William Hiatt

  General Notes:

William and his brother Christopher lived on adjoining farms. A small creek ran through the Hiatt tract, and someone dammed it and built a mill for grinding corn. Charity held an interest in the farm until it was bought by Amer Hiatt, and he after ca 7 years sold it out of the family in 1823. This is the farm that William Hiatt had inherited from his father. As we know William Hiatt had inherited his fathers farm and had married Charity Williams of Welsh descent. It was during his lifetime that the Battle of General Green and Cornwallis took place on the farm and adjoining territory. The wounded soldiers of both armies were taken into the New Garden Meeting House; and Mrs Hiatt baked bread for them. On 17 May 1769 when William was 26, he married Charity WILLIAMS, F, daughter of Richard WILLIAMS, M + Prudence BEALS, F, in New Garden Monthly Meeting Rowen Co NC. Born on 6 May 1750 in Prince George Co MD. Charity died in at dau. Rebecca's Spiceland, Henry Co IN on 17 Mar 1840; she was 89. Buried in Spiceland Friends Cemetery, IN. Charity moved to Indiana in 1824 with some of her children. Buried in New Garden Friends Cemetery Guilford Co,NC Will Book, Vol A - From: "Susan Orlie" =William HIATT: son Aaron (?); oldest sons, Joel, Bennajah and Isom; dau Rebecca; rest to wife and daughters; executors sons Bennajah and Silas; witnesses Richard WILLIAMS Jesse EVANS Samuel KELLUM; dated 30th of 6th mo, 1814; proved August,1814

William married Charity Williams, daughter of Richard Williams and Prudence Beals, on 17 May 1769 in New Garden MM, Guilford, North Carolina.¹ (Charity Williams was born on 6 May 1750 in Monocacy Meeting, Frederick, Virginia and died on 17 Mar 1840 in Spiceland, Henry, Indiana, USA.)