(1867) History of the Hart Family of War Minister, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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Tins little book was the laljor of love. Ten years ago, l»y

accident, I fell upon the chain of facts that has led to this

voliiinc of family history. At first I pursued it for amuse-

uicnt;but the interest increasing with tlie accumulation of

data, I determined to throw it into book form, believing it

M'ould be a record of interest to the descendants of the family.

Although iny researches were attended with many difficulties,

I am gratified with the success of my labors. As a general

tiling the descendants of the family gave me all the informa-

tion they possessed of their respective branches, without

Avhose assistance the work could not have been accomplished.

'J'lie portions of historical interest were Mrittcn from the

most reliable public and private records, including the cor-

respondence of actors in the events mentioned. Some

branches of the family ha\ ing disappeared from view, has

prevented the history being nuide as full as was desired.

AVith these introductory remai-ks this volume, the history of

one of the fir^t t^ettlers of J*ennsylvania and his descendants,

is presented to the family.

AV. W. H. DAMS.

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COA^l' Ol^^ AliMB.

The author has caused the family coat of avin. to be htho-

eraphed and inserted in this voU.me-accmnpan.ed by the

fetter .hich explainshow it was obtained from Ln^hmd.

Considerable pain, -vere taken to discover the coat of arms,

which was finallv found in possessionof a n.ember of the

f-nnilv living in Kansas.' The wax impression,trom which

the drawing was made, was still wrapped in the Klent.cal

letter in which it was sent from Charleston, South Carohna,

to Warminster, more than an hundred years ago As the

letter is without date the period when written is left some-

what to conjecture.The impression from " a seal of 1)rown

ehrv^tal set'in gold" is found on the wax remaining nn several

of Mr Hart's letters. That attached to one written in 1 . o.

,K> doubt bore the impressionof the seal, but it is not distinct

cnou-h to be relied upon. By comparing the letter ui

(mention with those written about that period,there is lomid

such similaritv in penmanship, color, size and quality of the

paper and color of the ink, there is very little doubt that the

'vix impression was sent from Charleston not later than

17GI, and probablyas early as 1757. The letter, written

by Mr. Hart a f\.w vears later, and to which a clear impres-

sion of the seal is attached, dift'er very materially m the

handwriting-, and are of a more recent date than the one

which conveyed the iamily coat of arms to I'cnn.yh.uua.

Tiic letter in questionis interesting, becaii>e it explains how

t.hr« tb-t cnj.v of this rolir of n pnf^t nge rea-bo.l Ai,mr.'-a.

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Copy of the letter iu wliich the wax iniprt'.-?iuii of the coat

of arms was sent from Charleston, South Carolina; to AVar-

ininster :

"Charleston, South Cakolixa.

"Dii. Bb.

"I hcrewithscnd you an impression of a Seal, on whicli is engraved

our Family's Coat of Arras. I sent for it to Loudon, and a Gentleman there

took it out of the heraldry office, and sent it to me on a Seal of brown

Chrj-stal set in Gold. It comes charged to me at two Guinics. I wrote for

the Coat to be likewise engrav'd ou a small Copper Plate, with my name

under it, in order to make Prints to put iu Books, &c.;but the Plate is not

yet come to Hand, and when it docs, whether it will be included in the

same Charge I cannot tell. I have sent one Impression to Father; and if I

could, I wou'd send one'to Br. Silas. I should like to see the Coat painted

on Canvas, in proper Coulours ;but have laid out Money enough already

for a thing of so trifling a nature.

(Signed)" O. Hart."

Jl ISTO]{ Y

OF THE

H A. R T FAMILY

CHAPTER I.

^^Tii-^^'^of tlio most roputalilelainilies, whose ancestors came

Stitji Irorii England at tlie close of the sixteenth century and

settled in Pennsvlvania, under the mild swav of its irreat

founder, is that which bears the name of Hart, late of ^Var-

minster township, in the county of Bucks, Pennsylvania. The

birth-place was Witney, in Oxfordshire. This place is described

in Playfair's Geography, published iu 1 80i), as," a long town,

consisting of two streets, of which the ]>riucipal one is spaci-

ous, with a church at tlie upper end. It is eight miles west,

north-west of Oxford, and five miles from Bampton. In the

blanket manufacture no less than one hundred and lifty looms

and three thousand people of all ages have been sometimes

employed. It is situated on the \yiiidrush that runs south-

east to the Issis, and contains 2,584 inhabitants." In that

neighborhood was Wichwood forest, once of great extent.

The first progenitor of this family who settled here was

John Hart, son of Christopher and ^lary Hart, who was born

the 16th of Xovendter, H!/>1. Tlierc were four children.

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10 HISTORY OF THE HART F2LMILY.

three sons and one daufrliter. Of the two vounrrer brothers

but httle is known. Ilobert, the elder, is said to have had

the honor of Knighthood conferred upon liim at some period

cf his life, but it is not known for what reason. lie lived in

London, where he married and had children, and probably

died there. The younger brother, Joseph, migrated to the

island of Jamaica, where he went into business. lie acquired

great wealth and died unmarried ;but whether on the island

or in England is not known. The sister, i\Iary, accompanied

John to America. Nothing is known of the family before

tliis time but what is already stated, except that they were

persons of note, education, and considerable wealth. They-w^ere members of the society of Friends.

When William Penn contemplated founding his colony of

Pennsylvania under the grant of territory from Charles the

Second, John Ilart resolved to accompany him, to seek his

fortune in the new world. At this time he was nearly thirty-

two years of age, and was already of such standing in the

society as to have become a preacher of ability and influence.

In view of his emigration he, in conjunction with others,

entered into a sealed a2;reement with Penn, on the 11th

day of July, IGSl, to purchase lands of him, located in the

new colony. I have not been able to find this paper to

determine its character, but in subsecjuent conveyances it is

styled" certain concessions and constitutions, signed, sealed

and executed between the said William Penn on the one part

and John Hart and other purchasers of lands within the said

province of the other part." On the 11th day of October

following," William Penn of Worminghurst, in the county

of Sussex, esquire, by a deed of bargain and sale, bargained

and sold to John Hart, of Witney, in the county of Oxon,

yeoman, for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings

of lawful money of England, the full and just proportion and

quantity of one thousand acres of lands, situate, lying and

being in the province of Pennsylvania.'" On the following

.Hisroi.'v or THi: M.\r:i kamii.v. II

day Peiin cuiivcyed to John Hurt ami ]iis liuir.- the said tract

of one thousand acics in fee, in eon>i<lerati(jn of the sum of

twentv pounds: "To he holden in free and eoii,:non socan:e

of him the .-aid AVilliam Penn, his heirs and a -igns, as of

the Siirnorv of Windsor, vieldinir and pavinir therefore vearlv

unto the said A\'illiam Penn, liis lieirs and a-.-igns, the eliief

and quit-rent of one shiHing tVjr every hundred aeres of the

said one thou^and acies, at and upon tlie tir.-<t day of Mart-h

forever." These la-t t\\<» eonvevanees were siLrned, sealed

and delivered in the presiMice of Harl)t, S[>ringett, J's.

Swinton, ^lark Swaner, aiul Thomas Cox.

As already mentioned, John Hart was a;"r im[>anied to

America by his sister Murv. Slu? was l)orn at 'A'itnev, the

1st of April, IGoS, and Wius seven and a half year- his junior.

She died unmarrieil. He sailed with William Penn from the

Downs at the close of .Vu^ust or the beirinnin:^' of !Sei>teni-

her, 1682, and landed at New Ca-tle on the 24th day of

October following.* There were aijout one hundred passen-

gers, mostly Quakers, and the greater part from Sussex,

Penn's residence. The " Friends' ^liscellany," vol. 7, p. 100,

in speaking of the arrival and settlement of these emigrants,

says;" Bvberrv was ehietlv settled bv friend> who came in

the ships with Penn. Among th<tse who locate! themselves

in this townshi[» on the Poijuessing, aiu-iently called the Poct-

quessink, soon after their arrival, were .John Hart, from

Oxfordshire, Susannah, his wife, and several ehildren." His

arrival with a wife and children is a mistake, for he was not

married until the summer or fall of the next vear. His

Norr..—Thcri! l< some doubt wlietlior John Hart caiiic to America in the Welcome, as his

D»me Is not found ou the published li:*! of ii;i«.«ciicer<. This Ii>t, however, U not known to

be accurate, and the nanie-< of himself and s-l.-ter m.iy have been otnitted. There is nodoubt that he came over at the same liim-, if not earlier. It is possible that he came over

with Tlionias Holme in the sumin<r of lO^.', and pri-ce.lid the arrival of Pei :; a few month*.

Among the name.-' composing: the tirst irraiid jury in the Statp, for the court ,'ield at I'pl.md,

September 12, 16S'2, 1» found that of John H.irU He may have remaineu .it Upland until

after the arrival of Penn. He must have settled in Bybcrry by the close of the year, for he

was chosen a member of the A-'-euibly for riiiladelphia county, about the latter part of

D«'"crab<',r, or the beginning,' of J.iininry. as he took hi" i at in that b,>dy nt its tlrst ^.'--ion.

12 HlhToRV (VF TIJi: HART FA.MIf.V.

t';itlicr-in-law and tamily very likely came over in the same

vessel, as thev arrn ed about the same time ; and it is not

improbable that John Hart became ucc^iuiiiied with his future

\vite on the jnisstige.

He took u[) his residence in Bybeny townshi]), riiiladelphia

county. I do not know the exact tinu' he settled there, but

have reason to believe it was immediately after his urrivaL

Ot' the one thousand acres ot" laiul purchased of William Penn,

four hundred ami eiglity-foiu- were lo<-ated in this township,and about the same quantity in .W^^i'niinster township, Bucks

county. The land located in liyberry was laid off for John

Hart by virtue of a warrant from Thonuis Holme, surveyor

.general of the Province, dated September 1st, 1681, near a

branch of the "Poetquessink creek." The tract was then

reputed to contain four hundred and eighty-one acres. It

"svas re-surveyed in 1701, in pursuance of a warrant from

"William Penn, dated the 3d of May of that year, and found

to contain four hundred iind eighty-fom* acres ; of which forty

acres were allowed in measure, and the three remaining acres,

were confirmed to him by deed, bearing date the 30th of

May, 1703. The following are given as the meets and bounds'

of this tract, viz :

"Beginning at a gum tree l)y ye sd branch of Poetquessink

creek, from thence by a line of marked trees, north twentynine degrees west one hundred seventy two perches to a

white oak standing by ye sd branch; thence by ye several

courses thereof eighty four perches to a Spanish oak ; thence

by Benjamin land, north thirty six degrees west, two

hundred fifty perches to a post ; thence by a line of

marked trees of liichard Collet's land, north fifty four degrees

east, one hundred and forty perches to ye line of Nathaniel

Hatlon's land; thence by ye sd line south thirty six decrees

east four hundred forty six perches to a ma])le tree by ye sd

Poetquessink creek ; thence by ye several courses thereof two

hundred ninety two and three quarter perches to the place of

itis-nii:\ nr rm; K.vin r.v.Mir.v, 1.".

Ix'iziiiiiintr, oiintalniii;^ four liniuli'til ainl eiirlit'. four acres of

ari'l.

riio followiti" collies (tf otlicial rc<'o|-(ls tell tl.'' st(trv (»f the

survey ami location of tlie lauil .lojm Hart tmiji

In A\ ar-

iiiin>ter towii,-lii|',

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"I'>v virtue of a wai't tVoui vc rr"|'rietary a'.id Cioveriior,

(lateij ye '.\\>t of ye ."jtli M.- La-t, ])irecte<l to lue, to Surveyami Lav out unto .Ino. Hart four liuudrcil ami ci;_'lity

five

acres of land in ye Town.-liip of \\'arniin.~ter, next to \\'illiani

Biu'dev's, 1 do liereUv authorize tint' to survev ami lav out

unto him yo said ([uanlity of Latul in ye afore nientione<l

]>lace. if room after other \\'ar"ts according: to ye method of

1'o\vn>hi|is,ai>j'ointed hy ye l*roprietary and CJovernor and

make me a true Return theieot" wch is to Keniain on Iiecord

in my othce. rhila<lelphia, this 2oth of ye 7th imuith 1().S4.

(Signed) "Thomas Ildi.Mi;,

"Surveyor CJenl.

"To Thomas ffainnan.*' Dei'tv Survev."

The deiiutv survevor ma<h' the follouini; return of the

survey of the ahove tract of land, dated "The "Jnd of 3rd

mo. 17(10."

**,\.t the request of John Hart I certifye into the Surveyor(.lenlls othce «i second time That By virtue of the Propriett)r's

warrant, hearing date Hist of the ')th moth lt)84, aiul the

Surveyor (Jenlls order dated the 2">th of the 7th moth next

folhAviiii^, I did Survev and lav out unto .Tolin Hart the lltli

of the Sth moth H)S4 the ju>t (iuantity of four luuulri'il and

eighty tive acres of T>;ind within the Township of W'armin.-ter

then in the comity of IMiilailelphia, hut since called lUicks,

Beginning at a ]>o>t hcing a corner of the repi.'"d land of

.lolin ]'u^h, Thence hy the same north east three h: 'dred and

twenty perches to ap«.>>t,

Thence north wot hy :.ie land (>f

A\'illiam Lawrence two hmulred ami forty three perches to a

]'o-r. Thence south ea-~t hy a Street or Ivoad ahurring upoi\

14 insjoKV or ini: ii.\i;r iw.mii.v.

the lands of Abel Noble aiul the Laud late William J5in;rlev's

two hundred and forty three perches to the place of I»eginning.

(Signed) "Pr Tho. ffain nan, Suv'r."

I'enn instructed the connnissioners to allot the purchasers

their shares of land according to the catalogue, made out no

doubt, before they left England, and to lay out a town.

Every man who purchased five thousand acres was to have

one hundred acres in the town ;which sj;ave John Hart

twenty acres in town lots. He located his town lots in one

of the liberties of Philadelphia, but I have not been able to

find any trace of them in the Recorder's office. Had they

been held until this time thev would have been a fortune to

the descendants. These quantities make up nine hundred

eighty-nine acres, probably the exact number of acres he

purchased at the time, as I have not been able to trace a

greater rpiantity.

Among the family papers is found the following receipt for

money, paid for quitrent to the Proprietary, viz :

"Reed ye 23d of 2mo 1G94 of John Hart, fifty shillings,

money of Pensilvania in full for tenn years quittrent due yefirst day of the first month La>t j)ast for four hundred acres

being part of his Land Lying in byberry township, in the

county of Philadelphia.

(Signed) pr. P)I:n'.jami\ CiiA.Mni:i;s.

Penn liad not long been landed when he took steps to

organize civil societv in the colonv. Toward the close of

1682 he divided the province into three counties, Philadel-

phia, Piucks and Chester. He appointed .-^herifis and other

magistrates and otficers to conduct the public business; and

issued writs for the election of members of the council and

asseniblv. John Hart was elected a niendjcr of the assemblv

from the county of Philadelphia, and took his seat at the first

session of that body. ^J'he (council met the tenth of March,

1683, the assembly two days afterward. His name is attached

to the first chortcr r>f r!o\-ernmeiit, ditted \\\rhil:idrlj.lii;i, the

HlSfoKV UK nil. llAUr lAMH.V, I.

2d of Fcbrnary, 1G.S3, whicli William Peiiii _ irited t" tiif

colonist-. He wus also a nictnbor in lOSi; !• I am unable

to tell h«»\v long after tli;it time he .>-erved in ti ^sembly.

^Ir. Hart devoted liim-eU" t<> agrleultiire. le built a

eomt'crtiible lii>u-e for the tinie.> near the baid< ":•

le beautiful

I*o<jue>>ing, and gave tlie time n<'t devoted to['..;ili('

bu.-ine.->

vv the niini.-tratii>n nf rcliL'ion, ti> im]>rttvinLr hi- c-tate, lie

had not been hmir in the new world before lie selected a

partner to share his joys and his sorrows. About tins period

there settled in Byberry, in the vicinity of Mr. Hart, a

re[iutabl(' family, name(l Ku>h, which came over with Penn.

William and Aurelia Ivu-h had .-i.\ children, three sons and

three ilaughters ;and John Hart took one of the latter to

wife in the summer or fall of l(is.'>. He married their dauirh-

ter .Susannah.

William and Aurelia Rush were the ancesti rs of those of

that name who have bi'eome distinirui>hetl in '•he historv of

Pennsylvania. John, the father of Willi: Ru>h, eom-

mande<l a troop ot' hor,-e in I'romwell's ar

war he married Susannah Luca- at Harton,

the .Sth of June, KM^. He end.ract'd the|

(Quakers in l()(Ji>, and in Ki.Si he emigratedwith his wit'e and children. In Kii'l he

family became Keithians, and in 1()!>7 most "

the Ba[.ti.-ts. He died in l(i'J^). His sw

fell t(j the possession of Hr. .lames Ru-h. Tthe number of children ^^'illiam and Aurelia ;

to them is conflicting. One statement gives r

and three daughters; a sectjiul that they cai:

with seven children; while still a third that

in Kl'.K.), he left .-even sons and three daughters

would irive three children to be born in America

account be correct. As they had been marrici rhirty-tbur

years when they came to America, it is probable that all their,

cliildien were

'. After the

Oxtbrd.-hire,

.'•iples of the

i'ennsylvania

'1 his whole

them joined1 and wat(di

accounts of

-h had born

three sons

' America

:is death,

' ;iir, which

ir rjie second

lorn in KTiirlan*!.

)i\ uiST(^i;v or 11 1 r. ii Airr iamiiv.

I tiiid nil enti'v in the IJvberrv (^uakei' iiicctiii;^,' fcconls, that

"at a niHiithly nu'ctiiiu;* the 30tli of 1st lUDiitli, IGDO, John

Hart and ]\Iarv Searv declared tlieir iiiteutioii ot' niarriaijo."

'J'his entry cont'usod me at fir.<t— I)ut I became entirely satisfied

upon fiu'ther in(|uiry tliut it does not refer to the subject of

tliis sketcli. Our John Hart severed his connection with the

societv of Friends in IGUl, and ^vas at that time a Keithian

preacher, and his name would not be found in the records of

the monthly meeting for the purpose of marriage. In his

last will and testament he made a bequest to his widow"Susannah," the name of the wife married in 1G83. If other

evidence is wantinir it is found in the fact, which I afterwards

discovered, that the John Hart, whose marriage was pub-livshed with JMary Seary, was a brick-layer, of Philadelphia.

So far as I was able to ascertain, he was in no manner con-

nected witli the Harts of Witney.We have already seen that John Hart occupied a prominent

place in politics in organizing the government of the colony.

He was no less distinguished in the church. He at once took

a leading position among the society of Friends, and was

probably their foremost preacher. The first meeting of

Friends, in Byberry, for religious worship was without doubt

held at his house. It was afterward changed to the house

of Giles Knight, but the monthly meeting held on the 1st of

the 4th month, 1G.S5: "Ordered, that the meeting which

of late hath been kept at Giles Knight's be removed to the

house of John Hart." At the quarterly meeting held in

Philadelphia, on the 5tli month, lG8/i," It was then and

there ai>;reed and concluded that there be establi^died a first

day meeting of Friends at Tookany and Poetqucssink, and

that the two make one monthly meeting, men and women,for orderini; the affairs of the church." The monthlv meetiufr

was ordered to alternate between Sarah Searv's at Oxford

and .lohn Hart's house.

1I1ST<»1;V ol TUi; «( M.T lAMII.V, i;

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'Plu' I'ltlldwill;:;

< rrtitic:itt\ is>ur<l l\v tlu- I5vl>i'ny immtlily

Xll(^•tiIl;_^ is jiri'servcd :

"To I'Vieiuls of ye mmitlily meeting a1»i>ut tlic Fulls of

l)fl:i\v:iro, in ye county <>t" I>urks.

"\Viiere;is, James Morris and I-*liza l>nsl»y, .'no fnnncrly

belonged to our n'ieetin<;, did on the seventh month ajipcarat

i>ur monthly nicetinir and declure their intentions of marriairo,

ami thev did produce ecrtiticates .jind testimcnv suflicient to

^^atisty us of their clearjiess, and atter deliheration and in(|uiry

M'c did permit tliem to proceed to accompli.-h their marria:j;e.

])ut so yt they have heen from us ah.-ent, we are informed yt

thev lielon<r to your jneetin<r, and nuw tliev desired a cer-

titicatc from us.

" These are tr» certify that tlius far they liave j-rocccdcd,

ami Ave have not anytliini; aijainst ym to ohstruct ym to your

meeting in order to ye aci-omplisliing their marriage. At

our moiithlv mectiuir jit. J(»hn ]lart"s Jion.-

<-reck, in ve county of riiiladeliihia, ve I'ji

ICS}.

(Signed) "JctJix IIaut," GiLKs Knight,

• "RiciiAiM) 'l'()\y.\sr.M> ^v others."'

I'lom a minute of ihe monthly meeting held the "JSth i>f

flu- oth month, lliSo, it aj'peaJ's tliat A\'alter l-'orrest ga\'e t(*

the ]"'riends ten acj-es of ]an<l neai' I'ocjUessiidc c-rcek tor a

hui-ying grouml. and John Hart, Jo.>e['h I''i>lier, Sanmel Ellis

and (liles Km'ght were appointed to ha\'e it surveyed, and a

• ifccl was maile t<> them in tJ'u.-t for the use of the l''rit'nil>.

Jt is not known that tluy e\i r occupied tins grojind and the

location is now unknoxvii. ])Ui'i;d> were madv on .John Hart's

land as eaily as IdS;',, ;uid after he had left the >ociet\ thi'\'

\\er(> continueil then.". Among othei's, William and Aurelia

Jiush were hui-ied in this lot. in ITSC, ;,n hui: Ired years

attt-rward, .lolm Hart's graiid-M>n ln'tpieatlicil tlii-- lot ot' one

luciv to tlu- township ut" liyheijy as a hurial place foj- the

n J\)et(picsiu

it" ye 4tli mo.

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18 iiisTOKY or Tin: haut family,

inliabitaiits, forever. "Wc have a tradition that a Friends'

nieetiii<j; house was Ixiilt on tlic flat lauds about a lu'iulrcd

yards iu>rtli of the forks of tlic l*o(|uessiid< in the southern }>art

of file township". It stood on the western side of the road

leadinir from John Hart's house to the Bristol turnpike at tlio

Ked Jjion, and a mile from the river Delaware. The burial

ground I have referred to above was a httle north of this on

liigher goimd. Among the names of families l)uried tliere

beside that of Rush, I find those of Hart and Collett of

Bvberrv, and Growden and Enirlish of ]»ensalem.

In order to prevent distress among the Quakers that miglit

arise fi'om disease, dcatli, or other causes, in 1G82 John Tlart

and Henry Waddy "vvere appointed for the upper end of tho

county of l'hiladel[>hia, in conjunction with Thomas Bowmanand Henry Lewis fi)r the city and the lower end, to visit

the poor and sick and administer what they sliould consider

proper, at the expense of the montldy meeting.

IILSTOKY UI" TJIi; HAKT lA.MJI.V. 10

CH A PTKK 1 1.

'%D;^fHK nuMitlily iiK-t'tinu-s Mcre tVoijUciitlv licld at tlif Ikmisc

'^>S. "f .lolin Hart in the years KJS.",, 'S4, "S."} aiid'SC. A'•new meeting house" was erected near Takony aljiuit the

suninier of KlSl!, tor at the monthly meeting lield there tlie (jth

of the<Sth month, Jolm II;u1 and Sanniel Prills Mere ap[>ointed

to collect money at the me».'ting ''for defraying of charges, and

use of the poor.'' .Vt a monthly mei'ting ]; '1 at his house

the iM of the 12th month, 1()S4,'•

Joseph Iv jlish reipiested

a certificate in order to take Jane Condj ye county of

l^ucks, and John Il.ii't was ordered to writ :nd sign it, in

behalf of ye meeting."

On the 24th of the Dth month, ICSo, ''Rohert TJresmal, of

Southam[)ton, and Mary ^\'elll>er, of John Hart's family,"

were married at a monthly meeting at Oxford. He was clerk

of the monthly meeting as late as 1()S7, ami no doubt i-on-

tlmuMl this otHce with that of minister until the Keith schism

separated him from the society.

In February, 1(188, the German Quakers at their meetingat (Jcrmantown ado['ted a (hn-laration on the >ubject ot'

slaverv ti^ the monthly meeting held at Kichard ^\'orrel^s.

On it John Hart made the following report :

"At our monthly meeting at Dublin ve oOth 2d mo. 1 ()SS,

"e having ins]>ected ye matter above mentii'ii' 1. and con-

dered of it, we tind it si> weiuhtv that we tliiid'C it is notsid

20 iiiisTfiPvV (IF Tiir: fiAf:i' i-.\Mi(,ii'.

o.Npodioiit tor nj> to iiicHldle witli it //('/<, l)ut do rutluT corrtrfiif

it to ye t'oiisidoratiou of vc (luartcrlv meeting: vc tenor ol' it

heiiii!,* rebitcd to _vu truth.

"On Lolialt" of ye luoutldv meetiii:;-.

(Signed)'' Joiix Haut."

.Toliu Hart, as a nicniher and minister of the society of

Friends, was .active and useful until a])out the year 1(51)1,

"vvheu the unfortunate schism of Ueorire Keith rent the society

asunder. He was })rohahly the ahlest and most influential

man amouir them, and his loss was severely felt. He took'

, sides witU Keith, and next to him was the most importantrnend)eP of the new organization.

George Keith was a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, aiul a

preacher of great note and in^uence among the Quakers.

He was horn in 1G38, and was a fellow student at the uni-

versity with Ih'shop Burnett. After taking liis degree of A.

M. he left tlie Kirk of Scotland and joined tlie Quakers. Hecame to America some time before William Penn, and settled

in East Jersey. He was surveyor general of that province,

and resided at Freehold, in Monmouth county. In 1687 he

ran the division line between East and West Jersey. In

1689 the Quakers established the first public grannuar school

in Philadelphia, and Keith was called from Jersey to take

charge of it. He received a salary of £<L)0 per annum, with

H liouse foF his family to live in, and also the proflts of the

school for one year. He was a man of al)ility and learning,

and for several years had been eminent as a writer and

j)reacher. PFi)on theological subjects he was an able and

acute reasoner, but is rej)resented as a man of overbearing

disposition and "brittle temper," and nud<ing war on any

thing like christian juoderation. .Vt the time he vommencedLis attacks upon the society of Erieiuls he was residing ht

Philadel]>hia in charge of the school. He accused some of

the Friends of preaching false doctrine. He desired tu

ehan;re material) v the oruaniziition and creed of the society

lllsiMi;^ (11 I III. II \i;i I \Mll.V LM

lis the iiilrniliictioii dl" lu'w :irtirlc> lit"tli.-ciplii,. juniit: lliciii.

Mr :ilr-<>iirj_'('(l

tliciii toaili'j't

;i writfrii con' •on ot' taitli.

Ill' was \iulriit in iir;_'iiii; liis views, an<l a- <1 all \vln»

wmiM nut >iili.-( rilx; ti> liis (Inctrini' <>t' liciii^' -tates. He

(•(ininu'iictij liis airitatiiin alniuf l<i'."'. and ~ liad a cuii-

(-i(K'l"aI»U' j'arty ^\llit•ll favni-cd lti> views. Iti !ti!l| lie liail

eausec] a j'ennaneiit (li\i>iiin in tlie s,iclctv.

Mr. Halt tnok an early interest in tlie [iiMiiiutiMn ot" the

\ie\\,>i>t" Kiitli, ami was one ot" ln"> ali'est a'!\iieates. He

eanieil with liini the i^Teater ]iatiot" lii> eoniit i-tioiis in the

j>roviiice, inehiiliiiij: the t"ann"lies of JJush and ('oHett. His

name is I'ouinl attaelied to se'\ era' important | 'pei-s jndili.-lied

airainst tlie (..hiakers, inchidiiiL: a doeumi'nt ^t i ''an aeeomit

ot' their chri.-tian t'aith." lie was also one or-'

e forty-eiirht.

who [-i^ned and |iuMi>lied tlie reasons tV'r"

r sepai'atioii.

He and his t'lieiids appear to have heeii in majority in

ISvherrv, t"or thev retained iMjs^essioii ot" th* ectinir after

the se['aration. His eoiir>e ean only he e ^. lim-d on the

irround that he changed hi.- \iew.-> t'rojii hoUf '

eon\ ietions,

l"or lieliad notliiiig <>t" a wurdly nature to ^^aii; in leaxin^' an

idd and p'owerf'nl (jriranization, in whiili he enjoyed muel»

CDMisideration and re>}'eet, to join one that was new and

ni'posed to the eontri)llini.,^ iutlnenee ot" the Province, lie

may ]ia\e l>elieved that he eoidd t'ollow Keith anil >till l>e a

I'riend, hut it will he f^een that it was a step tiiat t^eparated

liim forever t"roni the t"ait]i of liis fatliers.

The hreach heeanie so wide hetween Keith and the

(>u:d<ers in ](!!•_', that at a mei-ting (.if the ministers of the

society, lield at Philadelphia tlie •JOtli of Apiil in that year, a

declaration was drawn up and prt)nuili:atetl, in wl/'h he an(l

liis followei\s were disowned. This declaration wa- conHi'iiie<l

at a ireneial vearlv meeting', lu'hl at Purlin^ton '

(_• 7tli of

April, lli'.i;), when the charges aL:ain>t liim were - t t'orth in

full and sij^ned hy two hundred ainl t"ourti'en iianuvs. C)n the

'2lA uf, \prilj ill the same year, ten v[' the leadiiii;- Quakcrt^

22 msToKV OF Tin; ii.\i;r fa.mii.vT

of Loiulon, one of avIkhu avus AVilliam Peiin, addressed a

letter to John Hart and utliL'r kadiiiL!; Keitliians, in wliieli

tliev irave to tliose \\lui had iroiu* otl' with KcMtli," nuicli

brotherly advice," and proposed they siiould have an appointed

meeting to heeome recunciUMl to tlii'ir l)rL'thi\'n. The Phila-

delphia (piarterly meeting took the some course, hut it had

no effect in calling the erring hretliren hack to tlic told, The

breach Avas past healing. Conciliation having no effect, the

yearly meetini:; of London, the highest ecck'siastical auth(n-itv

known in the Quaker organization, unanimously declared

against him in 1()!)4. Thus he was [>ut out of the pale of the

meeting. J?ut Keith, nothing intimidated, pursued his course.

He carried off with him a larire iiart of the society, includiiii:;

many persons of great influence and standing. His preten-

sions were so plausable, and urged with such ability aiul

eloquence, that he gained the ascendency in sixteen meetingsout of thirtv-two which were connected with the yearly

meetings for Pennsylvania and Xew Jersey. In a note to

Proud's History of Pennsylvania it is stated :— " Some of the

princi})al persons who adhered to Keith, and were men of

rank, character and reputation in these provinces, and divers

of them great preachers and much followed, were Thomas

35udd, George Hutchinson, Robert Turner, Francis Pawle,

John Hart, Charles Ileade, v'cc."

Keith estal)lished meetings in various places in the province,

and his followers called themsebes," christian (Quakers and

Friends." A fierce feud now took {)lace between the 2)arties,

and the war was maintained by books and pamphlets filled

with rancor and bitterness. Those who did not follow the

new leader were denounced as apostates. Keith appealed to

the yearly meeting in London against the Quakers in J'cnn-

sylvania, and appeared befn'e that body in person to urge his

cause. His petition was rejected and their former denial of

liim was confirmed. This onlv increased his bitterness, and

in liis sermons an<l writin<rs he was more severe airainst the

IIISToKV nr rili; || \l;i lAMH.V, 2;;

Qimkcis tli.iii l>(t<«ic. Scinii after lie went to l->iii,'l:in<l Ik*

j'liitu'iltlic

l'.|ii--<*i'|i.ilclmiili ; \va> iMiIaiiiiil li\ tlic

lii.-li(ij»n't

I .Mild, III, ami (ifliciafi'il u-; \ icar in that citv t'-r .^mhu- tiiiic.

I Ir attci'w ai'il caiiu' to Annrica, :uiilI'l'rai-licil

'lout a vcar

in riiila'lclplila ;ui<l tin- \i<-iiiity. He met \vi; little t';i\<ir,

;ui'l Mciiis to lia\ I' cut ifclv lot l)i> t''>niii'r jh .|,iilaiitv. HeiffurnL'il to l!ni:lanil aifalii ariil t"(i]<; (•har:_'r of ;i lieiirlico in

Sii--c.\, wlicif lie iirrac]u'<l until lii.- dciitli. [r i.- .-tatctl that

lie saiil on liis dratli lu'd "I ^^i.-ll I liad dicil wlim I was a

(^^ii;il<('f : tor tlirn I ain sure it wouM lia\c liccii well with

JllV ^oul.*'

Tin' iT^-'iU'ral charL^^c hv made against the Quak(M's, ainl on

\\hicli he lia>e(l his se['aration from them, was that thev had

departed iVom their ori:L:inal profes.-ions. \t one; time Keith

anil 'i'homas I'udd were indictedl>_v

the irraiid;irv ot" I'liila-

delj'hia lor defaming; Samuel .Tennin|^'s, a jM'1' ineial jud^e,

found iruilty, ami tined £') each, hut the sentei • was never

enforced at^aiur-t them.

In l(!!l."> some of the followers of Keitli, who ijipear not to

h;i\e Iieeii ^afisiied with his teachinL:;s, a|>]>lied to the I'enne-

]':iek r>a]'tist church tor lia|iti.-m and ailmis>ion into tin?

i-hiirch. 'Jhei'e were some scruiiles ahout receivin:^ them,

when John Watts, John Katon, Sannu'l Jones and Richard

Laton wrote to I'Jias Iveacli of London for his ad\ii'e how to

act in the matter. in an.-wer, dateil the l>t of the Sth niontli,

1<I!'7. he ad\i(a'd them not to liaptisc' and admit them into

i-ouimuiiion, hecaUM', he alleu'cs, "the Keithians ai'c oppnsedto chiistians taking [>ai"t

in ci\il;l:o\ I'rnnu'nt and takiui:;

<.atli<.''

After iveith Went to MuLrhmd hi- t'ollnwers he'd to^i'ther as

an oi-L:ani/.;itiou oid\' >i\ oi' seven years, when thev split

.•i-undci' aid the mendicr< joine(l dther <leni iminarioiis. 'I'he

LM'cat majority ot'tlicm unite 1 with the l?aj>ti-ts .•i'mI l^pisco-

palians : some went lo the I'apti-t chuich at IV; :epack, in

l.'i'A' r liuli'iu, a)id others to All Saint>' church iicar I'Vaiik-

24 HrsTOKv OF 11 ir. iiAur iamilv.

fan]. l''i-()iu tlu> tirst,<cj>:ir;itl()ii

Joliii ll;ii't:iii|>i':irs

ti> li;i\'(^

])ro;i('lu'(]t(» :i sdcietv ot' Kt'itliiiins wliicli met at the liouse of

.lolin Swit't, in S(iiitli;uii[>toii,IJiu-ks cuuiity. lie probably

also preached at the same time to those M'ho met in tlie old

Quaker meeting- house Iji JJyberrv, as the Keithians retained

possession of the house for some time. lie end)raced tho

principles of the Baptises in IGDT, and the oi'dnance of baj)tisiu

M'as adniiiiistcrod to hini by one "Jliomus Ivutter. In 17(J2 he

and the s<^)ciety tliat hyd been ^vorshi})ping at the house of

John Swift joined t]ie Pennepack J'aptist church. The John

Swift here spoken of is probably the same to Mhom William

Penii granted 500 acres of land befoi'e leaving J'higland. HoAvent off with Keith, and became a Baptist preacher, ile was

called to the ministry in the summer of 1702, and althoughnever ordained preached at Philadelphia as an assistant, for

about nine years. lie was re-baptised in 1704. lie became

offended at the Ilev. Abel Morgan in 1711, and thenceforth

neglected the meeting. He was called to account in 1724,

and exconnnunicated in 17/50.

John Watts, the })astor at Pennepack, died in August,

1702. This circumstance led John Hart and his little society

\vorshi})ping at John Swift's to unite with that church. The

church records say that they invited the "Society of people

called Keithians, practicing Believers Ba[)tism, and meetingonce h\ a week at the house of John Swift, in Southampton

township, in the county of Bucks, having John Ilai't for their

minister," to unite with them and have but one nieetiuix.

They appeal- to have changed theii- views alxtut the Keithians

since 1()*J7, when they refused to receive them on the advice

of J'jlias Keach, of London. The in\itatIon was accepted.John Ilart was now a[>pointtMl assistant miiiistiM- at Pennepack,and continued in the sacred otlice until his death. In 1708

lie was in full communit)n with the Baptists. Ili- was never

ordained, but was esteemed a good preadu-r, and considi'red

u pious and exemplary christian. 'J'lie lii'.-t ]>erson he bajitised

in>no:v n\ nir ii M;r i\mii.v 2r,

^^•'- Martha l)<>\\riL's. in 17<il\ I|,- \\;i- ;i,,;,t,. { n, Id^ pastoral•^ by Samufl .Tom- ami K\aii M^rjiM. I'ntil .lolm

Swit't rrm>>vc(l t>> riiila^lrlphia tlio nuTfinix \'. - ••..ntimif'l at'

i-; Ik'U-o t'verv tliir«l Snii.lay ii; tlif :ii"nfli : 1 it \va- tlicii

I reinovi-.l t"> tln> li')ii-<^ <>t" PcttT ( 'liainl-frliiic riiila-k'lj'Iiia

<M.iinty. ^Ir. Hart \va~ a-.-i>t»'il >cvcral iii"iit:,- u lii- j.a-t.iral

»h;t;ts In- 'J'l'.niuas (iritliflu \\1m> in tli«* .-uiiJiU'r *>t' ITi'.'J

roinoved to Xi'w ("a.-tU' county. At the <lc:.:li ot' Mr. I[art

the flmrcl) i:a\o a call to ^^ illi;un Kiucr-ly. wlio bccaiiic

their .-t'ttlc'l iiiini>tvr.

The S)utliani['to!i ]-aj>ti>t clmi-ch hal its oriiiin in the

mc'otinj^ of Koithians hcM at John Switt's house. .Vt'ter it

Mas renioveil t" John Chamherline's it \v?.> (li-contirnicil tor

« time, in 1721. on the <leath of Samuel Jones, their i>a-t<^r,

for Mant of a ministei*. ^Vhen (JeorL'e Iv-.ton wa~ calle4 as

j'a>tor at rennep;'ck, the meeting wa- re-": iie'l st Chamher-

line's and afterv..arJ rcniovecl to the hou-- .""John Mon-ji, in

S<:>utham{'ton. Josej'h Eaton, mi oi-(l:;;- ehlcr of ^[ont-

iiomery, }>rej<-heil f<»r the ><icicty. .Vl" '7."'."the .society

luiil iirown so much that it was neeessaiy*'

erect a house to

\vorshi|> in. John Morri.- lmvc a lot for 'e huiMini; anJ

irrave-var<]. "in order tljat tlie preaching' "he iro^iiel miirht

lie Continued at St>uthanijtti'n."* lie at'r'.ward gave i>ne

iiundred and. twelve acres for a parsona.^i'i'- The lot given at

Jliis time is the sjime on which the }>re-ent Sluthanij'titii F>a[>-

tist chui'ch stands. J>>lin Hart's sr>u ,I<'sej>h also joined tlu'

rennepack ]>a['ti-r cliiu-ch, and was ha[>ti>ed hy Jo-eph Wood,

Septemher 21>t, 1 7".'>. The otliLr chihlren .-nli-e«juent1v

joined; .Jo-iah Iwijiti-ed I'V Mr. ^\'ood. Pecemher I (Uh, 17K',

and Mary haj'ti.-ed ov Xath.-iiiiel .Tenkins, June l.-t. 1714.

In 17(''.' John Hart \va-; one of three a}'j">;nted hy the

iV-nnej'ack chuiTii "to i-ou-ult among them-i -.es ahout the

J'e>t method tor the carrying on of the yearly ::ieeting, an<I

i-egulating things he'iuiging to the di-cij'liue an^', u-overnment"'

of the Congregation- and cjiui'ches of New C'a-tle, I'eiinejKick,

I 'I I > »̂ »ii I m.j ' ' W iiW O " '

2(J iiisroKv OF Tin: iiai;t i'a.mh.v.

niul ]'';ist Jorsey. In 171 "J lie w;i> ag'alii ;ip[i;)iiite(l one of a

conuiiitti-e to arraiii^i* a ilitliculty in tlie rlnirclies at IMiila-

(.U'lpliia.

It i> ih^t known at what time John Hart removed tVoin

Byherrv to A\'arniin^^ter, in Bucks counlv, where lie li\e(l

until his death. A\'ilHam Ihick, in his histoiy of JUieks

county, savs that his name is mentioned in the '' liook of

Kar Marks" as an owner of cattli' in this c()unt_v as early as

K)!)."). lie had itrohahly not i-emoved at that time, hut mav

liave owni'd aiul kept cattle on his plantation in \\'arminster.

ile was in liylterry in lliDi*, for in that year lie and Thomas

I'udil ludilishcd an "essay on thesuhject of oaths;*' who were

the first author:- in the township, 'i'lie" i'Viends' Miscellany"

says lu' sol 1 his jtlantation in Hyherry in 170."; ; uiid he had

])rohal)ly removed to W'arnnnsrer hetore he joine<l the

Jiai>tists. 1 do not think he cliani;'ed his residence until

aliout ]()I*S. ( )n tht> Sth of Aui^nist 1()!)7 he conveyed

S3veuty-two acres in l)yherry to James ]iu>h, son of Thomas

Kush, in consideration of ten pouiuls. The i)tli of Octoher

of the same year he sohl one hundred and one acri's in tluit

town.-]ii[> t ) Aiulrew Uaid^son. (.)iio acre of this was exceptedfrom the sale, heini;- assigned foi' a pnhllc hurial giound,

granted the poor of said township, forewr. It had heeii

conveved and laid oat thirteen ]>eiches s![uare. This is the

same lot that his grt^it-granilson, John JIart, (U-eded to

l>vherrv to\vnshi|>, May the ^iOtli, 17.S(). I huve seen a

plot of a sur\('y nuirked *'Andi'(>w I'anksou, '2'2') acres,"

Mdiich is endoi'.-e I a- heing part oi" '*,Iiihn Hart's kind." .\o

douht tlie one hundred and one acrt.'> wen^ eiid)raced iu this

tract. I'rohahly the part lie sold to dames Iiush had the

homestead on it. 1 \ i.->ited the [ilace a few years '^'^IIIT^^

a<''o. 'Idle house is an old one. ( )n the date! Xstone at tlie east end are the letters and tigures, ^i^ f?

'J'he 1k)US(; was, no d<Milit, ei'ccted hy Tlioiiias T V OTliiishj S(.in of him wlio jaircha^ed the property '-___1_!:__

,

.I 'vm'«j »',im>^>,' «* 'i .*" ''» '"'"

'" '

-'"'''^X-

llisi(.)i;v or nil: ii.vi;i r.wiii.v. '_'<

fr<piu Mr. II;irt. In IsJT flic .>;imi<' t'anii \\a- mwikmI l.y

IVaiicls lii;_M':ili:im.

Tlio A\'armin>ti'r jmrclia^c lay Iirtwcoii v.. yt an- iiow

known ,i> tlio Sfivi't and I'nVtol j-mfl-, an<l wa- ; Imtli si<Ii's

ot'tlio road that rnn.> a'-rc-s tVmn the latter i-nai .Inlin-villr.

Jt is now cut nj> into sc\ ci'al tarin-. The huinc.-'^- . 1 dc-ccndcil

tVoni tatlici" to Sun. to Thonia- Hart, son ot'.Jo- '.ii, inul when

he die<l, in IS.'IS, it wa- >old and jiureha-eil it_vt!ie widow and

heirs of" John Ilai't, hrothor ot' the dceea~ed. who ha\e >inec

sol(| it, Mhich wa-; the tir>t time it had e\er pa~.-ed out ot' tluj

t'aniilv. It is now owned hv Thouia- L. \\'vnkoM;i. As

Avell a< 1 atn ahle to determine the matter the five hundred

aero tract in ^^'a:•n!in^ter is in the haml:- ot" the t'olhiwing

j>ers(ins, viz :—

Thoina- T>. A\yid<oop l"-">2 acres,

!Mai'ijarct TwininL:: 2

Charles Kirk 1 1 >

)

Isaac IL-ihensack . ->

^lakini: in all4'^11^ U'-rcs.

I helieve the o]-i^inal sur\ey only called tor tijui' hunilred

and eiL:hty-ti^•^' acres.

