Signer John Hart Esq.1

M, #56, b. 1708, d. 11 May 1779
Signer John Hart Esq.|b. 1708\nd. 11 May 1779|p56.htm|Captain Edward Hart|b. 1690\nd. Jul 1752|p611.htm|Martha Furman|b. bt 1670 - 1697\nd. a 1779|p612.htm|John Hart|b. bt 1631 - 1664\nd. 1712|p620.htm||||Josias Furman Jr.|b. bt 1630 - 1671\nd. bt 1670 - 1752|p613.htm||||
Father*Captain Edward Hart b. 1690, d. Jul 1752
Mother*Martha Furman b. bt 1670 - 1697, d. a 1779
Relationship7th great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon.
ReferenceTFT0506
     Signer John Hart Esq. was born in 1708. He was the son of Captain Edward Hart and Martha Furman. Signer John Hart Esq. was born in 1711 in Stonington, Connecticut.2,3 He married Deborah Scudder, daughter of Lieutenant Richard Betts Scudder and Hanna (?), between 1741 and 1767.3 Signer John Hart Esq. died on 11 May 1779 at 1st Baptist Courtyard, Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey.2,3 His estate was probated on 23 May 1779.
     He was titled Signer of Declaration of Independance on 4 July 1776. Had to flee and live in a cave when the British controlled New Jersey.1

References

     Signer John Hart Esq. has ID 506 in Taber Family Tree.1

Family

Deborah Scudder b. 1720, d. October 1776
Children
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Pedigree of Robert Damon (paged)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Last Edited25 Oct 2002

Citations

  1. [S34] Barbara Wood Taber, Taber Family Tree, (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), (Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in).
  2. [S4] Cleon E Hammond, Biography of signer, "John Hart" (n.pub.).
  3. [S43] Damon L Vicars, WFT Vol. 1, Tree 2297.
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