians. who
| were instlgated to the deed by tile Brit
l3ish, because Jacob IItte had sided with
tho colonists. They; were murdered In
1.-THE most barbarons manner, he being cut
10 pieces. and dismembered JOINT at q
time. and then bound TO n tree. 5rihere
he was found dead. Ills daug glitter, Flea
| nor. beautiful girl OF sixteen, and her
maid. about same age, with forty slaves,
, were then carried to Florida MS pris-
foncrs.'"' 9s j55 sSs ,ss 49,
| Eleanor. WHO had been chosen as wife
to the Talapoosa King. with her maid.
had secured two ponies, and attempted o
escape; the colored girl being better
amounted, reached a white settlement, bit
| unfortunately eleanor was recap tured.
Shortly after this. q. British Officer. Cap.
tain Johnson. saw her and falling In
love with her ut first sight, bought her
| from tho Indians TO become his wife,
and took her to Pensacola; but owing to
the many hardshps she had passed
through her health was broken, and
size died Just as they reached there.
I8liearing Of tho ragedy, George Hitc.
| who was a t college, hurried TO the scene,
and. finding some OF the old servants.
traced his sister to- Pensacola, and also
found tile colorcd girl who had escaped,
who he brought back to Virginia. s no
| soon utter giving birth to an Indian boy
they became the property Of Ma jors IIite,
Il Belle Grove This Indian boy was
the father OF old & Aunt Nellie, who
$rursed NIL OF the IIite, Bowman and Da-
svison Children, and who lived to be moro
than one hundred years: she Is buried mt
strashurg In the Bowman graye-y yard.
in 1896. when Or. Isaac IIite Baldwin. sur
leon in United States navy, was sta
toned at Pensacola, he found there a
largo number Of negroes in and near
Tho city, who we're descendants of II ties
negroes. who had been taken prisoners.
and they were generally known as HI ties
I1cgroes, = at that time. and many may 4 be
there still. 54 g2s yF3s II a.. AT
| Blythe second marriage OF Major Isaac