John Ilai't died at his nsidence in ^^'arnlinster in Septem-lier, 171-!, in the sixty-third year ot" his au'e. Ilis widow,

.*^n.-annali, died at l*oet^|uessink the L'7th ot" Fehruary, 17i'-"),

tVoiii which it would he interred that after his death she

rcturni-d to Bvherrv, to spend the reniaiiuler of her da\"s with

her own kindivd.

in his A\ill Mr. Hart h't"t his widow lit"ieen |>o',;;ds in silver

money an<l all his [>(M>onal |>ro[»erty not hi'j'ire',is[iosed of.

] le conlirmed unto his >on John the two hund;- 1 acres on

whiidi he li\ed in ^\'armin>ter (the hoiiie.-teail tr,. i-rohaldv'),

and which he had t'ornu'rly ci.>n\'eycil to him hy 'Ivcd of i^iff.

lie let't two hundi'cil acre-; to hi- son Thoma^ with the

28 iiisToRV uF Tnr. riAiu r/.Mir.v.

imin'oveiiKMits, wliicli lie 1i;h1 ;iu-r(i'(l t() convey to Tiim T)\'

articles ot' aj:;reeuieiit, dated Marcli Stli, 1711, Thi? tract irf^

described a> tlie "south M'esf end of a tract laid out for about

five hundred a.-res to .lohn Hart, an<l jniiun^- to ye lands

reputed John done.-^' on the ye south east side and the land

lately called Land's land on ye n(n-th east end, and yeland called Itandall's land on the north west side, and

Noble's land on ye south -west end."' lie be(]ueathed t(^ 1

fTosiah the two lots in Phihiddjihia. ]\Iary got "lifteeii

]K)unds cui'rent silver money ot" the above said ])iovince

(Pennsylvania), and one feather bed and bedding', and one

mare aiul two colts, all bay." John Hart was the residuary

lerratee of the estate "here and elsewhere.'^

We liave no record of his place of l>urial, but inasmuch as

he was preaching at Pennepack at the time of his death no

doubt he was buried there.* Xo ton>b stone marks his last

resting place. His last words were, "Now I know to a

demonstratiori that Christ died to save me." In Proud's

history of Pennsylvania 3Ir. Hart is described as a man of

"rank, charjicter and i-e[nitation," and a "great preacher."

He had live children. Joseph died in 1714, a short time

before his father, and ]Marv in 1721. .fosiah, or his descend-

ants, if he had any, I ha\e n(jt been able to trace. The

]'ennepa(d<: clnu'cli records state "that on the 12th of August,

1715, a letter of disnussion was granted to .losiah Hart for

Cokahansay, upon his going to li\'e there." This is the last

we know of hinr. I have made dilii-'ent search for the

descendants of Josiah Hart, but have not been able to dis-

cover them. It is not kn(;wn that he was married. There

is ijreat nncertaintv as to the location of the "Cokahansav"

of that j)eriod. J have not i-vviv the name mentioned any-Avhcre (»utside the Pennei»ack churdi i-ccord, nor ha\e the

antiquarians T have consulted any knowledge of it. 1 do not

• Since tho abovo wa." written T have read a small in-., voluiui; by Kcv. Morgan Rlwards,KliicU stattf- that .^fi-. Uart vsa-' biirifil at rc!ii:ci).ali,

•

iiiMMfa ur nil: ii via iamii.v '^11

think, li<>\\c\t'r, tlu'ii- i.- iiiiuli tlnilit tli:it it i~ iilt-nt!"' tl with

('<>liiiiis(.v, ('(iiii1k'i1;iiii1 i-tuiiitv, Niw .Icr-cy. 'llu' ViTtT i>

thi' uiilv iKiiiif I \v.\\v iiu't with tliat is at all likf it. 1' rists

j-ettlt'il in that \i(iiiity n- i-arly a- lliS;'.. :m<l thi- rliui-' ii was

constitutnl in IC'.'i'. Mr. Kiach. iiiiiii>ti.T at rcniu^'ark,

wont tliorc in l<".>s anil haj'ti-cil thri-i' prr-'-ns. The tir>t

nieotiniT Imnso was hnilt in 1711. WiuMi .I<>-iali Hart t'i<>k

]n"s "k'ttor" tluTL- in 171''. .Mr. Tiinorhy I'r<'<>k> wa> the

ministev. A- thf cM (.-hurch ix-roi-ils wire burne'l <e\"eral

vears air". ii'> int"'>nnatii'n ean he ohtaine'l l"r<>m that s<iu)ve.

P.v the (leeJ ct'.T...-.cph

Hart and wile t«) James Knsh in 1711',

it api'ears that .T«>>iah Hart dwue*! real e>tate in A\ armiuster

town.-hip. The eUle>t S"n, .Ti>hn, ai\d his tleseeutlants, are

the only oflspriniT of Joltii Hart, senior, whom I oau traee.

.Tosej'h married Sarah Stout, Ajn-il 2<1. 171."i. hnt I know

iiothin:; further of liim. As he ilieil the next vear, rtrol>-

ahly lie let't no issue. Thomas was alive at the <'.eatli of

his father, who contirmed to liim in his will twr> i.-.ndred

acres of land, in A\'arminster. l)n the lltli of l^t. ;nber,

1711>. liimself an-l wite, Esther Hart, con\eyed this let to

.lames Iiush, I'f Kyhcrry township. It was bounded ; lands

of John Hart, .Ir., James Carrell, Thomas Da'ii -. and

.losiah Hart, and was part of the oriirinal purehase "f tive

Inindred aeres from \\"illiam Tenn. This is the last reeord

I have of him or his family, e.xt-ept that in 17ol his name,

with others, is attaehed to a jK^ition tV'r a n^ad in ^^'ar-

im'nster. He must have moved out o{ the eounty shortly

afterward, and died away, for there is ut> reeord vt' him or

liis family to he t'onnd in the eounty utlii-es. It is not knownthat he hail ehildren. The dauirhter, Marv, no doubt. -l:ed

^inlrle.

30 jiisioKv ur Tin; iiai;t FA.Mir.v.

CHAPTER rir,

7/r^-rOIIX IIAirr, eldest son of .Tuliu and Susannah Hart

•JS^iS mentioned in tlie preceding clia[»ters, M'as born at his

father's residence, in Byberry, Phihidelphia county, the 16th

of Julv, 1684. Of him we know much less than of his father.

He does not appear to have occupied so important a place in

public estimation, although he held several posts of honor

and responsibility. He no doubt removed to Warminster

with his father at the close of the seventeenth, or the begin-

ning of the eighteenth, century. Pie followed the course of

his father in matters of reli^'ion and in the Keith dilhcultv

became a Baptist, but he did not unite with the chui'ch until

some years afterward. He wa-^ baptised at Pennepack the

loth of November, 1706, by the Rev. Evan ^Icngan. , Hedid not marrv nntil after the faniilv had reinovt'd to "War-

minster. On the 'iotli of Nuvenil)er, 170S, he was nnited to

Eleanor, daughter of Silas and Hester Crispin, and grand-

dautrhter of Thonuis Holme, the surveyor <reneral of Wilhani

Penn. She was born at l')vberrv the 11th of Se])tember,

1687, and was also baptised at Pennepack, by Rev. Abel

Morgan, the 6lh of Xovember, 1714. Her family came to

Pennsylvania about the same time as the Hart's, and they

lived nei;fhbors several vears. She had two own l)rothers

and four sisters, besides several half brothers and sisters bv

the father's side. Her sister ^Mary nuirried ThfMuas Eortis.

\

iiiNiuiiv III- Tin; n AIM r.\M!i.v. ni

]\vr fiitlier in a'l lia'l i-lcvcii cliililrni. It i- ii<it kiiouu

\vhftlu-r Jnlin Halt rc-idi-'l at tlic li'-tur-ti-atl at'rcr \i\> iiiar-

ria^i', aiiil until tlit- dcatli '*' Iii.- tatlicr. nr tuok v\< liis

rrsidfiwo cl.-rw litTi' : Imt jiniliaMv tin; t'liiiicr, iis ';•• lived

tliorc atk'r hi- tatlicr ilicd.

Tlu' Crir-i'in tamily i> niio (•t'tlic oldr-t in tin- State avl *>i'

Kiiillish oi'iirin. W illiani, tlic t'atluT dl' Sila.-Cfi.-j-in, was

the tir.-«t >ur\(.'_vitr ixcnnal apjMiintcd liv JV-nn, Imt In- never

readied Pennsvhania, a- tlie ve.->el in wliidi lie .-ailed was

driven t>> the ^^'e-t lndii'>. wliere he ilie<l. He u a- a eaptaiii

under CroiinvelK ami also ser\ed in the t'leet <>t' admiral Sir

Widiain I'eiin in the attat-k t-n .laiiiaiea and IIi>['ani'ila. In

rec'irniti'Mi ct" his >erviee> ('ruinwi'll t::ive him a t'nrteited

estate in [ri'land. ( 'n the authority of' the Lirandxin of

AN'i'liaiii Crispin, it i> .-aid he inai'ried tho dauirhter i<{ a iiier-

(diant ot" Kotterdanu \\\u> was .-i,-ter of the wite nr' admiral

I'lim. 'rhiuiia- Ihtlme, the ;_n-andlather ut' lOleanor. r'.ie wife

• it'.lnhn II;. rt, wa> a['[«iinted to ^ue(•e^d \\ illiani('.-.-[liii

as

suive\or general ot' renn>vlvania. It i^ a\--o said tl; - he was

a niid>hi} man in the I)rlti>h iia\v. and >erved nude:- admiral

J'eim. in The \\'e>t Indies. At the time Peiin ajU'ointcd him

sur\'e\or ti'eneral he wa- living- at ^\'atL•lford, Ireland. Hesailed from the J)own.- the L*;')<1 of Ajirih l(v^L\ He hroutrht

with him to .\mei-ica hi> two .-oiis and two daughters, and

a'.-o Sila.-C'ri.-[iin,

tho .-on of his[ix-deees.-or in ottice. l-'our

year- after their arrival voun^ Crir-[>in married the <laii^hter

Ih'.-ter, iVoiii which marriage eame I'lleauor Hail. Silas

('ri.-|iin

to(.k u[<oOO aeri's of land on the I'onnei'aek, while

Holme located a much larger tract on hoth >iiles ot" the ,-ame

creek. Thomas Holme U'ft no ma'e i.->ne, hoth hi> son- dviii;^

in his lit'etime. J-]!(.'anor ('ri.-[i;nwas the coii-in of William

I'ciin, ainl the Mood of the j^rcat f Hinder ot' I'eiin-ylvania

run.- in ihe \eiiis of her dc-cendant-.*

Mr. Hart was a man of wealth fo;- the times, and occupied

•Wi-jtcof? Ili-torv .)ri'h:i.idi'!i>lr.:i.

L_

^- inSTORV OK Tin: IIAUT IWMII.V.

jicorrcspoiulini;- j»(.>iti<)n of inriiiciico among hid fellow citizens.

He was one of the two justices i-eturned for sherift" of the

county as earlv as 172(5 ; and wa.s afterward returned in theA ears 17^51, ';')2, '33, '3.3 and '37. Jiut he was not commis-sioned until 1738, and afterward in 1739, '43, '44, '4/5, '48,

and 'iO. He was commissioned coroner on the 12th of

October, 1741, and again in 1742. He was repeatedlyappointed and comnu'ssioned justice of the peace, and wasstill on the list in 1757, liaving been commissioned the last

time the 9th of June, 1752. The record states that JohnHart was sworn, but that he was "old and impaired byapo{>lexy." At the same time AVilliam Rodman refused to

give the oath and was "attirmed."

Mr. Hart being an active christian ^vas foremost in all

matters of religion iii his ueighljorhood. The 16th of Febru-

ary, 1746, a i)ortion of the members belonging to PennepackBaptist church asked permission to establish a separate church.

They say,'^ We your brethren and sisters, in church fellow-

ship and conimission, living at and about Southampton, the

county of Jkicks, liaving always labored under great dithculties

by reason of tiui remoteness of our habitations from you, and

having signified our desire to be separated from you (notfrom any dislike or want of love to any of you) but that wemay be constituted a church distinct from you." They praythat a regular dismissal nuiy l)o granted them, which was I

done accordingly, in cluircli meeting, the 5th of Aprilfollowing. The petitioners were princijially from tlie upperend of Southampton, the lower end of Warminster, and the

neighboring settlements in Northampton. They pui)Iishedtheir church covenant, dedicating themselves to the serviceof the Ahnighty, the Srh ..f April of (hat year. This Nvas thefirst regular orgam'zatlon toward establishing what is nowSouthampton l>apti:-t chun-Ii. i'"ifrv->i\- names were si(--ned

to this i»aper, and it is seldom that any religious societv is

started under the patnmage and dii-ectii.ii of llie sniiic nund>er

UISTuliV UF Till: UAi:i FAMILY. 33

of pions and estimable people. Among the names attached

to it we find those of John Ilu-t, and Eleanor his wifj., his

sons Joseph and Oliver, and his daughter-in-law Elizabeth,

wife of his son Joseph, all of wh)iii bjcaine uiumbers at

Southampton. He was a pillar of the church to the day of

his death. He was clerk for many years, and was charged

with the duty of providing for the Lord's table. Among the

proceedings of a monthly meeting, held the loth of jlay,

1762, is found the following entry:— "John Hart finding

himself unable to attend meeting, and incapable to make th3

proper entries in the church book, now by the hands of his

son Joseph Hart returned sd book to be disposed of as they

shall think lit;and also his account of collections and dis-

bursements for the term of fifteen years past truly stated, for

their approbation, and desires also to be discharged of any

further care of providing for the Lord's table ;which being

considered the church a2;reed-to dismiss him according to his

request, and committed the care of the church book to sd.

Joseph Hart."

His infirmities compelled hira to give up the active duties

of church clerk in 1759. The last entry in the church book

made by him is on the 14th of A[)ril, and from that time

until the 16th of Januaiy, 1762, there is no record of any

stated church meetins. His successor stvles him " Oar old

Deacon and clerk." The estimation in which he was held

hty his brethren for his piety and virtue may be judged from

the fiict that he was chosen the first deacon of Southampton

church, the ISth of May, 1746. He was elected before the

separation took place, the new church being virtually organizad

before the members received their dismission from Penuepack.

In the church book is found the following entry, of the date

of Mav 17th, 1746. "Also it was then ordered, that John

Hart keep the deed for the Meeting House Lott and Planta-

tion : and that Stephen Wntts keep the defeaznnce." His

o

34 HlsrOUV 01" THE HAliT I'AMILV.

name is found to a petition for a road in Wanninstcr, in 1731,

with those of many other inhabitants of the township.

Jolm Hart is spoken of as being interpreter of a messagefrom the chiefs of the Clierokees to the Dchiware Indians, on

the 20th of June, IToS, which wa^ laid before tlie governorand councih It is not known whether ho was the subject

of cur sketch, although lie may have been, as there was no

other family of this name known in tlie county at that time.

On the west end of tlie old Hart family mansion in War-

minster is a date stone of the following shape and inscription:

The initials stand for John and Eleanor Hart, and he

undoubtedly built the house, as he was then in active life ;

but his grandson John Hart, son of Josej)!!, in a letter to his

brother Joseph, written in 17S5, says that it was built byhis father instead of his grandfather. John Hart lived there

until his death, and it is not likely that the son rebuilt the

family mansion in the lifetime of the father. Joseph's wife's

name was Elizabeth, and the mitials stand for either party.

John Plart died at his residence in'

Warminster, the 22d

of March, 1703, in the eightieth year of his age, and was

buried in the grave yard at Southampton Baptist church.

He was gathered to his fathers full of years and rich in grace.

His will is dated the loth of the previous January, and

was witnessed by Daniel Longstreth, Thomas Handeck, and

Thomas Gritiith, his neighbors. The families of Longstrethand Griflith are well known in the history of the county,but that of Handeck is unknown to tlie author. It was

proved before Richard Gibbs, the deputy register of the

HISTOKY or Till. HAHT FAMir.V. 3o

county, the 'Jth of AjtH, 17<J.'5, TUo invcntnry ot" Li? per-

sonal ctTcct? is dated the 2Uth of ^larch, and was taken byTlionias Duncan and Ritdiard \\'ahon, an<l a[iiouu""il to tlie

sum of £i)i>.l<,i. 10. Afrer tlie ]»ayniont of his debt nd five

sliilHngs to each of his other children, and six poi;-. Is to his

'•ousin Susannah Ifu.-h, he left all his real and per- -nal estate

to .Ji)>epli, hi> then eldest living son, \vhnrn he a[i['>inted his

si>le cxecutur. It is known that he died [iCL-sessed (.>f the twij

hundred acres given liiiu by his father, which descenrled to

his son Joseph. In adilition, Jo-eph, before the death of

his father, became seized of the two hundred :;

-s which his

grandfather, in his will, luul contirnu'<l t<t his ir. ''e Thomas.

This i> the same tract of Uvn hundr.'d acres

..it Thomas

Hart and wife conveved to Janic- liii>li in 17! This ixave

Iiim f )ur huuilrcd n\' the four hundred and ei_ -tive acres

of the origin;d purclia.-e in \\'arniin>tei', from \ .:un Penn.

There was no tiner land in I'ucdvs county than •- tract, and

it remains so r.ntil this day. John Hart's wife I the 29tli

of October, llo-i, in the sixtv-eiii'lith \ear (jf ht.^- .i^o. Thev

lie side by side in the old chnr(di yard, the spot '•. •. ing marked

by ]«lain marlile tond) stones.

The deceased had ten children, six of whom preceded him

to the grave, leaving his sons ,]i:sj})h, Silas and Oliver, and

his daughter Edith, living at his death. The eklest son,

John, born Septeml)er 10, ITU'J, went to ^'irginia, where lie

was killed the 11th of June, 1743, in the thirty-tburth yearof his aii-e, bv the accidental dischar^-e of his jrun in his ownhand.-. He died nnmairied.

Susannah, the eldest daughter and second child, was born

Aj'ril the 2(ith, 1711. On the 31st of 3Iarch, 1731, she

intermariied with Joim Price, but lived onlv two vears after-

ward, and died TJarch 30th, 173)3. She had one child, a

son, born ]\Iarch 3il, 173.1'. I have taken considerab'." pains

to trace this son aiul hi.^ descendants, but have not litcn able

to do .-io with any degree. of relial>i]ity. For this purpose J

36 HISXOKY OF THE IlAia FAMILY.

have carefullv examined tlie reconls of the county, but with-

out avail. The family of Price is a very numerous one iu

Bucks countv, a:iJ no doubt the husband of Susannah Hart

belonged to it. Her son, Jose^'h I'riee, was ahvc in April,

1760, but I know nothino- of him with any certainty after

that time. In the register's ofhee 1 find a record of a Joseph

Price, of Plumsttad township, who died in the fall of 1797.

Ilis wit'e's name was Ann, and he left daughters, Ann,

Eleanor and Jane ;also a son Abraham, who was not twenty-

one years of ivzfi in 1804. Eleanor was a family name anion"*

the Harts. I have every reason to beheve that the JosephPrice here mentioned was the son of Susannah Hart, and his

children her grandchildren.

"William died in infancy. Lucretia intermarried with .

Wilham Gilbert, October loth, 1741, and had three sons.

Upon his death she married John Thonuis, March oth,

1752, and had two sons and two daughters. Edith

intermarried with Isaac Hough, September 29th, 1748.

Seth, the sixth son, die(r~at nine years of age ;and the

youuirest dauiihter died while yet an infant. This leaves us

three sons and two daughters, with their descendants, to

trace. Lucretia died the 15th of December, 17G0. Eleanor

Hart, the wife of John Hart, made a will, dated the 10th of

April, 1750, by which, after leaving a shiUing to each one

of her children, slie bequeathed to her husband all her inter-

est in the estate of her grandfather, Thomas Holme, "What

this amounted to, or whether anything was recovered, I have

not been able to learn.

Joseph Hart was the eldest of the four children living at

the death of their father. He was the fourth child, and was "

born at the family mansion, in AA'arminster, September 1st,

1715, He arrived at considerable distinction, and bv his

character and services reflected credit on the- family name.

\t the death of his father he tuok charge of the homestead,

and aisuined the position that then belonged to the Lead of

HISTOKY CfF Tlir H AHT FAMH.V. 37

a taiiiily. lie followcil in the tVnjt,-tep> of lii.s ancc.-ters in

T'laiitini; and lerulinir a u,-efnl lite, Tliere is no ac<-<>iiMt of

liis boyhood and vouth, but prosiunc thev were inainlv

parsed on his father's phmtation, when not lec-eivin^' lii- echi-

cation at such schools as the countrv afinrded at that dav.

He was married the 0th of October, ]7I'», at the a_e of

twenty-tive, to liis cou>in KHzalieth CoHet. She \\as a

daughter of John and Marv Collet, and was iMirn in I'yht'rry,

the 14tliof3Iav. 1714. She was irranddauLrhtrr of .T(.rcniiah

Ci'llet, who came to Ajiierica ^\ith \\'il]iain I'rnn, and \\as

niend'cr of the council in Deeentber, !<!>>;'). 3Ir. Hart jM'of-

itcd by the teachings of his pious parents, an<I early united

himself with the]')aj'ti.-t

church. lb- was bapti.-ed at South-

amj'ton. by the reverend Jenkins Jones, the 2'.>th of >biy,

I 740. the sj)ring before his marriage. His wife wa> bapri.-ed at

reiinepack, the oth of Augu>t, IT'\^. The i-ecoril

"

their

mairiage in the church book specifies that they were ••then

both church niendiers," He was an active and useful innvh

mendier as long as he lived, and a*' various times helil offices

in it. It will be remembered that when his father oecame

toci intirm longer to discharge the duties uf clerk his mantle

descended to his wctrthy son, who wa- appointed to the i»ttice.

He was tirst elected trustee in !Se[iteud)er, 17(J;). He was

also treasurer and deacon, Dow?i to the time of the American

] devolution lie was seldom, if ever, ab.-ent from the board :

but for several year.- after that period he was too much occu-

jiied with public duties, to be a regular attendant at the

meetings. He was fretiuently a messenger to tlie rhila<leli'hia

J'ajitist assoeiati(jn from Southampton, and \\\H>n several

occasions lie was deputed to write the annual letter to that

body. He Mas almti>t always on c(immittees to confer with

erring brothers and bisters, to induce them to return to the

fold, and was often de}>uted to arrange ilitlieulties between

members. He looked at'ter the poor and comforted the

utilieted. ll' u dii'Orderlv minister was to be tried, ecdonel

in» , i I •'^ftr-^'mm j i >i » >'' »i I -I 1^1

38 HISTOKV OF Tin: IIAKT lAMlI.V.

Hart was ap}>ointed to conduct the trial on the part of the

church. Such was the part he a(,-te(l in the case of the rever-

end ^Ir. Kelly, who fell from grace, and was brought to trial

before the church the ll'th of Juh' 1771. Ihe names of

himself and wife are attached to the letter the 5G members

of Southampton addressed to the l*enne])ack Baptist church,

asking to be dismissed that they nn'ght form a new church,

Thev also si<rned the new church covenant. I find an entrv

in the church book, that when he "was called to be on trial

for a deacon,'' in 174G, he declined the office "for reasons

best known to himself." He was not excused. On the lOlh

of Septeinber of that year it is recorded, "Josej)!! Hart's

reasons for desiring to be excused from the office of deacon

were desired, but upon refusing to give them to the church,

Joshua Potts and Robert Parsons were appointed a conmiitteo

to hear them in private, who reported that his reasons were

weighty, but not sufficient to excuse him, and he was there-

upon ordained deacon."

Mr. Hart entered into public life as early as 1749. In

that year governor Hamilton, proprietary governor under

Thomas and Kichard Penn, commissioned him sheritf of

Bucks cou' tv. He was re-coramissioncd in 1750, and airain

in 1751. He was appointed justice of the peace in 1747;

and in 17(M he was commissioned justice of the Quarter Ses-

sions and Common Pleas. A\'liile sheriff, in 1750, governorHamilton required him to report the number of mills in the

county for slitting or rolling iron. In his report he states,

that " after inquiiw by me nuide through my bailiwick, I find

no mills or enii;ines for slittinir or rollini!; of iron, or T)latin2:

forji'e to work with, a tilt haunuer or furnat-e for makiny- of

Btecl which were erected within the county of Bucks aforesaid

on the twenty-^""" rth day of June last, or at any time since,

to my knowledge."He had a literary turn of mind, and throughout his life

gave encourag<^ment to learning and the disseDn'nation ofI

\\

iiKsTuiiv OF iiii; riAin- ka.mii.v :39

' )\v one of tlie

iC State. On:rles Ueattv,

tlie" Crooked

tor a library,

useful kno\vlcdge. He was one of the founder- of the I.'niou

Library at Ilatborouu-h, ^lontiroinerv eountv.

the nio.<t tiouri>liin<2: institutii:»n> of tht* kind in

10th of July, 1~')'k Jutepli I [art, reverend

reverend Joshua Potts and John Lukens met :

Billet," now Ilatborougli, to pro[>ose a pla'

which was agreed upon and adopted. Pu'lic notice was

eiven, invitinir all i^ersons who felt an intere-^ in the sclieine

to meet on the 2d of Auijust foUowinir, at t:..' house of Da\id

Kees, at that place. 3Iany persons met .'.: the time and

place appointed, who approved the plan, si_ -^d the constitu-

tion and bv-laws, and became member,-. These on'irinal

papers are in ^Ir. Hart's handwriting. T..j ~rst meeting for

the election of directors was held tlie 1st .

followin£r. lie was chosen a director, ar

board for several years, and was a mem"

a->mpany to the day of hisdeath. He wa-

board of directors in 17G0 and "Gl. At t).

in 17 GO, it was ordered that Joseph Hart. -

Smullct's historv of En:zland, in 7 volumes, and also newlv

bound Quarles' Emblems, Blackman on liedemption, and

other books, which had been damaged on shipboard, and he

was also directed to get printed small tickets with the name

of the library, and •• such other devices as he shall think

pi'oper.'* to put upon the books. At the yearly meeting in

17G1 he was directed to tender the thanks of the societv to

Joseph Galloway, fur a gift of books, to which ^Mr. Gallowayreturned a very polite answer, dated, Xev.-town, Bucks

cuuntv, ilareh 14th. I find amon:^ the records of the library

rhe following books, \vhieh !Mr. Hart took ou", viz :—

Pope,

Smolkt's History, Civil Law, Natural History, :'elle Letters,

Tattler, Cato's Letters, Shakespear, Hume's L \y Lock on

the L'.'iderstandin::, Lock on Government, and "\Vatts' Logic.

These were interspersetl with the best light litt-r;irure of the

of Xovember

-erved in the

of the library

resident of the

•.early meetiuir

iire, set bound

<{

-iU Hl^-TOnv >jT TIIK liAirr FA.MILV.

day. His choice of books indicates a refined and ailtivated

taste and a sound understanding.'Mv. Hart liad an early taste tor military matters, and was

second to none in patnotic devotion to the counny. I find

him in commission in 1747. In that rear he "oras ch"?sen

ensign of captain Henry Kroesen's company of ''Associators

of Bucks county," in the re:::iment commanded bv coLr.el

Alexandoi Grayden. After the defeat of general Bradd-Dck,

in 1755, the assembly oi' Pennsylvania passed an act for the

"better ordering and regulating"' the militia of the province,

under which law the governor commissioned him a captain.

Afterward, in 1756. when the militia of Pennsylvania were

embodied for the defence of the province, he was againcommissioned captain of a Bucks county company. These

connnissions, with many others, are still in possession of the

familv.

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of

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7f^,*(nr^most viiliuiblo public services of Jc^epli Hart werf-

! ji^-t those rendereil iliiring the Revolut: 'nary contest. In

/ this irrcat struir^le he e;)rlv took the side •)l't!ie colonies nirainst

tlie encroachments oi' the Bi'iti.-h crown, r'.vl ri.-kel reputa-

tion, ]u-operty, and even lite itself, in the <- i-e. His standing

gave him great intluonce, and he wasp;- vihlv the t')reia >st

man in the county of J}nck> in mouhy!:. [nihlic upini'in and

jsustaining his country. In point of ze:d and tideUty lie was

second to no m?n in tlu* State. He wa- am-juir the tirst to

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gather up the ^t]•ength of the ccdony bcf -re the contest broke

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out. an<l when it became evident there would be a rupture with

the mother ci:)untrv. He attend-'jd a I'ld'lic meetip.Lr held at

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Newtown, the yth of July. 1774, toaj'iioint a committee to

I'epresent Bucks county "at a meeting (»f the several com-

I niittces of the rt\-pective counties of IVnn-ylvunia, to be hell

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at riiiladclphia, the l.'>th of July in>tant.'' He was ap[> lintc'l

a member '.(f ^aiij conunittee : whic-h, l>e-i(le himself consisted

of John Kidd, Joseph Ivirkbride, James Walhi'-e, H.-nry

\\'vnkoop, Samuel Foulk, and J(.'hn \\"ilkinson. The Xcw-town meeting adopted the t'ollowing resolutii'>n :

"Resolved: That the inhabitants of this county hare the

pame oinnu:»n of the dangerous tendency of the claims of the

British I'arliamcnt to m:d;e laws binding on the inhabitants

vt' the colonies iu al! cases whatsoever without tiieir cuu.-c;)t,

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4-_' iilsi()l;v <•( Kii; Ii.\(:t lA.\ilf.\'.

Hs other of our fellow American subjects have." The mcetnig'

recommended a general congress, to be composed of delegate.^

from all the provinces. The convention met in Carpenter's

hnU in Philadelphia, and continued in session several days.

On the 10th of July Mr. Hart was appointed member of a

committ^je to draw and present to the assembly a resolution

recomnnending tliat a "congress of deputies from the sevei-al ,

colonies be immediately assembled to consult together." 1|

In pursuance of a recommendation of the continental ,/

congress, an election was held at Newtown, the loth of 'I

December, 1774, to elect a committee of safety for the county

of Bucks. Twenty of the most prominen*- citizens were|

chosen, of which Mr. Hart was one. The comnnttee met

and was oroanized tlie 16th of Jarumry, 177-3, when he was

cliosen chafrman, and John Chapman c^erk. A committee .

of correspondence was appointed, at the head of which was t

]\Ir. Hart, who was clothed with power to fall the connnittee'

of safety together whenever, in his opinion, the state of public

affairs might require it. This committee collected £2.32. 19. 18,

to relieve the people "of the town of Boston," which was

paid into the hands of John and Samuel Adams. He was a ,

member of every important sub-committee and most gener- J

ally chairm.an. On the Sth of ]\lay he was appointed a

delegate to a provincial convention if it should be deemed

necessary to call one together.

About this time frequent complaint was made to the com-

mittee of safety of persons speaking in contemptuous and

disrespectful terms of the cause of .Vmerica, and the (;onti-

r.ental congress. It wa« resolved to take notice of them, and

Mr. Hart was appointed to examine into such cases. John

Laeey, afterward a brigadier general in the niih"ti;i, preferred

charges against one Tiiomas Smith, of Upjter ^lakctield

township. He was brought before the committee, and after

a full investigation of his case it reported as follows:—"Proof haviii<r been made hv inc()iitestible evidence that

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'Ilionias iSniitli, ot l.j'pcr MakefieM. had iitterod expressions'

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to tlio following purp<.rr, vi/.: 'That the moa-urc? of congress

, }ia<l already en>laved America, and d»nc more damage than

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all the aets the parliament ever intendfl to lay upon us, that

the whitle was nothing but a S('hemo of a parcel of hot-headed

rre.-^hyterian-, and that he believed the dfvil wa- at the bot-

t tola (.>f the whole, that the taking up arms was the most

,scandalous thin^r a man could be iruiltv of, and niore heinou-^

f than an hundrrd of the grossest otiences against the moral

, law. i.<i;r., cVrc.'" The committee re.-olv.jd that the said

;'J'homus kSmith was an enemv ti> the riirht- of Bi-iti.^h Ameri-

cans, and all persons were rec<>mmeniled to break off all

j;kind of dealings w ith him until he shoultl make proper satis-

fajtiou to the comnu'ttee for his miscomluct. In December,

4 177.3, Mr. Hart was again elected a member of the committee

I of sat'etv tor the eMsuinix vear, and was made chairman of

t the. main committee and of that on correspondence. The

i committee of safety was l)oth the legislative and executive

authority of the county, and was again Ci>m[»o-ed of the m<;tst

sub.-tantial and intiuential 2:entlemen in it. The Declaration

of Independence left the peo[*le almost witln'ut civil govern-

ment, and for the time being the county committees supplied

the entire machinery of political an<l municipal organization.

In the sju'ing of 177G the peo[>le of Pennsylvania agitated

the question of e-tablishing a new government. They liad

lost confidence in the assemblv, which until that time had

centred in itself the sup'remc power of the province. In Maythe committee of Philade'phia addressed a letter to each of

the county committees, re<|ue.-ting them to appoint delegates,

to meet in IMiiladelphia on the l^th of .Tune, to consider the

mode of electing uicmbers of a provincial Convention, to be

held at such time and place as might be agreed upon. The

measure was aj'proved by the committee of Bucks, which

chose a- delegates Joseph Hart, John Kidd, James Wallace,

I'cnj.-imin Si'Ilt'i- and Ib'urv A\'ynkoop. The (•ouvention

44 nisTOuv or ihi; iiaut iA.Mif.\.

met in Carpenter's Imll at tlu' time fixed upon. Colonel

Thomas 3IcKean was chosen president, and Jo'Ci^h Hart vice

president. In this conference he to(jk a leading part. Hc-

•u-as twice chairman in committee of tlie whole ; was on the

committee to determine the nnndjcr of members of which

the convention should consist ;and reported to the house the

resolution prescribini:; the qualitication of vuters and the form

of test oath to be administered. Tiie latter M-as in tlie fol-

lowino; words, to wit :—

"I, A. B., do declare that I do not lu)ld myself bound to

bear allegiance to George the Third, king of Great Britain,

ifcc, and that I will not, bv anv means, directlv or indirectlv,

oj)pose the establishment of a free government in this pro-

vince bv the convention now to be chosen, nor the measures

adopted by congress against the tyranny attempted to be

established in these colonies bv the court of Great Britain."

The report was unanimously adopted. The formation of a

State government was agreeif upoir ; and the 8th of Julywas the time fixed fur holdinir an election for deley;ates to a

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convention, which was to assemble in Philadelphia the 15th -

of the same month. ^.Ir. Hart was one of the judges that

held the election in Bucks county.

On the 4tli of June the continentcil congress resolved to ('

establish a fiying camp of ten thousand men in the middle

colonics, and Pennsylvania was called upon to furnish six

thousand as her quota of that number. They were to serve

nntil the first of December, unless sooner discharged, and

were to be paid and subsisted in the same manner as conti-

nental troops. The convention or conference at Carpenter's|

hall took measures to assist in raising the troops apportionedto Pennsylvania, and the associators of the ditferent counties

were calleil u]^on to fill up their ranks. A connnittee, of

which 3Ir. Hart was a member, was appointed to devise waysand means to raise the 4,oU0 ti'oops which the province still

lacked of su}>plying its quota, and fit them to take the field.

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The comiiiilti't.'> of snt'cty weio autliu'-l/iMl t.«a[t|iiiiiit

the

ottic'tTS. The iiniiihcr (it' mm a'l<itt»'il to I'u''

> county was

.four huuilic'L '1 lie n'Milutioiis <it' the con:

iu-o on tlie

.fcuhiect \v(.re ift't'iTfil to the a.—cniblv, l>iit th xlv liavin^r

adjoui'ni'il without taking any action nj>i>n th the eonter-

ence nia'le an eH'ort to caiiy into etlei-t the wi-, -

ot"<'ongre.-s.

Tliis body a-ljourned the '2')lh ot" June. In liately uponthe ailioununent tin:; eonmiittee ot' sat'etv o: I'.ucks eonntv

/licit] a meeting to ha>ten the r|uota of the ..-unty into the

tiehl. Thi> was the Idtli of -Tuly, ami <»n "".••ir minute^ is

found the t'ollowing rcr-olution. vi/. :—

[,."Ivesi.ilved : That the committee will rheir utmost

' endeavuiirs that the resolve of the late\*ri.>\

'. d cont'erence,

. fur emho'lying 4"0 of the as.-ociators (•: is county be

I immediately put into execution, and th rhe following

gentlemen he appointed othcers. being the [ rtion allotted

I to this ct:>nnty, viz:—Joseph Hart, colonel: iptains, John

l''olwell, William lioberts, William Hart, dentine Opi>,

an<l John .lamison: first lieutenants, Johu Xroesen, Henrv

iKirrah, Hugh L-mg, Philip Trumbowi-i, and L'cnnis 3Iiddle-

worth : second lieutenants, ^Vbialiam HulJois. James Shaw,Jacob Drake, Samuel Deane, ami John Irvine: ensigns,

?dcKi>sack, William Hiries, Jose['h Hart, Stutf'el Keller, ami

John Mi-Cammoii: adjutant, John Johnson: surgeon, JosephFentun, jr. : (piartermaster, Alexander Benstead."'

The conference Avas not without good results. It gavebirth to the convention of the f^illowing July, whicdi formeil

the tirst constitutit.»n of renn>ylvania, e.-tabli-hed popular

government in the State, ami superceded the revolutionary

assembly ami c(_immittees of >aft'ty.

yiv. Hart was not satisfied with diiiiiir .-ervice in conven-

tions and committees, but his patrioti>m carrie I him into the

field. AVe tind him in the army as early as t! >: summer of

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1776, in command of a reiximent of ]Uud<s c Titv militia,

scrviuLT in New Jcr-CN". The committee of saicrv, uf which

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4(5 '\ iiiaiDKV or Tin; haut iamii.v.

lie was cliainnaii, took aetiDU at au early day to raise troops

to meet the sliock of w ar, wliich they saw was inevitable. Onthe 8th of ]\lav, 1775, thev inissed a resohition reconimendin''

the people of the tu\vnshii)S to form themselves into military

companies, and several were raised in dillerent jjarts of the

county. On the 20th of Julv the othcers met at the puhlic

liouse of John Bogart, to elect field otHcers. Joseph Hart

was elected colonel of the second battalion. The other

officers were : Eobert Shewed, lieutenant colonel; James

3IcMasters, first major ; Gilbert Kodman, second major ;

Joseph Shaw, standard bearer, and William Thompson,

adj\itant. Colonel Hart made return of the election to the

committee of safety, the 24th of Ai^il, 177(;, which they

certitied to the speaker of the assembly, in order that he

might receive his commission. He appointed the re\erend

Robert Keith chaplain to his battalion. On the 19th of

July the continental congress passed a resolution earnestly

recommending the convention of Pennsylvain'a to hasten the

march of the militia into Xew Jersey. The convention, byresolution of the lOrh of Auirust, established a flvino- campof her militia in that State, to serve until the 1st of January,nnless sooner discharired. ])ut colonel Hart did not wait

fur the authorities to urge him to take the held. He had

already marched to the new camp at the head of his regimentbefore the State convention had taken action on the resolution

of congress. He was encam[)ed at Anibuy. 1 make the fol-

lowing extracts from the journal of captain Benjamin Loxly,who commanded a company of artillery at the same camp:—

"Saturday 10th, (August, 1770,) at 10 a. m. we paradedthe men ; captain Stiles joined us, and marched duwn near

colonel Miles' house; there took the right of the Bucks

county battalion, comnumded by colonel Hart; formed the|

circle, and William liradford, junr., brigade major, by order .

of general Roberdeau, read the address from general "Wash- ,

inirton."'

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'• Hi: vii-or.\i:Ti-.i:s, Amiiov, .\iiiru~t Intli.

'ravole, Mil]!iii :(.•(•iintfi>igii,

w.-ii- ; tirld otlifcr t'"i- to-

morrow, t'oloiK'l Hart."

On tlic '2i\ of Scptombir, at tlio rtMnic.-t of irfiicral iJii-kcii-

?on, coloiU'l Hart adiirt'-sril a Irttrr to tin* [V'liiisyhaiiia

c-oinmitteo of .-afftv, inforMiiiiu' tliriti tliat lie lia<l Ix-eu

informed tliat tliree coiiipaiiies of tin- tliiril liattalioii of I'lieks

county, Commanded I'V colonel Ki<-!dine, did not intend to

"march forward in detence of their country."'

^\^• tind him

at liome, on the Sth of I\'c-end)er— j'roliaMy on leave, to

meet the conimittee--acli\e in forwarding; mm to reinforce

"Wa^hinicton, who \\a- beini; drivt-n from the Jer.-eys l>y the

victorious T5riti>h army. ( 'n that day he wri>te the committee,

stating the ditticulty ]w had in gettinj;- the militia into the

field, and expressing ure::t fear that the ranks of the hattalion

M'ould not be very fuU. Xo provision wa< made fir the menat camp, and he >ays '-it will he impo>>i])le tor them to lie

in the open air without tents or cover.''

The greater part of the mihtia comju-sing the flying campliad returned hy the heginning of Decemlier. hut the battalion

of colonel Hart was in the ficM some days longer. On the

l:?th of that month, gemral A\ a^hington, finm his head

quarters, at Trenton falls, writes to Iri^adier general Kwiiiir,

that he had ordere(l a part of eolonel Iiarl's battalion to join

his brii:ade. Kwinu' at thi- time was stationed on the west

(bank of the Delaware, with ordiTs to guard the river froni

•pposite liordentow n t<j ^ ardley's ^.li'ls, and t(» act in con-

unction with cohjiiel Cadwallader, who was statione(l with

lis regiment near Ihistoh On the 17th of l>ecember the

Penn>ylvania committee of safety auth(U-ized general ^^'a^h-

ington to caU out the militia of the ecninties of Bucks and

Xortham['ton, to ninforce the c(>ntinental army. In pursu-*

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s authorit\' the a mmander-in-chief addressed the

lonowin:: letter to colonel Ilart, on the l!lth:

I "Sli;: Tile hoiiorable committee of <afctv of the State* of

4>! niSTOUV or 'riii: ii aht kamh.y.

Pcnnsvlvciniu having 1)V a re^olvo, passed the 17th day of thi>

instant, Decendfer, authorized me to call forth the militia of

the county of Bucks, to the assistance of the continental armynnder my command, I hereby require you immediately to

issue orders to the ciiptains of your regiment to summon the

officers and privates of their companies to meet on the 28th

day of this instant, at the usual place for their joining in

battalion, ^vitll their arms and accoutrements in good order,

and when so met march immediately to the citv of Philadel-

phia, and there put yourselves under the command of major

general Putnam, and you are further required to make an

exact return of the names and places of abode of such officers

and privates as refuse to aj^pear with their arms and accoutre-

ments, at the time and place ajipointed, that they may be

dealt with as the resolve above referred to directs.

"Given nnder my hand, at head-quarters, this 19th day of

December, 1776.

(Signed) "George "Wasiiingtox."

The head-quarters of the continental army at this time

were in Bucks county. At the time of meeting but a small

number of the battalion repaired to the place of rendezvous.

On the tI9th colonel Hart made report to Washington of the

number who refused or neglected to march to Philadelphia

airreeablv to his orders. Tlieir names and residence are iriven

in the American Archives, and the number of delinquents

shows extraordinary lukewarmness in the cause. Of the

company that belona'ed to Warwick township fortv-nine

refused to march, and of the Plumstead company there were

sixty-seveh delinquents. I have no means of telling how

lonir colonel Ilart and his battalion remained on duty in

Philadelphia, but it is ju'obable they were discharged the last

of December or the bci>-innin2^ of Januarv. On his return to

the coimty he immediately resumed his duties with the com-

mittee. On the 19th of February he Mas appointed on a

committee with Henrv A^'vnkooi) ami T?ich;ii-d Gibb^, to

TllSTnl.'V 111" iiii; ii M; i IXMlLV, 4{i

stnirt-li t1ie liitu.-e »it' f.-anc IIitk>, >>\' New town, 'iiti' clerk of

tUv foiirt of r)iick< cDMiitv. ;iii<l :mtli<>ri/.c,l to take pij.<>e.ssi*)U

of all]illlilie

rerdl-il- tln'V iiil;/lit tiinl tliel'e. ?Jl'. Ifieks Win

f;iHHH»<e<l to Ik- iiiiiiiical tn the can-e of the eololiie.-. Tii

their re[)ly on thi- l'lM iii.-tiint, the e<iiiiiiiitt<,'e >tate that tliev

"roj>aire(l to tlic house' of I^aae Iliek>, at Xeutown, ami

!reeeive<l from Mi's. Ilieks all the pa[iers .-<he alle:,^e<l to he in

the liouso, iUid de[)osite(l tlie same in thepiililie- ofHee," and

that they 'MiH\e ordered the mai^^i/j'ne to he removed.''

