Home of Baron Hite (Hans Jost) on Shenandoah Valley Road, built in 1753 - Overall Collection

Photograph

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SCCHS

Copyright: St. Charles County Historical Society; Origsize: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Copyright: St. Charles County Historical Society; Origsize: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Home of Baron Hite (Hans Jost) on Shenandoah Valley Road, built in 1753 - Overall Collection

Entry/Object ID

298.46

Description

Home of Baron Hite (Hans Jost) on Shenandoah Valley Road, built in 1753 - Overall Collection. Written on back of photo: One of the interesting legends in the Overall sgais that of the so-called Baron Hite (Hans Jost). He was born in Alsace-Lorraine and fled during the persecution of the Huguenots in France into Holland. Hre he married Maria du Bois, a daugter or cousin of Louis de Bois, descendant of Marquaire de Bois, Count de Rossy, a.d. 1110. He fitted out his own ship and came the the expedition of Hendrik Hudson from Antwerp. From Kingston, N.Y. he went to Pennsylvania; then to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, where he had a large holdings, and where he won a famous law suit against Lord Fairfax. John Overall married his grand-daughter, Maria Christina Forman.

Create Date

June 29, 2007

Update Date

March 27, 2026