Fitch Ancestral Files

With Hattie's parents' names found, I did a Google search and found their ancestral file already created.  That means someone has researched their history before and has done all the hard work.  Some files go back farther then others.  Let's look first at Urvilla's file.  Her full name was Urvilla Isabell Fitch-Brown.  The Fitch line has been traced many times.  I am going to link those files here. 

To see the line from Urvilla back to Asa Fitch, Sr. (1752):
FamilySearch Ancestral File- click on the father's name to go back in time

To see the line from Asa's father Stephan Fitch, Sr. (1712) back to Rev. James Fitch (1622):
Miner Decent File- this is harder to navigate but there are lots of stories and other information.  Rev. James Fitch was the man who made his way to America from England.  Stephan is listed in section 9 as one of Jeremiah's children.

For more information on Rev. James Fitch's parents, see this sight:
Miner Decent File- Thomas Fitch this site has many historical references to the importance of Thomas Fitch and his family to Essex County, England.

To see the line from Rev. James Fitch back to William Fytch (1400):
 Fitch Family History Page- this has some great information about the family in England.

From the page above, I learned that the Fitch family dates back to 1200 in England.  According to their research, the family originated in Germany.

Fitch Coat of Arms

Notable people in this line:

Rev. James Fitch- he made the treck from England to America.  He was well a well educated minister and helped settle Staybrook, Norwich, and Lebenon, Connecticut.  He was an important part of Indian relations and played a part in the story portrayed in the movie Last of the Mohigans.

Thomas Fitch- he was Rev. James Fitch's brother and served as the Governor of Connecticut from 1755-1776. 

Asa Fitch, Sr.- he married Deborah Robinson who's great-great grandfather was Rev. John Robinson, pastor at Leiden, Holland of the Pilgrims that sailed in 1620 aboard the Mayflower.  To read more about him follow this link:

Asa Fitch Grave Page

For this search, I went through the paternal line of each generation.  I'm sure there are many other interesting finds in the Fitch line if you only take the time to search.