Durinjji: the winter and.-"['ring

of 1777 the continental armv

was in great need of l»laid-:ets to }'re\ eiit the men sutlering

from cold, and the Pennsylvani-u committee of .-afety apiiointed

I'onimissioneis in the respective counties to collect them from

the people. They wer<» to he appi'ai.-ed and [mid t'^v. Tlie

commissioners for Rucks were Jo.-epli Hart, James IJrne/.ett,

and .John (iill, who apj'ointe(l one pei>on in each to\\n-hi[> to

collect blankets. Colonel Hart wa- made ti-easurer. The

niunher of blankets c<illected in the county \\as about three

hundred, hiuI the amount paid foi' tiiem \\a- I"! 17^,1 2.' I.

The account was at'tei'uard au<life(l bv ( leorue A\'ood and

John T.acev, jr., and foiuid to I'e correct, with a liahiiice of

£72.17.0 in the hand> of the trea>!irer, which was pri'perly

aec(junted for. 'Jhe blankets were apprai.-ed the Hrst day of

!Muy. On the 1st of August Thomas Jenks, jr., who owned

a fulling mill near Newtown, received of <-aptain Larrance

two hundred blankets, and on the 2."m1 (vf Septend)er the same

Thomas Jenks ;i(d<nowledged to ha\(> received of James

Benezett "twenty pountls, in full, tbr scouring, tentering,

and drying 2()0 blankets belougini;- to the State of Pennsyl-

vania."' On the 2.')d of Se[itend>er, Daniel Kose, Asst. (J.

M. (r., acknowledges to have receivinl tifty-three blankets,

fertile use of the continental army under genei'al U'a.-hington,

•sent by Thomas Yardley, .at the reconunendatiou of general

^littiin. These must have lieen over and above the general

collections, for the\- are not included ii\ the nund'cr reportcij

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^'iO lirSTOUV OF THE IIAiri" FAMILV.

bv the committee. Thomas Y;irdlev coutrihuted one bhuihef,

m Lower ^Makefiehl, and was paid £1.15 for it. In all, that

township only lurnislied nine blankets for the continental

army, probably tiie contributions of persons friendly to the

cause.

In the summer of 1777 colonel Ilart was elected a memberof the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania, for Bucks

county, and took his seat in that body the 2d of July. Heserved in that capacity until the middle of October, 1779,

when not beina; airain a candidate for re-election, o-eneral

John Lacey was elected to leprcsent the county in his place.

He was appointed lieutenant of Bucks county in the springor early in the summer of 1780, by the executive council of

the State—further evidence of the confidence that body

reposed in his integrity and patriotism. The exact time of

his appointment is not known, but he was in the dischargeof the duties as early as June.

UlSTOl:\ or IIIL llAkl K.V.MU.V. :,i

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^X the "JDth I if June, so(in after Ju^ejili ITart wa^ aiipninteJ

^t^A lieutenant of Bucks eounly, tlie executive council

autliori/.ed him to arrest a woman hv the name of Tnmhle:-ton,

described as a pei'.-on of "general (Hsatt'ection to the .Vnieri-

can cause," to seize all letters and |«a[>ers that niii,dit be

found in lier house, and if there be sutHcient cause to take

lier bftbre the council tor examination. The order was

signed "William ]\b)ore, vice president.'' The otHce of

colonel Hart made him the chief 'nn'Iitarv authoi-itv of the

county, and his duties were arduous to one so nnich advanced

in years. In the sumnu'r of ITSd he was active inju'eparini:;

the militia of the county to reint'orce the eonnnander-iu-ehiet",

should he reijuire their ser\ices. Tn 17S2 he was directed to

order out fifty nulitiamen to guard the CLumty jail at Xew-

town, })ut whether to prevent the eseape ot' prisoners or to

protect it from an a--auit of the po[>uIace is Tiot kni)wn. The

order was complied w ith, but when the men arrived and foinul

no arrangements ma le for l<.»dging and t'eeiling them they were

much dissatisfied and threatened to return home. Colonel

Hart prevailed on them to remain, and "billeted" them on

the town on his own eredit, although he hail no authoritv to

do so or to assunu' the resoou.-ibilitv. 'J'he countv comnu's-

\sioners refused to direct the treasurer to pay the e\j>euse, and

lu' was obliged to present the bill to the executixe couucd,

\\hieh no di.ul.r oi'lercd it to be j^aid.

.)L' r[isT(»[;\ oi- ifit; irAf;r r'.wrir.r,

Soon after his election to the cxocutivo coniK'il of the StiTttr

in tlie suniuier of 1777, tlie assonihly passed an act consti-

tutinir a "eoiuicil of safety"

in lien of the old l)oard. The-

members of the exeentive eonneil were eontimied in office,

and the nnmKn' was iiu-re.'ised by the addition of seyeral

jn'ominent persons to it. 1'he change took place, I belieye,

the loth of October, and it Ayas in tliis 1»ody that colonel

Hart seryetl the balance of his term of office. lie was

also ii'irister of the connty of Bncks, rts there was no'

prohibition to holding two offices at the same time. His-

commission is dated ilarch 21st, 1777, ai\d was issued bythe execntiye council. At no time did he permit his ciyil

and military duties to interfere with eacb other. In addition

to these official positions in the State aiul county which. he

tilled so continuously for seyeral years, iiis fellow citizens of

Warminster tovynship, meanwhile, honored him with placesof j)ubllc tru^t. In 17S2 he and Samuel Smith were elected

to represent I'Hcks county in the board of censors, a bodywhose duty it was to in'^uive whether the constitution had

been yiolated, try impeachments, and recommend the repealof injurious laws. On the 7th of June, 17S4, he was

appointed one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas

and Quarter Sessions of the county, which was the last office

he occupied, and which he held until his death.

Altliongh colonel Hart was such an actiye patriot he wasnot much disturbed l)y the prowling bands of depredatorsthat roamed about the country. In oidy one case did lie lose

stock, in 1782, when some horses were stolen from liim bytwo notorious characters, George Sinclair and Caleb Paul.

Fortunately the slioek of war was not much felt in his neiirh-

borhood, and he did not sutler l)eyond the damace done bv

foraging parties of the enemy. The battle of the Crooked

Billet, in 1778, was partly fought on iiis ])l;uitation, whenthe British troops committed some excesses on his premises.There is a tradition that the tn^opcrs yisite<l the fimiflv

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iiisr«'i;v <'!• ifir. n.\i;i r.\Mi[.\, i}'S

niansioM aiul nxle tlaii" liniscs into tlif kitclicii. Attrr the

]iriti>Ii liii'l nccu['ii'(l I'liilatk'li'liiaaii'i «)Vfrriiii the lariror

part of the >urr(>\iinnii;4 cinuitiy, hv .as t'ciirt'iil lest hi.s

activitv niiuht ih'aw \\\>'<u him the iiuli:^' ation <>{' the eiieiiiv

—-particiilarlv the t<>i-ifs; ami he rr-hrd at one time to

soml hi> family to hi-^ hrother Sila-;, in \'irLrinia, hut he did

not do it. lie owiu^d the mill j'roj.rrty now heloniriiig to

J)i-. William I lallowclj, in Moreland townr-hii', ^Montgomery

ctMinty, in 177S. Imt never re>ide(l there; lii.s home being

always in ^^'armin>te^. In that year the arms collected in

that anil the neighhoring townships were hid under the tloor

of the mill, and a few soldiers stationed there to guard tliem.

During the Kevolutionaiy w:u' colouid Hart carried on an

extensive corre.-pondence with proit:;:ient characters in all

branches of the public service, as wei' - those in civil station.

Frequent letters pa-sed between bin; 1 his bi-others ()!iver

and k^ilas : the former a di>tingui- II'.aptist divine, at

Charle.-ton, South Caiolina, and the 1 .rter living in Augu>taeountv, A'iii-inia. ( )ne of his nio>t fifoueiit and interestiuir

corresjiondents was the revereml \\'iUiam A'aiiilom, ac]ia^>-

lain in the main aiany under \\'a>l!ington. He was minister

at the Southampton Bapti>t churcb when the war broke out,

but left the sacred div-k to serve bis country in the ticld. I

have not been al»le to learn much of 3lr. \'anHorn and his

family. He Mas the son of the reverend Peter Peterson

A'anllorn, minister at Penne[>ack in 174o—and probablythere at a later perii^l. He was marrii'd the 1st of I)eceml)er,

1772, to f.a.vinia Pudd, daughter i>f Thonias and .Tamiina

}iudd, of Northampton, pMU'liiigton coimty, \\'est Jer>ey, bythe reverend Sannud Jones, then [>a>tor at Penne[KH-k. It

is iu)t known at what timi^ he ceased to be pastor at South-

amiiton, but he was there in 17S;), whie'i vear his vounirest

child was born. He probably let't there in 178'), and most

likely went a\vay because of the inadequacy of the sup[>ort

gi\en hin\ b\- hi-; conirrcLration. [ am led to this belief from

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54 iiisTuia ui" Tin; haut iamii.v.

n paragrupli in a letter fruin 3Ir. (JUnlt Hart to liis l^rotliei"

Joseph, written from Hopewell, New Jersey, the 18th of

April, 17b'3. Ill speaking of ^Ir. ^'anIIorn leaving South-

ampton, he says :—

"I am a little sorrv that Mr. YanllDrn should be obliijed

to leave Southamj^ton for the want of a living. From the

opinion I have formed of that man, I should have thoughtthe church and conirrci^ation would have strained every nerve

rather than part with him. Perhaps they will not hastily be

supplied."

Under date of July 13th, 1778, 3Ir. A'anllorn wrote to

colonel Hart from a place he designates as " N. Y. Govern-

ment, Kahiejate," giving an account of the manner the 4th of

July was celebrated that year by the army. He says :—

"On ye 4th instant our troops announced our independenceI)V a feu-de-iov. On ve south elevated and beautiful bank of

Rariton the troops with green boughs in their hats were

paraded in two lines. His Excellencv's o-uard on ve riirht,

next 13 pieces of artillery, tlien ten or 12 brigades, with a

piece of artillery on ye right and in ye centre of each, com-

posed the first line extending a very considerable distance ;

the rear line consistino- of about half as numv brigades,

disposed in ye same order, about 150 yards distant, formed

the dis])Osition of the whole arm v. His Excellencv bavins:

viewed ye whole, and given ye orders returned to his quarterson the other side of ve river, oitposite ve riirht \\[n«- of ve

front line, which were on an eminence commanding a prospectof ye whole, and having ascended to a balcony on ye house,

and ve signal beinii; o'iven 13 cannon were fired ; then fol-

lowed a running discharge of cannon and musquetry from

the rir>;ht to left, and continued from ve rear to ve riii'ht of ve

same, and then a general huzza. The whole was performedthree times, and the troops })rought off without an accident."

His brother Silas wrote him under date of February 23d,

1778: "Tho' T have lain as it Mere dormant when our

iiis'n>i;v or tiii; HAi;r iwMir.v. /ir»

countrv hiitli ]>vcu in sucli <li-trc->, I cannot but revere vi>ii,

niv dear brother, tor the ai-ti\e part voii have taken a:nl >till

persistin. That you may h>n^ he eontinueil a usct'iil meniher

to a bleeiling cDuntry, may leave thi-^ worM in a good oM

age, and have the a['j>robatlon ot' *\vell don<^ good and i'aith-

ful servant, enter tliou unto tlie joy of the r>Mr(l,' is and shall

be the hearty prayer of thy loving brother."

His l)i-(»ther ( )liver writing to eolontd Ilai't from Charleston,

under date of Mareh 24th, 177S, on the subject of his activity

in the eause of the country, says:"

I am i;Iad that vou stiU

take an active part in the American cause, ami hope vou will

never give up while you are able to serve your country.

The situation of affairs in vour State nnist be alarmirK'- and

att'ecting. The policy of Britain, in the present controversy,

would disirrace the most barbcrous nation; and the conduct

of the British army in America will remain in indelible

characters of blood in future generations. Their cause is

niijust and their measures diabolical. For mv own part I

camiot trace the ravages of theii" ai'my 'withour horror and

indignation. 1 hope, however, that your projiertv hatli riot

fallen into theii' uidiallowe<l hands. J*ut I would muchrather sacrifice my all than that America shoidd be en-

>Iave.l.*'

Colonel Hai-t h:id now run his life of acti\ity and usefulness.

He dieil at his residence in ^Varminster, the 2.">th dav of

February, 1788, ami was buried in the family bui-viuir irroun<l

at Southampton. His wife had died on the 19th of the same

month, and was buried at the same place. On the tond)

stone which marks their last i-esting place is inscribed the

following: "Here lie the icmains o\' Joseph Hart, es'piire,

who departed this lite the 2oth day of l-'ebruary, 1788, age<I

72 years; al-o the remains of Elizabeth, his wife, who

departeil this lite the lOtli of February, 17SS, aged 74 years.

In their deaths they M'ere not much divided. His long aiul

\useful life was alm'.>st wholly dev.,ited to the public service of

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r)Ci iiisTOKY (IF Tin: II Airr family.

liis couutry: wliik" the li\i'S of liDtli were omincut for j'iety

jiiul virtue."

In all respects colonel Jose[>h Hart was one of tlie most

useful and ]ironiiiieiit citizens in eastern Pennsylvania duriuir

the trying period of tlie Revolution. His descendants have

• • cause to be proud of the reputation he has left behind him,

for usefulness and piety. From the fact that all his contem-

poraries have long since gone to the grave it is impossible

to learn many of the personal characteristics of this upright

citizen. A few years ao;o ]\[r. Safetv ]\[a<rhee, who died at

.,_the age of nearly one hundred years, and who was acquainted

M-ith colonel Ilart toward the close of his life, detailed to the

writer the following recollection of him :

"I knew colonel Joseph Hart. He was active through

the Revolution from the be<i:innin£r ; and was considered an

able masristrate. For a number of vears he was so much

engaged in public aftairs that he employed an overseer to

manage his plantation, which was unusual in that day.

AMien he rode out he always went armed. He furnished a

large quantity of provisions to the army, and held a greatnumber of certificates whi(rh were finally paid after some

ditlieulty. During the war a portion of the army was at one

time encamped upon his plantatioFi. ^^'hile thei-e I went upto see the troops; and saw two men whipped on one accasion

.\ for robbing hen roosts. Colonel Hart was greatly respected

by everybody and had their confidence. He was a business

man. He was a ii'ood-lookinir man, of medium heiuht and

well formo<l. T was with him in his last illness, and on his

death-bed he was cheerful. AVhen he died I went to Hope-M'ell, New Jersey, to inform his brother Oliver of his death ;

who came over to the funeral, and T think preached the

sermon, though I am not certain about that. He was con-

sidered a pretty stern character. I alwavs understood that

Ids decisions as a magistrate stood the test and were considered

very correct. He was considered a jrood faiiuer. and hit

insToi;v OF Tin; ii akt iwmii.v. ,'^7

farm \\^> in good ordtraml vci-y [•rn(lii(tl\(.'.At that time it

\vas tlie custom to htvc "utli(|iinj-

tu tlu- gup.-ts at a t'liiu/ral.

"When tliev arrived snjnc om- was ro-ady with tli»' Imttle and

jjlasscs to irive them .-nnictJiini; t<» driidc. At cuh>nol Hart's

funeral I carrl^-d thelii|Ui>r round and treati'd tlie people as

they arrived.''

Joseph Hart }ia«l >i\ cliildreii, all s^»ns, nameil William,

John, JSihu-i, Josi;ili, J«i>eph, and .lo.-cph the seeoli'l, thi' tir.^t

Joseph liaving died in iniaiicy. A\'illiajn, the eldest, died in

17()(', at tJie aire ot" nineteen, and uiuuarried. John died

two years liefore Jd- ta-ther, leaving Silas. Josiah and Juse['h

living at tlie tijne oi'his death.

John, the .^oeond son ot" colonel Josejih Hart, \\as horn at

Warminster, the 21tth of Xovendier, IT-i.'i. He attained to

foine loeal proinint-nce. He }>a»ed lu's youth, to manhood,

iit the homestead, ^u-^sistin^j; in the kdjor on his tatliei-'s

plantation, and attended such schools as the country then

atforded, where he acouired an ordinarv P'.nnli.-Ji education.

On the l-3th ot" 8eptemlier, 17(i7, he \\a.- nlarri(^l to Rebecca

Kees, (laui:hter of I)a\idand ^tlai-^aret Iiee<, of the Crooked

Billet, now Hatl)or(tngli, ^loiitgoincry county. She was

horn the 21st of August, 174(5. Stjou after his mai-riago he

removed to near (tld Chester, in what is now I^elawarf, hut

then Chester county, wlu-re he owned a mill, and cairied

•on milliuir Inisiness several vtcii-s. ^\'hen the troubles with

CJreat Britain took place he espoused the (;ui>e of the colonies

with great warmtli. "^lliat eoiuitry was tilled with tories, and

on account ot"]iis known wiii^- j>rineiples he received so much

persecution that he was obliged to leave his mi'l and return

to Bucks, 1 do jiot know at what time thi> took place, but

it was, no (h.iubt, sonietinu' in 1777: t"or his wife ilied t'lie

ihh of November ot" tliat ycaa-, at Warmin>ter, whieh must

have occurred after they had removed l"rom Chester county.

Jlis fnuilv undoubteillv took took up their residence at his

father's house ft.ir a time. He neve;- re-married. He s]>ent

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;')S iiiSTouv oi" I'm: i[ai;t iw.Mir.v.

the balance of liis ]ite in Bucks county. lie was deputyrecorder of the county in 177'.>. IFc touk an aftive ptu't in

jiolitics, and was a zea'ous snpj^orter of itidepcndencc duriiiji;

the wliole of tlu^ rovolutit)nary struLrii;le. Jle was appointed

county trcasuixT in the spring of 1779, to fill tlie vacancyof Henry Wynkoop, Mliom tlu^ leg'islature had elected a

niernl)cr of congress. He notified the conunissioners of his

accejitance at their meeting Aj)ril 2d. (Jn the 20th theyjuet at William Bennett's, in luickinirliam, now Riii:hter's

tavern, Ccntreville, when 3Ir. Hart gave bond in four Inmdrcd

pounds for tlie faithful discharge of liis duties. The securities

were William Bennett and Thomas Folwell. The bond was

approved the same day. Tie was still county treasurer in

1781. In April of tluit year he addressed a letter to the

President of tlie State, to inquire wdiethcr lie should pay the

sergeants a dollar a piece for each recruit they enlisted. Onthe 10th of 3Iav he wrote President Reed, <rivin<r his reasons

for the want of success in recruiting men for the army.On the ISth of July lie received a letter from Timothy3[atlack requiring him ti> make provision for certain recruits

which captain Claypole was authori^.ed to enlist.

The 22d of October, 17<S1, while Mr. Hart was treasurer

of Bucks county, he was robbed of a considerable amount of

public money. This event created great commotion at the

time. The county-seat was then at Newtown, where the

office was kept, and where Mr. Hart resided. The perpe-trators of this ontrage were notorions cluu-acters of the county,some of them known tories and declared outlaws. The active

men were said to be Ned Connard, Robert Steel, Georire

Burns, two AVoodwards, one named Paul, Aaron and ]\[oses

Doan, and Jesse and Solomon Yickers. Other persons \\ho

were not present, but assisted in laying the plans for accom-

plisliing the robbery, received part of the money. It took

place on a 31on(lay night. ])ef)re the at^enqit was made,Moses Doan rode tlirough the village to see if the situation

iiisiuKv or iiii: II M;r : ;ii.v. '>!»

^vn> favi>r:il>le aiiil to call on an accompli. -i'. 'J'licv caiiic into

town alxiiit ton o'clock iiiul surroiiinlcil tlic <]\\c!Iiii^ of Mr.

Hart, who livc(l in tlic^ lioii-c torncrly ouneil ainl occnpieil

bv .Vbraliani iJoiul, an<l which wo liclicvc still ])cloni:> to liis

laiiiily. Jcsso Vickers -was ]«laccil .-ciitlncl at tlic gate at

the hack ot" the ]iou>c. while Steel, the ])o;in~, A\'i Midwards,

ami I'aiil Ment into the house. They ci.inpell(,'<l^Ir. Hart

an<l his t'aiiiily to remain quiet hy tlireats, while they went

up stairs atel got ^\hat money was thei'e. Tluy then went

u]i t(» the office, at the court hon.-e, which they broke open,

and obtained con>ideiable iiK.ire. Un the way they met a

citizen in the street whom tluy ma<le a pri.-oner and took

with them, and Solomon A'ickers was plact'il over him as guardat the ctjrner ot" the jail.

It i> said the robbers went to th.e

"\\'riirhtst(.twn school house, whei'e tliev divi(le(l the spoils.

The nionev was (livide<l into t'ourteen or titteen shares, each

one reeeiviu'T alxjut ^14(1 in s]»ecie, and some sixtv in renn-

sylvania currency. The Doans were at tlie liead ot" the ati'air,

and one John Tond)leson or Toiidin.-^'n, li\ iiitr near Newtown,

harbored them while making their arrangements. A t'cw

rears aiio 3Irs. Elizabeth Honixh, dauixliter ot"^Fr. Ilait. wh(>

was about seven yeai's of age at that time, related to the

author lier recollections of the event. 'I'he money at the

liouse was in the room where herself and the rest of tlie chil-

dren were sleeping. "W'lun tlie rol)bers entered the ro. .m

Some of the children beu-an to crv, when one of them .-aid,

"Don't be afraid, children, we will not hurt \<<\\, we are only

2oini>- to take the monev ui> to the otlice to vour father.''

Several men came int<i the room. ^Ir-. Hough thip.ks they

took a pillow case from the lu'd t<i put the nioiu'y in. She

alst> thiidvs they woie hei' father's great-coat U{» to the otlice,

so tliat the peo[ile \vliom they might mei't would believe it

i w-as tlie trea>urer liin;>elf. "When they entered the house

i Ixobert Tlioma.-, a TieighlKT, was >itting talking with Mr.

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60 irisTORV or rnr: nArrr FAMrrr.

Hart, and raided up to g-d,Imt the latter pulled him dowTi

into his .<cat again and kcj^t liini thore.

Three years after^vard ]\[r. Hart aj^plicd to tlie legislature

for the passage of a law relieving him from the payment of

the amount of money stolen. The State appointed Francis-

^lurray, John Carr, and Alexander Hughes commissioners,

who "Were joined with .Tose[ih Thomas, a member of the

House, who were authorized to in\estigcT,te the matter anri

make report. The following is a copy of the statement of

;Mr. Hart, made under oath and subscribed before the com-

missioners, viz :—"The examination of John Hart, treasurer of the county

of Bucks, respecting tlie robbery of the treasury on the night

of the 22d of O(;tobcr, 1781, takeu the 9th day of January,1784 :

"Who saith : That about 10 o'clock of the evening of the

22d day of October, 1781, as he was sitting at supper by his-

kitchen tire, in company only with his house-keeper ^lary

Hellings, and Robert Thomas, one of his neighbors, the door

(which had been shut and latched) was nncerimoniously

opened, and a number of men, unknown, armed with various

weapons, instantly intruded themselves into the house, form-

inir a semicircle around th-e exftminant and those with him.

Their first salutation (on seeing the latter rise at the first

opening of the door) was,"Keep your seats, good people.'*

They now pointed a pistol at this examinant, accompanying-the same with other menaces, and a variety of hasty questions,

respecting who lived there, what arms were in the house, and

where, and whether the examinant had not charge of the

public money. This they said they were come for, and were

resolved to have. A spare candle lying, on the table, one

of them took it u[> and lighting it raji with several others-

into the parlor, and theiu-e up staJrs (leaving a guard of two

men behind them). There they broke sundry locks in search

of tlie moncv, which having found, they bore or sent all awav.

IIISTUUV nr Tin; IIAIM iAMH.V, CI

toi:jetlior with some iii'iiioy an<l otlxT article.- private jTojtcrty.

That having fniiijiU-te"! theriil)lt(.ry tliiis tar, tliey caiiic to

tlie exainiiiant ami <leiiiaiiileil the key t<> the otiicc, nue.-tioiieil

liiiii cli'sely whether he ha<l iii't any unM, atnl wlietlier it

wa.- at the Ikhisc i*r othce, or uinh'r lock an<I key. To all

wliich lie thoUi:;ht hiinselt' uhliireil to aii>wer. that he ha<l g(»M

at the <ithce, and that it was not innler lock an<l key. A

partv now went off, takiiig a lanthorn arnl caii'lle with them,

ami as it at'terwanl appearcil to exariAinant, entered the <:ithee,

where having broken oju'n a <le.~k, they rol.l)eil it of a (]nan-

tity of money it containe<l, hoth pa[>er ami silver, leaving

only a few small pieces ; hut that the goM ahout which they

had been ?o particular, with a considerahle sum of State

money, esca^^ed their search. This heing done, ami after

having kept the examinant and associates nn<ler guanl, as he

thinks upward of three hours, they let"t his Iiou.-e, hut in so

cau-tious a manner, that he could not know the time t.'f their

final departure, as some of them were heard loitering out of

doors, on hoth sides of the house, a considerable time after

they had all gone out of it. This examinant further saith,

that at the time of said robbery, he had good reason to

believe the perpetrators were between twelve and twenty in

nund>er, as he freipiently saw live or six of them together,

and at the same time heard others of them, both in doi)r6 and

jwithout, who were not in sight, and further, that by the said

robbery the said examinant was deprived of the precise sumof £735. 17. 0."; in hand money which belonged to the effective

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supplies for the }ear 17S1; and that as to the time during' which he had the same on hand, he liegs leave to refer to a

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copy of his ea>h account, for that tax, which he says exhibits

I the true date of all hi- recei[its ami payments on account

I thereof to the niirht of the r^'bherv (which cop\ is hereunto

eubjoined). That with respect to the State money list,

I (which belonged to the public,) this examinant further saith,

il that it amounted to alK>ut t' I .")'>7 according' to the best esti-

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(32 HISTOID' OF Tin; u.wit family.

Illation in liis power to make, and wliolly appertained to the

geveral taxes levied in continental money, but eliietly to the

tirst class and "id and 8tli monthly, one-third whereof was

received by hiiu in September preceding the robbery, and

about two-thirds whereot" within the month of October when

the robberv Wcvs committed ; and further this examinant

saith not,

(Signed)'" " Joiix ITart.*'

A bill was subsetpiently passed for his relief, though I

believe it was not done until after his death. The affair

caused irrcat trouble to himself and family. Some of the

parties eniraijed in this robberv were afterward arrested and

brought to punishment. I believe that Tomblesoii was sub-

sequently hanged for a graver oifenee.

John Hart had a taste for poetry and occasionally indulged

in its composition. Ke sent some of his efi'usions to his uncle

Oliver, at Charleston, S. C, for his opinion of their merits,

as he was considered a proper judge. In his uncle's letter to

his father, dated July 17th, 17G1, he writes, "I have not yet

made my remarks on John's poetry, but hope to do so bynext opportunity." This was when he was a young man,

eiorhteen years of ao-e, but it is not known whether the pas-

sion continued when he reached his more mature years.

^N^either is it known what was the 0}>inion of his uncle Oliver

about his youthful productions, for the "rcmaiks" promisedto Ills father have not come under mv notice.

H.. I.

uisi-i.KY <tr Tin: iiAur r.vMir.Y. (.;:'.

C H A PT VAl V [,

J-^OHN llAIiT .ltd :it Nowt'u-n. tfie ocli ot' June, 17SG,

\:JJ^ two yt\in> bct">ro lu> Iu->uortvl t";itUcr, at the early a^e

ot" torty-tUreo, in the prime ot" uuuihi-"i'h and \\:\< hii'l besi'le

hi^ anvestors iti the oM iriave ;j:i""^nulat S

nitharn^'t'ni. P<vtor

Planning, president ot' Uh'-"le l^hui'l e«'lle:ie. nieuri"U5 in his

ace<nuit of a i<MU-ney he nunh' l'> Thi^a h'!phia. in 177v\ that

he "rearheJ .John Uart'?, ecf'piire.at NeuTown. two o'elock,

V. M., Jnne "i'nh ; was vh^taiued jhe ni^ht by a sea^'niaMe

heavy raia. anl treate'l tno-t hvst'irah'v." He :u:a:n sr.>p:-iC'l

over night. with Mr. Hart the 27th ot" July, reriirnin,: to

Plhladelphia trotu H'^pewelh New Jersey, whither he haJ

been on a visit.

He had seven children, five son? and two dariirlirjrs, sriz :

^V^lUanl, wluwlievl in intancy. William -d. Eli-a''ei:h. Joi^eph.

John. Oliver, wh't die^l when three days old. an^.l Kuphemia.

Thrte sons, William. Jivsoph aii't J'-hn and his tw.> da ij:h:ers

isurvived him. Ot" these ehilb/e'-i. AVil'iam Isr. who dievl at

the ai^ ot" ele\ en, and William 'Jd. were born in Sourhamptou.John in Warminster, atvl J.;-«epli. Kli.:aborh. and Kupheruiain Chester eount\. His wi'l was exceutel the oOth ot" 3Iav.

176t>, a t"ew days bet'-^re biis death. He had but a small

estate to leave. Am Tig otl;er be. priests he lett**my daughter

KIi.;Hbeth Hart one feather bed with grceu high-poste'l

steads, curtains and counterpane."'

He gu' e to his sou Wil-

i;4 s iiisTOiJY OF Tin: hAut family.

liain hh de^k and book-case to;^'etlierwith all his school

books. "Oil condition as to the lust only, that he resume his

learning and place liirnself at llhode Island college, under

the tuition of the reverend Doctor Planning." After liis

death the children probably removed to their grand-father's,

in Warminster, as their mother had been dead some years,

and he was the person most likely to take an interest in their

welfare. I am strengthened in this belief from the circum-

stance that one of the daughters, Elizabeth, was married at

Ills house a few vears later.

William, the eldest son, studied medicine, but I am not

informed whether he comjjleted his scholastic studies at

Khode Island college, as requested in the will of his father.

He studied his profession in Philadelphia, and was there in

179i3, when the yellow fever was so fatal. At the suggestion

of his uncle Joseph he left the city until the disease had

abated, when he retui-ned and finished his studies. In a

letter to him, dated Philadelphia, September 17th, 179/3, he

writes, "The city at this awful time is very far fi'om beingan eligible place of residence." In the same letter he men-

tions that he "is going out of town this afternoon to spend a

few days with Dr. Wistar." While in the citv he boarded

at a Mr. White's in the northern liberties. He settled iu

practice at Newtov/u. On the 31st of October, 1800, he

married Maria Irwin, daughter of tlie reverend Nathaniel

Irwin, and had issue, a daughter, who died in infancy. His

wife died the 28th of September, 1802, two months after her

infant daughter. He probably made Newtown his place of

residence until he was taken with his last illness, when he

removed to the house of his father-in-law. Governor Snyder

appointed him register and recorder of the county June 1st,

180.i>, and re-appointed him I'ebruary 14th, 1809. He tilled

these two offices to his death. He probably never practiced

medicine to any extent. In the winter of 1810 he pui'chased

the farm of his ;incle Sila-;, in AVanriinster, fbi' the sum ul'

•msTi^UY or THi: hakt r.vMn.Y. Gr>

tfi'rtytl(>ll;iTs per •M-vc. It is tlio siiuu'' iiov (twiu'd li\ Isaac.

Hobousai'k. lit- iu'\iT lixod iipon it. Uis will is dated

April (ith, 18U>. His hrotlicr-iK-]a\<, Xathanicl Irwin, was

his doputv.

^Ir. Irwin, his t^^tlu'r-in-law, was a distirguisliod character

in liis day. lli> was horn in Chester CiUinty, in 17.")(;. and

>vas of Scotch-Irish descent. He graduated at the college

of New Jersey in 177(\ studied thccdoixv and was licensed to

jtreai'li in 177'_\ lie was settU^l at Xesliumlny i-hnrch, the

1st ot' May, 1774, and I'ontinued t<» pri^udi there until his

death, in 1812. He mTiS a man o\' hiri^e infurniatiiMi, and

possessed great inthieuce, hotli in the i-hurch and out ot' it.

He was a noted politit'ian, and at ono time his wi>rd was all

powerlul in the forinati(^u i^t' tlie OiMnocratic ticket in Hucks

county. He was strongly urged for congress a few years

before his death, and C(Mild easily have heen n(>niinated and

eloeteil, hut dei'lined the honor. He was a great patron of

the Sciences, and was the first who gave encouragement to

John Fitch, the inveutvir of the stcand>oat. Fitch says,

that while he was M-«tching the revolutions of Mr. Sintcm's

chaise-wheels, as he followed behind it one Sunday returning

from listening to one ot' Mr. Irwin's >ernhuis, the idea tirst

struck him that a boatij.n'ght

l)c ju'opi^lled tluough the water

by wheels. He was active in the removal ot' the ccnmty-seat

from Xewtown, and the new site is saiil to have been ir.ainly

tixed at Dovlestown throui^k .bis intluence. Ib^ lived in the

hirge white house now owned by Sanmel B. W'ilgus, on the

Dovlestown and Willow (uvu-c turujMke, a mile below ^Var-

rington, in that townthij*. He dictl there, and probably

that w;us his re^illence the greater [Kirt of the tinao ho was

pa-stor ;it N^eshaminy.

Dr. William Hart had a great-uncle, Silas, wh(> lived aiul

<iied ill Virginia, childless, towanl the close ot' the last cen-

turv, lea\ iuiT ciuisiderable estate. The diH'tor eviilentlv

expected to receive part of this estate on the death of the

CC ni.s-mr:v or mi. ii \i;i r.vMir.v.

iiru'lo, jii(I;.:;iiigfr<)ni the tenor of a \oMov fo his iin<!t; .foscplr,

uiltffii uliilc In' \Vii,>< hhidvlng rticcliciiu; in IMiilmU^ljiliia.

IJiuUt ciikfi' olMulv 1 If It, 1 7iUJ, lie writes, "At jctiu'^ili u<*<»j)y

of flic lu^t will :iii<i f('-fatinMif <if Illicit* Sil:i?> lliuf lius !irri\(!<i.

Ft:i|n»t':irH

tliut the [triiuipul jturfof his <,'>tufe is deviled for

hettt.'r jMtrju)sc'H than the tiiuiuifucturirig dcx'tors," The <!.st!it(j

in rpiestion was left to the IMiiludelphiM na[>tist assoeiafioii.

He died the I'Uh of Anjrn^t, 1810, at Mr. Irwin't., in W'ar-

rin^rtoti to\\ii>hi|i, and with hin dt^ath hivH immediate brnrieU

of the Hart family became extinct. He wm sueeeeded in

the ofHce of rejri^ter by John I'ngh, uho was* appc)itited

Auguht 3li!t, 1810. Hiji lujit onieiul act \vaj» recording the

will of William Htacklioiij^e, Jidv 2();h.

The eldest danj^liter of John Hart, Kli/abeth, wa*^ married

to I>r, Silas Houj^h. 'I'hey were cousins. He whs the son

of lisane Hough, who marri(Kl Kdith Iluif, the; grand-daughter

of the first progenitorof the family in Ameri<-a, hi. Houghwuij born the 8th of I'ebruary, JTOtJ. I

l'<'y were married

the 20th of JIarch, IVl'l, at tluj house of her uncle, Joseph

Hart, in Warminster, by the reverend 8:unuel Jone-. I). !».,

liaptist minister at Pennepaek. They ha<l uo is;sue. II'

studied medicine and pra^;tic(>d in Montgomery and ihicUs

counties, but afterward turner! his attention to theology. lb

wa« baptised May 8tli, 175)0, by the; revererul Mr. White;

license<l to preach in Au^ru^t, ]S(\'.\ : and ordained in June,

l^^^i!. In ]^(''~) lif.' was called to the Montgomery Baptist

church, wheie he dis<,'harged tlui duties of the pastoral otlice

and practiced in his profession for eighteen years, among the

same |)eople- A chronicler of the church says, "His reputa-

tion for social arul religious worth was excellent." The second

Sun<lay in March, 1818, he was stricken with jialscy in the

church at New Jiritain. After this he was able to pre.ach but a

few times. He died suddenly on the 1 ith of May, 182.'}, and

AVHS buric'd in tli<; Montgomery iiaptist gra\e yard. The rev-

erend J<^t^epli Mathias, his personal tricrul, |>reache<| his t'uneral

HitsTuuv or Tin; iiai;t lAMir.v. G7

pernion. I lis Midow sur\i\'o<l liiin ii(?arly torfy ycnis. She

died :it Xorristown, tlie .3(1 t)t' July, iSflO, ag<'(l eiglity-spveri

years and nine days. She is sai<l tn have been one of the

most beautiful WDnien of her time, and .-In.' retained lier

beautv in a remarkable detrrec to Ikt death. Her disposition

"svas as sweet an<l amiable as her features were eoniely.

Joseph, the third sun, died unmarried. John, the tVmrtli

son, nuirried a daui^hter of Joshua and Tiachel Duncan, and

left numerous descendants. They were married the 2Sth of

April, 180.''). He lived at .Tacksoiiville, in Northampton

township, Bucks county, where he carrieil on an extensive

business as farmer and inerchaut. He was a man of Lrreat

integrity and nuu'h respected. He was several times elected

county auditor, and had considerable influence in local politics.

He died in IS41. lea\ing children and grandchililren. Theyintermarried with the families of Bonham, lUe, liobb,

Johnson, Pierce, Fetter, and Shelmire, and have had a

number of children. Charles B., son of .T<jshua and ^lartlui

Hart, was a soldier in the tirst Xew Jfeisev cavalrv durinir

the late war, and died at camp Custus, ne:u- Alexandria, \'a.,

in December, ISlJl. William, the second son, lives on the

old homestead in Xortham[>tou township, which he purchasedat his father's death. A few years ago John removed to

^'irginia, and purchased a farm a few miles behjw Petersburg,

where he mari-ied. In ^lay, 1S()4, he was conscripted into

the confederate arniy and served until the close of the war.

Piu't of the time he drove a bairuaire wairon. He was

taken prisoner during the concluding operations around

Kichmond, and was confined f>r some time a prisoner of

war at Hart's i,-land. New York harbor. .Joseph settleil in

i"'airfax county, A'irginia, about twenty-ti\e miles from

"Washington city. During the war he was several times

tiiken prisoner by the two contending armies, but never con-

fineil any great length o\' time. He resides no;ir Falls

church. He married Jane Pierce, of Yates countv. New

68 niSTOKY OF THE flAPa' FA.Mll'A*;

York, and luis two cliiUlren living. His brother John has-

four ehihhen, 'rhonias llnniphrev, the vonnrrest son of

John Hart, is en>r:iircil in the niercuntile business at Addis-

ville, in Bucks county. A son of WiUiaui is pursuing his-

studies at llut<2:ev college, Xew Jersey, The husbands of the

daughters are farn\ers, and the desceiulants of this braaich. ofi"

the family occupy a highly respectable position in life.

Silas Hart, the third son of Joseph and Elizabeth Hart,.

«-as bom in Warminster, Qctobei' 4tb, 1747. Nothing of

his youth and but little of his manhood is known. On the

29th of January, 1770, he intermai-ried with Maiy Daniel,

as will be seen by the following copy of his marriage eertifi- rr.r

cate, the original of whic-li is in the possession of his descend-

ants, viz :—

"The twenty-ninth day of Januai-y, in the year 1770,

before me, Peter Peterson VanHorn, minister of the gospel,

personally csime Silas Hart, of Warminster, in ye connty of

Bucks, and ]\Iai'y Daniel, of Lower Dublin, in the comity of

Philadeljiliia, both in the province of Pennsylvania, they

having obtained a license under the Imnd and seal of the

honorable John Penn, esqp., heutenant governor, &c., of

the province aforesaid; And. did solenndy enter into a-

covenant of marriage, in. consequence whereof I did thera

pronounce man and wiie; "V\ritn<iss my hand the day and

year above std. .

(Signed) ""Peter Peterson YanHorn."Ten children were the issue of this miU'riaiie—Elizabetlu

born September, 21st, 17G9 ; Rachel, born September 22d,

1771; Hamuih, born December 30th, 1772; ;^lyn^ born 1773;and Silas, Oliver, William, Sarah, and Ellen. Silas Hart

was a farmer, and lived and died in A\rarniinster, near wherehe was born.- I have not been: aJjle to discover the date of

his death nor that of his wife.- His farm was advertised for

sale in 1807, but I do not know whether it was sold at that

time. An old survey nuule that year by Isiuic Hicks, of

HLSTor.v f»r T«r; uwiv F.\>rir.v. f/J

Xewtdun, states tluit it cuiitaiiiLMl7.")] arrcs, ami was liouridcd

by laii»ls of Dr. ^\'ilIi,ll^ Hart, I'lnnnas Fiilwell, Benjamin

Jones, Jainesi Trave.-, and <itlier laixls* of saiil vSilas Hart.

Tliis is the same farm tl^at •»va,-> lately owne'l 1>v Amos Sny-der, and is s^ituato on the Bristol road, in \Vai-minster, one

mile from Joluisville. At liis deatli, or perlia[>s at a later

period, it fell iutd tlvc hands of his eldest son, Siliu-, where he

died, snddeiilv, the !Uh of Aiiiru.-t, Isl4. He made a verhal

will on his death-l>od, ]>y which he left his estate, after the

payment of his del>ts, ti) his three sisters present ;hut I am

n<'»t intormed which tlun- were.

I have not been able t<i trace the descenilants of Silas and

Mary Hart in a satisfactory maniier, because of the imperfec-

tion of the family record. Kli/.abcth, the eldest danghter,married William Powers, of Bhilailelphia, ]\Iay 2d, 17i)3, and

had issue seven children : Ann, Eu[themia, Mari;u Joseph,

Sarah, Elizabeth and Rachel. AVilliam Powers died .Tnly 13tli»

IS 11. Rachel, the secor\d daughter marrfeil William Ciilbert,

of Piiiladelphia, April :50th, 17!»9, and had two children, Wil-

liam Duncan and SihL> Ilart. The former died at the age ot*

nineteen—the latter luvs been twice nuirried and is living in

Philadelphiiu His first wit'e w;is Caroline Ann Wihon, and

Ills second Jane ^[itchell. He h;us been the father of ten

children, eight of whom are living. Rachel Hart and William

Gilbert were cousins. Oliver, the second son, married ]\[ary

Randall, about 1810, and had three children, John, Julia,

Ann, atid Charles, the first and hist nnmed of which are

living. A\'illi;uii, the third sou, uMiiTied Elizalteth Randall,

about 1807, and had issue, Silas, Abraham and ^lary. His

wife was probably a sister of his brother Oliver's wit'e. TheBeventh and youngest daughter, Ellen, married Dr. Thomas

]?achelor, of Ma>,-achusetts, who was a surtrecMi in thearmvof

wneral CJates, durinif the revolutionarv war. Thev had na

children. After his marriage he settled in AVarminster,

^\here he continued to resiile imtil his death, whith occurred

70 III6T011V or THH IIART FAMIF.Y.

the 14tli of Septeml)cn-, 1823. His reniiilns lie in tlie

YaTii^ant tamily graveyard, near Jolmsville, in that tcnvnship,

where a phiin tomb-stone ^vas erected to his memory. I

have only been able to obtain the dates of the birth and

death of fonr of Sihis Hart's ehihhen. His deseen(huits are

nnmerons, and intermarried into the faniihes of Livezey,

I'arker, Feaster, 3Iorris, Faunce, A\'ilson, MitcheH, Jiidaman,

Clothier, Twining, Webster, VanTIorn, <ki'., <kc. ''i'lie great

majority of them reside in Philadelphia and the vicinity.

Josiah Hart, the fourthsou of Joseph and Elizabeth Hart,

Avas born at the tamily mansion in Warminster, the 17th dayof Jnly, 1749. His yonth was passed, no doid)t, like that of

his brothers, in assisting in the labors of the plantation, with

the usual attendance on the neighborhood schools. ILe was

married at the a^re of twentv-uine vears to a dauffhter of one

of the best families in that section of the country. The

records of the Southampton Baptist church, from which have

been obtained niauy of the facts embraced in this volume,

thus tell the storv, viz :—

"Josiah Hart (son of Joseph Hart, of Warminster town-

ship, Bucks comity, esquire) was married to ]Miss NancyWatts (daughter of ]Mr. Arthur Watts, of Southampton,county aforesaid) January ye 11th, 177G, by the reverend

John Blackwell, after being published three Sabbaths at

Southampton meeting." Nancy Watts was born the 5th of

October, 1759, in Southampton, and was only seventeen

years and three months old at the time of her marriao;c. She

was a lineal descendant of the celebrated i)r. Isaac AVatts.

