Elijah Hitch
- Born: Bef 1755, Somerset Co., MD
- Died: 1808-1810
Between Jun 24 1775 and Jun 13 1779, Elijah Hitch visited John Nelm's store in Salisbury, Maryland. He brought a balance of £0/14/8 from Ledger H. He purchased a brooch and broadcloth to run the balance to £2/4/11. He paid in cash in 1779. He also delivered 1 bu. of peas in 1776 for a credit of £0/4/0 on the account of Lowday Hitch. (Store Accounts of John Nelms of Salisbury, 1758-1787, John Jacob, Jr.)
Elijah was listed as a member of the Salisbury Battalion, Blackwater Company of the Maryland Militia in the Revolution for the year 1780. He was in Sussex County, Delaware at the time the 1790 Federal Census was taken.
On Jun 14 1791, Elijah Hitch was chosen to be guardian of Esther Vinson (daughter of Elijah Vinson), who was under age 14 when, at the same time Curtis Hitch was chosen to be guardian for Esther Vinson's brother, Eli who was over age 14. (SoOCP-1777/92:99)
In the Federal Census of 1800, Elijah Hitch is indicated in Sussex County, Delaware (pg 431) in a household comprised of two males under age 10, one male age 10-16, one male age 45+, two females under age 10, one female age 10-16, one female age 16-26, one female age 26-45 and two slaves.
Elijah Hitch had an account at John Nelms' store as early as Jun 24 1775 so he should have been of age by then (age 21+).
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