Ahnentafel Report - Southern Illinois University

Ancestors of Roy Melvin Bearden-Whitelocated in the center of the graveyard, with a boxwood growing at the head of the graves.Through extensive on-site research, most of the gravesites of their children have been located. By-and-large,Miss Maud Pugh did not do graveyard research. If she had done so, many more vital dates would have beengiven for persons listed in her book.The children of Joseph and Alice (Sutton) Hiett were:a) John Hiett was born in 1803 and died July 30, 1883. His wife was named Julia Ann Stump, who was adaughter of John and Nancy (Dawson) Stump. John and Julia Hiett owned and operated a North River farmlocated near the Forks of Capon, W.Va. The graveyard where they were buried has been found, but noinscriptions have survived. However, graves of several of their children were clearly marked. See HistoricalRecords of Old Frederick County, VA, by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D., for more detail on this graveyard.b) Evan Hiett was born Feb. 11, 1806 and died April 4, 1886, at the Forks of Capon. He married Jane L.Easter. Jane was born March 8, 1814 and died July 20, 1885. Thanks to the late Jack Schaffenaker whoshowed me these graves on a hill overlooking North River, and helped fend away the angry dogs who tried todeny our research objectives.c) Eleanor Hiett was born in 1810 and her husband, Joseph Snapp Jr., was born in 1804. They operated afarm near Slanesville, WV. Maud Pugh stated that Joseph and Eleanor were buried in a field near the SalemMethodist Church.d) Samuel Sutton Hiett was born circa 1813, in Hampshire County. He first married Sarah Parks, who was adaughter of George and Hannah (Millslagle) Parks. Sarah was born May 21, 1816 and died Nov. 12, 1843.Her grave is in the Park's family graveyard in Park's Hollow. Their daughter, Frances Hiett, married EvanHiett, who was a son of Jeremiah and Lucinda (Kidwell) Hiett. After Sarah's death in 1843, Samuel S. Hiettremarried to Anna Parks, who was born circa 1820. (Note: See the 1850 census for Hampshire County, Va.,Family # 1200.)e) Sarah Hiett was born in 1815 and died Sept. 7, 1863. She married Benjamin Pugh, son of Robert and Ann(McDonald) Pugh, Jr. Benjamin was born Sept. 6, 1815 and died April 12, 1876. They were buried in theCapon Chapel, Hampshire County, W.Va.f) Margaret Hiett was born Nov. 6, 1817 and died Jan. 9, 1848. She married Lemuel Pugh, son of Jesse andCharity (Gard) Pugh, Nov. 12, 1840. Lemuel was born on December 8, 1817 and died Oct. 28, 1877. Theylived in the vicinity of Capon Bridge, WV.2. John Hiett was born in 1775 and died about the year 1857, in Hampshire County. One source says thatJohn first married a Miss McBride and then remarried to Martha Elizabeth Tansy. He was a farmer in theNorth River Mills section of Hampshire County. The 1850 census shows him as a widower, living with hiseldest son, Joseph S. Hiett.The children of John and Martha E. (Tansy) Hiett were:a) Lydia Ann Hiett was born in 1814. She married Alexander Monroe sometime after 1850. There werenumerous persons named Alexander Monroe. One person with this name was listed on the 1850 census forHampshire County, who was a boarder in the household of Silas and Harriett (Slane) Milleson. ThisAlexander Monroe was a surveyor. According to authoress Maud Pugh, Alexander and Lydia laterimmigrated to Wirt County, W.Va.b) Joseph Smith Hiett was born Nov. 11, 1815 and died Aug. 3, 1897. He married Caroline Heiskell, daughterof Christopher and Eleanor (Abernathy) Heiskell. He and Alexander Monroe were elected to serve in theVirginia House of Delegates in 1863, the last members from Hampshire County to serve in that legislative28