The first ancestor of Nancy Watts who came to this coun-

try, was John A\'atts, who was born at Leeds, Kent county,

England, November 3d, lOGl. He landed and settled in

Lower Dublin, Philadel[>hia county, in 1G8G. On the 23d

of February, 1687, he was married to Sally Eaton. He

joined the Baptist church at Pennepack the same year, and

was baptised by P^lias Keacli, Xovember 2 1st. He became

HISTuKV <•!• Tin; IIACT FAMIF.V. 71

pastor (»f tills clninli :it>fr Kcadi lft"r. lie wa> elected to the

otHce December l."'')tli, lii'.Xi, 1)\it \vas in>t ordaind t>ii account

of the dislike enteitainc'l I'll- Kt a'h. who imi-t he einjilovedon the occasion, as no one el.-e was (jualiticd. In A|>ril,

K!!)."), he was invited to {.reach In Pliila lelphia, at the tirst

]3ai>tist church, which he diil oeca>ionally to his ileath. Hedied at Penne[>ack, of ^inall-[io\, AuLTii-t L'7th, 1702, and was

buried at Cold SorinL:-, near lhi>tol, in Ihuks countv. Hewas a in;in of good under.-tainling and a tine sj>eaker. His

talent for jiublic s])eaking tirst brouLrht him into notice,

^lorgan Edwards says of him that he was "an EnLrlish

scholar." He wrote a book entitled '• Davies Di.-abled," in

answer t<~» what were considered the heresies of reverend

William Davies, a Keirhiaii pi-eacher. He also published a

catechism in 17<ii». He ordained Samuel J(mes, Mr. \\'atts

had (juite a contest with Mi". Davies. whom he excom-

nnmicated in Dil'S, because of his t'alse doctrine. Davies

charged him with iniijuity in his exf-oninmnication, anil

challenged him t<) a public discussion of the [M.infs he con-

sidered heresies. This was declined, but .Mr. \\'att> proposedto leave the eipiity of his ci>nduct to the decision of six men,

whi<-h was airreeil t(». Thev met at the Keithian meetimr

house, ^lay l'.')d, l(!i)i), when Mr. Watts and his church were

justitied, and an instrument of writing given to that eflect.

The mn['ires chosen by !Mr. \\'atts were, one Inde^'cndent

and two Presbyterians: autl those <'f Mr. Davies three Epis-

co[)alians. The immediate ancestor of Xani-y ^^'atts [uirchased

a tract of about two hundred acres of land, from AVilliam

l*enn, situate in the up[)er end of Southampton, on the A\'ar-

minstcr townshi[> line. I believe all this tract is now u\vned

bv jreneral John Da\ is, whose wife wa> a d.ui:^hter of this

marriage. The Mite of dosiah Hart was si-ter of ^Villiam

Watts, tor many years prothonotary and clerk of the Quar-

ter Se.-sious, and afterward assoi-iate iudire of the Connuon

Picas of Piucks count\'.

72 nrsnmY or Tin; hart famit.v.

Tlie father of .Fdsiali, as already metitioncd in tlie skcteli

of liis life, owned the grist mill, iiow the property of Dr.

"VViUiani Hullowell, on the Pennopuck creek, in ^lorehind

township, ^[ontgoniery county. ]Jy deed bearing date April

i)th, 1777, he granted and confirmed this property to his son.

He probably moved to the mill immediately on his marriage,

where he resided nearly twenty years. He lived there

through the revolutionary war, and during the warmest period

he was obliged to sleep in the wood at night to keep from

falling into the hands of the British and tories. He was pur-

sued because of his known activity in the cause of the colonies*

He partook of the patriotism and enthusiasm of his father,

and of all his sons Josiah was the most active and energetic

during the Revolution. He was captain of one of the

militia companies, or "associators," as they were then

known, of Philadelphia, ]Moreland township being then in

that county. In January, 1776, one Thomas Austin, a mem- '

ber of the committee of Philadelphia county, charged" with

havins; uttered many declarations inimical to the cause of

American liberty, and tending to excite groundless fears and

apprehensions in the minds of the good people of this prov- \

ince," was cited to appear before the committee on the 6tli ?

of February, and Josiah Hart was subpcrned as a witness, f

Mr. Austin appeared, apologised, signed a declaration of

retraction, and promised to say nothing in future reflecting on*

the public nieasures of the country. He resigned his place )

on the committee.'

1

Belonging to captain Hart's company was a "Fugleman,"named William Scout, with whom he had a slight dithculty.

He was probably brother of the somewhat famous James

Scout, an eccentric and well-known character of that period,

who bore the soubriquet of "C(»be Scout" to the day of his

death. It aj)j)ears that the wiptain refused or neglected to

jjay him the wages allowed by the "connnittee on battalion

exj^enses." Scout presented a petiti(,)n to the legislature

iiisToiiY or nil; ii.\i;t famit.v. 74

>3cttin"" fortli, "Tliut tlir jictitioiuM' nL'i'or;iMo to tlic directions

of the House, lia<l waitcil on cai^tnin .r"i>i;ili Flart aiiil re<[uested

][\\n to ]'a_vthe account allowed by the eoiiiinittec to tlic

iH'titii>iicr tor his services us fnglemaii to the company of the

said Hart, and that the captain had absolutely refuse<l pay-

jiient of the s;un(\''

The House took the petition under immediate consideration

and :—

"Resolved: That the said Josiah Hart be fi>rtln\itli broughtto the Bar of the House by the sergeant-at-arms to answer

for his contempt o{' the order of the House." The speaker

issued a warrant, which was delivered to the serireant-at-

arms to be executed. On the Oth of April the committee

on battalion ex}>enses reported to the Hnuse, that in obedi-

ence to the order of the sergeant-at-arms captain Hart ha-i

appeared before thetn and "paid all the e\[)eiHes incurred bylas late misconduct :" whereupon the House ordered that he

be discharged without a[>pearing befn-e the Bar.

"Cobe Scout," nicntioned in this connection, was well

known throuirhout all the surrnundinLT countrv. He was a

.'iilver-sniith by trade, and traveled from j'lace to place follow-

ing his calling. I have seen a nundter of silver spinous made byhim, M Inch the housewives of olden times considered better

than could be obtained elsewhere. They possessed the virtne

of being made of pure metal, and many of tJiem have descended

troni mother to daughter as precious heir h>oms. He was also

a gun-smith, and some of his long ritles are still in existence.

He carried one of these famous long guns while a soldier in

the revolutionarv war. The irrandfather of the writer wit-

ne-sed one of his exploits with hi- unerring ritle. It occurred

while the American a;-my tK-cupie I the wc-t Iniid-c o[' the

J Delaware, and the H'.'s-i:in- lay at Tri'nt.m. T!ie latter were

in the habit of coming d )wn to the river tor water, and nowand then wouhl maki' insultiuLr irestures at our soldiers.

»^cout Could not stand this ; so one dav he drew his ritie on10

74 iirsToKv oriiii; halt iwMir.v.

the iinp\i(lent fellow wlio gave the aflVont, and sliot lilid

dead. This wa^ coii^idcreil a great shot and added to the

reputation of Seout. To shout a man across the Delaware in

those (lays was considered a great feat with the ritle, but

would not be thought an extraordinary shot with some

of our modern firearms. Scout u-ed to live at Charles

Garrison's, now the farm owne<l by A\'illiani \'ans;int, in

"Warminster, half a mile west of Davisville, and worked ia

an old log blacksmith shop, a portion of which is still

standina-. He was intimate with John Fitch, of steamboat

memory, and is said to have assisted him to build his first

model of a steamboat. The first boat was Hoateil on the

mill dam on the Watts plantation, just over the township line

in Southampton.In April, 1795, Josiah Hart sold his null property on the

Pennepack to John Shelmire, of Horsham township, and

soon afterward removed to the saw-mill and farm now owned

by general Davis, in Southampton township. Here he spent

the remainder of his life. I do not find any mention of his

having held public office, aiul it seems that he devoted his

entire time to farmiuir and milling. He died the 2.5th of

October, 1800, at the age of 51 years, and was buried

in the old Southampton Baptist grave yard. His adminis-

trators v/ere his brother Joseph Hart, and his brother-in-

law, William Watts. The settlement of his estate was filed

the 2d of February, 1807, which states his jiersoual property

to have amounted to .$.'5,152.24, of Mhich amount there was

the sum of $2,270.44 to be divided among his heirs after

payment of his debts. It is mentii>ned in the inventory of

his personal effects, that his "son William Hart took his

silver watch at valuation, $1.3. .3.3." His widow' died 3Iarch

2d, 1815, at Doylestown, of typhus fe\er, contracted of her

son, wdiile nursing him. Her father, .Vrthur "Watts, by his

will, dated October Kith, ISOI), left to her the farm in

Southampton where he died, and also llie tract in War-

iii.sT.)i;v (.>r riii; hai.i lAMir.v. 7^3

luiii.stcr, contaiiiiiii; tit'tcea ;'.cro-, a'ljoiiiin_'.Tliev avo iiuw

l)iith ill]i<is>os.>i.)n dt'licr S'iri-in-la\v, irencral D.ivis.

Josiah Hirt hal .-ix chiMroii, ••no ><>n aiiil five (laughters,

of mIhhii tlic lu'Xt to yoimire-t dio I in intam-y. The

other cliiMrtMi were HvitiLj at hi- <h'ath, \\/.:—S irah, p]H/.a-

Leth, Kel'i'ci'a, Amy, ainl ^^'^llIarn ^\'atts. The S'>u was tlie

vouiiirest of the faiiiilv, and was horn the 2il <>f Januarv,

1790. His father intemled him fur the bar, and lie wa-j

educated for tliat pnr[>ose. llo wa- a student at the Doylcs-

town academy in ISO!!, or 1S()7, and tini-lied liis aeadeniic

studies in the city of Phihidelphia. He entered the ottice

of Eiios Morris, es(|uire, of Newtown, ah^ut LSll, with

^vhonl he studied law: and mi his m >ti(>n wa> almitted to

practice on tlie 3d of .Tune, iSlo. He opened an ottice in

Doylestown, to which plaee the county-seat harl just been

removed, where lie re-idt- 1 until his death. He was deputy

re<j;ister of the cnunty in 1810, under his cousin. Dr. William

Hart : and he most likely read law and attended to his

otticial duties at the same time. Mr. Pui;h appointed him

deputy register and recorder in IS 13, soon after he was

admitted to the bar. He wa^ also appointed deputy pro-

thonotarv in March, 1^11. by his uncle, \\'illiam AVatts.

On the 2Sth of February, IS 14, governor Snyder commis-

sioned him clerk of the ori>lians' court.

When the British army threatened rhiladel[>hia. in the

summer and fall ot' 1814, ^Ir. Hart volunteered his services.

He joined the com[>any of captain Magill, of Doylestown, and

^vas elected tirst lieutenant. He was afterwar<l made adjutant

of colonel Thomas Humphrey's regiment of volunteer rifle-

men, in which capacity he served through the campaign of

the fall of that year. He wa> mustered out of service in

December, and returned home and resumed practice. In

the fcdlowiu"- Februarv he was taken with the tvohus fever,

of which he died on the iMth of tiiat month. The disease

was contracted of his friend John L. Dick, \\ith whom ho

76 IIISTORV OF Till: HART FA.Mir.r.

had svatc'lied diiriiig his illness until his death. ^Fr. ITartr

died at the early aire of twentv-tive years. He was a youriir

man of much promise, and his death, as he hsid just steppedon the threshold of life, ^yas a sad hlow to his family and

friends. His youth had not permitted him to acquire any

jjublic reputation, but his anuable qualities and tine talents

gave great promise for the future. He died at the house of

liis uncle, William Watts, in Doylesto\yn, tlie same where 3Irs.

John Fox now resides. The fever was very fatal that winter,

and besides himself, his mother, sister, a relative, and a

servant boy all died in the same house in the space of three

"weeks. His was an example where the,most flattering pros-

pects in life are suddenly terminated by death. He was the

most promising member of tlie family at that period.

11I8TUUV nr lui; i[Ai:r ^•A^^lLV. < *

C II A VT K K V I I.

TlI^vATJAir, tli.^ cM.xt .lau-lit'M- of Jnsiah ami Ann" Hart,

t^C^ intennarritMl witli Williaui Slielniire, "f Pliihuleljihia,

the 7th ot" DoceinUer. IT'.T. 'L'liev had .seven cliildren, three

Bons and f<>ur daughters. The elder-t son and tlie eldest

daughter died in infancy. The others arri\ed at years of

maturity. Joseph married Jane, daughter uf Charles and

^lavy Milh-r, of Thiladelphia, Man-h 27th, 1S27, an.l ha.l

three children, who married int«> thp families of Allis"n,

Leland, jmd Riley, and have ehiMren. James Allison, the

husbatul of ^lavy Jane, the eMest daughter, was horn in

Seot^ind. Amy Hart, second daughter of Sarah and "Williiuu

Shelmire, married John F., son of William and Mary Purdv,of Southampton, X(.)Vrmher Otli. IS2'.\, and had i.-sue three

cliildren, two sons and a dauirhter, of which the latter oulv is

Living, and unmarried.

The Punlv familv was <»f cousiderahle ])romineiu'e in the

county. Her husbaiurs father, Willianv Purdv, commandeda company of volunteers in the war of ISIl'; was at'terward

a meniher of the legislature, and [>rothon nary, or (derk of

the court of Comm mi Plea<. He wa> hrotlu r-in-law ti>

Joseph Hart. His grandfather emigratnl tV<>in Ireland an<l

settled on the Pennepai.k, where he married Ciris>y Dunlap.A singular dream is related of this couple. He dreamed one

uiifht that he wa-: going to Philadel[<hia on a great white

/

78 iiisToiiV o:-' Tin; ii.u:t iw.miia'.

horse, and ii> lie went l)v Abiniiton, on the Chelteiiluiin

turnpike, the hi»rse turned int(» the grave y;ird and r()lle(L

About the same riini^ his wife (h'eained that a hirije white

liorse came and pulled down halt" her house. A tew daysat'terwai'd he attended the election at Xewtuwn Ihicks countv,

wdiere the poll was held tor several townships, which brought

together a huge nund)er of people. Thev were runninghorses through the town, and while ^Ir. I*urdy was crossing

the street tliev came suddenly ui>ou him. He turned to jjo

back, but betbre he could iret out of the wav a lai'rre white

horse ran ao-ainst him aiul killetl him almost instantly. Thus

was this strauij-e dream fultilled, and the white horse in truth

did "pull down half her house."

Mary Ann, the third daughter, married Robert Xeal, of

Philadelphia, in 1830, by whom she had seven children, f(jur

sons and three daughters. Of these two sons and three

dauijhters are married, Thomas to ]\[a]'y Ami Smith : AVil-

ham to Barbara Ann Ililtner; ^latilda to Henry Diddlebock;

Mary Ann to Frederick ^'an Ciuntan : and Emma ^lathews

to Samuel Sheetz, all of Philadelphia, liachel, the youngest

daughter of Sarah and William Shelmire, intermarried with

Uriah, son of Uriah and Rebecca Mathews, of Bucks county,and had four children, two of which died in infancy, leavinga son and daughter living. The son, ^lorris 31., maiTied

Caroline Cecilia Binder, of Philadelphia ; the daughter, Sarah

Ann, Harry P. Duncan, of the same city. ^Mr. Duncan was

a captain in the 104th Pennsylvania regiment during the late

war. "William Shelmire died in I*hiladelplila, in l83o, and

his wife the 3d of :\Iay, 1838.

Elizabeth, the second daughter of Josiah and .Vnn Hart,

was married to Arthur Yerkes, of ^loreland, ]\[ontgomeiy

county, the 30th of March, 1797. They had eight children,

five sons and three daughters, Ann, Elias, Horatio Gates,

Rebecca, "William, Isaac, Arthur Watts, and Elizabeth.

The eldest daughter, .Vnn, married W^illiam ]Michener, of

iiisTdUV or Tin; iiaui- i-am!I.v.

i\[orelaii(l, Ity \\li(iiii .-lie Imd four cliilflrcii, wlio have iiitL'i-

lunrrinl witli tlic taiiiilios (•!' S[H.t!> niid ?iliiriay. Tichecca,

the second (laughter, married (Jhri-tnphrr Krewsoii, ot" South-

uiiipton, and had issue t\v<» (diildreii. liuth ot" wliicdi died ia

infancy. ^Ii-. l\ic\v>(>ii died I'V-liruary ."id, 1S(!!. I-lIias, the

eldest son, married Ihurirt Kreusim, and had nine children,

^v]l() interrnarrlcd with the iainilies of ]Iai:ernian, DeCoursev,

and Lugar, and ha\e a nundxr of clii'.dreii. Horatio (Jates,

the second son, intermarried with Kh'/.a .Vnn, dau;;hter of

Amos and Ruth Addis. They had eleven cliihlren, three

sons and eiudit dauuditers, of whicli ti\e dauirliters and the

eldest son, Amos, are nianied and have children. A\'illiani,

the third son of Klizaheth and Ai'thur "^'erkcs, internuirried

with Eli/a 1>. Yerkcs. of ^[orehind, an(l had eleven chil-

dren, nine of whicli are living. Of these two sons and

two daughters are married and have (diildrcn. Isaac, the

fourth son mtermarried with Klleii ^IcKinstrv, and had no

issue. •

Arthur ^\'atrs, the fifth and younge-t son, intermarried

with Charlotte Knight, of \\'armin>ter, l-'ehruary Dth, lb4.'),

and had tour children, two of which are living. The eldest

son, "William Watts Hart, was a soldier in the l"2Sth Penn-

svlvania regiment aTid !o.-t a foot at the hattle of Antietani.

He holds an appoiutmeiit in the (juarterma,-tcr'> department,

AVashin2;ton citv. .Vi-thur W'atls \ crimes is deceased. Eh'/.a-

heth, the vouniiest dauirhter, married I^aac Clark.-on .Vddis,

of Southam[iton, the '_M)th of Jamiary, 184(!, I.y whomshe had live children, the eldc>t hcing deceased. Arthur

Yerkes spent the greater part of his married life in South-

ampton, wdiere he died ( )cto1u'i-, "J.")*!, l.^O. His wife died

the same day of the >amc ncnth in 1>.".1.

liebecca, the third daughter of Josiali and Ann Hart,

intermarrie(l with \Villiam ?ililes, of I.owi'r I)ul)h'n, Phila-

delphia county, Septemhcr -J-lth, lSi»7, by whom she had

t\v(» son> and two daughters, all of which are living and mar-

so iiiSTOKV 01' Tin: n akt tamiit.

rioil. 'J'ho oiliest son, Au;j;iistu> ^Vatt.s luu been twico

iniirried, the first time to Leah Fislier, and the second to

^lurtha ]>i'aiU's, I>yboth of \vhoiii he had issue. He resides

in Baltimore. Ann the ehlest danghter and child, married

Charles lieans, und Khxalietli, the youngest, nuirried John

35oile;v'i, both of Lower DubHn, \vhere they reside. Both

dauirhteis have children. The vounirest son, Wilham Hart,

married Catharine Carr, of Lansingburg, New York, and has

eiii'ht children, three of whom are deceased, and one married.

He lives in Brooklyn, but is in business in New York. ]\Irs.

ISIiles died at Doylestown, the 4th of ]March, 1815, of typhus

fever, which she contracted while nursing her mother.

The family of 3Ir. ]Miles produced one member of more

than ordinary mark, Edwin A. ]\Iiles, son of William H.

Miles, and grandson of William and Rebecca Miles. He was

born the 27th of October, 1834. At an early age he evinced

great fondness for scientific pursuits, and much of his time

was spent in exploring the mineralogical and geological for-

mations around Cincinnati, Ohio, where his parents resided.

He was a close student, but delighted most in perusing the

great book of nature. He commenced to write for tlie public

journals at the early age of sixteen ; and such were his wit,

humour, and sarcasm, that he was offered the position of

associate editor of the leading comic newspaper in New York

when but nineteen years old.

At twenty years of age he made a trip across the continent,

partly to recruit his health. During his journey he corre-

sponded with the New York 2'(Hies, and wrote an interesting

account of the Indian tribes inhabitinii- Utah territory. He

taught school for a time at Salt Lake city, but not liking the

location, he pushed on to California, where he arrived in the

spring of 18o6. He traveled nuich throughout that State and

the territory of Nevada, exploring and prospecting for mining

companies. Wliile thus engaged he wrote a vocabulary of

the laniruarres of thiee tribes of Indians, givini: the significance

snsiui;'^ or nir. ii.mm rA:\in.v. bl

of tlic wor(]> ill Knirli>li. ]\v i'iiiIiimcimI tlie profession of

iniiiiiii; enijincL'f mikI ircoloj^i.-t.Iff bci-amc ;i fi)rrus[)Oiulcnt

of the leading sciciitilic new .-{lapers<»ii tlif Pacitic ('iia^t. lie

al?o imlulged siiiijowliat in nMiiauee ami jaililislied some

pieces of poetry. He ma Ic hi- homo at Sicramento. lie

jiiet a inehmeholy death, \Vhih> explurim^ the ITome (op[>er

mine, near Xeuca-tle, on the l.'Jtii «»f Xovemher, 18(54, lie

was smothered to death hy the hurniiit: of the frame Imilding

over the month of the mine.

The iSan l'"rancis(^> ^['in'intj <in'l S /nfin''- Pi'CSi, of

Novemher IDth, in speakiiiLf; (jf his death, says:" 3Ir.

Miles was a vounir ireiitlemaii of rare ]>romise, and most

ardentlv dev(_)ted to the cause of science. Thoui^h never

having enjoyed the oj)[)L>rtuliities of a liberal education, he

had nevertheless stored his mind with an amount of practical

information in relation to rhe hatural sciences and mechanics

which, at the earlv a '-e of twentv-ei'dit, was alreadv intro-

ducing him prominently to the scientific world as a profoundand oriirinal thinker and a readv aiid iihle writer." The

Daily I" Lag, of the saiiie city, in noticing his death, says:

"Thus perished a really brilliant young intellect. Thus

perished E'hvurd .A. Mile.-, a young man who, had his life

been spared, was bjund tu m ike his m irk on the history of

this great mineral country." There i> a promise that his

writings will be collected ami publishe(l in one volume.

Amy, the fourth, and y<juiigest, daughter of Josiah and

Ann Hart, wa> born the :2Uth of June, 17S4r, and was mar-

ried to John Da>is, the 2.")d of ^larch, 1813. Tiie tamily of

]\[i-. Davis emiirrated from \Vale3 the beirinniiiLr of the last

centurv and settled in S »leburv township, Bucks couutv,

where John w;ii born, the 7th of August, 1788. His father

was a soldier of thi^ Iicvolution. and entered the army of

"Washinirton at six'^een \-cars of ai:,e. His first service was in

the Amboy expeilition in tli" smnmcr of 177(J, under Colonel

Joseph Hart. He wa< a private in the compauv of captain11

S'J iiisT«)i!V or Tin; hart tamiia'.

Samuel Smith, tlio father of g-oncral Aiuh-ow J. Smith, \\\w

distinuuislied liiinscU* in tlu> late war. He fought at the l)attlc

of Trenton. At that time he was hving at Rol)ert Xeely's,

beh^w XewIIiipe, wliere James ^[adison, afterward PresiihMit

of tlie United States, who was wounded at Trenton, was

taken and remained some time to recover of his wound. In

the sprin*!" younir Davis, not vet seventeen vears ohl, re-

entered tlie service and served for tive years, lie joined the

company of captain Butler, of colonel Butler's regiment,

Pennsvlvania line, hut was afterward transferred to theli^^lit

infantry under ireneral Lafavette. Amonf? others he ])artici-

pated in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, ^Monmouth,

and the stormino; of Stony I'oint. At Brandvwine he was

within a few feet of Lafayette when he was wounded, and

calling a soldier to his assistance, the two carried him to a

place of safety. He was married to Ann Simpson, the 26th

of June, 1783, ainl ten yeai's afterwar<l he removed with his

family to ^laryland. He resided there until about 1816,

when he emigrated to Ohio, and settled on the banks of the

Sciota river. He died there in 1832. After his death his

widow received a pension for his revolutionary services.

John Davis purchased the farm in Southampton that

belonged to the heirs of Josiah Hart, his wife's father, which

he moved upon soon after his marriage. When Philadelphia

was threatened by the British, in 1814, ^Ir. Davis volunteered

his services, and held the commission of ensign in colonel

Humphrey's regiment of ritiemen. On his return he became

active in military matters at home. He wa-; elected colonel

of a line regiment of volunteers, afterward made brigade

inspector, and was twice elected major general of the division.

He was equally active in politics. In 1828 he was candidate

for sherifi' but defeated. During governor Wolf's adminis-

tration he was one of the a[i[>rai.-er> of damages on the public

works. In 1836 he was a candidate for delegate to the

convention to alter and amend the constitution of Petmsvl-

liiSTuuv ur iiu: ii.\i;i iamily. b3

vaiilu. In IS.")',) he was elected to c(tiij^re->, and swerve*! one

term. President l'<>!k ajijiointed liiin >nr\ey(ji- of the port of

Phihi Ie1[i]iia in 1S4.^ which lie held for four year.-. lie

retired from an active jiarticijiation in jiolitics some years

ago. He is a niendiei' of the Ilatlioron-'h liaptlst church.

Jolin and Amy H.irt Taxis had seven chiMren. William,

the first hoi-n, died in int'a:i<'y. The other chiMren are Ann,

Rebecca, \\'illi.im Watts Hart, Sarah, Kli/.al>eth, and Amy.Ann was married to James Erwin, of Xewtown, the 10th of

Decendier, IS,').'), and had f>ur children, of whi(di one dauirh-

ter only, Anna Mary, is ik.w living. She intermarried with

Ilenrv ^lercur, of 'I'owanda, Pra Itoi-d countv, wdiere tliev

reside, and have one child, a son. Her hushand is e^igagedin mercatitile pursuits. Janu>s Erwin <liel at Davisvi'dL', the

28th of Decend.er, 1844. Ptehecca m irrie.l Alfred T. Duf-

tield, of I*hiladel[>hia counry, the -Ith of January. 184(^,

and has tour chilih'en, all of whi(di are living, 'i'lie eldest

son, John Davis I.)utiield. served an enlistment of nine months

in the 122d Pennsvlvania reiriment in the armv o'i the

Potonuic, as (piartermaster sergeant. The regiment was at

the battle of Chancellorsville. After he left the service he

studied law, at Xorri-town. with (J. R. Fox, esijuire, and

was admitted to the bar in January, 181)7. Mr. Dutheld is

a descendant of Penjamin, son of Robert and P>ridgct Duttield,

who wa- boru in Enu-'aiul, the IDth ()f Decend)cr, Itidl. Ke

married Kli/.abeth ^^'atts. He emigi'ated to America in l»)7l),

and settled at ]>ui'lington. New Jei>ey. In KiS-"; he took upa tract of land in ^loreland town>hi[i, Philadelphia county,

to which he renu>veil. He died in Philadelphia, the oth of

]\Iav, 1741. His deseeutlants are \ery numerous, and some

of them have held di.-tingui.-hed p.isition<. The tir.-t person

buried in Penne[>ack P)a[itisr gr.ive yard wa- Robert Dutheld,

February ."jth, l(.i!)i*, aged 80 years. This was probably the

father of lienjamin. The f)urth ehild. Wil'iam Watts Hart,

was educated at the militarv univei--itv. at Norwich, Wr-

g4 IIISTUUV OF Tin: ff.vRr fajiilv.

mont. On graluatiii-- lu' \v;t-ai>i>i)iTit-(>(l

a professor in flic

iiiilitiirv Jicadrmv at Poitsiuoutli, Virginia, whore he reniained

two years. On his return home he stiulieil hiw with Hon.

John Fox, of Doylestown, and was tuhuitted to the bar in

September, 1S4G. He completed his k\L;al studies at the

Cambridt^e university law school.

While at the university he enlisted m colonel Cushing's

reo-iment, then recruiting in Boston, for service in ^lexico.

He -svas couunissioncd first lieutenant, then made adjutant.

He filled several appointments on the stafl'of general Gushing^

and was afterward promoted to a ( aptaincy, in wdiich ])ositioii

Jie served to the end of the war. On his return home he

commenced the practice of the law at Doylesto\yn. In Sep-

tember, 18o;3, he wtis appointed l)yPresident I'ieice district

attorney of the United States, for Xew ^Mexico, where he

removed and renuiined four years. In the summer of 1854

he was appointed secretary of territo^ry ;and for more than a

year he was go-vernor and superintendent of Indian affairs.

Two years of the time he edited and published the Santa Fe

Gazette, in English and Spanish. He resigned his commis-

sion and returned to Bucks county in December, 1857. In

the spring of 1858 he purchased the Doylestown T)emocrat

newspaper establishment, which he still owns. When the

late war broke out, 3Ir, Davis recyuited a company of three

months' men. When their time had expired he raised a

regiment of infantry and a six gun battery for three years,

and sewed out his full tenn, the greater part of the time

commandiuii: a brigade or division. He was twice wounded,

in the left elbow by a ritle l)all, and in the right hand by a

shell, which carried away the fingers, and was also struck bya spent ball on the right breast. The President conferred

upon him the brevet of brigadier general, fir "meritorious

eonduct" at the sieire of Charleston. ]\Ir. Davis is the author

of a work on Xew ]\Iexico, and the "History of the 104th

Pennsylvania Reu-iment." On the -4th of June, 185G, lie

HisTui;v or Tin: iiaim FAMir.v. a.'y

iiitcriiianlcd witli AimiiCai'i't'iitt-r,

<>f I'lonklvn, Xfw York,

l>y wIkhii lie had t<nir cliildrrii, tliiof ut" w liiili are liviii:;.

SaraliSiiini,-(tii, the thii'd dauLditer, wa.- iiiaiTi'ecl to Uly.-.-e.s

^lercur, ot' Tonaiula, I'radtoid county, retitisylvaiiia, the 12tli

of June, IS.'jO. He is a iiuinlier ot" the hai' ; \va< several

years ]tresident jud^'c ot" that judii'ial (h-triet, and in 1S<)4 he

Mas elected a nienih(>r ot' con^jress, and re-elected in iSdd.

The father of Mr. Mercin- received lii- education in lun-ope,

anil Mas in \'ienna in 1S()."> when the French arniv, un<ler

Xaple<>n, entered that city. 1'hey have five children. The

vounirest dan^hter, Ainv, Mas married the same dav as her

sister Sarah, to I)r. Ilohnes Sells, of Duhlin, Ohio. He

practiced medicine several years at that ]>lace, Mhen theyremoved to Atlanta, (u^oj-^-ia,

Mliere they nt)\v reside. Theyremained in the city during its bondiardment l>y Sherman in

the fall of 1S()4. and lived f)r six M-eeks in their cellar,

})rutccte(l Ijy cotton hales. Several .-hells >trui-k the lioiise

and the kitchen Mas entirely demoli>hed, the cookini;-stove

being about the oidy article uninjured. \)ue morning a shell

burst on the bed from Mhich Mr.-. Sells had just risen, and

the concussion thrcM' her through the pai'tially opened door

into tiie yard. Her husband and sonlyiii::'

on the bed Mere

not injured. They had tMo children. The eldest, Charles

Watts, died in 1^(12. He had a great talent for nni>ic, and

for a child of eleven years Mas ijuite noted as ap*^'i"f"i'iiier

on

the piano.

Amy Hart l)a\is Mas a niend-er of the Southampton

Baptist church o\'er forty years. ha\ing been baptised the

19th of May, ISO.'). She died at Davisville the I7th of

August, 1^47,

Jo.seph, the sixth Poii of coloutd Jose['h and Elizahetli

Hart, Mas born at \\'aiMnin>ti'r, the 7th ot' Uecendier, 1738.

He had better t'acilities than the voutli of that dav urenerallv

for ac(|uiring a knowledge of men ami l)ooks. His fither

M'iis a i^entli'man iA' laii:'e int'uriuation and readiiiir, and he

SG lusToiiv OF Tin: iiAirr r.v.MiLV."

iriet under tlic j-atcnial roof some of tlie most ])r()minent

eharaeters in the State, during the critical period of tlie

Ivevolutidii. He was a nicndx'r of the Ilathorougli hhrary,

and was an extensive and careful reader to jndge by the

number and quality of the books lie took out. I tind no

record of any }iart ]\lr. Hart took during the war, in the

military service, although he may possibly have turned out

^vith the militia, lie married into the Folwell family, one

of the most respectable and influential in the county. I tind

the certiticate of the marrias-e thus recorded in the South-

Hmpton Ba]»tist church book :—

"To ALL WHOM IT JNIAV CONCEHX.

"These are to certify that Joseph Hart, jr.,and Nancy

Folwell, both of the county of Bucks, in the State of

Pennsylvania, were joined together in the holy bands of

matrimonv, this twentv-tifth dav of December, Anno Domini

one thousand seveu hundred and eighty-three, in virtue of a

publislunent, by

(Signed)" WiLLLv.M YaxHoux, of Southampton.

(Witnesses.)" Betsy Yax I bjux ,

" Willl\.m Watts,

"Eu:axor Tiio.mas, "Willlvm Maghee," Rachel Watts,

" Safety Maghee,

"BeXJAMIX JOXES, "ThOJ[AS HoLGH," William Folwell,

" William IIaut."

The wife of Joseph Hart was the sister of William Watts

Folwell, who was distmguished as a scholar. He was gradu-

ate<l at the university of Pennsylvania, and thiee years

after was tendered the appointment of professor of rhetoric

in that institution, but declined it. He continued to reside

at Southampton until 1807, when he removed to Seneca

county, New York, where he died, October 13th, 1858, in

his 91st year. He was noted for his intelliirence and libe-

rality, and kept alive his intere.-t in letters. He became a

HISToUV or nil. 11 ,U1 r.VMII.V. 8:

mpin^t-r <>f clinicli wliilc i?i cilloo-r., ..md livcil tli<' life of a

c-liristiaii. Ilr wa-; al-u a <1cmtii<1;ui1 cf Pi-. I~.i.i'- \\'att<.

All tlicst' j>arfif,^ lia\e Itrcii irarlifivd to their tatlici'.-, the

la-it one to j'ay tlu^ ilcht of nature lie'n^f Safetv AlaLrhee. whodied a few vi^ars a^To, u|i\\ard "f niii'-tv veafs of au'»'. M''.

Mart took his l)ride home to the old ho-aiestead and rt'si(K'd

^v:th his ]>aivnts until their death. Tho. otluM- chiMreii liad

esta\)lis]icil houics of tlu-ir own ><«ine tinn: hetore, and it was

rcser\^?d for the youni:ost son and hi^ witc tu cheer tlie

dcelininu' years of their jiarents.

Joseph Hart early to..k an intere-t in I'uhlie affai-s and

enjoyed the confidence of hi^ fellow citizens. Durinj^ the

famous whiskey in-urrection h<> was a['i>ointed j>avrunster to

colonel IIanna'> hriuade, and acco'n[)anied the ai-inv in it.s

march towar<l I'itt-hui-ic- I'lider dan- of October 14tli, 17!U,

he writes to his wite tV'>m "Camp Strashur:,'."

that the armvarri\ed at that

[>lai'e"in n^ood health and hiu'h >[>ii'it>" the

evening before, and the next day e\[)ected to niar<-h to Fort

Littletown on the way to I>e(ltord. He* returned with the

army, ami ujmih rcM-eivinir hi> discharire retired to his homein \Varmin,-ter. In 17!'7 he was one of the commissioners

appointed hy the ciuit to setth- tlu^ di-jiuri- between the

t(jwn>hips of \\'armin>ter and Warwick about repairing the

]3ristol road. Hi' wa> >everal times county auditor. He was

a nieml)er of the senate of Pennsylvania a< early as 1S(>4, in

mIucIi body he held a M'at fir several years. He wa< a useful

and active senator. In ISO.") he was chairman of the com-

niittec which re[ioi-ted a bill in fi\or of building a new poorhouse fir the county. This measure a[>[>ear.- to have met

with much oji[io>itioii and cri'ated givat excitement, judi^ing

from what wa-^ said of it at that ]iei'iod. Hi-> ne[ihew. Dr.

^^'illiam Hart, writes him. under date ot" .January, ISOS, at

Lancaster, where he was attending the session of the senate:

"The poor hou-e purcha-i' ha< ca',i-;ed a great U[iroar in

some sections of the county: the di-conteiit and opposition

8S uisTuiiV OF Tin: haut family.

ori>'iuate(l in Biiekinu-liam. Hand-bills, memorials, Sec, arc

oirculating, tendini:: to projii<lice the public mind, and truly

if the pun-hase is as represented it is by no means judicious.

The soil is stated to be sterile, and incapable of improvement

adequate to the object ;destitute of a sufficiency of good

water, the well and spring in certain seasons of the year

o-oin<'' nearlv drv, u-ciiuratinir animalcule, worms, tad-i)olcs,

ike, A:c., >ki-., in such (piantities as to render it necessary to

niter the water before u.-iiigit. ^>uch, say they, is the place

humanity songht tor the reception and acconuuodation of the

unfurtutuite poor." It was during this present session that

3Ir. Hart ottered a resolution in the senate, for the first time,

for the renun'al of the county-seat from Newtown, which led

to its being changed to the present site, Doylestown. The

letters of ^Lr. Hart—which have been preserved—show that

he had an extensive correspondence with the leading men of

the State, such as vSanmel D. Ingham, Nathaniel B. Boileau,

John Binns, William .J. Duane and others, by whom he was

much esteemed.

At the conclusion of his senatorial career Mr. Hart returned

to Warnu'nster, and devoted the balance of his life to domestic

i)ursuit3. lie was not excelled bv anv in those virtues which

make men esteemed aitiong their fellows ; being a good

neighbor, kind parent, upright citizen and faithfnl friend.

He was a member of the Southampton Baptist church for

manv vears. He died the l;;th of April, 1811, and his

remains were laid beside those of his ancestors. His widow

survived him over thirty years, and died the 11th of starch,

1843.

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CHAPTKIJ V f I L

r'OSEnr ari'i Ann H.irr liu'i <<."ve:i cliil'lron, tive >on.r,

Ji and t\v.,» ij:uii;-liri;-i--;, Tli<'ni:i>, J"lin, Charles. Lv"A'is

Fohvell, Thoni:i<, Kliza Ann. uv.d Clari.— ;i Maria, "t" which

three sons an«l t\v.> dauL:hter.-> wei'e li^'in,^ at his deatli. Tlie

eldest s-"*!!, Tiinnias, died at tlie a^ro ot' ^I.\ and a half,

in 1701, and rho third smu, Charles, in [7'.'7, at the ai:e

of eight years. .Vt tlie dearh .:.f J'.:-{^ph Hart what remained

of the ancestral plantatir^n in AVanninster was divided into

three farms ami he<]\U'athed to his 'hree sens Hvin::, John,

Thomas, and Lewis. The homesteJ.d hniUhngs fell to the lot

of Thomas, while th(? '>ther tw.» sons erei-ted nevv- innn-os-e-

ments on theirp'V.-'

ions. They were three as tip.e farms as

coukl be found in the towi:shi[>.

John Ilarr, tlie eMer <>{ the three s.;«iis livin^• at the death

of his father, was horn at ^^'arnlins^er, April Orh, 17S7, He%vas married to Mary, daughter of John and M:iry H')rner, of

Bucks countv, the 10th of Afarch, iSlO, arid had is;ue eiirht

children, six s<jns and t\vo dau^'hter.-. Jr.seph, A\'i'Iiam. Ann

Eliza, Mary Darrah, Jan^es, C!e'irij:t\ l^Mijamin F. , and

Thompsiju Darrah. He w.is a man of some prominence in

the ceumtv, and tor manv vears had C'-'nsidera'']i.' i^olitical

influence. "When the Ih-iti-h threateiied r;.;!ailel[>hia iu

IS 14, he an<l hi? tW'. lu-otlicr- eidisted in captain William

Purdv's companv, c(->lonel Hnm[«l!rc\'> regiment, and served"

12'

DO msToiiV or the haut I'A.Mir.v.

ill tlie field until soiuetitue in Decenibei-, Avlien thv. danircr

liaving- passed the troops were mustered out of service-

After the return ot' peace lie took an interest in the military

of the countv, aiul at one time was colonel of a rey:iment of

militia, lie served one session in the legislature, and occa-

sionally held a local oflice. He. was a warm piatron of the

Ilathorouirh library, which his ancestors had been instrnmen-

tal in founding. His house will long be remembered as the

seat of a generous hospitality, which was dispensed at all

times to his acquaintances and friends.

The sous of Jolm and ^hivy Hart have all married. Joseph,the eldest, was a student at Cannonsburg college, and returned

to his father^s house on iinishino; his education. On the 18th

01 March, 1847, lie nuiri'ied Jane, daughter of AVilliam aiul

Ellen Vansant, of Warminster, where he is settled as a farmer.

They had three children, one of which is deceased. Thosecond son, William, is in the employ of one of the passenger

railways, in riiiladelpliia. He married Rachel, daughter of

William and ]\lary Ayres, of Moreland, December 27th, 1843.

They have three children, two of them bein"; twins. James,

the third son, married Rachel, daughter of Isaac and EmilyHobensaclc, of Warminster, November 2d, 1848. Theyhad six children, the two youngest being twins. George,the fourth son, went to California in 1849, soon after the

discovery of gold. He remained three or four years, whenhe returned home and engaged in business in Philadelphia.He is now junior partner in the mercantile house of Schumwavand Halt. He is nuirried and has children. Benjamin E.,

the fifth son, is a inxrtner in Yerree's foundry estabhshment

in Kensington. He was nuirried the 9th of April, 1867, to

Annie H. Barnett, daughter of Thonms Baruett, of Phila-

delphia. Thompson 1)., the sixth and youngest son, is

book-keeper in the house of Schumwa}- and Hart. He was

married to Susan, daughter of John and Rebecca Suedecor,

of Philadelphia, April 10th, 18-31. They had unc child, a

iiisiuuv ur iiii: iiAur r.v.MiLv. 91

'.l;ui«xlitcJ*. Ilis wift' (liud Aii;,ni.~t 2<)t]i, IS.V.). S.x.u after-

ward lie ^vent to I'ikc's Peak, ^\•lle^•e lie .-pent ;i year in

prospect iM|j;fur gold, at the cml of ^vlli(•ll time he returneil

lioine no rielier than he went. Their two sisters removed to

Phil:\delj)hia on the death of their mother, Avhere all the

members of the family now reside except Joseph,The family of oohjnel Hart furiii.--hed two soldiers to the

country during the late wfir, and maintained Its rejiutation

for patriotism and public spirit. James entered the 1st Xew

Jersey cavalry in the summer of LSIil, as tir.-t lieutenant, in

the company commanded by his cousin, captain John II.

Shelmire. The regiment was attached to the army of the

Potomac. He saw an iimi.--ual amount of hard and dangerous

service, aiid was noted as a faithful, vigilant, and gallant

otiicer. He was l)Otli breveted, and prom()te<l to the majority,

for his services. He was killed at the battle o( Five F<.»rks,

Virginia, April 1st, 1SG.">, and his remains wt-re brought homeand interred in the Southampton I)aptist burying ground.A funeral discourse was preached by the reverend Jacob

Belville to a lari^e concourse of niourninic relatives and friends.

Thompson joined the 104th Pennsylvania regiment and was

commissioned first lieutenant of the companv commanded bv

In's cousin, captain Alfred ^larple, and was aj)pointed adjutantwhen the regiment was organized. He served in this position

through the Peninsular campaign, and the 1st of Xinember,

18G2, was commissioned lieutenant-colonel. He saw service

in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Florida. Hewas nmch of the time in command of the regiment, and

commanded the brijiade a few weeks durinir the sicire of

Charleston. John Hart died the iSth of June, ISIO. 3[ary

Hart, his widow, dietl Augu.-t .'JOtli, lsr)S.

Lewis Folwell, fourth son of Jo-cph and Ann Hart, Mas

born at \Varminster, the 17th of 31arcli, 17'J"J. He inter-

niarried with Si^lney CJill, v\' Northampton township, bywhom he had nine sons and two dauirhters. His life was

02 inSTOTJV OF THE UXUT I'AMIf.V.

prineipalTy spent in ngriciiltural pursuits. About 1837 Re

removed -vvitli liis tamily to Illinois, wliece lie died. The

family afterward -went to ^lissouri and settled in the neiirh-

borhood of Jefferson city. Two sons died in infancy, wliile

live sons and two daughfers are still h'ving, viz: Henry G.,

Charles, Louisa, John H., Thomas Jeflerson, Aiuh'ew Jack-

son, Rebecca, Lewis, and Joseph. Henry G., the eldest son,

is married and resides at Bellcview, IlUnois. Charles, the

second son, lives in St. Louis. lie intermarried, June 7th,

1839, with Ann Eliza, daughter of (Jrandison and ]\[ary

Brannon, of Hamburg, Illinois, to which place they removed

from Virtrinia. They had ten children, seven sons and three

daughters, six of which are living. Threo of tlie daughtersare married; Emily Garrell, the eldest, to William B., son

of John Defoe, of High Point, 3Iissouri ; Ann Elizabeth, the

third, to William H. Low, now of California ;and Julia Ann,

the fourth, to Alfred P., son of Rufiis and ^laria Frost, of

Rutland county, Vermont. Louisa, the eldest daughter of

Lewis F. Hart, first manned Gustavus Bosbyshell, of Mont-

ffomerv countv, Pennsylvania. In 185G he fell overboard

from a steamboat on the Ohio river and was drowned. She

intermarried a second time with B. F. Bradford, of ^Missouri.

