Daily AncestorHitty
Hitty stood for Mehitable in many American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Hitty is a short form of Mehitable, a Bible name, found on lists of 18th and 19th century nicknames.
Do not take Hitty and Mehitable for two different people too quickly. Compare ages, places and the names of relatives to confirm that both names belong to one woman.
As seen in a recordTown marriage register, 1798; her baptism gives her name as Mehitable
Lemuel Elwell and Hitty Eversole, both of this town, married 18 Dec. 1798
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