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TROON –
BARTLE – APPLEBY - JACOBSON -
FRED(E)RICKSON – KERR - LIPKE |
Milton, Wisconsin |
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PALMER and HITT
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Thomas Palmer and Susan Porter Hitt were the parents of Susannah Catherine Palmer, wife of James APPLEBY. Thomas and Susan, and their children, were among the earliest white settlers of Richland County, Wisconsin. Their daughter Sarah married John Coumbe who is considered the first recorded white settler to the area. Their son Loreman served on the County Board of Supervisors and was for a while the county surveyor (trained by his brother-in-law James Appleby). Before coming to Wisconsin, Thomas and Susan settled at times in Kentucky and Missouri, but they were originally from Fauquier County, Virginia. Other researchers have done considerable work on the Palmer and Hitt families in Fauquier County. Susan is descended from Peter Hitt who served in the American Revolution. It seems the Palmers and Hitts were of German descent. Some links to information about the Hitts published by other researchers: Descendents of Peter Hitt by Donna Martinez. A Heritage A Legacy by James D Hitt. Hitt-Palmer Family Record by Mrs. Jessie Zink - part of the Nebraska & Midwest Genealogical Record, Published by the Nebraska Genealogical Society, January 1923 through October 1944. (Scroll to the bottom of page 26 or use your browser’s Search/Find tool.) Stray Leaves - A James Family in America Since 1650 by Eric James. Also possibly of interest to Hitt researchers: The Hitt Family Discussion List. To share
information about the Palmer or Hitt families, please contact me.
Sources and Acknowledgments
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Though I took great care in my research, you can be sure to find errors ranging from typos to misinterpretations to inaccurate assumptions. Please forgive me. Most of the information I offer on this page can be found in The History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin (Union Publishing Company - Springfield, IL, 1884). |
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