John PL, the third son, is in Idaho, or some of the neighboringterritories. Thomas Jefferson, the fifth son, intermarried

with Harriet S., daughter of John and ^laria Vanartsdalen,

of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, ]\Iarch 16th, 1848. Theyhad twelve children, five sons and seven daughters, of which

three of the foimer and four of the latter are deceased. Mr.

Hart was in service during the late war, first as quartermasterin the ^lissonri home guard until that corps was disbanded

by general Fremont. He was afterward captain in the 43d

and 48th ^Missouri regiments, and served in ^Missouri and

Tennessee. Ill health caused him to resio-n his commission

in Jamiarv, 18Go. Ilebccca, the younfrest dauirhter, inter-

married with H. J. Dunlap. Emily, Thomas Jefferson, and

Hisuna (ri'TiK: riArn r.VMir.Y; U:J

Ec1)0('c;t, with tlicif laiiiilics, and likewise tlse two uriiunrried

sons live near HiLrli I'oint, Mi-.-onri.

Tlii)iiia.->, t?io tit'tli S((ij dt'.r.'t>(»|'li

;mi(1 Ann Hai't, was l>.>i-n

the 3(1 of Jun(\ 1 TIKI, ami died Xuveinber .'>tli, 1838. Heintermarried wit]> ('Iiarity, dauirliter of Derrick and Eliza

Kroesen, and had i>>ne tln'ee sons and one dan^hter. One

of the sons died at the nue of >e\"eTi years. His children

intermarried witli the ^^'a!to!ls, r.oni::s, and tin' A\'aketields,

The eldest son, Theo«lore, lemoved to ( )hio a few rears aijo,

and settled near C'Olum})ns, a firnn-r. The hushand of the

dauirhter, ^Ir. "Wakefield, resides at Hatl)oroU£,di, in ^Tont-

gomery county, Pennsylvania, ami is the lil)rariai> of the

Union library. Thomas Hart received for his portion of the

ancestral estate that whi<di contained the old family mansion,

in which he lived and died. His life was devoted to farnn'ng.

At his death the farm was piirchasiM] hy his lirother John, and

at the hitter's death his children hon:;-ht it and re.-ided on it

several years. At the death of the mother, in the fall of

18')S, it was sold at puhlic sale and pas.«cd out of the family.

Down to tins time it had heen continuously owned hy the

Harts since 1()S2, wlien it was purchased of "William Pcnn.

The widow of Thomas Hart died the Kith of July, 18')3,

and was buried beside her husband in the Southampton

Baptist grave yard.

Ann Kli;'.a, eldest daughter of Josejdi Hart, was born

December the Sth, 171>7, and iiitri'man ied with David, S(^n

of Nathan and Elizabeth 3larple, the 2d of Decendter, 1817.

He is a native of ^lontiromerv countv, Penns\l\ania, but has

resided in hhu-ks many years. They liad eleven children,

Josei)h Hart, Alfred, Ann Eliza, Clarissa Hart, Mary Purdy,

Nathan, Sila-, William Warren, Caroline Virgini;u Sarah,

Ellen, and Eu^-ene A., several of whom have married and

some deceased. !Mr. 3I;ii-plewas a man of considerable

prominence in the county, in his day. In 1SI4 he joined a

voluJiteer comjiany that was raised at Hatborough and served

94 liisioia OF Tin: haut i'amilv.

tt tour of tliree inoiiths, as orderly sergeant. After his return

from camp lie tauglit school for a few years. He became

quite active among the military of J^ucks, and was col-

onel of a militia regiment. lie was also active in politics.

In 1837 the governor of Pennsylvania appointed him regis-

ter of Bucks countv, and he Avas afterward elected to the

same office under the new constitution, in which capacity

he served three years and ten months. During the adminis-

tration of President Polk he was chi(;f clerk to the surveyor

of the port of Philadelphia. He is a farmer by occupation,

and resides in Warminster township. He is a member of

the Ilatborough Baj)tist church. His sons, Joseph and

Silas, emigrated to Kansas in the spring of 1855, where

they located land near the town of Burlingame, and became

farmers. William Jamison and his wife, the eldest daughterof colonel Marple, followed them to Kansas in April, 18G0 ;

and his daughter Clara joined them in December, 1SG2. Onthe 1st of January, 1858, Silas married Mary ^lorrell, bywhom he had four children, two of them twins. Clara inter-

married with reverend Lewis W. Hover, the 3d of December,

18G4. They have since removed to western New York.

]Mr. Hover served sometime in the army as fii'st lieutenant

of the 12th Kansas regiment.

Few families in the country furnished more soldiers to the

Federal army during the late war than that of colonel Marple.

His five sons were in the military service, four of them com-

missioned officers. William Warren, the youngest, joined

the company of captain Davis in April, 1861, and served the

three months' campaign as corporal. He afterwaid raised a

company for the 104th Pennsylvania regiuicut, in which he

served as captain about 20 months, when he was appointed

lieutenant-colonel of the 2d South Carolina volunteers, a

necro rciiiment, afterward known as the 34th United States

colored, and in the spring of 18G5 he was appointed col-

onel on the resignation of colonel 3lontgouiery. After lie

IIISI'-UV nr Tin; IIAI;!' r\MII.V. 9,3

vn> iiuistorc'il out of fOi\ i<f tlic rrc.-iilent cnntrrrcd on liiin

the brevet of l»rii;:i<lier ireiier;il. Tie resides oii Port Royalishiml, S<»iitli CaroliiKi, ixwd is eiii:a;^aMl in the liunlier lousiness.

lie Wius married tlie 'JSth f>f .Tune, IS'K!, to ^Ii?.s iSiisan ^f.

Tracy, daughter of tlie hite reverend ( ). Ti"a<-v, of I'o.-^ton,

Ma,-,-aclm.-etts. In tlie tall ,-lie embarked on the steamer T.

1). Wagner, at New York, tor Charleston, to join her

liushand. 1'he vessel took tire at sea and was entirely

destroyed. The passengers barely escaped with their lives,

losing all their effects. Alfred, the seconil son, also com-

manded a eompanv in the iDtth I'enn.-vhania re-dment, in

whieh he served three years. J(X-eph, the eldest son, enlisted

in the 11th Kansas reginjcnt, the 14th of September, 18G2,

and partieij>ated in the battles of Prairie (irove and Cane

Hill. lie died near the latter [ilace, in Arkansas, the iSth

of Decembes, 1SG2. His younger brother, Silas, enlisted in

this regiment, at the ,-ame time. Ht- wa> promoted tir^t

lieutenant in the iM mounted int'antry of Kan-as, a negro

regiment; afterward changed to the«G.">th Uiiitnl States

colored, in h'ebruary, 1S(;4. He died on the stcandnjat J.

S. Prini:le, en nnite for New Orleans, the 27th of .Vuirnst,

18(54. Nathan, the third son, enlisted in the 128th Penn-

sylvania regiment, raised for nine months, the 8th of August,

18G2, and was mustered in on the 14th, as a sergeant. He%vas subse(|uently ajipointed ami commis>ioned a first lieu-

tenant. He was in the battles of Antietam and Chancellors-

ville, at the lattei* of which he was taken pri.-i>ner. He was

marched to Richmond and contined t'our day> in the Libby

prison, when he was paroled and >ent home. He was dis-

charged the I'Jth of 31ay, l8(J."'». \'irginia Caroline, the

vounirest dau«rhter of I)avi(| and Ann I^li/.a Mai-i'le, intermar-

ried with Charlo McNair, o\' Living>ton county, Xew York,

November 2.'5d, 181)."), and has one child.

Clarissa Maria, the youngest daughter of .Toseph and Ann

Hart, was born the ll'tli ot' December, 1S(I2. and intermarrit-d

$>G iiisn.iUY or xiir. hai:t tamilv.

\vitU Jo?0[>]i Ciirver, u taniior of Solc1)iUT, tlic SHtli of

Decomlx'i-, 18-JS. She died \hc 'H'Ah of A|u-il, ls;;i, witliout

issue. He died July 2iM, IS "),">.

Silas ILirt, fourth sou of .Toiiu aud Eleanor Hart, and

LrotluM- of colont4 Joseph Hart, was horn in AVariniiister

township, the 5th of .May, 17 IS. I know nothing of his

youth, but suppose he spent it at home on the farm, assisting

in its labors until he started in life for himself. In early

numhood he removed to Virginia and settled in Augusta

county, ]>ut I do not know the exact time. He went there

before 1749, for on the 2Gth of September of that year I find

that ho was married to Jane Eobertson, of that county. Hewas now 30 years old, and it is probable that he settled there

soon after he came of age. In 1778 .Vugusta county was

divided and Rockingham county set off from it, in which Mr.

Hart's residence was included. He was wholly engaged in

agricultural pursuits and took but little part in local politics.

He occupied a highly respectable position as a citizen, and was

a warm advocate of the cause of the American colonies during

the revolutionary struggle, but never entered into the military

service. He was appointed justice of the peace in Rocking-

ham county, in 1778, and being the senior magistrate on the

bench the governor commissione<l him sheriff. He declined

the honor at first, but the governor sent him the conmiission

accompanied by a letter, requasting him to assume the duties

Ions: enouii'h to oro;anize the court and get the business set in

motion. Once inducted into othce he most probably retained

it and enjoyed the honors and emoluments, Tn a letter

written to his brotlier, Joseph, under date of A[>ril IGth of

that year, he says : "If I can procure a de[»uty to my mind

perhaps I may keep it (the otlice) the usual time." There is

no douljt he kept it, for few people are disinterested enoughto relinquish, voluntarily, an othce of honor and profit, and

it was quite natural foi- Mr. Hart to reconsider his first

decision. The war did not reach the part of the State in

wliu'li lie livi'il, jiikI tliori-'foro lie felt none (A' tlic distress

iiitlii'te'l hy the c-<»ntfiiilini; armies.

^Ir. Hart (liril ill Rocl<iii;_'li:iiu <'iMinty. without cliildren,

the "JlMli ot" <)c!>i1mt. 1 7 '.*•'>. -Airnl >p\vuty-<*^\en year.s. Byliis will he <le\ i^i'd the principal part of his estate to the

Phila(h'l[ihia J>,ipti.-t associntioii, as a j'rosj'ertive t'liiiil tor tln>

"eiliiratioii of" youth wlio aj'pear promi-iii:^' tor the iiiiiii>try,

reservi?i:^ the pretereuco lor the de.-ceiK.^uits of his father's

family. In aiMition there were a few smalllejjracies.

Heleft £]')() to his hr<»ther (Oliver : his ifoM sleeve huttons and

shoe huekles to his ne['he\v .Tose^ih, and £li)() to his gran<l-

nephew, Willi,-^n« Hart. 'J1ie l>a[>ti>t i<>soeiation reeei%'ed

nothing from his he'inest, as it was not an ineorporate<l insti-

tution and eouM not take under the will. The ease was

carried up to the suproiue e(Mn"t of the United States and

deeided aiiainst them. Tlie executor to the will was the

defendant, and the case was coiulucted for the assoeiatiou bytlie honoral'le William \\'irt. The property was worth about

ten tluMisand dollars, and was divided among the heirs.

13

1>S ni8Tut:v (.)!•• Tin: n.vur famh^v.

C [lA VTF/ll I X.

:^i^)I'CRET[A, the second daiigjiter of Jolm ntu] Eleanor

^^ Hart, was born at Waniiinster, July 22d, 1720, and

(lied December 15th, 17G0, in the forty-first year of her age.

She was twice married. On the 15th of October, 1741, she

intermarried with William Gilbert, who lived either in Bucks

or the neiirhborin2; countv of ^Montj^omerv. I am not

informed of their place of residence after marria<re. By hira

she had three children, Seth, Silas, and Joseph, named after

lier three brothers. "William Gilbert died about 1750. She

did not long remain a widow, for on the 5th of ]March, 1752,

she was married to .John Thomas, a resident, I believe, of

^lontgomery county. By him she had four children, John,

Elizabeth, Isaac, and Eleanoi-, the youngest of wliom was

l)orn the 3d of I)eceml)er, 175'J. She had forty-six grand-

children, nearly all of whom were living at her death.

I have not been able to obtain nuich information of the

descendants of Lucretia Hart. Seth, her eldest son, married

EHzabeth Henrv, the 5th of Jamiarv, 17G7, and by her had

five children. The only knowlediie I have of him after his</ CD

inarria2;e is found in a letter written by his uncle Oliver to

his brother Joseph, dated Charleston, S. C, Jaimary 14th,

1779, in which he says: "Seth Gilbert and his family are

still in town, but in low circuui.-^taiices ; lijinself for the most

part aiHng." They were still in Charleston the following

msTouv or iiii: n.\i:r iamii.v. i)i)

DeceinKer, Imt aftt-r that pcn'cxl all trace oi' tliern i> lor-t. I

doiil>t wlit'tlier tlu-y ever retiininl iinrtli, aii<l their (k-scend-

ants pmlialily are to ])e fuuiul >catter»'<[ thrciutrliMut the south.

The other two suns hy her first hushaiKl, Sila-^ auil.J().-e[ih,

settled ill ^'ir:^'inia, in tlie iici^diliurhoud ot' I)iiintVies, \vhere

no douht their descendants are still livini;, Sila- married his

cousin Eli/.al>eth, daughter nf" his aunt PMith Hiuigh, on the

let of August, 1771. .7(jseph married P^u[ihemia. daughterof David and Mariraret Kees, <A' Hathorouirh, ^[<-)ntLromerv

county, Deeendter (ith, 1770, sister to the wife of his cousin,

John Hart. The-e two 1)rothers had thirteen chiMren.

William, the eldest son of Silas (Gilbert, married his cousin

Rachel Hart, ^fareh 24th, 17!H), and liad two children,

William and Silas. Tiie latter only lived to arrive at the

age of maidiood, who married and settle<l in I'hiladeliihia.

^ly knowledge of the descen<lants of Lucretia Hart, hy her

seeond hushand, extends only t<j her eldest son John Thomas

and his sister KIizal»eth. He settled in ^Maryland. It is not

known at what time he removed there, but nio.-t pmbablybefore he was married. The family record shows that on

the ^Ust of Uc''ober, 177('), he was marrie;! to Eleanor, dauich-

ter of Abraham and Eleanor .Tai-rct. They had thirteen

children, six sons and se\en daughters. He settled in the

neitrhborliood oi' l'>altimore and eniraLred in the millinLT busi-

ness, but beeonu'ng dissatisfied ami endiarrased on account of

the depression of the times, he soon relincpiished it. Hesold his mill, and whatever other real estate he owne'l, au<l

en<raired in the wholesale and retail mercantile and ireneral

trading business, in that part of Baltimiire known as Fell's

Point, becoming a partner in the firm of .Tohn (Jiveu and

company. He remove<l there the day befoie chri.>tmas, 177S.

In a lettei' writttm to his uncle .Foseph, on the ISth of .June,

1779, in which he speaks of the .-^ale of his jtroperty, he

reirrets havin^r sold his mill, and savs that since the sale four

times the sum he sold f>r " ha- been refused for it." ^Ir.

1432(>0

100 iiis'nrcv oi' Till: fiArri' F'AM(f.\.

Thomas WifS of ;t religions turn nf mind, and I ^adio'NC u;t> x

iiieniber of tlu' Htiptist ditin-li. In a lette?- to his cousin,

Jolin Hart, fivm Ualtiinoiv, wrkten tlie 13th of July, 1780,

he Avrites thus :—

" ]^ut relii;ion I ^vhat sliall \vc say of relii^iou ?—-that wliich

ouixht to be first and hist in all our tljoughts can scarcely be

admitted within our walls I Wlritlter sltall we go to search

out Christianity ? Shall we find it predoniinent in the armyor navy ? I fear not. Shall we find it in our trading towns

and cities of commerce sitting in ease and affluence, or amongthe busy multitude ? Fearful I am there is less of it amongthese latter than the foruK'r. AVhere then shall we go in

fjuest of it ? Or shall we stand and behold it afar ofi* wan-

dering about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute,

afflicted and tormented, and not have heart enough to follow

€m to espouse its cause or nuike it more honorable. Oh myimpenetnd)le heart I how long wilt thou stand unmoved in

that lukewarm state '? How hard is it for tlie almost christian

to enter the kingdont of heaven I ]\[ay the God of all our

mercies and o-race deliver me from mv niere hal)itual cliristi-

anity and inspire nie with religion evangelical!"

No doubt, Jolm Thomas ended liis days in ^laryland, and

that his descendants are living!: there. His sister Elizabeth

was living with him in 1780, at which time she was twenty-five veal's of aire, and sinirle. She afterward returned to

Pennsylvania, her home being, I believe, in Philadelphia

county. On the 11th of ]\Iarch, ISOl, she was married to

Arthur Watts, son of Stephen and Elizabeth Watts, of

Southampton. She was his second wife and had no issue.

He died October i)lli, ].S()1J. a<'ed uearlv seventv-six years.

He was a grandson of the reverend John Watts, mentioned ^Cin a [)revious chapter. Isaac died at the age of seven yearsAI liave no knowledii;e whatever of Eleanor, the voun£!;est child,

nor of the children of John Thomas or their descendants.

Oliver, the fifth son of Jolm and Susannah Hart, and<^

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HISTUi:V OF Tllf. 11 \f:T FAMIf.V. 101

C^rrinJson of .Ftilm Jlart, \\\u> came to Aincrit-a witli ^^'ilIiaIII

IViin, was Ixirn in A\'annin>tri-, tlie wtli <lav ..t" July, 17l'.'>,

He was a brntlicr <>t' tlio cidoiu'l Jo.-c'iiliHart ^vll.l was .so

proniiiieiit (luring the rt'vulutioiiary strugirlo. I ha\e not

been able to learn anytliini; ot" his youtli ami early eduratinn.

No donl)t his b«tyhuu«l wa> |pa~>e<l (»n the plantation, as was

the custom of the peri«)<l. JIc nnist have learne<l tlie trade

of a carpenter, and followed it some time, fir I find that

December .'Ust, 174S, "Oliver Hart, carpenter, of War-

minster, ai»»l Sarah his wife" gave a mortgage to liis i>rotlier

Joseph, on a tract offit'ty

at-res (»f land lie owned in \\'ar-

minster, "to secure the payment of one Inmdred pounds."This is the oidy mention 1 find i)f his liaving learned a trade.

At this time he was twenty-tive years of age, and one year

married, and no (h)ul>t sup[>orted his tamily by working at

carpentei"ing. At that |>enod there was (piite a celebrated

classical school in tlio old stone school house near the S »utli-

ampton Bapti.-t chui'ch. torn down some vears airo, ami which

was kept at one time, I believe, l>y the revereml b-^aac Eaton,

\. !M. Here the si>ns of many of the leadinij citizens of that

part of the count)'y were educated, and (>'iver Hart may have

received the major ]>art of his early edm-atiou there. About

the time he arri\ed at man's estate an<l his serious attention

was direeted to religious matters, Mr. Kat(Mi had charge of a

celebrated clas^i(•al academy, at Hi>[tewell, New Jersey.

Some of the admireis of 3[r. Hai't believe that he was edu-

cated at this in.-titution, and was the fellow student of Samuel

and David Jones, James ^[aiining, JJavid Thomas, Jolin

Gano and others, who afterwanl became distinguished

divines, but I can find no evidence to sustain this belief. I

am clearly of opinion that he was selt-educated, and was not

imlebted to the teachings of >fhools for the learning lie

possessed. His close ap[ilication to ^tudy, strong native

intellect, and unatiected piety, enabled him to reach his

distinguished ]>ositi(.inas a mini-ter of the go-[>el.

102 iiiSTuuv 01' Tin: iiAi;r i-amii.v.

lie was not intended, originally, for the ministry, bnt his

labors were dii'ected in that channel hy his conviction of duty."

lie was early taught to attend chuiTh, and accompanied his

father's tamih' to Southam[>ton. From his associations and

teachings it is not atall strange that he became a professingchristian and entered into the ministry. At the pei'iod of

which I write, Whitetield, the Tennants, Edwards and other

distinguished preachers were traversing the colonies and

stirring up the people to a sense of their lost condition. Mr.

Hart heard several of them, and acknowledges to have derived

great benefit, in particular, from the sermons of "Whitefield.

He was early impressed with a sense of the importance of

religion, and at eighteen years of age he was baptised and

received into the Southampton Baptist church, as we find

from the following entrv in the church book :

" Oliver Hart was baptised at Southampton, by Jenkins

Jones, April ye 3d, 1741."

No doubt, he turned his mind to the ministry, and beganto make preparations for it by study soon after he was

baptised. V\'e have no record that he entered any college or

seminary to fit himself for this important office, but read and

studied at home, and probably received instruction from his

pastor. At this time he must have been learning the carpen-

tering trade, and pursued his studies in the interval of labor.

From the time he became a member of church he was active

in all religious matters. In 174G he signed the petition to

the Pennepack church asking for a separate church organiza-

ton at Southam[)ton ;and his name is also signed to the

chuicli covenant. He at once became a leadin<i|; and useful

member in the new orgam'zation. Of the date of December

20th, 174(5, we find this entry in the old church book, "Isaac

Eaton and Oliver Hart were called bv the church to be on trial

for the work of the ministry : to exercise at the meetino:s of

preparations; or in private meetings thatnu'ght for that purposebe appointed." 3Ir, Hart preached in i)ul>lic, at Southamp-

HisTuKv or Tin: mai;t i-.\\[ir.v, lo:^,

tr.i., fi.r tlie tir-f tiino, on Simdav tlic '2\-\ nf l^'rhrunrv, 1748,

\vliilo the rov(Mvnil .f<>>lni;i I'otfs "liad tlif iiie;i>le.», find

jirrfoniii'd til ^atI-f;l(•till^l." ( )ii tlic Kith <it" Aju-il. flic samo

vrnr, tlio tlmrcli "L'!i\t-' a t'ull rail to ()livor Hart and Isaac

Kat<in, t')I'lcai'Ii in aiiv j-lmc wliri'c Pi-iividcncc ini::lit cast

their l<»tt>, oi* need rctjulri' 1." l\o was niarrird tlie 28tli of

Feltiiiai'v, 174S. to Sarah Hrcesc, dautrht<'r «>f Henry l^roeso,

of Iien>aleni ti>\vn>hi|>, hy the revermd Peter Peterson ^'an-

Ilorn. Slie was horn on tlie 7th of Dcceinher, 17l'!>.

Toward the close of 174!) the de.-tiny of Mr. Hart w.is

puddenlv clianired to a di.-tant iiart of the ciumtrv, whither

he was called to lahor in the canse of liis Divine ^Lister. .Vt

this time tliere was groat destitntio?i of P)a{)tist ministers in

the South. The tir.-^t ]5ai.ti>t church of Charleston, S. C,was in Munt of a jKi.-tor, not having liad a settled minister

among tliem for sr\ eral years. The last was the reverend Mr.

Sinmions, under whosei>ast'ir.-iii[>

the church lia 1 many trials.

It luul l)ecome so much reduced while he presided over it

tliat tliere remained hut two c()miifimicants, one man and one

woman. ^Vilen ^Ir. W'hitetield visited Charleston, atter ^[r.

Simmons' death, a great revi\al took place and one hundred

mend)ei's were added to the church. 3Ir. Chaider now

supplied them occasionally, l)ut hetween liim and the congre-

gation a serious difriculty h.id arisen. Si)me memhers of the

cduirch wrote to the reverend Jenkins .Tones, of Philadelphia,

in the fill ot" 174i),'* to know if there was any minister sound

in the faith" that might he prevailed upon tog.-»

there and

settle with them. The letter was received in Se[»temher,

during tin- >c->ioii of the I'aptist a>soeiation, and ^Ir. Jones

presented it to the mini.-ti'rs and messengers of the sevenil

<^hurclies in attendance. Aniouir others it wa^ laid hefore

^Ir. Hart, who was urged to res[)ond to the call, or at least

U) cro on a vi>it. '.riiis he consented to do if the church

would aiiree tv> it. The matter was brought up in church

meeting at Southampton the 14th of October, when consent

104 iiTSTORY or tin: iiAirr iWMii.v.

\v;is given, niul it was ui rani;iHl tliut lie sliould l)c ordained

oil the iSth instant. A special elinirh meeting was held on

that day tor the pui'pose, and the oet-a^ion was ko[>t hy tasting

nnd prayer. ^Ir. J tart was ordained tor the W(trk of the

irospel niinistrv hv praver and laviiiij: on of hand>, ])V the

reverends Joshua Potts, and IkMijainin MiUcr, ''from tho

Jersies," and Peter Peterson \'aiiIIorn, of I'ennepack.

3Ir. Hart set out from A\'arminster for Charleston, S. C,on the 18th of Xovend)er, 1741), bearing ^\itll him a letter

from the Sontluunpton <'hnreh, recoininending him to the

people he was about to visit. lie left his family at liis father's

house, where thev remained until the next summer when

they joined him, after he had received a call to preside over

tlie church. It would be interesting to know by what means

himself and family traveled to their new home at that early

day, and what incidents happened on the journey. But

among the few papers in tlie hands of the family there is not

a line to enlighten us on the subject. He arrived at Charles-

ton the 2d of December, the day 3Ir. Chanler was buried,

who for some time had l)een the only ordained Baptist

minister in that part of the country.

His first sermon, preaclunl soon after his arrival, must

have made a great impression u])on his audience. Mr.

Benedict in his history of the Bai)tists, sjiys of this event:

"So great was the satisfaction of the chui-eh on hearing him,

that he was immediately invited to take the p)astoral chargeof them, with which he was accordinglv invested the 16th of

February following." His coming was believed by many to

have been directed by a special Providence in their favor, so

opportune was his arrival. He entered at once uj)on tho

discharrce of his hioh callinj; in an extensive field of usefulness.

The writer above quoted says :'' His ardent pnety and active

philanthrojn', his discriminating mind and persuasive address,

raised him high in the esteem of the public, and gave him a

di>tiniruished claim to the afl'ections of his brethren.'"

iiisTonv OF Tin: hart famiit. 1(i,^

Tl\c earliest letter preserved, written after he had l)ecomc

settled at Chiirlestuwii, is dated the 10th of March, 17.37,

and addressed to his "Honored I'^ather," as follows:—'*

Ik'ing unwilling to lose any opj)ortunity, I embrace this

to let you know that thriuigh the toinler compassion of CJod,

I yet s\d)sist ami with niv faniilv in irood health, and still in

the enjoyment of numl)erless hle.-sings. All I want is a

thankful heart. I am still trying to lahor for God, a^ enalded,

hut tind I come short of that eiiLrairedncss which I could

desire. Souls are preciou>, otherwise tlic Lord would not

Lave done so much for their salvation as he has done. Andcan I trifle with them ? Cio<l forhid I I fain would he maile

instrumental in brinirin;; manv souls home to Jesus Christ.

I believe the Lord has owned my poor lal)ors while in Penn-

sylvania and .Jersev, I have received several letters iriving

me some encourairinir accounts of somethlni; beiuLT done bv

8uch an unworthy instrunuMit, while there: may all the

praise be to Him to wIkhu alone it is due. I have nothingextraordinarv to add : friends ,are <;enerallv well. The

weather has been veiw wet for some time past. I remain,

your son."'

(Signed) "O. Haut."

^Lr. Hart labored in the christian niiuistiy in Charleston

thirty years, and his etlVirts were crowneil with trreat success.

When he assumed charge the churcli was weak, distracted,

and ahnost without influence, but before he left it, it luid

become one of the largest, most wealthy and influential in

South Carolina. He pursued his path of usefulness in a

meek and unobtrusive way and became distinguished as a

preacher. In a few years he raid<ed as one of the most

famous I^aptist nn'ni>tci-s of that period. As an appreciation

of his christian cliaracter, abilities and uset'ulnes.s, the C(^llege

of Kh'de Lland, at their lirst ctimmencenu-nt, in 171)1), C(Ui-

ferrcd on him the di[>]oma df Ma-ter of -\rts. His preaching

attracted gi'cat attention, and he was receivi^l with approba-14

lOG IIISTOKY OF Tin: HAUT FAMILY.

tion 1»\ :ill ranks. Tlie rovei't'iul Di'. ^ruiily, in his discoui'sc on

tlic liistitrv of tlio I'nptlst cliiirch in ( 'liaclcstoii, niciitidiis tlio

following incident as :v v(M'_v pleasing e\ idenee of the esteem in

\vliieh he was held bv the citizens at large. Al)out 177U he

>vas robbed of £."'(>. ^^'luIl it became known in the town the

gentlemen of other societies made him a ]>resent of £7.'U),

M-hich they raised among theniselves, without tlic help of his

own conirregation.

^iv. Hart's influence as a (diristian minister was Avide-

spreud, aiul not sim[>ly confined to a faithful discharge of

his clerical duties in the clmrch. In 1751 he originated

the association of the ]?ai)tist churches in the soutli, and liis

name is sis-ned to the articles of union. The one first insti-

tnted took the name of "Charleston association," which was

formed by the union of four churches, and Mas organized

October 21st. At the meeting in 17o5, the association

authorized liim to procure a suitable person as missionary to

preach to the destitute settlements in vSouth Carolina and the

neighboring States, if money could be raised for his support.

In 1756 he visited Pennsylvania and New Jersey for this

purpose, and prevailed on the reverend John Gaiio to under-

take it. He was born at Hopewell, 2sew Jersey, July 20t]i,

1727, and was a man of distinguished piety, elocpience and

fortitude. He accom])anied }<lr. Hart south and entered

upon lu's new duties with great zeal. About the same time

Mr. Hart originated the Religious Society to assist destitute

vouns: men to obtain an education for the ministrv, and

he was one of the three trustees appointed to manage the

funds raised in Soutli Carolina. He was one of two ministers

appointed, in 177H, to draw up a system of discipline for the

Charleston association. In 17(52, mIicii there was a prospect

of unitinir all the Bai)tists in the State in one bodv, and the

"Separate Ba[>tists," as they were called, j>ru]M)unded several

queries to the Charleston association, ]\Lessrs. Hart and I'ugh

were selected to answer them. In 1774, when ^rcat interest

IIISTUKV 01' Tin: IIAIM lA.MlLV. 107

M';is ft'lt ill su.-taiiiiii;^ TJlioiU- I-laml college, Messrs. Hart

ami IV'lot \\i'rt';i[ip(iiiitc'<l

to luMrcss tlie l>aj>ti,-t associations

tlirougliout America, ami ask a contrihutioii (it" t"iiii<ls to

auirinciit the endowiiients ; ami lie was one of two selected

to receive the confriltution.->. A\'lien the celehrated ^Fr.

AMiitetield was in South Cai-olina, he 1>. ith preached in, and

worshipped at, Mr. ]Iart'> church.

Mr. Hart and tin' di,-tinguished Hr. Manninir, si> long

president of Khodc Island college, hecainc acquainted while

the latter was a student at Mr. Eaton's academy, at Hope-

well, New Jersey. The doctoi's liiogi'a[>her says that this

acquaintance•prove<l to him a source of ixreat pleasure and

profit." They maintained a corres[>oridence with each other

for nianv vears. In 17(i.'5^Ir. Hart was authorized to employ

an assistant, and he wrote ti5 I>r. Manning to accept the

situation. This was hef ire he had arrivt<l at such eminence,

or become connected with the eolleire. He de(dined the

offer. He ohtained the assistance of the reverend ^Ir.

Bedire<?ood, who had been converti?d under his i>reachin<;,

ami lia[)tised hy him. He Mas an Englishman, and Ijrought

up an ]-qu'scopalian, was a man of popular talent> and p'k'a-ing

address, and became (piite a distingui>heil divine. He tried to

supplant ^[r. Hart in his i)wn chui-ch and congregatitMi, l)ut

failed. He fell from <;race bv niarrvinu- a second time while

liis first wife was living, ^^'h!]e Mr. HaiT ['resided over this

church it <j;ave several vonni; men to the christian niinistrv,

some of whom became prominent. Besides ^Ir. P>edgegood,

just mentioned, he baptised an.d received into his church the

reverends Samuel Stillman and hMmuml Bott-ford, who

studied theologv under his instruction. The latter was

ordained by ^Icssrs. Hart and IVlot, ^larch 14th, 177l\ In

November, 177;'», Mr. Hart accompanie<l Mr. Telot into the

upper part of CJeorgia, m hither they went to constitute Baj[H.

tist churches.

Mr. lla-.'t's wife died the "JOth of October, 1772, leavingfour

108 HISTORY OF THK irAKT FAJIILY.

cliildren living. He remained single bnt eiglitccn inontTis ;

and on the Stli of April, 1774, lie "svas niarned to Mrs. AnneJMaria Grind );ill, of Charleston, a niend)er of an influential

fjimily of South Carolina. She was a daughter of William and

Sarah Sealy, of Eutaw, and the ^vidow of Charles Grindjall.

In Novend)er, 1773, 3Ir. Hart aecompanied the reverend

Mr. Pelot into the upper part of Georgia, to constitute a

Baptist chui'ch.

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CHAPTEIi X

"i^^lHE Itreakiiii: out vi' the Rcvolutiuii IVmiikI ^Iv. Ilart

$^;:i< laboring in his church ;but 'svhcn the tocsin of war was

sounded it tilled him with the same patriotic ardor that burned

in the bosom of the other members of his family. He at once

arraved himself on the side of his attiicted country, and ijave

all his influence to the cause. South Carolina soon called

liis services into recpn'sition. In the summer of 177.") the

provincial congress of that State desired 1,0 send a commission

into the western counties, "to explain to the people at large

the natm'e of the unhappy dispute between Cireat Britain and

the American colonies ;to endeavor to settle all political

disputes between the people ; to (piiet their minds and to

enforc-e the necessity of a general union in order to preserve

themselves and their children from slavery."' This importantand delicate dutv was entrusted to the Imnorable William

Dravton, aiul the reverends Oliver Hart and William Ten-

iiant. The commissions of ^lessrs. Drayton and Tennant

are dated July 2od, 177.5, and no doubt tliat of Mr. Hart

bore the same date, but I have not been able to tindit amongthe family papers. They started on their mission about the

1st of August, aiul returned the middle of September. I

have seen the diary of ^Ir. Tennant, which gives a minute

account of their journey. It was attended with great fatigue

ami much versonal dan^'cr. Tluv went to the extreme

110 iii^sTOKi' OF Tin: iiai:t family.

'western frontiers of the State, where nianv of the inliabitanta

"vvere nnic-li (h.-atrected toward tlie Ilevohition. ^Vfter their

return the provincial congress, in ackn<jwledgnient of their

patriotism and zeal in the public service, adopted the follow-

ing resolution, the 29th of November:—"On motion Resolved :

—That the thanks of the congressare due to the Reverend ^Ir. Tennent, and also to the Rev-

erend ^Ir. Oliver Hart, for the important public services bythem respectively rendered to this colony in their late progressinto the back country." A writer speaking of his services,

savs :" It was believed tliat the influence 3Ir. Plart exerted

on this occasion was the means of preventing blood-shed

wlien the tories first embodied." The same year he went to

the High Hills of Santee on a similar errand, where he rriet

a large number of dissenting ministers and others, called

together to consult on measm^es for the common welfare.

As the war progressed 3Ir. Hart ke})t up as frequent cor-

respondence as the means of comnumication would permit,with his brother Joseph in "Warminster. His letters which

are preserved breathe a lofty spirit of patriotisni, and are

filled with interesting incidents of the campaigns in the south.

The following, dated Charleston, S. C, July oth, 1778,

pictures what he considered the country would become whenit had achieved its independence. The language is that of a

sincere patriot, and the picture is not much, if any, over-

drawn. He savs :—

" With joy I look forward and contemplate the rising

glories of this continent ; its inhabitants nourished by the

most free, generous, and perfect form of government ever

modeled;and cherished by the best of rulers chosen by

ourselves, whose interest and inclination will conspire to

make the ruled hap[)y ; when Peace, like the swelling tide,

shall flow" over the mountains and cover the whole land ;

when religion, freed from its shackles; learning and virtue

encouraged and promoted shall spread far and wide;wisdom

Jl" «l„'. «l*M,""''

IIISTOKV or TKi: ITAKT FAMir-V. Ill

nnd knowledge >]i;ill iiici'en-o aiul every peasant shall be

qualitied for-a senator, Kv^tv man tlia'l fit down peacetully

iiiidt-r liis own vine and nndn- hi- own tig-tiee; and the

trade, favor, and protection of Anieric-a will l)C eourted byall nations undiM Ileavm. lliis is the prize tor wliieh we

are contending, and this is the legacy we mean to berjueatli

to our ])osteritv. In the eni'ovmcnt of whi<-h our chihlren's

childreK to the last stages of time will rise up and call us

blessed."

In February, 1780, when the Briti.-h army was about to

lav sietre to Charleston, the triends of Mi'. Hart advised him

to retire from the citv to avoid falliuLT into the hands of the

enemy. He had been too active a jiatriot to trust himself to

their tender mercies. He left home and went into the

country, probably into the uii[icr [>art of the 8tate, but I

iiave no knowledge where he took up his residence for the

time being. \\'heii the city ca[)itulated to the enemy,in ^fay foHowing, he returned to his birth-[>hice in ^^'ar-

minster, Pennsylvania. He left kis family at Charleston, as

most jirobably he had to leave in such ha>te that he had no

opportunity to take them with him. They afterward jtjined

him at Hoiiewell, where he was settled, but it is not known

at what time they arrived. C)n his way north he was joinedbv ^Ir. Bottsford, who iourneved with him as far as \'iririnia,

where he remained during the war. The British converted

the church building of Mr. Hart into a ?tore house t^r pro-

visions, and damaged it badly. When they evacuated the

city there was utithing left but the liare walls and the roof.

His loss was verv hea\\', mo.-t of his personal elfects tallinir

into the hands of the J^ritish, including many c>f his nu:>st

valuable books and ['apers. Am^ng tlie>e was a large volume

of poems, priiU'i[ially of hi- own compo.-ition. He received

a warm welcome from his munerous relatives aiul friends in

Bucks county. He never returned to Charleston; he had

left his plea-ant hoiiu' in tiie city bv the .-ea forevei".

112 HISTOPvY OF TIIK IIAKT FAMILY.

]Mr. Hurt reiiiainc'd in ^V;u•nlinstel until the tullcnvinj]'

December, ]>reiu'liiiig occasionally at Souiliamj'toii and eke-

where, Mheu he received a call from the ]5aptist church at

Hopewell, New Jersey. The termination of the war being

"uncertain, liis friends advised him to acce[)t the call, which

Jic did and innnediatelv removed thither and took charire of

the church. A\'hL'n the war was closed his old conii-reirtition

at Charleston advised him that it was his dutv to remain

where he was then settled, and requested him to send them

a minister who could till his place. At this time he was sixty

Tears of age, and probably he did not care to go so far a

second time from the home of his fathers. The question of

age no doubt had its due influence with his former congre-

gation, who wanted a young and active man to regather their

scattered flock. lie labored in his new fleld the remainder

of his life.

He took up his abode at Hopewell sometime in the fall or

beginning of winter. The following letter, written to his

brother at this period, under date of December 23d, 1780,

gives us some insight into his arrangements for housekeeping.He savs :

—"As there is no house or family near or convenient to the

meeting, in which I can be accommodated, I have determined

to go into the parsonage and keep house myself. The peopleundertake to furnish me with necessaries, and I am desirous

of procuring Nelly Thomas as my housekeeper. In this I

hope for your concurrence and assistance so far as to advise

Nelly to come. Should she refuse it will l)c to me a shock-

ing disappointment. I cannot see that her coming can be

any detriment either to Nellv or any body else.

"I have been so confident of succeedinii; as to encouraire

Stephen Barton and Xathan Stout, es(]rs. , two of our

deacons, to go over with a light wagon for Nelly, and with

tliem f:;oes ]\Iiss Rachel Stout, a mo.-t valuable vounji; ladv,

j)urely for company ti» Nelly. If, after all, the attcmjit

ins:n)KY or Tin; iiai;i iamii.v. 113

eliould fail of siicco-s, I slmnlil lianlly know liow to ]\o\(\ upxnv liead or look iiiv tVirinl- in the face; therefore imist ben

«rou to use A'oiir iiitliieiifr in \i\v fnor. ''

The Nelly 'Ihoirnu-i hoiv t^poken of was a nicee of Mr. Hart,

ilauf^hfei- of his sister [-.neretia hy her .second hu.-hand, John

Thomas. His wite ha 1 not yet joineil him. In the letter

aljove quoted he remarks:— "Should the eniMiiv eoiitinuo

any time in Ciiarlestot) I should he for scndiiiir f 'r mv wife

to come over, and it might he an inducement f »r her to comedid she know I had a home to bring her to. This is one of

the manv considerations that have induced me to go to

housekeeping."' Mrs. Hart no doubt joined liim the following

year. In a »ubse<pient letter to his brother, written in 1785,

he says tliat the people have exerted themselves to make him

comfortable. They engaged to allow him s200 in money

per annum besides the benefit of the parsonage, which they

promi.<ed to assist him to work. The church and congrega-

tion had just then added 'M acres to the parsonage, which he

thought would make it more profitable. He says: "With

tliese advantages I hope my living here will be tolerably

easy altho' not grand." The gootl t.)ld man did not lay claim

to the riches of this worM; there was laid up for him a store

in He<aven '.

At the close of the war the church at Charleston was

reorganized. At a meeting held .Vpril 14th, 17S;>, it w;\3

agreed to invite ^Lr. Hart to return, and the reverend Richard

Furman was requested to write the letter to him. He replied

under date of June 2()th, and decline<l the invitation, assign-

inir as reasons, "The Pr(»vidential direi-tiou he had received

to Hopewell, Xew Jersey ; the strength of mutual attacli-

nient ; the pleasing prospect of the church he then served ;

his own better health : and his o[>inion that a younger and

more active man was necessary for them.'' In the spring of

1784 tlie church renewed the invitation, mIucIi he again

declined with -ireat reluctance, after some delav. He recoui-

lo

114 HISTORY OF Tin: hart famiit.

niended them to invite ^fr. Furinan, proini;?ing that if he

dechnecl he ^vouhl come himself or send one better qualitied.

The liealtli of Mr. Hart had been failing some years before

liis death. For several months he considered liimself in a

dying condition. He was taken ^vith his last illness in

December, but was able to walk about Iiis room for some

davs. Before he was confined to his bed he called for his

will, which he gave to a friend, whom he requested to liave

Ins remains conveyed to Southampton, the faim'ly burying

ground. He suffered great agony. His struggle for brcUth

was so great that he ruptured a blood vessel His cough and

spitting of blood increased until December 31st, 1795, when

lie as (}uietly expired as though going to sleep, at the age of

72 veai's, 5 months and 2G days. His remains were taken

to Southampton, where a plain marble slab thus recoids liis

virtues:—" In this grave is deposited all that was mortal of that

pious christian and eminent servant Reverend Oliver Hart,

A. 3L, Pastor of the Baptist church in Hopewell, New

Jersey, who exchanged this world for abetter December 31st,

1795, in the seventy-third year of his age."

The death of ^Ir. Hart caused quite a sensation in the

religious world, and many eulogies were passed upon his

eminent virtues and abilities. A leading Philadelphia news-

paper spoke of him as follows :

" His character is too well

known to stand in need of description. Tlie endowments of

his mind ; his early and unaffected piety ; his abilities as a

Theologian and ^[inister of the Sanctuary; the regularity of his

whole life ;his domestic virtues and universal philanthropy,

would afford ample foundation for a newspaper enlogium.

"He bore a long and tedious confinement with exemplary

patience, becoming resignation, and to the last was strong in

faith, giving glory to (Jod.

" 'Mark the perfect man and behold the upright, fur the

end of that man is ])cace."'

iiisToiJY uF TiiK HAirr r.vMir.v. 115

Anioni^ tlie fiiru'ral tlisoourses ])r<>tioun('e<l on tlie occasion

of lu's (Iratli, by cuiiiicnt (.liviiios, wxs one «loli\t>ro<l by Dr.

Furmaii, at Charleston, Fobniary 7tli, 17!>(i, which was

publi-lu'cl ; luul another by Dr. Wilh'ani Rogers, professor of

Knghsh and I>elle Letters ii) the nniversity of Pennsylvania,delivered at lliipewell, April 10th, 17!)(], which was also pub-lished by particular retpiest. The text was :

" Know ye not

that there is a great man fallen in Israel." 2d Samuel, 3d

chapter, and part of the 3Sth verse. The widow and youngestchild were present at this discourse. Dr. Rogers preachedthe substance of the same sermon at Southampton, on the

10th of .Tanuarv, the Sundav after the interment.

Mr. Hart was something of an author, but few of his ]>ro-

ductions are extant. The ordy ones which have come into

mj hands arc two sermons, one entitled " The (lospel church

jmrtrayed and her orderly service pointed out," delivered at

Philadelphia, at the opening of the I'aptist association,

October 4th, ITDI ; the other entitleil," An Inunble attempt

to repair the christian temple," a sermon delivered in Phila-

delphia, October l*2th, 17S3, also at the opening of the

association. He delivered a sernn^n on Thanksgiving Day,

Noveml>er 2Gth, 17i^9, in Philadelphia, which was published

in that city in 17tn. Several others of his productions have

appeared in print, viz:—"Dancing Exploded ;" "A funeral

discourse on the death of the reverend "William Tennant ;"

*' A Circular Letter on Christ's mediatorial character," and

''American Remembrancer." At his death he left in manu-

script many valuable discourses delivered on public and

common occasions. In a letter to his brother .Toseph, dated

September lOth, 177S, lie mentions that he sends him two

publications, the first he had made. Their title is not given,

but as he says that "one copy of Dancing Exploded is for

sister Edith," that was probably one of them. He wrote

considerable devotional poetry, but I have only been al»lo

to rracc the following,' \erses a- being the i>ro<bicti<.inof hi>

IIG IirSTOIiY OF TIIK lIAUr VASllLY.

pen. Tlicy were written at a season of great trial, ?nd wore

published after bis death :—

"Foreboding thoughts and gloomy fears

Crowd thick into my breast;

Perplexing doubts and anxious cares

Forbid my soul to rest.

Happy ye Saints, above the skies,

Beyond the reach of woe;

Dear Lord, command my soul to rise,

With joyful haste I'll go. . . ...The world in safckcloth and distress,

- I'd leave beneath my feet;

*

And mounting in a heavenly' tkess,

I would my Saviour meet."

lie was a friend to schools and learning, and gave the

tveio-bt of bis bio-b character to advance the cause of virtue

and religion. The reverend doctor Fnrman, his successor at

Charleston, and doctor Rogers, in their funeral discourses,

paid a high tribute to bis character as a man, a christian and

a patriot. Dr. Furnian says: "As a christian and divine^

his character was most conspicuous ; no person who heard

his pious, expen'inental discourses, or his affectionate, fervent

addresses to God in prayer ;who beheld the zeal and con-

Btancy he manifested in the pid>lic exercises of religion, or

the disinterestedness, luui>ility, benevolence, charity, devo-

tion, and equanimity of tempef he discovered on all occasions'

in the private walks of lite, could for a moment doubt of his^

being not only indf/, but einlnently religious. He possessedin a large measure the nioral and social virtues, and had a-

mind formed for friendship."

James Hardie, in bis Biographical Dictionary pays the:

following tribute to the memory of ]Mr. Ifart. He says;"Mr. Hart was blessed with such strons; natural ah'dities as-

to lav a foundation for those frrateful services, which from

bis youth to a good old age he rendere(l to both cburcb and-

ifibTonv OF [in: haut rAMir-v. 1 1 7

State. Ilis iiiKifj^iiiMtioii wMslivi-ly Mini liis jmlirincnf tiriii;

heiK'C thouirli he never enioved tlie advaiitacrcs re>ultin£r troiii

a regular [iri><;re>s tlir<iu:,'li any puKlic schonl or university;

yet such were the improveinents of hi-; riun<l hy self-applica-

tion, close rcadinir^ ainl haliitual i-etlection that few nien more

richly deserve"! tln^se honors which, hy oui" tir.-t seminaries

of learning, have heen in many instances too uncautiously

bestowed. The college of Khodo Island, however, was not

wh(dlv inattentive to his worth, tor in the vcar 17()I) that

institution forwarded him a diploma constituting him ilit-^er

of Arts. lie scarcely left an c«]ual in the religious society to

whi(di he belonged."The reverend John P»lake, in his "Universal Biographical

Dictionary'' also pays a titting tribute to the memory of this

excellent, man. He says: "Mr. Hart w;is a self-educated man;his countenance was open and mardy ; his voice w;vs clear,

harmonious and comnianding: his mental powers were strong,

being enrichetl with a fund of useful, classical, scientific and

theoloirical knowlcdifc; and his ta»tes were eleirant and

refined. He wrote nuu'h devotional poetry. But his merits

were most evident ;vs a chi'istian and a pastor; he walked

with God : the do<'trines of free and ethcacions irrace were

precious to him; his desire fir usefulne^ss was ai'dent and

incessant."

The widow of Oliver Hait remainevl at Hopewell until

late in the spring of 170(5, when, with her young son, she

returned to her own family in South Carolimu There she

pjissed the remainder of her days. She die<l the 5th of

October, 181."V in the 7.'5d year of her age, and her remain*

were interred in the \\'il>on burial ground on WadmalawIhland.

Oliver Hart \\a- the lather of ten children, eight by his

first, and two by his second wife. Their names were Seth,

Eleanor, Hannah, C>li\t.r, .Tohn, Joseph, ^Iavv Baker, Sarah,

Silas and \Villiam Roixcrs. The elde-t \\as born November

118 lILSTOliV OF Tin: llAliT FAMIfA".

18tli, 1748, luul the youngest December 13tli, 1784, thirty-six

years afterward. lUit four were hving at his death, OHver,

John, ]\rary ]>aker, and Williani Ilogers. Of those deceased

all died in iufancy except Eleanor, who Hved to the age of 32

years. She was the ehlest daugliter and next to eldest chikl,

and the tirst married. On the Gtli of ]\Iarch, 1770, she was

united to colonel Thomas Screven, a widower of Charleston,

South Carolina, a member of one of the hest families in the

State, and brother of the general Screven who was killed bythe British and tories during the revolutionary struggle. Hewas bom the 24th of June, 1741. She was his third wife

and he but twenty-nine years of age at the time of the mar-

riage. After her dea':h, in 1782, he married a fourth time,

and died the 4th of i\Iay, 1804. He was a member of the

Charleston Baptist church, and many years a deacon.

The Screvens were an English family. The first progenitor

of the name, the reverend William Screven, was born in

England about 1G29. He emigrated to America and settled

at Boston in 1G81, where he was a member of the Baptist

church. In 1682 he began to preach, and the same year he

became pastor of a church at Piscataway, !Maine. He was

so much persecuted on account of his religious belief, that he

was obliged to leave; and between 1682 and 1690, in com-

pany with several other Ba[)tists, he removed to Charleston,

South Carolina. They established the first Baptist church

in that citv, the same over which the reverend Oliver Hart

afterward presided. Thence he removed to Georgetown,South Carolina, where he died in 1713. From him in regidar

descent came James Screven, born in 170G. In 1737 he

intermarried with Mary, daughter of the landgrave, Thomas

Smith, of South Carolina, and both died in 1758. Their

Bon, Thomas Screven, was the husband of Eleanor Hart.

The Screven family, it is said, intermarried with the descend-

ants of the counts of St. .luh'en, who emigrated to Carolina

IIISTOKY OF Tin: HART FAMir.Y. 119

(luring the rciij;n f)f Louis XW. 'J'liey cluiin (k'srciit from

tlie family of Lord 'riionui.-^ Croimvell.

The Smiths are Hinoii'' the m«)st tlistiii;;ui.-he(l ami wcalthv

people of South Carolina. The tirst progenitor of the familyin America, landirrave 'Jliomas Smith, was born at P^xeter,

England, in 1(148. lie wa- compelled to leave P^ngland on

the restoration of Charlo II., because of the part he took in

the Revolution, and in \(u2 lie emigrated to South Carolina,

Bceompanieil by his brother dames. lie settled near Charles-

ton, ^vhile hir? brother removed to ]>o,-t(»n. Tlie wife of

John Adams, second President of the Uniteil States, was a

descendant of James Smith. Tlie wife of the landgrave was

a German baroness, a beautiful young widow. On the l."Uh

of ^lav, 1G91, he was created landirrave bv the Enirlish

government, with a grant of 48,000 acres of land. Li 10i)3

he was commissioned governor of the province, which he

held until his death in 1(J84. I lis son Thomas intermarried

witli Sarah, daughter of colonel Joseph l^hike, second son of

the great English admiral of that name. lie lefr a numerous

progeny.Thomas and Eleanor Screven had seven children, four sons

and three daughters, Sarah, ^lartha, Thomas who died the

day of his birth, James, ()liver, and P^leanor, all born in nine

years. Four of the children died in infancy, and the rest

married, ilartha, the eldest daughter of Thomas atul Eleanor

Screven, intermarried with Hcnjamin l^onneau, of Sjuth

Carolina, about ITUo, and had one daughter, Elizabeth

Vanderhorst, born in Charleston, ^May 31st, 1798. On the

2oth of May, 1820, she was nuuried to Samuel, son of John

and EHzabeth Murray, of Santee, South Carolina, and had

issue eleven children, Jolm, ^\'il!iam Bonneau, Elizabeth

Nelson, Martha Sc-re\en and l'>!lcn Cox, t%vins, Edward Lang,Ellen Cox 2d, Kcnjamin Calhoun, Mary Cornelia, Elizabeth

Nelson 2d, and (leorge fiercer, of which three are deceased,

Ellen, Elizabeth, and I'cnjamiu, and six marrit-d. .John,

120'

niSTOUY OF Tin: haut family.

tlie eldest son, intcnnarriod with !M;irv, vouiiircst duutrliter of

colonel J: S. Spanii, the L'Uh of I)e{'end)er, 1848, by whomhe hud live children, Isabella Norella, Ellen llaJisom, John

Jr., Ransom, and Sarah. Tiie second daughter is deceased.

William ]3onneaii, the sect^ud son, married Caroline ]\Iiddle-

ton, eldest dauiihter of colonel Robert H. Goodwvn, of

Colund)i;i, South Carolina, October 27th, 1840, and had

issue, Elizabeth Vanderhorst, Charlotte Thompson, William

Bonneau Jr., Samuel J., Eli;ial,>eth Vanderhorst 2d, Caro-

line ]Middleton, Emma Bradly, James Nelson 2d. Elizabeth,

James, Emily, and Sarah are deceased. ]\Iartha Screven,

the second daughter of Samuel J. and Elizabeth ^lurray,

intermarried with doctor Mathew S. ]\Ioore, the 4tli of May,1848, and had issue—ilathew Singleton, Elizabeth Boimeau,

John Isham, Sarah Richardson, Arthur Rose, Samuel Mur-

ray, ^lartha and Screven, twins, Mary Cornelia, Burchell

Richardson, and ^lacDonald. Ellen Cox 2d, the iit'th dauofh-

ter, married Isaac S. K. Bennett, and had issue live children,

Samuel 3Iurray, Henry, Isaac S. K. J., J. C. Faber, and

William Bonneau. Elizabeth Xelson 2d, the youngest

daughter, intermarried with S. J. Bradley, and had four

children, John, Gordon M., i\Iary ^Murray, and Samuel, all

of whom are living. The youngest child, George Mercer,

married Martha Pinckney, and had one child, Plopson, nowdeceased. Samuel J. ]\Iurray was born June 22d, 1794, and

died July 1st, 1850. The family seat of the Murrays is at

Sumter, South Carolina. On the maternal side, the ^Murravs

are descended from landgrave Thomas Smith, and the rev-

erend William Screven, the first baptist minister who settled

in South Carolina.

liiKTOKV (,)r TJii; jj.\j;t tamiix 121

ClIA I'TKR X r,

'itifj>i(H<3]\IAS, the eldest sou of Tliomas aiul Eleanor Screven,

U^::^ and grandson of the reverend ( >liver Hart, was horn

Augnst IGth, 1774, and died the 12th of June, 1838. The31st of December, 1S03, he intermarried with ^Tary Ann,

danghter of .Vrcliie an<l 3Iary .Vnn Smitli, of Charleston, bywhom he had three slaughters, ^lary Ann, ^lartha, and

Margaret, from whom have descended a nnmerous posterity.

The eldest dauirhter of Tliomas and Marv Ann Screven

intermarried with Dr. George 1*. Frierson, son of John and

Eliza Frierson, of St. John's JJerkley, Charleston district,

October 20th, 1S.'5(). Dr. I'rierson removed t*,) Alabama and

thence Louisiana, where 1..: now resides, in De Soto parish,

on the bank of the lied river, cniraLred in ])lantinir. Bv him

she had seven children, four of whom are living, William,

George Archer, St. Julieii, and ^Mary Eleanor. On the

death of his tir>t Mife, November 19th, 1844, he married her

sister ^Martha, November 2.')th, 184G, by whom he had eight

chiUlren, four of them li\iiig. l"'om- of the sons of Dr.

Frierson were in the confetlerate army. Archer was wounded

at Sharpsburg ;"NVitten killed at Chancellorsville, and St.

Jidien wounded at ^lanassas. The fourth son, Screven, was

a snro-eon. "\\'itten was educated at Princettin college. 1

1()

122 iiisTonv 01' TiiK iiAirr FAMir.v.

made liis acquaintance tlie last year he was in college, and

tuuiul him to lie a nohle young man. The phliitation of Dr.

Frier^un lay in the route ot" Uanks' army u[> the Ked river,

and he s^utlered great loss tVnm the (le[iredutions of the

trooi's.

The vounirest dauiihter of Tluimas ami ^larv Ann Screven

intermarried Avith Dr. ]''ran(is A. Lee, of Dahas county,

Alahanui, }.[av l."tth, IS.'U). He is son of I'aul and Jane E.

Lee, of Charleston, South Carolina. She had eight children,

of "vvhom seven are liviuir, viz : Thomas Screven, Trin<i;illa

Althia, jMartha Eleanor, Julia Enima, Francis Audibon,

Burwell Boyken, and Wm. Henry. One child is married,

the eldest daughter, Tringilla, wlio was united to Julius

Amelias Smith, of Charleston, the 2i)th of June, 1859, and

has issue three children. "When the war broke out Dr. Lee

had but one son, Thomas, old enough to enter the military

service. He volunteered in April, 18G1, joinmg the first

company of cavalry raised in Alabama. He was engaged in

nearly all the leading hattles, ftom fort Pickois to ^Marietta,

Georgia. He was captured at the latter place, while on

picket, July 4th, 1864, and confined at camp Douglas until

the close of the war. ]\Ir. Smith the son-in-law of Dr. Lee

also served throuirh the war, as an artillerist. !Marv, the

wife of Thomas Screven, died October 2i)th, 1819.

Eleanor, the yomigest daught^-r of Thomas and Eleanor

Screven, intermarried with John, son of John and Siisaima

Cox, December 22d, 1800. He was born in 17G9. His

father emigrated from Surry, England, about 1750, and

Fettled at Albany, New York, where he married a daughterof John Johnson, the ancestor of judge William Johnson,

late of the United States suj)reme court. Jolin Cox, senior,

was killed bv beiui-- thi-own from his carriaire in Albanv,

about 1770. His widow soon afterward removed to Charles-

ton, South Carolina, Mhere she died in 180.'j, leaving five

children. Tlu^ youngest son, as well as the vouni>;(>st child

iiKsTOKV OF Tin; iiAKi r.wiii.v, 1_';}

of tliesepai'ti(\^,

inarrioil Kloaiior Si-rcvtMi, t1i(' i^r:iii(lil:uiu;liter

of Oliver Hart. Tliov liatl oiirlit cliIMrcii, ti\c sons ainl

three dani^lit^-rs, Jo>«'jili I fart, '^riidiiias S., .Inlni Joliii^on,

Eleanor Susan, .Ti>lin \\'a>liin:/tc>n, Marv Aniareiitlia, Sarah

Klizalieth, and Iu>lK'rt. Six are «h;cea>e<l, of wliieh five (h'ed

without issue. The eldest son, .Tose[>li, Ii<.rn ()ct(.lM'r iSth,

18U1, (lie(l in Aberdeen, ]\Ii>sis.-i|)j.i,Januarv ITtli, lS.">f).

He married ^Fargaret L., dauuditer <if Isaae Le Xoir, of S >uth

Carolina, Oetol)er Kith, iS.'lt, and ha<l seven children, MaryAmelia, Thomas S., Isaae Le Xoir, Sarah Sereven, Eleanor

Screven, Sarah Screven the '2A, and Addia Ainarentha.

Three died in Infancy, three are .>inLr]e and i>idy one is mar-

ried. P>!ean<»r, the third dauirhter, horn in IS^J, married

Augustus J. PiuTi', of NewPjern, North (.'arnlina. and ha?

two children, Augustus and Eleanor. I'hey reside in Hale

county, Alal>anui. Thomas, the eUle-t sr.n, is living in

AVashiuirton countv. In that State, unmarried.

Eleanor Su^;^•l, the eldest daughter of John and Eleanor

Cox, born Oetoher 17th, ISdS. intermarried with l>r. ^^'illia^l

Luyten :\IcCa:v, the J4th of.Iamiary, 1 S.",(\ Ho was horn at

Camden, Soutli Carolina, August Stlu ISOO, studied medi-

cine, and in 1S22 graduated at the univer>Ity of Pennsylvania.

He emiirrated to MareuLTO count\-. Alabama where he resldeil

until his death, 'May 20th, IS,")."). The McCaa funily is of

Si'oteh descent and came orlirlnallv from the Hiirhlan<ls of

Scotland. The name is pure Gaelic, and signifies "the

children of the crow." It is said that the ancestor of ^Vil-

liam Euyten f )ll<jwed the baimer of the unf )rtnnate prince

Charles to Cullodin in 174'), under I. iclilel of Cameron. His

name was John. He afterward settled In l)mnfries, where

lie probably died. His three s.uis emigrated to .Vmeriea

al)out the close of the revcihitionary war. .Tohn, from whomour branch of the fimily I> dcsi-ended, settled near Camden,

South Carolina whi're he marrle 1 Louisa ()"Kain. He was

an active, enterprising bu-inc>< m\n, a m.Mvhant, planter,

ll>4 1II8TOUV 01' Tin: IIAKT FAMILY.

and null owner, and amassed groat wealtli. Ho was jl

Federiilist in politics, and licld otKce nndor John A<htns.

He lost hoavily Ity a tire and afterward by the Embargo-.

\ViIliain T.nvten .McCaa and Eleanor Cox luul tbnr c'liildren.

The eldest, Engeno, Mas Ixtrn Xoveinlier .'50tli, 1830. He

grudnated at the South Carolina college in IS.jl, afterward

stndied law and was admitted to the bar ; and is now in

practice at Deniopolis, Alabama, The other three children

ai-'e Mary Louisa, Amelia, and Bona, all unnuirried. 3Iary,

the second daughter of John and Eleanor Cox, intermarried

with Dr. James R. Jones, of ]\Iarengo county, and has issue

four children, PLlizabelh Fiimey, Roberta Daisy, and James

Robert. John Cox died in Charleston, in 1829, and his

widow in ]Marengo county, Alabama, February 17th, 1845.

The coat of arms of the Cox family was a Pheasant on a field

azure. The mend)ers of this branch of the descendants of

Oliver Hart ha\'e never held office, nor meddled in public

inattei's, but from generation to generation been quiet

southern planters, neither buying nor selling slaves, but

from father to son inheriting ample estates and good social

position. They suffered greatly by the war.

Oliver, the fourth child and eldest son of the reverend

Oliver and Sarah Hart, was l)orn at Charleston, the 7th of

November, 1754. I have not been able to learn anytliing of

his youth, and but little of his manhood. He studied medi-

cine and settled in practice in Charleston. He was asurgeori

in the revolutionary army, but it is not known how long he

remained in service. On the 19th of November, 1778, he

intermarried with Sarah Brockenton, of Charleston. In a

letter written by his father to his brother Joseph, of War-

minster, in the [)revious January, in speaking of her who is

soon to become a daughter-in-law, he says:" She is a poor

girl, but of a virtuous character, who I may hope will make

him a good wife. Her parents have been dead many years."

They had six children, Sarah, Thomas Washington,. Eleanor,

1IKST0I:\ OF Tfli: HACT FAMILY. 125

^I;irv, Oliver, iuul Jnlin, 'I'li()nia>, Arai'v, aii<l .Tnlm died in

iiifuiicv, and Saiali died vduiii: and iinniairied, wliile Eleanor

and Oliver married and let'*^ i>sue. Oliver Hart, tlic father,

die<l in September or October, 17!H>, and bis widow about

the year 1800. His two sur\Ivinir cliildren emiijrated to

Kentuekv with tlie tarnilv of their uncle lieniamiu ^lerrell,

who manned Mary, the youngest sister of their father. They

became members of liis faniilv, by whom thev were adopted,

and remained in it until tlu^y t^ettled in life. The daughter,

Eleanor, nuirried three times. Her first husband was a Mr.

Stout, a merchant, the sec()n«l, Mr. Harris, a planter, and the

third, a Thomas Ikmnett, likewise a planter. She left two

Bons, a Stout and a Harris, but had no children by her third

husband. The s<:>n, Oliver, also married and hail cliildren,

but I have not been able to learn anythini; of them except

that one of his sons, Oliver, removed to Xashville, Tenne.-see,

where he settled, married and died, leaving a large and

respectable family.

John, the second son ai\d tifrh ('hild of Oliver and Sarah

Hart, was born at Charleston, the (>th of March, 17.jS. I

have no record of him until he arri\ed at tit'teen years of age.

In 1773 he was entered a fre^hinan at Khod.e Island eolletre,

then under the maiuigement of the distinguished doctor.

^Manning, his father's friend. From the little we kn(>w of

him John was a wild \-outh in his college davs, and gjive sore

displeasure to his father. Under date of November 5th,

1773, ^Ir. Hart writes to Dr. ^^[auning in the following strain

about Ills son :—

"I am sorry John has so conducted so as to ijive you so

much trouble, and to forfeit the place he had under the

maiuigement of ^frs. ]\[amnng. Had 1 been apprised of his

unworthy comhict sooner, perhaps I should liave remanded

liim back to Carolina, for I am not in such affluent circum-

Btances as to throw away money in the education of one who

has no yiew to his own ailvantaie. I thank y(^u, however.

12G iiibTOKV or THE iiaut family.

for all the ]t:uiis vou have taken Avltli him, and that vou have

made trial of the discipline of the rod. I should he sorry he

ehuuld return a ^vorthless blockhead.'' He also mentions

that John had written to him hut once in twelve months, and

nr<]^es l)r. Planning to pi-e\ail on him to M-rite. His father

had sharjily rcj>roved him for his neglect, over and over

again. It is to he hoped the application of the rod had a

salutary effect on the wild youth. John was probably under

the care of Dr. Planning before he entered college, and most

likely he was fitted by him to enter that institution.

The American Revolution broke out when John Hart was

in the midst of his college career. Being an enthusiastic

patriot he took up arms to defend the colonies. He foughtat Bunker Hill as a private, and no doubt was a member of

a company of students that marched to the defence of Boston.

Some delay only prevented him taking part in the battle of

Lexington. He graduated in 1777, at the age of nineteen, and

returned to South Carolina. The Revolution was now uiu.ler

fiill headwav, and he immediatelv re-entered the service, and

was commissioned a lieutenant in the 7th South Carolina

continental regiment. His father under date of January,

1778, writes thus to his brother Joseph of Warminster:

"John is still in the army, and seems to long for an oppor-

tunity of improving his valor. I doubt not his courage, but

wish he may have equal conduct, and not be too rash."

He rose to the rank of ca[)tain. He was taken prisoner bythe British at the capture of Sa\annah, in June, 1778, and

sent to New York, where he endured jirreat sufferinj;. Hewas liberated on his parole and returned to Charleston, but

soon afterward resigned his commission. While at college ho

had studied medicine ; but as he never finished the course nor

took his degree he relinquished the profession and establisiied

himself in trade at Charleston, where he continued to reside

several years. The 17th of June, 1784, Mr. Hart married

]\Iarv, the second danirhter of ircncral James Screven, of

nisT<»i:v (»!• Till: iiAi;T iwMir.v. 127

Soiitli C';iruliri:i. He m;i> a proiniiicnf a"-ti>r in tlie south

during' our rinolntiniiary (»ti-iii:;_'lf, ami ^ai-rlticod liotli life

aiul lortuno f.) the cau^t". ^V!lilt• in ]>ur~iiir ..t" the Britisli

niid torios lie r-auu' ^'Ul^l(Ml1\ ujinii tln'm in the swamp, near

!Me<l\vay cluirrli, IJlicrty coimfy, (Jcur^'i-i. ()m' <»f his aides

iiiranfidii-ly exclaimed, "here they are, (Je.'ieral," when the

latter t'ell murtally wouiided, with eleven bullets in his bodv.

lie wa- carried fo the cliurrli. but afterward to the house of

colonel P^lliott, where he wa- left under the prt^teetion of a

white fla^ and a small guard, in a dying ci^nditiijn. Theeneniv tired the house over his head, and while he was being:

carried out he expired on the ste[»s. He was ])in-ie<l in the

Medway cemetery, and tradition reports that the palingarouml his grave \va- painted black ami ti[)[)ed with red to

indicate his l)li>o(lv death. CoiiLrrcss voted a monument to

liis memory, but the appropriation was never made to build

it. The wife of John Hart was a niece of Thomas Screven,

the husband of his sister KleaTior.

^Tr. Hart continued to reside in* Charleston after hi,^ mar-

riage. His tir>t business viMiture after that e\"ent was the

establishing a store at Monk's corner, whit-h was not suc-

cessful. He afterward taught school for a time. He wa,s

then elected sheriff i:>f Charleston district, a lucrative othce ;

but betbre his term ha<l expii'eil he removed to Columbia and

discharged the duties by deputies. On the expiration of his

otiice, about the close of the century, he rem(>ved to I^^xing-

tun district, where he erected mills : thence to (Iraid)y,

where he passed the remainder of his lite, ^\'hile there he

tilled variou-; public otHces, such as clerk of th(> court, ordin-

ary, judge of the inferior court, vV'c., t.V:c. He became a

professor of religion in early lite, and himself and wife were

members of the Ba[>tist church. In 17S4, and for some

years afterward, he wiU'^ one (»f the tru.-tees of the Charleston

Ba]ttist church of which lii> father was formerly pastor; and

in ITS!) and 17i><» he wa<mainl\' in^tiMunental in i-.aisimr means

1"28 iirsToUY OF TiTi: iiAiiT r.uirLY.

to pjiy oft" the debt on the chuicli. He was u member of tho

society of the Cineimiati. He died at CJranbv, 8oiitli Carolina,

^lareh 17th, 1814, and lii.s remains were interred in the

Baptist grave yard at that place. In December, 1815, his

widow and children removed to Sunbury, Liberty comity,

Georgia, where she died December 27th, 1845. Late in life

slie received a pension from the government for the revolu-

tionary services of her huskind.

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"'^(:^f(">IIXHart w.is tlio fiitlier <»f nine diildren, .^i.K son.'?

>^^ and three daughters, Oliver James, Esther ^lary,

!Martlia L., John Screven, Charles Thomas, Henry William,

Elizabeth Screven, Odingsell ^V., and Smith Screvun. The

tirst and fourth chiM died in int'anev ; the second at the aire

of seventeen years : while the others grow u[> to man and

womanliootl and married. Six were living at the death of

the father. Of these, .Marflia L., tjie eldest, horn July lOth,

1790, intermarried with John ('., son of ;-aptain John Bell,

of Granby, December ."U^t, ISIS. She lived less tiian a year

at^er her marriage, and died Xovember l-3th, 1819, without

issue. Her husl>and survived until 1S').">. Charles Thomas,

the fifth child, and elde.-«t son, was born at Charleston,

Septejnber 2Gth, 1794. lie intermarried with Ann Cath-

arine, daughter of the reverend Jacob Durdiam, of Liberty

county, Georgia, the 4th of January, 1819, and died -Vpril

3d, 18^54. 'Idle is.sue of this marriage was one daughter,

Helen ^lary, who was marrieil to William R. (riguilliat,

of ]\[cIntosh county, (.re<n-gia, September 19th, 1838.

They had fi\'e children, all sons. Her husband is of an

old Huifuenot familv which emiirrated from France after the

revocation i>f the edict of Xantz, with the St. Juliens,

DuPonts and others, and settled in South Carolina. Of their

^•liildreji, "William I\., tin- ildcst. >tudic<l law at the uni\ ersitv

]7

I.'5() iiisT(»i;v oi' iiii: iiakt iwMir.v.

of Virginia, and settled in practice at Darien, Georgia, lie

intenuari'Ied with TIattie TIcywood, (tf Aikcii, 5>.)utli Carolina,

also a descendant of a Huguenot family, and lias three chil-

dren. Two of the sons are twins, '^riiomas and Clilhert.

The foi'nier married Kllen J>arl)ara, granddaughter of the

reverend C. O. Screven, of A\'althonville, (Jeorgia, but the

latter is sinirle. During the war A\'illia!n li. was a lieutenant

of artillerv, and the tv.in-bi'others were mend)ers of a cavalrv

couipaiiy. Gieenwood, the beautiful family residenee on

the baid-cs of the .Vltamaha river, was burned by the Federal

army. Tleury William, the sixth child a!id fourth son of

John and ]Mary Ilnrt, was born in Cobnnbia, South Carolina,

July 13th, 1798. He settled in Edgefield district in 1823,

wliere he married Harriet Beams the loth of Anonist of that

j-ear. They had no children. He was baptised by Dr.

^Manly and united with the Baptist church. He afterward

remo\ed to near Tnskaloosa, Alabama, where he entered the

mini.-try, and died there August 1st, 183(). His widow

married ^\'illiam V. riiifer, and still resides at Tuskaloosa.

Elizabeth Screven Lee, the sc\enth child and third

daujrhter of John arul ?darv Hart, v,as born at Charleston,

the 25th of Eebruai'v, 1801. On the 2r>th of January,

1820, she was united in nuirriage to captain Joseph Jones,

of Liberty county, (Jeorgia, son of major John Jones,

aide-de-camp to general 3IeIntosh who was killed at the

&iege of Savannah during the i evolutionary war. His

grandfather emigrated fiom Wales and settled in Chaileston,

where he married into one of the first families of the city.

The granduK^ther of nuijor Jones was 3Iary }\ewton, whoclaimed lineal descent from Sir Isaac Xewton. The husband

of Elixa))eth Hart was an extensive and successfid planter,

and a gentleman of wealth and relinement. He coumiandcd

a company of cavalry in the war of 1812. I'hev had fourteen

children, of which four only are living, Henry, Eiruna,

Andrew, and Helen, Tlii-ee died in infancy, and one, the

iiisnca' OF riii: ii ai:i I'.win.v, i;u

vouiiijost, at tlio ai;t' of flfNcu years. Charles Berrien, the

eldest soil, \v:v.s cihicateil at the (Ji'orL,Ma iini\er>it_v aii<l at"ter-

Nvard studied law. After practiciii;^ a tew years he settled as

a {>lantcr in T.iherty eoiinty. He Ix'canie a j'roniinent man,

and was a nienil>er of tlie (ieoi-ixia >enate. Ih' married

Clarion S., tlanixliter of \\'illiaiii and Mary .Vnder.-on, of

Waltlionvillc, and had five children, Charles ]\[arioii. Mary

<.renivievo, WilHani Anderr-on, Sarah .Vmlerson, and ,Iu>c[>li

^laxwell. He die<l at Savannah, Al'id -"^tli, is.")?. .His

eldest son entered the confederate army and fouj^dit thronL^h

the war, beinLT twice wounded. 'Jhc e!de.~t dau:^hter is like-

wise married. Evelyn Pihuiisa, the Mc.nd eliild of .Tosc[ili

and Elizaheth Jones, intermarried with .Ti s<'ph A. Andersor,

and had issue two children, ]H's>ie ami K\ a Ji'scphine. She

died November 2 l>t, 1S4!\ and her hu>l>and in April, 1S()().

Both were memhers of the ^leilway Pre-Iiyterian church.

Their youmrcst daugliter intermarried with James lo.ss, of

Thomas connty. ,

Henrv Hart Jones, the third cliiM, was educated at the

(U'orixia university and settled as a planter near Sunhury.

"While a student at collejxe he joined the ^ledway chmeh.

The 21st of May, 1S4(!, he married Ahhie S., daughter of

Samuel Dowse, a wealthy planter of liurke county. Theyhad nine children, Josej.!!, Henry, Evelyn, Ella Sturgis,

James, Newton, Eli/a Eow, Stuatt Howse, J< hn Sturgir,

Abhie Auirusta, and Hem-v Hart, The tii.-t four and the

last named are deceased. When the war liroke out ^Ir.

Jones entered the service as a member of the Liberty C(Mmty

troop, but wa.s afterward detailed to command the eleventh

district of (Jeor'da. He lost verv heavilv. Un the return

of peace he established him.-elf in the men-antile bu^ines.s at

Cuthbert, where he likewi.-e etlits a newsi>aper. James

Newton, the fourth child of Jo.-eph and Elizabeth Jones,

devoted his time excluslvelv to I'lanliuir, ami resided at Load-

bar, his fathei's plantation. He became a professing christian

132 lllteluUV UF Till: ilAr;T FAMff.V,

at sixteen vtais ut'.'i!:;^. Tii XoVcmherj 1851, Ik- Intcniuin'fed

with Sarali .lane Xonuaii, of iJlierty (•(•mity, by whom lie

had one eliil'l, a daiigliter.lie (li(<l OctoLer 8tli, 18.34.

After liis death his u idow aiul cliild i-einuved to Savaniiahy

\vliere they ii«>w resi(h'. He was n gentleinau of great worth

and died nuieh regretted. Knuna A«k'laide, the fifth- child,

married Dr. Stephen X. HarrKs, of IJryan county, in Augiib%

184(5. lie established himself in practice at Savannah, where

he died of yellow fever in 1854. She had four children.

She afterward removed to Liberty county, where she married

Columbus Harris, a brother of her first husband, in the fall

of 18-58. Their resilience was in the track of Kilpatriek's

raid, whose men robbed it of all moveable property.

Ilettie Augusta, the sixth chil<l, intermarried with Dr.

Troup ]Max\vell, of Florida, the l'2th of December,. 1848.

Two years after the marriage thev settled in Tallahassee. In

April, 1857, he removed to Key West, and soon afterward

was appointed surgeon of the United States hospital at that

place. His wife and cbild died there of yellow fever the

following Septend)er. He returned to Tallahassee on the

death of his wife, and two years afterward married a second

time. When the war ljrt)ke out he raised a company for the

coLfederate ser\ ice, and was afterward commissioned colonel

of the 5th Florida cavalry. He was taken prisoner at the

battle of jVIissionarv liidii-c and confmed eiirhteen months on

Johnson's island, lake Erie. At present he resides at Fer-

nandina, Florida, of mIu'cIi town he is mayor. Edward

Joseph, the seventh child, died at the age of two and a half

years. The eighth child, Andrew ]\Iaybank, graduated with

distinction at the university of Georgia, and commenced the

study of medicine in Savannah, but ill health compelled him

to become a planter. In 185G he intermarried with EvelynA., daughter of Robert Harrison, of Amelia island, Florida,

and graiuldaughter of colonel Cooper, a patriot of the Revo-

lution. For a time thev lived on the i.-laud, but atUn-wayd

ifi.vroKV (II- Tfn; rf.\i:r CAMif.v. 1;^:>

renins c<I t<j JiK.'ksotn illc. I'1<»ri<la, wlicre lie studied law and

(•oiiiinciu'cd piuctice. Wlien the war lirokf mit he wius

eoniinissioTied a lieutenant in the ]>t Florid;w regiment. Heserved u year in \'iri:inia, |>artici[)ating in the siege of York-

town and the battle of ^Villia^l^h^^l•g, when ill health

compelled him tt> re.-ign. He returned home to find his

dwelling hurneil dnwn and his family refugees. He nowresides in Fernandina, Florida, and has t\\<> rhildren. Edwin

West, the ninth ehild and sixth son of Joseph and Elizabetli

Jones, niarrie<l in S;ivannal» in IS.^7, and had one son whodied at the aire of three vears. He volunteered in ISGl, and

served in an artillery company in the army of Virginia. Hewas killed by the bullet of a sharpshoDter at the battle of

Sharixsl)urir, while nianninir his i^un, and buried at nijrht, bv

liis comrades, under a tree. His widow married a second

time.

Tlionias Screven and Elliott ^laxwell, the tenth and

eleventh children, died in infancy. Jo>e[>hinc Caroline, the

twelth child, was educated at tlu"seminarv of Miss Thirstun,

at Elmira, New York, and on the l.-t <jf August, 1857, inter-

married with l)r. J. J. ^lawvell, of l^rvan county, Georiria,

nephew of her sister Hettie's husband. Soon atter marriagethev removed to Kev West, whither her husband went to assist

liis uncle in the care of the marine hos[iital. She was taken

with the yellow t'ever a few days after her arrival, and died

tlie 13th of September, at the age of Hghteen years and a

bride of only six weeks. Her sister had died of the same

disease a few davs previously. Helen r^:)\iis:u the thirteenth

child, was united in marriage to Dr. K. A. Quarterman, a

graduate of the Philadel[)hia medical scluxil, in July, 18G"2.

He was assistant surireon in the confederate armv, and nowhas charge of a tnedical school at Cuthbert, Georgia. His

wife is a meml)er of the Presbyterian chnrdi, her mind havingbeen first awakened on the subject of religion by a sermon of

Kcnnedv, the " bov i>ie:u-licr," while at Sai'ato^a in 18C)*'-

134 - HJSTOUV 01' Tin: llAUr I'AMU.V.

The Vduiigorit child died at tlie fige of eleven years. Ciiptaiii

Jones died the ISth ot" Ortoher, 184(5, in the sixty-second

year of his age. His (hath was^ caused hy au accident.

"While driving over his plantation to note the damage done

by a severe stonn, his horse became frightened, ran away and

threw him out, injuring him so severely that he survived but

three days.

Odingsell Witherspoon, eighth child of John and MaryHart, was born in South Carolina, Decend)er Uth, 1803. Hewas educated at the Georgia university, and settled as a

planter near Sunbury. He amassed a large fortune, but lost

most of it during the war. He was twice married ; the tirst

time to ]\Iary Caroline Stevens, January 12th, 1826, whose

father had emigrated to Georgia from Vermont. Three of

her brothers were Baptist ministers, one of them a missionaryto India. They had tive children. The eldest son is deceased.

The second, Edward Henry, is a physician, aiul is settled at

Jefferson, Camden county, Georgia. He internuuiried with

Esther Dunham, of Liberty county, by whom he had one

son. Dr. Hart served as a surgeon in the confederate armyto the end of the war. His youngest son, Charles Thomas,is also a physician, and graduated at the Cincinnati medical

college, where he filled a professor's chair and edited a

medical journal for some time. When the war broke out ho

was practicing in northern ^lissouri, whence he entered the

confederate apmv as a surgeon. He intermarried with Dora

Kelley, by whom he luis one child. They now reside in

Arkansjrs. The wife of Odingsell Hart died in 1836, and

two years afterward he intermarried with Sarah, a daughterof colonel Wilson, aiul granddaughter of general Stewart, of

Liberty county. By this marriatie he has ei<rht children.

His second wife died September loth, 1858. The wealth

and intelligence of Mr. Hart gave him prominence among his

fellow citizens. He held several [)laces of ])ublic trust, ami

represented Bryan county foiu- sessi(jns in the legislature. At

IIISTuKV nr Tin; IIAl:T lA.MIf.V. -1;'„'>

tliC r]i»Q of the war lie iviiii\dl to Qiiitiii:m l?rr>oks conntv,

X\hcrc 111.' Mow ri'.-ides. Ills cl<li>>t son l)y his >ecori(l wife was

ill thi* conff(](.ra*i' army, and w.i^ killed at the liattle of CoUl

Arltor. The yonii::(\^t was tlirce times marrle<l and had si\

children : while the eldot danirhter, }dary C'ar«jlino, inter-

married with 'riioiiin- I'ai-ki-r, of l'>ryan conntv, hv whom she

had two children, one i>\' them deceased. Her hn-hand died

in 1S(1;',.

Smith Srreven* the ninth ami yonn;,'C>t child of John and

Marv Hart was Ix-rn in Lexington (h'.-trict, S. .nth Carolina,

Ajiril loth, iSm;. He settled as a planter in his native

county, where he re.-ide 1 some years, when he removed to

\\'alth<:)nville, ( Jeoriria. He was thrice married. His tir.-t

wife was Mary Coleman, who died two years after his mar-

riiiire, leaving; a S(»n wlio lived ten months. He intermarried

a second time with Elizaheth Fnltoii. a c•)U.-^in of liis first

"vvite, hy whom he had Hve children, Thomas Henry, John,

Mary Caroline, Mari<>n, and Screven, of which the four elder

are living. The eldest son was a soldier in the confederate

armv : was taken T>risoner at ( lettv.-hurir, and tell mortallv

M-ounded at Cold Arbor. At'ter the death of his second wife

^Ir. Hart intermarrieil with Harriet .Vtwood Newel, oidv

child of reverend Samuel Newel, missi(»uary to Ihirmah, in

ISoG. He liad four children hy this mari'iage, two of which

are living. He died Fehruary ^(irh, 180G;

wiien his wife

returned to the nortii ami now resides with her aunt at

Elinira, New York. He was a memher of the Baptist

church.

The widMW of John Hart <IIeil Hecember 27th, 1S4.5.

^lary ]*>aker, the third daughter of Oliver and Sarah Hart,

Mas born at Charleston, S'ptemher (Uh, 17<)2. The Ilth of

January, ITM', .-^he intermarried with IJenjamin Merrell, bywhom ^he had tive children, Sarah, .John Mclver, Wilson,

^Martha, and ^Maria. About 1>^<'.') ,,r iSdG colonel 3Ierrell

removed with his familv to Kenfuckv, and settled mi a ]>lan-

I'M) • iin5Tt)i:v or Tin: iiAUr family.

tation called BelvidiTc, three miles fntin Lexington. TTc

amassed a large fortune. Here liiniselt' and ^\"ite died, but

the date of their decease is not known. The eldest daughtiT

intermarried with Abraham l^arton, a merchant of Lexington,

by whom she had two sons, Abraham aiul John. 'IMie elder

died at the ajxe of twentv-onc, at Ilavanna, island of Cuba,

whither he liad ironc for liis licalth. John married verv

vounix and met a violent death. John and Wilson, the two

sons of Benjamin and 'Slniy Merrell, marriejl and removed to

to tlie far west with their fanu'lies, which is tlie last that [

known of them. The second daughter, ^Martha, late in life

married Thomas Bennett, the former husband of her cousin

Eleanor Hart. The marriage was an unfortunate one ;her

liusband spent her fortune and afterward deserted her.

^laria, the vounirest dauohter, died sin2:le.

yC The reverend Oliver Hart had tw(j children l>y his second

wife, Silas who died three weeks after his birth, and William

Rogers, born Decend)pr loth, 1784. He was educated in

South Carolina among his mother's kindred, and is spoken of

by those who knew him in his youth as a gay and dashing

young man. The 27th of December, 1809, he intermarried

with Sarah, an estimable and wealthv vouuij ladv, dauii'hter

of James and Elizabeth Clark, of Edisto island. South Caro-

lina. Thev had three children, AVilliam Charles, Thomas

Bannister Seabrook, and Oliver James. 31r. Hart settled as

a planter on Wadnudaw island, where he resided during his

life, and died in ]\larch, 182.">. His widow survived him

until February 17th, 1844. Their remains wei'e buried at

the Clark family burial ground on Edisto. The eldest son died

April 2d, 18G0, unmarried. The second son is a bachelor

and resides with his yijunger Ijrothei-. The thin! son, Oliver

James, studied medicine and settled on \\'admalaw as a

planter. The 2(3th of February, 1845, he internuirried with

Joanna Adelila, dauirhter of Richard and ^farv Sealv Town-

send, of the same islanil. Slu' was born Apiil 2")th, 1828,

iiisTORv or Tin: hakt tamift. 137

'J'lio is.-iio (.if (hi.- iiiani.igc is nint^ cliililrcn, six suns jiiid three

<J;iiig}iters, eii,'ht of whom are liviii;^. AVlieii the Federal

trooi>5 approached Charleston at the heijinning of the war

Dr. Hart and his tarnilv retired into the interior of the State,

where thev remained nntii iteare when thev returned ti.) tlie

i-lantl. ^Vi^ianllii>gcr.->

Hart was named t""r professor

lk\'ilh'am Rogers of the univer.-itv of Pennsylvania, the inti-

mate frien<l of his father.

Kdith, tlie third (lauu;hter of .Tolm and Eleanor Hart, was

l>orn the 4t]i of Mav, 1727. at "Warminster. Nothinir is

known of her nntil the 2!>th of Se[>tember, 1748, when she

was married to Isaae Ilongh, who lived in Bueks or Mont-

gomery connty. She had eleven children, Eleanor, Elizabeth,

Susannah, John, Mary, Isaac, Thomas, Oliver, Silas, Joseph,

and William. The youngest child was born the 12th of

Septemlier, 1770. So far as known all tlie tdiildren lived to

the age of man or womanhood. Nine of theui married and

had children, and two, ^lary and William, died unmarried.

Edith and Isaac Hough were both members of the South-

ampton l^aptist church. The records state that they were

baptised August 1st, 1772, by tlie reverend Mr. A'anllorn,

''and received into church fellowship, by [irayer and imposi-

tion of haiuls, the next day.'' Their remains lie buried in

tlie old grave yanl at that place. His occupation was that of

a f;u-mer. He died the loth of April, 178G, while his wid^nv

survived him nearly twenty vears, and died 3Iarch 27th,

IS 0-3.

ilv knowledire of E litli Hart's descendants is verv limited.

The eldest daughter, Eleanor, married TIuMiias Craven,

December ISth, 17(5(5. They resided in Waiwick townsliip,

liucks ci^unty, until about 177S, when they removed to Eou-

don county, N'iigiiiia.Their removal was probably caused

bv the near ajiproaeh of the British army. She was the

iiiother of nineteen childroi-, of wlom nine were sons and

ten daiiirhters : the Hi'.-t eight l)eing born in Bucks county.IS

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,1:1S ][is!'iti;v (ir I hi: iiai;i' rA.Mir.v.

'\\\i) ot" thi'in wvvQ twins, ;i'i<l >i.\ (HcmI in iiitUiiey. Seven of

the children married and had ehikh'en horn to them. ]0(htli,

Ahner, and riTariiaret married Sinchxir-s, of Virginia, John

married Catharine Duh'n, of Loudon county, for his tiist wife,

und at her deivth six months after marriage, lie intermarried

^vith Ehzabeth P. ])orrell, of Fairfax county. Josiah married

Ehzabeth Shepherd ; Joseph married Harriet Stcere ; and

Klcanor married Robert Owens. The hitter liad twin-dauirh-

ters. Tlionu^s Craven, the husband of Eleanor Hough, died

February 8th, 1795. The descendants of Eleanor Hough no

doubt live in \'irii'inia to this dav.

John, the eldest son of Edith and Isaac Hougli, married

Charity \'andescn, !May 1st, 1774, and had one daughter born

in Virginia. His wife died in 1810.

Susanna, the third daughter, married Benjamiu Jones,

June 17th, 1773, and had issue one daughter.

Isaac, the second son, married Elizabeth Ilarton, April

2oth, 1781, by whom she had three children. She died

December 23d, 1788, when ho married ]Mrs. Elizabeth

Eberth, February IGth, 1793, by whom he likewise bad

three children. Two of their sons, Constant and George

Washington, marijed into the families of Smith and Prall

and had issue.

Thomas, the third son of Edith and Isaac Hough, married

Hannah Tompkins, April 1st, 1790, l»y whom he had eight

children, six sons and two daughterKS.

Oliver, the fourth sou, married Phebe Cadwallader, April

16th, 1790, bv wdiom he had eiiilit children, two sons and

six daughters. Three <jf the daughters and one son died in

infancy. The third daughter, Jlary, nuirried Samuel Yard-

ley, who was a merchant at Doylestown for many years, and

then j'emoved to I'hiladeli'hia, where he lately died. She

liad f)ur children, two sons and Uvo daughters, all of whomare deceased. One daughter, I'liebe, married James J».

Smith, of DoylestowU; and the other, Lytlia, marrletl Joseph

iiisTouv oi' Tin; iiaki ia.mka'. loi)

^Tatlicr, of \\'hitein;\r.-li, Moiitgumery cuiiiity. ]>«)tli daugli-

ters liad is>ue. The sons died unuiMi-rieil. Marv, the fourth

<lau<rliter of OHver and Phehe Ilouirh, married Mahloii K.

Taylor, of Bucks cuuiity, the 2."'.d i>f ( )btol)er, IS17, hy whi'ia

she had eight children, four sons and twur daughters, six of

^vhonl are living. Two of the sons are twins. Mrs. Taylordied January '2'2<\, ]8G.'». Uf these children three have niar-

rie<l. Iiebccca, the elde.-t daughter, niarrieil John S. I'rown,

June 12th, 1844, by whom siie has three children, two sons

and a daughter. i"or se\eral years ^Ir. P>r(jwn was the

proprietor and editor of the Bucks county [nf-U'ig' w:ri\ x\

tlourishing and influential country jonrnal. At present he

resides in Philadelphia. Benjamin, the tliird son, married

^[ercianna, dauirhter of George B. Yardlev, June IGth, lb-33,

and had five children. lie is lately deceased. Phebe mar-

ricd Samuel ]\[. 8hute, September 1st, 1S.j2, and died with-

out issue.

Silas, fifth son of Edith and Isaac Huu^h, marrieil his

cousin, Elizabeth Hart, of ^yhom a more extended account

will be found elsewhere.

Joseph, the sixth son of Edith and Isaac Hough, married

Elizabeth ^larple, December loth, 178'.), and died ^yithout

issue. His -widow died September 1st, 1829. These few

paragraphs contain all the information I have been able to

obtain of the descendants of Edith Hart. Beyond \vhat I

have WTitteu there appears to be nothing known of them byother branches of the family ;

and they have been so longlost sight of that inquiry fails to discover them.

I have now arrived at the end of my task, and "The

History of the Hart Family'' is finished. The concluding

pages embrace such genokigical data of the fanuly as I have

been aide to obtain in the course of mv researches.

^ p 1' E :x 33 1 :k .

1

/

GEN i;a l.or; yOF thf:

n ^v R T F ^v :m I L ^^,OF

Warminster Townstiip, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

"^yilS family it; desccndoil from CnrnsTonii:!; .wn Mauy

"J^:^ H.vin", of Witnev, Oxfordahire, Enirlund, who hud

issue :—JOHN, born Nov. IGtli, \r,r,\ : died Sept., 1714.

KOHHliT, horn An-usr l>t, 1(J.";.

^lAUY, burn A^^ril 1st, l(i.")8.

JOSKPII, horn Octuher lUth, ICCl.

John llarl. 'Mr.-t ion of Christo Crispin, nnd !Xi-.indil;ui;;httT of ThnmuaplHT aiul .M;iiy H:irt, wliu l;iiir' to Holiiu', Novi-iiiU-r

I'.i, 17<i'<, iind h:id

AiiRiica witli NVillhiii roiin, iii:irriid i.-^.^iu' :

Sii>aiiii;i, daui;litrr of William and An- John, b St-pfr 10, ITdl^; d .Juni.' 11. 17I.J.

nlia Kn-li, ol bybony. Pt-nn-yhania, Susanna, Lt April •.'<>. 1,11 ; d Marcli:>(',

in the lall uf Kiv!, anil had i.->u"" :— 17.»;t.

.luhn, I. Jiilv li;. lil.-'l ; d Martli -•:'.,KC!. William, h March 7. 171:! ; d Oit. 0. 1711.

Tlioinas. l>— JoM ph. h Sjipt. 1, 171.i ; d Feb. •.'.. K.S"*.•

J,,^,.|,l,. L._; d 1714. • Sda,-, b.M.iy ... 1. !.<< ; d (.»ti'r --'l'. 17;t,j.

.To.-iah, I.—I

Lncnlia, b Julv JJ, 17Ji; d Ditvinbor

Mary, 1^ : d 17-j1. < 1': Kcn.Si'i.-anna Hart dii d Fi \<'v 'IT. 17.V>. ' Oliver, b .hdv .'i, K.':) ; d Dec. ;i]. 17i>.">.

I

Edith, b .May 4. r.-.'7 ; d .Marth -.T. iMi.").

.lo!iii, rldi'.*t .<on of John and Snsaiina Srth. b June 11, 17:tl ; d Oct'r M. 171i>.

iiari.iiiarriid Kliaimr (born Sipt. n.b r . Olivi', b .Fnlv .1. 17;!J; d An'zn:*t 1:5. 17:!4.

li;, 1<;'^7;, d.iuuhtvi ofSila.-* ami H,.-li.r Ek-.mor llart dicil October•_".•,

1.".il.

gi:ni:alo(!y or riii: haut family.

«¥o1iii, rldost soil of John ;iik1 ElonnorH:irt. ilii'd in Viixiaia sinii'lc, bciiiLC

killfd by the McciiUut.il (liscliargi- ofhis uiin ill hi.s own li;iiul.-<, 1711!.

Niis:iiiii:i, I'ldost d:iiiu:ht(T of Jolinand KkMiior Hirt, niiirricd Joiiii Piice,March :'>1. \sM, and had issue:—Josi'Xih, b March ;>, 17.>l'.

Jo>»'i»3i. tliird scin ofJohn and EU'anorHurt, Ml invd his cousin, ElizaliL'th,

(^boni Muv 1 1, 171 1. ) dauiihtcr of Jolniand Mary" Culh'l, October 1», 17in, andhad issue :

—\VilIiani, h Dec. 4, 1741 : d Oct. 1.5, 17(50.

John, b Nov. 2;>, 174.> ; d June,j,

17»G.

Silas, bOct. 4, 1717: d—Jusiah, b Julv 17, 174'.)

;d Oct. 2.% 1800.

Joseph, b Nov. -Jl, 17.j1;d Jan. ;iO, 17.r2.

Joseph, b Deo. 7, 17.').s : d A[)iil 15, l.sll.

EUzabeth Hart died Feb'y i;>, 17«.s.

John, second son of Joseph and Eliza-

beth Hart, married Rebecca, (bornAn:,aist i'], 174t:,) daughter of Davidand Margaret Keesc, Sept. l.S, 17t)7,and has issue :

"VVillaui, b Sept. 9, 17GS ; d Dec. 8, 17t)0.

"William, b April 11, 177i>;d August 13,

li<ln.

Elizabeth, b June-.'4, 177:}; d July S.

IHGO.

Joseph, b Nov. 17th,17;»4.

Eupheinia, b. Dec. 22,

ti: Ixjo.

John, b Oct. 10, 1777 ;d July 1, 1^41;

Ohver, b Oct. 15, 17.<j ; d Oct. 17, 17f<5.-

Rebecca Hart d Nov. 0, 1787.

1771;d Dec. 20,

1775 : died March

Wii.i.r.v.'M, second sou of John and Re-becca Hart, married Maria, (horn Dee.

2, 17«(i.) daughter of reverend Nathan-iel Irwin, October ol, L^Ott, and hadLisue :

Louit>:v Matilda, b FebV 7, 1802 ; d July0, 1«(I2.

Maria Hart d Sept. 28, 1802.

Ei-iZAfjirrn, eldest daughter ot John andRebecca Hut, married Dr. Silas Hough,(bom Feti'y x. ]7i)t),) son of Isaac andEdith Hough, .March 20, 17;il, and hadno issue.

Dr. Silas Hougti died May, 1«23.

John, third son of John and RebeccaR>b?cca H art, married Sirah, (b')rn

May 2, 17x5,) daughter of Joshua andR-ichel Dung ui, April 2s, ]^;ii:;, ^nd hadidsue : /

Josliua Dungan, Tj Sept. 17, 1801.K icliel, b Sept. n, iMdt; ; d Nov, 7. 1H(I7.

iV.LUain, \i Oct. 2'.» l^tn.s• d Juuv.'l' L>ii.».

I

Rachel, h April 15, 1810.

William Reese, b June .5, 1812.

John, 1) I)eeend)c r ;'.l, l.-<14.

I Jose[)li S.. I) June 22, 1^17.

i Thomas H., b April 2!t, ls20.

Stirah, 1) June in. ls-.'2.

Elizabeth H., h SeiU. ;5,1825

;d Oct. 10,

1.S55.

Rebecca, h Julv 20. 1X27.

Sarah Hurt d'ied June 20, ISIO.

JnsiiiA DiMiAN, eldest son of John andSarah Hart, married Martha Gilliug-

hain, (born June 22. l.^oD,) daughterofJoseph and Letitia Bonham, Nov.

I»,

1820, and had issue :

Sarah, b Sept. ix, lf^27.

Joseph, b April 8, 1.^2'.! ;d Feb. l.S, 1833.

.Marv, b Sept. 18, mw ;d May 21, 1K32.

L<titia H.. I) Fel.'v 11, 18:}2.

Rachel, b Julv in. l,s;J7.

Charles B., b May 24, 1840 ; d Dec. 26,IWl.

Elizabeth H., b May 28, 1845.

John, bJulv l.i, 1847.

Marv Anna",, b Oct. 25, 1850; d AprU 13,

1852.

Sarah, eldest daughter of Joshua andMartha G. Hart, married John K., (bNov. 13, iHl.s,) son (jf John and LenahSpencer, Dec. l.s. lx\s, and has issue:

Samuel K., b Sept. 11, IXV.K

John Charles, b Feb. 23, 1»G3.

RvciiKt., fourth daughter of Joshua andMartha G. Hart, married Cameron G..

(b Nov. 24, l.s3(i,) sou of Samuel andSarah Spencer, Feb'y 10, Ixo'.), and h;ia

isaue :

Horace Greelev, b August 4, 18G0..M itlie H., b Feb. 25, 1804.

A. Lincoln, b Nov. 17, iMiG.

Raci[i:t„ second daughter of John andSarah Hart, married I'hom is Woolston.

{h Dec. 20, 1.S07,) .son of Thomas and

Mary V. Bye, .March It;, ixol, and hadissue :

Mary V., b .March 14, 1832.

John Hart, b Dec. l*. ix:',:). .-

.Sarah H., b Nov. 1), 1n35.

A son b Oct. 20, 1x37 ; d same day.Thomas D., b Jan'vol, l.sKi; d June 2.5,

1M42.

Thoma.s H., b Sept. 22, 1S43;d Oct. 20,

1H45.

Victorine, b Feb'v 2(;. Lsld; d Julv 17,1.S17.

Anna R.. b June 0, IXis ; d April 20, ISCG.

Frank, b June 22, Ix.'rJ.

Thomas W Bye died Dec. 21, 1H(;5.

JiiiiN II vitr, eldest sou of Thomas W.and Rachel D. Byi-, married Helen M.,

CKM.AI.oi.V t'l llli: IIAKI' lAMILV.

(I. M:iy •><•, iHl 1.^ (Iniiu'lit'T («r S.imiKi

Jdlin-iiii iiiiil Mini- At\n:i l':i\«iiii,>[an li

;•, IHi;!, nnd li:i.'< no i.-r-uc.

Saicaii H \i:t. scoiiiul ihuiu'litfT of Tlio-

nixi W. nnd Rirln 1 D. +*.>•<•. in:irrir(l

(iuritavu.-* A.. (1> Sept. :.'7. \x'-'>'>. i ^"ln of

.lu-tici' nn'i Miry Cox, Nov. L'l. l?<.'>i;.

and li:is i.-'.-iic :

Murv- R.. b F»l.'v2x. !•'<•">'*.

Bt-s-ic C, b Sopt. •-'», 1 -•.•.•.

Wii i.iAM Rki -F. third son of .Tolni nnd8:inili ll.nt. inirricd Mnrj'. ( li Fi tiyt.i. l."»li'>.i d:uiu'lit" ripf Uic'li'inhind .\nii

Robb. .MmpcIi 1. lx:'.x, ;in<l bid i->iM' :

Ricli.nrd Knbb, I) Julv -.M. ].«;!;»; d .Inly•JO. \ni\2.

Sar.ih, b Au:nii*t •-•s. 1>*t1.

John, b Julv 17. \x\:<.

Ann Rol>b.'b Fibv «. isi:, ; d Jany .'i,

Marv, bFebV.'J. l.^.j].

John, fourth ?on of John and SandiHart, marriod .Miry Klizi. {h Jan'y h.

1H-2X.) dauirhtcr of Martin and Elltn

Johnson, Di-c. 'jx. ix.'it. and had i^^uc :

John I.vnian. b Fov. li'. ]s:,:,.

Sanih p!iliii. b Sept. .".. 1.<>7.

Elizabeth Houirli. b Auiru^t P.- ]><.".;• : d

Oct. J:!, ixilo.

Mary Eliza, b March -.'.t, l>n;i.

Martin Johnson, b Dec. -Jn. ixi;:).

Shclmiro. >ray 11. l*.'i!. and has" noi>-uc.

El i-iiiMiA. .'•ocond (laughter of Johnand K<'b;Tra llirt. niarrit-d Thonia-*. (b

Jan'y X. 1771 1. son of Tlmnia-' and Sa-r.\\\ Munii'hrcy. Marcli I'l. 17'."'<, andh I'l i-^iH:—

Eliza Hart, b Janv l.'.. \::<:<: d An-'. •:><.

1.«.-..-,.

Sanih. t) March 17. 1 s^o ; d Dr. -JI. l.'^l."^.

KcUcca, b Airz- !'•'. ixoj.

Thoni.is IlnniplnTy. d Oct. '^. 1x22.

Ei.i/v H m:t. ( Idi-st (1 >U','hfi'r of Thoinn.'^

and Kuphi-niii nuniphrcy, marriedSiniml. ibO:t. _'•<. !7:>-.'i. son of Johnand Hannah Wintz. Fcl/y I'.", l-<l'.i,

and had issue :—Thomas Hart, b Mav 21. ]sJO.

Silas Hoti;;h. b Scp't. .!. IxJ:'. ; d March;i. iM.Vt.

Sarah Humphrev. b March 7. 1><19 ; dMarch 7. l.><l'.i."

Samuel Wcntz, d Sept. 11. IhjG.

TiioMAs Hakt. oldest son of Samnil andP^iiza ^Ventz. married Isabella, i b Feb'y14.) iMJ'.i. daui;hter of (JeorLrc andCatharine Boyer. Nov. "2". l'<47, andhad issue:—

Henn- Clav. b Jan'v 1 I. ]-<i:\

Silas "Hou^li. b Feb'v ;!, l.-."io ; d Julv .10,

IMJO.

Ei.i/.Ar.KTii Hoi(;ii. fourth dauichter of

John and Sarah Hart, married Benja- i

min. (b June Jo, l.><lo, ) son of Anthonyand Maria Rich. Nov. l.'i, IS'tl, and hadiasue :

I

John Hart, b Oct. 10 IXoo.

Ji>.>Krii SACKi-rr, fifth son of John and

>rary Hart, married Jane, (b Fi-b'y 17,

ix.t-/,) dauu'hter of Abniham and BetsyPierce, Mav JV, Ih.VI. and had issue:

Frederick, b Ap'l U. l.x.'il : d Julv 4, l.s.-)|.

Lillie P.. b April 17. is.",.-,.

William L., b Jan'y •_".'. 1M.VJ.

TitoM.vs HiMi'uur.v. sixth son of Johnnnd Sar\li H.ut. married Kieliel (.'.. {\t

Dec. M, ls'-'7i, dauu:hter of Williamand Elizabeth Fettir. Noveml-cr l-^.

l.><4'.>. and had issue :—

Sil.i-s Hon^h, b Sept. -JI. 1m.",u.

Ella RelH'Cca, b Sept. -J", 1'<.".7: d Miv•.'S. l.xr,;l.

Elizabeth Carrell, b Nov. 1, l-<i;ii ; d April•-Ml. iHi;.!.

William Humphrey, b March I'.i, l>i"l.

Rkiu-.cca, fifth daiiLiliter of John and Sa-

nih Hart, married Daviil. (b Fi by 1ft.

JHISUX son of (Jeor^re and Meii'i(tt:l

Sir. AS Hoi .,11. second son of Sanuiel nndEliza WenLz. marrii il Kate, ib M.irch27. \s27 ). daii'.;hter of Peter and AnnEmerick. November 3i>th, Ixi'*, andhad issue:—

Kate Gilbert, b Oct. -.'7. 1S40.

Howard Emerick. b Nov. .><. l^.V.'.

SiL.vs. third son of Joseph and Eliza-beth H:irt. married Mary Daniel. Jau'y.".", 177(1, and had i.ssue :'—

Elizabeth, b Sept. -JI, 17b'.t ; d Feb'v 1;!.

l.H;t7.

R;ichel. b Sopt. '-'•-*. 177! : d Feb'v 2'^(,

Ix-JH.

IT innah. b Dec. ,''.0. 177-.\

Myra, b — 177;:. d Feb'v JO. l,-<,;-.>.

Sii:i.s. Oliver. William, :?;inih, and Ellen.

Ei.iZAr,imi. eldest daughter of Sil:i5 ntid

Mary Hart. m:irried WiUiim. (b Nov.1. 17<i'.'). son of William and >[aryPowers. .M:iv -J. 17'.':!, and h:id issue :

—Ann. b Feb'y ii',, K'.'l ; d Dec. :!1. isiin.

Euphemia. V) Nov. J>^, 17'.'.'" ; dicil Jan'ylo. l>^i;7.

Maria, b Julv X 17;^.

Joseph, b March Js. l^Ol;d Julv JI,

iso;;.

Smih. b Mavj:'. Isir,.

G CiKNKALUoi' OF Till': IIAUI' FAMILY,

Eli/nlK-th. b April 28, 180C; d Oct. 25lf<l'J.

Raclun-l. I) April Stli, Isio.\ViHi;uu Puwii-s diidJuly Li, InII.

EiTiiK.-MiA, second dauirhter of Williamand Elizabttli Powers, married Jona-than, (b Oct. 3, 17S»8), sou of Davidand .M;iri,raret Livezey, Dec. 30, 1823,and had issuer-

John, b Julv."),

18-_M ; d Oct. 26, ]8«2.Willi;uii, b Oct. 2<;, 1N27 ; d Sept. 7, 18G0.Elizabeth, b Jan'y »;, l.s-Jti.

Jonathan Livezey died Dec. 6, 1852.

John-, eldest sou of Jonathan and Euphe-ruia Livezey, married Rosanna, (bApril :\ 182(1), daughter of Josei)h andElizabeth Hill, June 14, 1847, and hadissue :

—Elizabeth Euphemia, b Aus: ", 1848.Fraucis Frederick, b Aus:. Ill 1850.William Lewis, b April loth, 1852.Anna Maxwell, b Dec. 2h, 1,s54.

Rosanna Livezey died Dec. 14, 1857.

William, second son of Jonathan andEuphemia Livezey, married Mary;-aret,

(b Dec. 16, 1M37)," daughter of Josephand Elizabeth Parker, Feb'y 13, 1854,and has issue:—

Elizabeth b Nov. 18, 1854.

Marlv, third daughter of William andEliabeth Powers, married George, (b

) son of George and Sarah Feas-

ter, Sept. 1C>, 18-2(^ and has issue:

Powers, Rachel, William, George, Sarah,and Joseph.

Rachet.. eldest daughter of George andMaria Feaster, married Jo;i;ili Cbnard,and has issue :

William, Charles, Kate, George, andEmma.

William, eldest son of George and \Liria

Feaster, married Mary, daughter ofMark and Jane Fleming, and had issue:

George, Frank, and Jennie.

'Sarah, second daughter of George andMaria Fea.-iter, married Edward, son ofJames and Rebecca Walton, and hadissue :

Emma, Hany, Susan, Mary, Samuel, andEdwin. The last two are de-ceased.

Elizabf.th, fifth daughter ofWilliam andElizabeth Powers, mariied Hirim, (bSept. 1."?, 1S07,) sou of Aaron and SarahMorris, Julv 26, ]>< lo, and h.as issue :

Thomas J. Kitts, b June 10, 1x41.

William Powers, b Dec. 1m, 1844.Janjcs West, b .March 25. 1847.

Ra( 111 1., sixth daughter of William anJElizabeth Powers, married John, (bSept. 2t;tli, isoii,) son of David andHester Fauuee, August 14, 1832, andliad issue :

William R., b June2.5, 18.33.

Maiy Amanda, b Nov. 10, 1835: d May26, 1S37.

'

Elizabeth, b June 1.3, 1838.Sarah Jane, b Nov. 3, 1843.

William R., son of John and RachelFaunce, married Eliza, (b Sept. 30,l>f26,)daui,^hter of.Josei)h D. and Mar-g:iret Mills. Oct. 2, 1S55, and has issue :

Mary Elizabeth, b Jau'y 31, 1867.Ellen Mary, b May 25, 1865.

Rachel, second daughter of Silas andMary Hart, married William, Cb June22, 1774,) son of Silas and ElizabethGUbert, April 30, 171t',>, and had issue :

William Duncan, b March 22: 1804 : il

August 2, 1823.Silas Hart, b Oct. 11, 1811.

Sit-vs Hart, second scm of William andR;ichel Gilbert, manned Caroline Ann,(b Feb'y 1, 1818,) daughter of Josephand Anna Barbara Wilsou, and hiidissue :

Rjichel Ann, b >Lircli lO, 1835.Caroline Ann, b May 8, 1838.Amelia >lasilda, b F'eb'y 4, 1840.William WUson, b June Vj, 1842.

Albina, b August 2, 1844.

Joseph, b August 11, 184i;.

Anna Maria, b Sept, 7, 1849 : d Noy. II,1849.

Caroline Ann Gilbert d August 11, 1850.

Silas Hart Gilbert on the death of his first

wife married Jane, (b Feb'vl Itli, 18l'7,)

daughter of John and J;iue Mitchell,AprU 10, 1853, and h;id issue :

Florence, b Feb'y 26, 185-1 : d July 7.1861.

Myra Hart, b AprU 10, 1856.Florence Lavinia, b May 9, 1861.

Rachkl Anx, eldest daughter of Sila«and Carohne Ann Gilbert, marriedWilliam, (b Feb'y 21, 1828,) sou ofDavid and Charl()tte Benner, July 5,

1857, and h.ns issue :

Maggie Minerva, b Jan'y 3, 1860.

William Crilly, b Jan'y 16, 1865.

Caroltnk Ann-, seconddaughter of Silas

and Caroline Ann Gilbert, marriedWilliam H., (b Sept. 17, l8-.>8,) son ofJohn and Maiy Waldrou, Feb. 5, 185-,and has issue :

Anna .Imelia, b June 3, 1856.

Clara "Viririnia, I) Se[it. 2. 18.-.7.

(;i;m:.\i,ih;v *)V tiii; iiaki lAMir.v,

Ainaiul;!. liN'oN. .'. 1s.".0.

CurnliiK' (iillMTl. 1) July -">. l>(i.i.

AMi.r.iA >[atii,i>a. tliiril (l.iii:ilitcr(if^il:is

and Caroline Ann (JillxTt. married'VViiliain. (b Feli'y :>. ]x.','<. i sun of Klias

and Sandi Ann'Crilly. Dec. :'.l, Im.Vs.

and had is(>tie :

Ida Amelia, b Jan"v IJ, l.>^(',(); d Mav .'..

ist.i).

Willie, I) March U. IsCl : dSept. -'1. lx"",j.

Willie (second), b Sept. -I. lx{).'> ;d Nov.

Snnih Ann. h Sept. -J-.', 18im.

Wii.i.iAM Wii.snx, eldest son of Silas andCaroline Ann (iilhcrt. married SarahAnn, (.h Jnne ;">, lx:'>'.'. i danichterofJohnand Aim IVulaman, Auij^iust l.'>, Ix'i",

and has issue :

Samutl Hart, b Oct. 1<\ ixC,:,.

Ar.r.iNA. fourth daughter of Silas andCaroline Ann Gilbert, married John.Cb March 4. l^^li.) son of Jacob R. andElizabeth K. Clothier. Feby ;i. isi;.},

and ha.s issue :

Clam Viru^inia. b >ray 7, l'*r.7.

WII,I,IA^t. third .son of Sila.s and MarvHart, married Elizabeth K.indall, \>riA'>-

ably a sister ()f bi.s brotlii r Oliver'!*

wile, aliont ]H(i7. and had is>uo :

Silas, f) Jan'y J-.', l^os.

Marv. b — fnid.

Abndiam K;uidall. b >rarch 1, isli.

Sii.A>. eldest son of William and Eliza-beth Hart. niarrie<l Caroline Bushy, (b

July 7, l-^li;. ) dauirhter of John' andEleanor Webster, Juny 17. l.x;;7. andhas issue :

Elizabeth W.. b Oct. ^C. ls:V.».

John W.. 1) Jan'y k. ImH.Maiy Ann In:;ram, b Ai>ril 1, l.'^l.'j.

Oi.ivK.n, second son of Silas and Man.-

Hart, married Man^-, daui^hter of Abra-ham and Mariraret Swieny Kandall,about lMi>. and had issue :

Je^hn. b June 7, It^ll.

Julia Ann. b Ju.y ix. Is]:] ; d — l.^ll.

Charles, h March "l, IMii.

Marj- Hart d AprU _', l.'^K).

CirAitr.Ks, second son of Olivcrand MaiyHart, married Mercy M.. i^b April 11,

l.'^l.S.) dauLThter of Joseph and ^[arj'

Twinins. Sept. 10. 1><:\'.\ and had issue":

Harrison.' b Auijust 0, ls4fi.

Joseph Twininir, b April 4, 1^12.

Samuel Twininir.lJ Dec. H:. 1^1:!; d Feb.11. 1>*41.

Mars- Jane, b April -20. l.'^t.'i.

Elizabeth E.. b Jan'v II. 1h|7.

Albert Hil>bs, b Mav 1. lsi;i.

Amanda Pettitt. b June •_>, l.<jl.

Susanna Elv, b Nov. l.'>. is.'ij; d AugustIM. IM.-,!.

•

Antinelte Louisa, b July .'>1. ]x|l: d

Auirust 14. is.". I.

Man.- Hart d March Js. isi:,.

On th'e death of his first wife CharlesHart married Tacv Ann, (\) Sept. .'<,

]x27. daughter of l^'homas and RebeccaFosti'r. Au;;ust 0. l^.'i."), and had issue :

William Roberts, b May 7. l.^^.'.i;.

Rebecca F., b May 7, iVr.r,;d Ausrust '-'l.

IMI'.J.

Clementina Kirk, b May r,o, ls('.(l; dAnu'ust •.'.!. lXi'>-2.

I«aac IVrcv. b Julv 7. isi;.*.

Ei,i/.Ar.i.Tii Wr^l.-T^.^. eldest daui;liter ofSilas and Caroline Hart, married Thr>-mas Craven, (b Oct. 11, ]>^U\') son ofIsaac and Cynthia VanH(»ni, Sept. ;>,

If^i'iJ, anc has i.<.suc :

Ida Man.-, b July C, 1.><C.1.

Isaac. b'July f<, '1.>^(m.

Mauy, daui;liter of William, and Eliz.i-

betli Hart, married Jacob Betts, andhad issue :

Goonre : Jacob, b Sept, i-i, 1>;."'>1, d Feb'y21. 1.<.7 : Elizabeth, d: and William.Jacob Betts b deceased.

Jacor, seco;jd son of Jacob .ind >[arT."

Rett's, married Elizabeth., (b Auu'ust2 1, Ix^A.) dauLchter of Mai-y Ann Hcw-ett, Oct. 27. ]-<.'il.and has issue:

, Georire Henrj-, b June 22, lx-33.

Marj- Emma, b June 24, ]>'<'>.

Jacob Monroe, b Apr'd 1 1, l.s,")7,

Ar.n\iiA>r Rani>ai.i., yonnirest son ofWilliam and Elizabeth Hart, marriedAnn >[aria. ^_b March 12. I"<r2.) dauirh-ter of Philip and Ann Shafer, and hadissue :

Thoma-s, b Auonst 8,

IStM.

Elizabeth, b Dec. 1,1,

l.x.".4.

William, h yi.w 2.'),

ls.-,l.

AbnUiam, b June 11,

is.-j:!.

Aim Maria Hart d Feb'y 8, l'<.')7.

Abndiam Randall Hart, n'larricd a secondtime with Mercy, (I) Oct, 21, 1X:U),)dauirhter of Thonias and Maiy Walker,May 12. 1>.'.7, and had issue:"

>[arv'Elizabetli, b Nov. lo, isru.

Ida,"b April 10, l^r.l ; d Sept. 17. 18C-2.

Enuua Bateman, b August 10, ISGI.

TinnrAs. cldc-t son uf Abraham and An-na Maria Hart, married Mar,riret Eli-

z d.eth. n. Feb'v I. is;;;>.^ dau-hter of

1834;

(JEN E.4LU(.i Y OF Till: IIAKT FAMILY.

George and ^anih Ana Taylor, Oct. 5,

1858, and Ihls L~siie :

Anna, b June •22, 1?'J9.

Thom;w Wiufidil Scott, b Feb 7 19, 1861.

Ellen, eeventU daui^htor q{ Sil;\s andEJizahfth Hart, uiarruil Dr. William

Biiclielor, and hud no issue.

WiUiam Richelor d Sept. 23, 1823.

JosiAH, fourtli son of Joseph and Eliz:i-

beth Hart, uiiirried Ann, (b October 5,

1759,) dau^^lUerof Arthur and S;irah

Watt.s, Jan y 11, 1776, and had issue :

Siinih, b Nov. 6, 1776;d .May 3, 1m;J8.

ElizalKth, b Dec. 13, 1779 ;d Oct. 23,

1S3-1.

Bebecca, b Jan'y 14, 1782 ; d March 4,

1815.

Amv, b June 30, 1784; d Anajust 17,1847.

Frances, b August 22, 1787 „ d March 7,

1789.

William Watts, b Jan'y 2, 1790 ; d Feb'y24, 1815.

Ann Hart d March 2, 1815.

Joseph Hart, second son of WilUamand Samh Shelmire, married Jane, (b

August 8, I8IX),) daughter of Charlesand Mary Miller, March 27, 1821, andhad Lssue :

Mary Jane, b June 2, 1822.

Sarah Ann, b Oct. 9, 1824.

William, b Feb'y 17. 1827.

Jane Shelmire d March 5, 18G0.

SAiiAH Ann, second daughter of Joseph11. and Jane Shelmire, married Beiija-

M.VRY Jane, eldest daughter of Josephand Jane Shelmire, married James,(bom at Edenburg, Scotland, May 9,

1816,) son of James and Margaret AlU-8on, Oct. 21. 18^11, and had issue :

Emilv G., b Sept. 13, 18-12.

Mary M., b Sii>t. 18, 1844.

Margaret C, bOct. 12, 1817.

James, b Oct. 5, 1m.-)();d Sept. 4, 1851.

WUliam S. b Sept. 22, 1853.

George Grler, b Feb'v is, 185G.

Sar-vh, eldest daughter of Josiah and 1

Ann Hart, married William, (h 1772,)son of George and Richel Shelmire,Dec. 7, 1797, and had issue :

Charles, b June 20, 1798 ;d August 16,

1799.

Joseph H., b Dec. 19, 1799;d August 31,

J836.

Charles, b Jan'y 29, 1803 ;d Dec. 25, 1827.

Ann Eliza, b Dec. 10, 1801 ; d Dec. 23,1801.

Amv Hart, b July 29, 1805.

Mary Ann, b Nov. 1, 1807.

Rachel, b AprH 25, 1810; d May 12,1862.

William Shelmire d Sept., 1835.

mill L., (b Oct. 2, lM13,)_son of Henja-nd Lucy Leiand,

and has issue :

mm an 1, Feb'y 25, 1845,

Th.odorc F., b Feb'v 12, lMt6.

William H., h August 8, IM-IS.

Benjamiu L., b June 30, 1850.

Mary Jane, b Sept. 11, 1859.

Wii.i.iAM, son of Joseph H. and JaneShelmire, married Sarah Ann, (b Jan'y28, 1827,) daughter of William andAnn E. Riley. June Gth, 1848, and hadissue :

Warren R., b Feb'y 8, 1851.Marv Elizabeth, b Dec. 21, 1853

;d July

8, 1857.

William H., b Oct. 1, 1855.

Charles Wiltbank, b Oct. 3, 1857.

AiiY H.VRT, second daughter of Williamand S;irah Shelmire, married John F.

(b March 9, 1801,) son of William andMary Purdy, Nov. 6, 1823, and hadissue :

William S., b Nov. 6, 1824;d Feb'y 13,

1X25.

WiUiam Watts, b Nov. 13, 1825 ; d May12, 1852.

SanihS., b Jan'y 14, 1828.

John F. Purdy d March 23, 1838.

MvRY Ann, third daughter of Williamand Sarah Shelmire, married Robert,(b August 25, 1804.) son of Thomas andElizabeth Neal, 1830, and has issue :

Thomas Dunlap, b March 7, 1831.

WilUam Shehnire, b March 27, 1833.

Matildii, b Jan'y 1, 18b7.

Mary Ann, b Jan. 9, 1839.

Charles, b —Emma Mathews, b Mav 28, 1844.

Henry C, b Oct. 8, 1*11.

Matilda, eldest daughter of Robert andMary Ann Neal, married Henry, (bAugust 'J, l83tJ,) son of Frederick andMary Diddlebock, April 18, 1853, andhas issue :

Henrv .M., b June 27, 1854.

ILiiy Ella, b March 17. 1«58.

George Martin, b March 24, 1860.

Mary Ann, second daughter of Robertand Marv Ann Neal, married William

H., (b April 2, 183.s,) son of Georgeand .Margaret Wallace, Sept. 28, 1856,and had no issue.

William H. Wallace d Dec. 2, ls56.

Marv Ann Neal married a second time,

Frederick, (b Sept. 29, 1^29,) son ofJohn and Elizabeth Vau Gunton, .\pril

4, 1861, and has issue :

Adaliuc Wallace, b August 9. ]S.V>.

(JLNLVl.<)i;V (IF llli: lIAi:i' IA\11I.\. {)

Tiii'MAs Dim M-, cltli >t S"«ii of Kol'trt

aiul Miiy Ami Nial, iii.irrinl .MuiyAnn. ()> J.oi'y >*, l^.i--^. ) (l.m.'liiir ><(

William ami .M u y :<iiiiili, July 2'>,

l."<.'i;l, iiml liail l>-iK :

William lltiiry, b.liiiK' i), ^^')\.

Eiiiin;k Vir^ima, b Jaii'v li, l^J->; d Junei;i. ixiil.

Maiv Ann. li Mav -J-*. l<i»;.

Emiiia ElizabLlir b .Maicb Jl, l>'i;.5.

Wll.LIAM Slll.LMIKL. :iiC<i|ul son of Rnb-irt ana Mary Ami Nc.il. iiiarri'd Bar-bara Ann, vb yrj)i. It. 1>;).J.; dau;;liurot Willi.iiii aud Saruli Uiliiar, Oct. \'<,

iN'iJ, and lla.s irjiK' :

Mary Ann. b M uvli ;J, ls.j3.

William Wallaci-. b J>rlit. 2<'>, 18j7.

Sallu' t'urdy, b Marcli 2i, l^.'.'J.

Laura, b Jan y JJ, l>ij-.'.

Emma Mathews, yuuni;t?t dan;:liter ofKubiTt and Mary Ann Nual. marriedSainui-I. b Ai>ril 1, 1«11,) son ot Samu-el aud Mary JscUeetze, July VJ, l»o3,and has uo issue.

Kaciiicl, fourth dauiihterof William andSarah Shelniire, married Uriah, ib

April 11, iHijLt.) sou of Uriah and Re-lK;eca Mathews, M.ireh 3, 1K>.>. utid hadi^sue :

Morns .M.. b Nov. J I, Is.V.).

;5arali Ann, b Fi-b'y Iti. l.s.ji'..j

Marv- Ann. b Julv IJ. l.s'.'.i;

William Watts, b August l'

Nov. •_'.'., IM.;.

Nov.

isi:;:

J

d

3Ioui:i.s M., eldest son of Uriah audRicliel Mathews, married Caroline Ce-celia, (^b June •_'!, l)*o'.i,) dauu'hter of

George and Antoinette hinder, Augusto, 1^68, and has no i^^ue.

^ArtAii Ann-, eldest daughter of Uriahand R;ieliil Matliews, married HarryP.. {b Ai>ril -Jl, 1^:!.'. ) son of John andElizabetli Duncan, June 11. I'^.'jT, audhad issue :

Ella .M.. b June -.'i', U:,s.

Joseph H.. b March 1 1. I.^t.l ; d March 1,

Harry M., b Oct. i'J, I.stU.

Ei.izAr.Ki II. second duiLjhter of Josiali

and Ann Hart, married .Vrtluir. (I) Fib.

11, ITii'.'. » son of and liebecea

Yerkes, .Niareh ".o, 17'.»7, anil had issue :

Ann, b July J?. IT'.'S.

Eli.i-s, b June•.'0, I^OO.

Horatio Gates, b June 20. iMiJ; d Fcb'v

4, l.^itJO.

Jiebeciis b March M, isuo; d O.t. 1.'.

I Kit;.

-'0

William, b S.pt. -J.'l. l>o7.

I-aac. b .Spt. '.I. \xi)'.>.

Arthur Watts, b .^[aleh — I>i:; ; d Nov.II. K.i;.

Eli/.al.rtb. b >r irch 14. 1.-<1<'.

Anhur Vcrlves. d Oct. 2;>, l-^K'.-

Ann. cldist datiirhtiT of Arthur and F.ll/.n-

beth Ycrkcs. married Williaiii. Hi .\n-

icust .30. Isoii. ) son of Thorn isaiid Ann.Michener, Diceuib;^r •.•<». I'^JO, and lia^

issue :

Charles, b N.^'. 17. Is21.

Eliz lb.th v.. b Marcli -J.'. 1823.

8ar.ili Ann. b June 21. ixy,.

Arthur Yerkcs, b Sept. 2:'., ls^:;2.

CitARLF.s, cMfrit son of Willnin niiil AnnMiehciur. married Catharine, (b March17. l«2o.l <lauu'ht<r of John and AnnSpott.^, Dec. U, 1"<1'>, and has no issu'-.

Elizai-.i.th. eldest d.iuirhter of Willi.im

and .Vnn Miehener. married John (bDec. 2S, l>iH».) son of Jotiu and —Murray. Sept. 184.^. and has issue :

Anna Y.' b Auimst 20, ISiy.

John Thoma.s. b July 2, l"*.')!.

William Walter, and Ella Laura.

El. IAS, cldist sonof .Vrthiirniul Eli/.ibeih

Yerkfs. married Harriet Krewson. tb

Sept. 2:>. ]s'm:.) Dee. :\K 1-^21. ami lia«

issue :

Eliza Ann, If Dec. (^ ls2:..

Hannah Shay, b Jan'y :'j. l'<2-*.

.\niaiula Wil'lielmiiia," b Aii'zust .'>. lf<^0.

William Watts Hart, b Nov. 1, 1.SJ2.

Rebecca Jane, b Sept. .'>. l'S:j,.'>.

Ann Hart, b Nov. 14, ls;>7.

Harriet Elhii. b June M. 1810.

Sarah Emma, b June I.'!. Isil.'k

Laura Augusta, b June o. lx4-<.

Eliza .Vnn, eldest daughter of F.lias andHarriet Yerkes, married Henry, (,b

June 20. is-.'.',.) sou of Henry and JaneHauaMinan. Dee. 22. 1S4'J. anil has i>suc:

Williaui Edwin. !• Aui,aist 1. l^.M.

Harriet Jane, b June 2:>. IS.'i;;.

Elias Yerkes. b Sept. 14. I^.m.

OUver Hart, b April 2^. l.^OO.

Henry, b Jan'y 20, lsG2.

Hannah Shav, second dau::hter of F.iia<

and Harriet Yerkis, married Stil'hen,lb Dee. 4. 1."<1'.», ) ^ou of William .and

Mary DeCoursey. .March 4, 1^.'<\. andhas issue:

Walter Coltoii. b Dec. T.. 1^.".:!.

Holme, Sells. 1. Oct. 1.''. Is.iC.

Fr.uiK E., b .M.ucli 11. If^iio.

\Vii.i.i \ M W A I 1 > Hah r. son of F.liis andHirii t VevUes. niarri.' 1 M)rv .\iin, ib

10 Gi:xi: Ai.udv or nii: iiaut rA.Mii.v,

Dec. ll>. I.^IO.) ilall^litiT ol' J:icr/1) ;iihI

S;U;il» Lui|-.ir, Nov. 1, 1^.')^, iind li:is

Ilanii't .\nn:i. b Aii<;ust 'JC, lf<.V.i.

Harmaii Aiulcrsoii, b Jau'v 2J, l.-^til.

Cliira, b Oct. 10, iscj.

Eihvunl. b Jiiiic l.J, 18(5.').

HouATii) Gatf.s, second st)!! of Arthurami Klizabctli Yerkcs, iiianicil Kliza

Ann, (b Sti)t. 18, 180.3,^ dau-litcr ofAmos and KiUh Addis, Nov.

is, 1827,and had issue :

Julia Anna, b August io, 18-.'S;d Oct.

•.>8. 1844.

Elizabetli Jane, b Dec. 20. 182!).

Elh'n .Morrison, b C)ct. 27, 18:!1.

Sarah .Michener. b >[ay ,'). I8:);j.

Amos Addis, b Jany 2. I8;j(j.

Kuth Anna, b June f!, 1^:57.

Amv Rebecca, b April 2t;. 1830.

.MaiV Louisa, b May 4. 1.^41.

Artliur Watt<, b .^[arch 2t;, 1843.

Joseph Morriscni b Dec. .30. ]8l.j.

Emma Luetta, b April 8, 1840.

Ei.iz.vnF.Tit Jam:, second daugliter ofHoratio flates and Eliza Ann Yerkes,married Bazalicl. (b .March 20, 1S20.)son of Ezra and P^lizabeth Croasdale,Jan'v 8, l'<.'>3, and has issue :

James" .Madison, b Feb. 20, 18,34.

Flora, b >[av 2.3. l.s,37.

Charles W.,"b Juny 20, 18G4.

Ellen >[oRnisoN, third dauuhter of Ho-ratio Gates and Eliza Ann Yerkes, mar-ried Moses, (^b Jan"y 2i;, 182(1.) son of

Benjamin and Sarah Yerkes, Feb'y 23,18.34. and had issue :

Benjiimin, !_b Dec. 5, 1854

;d Dec. 8,

Araos Adilis, ) 18.34.

Auijustus Gates, b Au'jriist .3, 18.37.

Georiic W.. b Feb'v 23. isQO.

Sarah Emma, b DJc. 23., l^t'.l.

Charles B<juclier, b March 23, 1804; d

April 11, l»Go.

.\mv Ki;r.i;('rA, sixth danL:;hter of [[oiatio(Jates and Eliza Ann Y'erkes, marriedCharles, (li (Jet. 10, is.to.) son of Gar-ret ond .Mary WynKoop, Feb. 28, 18G1,and has no issue.

Mauv Loiisa, seventh daughter of IIo-nitio G. and Eliza Arm Yerkes, marriedJames, son of Jlu^xh and Ellen Thomp-son, Feb'y 11, iMUtj, and has no Issue.

Amos Adius, eldest son f)f Horatio Gatesand Elizi Ann Yerkes, manied Rebec-ca, (b ,)uly .^ 1812,) dauixhtia- of Johnand .Mary Slack, Nov. 1 J, 1800, and hadissue :

Anna >[ary, b },l:\y 11, 1802;d J[arch 21,

18i;4.

Horatio Gates, b Jan'v 11, 1801.

Ri^BKCCA, second dau;;hterof .\rthur andI",lizabetli Yerkes. married Christopher,(b Jan'y 1(), 1700.) son of Ganct andJane Krewson, in L'^23, and had issue:

Elizabeth Jane, Feb'y 1, 1821;d Aujrust

10, 1824.

Rebecca, b —; d April 12, 184i;.

Christopher Krewson d Feb'y 3, 186-t.

William, third son of Arthur and Eliza-beth Yerke.s, married Eliza B., (b Au-sust 3, lf<0.3,) daughter of Jonathan and

-Mary Yerkes, August 10, l^i20, and hadissue :

Jonathan, b April 2, 1830,Elizabeth, b .M iv 1, I831i

Arthur, b Au-t. 2s, 1832; d Augt. 1.5, 1853.

.Marv, b Jan'y 17, 1^.35.

Harriet, b M.'iy 5, 1830;d May 11,

-}"^'^y-'UNov. 24, 18.39.Jane S., j

'

Christopher K.. b April 17. 1838.

Rebecca K., b Oct. 10, 1'<U.

JSdward, bMirch 11, 1843.

MaruMret A., b Oct. 2.>, 1846.

Eliza B. Yerkes d Dec. 25, 18G4.

1858.

S.AP.Aii MiriiFNFi;, fourth dauirhtcr ofHoratio (i. and Eliza Aim Yerkes, mar-ried David, (b Nov. 25, 1820,1 son of

Gcoriie and Esther Cherry, ofMarch 4, Ixox. and had issue :

Marv Ann, b Dec. 7, 1850 : dl«'tJ2.

WUlieJ b Auirust 10, 18G0.

Ella, f (1 Auiiust 10, 18G0.

George, b P'eb'v 28, 1^0 1.

Ireland,

Jan. ],

RiTii Anna, fifth diu<rhter of HoratioGates and Eliza Ann Yerkes, married

Charles, (b Jan'y 18, 1838,) son of Jo-

seph and Susanna Addis. ]hc. 21. 1X1)3,

and has HI) issue.

Jonathan, eldest son of William andEliza Yerkes, married Miranda, daugi\-ter of James and .Mirarula Watsuu,Oct. 20, 1S50, and has issue :

Judson, b Sept. 10, Istil.

Anna J., b June 2, 1864.

Elizabi-.tii, eldest dauiihter of Williamand Eliza Yerkes, married Harrison,(b Dec. 3, 1^27,) son of Jacob and AnnPutl', Nov. 24, 1X53, and has no issue.

HAtiiUKT. thii'd dau'^hter of William andEliza Yerkes. marriid William, son of

William Keas, March 12, 1857. and hadissue :

I^enton Hart, h April 21. l>i.""<: d Aiigu~t17, l8.-,.s.

(;r.M:Ai.tM;\ ur im; ii.\i:i i \\ii(.v, a

I-\ V. . foiiidi -oil of Aitliiir mil F'.li^i-

I cMi Yiikcri. iiKirric «l Kll< n, i K >[ i_v I'.i,

isir.,) <laiii:littr of Tli<>iiris mihI Cliiis-

tiaM;i MfKin-tiy. Jany 1 i. H.;7, aii<l

has IK) issiK'.

Ai:riii t: W ATi-i. fiftli sun of Aitlniraii<l

Elizahitli Yiiki-.-. iiiarriid I'liarlDllr.

(,h M irih 1-. IMK. I <laii::lit(T "f .f'Mvi-

tlian .111*1 Kli/.al>ctli Ktiiirlit. Fil>'y '.i,

IX i:'.. and hill issue :

Wiliiain Hart. I. Nov. :H\ lyj:'..

Ainv Davis, b June l'.>, l>l.'i ; il April •J.^

.Tiilm Kni-lit, 1) .Tunc ".0. isis.

I-i;uic. I) Dtc. ;!'». is.'"' ; d Oi-t. ><, 1*.'>1.

Ei.i7 Ar.r.TA. tliinldauLTlitii- of Arthur andElizal'oth YiMkcs. ni arrii-d I.~aac Clark-

son, (b Sept. .'."1. I'^l!".) son of Amosnnd Amy Addis, Jaii'y •_".>. 1>^1<'>. andhad issue :

Christopher Krewsou, b Dec. 2. 1^4';; d

Aui,Mist I. 1x17.

Amv, b Mav J."), is IS.

Anna, b April Jl. Is.VJ.

Howard, li April !••, Isji;.

Kh;r.F<\-.\. third dau'jhtcr of Jo-iidi andAnn Hart, married Wilii.nn. i b .Tune

11. 1771. 1 son of.Iosepband Ann Mdes,

Sept. I't. isii.'i. and had is-ue :

Aui^ustus Watts, b Au^'ust 1:5, isoil.

Ann, b April 1. Isos.

Willi iiu Hart, b .Julv s. isio.

Eli7Tl--th. h Julv <:. Isli.

Willwm Miles d May JD, l.^j,').

ArcrsTrs Watt-^. eldest son of Williamand Rebecca .Nfiles. married Leah Jane,

(b Feb'v It;. Isii7. ) dau'.:bt> r of—and Elizabeth Fisher, Feb'y I'l, ls:3.>,

ami had issue :

Leah, b March -Jl. K..^.

Leah Mihs d March -.'7. 1.»:>:1.

Auu'u.-tiis Watts Miles married, the sec-

ond tinn', Martlia. t b in lso;i,) daiiirh-

ter of Peter and Mari^aret Blades, AplUItUh. is.i.j, an<l had is-ne :

John Davis, b Feb'v 1, 1<M; d Sept. 12.

ISCl.

Adoniram Judsoii, b Au^u>t 0, is:';7,

Au;,ni-tii- Watts, b Au^'ust 1, isll; d

Dee. 7, lsl7.

llarri.t Krades, b Sept. 10, isjl.

Ann, eldest daimliter of William and Re-becca -Miles, m.inied Charles, (b Mayl.'>. 17'J."),) son of William and Auii

Beans, Dec. 11. ls.V.>, and had i-Jsue ;

K'beec.a, b June 1, l^M : d Dec. :!, ls.J7,

Elizabeth, b Sei-t. 1 1, isjri;d Dec. 3,

18:56.

(Jnllith Mil. '^. b Nov. .>. I>i.i7 : d Au;:ipf2>': is:>.

Lvdii J.iiie. b Julv 1:5. i-<:yj.

Chirh ,, b Au-u.-t 17. 1SI.>.

Thoinn-. b.riine 1. ls|.').

Amy Elizabeth, b Feby in, is.jn.

El. 17. vni.Tii, 'ecoii'l d.iu.:hter of William

I

.nnd Ribieea Mill s, married John, (b

.May 111. i.sii;, , son of Nathan and Lydi.iBoili ail. JiiiH' 11, 1">:'>7. and had i-.-ue :

'

Willi iiM MilK. b 1-Vb'v r.t.l.S5S; d Febyl.i. is.-.l.

Nathan, b Jan'v 1. I'^IO; d Auc;ust I'.\

1>II.

Santi Ann. b Au^u.-t 12. I^IS.

John Davis, b Nov. Jl. ls.">:!.

1 Wii.i.i.vM, second .«on of William .ind'

Reberc.i .Mill s. tTiarrii'd Catharine, (bI Jan'y :!1. 1x1:5,) daughter of Richard1 and Su:^an Carr. Dec. 26, is;};}, and had

issue :

I

Edward Aitiistus. b Oct. 27, IS:}!; dNov. 1.}, IMU.

I

Catharine Ame.«, b March 26, 1*:;7 : dI Dec. 2. 1.S12.' Sarah Jane, b Sept. 2-*. ls.5'.i.

I

William Hart, b April 1, l-sU.

j

Rebecca Hart, b March 20, 184.5 ; d MarchI

2'.'. isl.-,.

Alfred Leaman. b August 10. 1816.

.Marv Emma, b Julv 22. ls4'.>.

Charles Richard, ^"Oct. 7, 1851.

WiLLi.v.M H.^RT, second son of William

I

and Cathariiu' .^^les. manied Catha-I rine, (b Feb'v 4, ls,57.") dauLrhter of

I

John (Jrinlield and Catharine Clayton,j Sept. I'J, ls64. .and has i-suc :

Catharine C, b June 12, 186-?.

Amy. fourth dau'j:hter of Josiah and AnnHart, married John, (son of Juhn and

I

Ann Davids, >Lirch 2.S, 1813, and hadI issue :

i

William Hart, b Mav 3, 1814;d Julv 8,

181.).' Ann Hart, b April 13, l.slj.

Reb.eca Mills, b Jan'v 27, 181'5,

I William Watts Hart, b July 27. 1820.

Sirah Simp-on, b Nov. li.i,"lS22.

Elizab.th Neely, b Feb'y 20, Isjj.

Amy Hart, b June 21, 1827. .

I

Ann H.vrt, eldest dauszliter of John andI Am.v D.ivi.-, married James, (b Nov.I

12. isVJ."* son of Olivi r and Ann Erwin.Die. 111. is.-..'), and had i--ue :

'

John Davis, b Nov. 21. Isi6 ; d July 20,

]

ISlii.

1Amv Aun, b March 20, 1838; d Julv 1,

1S3S.

Ann.i .N[arv, b Oct. l.'>, 1830.

Oliver HiVt, b Juu'y 4, 1812; d May 12.

I'J 16.

J-irn.:' r.rnin d Dtc. :'. I'^ll.

12 c.EXii.viA'tiY or Tin: iiaim tamil^'.

A>"XA Mary, dauiiliti n^r Jaims.iml AnnBLirt Erwiu. rn.uried Kiiiiy, (0 .Mtiy.'..

18:39,") son of Hliuv S. and Sarah' A.

Mercur. Oct. 18. 1860. and lui? issue :

Iknrv S., b July 'Jl, I8ti7.

Kkkkccv Mii.r.s, socond daiiixhtor of.lolm and Amy l)a\i>, married Vlfrctl

T., (bOct. 11, l^i:!.) son of Jacob ;\nd

Jlamuih Dullicld, Jan'y 6tli, 1810, andlias issnt' :

John Da\i^, t) >rarch 13, 181:?.

Thomas IT. Htiiton. b Fib'v 'J. 1815.

AVilliam Watts, b S^iit. ;•, is.'/J.

Amy Hart, b .May 1, 18J8.

William "WArrs IlAur, son of John and

Amy Davis, married Anna, ( b March8, 18;)-.'.) dauii'htcr of Jacob and MaryCarpenter, June 24, 1856, and had is-

sue :

Aniv Hart, b April 17, 18.';7 r d April l'i\

1S57.^Jacob Carpenter, b Angust 2;?. 18,13.

Maggie Spra^nir, b Anuiust TJ. 18(;o.

John Davis, h Oct. 20, 1802.

&AKAH Snii'soN, tliird dau;;hter of Johnand Amy Davis, married Ulysses, (b

August 12, 1818, » sou of Henry and

Mary Mcrcur, June 12, K)^\ aud hasissue :

Rodney AngiL-tus, b S?pt. 2;i, 1><.'>1.

John Davis," b Julv 15, l-<5;}.

ilary Eliza, b Mav 4, 1855.

J.ames Watts, b D'cc. 3, 1857.

Ulysses ,b Marcli 12, l.s(;7.

Amv Haut, fifth dauibter of John and

Amy Davis, married Hohnes, (b .March

I'J, i><2t;. ) .son of Charles and AmandaSells, June 12, IS,')*), and had issue :

Charles Watts, h Mav 15, 1.S51;

d S pt.

1), 1X&2.

John Davis, b May 1. 1857.

Joseph, sixth son ofJoseph and Elizabeth

Hart, married Aim, daiiiiliter of \Vil-

ILam and Elizabeth Folw( II, Dee. 25,

1783, and had issue :

Thomas, b Oct. 11. 17.sl; d Marcli 22. 17'.)1.

John, b April '.),17«7 ; d June is, l.sin.

Charles, b .March 2'.), 17s:i; dSept. 25.17'J7.

Leu-is Fcihvell, b March 17, 17'.»2; d —Thomas, b June 3, 17H5 ; d Nov. 5, 1^38.

FJiza Ann. b Dec. s, 17'J7.

Clarissa Maria, b Dec.I'.t, 1802

;d April

26, 18:;i.

Ana Fohvell d March 11, IH-l.?.

Jt)iiN', second son of Joseph and ArmHart, married Mary, (b May 3, 17'.>0,>

daughter of John and Mary Horner,March 2'K JSIO, aud leid issue :

Jf.<cr>li. b Jiii'v -JI. |.>I1.

William, b Aiiril •-'.!. 1>1:!.

.\nu Kiiza, b Jan'v 17, 1><17.

.\Iarv D.irrah. b J'nlv is, lx\!<.

Jam'es, b Dee. 15," l.s-.>0;d March 31,

l,si;5.

Oeor-e W.. b April IS, isj;!.

r.eiijamiu F., b .March 22, ls25.

Thompson D.. b AuL^ust II, lsJ7.

Mary Hart d August :!0, Ls.j.s.

JosKVH, eldist son of John and MaryHart, married Jaiu', ( b .March 2s, lxls,>daughter of William anil Ellen Van-sant, March is, 1.^17, nnd had issue :

George W., I> March 25, Is Is.

.Marv Ellen, 1) Feb'y 22, is.-.j d March 16,1S..2.

Charles Howard, b Jan'v 0, 18.33.

Ella, bSept. 0, 1S55.

William, second sou of John ami MarvHart, married llacliel, (b Xov.s, islt;.')

daughter of AVilliam .and Mary Ayres,Dec. 27, Isi:;, and had issue :

'

John, b August 5, is 16; d August »yis 16.

Charles A., )

Ueujamin F.,)b June 6, l.s-lS.

J AMIS, third son of John and Marv l[art»married liachel, (b Oct. 21.

"

ls-_'4,>

daituhter of Is.aac and Emily Hoben^sack, Nov. 2, 18 is, and had issue :

^Vlbert, b Oct. 5. 1S50.

Anna Mary, b May 11, 1853.

Is.iac Newton, b Nov. 30, 1854.

William Hobensack, b Jan'y 24, 1854.

J"^7' , .I-b Oct. 2'.),

1850.Emily Louisa, )

'

Tiio.Mi'soN D., sixth son of John andMary Hart, married. Susan A., (b Dee.

17. 1S-J7,") daughter of John and Keliec-

ca Snedieor, April 10, 1S51, aud hasissue :

Florence, b .\pril 21, ls.',5.

Sinan A. Hart d August 20, 185;).

Lewis P'oiam.i.i., fourth son of Josephand Ann Hart, nianied Sidney, daiigh^ter of John flill, and had issue :

Henry S. ; Charles, b Feb'y 8, IslS; Lou-isa; John H.

; Lafavehe, b in ls-J5 ;

Thomas JertVrson, b Feb'y 0, 1S26 ;

Andrew Jackson ;Rebecca ;

Lewis 2d;

and Josej)h.Sidiiev Hart d

CiiAi'.LLs, second son of Lewis V. and Sid-

ney Hart, intermarried with Ann Elizii,

(b'March 20, lsl'.». ) daughter of (Jran-

dison aud Mary lir.muon, June 7, 183',',

and had issue :

Miiry Louisa, h Oct. l", lslO; d AugustI. Is|_'.

'/i

(;i:Ni:.\i.n(;v or nii; iiAirr TAMa.T. l;-,

J-:milv r:irn II. 1. >[:ir.li Jo, ]s|.>.

Am, Vli/alMtl.,l.,

.

,.j,._„ j^,,.im1i;i Ami. I

** '

Viru'ini:!, b S.i-t. -.'0, ]H1T; d Julv '.'i;.

.John Ltwi.-j, I) Juno :;m, Is-l'.i ; d .Nfiy I-t,

diroWuc Dcwcv, li Mav (I, is.'.j; d Julyjr,. i!<:,\.

llfurv C'l;iy.1) Jim." '2. \!*:<'>.

Ell:i Jn,«i'(i"liitlf.Ii Jlirir I. iM.')?.

Cyrus Siiiii\-i,I) Nov. J.'i,

ImIo.

loi ISA. ckU'.>t dmiLclitiT of I.otii.s.111(1 Siil-

nvy II:irt. ni.inicd (Justivus Busdy-flull. who w;i.> drowui'd in the Ohiori\ t-r in l"*.')!!. Thfv h;ul uo issur.

Thomas Jkkh iison. Gftli sjmi of I.owi.^

and Sidnrv Hart, married Ilarrii-t S..

(t) Fcb'y -jj. ls;;i>.) dauu;litfror JohnC.and .Marin Davis Vanarudakii, Marili

1<;, l.'^t^'. and had issue :

J. Bvron, I) Siiit. K Ixli".

Annie Loui.sa, b Dec. 11, is.jO; d Jan'vJf<. iN.Vi.

Howell Dornian. 1. Auirusl 10, 18,')2;d

.\pril IC. l.x.Vl.

Howell Dorman, 1) Auijust -II. ls:>:];d

Jan'v -.'•;. ix.M.

Maria Louisa, b Oct. -Js, IS.',! : d Dee. -10,

is.Vl.

Lillie Josephine, li June 10. ls,',i; ; d Juu.

4. 1M<;.!.

Frank H., b June ;;o, l.'i.'iSi.

Laura Louisa, h Dee. in. l,s,-,0.

Louis F.. b Jan'v 1, IM).'.

U. S. Grant, h Sept. J.'.. 180:!;d Oct. :>,

INOI.

J^illie Bell, b FebV -.'M. isr,:,; d May I'N

lsi;.-i.

Emma Rosalie, b Nov. 17, l^M.

"JiioMAs, fifth son of Joseph and AnnHart, married Charity, ^b Nov. •2'2.

17'.'",) dauirhter of Derrick and Elsie

Kroesen, Dee. 1"^, l>il7, and liad issue:

Theodore, b March U. IxJl.

Elizabeth, b Feby Ki. 1.-<J:!.

J>erriek KnMsen,'b Auu:iist -J-^, l.^i'.'i.

Thomas, b Oct. :!. I'*."." : d Nov. 2:!, i^oT.

Charity Hart d July 10, \x:,:;.

TiiKoi)(.i;i:. eldest soil of Thomas .and

Charity Hart, married C'ath iriue .\iin.

(bSe(.t. -'7. lsjl.'> dau_'liter of Odbertan.l .Mary Ann Walton, Nov. :':!, lx|:"..

and had i.-.^ue :

L'wis Walton, b .Sept. 1. 1^11.

Thomas, b April '.'s. Isp;.

Hannah Louisa, li .\[av H. ]H|s.

,M»rv Ann. b July 17", ls.,ii; d Sept. D.

ix"'.].

-lane Craven, b Nov. li, K>2.Willie, b Au-ii^t .'«. 1M.".I.

21

Elmer, b July 10, ].s,'i7.

Frank Alvin. b June 1, \syj.

ErtZM.i rir. daii^htiT of Thomas anil

Charity Hart, married Charles. i|i Die.]0. Is.M.) son of Thomas and EdithWaketield. Nov. 1. ls|:i, and had noissue.

Dkkkick Ki:i>i>r.N. second son of Tho-mas and Charity Hart, marru il Jaue.(b Au'j:n-t 2'.. \x\:<.\ daiiL'htcr of An-drew ami Mariratcl [.oult. March 10,

1><|S. and had i~.~ue ;

Andrew. U .May 17, is I'.".

Lizzie. 1) .Vu:.aist ?<. Is.'il.

.Ma^iiie Loraine. b March 21. I'^.'iO.

Jane. 1> Oct. 2^, l.s.V.t.

Mary Louisa, b Feby 22. I><0,I.

Sus.m .Miles, b June .'p. IsOI.

Jane ILirt d Feby 2-'i,1>07.

Ei.iZA .\\v. eldest dauLrliter fif Josephand .Vun Hart, married David. ( bSept.•ii'. 17111. ) son of Nathan and Elizabeth

Marple. Dec. 2, 1><17, and had is.-ue :

Joseiih Hart, b — Isls ; d Dec. is. IsOJ :

Alfred ; Ann Eliza ; Clarissa Hart ;

Mary Purdy : Nathan ; Silas, d Atiirust

27. isOl; William Warren: CarolineVir^^inia : Sarah Ellen : and Euicene

A., b Feby 1. Is 1 1 -. d Au-nst 1, Is 1 1.

-\r-KnF:rv. second son of David and Eli/.a

Ann Marple. 'married .Vnna. dauichterof (iarret and Sandi Vansant, May .'II,

ISl'.i, and has i.ssue :

Frank Kossuth; Mary Eliza;WUliam

Warren ; and Florence.

Ann Ei.iza. eUUst daucrliter of D:ivid andp;iiza Ann Marple. married William,.son of James and Ann Jamison, Jauy1, isi'.i, and has no issue.

Sii.As Hai:t. fourth .son of Da\id andEliza .Vtm .Marple. married .Mary Fan-nie, (b .May 1. IMO.') daui^hter of JohnGabriel :m(l Fannie Viellet .Morell, Jan.

1, ls.)S, and h;ul issue :

Clam L.. ' 1) .March 17. lsi;0;d March

Clarence. » is. isun.

William Warren, b .March 2^. 1802.

Silas Ilouuh. b Auu:ust I t. isOl.

Cf.At;issA Hap.t. second daughter of Da-vid and Eliza Ami Marple, m.arried

L'wis M. Hover. Dec,:".,

Isill.

CAUoiisr. \'ii:c.iNiA, ftuu'th dau'j:hter ofD.i\id:iud Eliza Ann .Mar[>le, marriedCharles W. McNair, of Liviu^stoacounty. N\-w York. Nov. 2."', iso.'i, and\\:\.< Is-iK' :

Will. Wan< u. b Oct. - isOO.

14 ni:\i:\i.()(;Y or Tin. irAirr famii.v.

Wu.i.iAM \\'.\i;i;i;\, y(lml^•t•^t son of Da-vid Miul Kli/a Ami'.Mariilc. man itd t^ti-

«:ui M., daHLclitc T <•{' {\\v late rcvtiTiulO. Tracty. of Huston. Ma.-^sailiusuttji,Junt" !'.-<, "isC';.

Cr.AHissv ^Faiiia. second daiiu;Iit('r of

Jo<i'[ili and Ann Hart, married JosepliCarver. Dee. iV), l.-^-.'.s, iuul liad no is-

isiie.

Jose[ili Carver d July l*-, \xi-').

Snn<<. fonrtli ^on of Jotm and EleanorHart, married J.iue I^lhert^on, (jf Au-sriista county. Viruinia. Sept. _'<;, 171S1,and died without issue.

Tile date of lii.s willow's death is notknown.

I..iior<'ti:i, second dansiliter of Johnand Eleanor Hart, married WilliamGilbert, October

1.'), 1741, and hud is-

sue :

Seth, b .March IS!, -[:.[.].

Silas, b March :!, 17 it;.

Josepli, b Oct. :t. 171.<.

On tlie death of William Gilijert LucretiaHart married John Thomas, March a,

1752, and had issue :

John, b Jan'v ;31, 17.").'!.

Elizabeth, b "March x, 17.')5.

Isaac, b Nov. 13, 17:.7: d Oct. 11, 17(;0.

Eleanor, b Dec. 3, 17j!».

SETit, eldest .son of Lucretia and WilliamGilbert, niariietl Elizabeth Henry, Jan.;'), 1767, and hail issue :

William, b Nov. -Jt;, 17G7; d —

Elizabeth, b July 1:5, 170'J : d May .31,

1770.

Joseph, b March _'. 1771.Sarah, b Jan'y 17, 177.').

Eleanor, b Jiilv^ 17. 1775.

Seth, b ^[ay 17, 177,-<.

SiLA.'s, second son of Lucretia and Wil- i

liain Gilbert, married Elizabeth, liis

cou'iin, daii-htia- of I<aac and EdithHoui;h. Au-iist 1, 1771, aud had issue :

Susanna, b August 9. 1772.

William, b June 2.), 1771.

p:dith; John; Myra, b April 1, 1789.

Joseph, b Sept. — 1800,

SrsANNA, eldest dausjliter of Silas andElizabeth Gilbert, married Peter Cris-

pin, (b Sept. 2, 1771.) Jan'y ',», ]7'J7,and had issue :

Eliza, 1) N(n-. 9, 1797.

Lucretia, b .Nov. 2:5, 17f»;i.

Mary Ann, b Oct. 1, 1801.

William, b .Vutrust 9, 180,').

John, b Oct. 2u, 1«07.Silas Houtch, b Julv 2'.. I'lu.

Myra. I. M rv I. ]>i{:).

Jn^i.ni, third sou of Lucretia and Wi(-liam (Jiliiert, married Eiiphemia, (bJuly 29, 17 IM,) daughter <if David and

I .M-ir-^aret Kees, Dec. (J. 1770, and hadissue :

Lucretia, b Seiit. 20, 1771; d Sept. 21,17X.S.

William Hart, b Jan'y 12, 1770.

Joseph Hers, li Dt c. ;!!•. 177f<.

.A[ar-aret, b Nov.:>, 1782; d Sept. 21,

1 1 '"^O.

Euphemia Rees, b Oct. 9. 17H7.Kebeeea Hart, b Feb'y 22, 1790

; d Oct1.'), iMll.

Silas Hart, b March 10, 179:> ; d Oct. 2.3

1791.

Euphemia Gilbert d Sept. 0, l.soG.

John, eldest son of John and LucretiaThomas, married Eleanor Jarrett, (bApril 21, 17J8,) dau;,diter of Abrahamand .Martha Jarrett, Oct. ol, 1770, audliad issue :

Abraham Jarret, b Sept. 0, 1777.

Elizabetli, b April 4, 1779.

Mary, b Feb'y 19, 1781.

John, b April 0, 1783.

Oliver, b August 25, 1785 ; d Au'nist 22,1780.

Oliver Houu:ii, b Aus^st, 26, 1787.

Martlia, h Oct. 25, i;.s9.

William Tagart, b Oct. 18, 1791.

Joseph Hart, b Julv 30, 1793: d Aynist3, 1794.

Lucretia, h Sept. 28, 1795.

Joseph Hart, b Jan'v 20, 1799 ; d Aujjust3, 1799.

Eleanor, b Nov. 8, 1800; dxMarch 7, 1801.

John, .second son of John and EleanorThomas, married Eleanor Bus>ev, Aii-

i;n-t. 1x04. She died m l.s(i5, in child

bed, together with the infant. He af-

terward marrieil .Mary Theresa Bertou-line, Sept. 2x, I.nuO, u'ud had issue :

Joseph Bertouuue.

-Martha, fourth daughter of John audEleanor Tliomas, married John, son ofJohn and Ann Clark, Nov. 11, 1800,and had issue :

Eleanor Ann, b Oct. 2, 1807.

Elizabi-.tii, eldest daughter of John andLucretia Thoni.is, married .Vrtliur, (bOct. 29, ]7;i3. ) son of Stephen andElizabetli Watts, Feb'y 11, 1801, andbad no issue.

Oliver, lifili son of John and EleanorHart, manic (I Sarah, (,1) Dec. 7, 1729,)daughthr of Henry aiul Hannah Hrees,ot bensalem town.-hip, liueUs county,Pennsylvania, Feb'y :'.'>. 17 |h, and hadissue :

f;r.Ni;Ai.itt;\ or i in; ii.\i;i i wiii.v, 15

S.-1I1. I. Nn\. IH. 17l'<; a Oct. •-'.'. IT.'.n.

Eliinor, t) X.iv -'J, IT.'id; d April l.'i,

17 m'.

H:imi:ili, h Dec. n. ir.VJ : d Srpt. '2, 17.'>:i.

Oliver. 1) Nov. 7, 17.M; il S. pt. or Oct..17'.M».

John, h >r:irrli C. 17."iS ; d .^r;^|(ll 17. 1>1 1.

.Tos.pli. I.Nov. IJ. 17i;ii: (I Oct. HI. 17iiJ.

M.irv H:ikor. I> Sept. i'.. 17i;j.

S.inili. li Oct. l:t. 177J: d Oct. l'.». I77.>.

Sir.ili ir irt il Oct. -Jii. 177-.'.

On the dc.uli i.tliisfii>t wile Oliv. r Il.irt

ni:irricd Anne N[.iii;i. ( hjaii'v 17. 1711. )

widow ot'C'harlcs (Jriinl':dl. :iiid i|:ui:;li-

tor of Willi.iin and .S;iiali Si;dy. of

Charleston. Sontli Carolin.i, April .'>.

1774. and had issnc :

Sil.T-». b An-ust .U. 177.". ; d Sept. 21. 177.'..

William Roircr.-, b Dec. i:i, llf^l ; d

Marrli. Ix-.V).

Anne Maria Tlart d Oct. .1, l.->i:].

Et.F.vNnii, eldest daui^litcr of Oliver andSiir.di Flart. intenn.irricti with Thomas.(h.Jan'y '.U. 1741.) son of Thomas and

Mary Screven, of Charleston. SouthCarolina. March G, 1770, aiid had is-

sue :

Sarah, b Dec. 4. 1770 ; d Juno .">. 1772.

Martha, b Sept. ,i. 1772 ; d .Inly 2<;. 17;^.

Thomas, b August lt>, 1774 ; (i June 12,IxX).

Jdmv^. b Oct. 2, 1777 ; d Oct. 9, 1777.

Oliver, b Oct. lf<. 177m ; d Oct. 2.>. 177S.

Eleanor, b Nov. 12. 1771); d Feb'v 17.

IM.').

John Washin-ton. b March 29. 17S2;d

April l.i. 17.X2.

Thomas Screven d Mav 4, 1801.

Marth.\, eldest daui^hterof Thoma.s andKleanor Screven, intermarried with

Benjamin Bouueau, Feb'y 26, 17'JJ, andhad issue :

Elizabeth Vunderhonst, b May 01, 1798.

Ei.iz.vnFrrti V.VNi>Fi;imRST, daughter of

Benjamin and .Martha Bonneau. ititer-

marrieil with Samuel J.. (bJuni' 22.

1791.) son of John and Elizabeth Mur-rnv, N[av 2.'). 1h20. and had issue :

John, b >f.iv 4. 1x21.

Wm. Bonneau. b Dec. U. 1822.

Elizabeth Nelson, b Jan'v 10, Js2.'.; d

July 9. 18:;.j.

Ellen" Cox. > b Dec. 18, 1S2G ; d MayMartha Screven, f 9, 1827.

Edward Lan;;. b March ."., 1828.

Ellen Cox 2.1. b .March :'.. ix:^).

Benjamin Calhoun, b Aiu il 10, 1.><;V2 : dOct. 1«, IKiG.

>[arv Coniidi I, b Feb"v 2i'.. 18;i4.

Elizabeth Nelson 2d. ii Auuu>t I. 183''.

r,eor;:e Mercer, b March 22, 1S)8.

SmuiucIJ. >rMrnn- d -Tub I. I'^.'.O.

'

JmIIV. ehlest child of Samuel J. .and Eliz;>-

lieth .Murr.iv. inti rmarried wiili Mary,'

TouniT' st daUL'hliT of clonel J. !s.

Spanii. Dec. l:t. 1^1M. and had i.ssuc :

I-abella Norrelli. 1. Sipt. 1.1. l-xp.t.

Ella Ransom, b Sept. 12, 1.'<.)1;d Au£ju.<t

9, 1><.".2.

John b Sept. 2."., 18.-,1.

R.msom. •

Sarah, )

tw ins. b —Wrii.i\\i BoNNi .vr, second child of Sam-

uel J. and r.liz il.i-th Murray, intermar-ried with Caroline MidiUeton. eldest

daiii^hter of colonel Robi-rt H. Good-wvn. (Jet. -1^. isir,, nii.l had i:^.suc :

ElizliUfh Vand.-rhorst, b Sept. 22, 18(7 ;

d Au-ust 9. IH-Is.

Charlotte Thompson, b Oct. 1, l.*18.

Wm. Bonneau. b Dec. 8, ispj.S inu>l J., b Jan"v 17. l^.jl.

Elizabeth Vanderhorst 2d. bSept. 20.18.r2.

Caroline .Middlelon ; Emma Bradly ;

James N'lson ; (Toodwjii ; Geori^e ;

Mathew .M.jore; Sarah

;and James

Nelson 2d.

Martha Si;rf.vkn. fourth child of Samu-el J. and Elizib'th .^[urray, intermar-ried with .Miihew S. .Moore, M. D.,

May 4. IH4.S. ;ind h.id issue :

Martha Siii-leton. b .March .". 1840.Elizib'th Boiiiie.iu. b Jan'y 23, I.-'.tI.

John Isliam. o .\Iarch 1. ls:.)2.

Sarah Ri'liard-on. b Nov. 21. 18.i3."

Arihur Ro-e. b Jan'y 1, Is.'tS.

Samuel .^[u^|ay, b June 8, ISoS.

Martha, f

b Julv 17. 18.-,9.Screven, )

.Marv Cornelia, Oct. 13, I860; d March

6. l>it;.5.

Buichell Richardson, b Sej.t. 5, 1803.

MacDonald, b Dec. 2(5, l.-*iji}.

Ellen Cox 2d. .seventh child of SamuelJ. and Eliz ib;lh Murniy, intermarriedwith Ls:uic S. K. Beuuett, and has is-

sue :

Samuel ; Murray ; ri'-nry : Isaac J. ; K.J. C. Fiber; and Wm. Bonneau.

j

Elizvbkth Ni:lson 2d, tenth child of'

Samuel J. ami. Eliz ibcth .Murray, in-

termarried with S. J. Bradley, and h;i3' issue :

John ; Gordon M. ; Mary Murr.iy ; and

I

S.imuel.

I

TiioM vs. eldest son of Thomas nnd Ele-anor Screven, inti rmarried with Mary

IAnn Susanna, (b July 13. 17><4.) dau:^h-ter ot Arclur and M uy .\un Smith,Dec. 21. 1N)3. and had issue :

Marv Ann. t^ FehV 21. l^ll : d Nr.r. 0.

is'll.

ItT (;i:vr..\r.(u;v of irit; rrAin' iamilv.

Marilui Eloannr, 1. N..v. -Jl, l^l I.

;Nt:ir>;:\iTt J;mi'. b Aii-iist 17, l.^l;i; d.Much 1:5. ixt!.'>.

.M;iiv Amu Siis:uin:i S< irvt-n d Oct.

•J'.r,iNl'.i.

M\n\ Ann", tUlc!*t daiiijlitor of Tlionvis

and ^[ary Aim Siisamia Scri'vcu. iuter-

iiiarriiil with (Iforiic I'.. 1 1> .Taii'y l:!,

IfiOS.) soil of John and Kli/.a FiiiTpou,Oct. •_'«>. ls.;o, and had i-.<uc :

Artlmr Sciivcu, b Aii-ust J-', l^-iJ;d

Aiiiiust 1, l.s:!.!.

William Scrcvcii, Iv June •2'>. ISol.

(k'oruc Archt T. b Juiu" ".':?. 1>>:>7.

John Witton. b .\.ugii:^t li', ls:!S;

;;, isi;:;.

Saint Julieii, h .\.i>ii! 17, IMl.ilarv Eleanor, b Oct. ^ is I.'.

Thonias Screven, b Oct. ;5. l^M;d S^pt.

2S. isi:>.

it May

>L\p.TH.v Elk.\.nor, jiccond tlani^htcr ofThomas and >[ary Ann Susaima Scre-

ven, intcrmarriiHl with Gcoi'l^c P. Frier-

son, her hrotlicr-in-law, Nov. "_'a, 18-KI,

and had issue :

Geor-ette Philipa, h Fcb'v 10,1818; d

April 1-2, is IS.

Thomas Clarence, b July .".,is I'.".

Eui^ene Victor, b Nov. 17, ls.')I.

Francis Herman, b P'eb'v.'S, is.j;;; d Oct.

M, l.stU.

ILirtha Irene, b Oct. i.'.. ls.31.

iLir;;uret Screven, b June "J-J, isr)7;d

March 5. IS.V,).

Philip Bernard, b Oct. .J, is.',!).

Lorraine Screven, b Au^iust 7, 18G1.

Wii.Li.\>r S( i:i;vF,x, second son of Gn\P. and .Mary Ann Frierson, marriedFlora Mclver, Feb'y, is.'jii, and has Is-

sue :

Mary Screven, b Sept. 12, isi;,:..

il.vi'.GARF.T Jam;, third daui;!uer of TIio-

m.a-s and Mary Ann Susanna S<'re\t'n,iuterniaarietl Nvith Francis A., (b Nov.

'21, ISlt;.) son of Paul S. II. and JaneE. Lee. May l.jth. ls;!;t, and iiad issue :

Thomas Screven, I) Feb'v _':». iSiO.

Triniiilla Althia, b Jnlv s. Is 11.

Martha Eleanor, b March HI, lsl:3.

Dauu'hter, b March •_'_'. isls ; d same d ly.Julia Emma Paulina, b .M-.nch 1:!, is,')]'

Roland Andibon. I) Jidv il. ls.">_'.

Bur^vell Hoyken, b Dec. 9, ls.>7.

AVilliam Henry, b Feb'y, ls(;7.

Tf.iNc;iL(..v Ai.TiirA, eldest daui^htcr ofFrancis A. and Mtu'v Jane Lee, inter-

married with Julius Ami lius, ( b .luly

10, IS.'U, ) son of Jarne-s E. and .M iryAnn Smith. June '2'.>. |s.'i;i, and had is-

sue :

.>rariou Screven, b Feby 27, \f<C,-2.

"Horace Warini::. b June iM, ISfJl.

Francis Lee, b July IJ. Isou.

Ei.KANiii:, yonnircst daui;iiter of Thoma*and Eleanor Screven, married .Tohn, (t>

in l7ii'.t,)son of .John and ."Susanna Cox,of Chai-|eston. Soutii Carolina, Dec. 22,1S(M>, and liad is.Mie :

Joseph Hart, b Oct. 18, ISOI;d Jany

17, ls.-,((.

Thomas S., b Dec. 12, lsn:j ; d Nov. 8,is.'.l.

John Johnston, b April 1.'), IsoC;d Oct.

.'), isos.Eleanor Susan, b Oct. 17, ls(i8.

John \Vashini;ton, b Sept. 11, 1811; cj

July -Jti, is 111.

Mary'Amarentha, b 5, 1810.Sara'h Elizabeth S., b ls22; d Au''ust 17,

1811.

Robert L., b Oct. 1, 1824;d Sept. !.'>,

1811.

John Cox d in 1820.

Jos[;!-i[ HAi;r, eldest son of John andEleanor Cox. married Mari^arct L.,

dauijjhter of Isaac LeNoir, of SoutUCarolina. Oct. IC, IS.U, and had issue ;

Mary Amelia, b in is;',.'); d in infancy.

Thomas S.. b June. ls;!7.

Isaac, b IS.'iO;d in infancy.

Sarah Screven, b IslI ; dm infancy,Eleanor Screven, b lsl-.>.

Sarah Screven 2d, b Sei)t. .W, 1816.Adella Amarentha, b March

.'JO, 18-18.

Mariiaret L. Cox d iu isOi).

Ei.r.ANoij S<iu;vtL\, tliird clattrhter ofJoseph and Mari^aret Cox, intermar-ried with Au;;ustus Ives, (b Nov.

,'>,

is.'.s. ) .s(in of Farimfolil and Elizabetli

Pearee, Jany 1"), l8i;i, and had issue:

AuiTUstus Cox' b Ans^ust 21, ls(;2.

Maricaret Elizabeth, b Sept. IC, isiil.

Joiiti Bryan, b Nov. 7, 18GC ; d Nov. 10,i«c<;.

"

Er.i;ANoi: Sr.sAN, eldest daushtorof Johnand Eleanor Cox, married William

Luyton, (,b Aui^nst s, ls(Mt,)son ofJohnand Louisa .MeCaa, of Camden, SouthCarolina. Jan'y 21, iSiiO, and had iasue:

EuLcene MeCaa.'b Nov. 20, ls;jo.

Marv Louisa, b Sept. i:!, ls;5(j.

Amelia B., b Jnlv 20, ISlC.

Bona, b Sent. 2^', 1818.

William Luy tou .McCua d M.ay 20, ISj.*).

3Iauv A.\tAiii:NTirA, second daujrhter of.John and Eleanor Cox, married Dr.James K. Jones, of Mareiii^o county,Geoitcia, and liad issue :

Elizabeth Finney; Hol.erta L.; Daisy;

and -I inies Itoberl.

(;i;n I'.Ai.itcv <>r iiii: hakt tamilv, 17

fli.ivi-.i;. spcoiul son of Oliver ;iii(l Surah

Hart, ititrriii irriiil with Sirah lirocic-

iiit'in, Nov. r.i, 177s, and iiad is^iic-:

:Sarah. h Ort. 11, 177:i : (1 -Thomas Wasliiiiztoii, \> Jiiiir .".». 11^2 ;

d

An:;iist 17. KM.Eleanor, h .^[a^c•ll :W. 17s 1.

Marv, 1) Jan'v.':.. 17sr, ; d June J I, 17s7.

•OliviT. 1) Mav 1. 17SS.

John, b July I't, 17s'.t ; d Au'^aist, 17'.i7.

yi. John, thirdson of Olivir and .> irah Hart,

intcrniirricd with Mary Scrcvon, (It

Sept. l'>. 17(17. 1 daui;ht(r of James and

.Mary Sereven. June 17, 17s|, and had

issue :

Oliver James, h Oct. 1'., 17s.-) ; d Oct. 17,

17S.-..

Esther .Marv, h April 'l:). 17s0 ; d Oct. is,

ISO I.

.Martha L., b Julv l'.», 17;m) ; d Nov. 1.'.,

l.sr.>.

John Screven, b Sept. J:!. 17!t2 : d Sept.l-.>. 17;»t.

"Charles Thomas, b S'pt. •.'(;, 17'.) I; d

April .?. ls:Vt.

Henrv William, b July 1:1, 170>< ; d Auirust 1, ls:',h.

Elizabeth Screven, b Feb'v -J."). Isii].

<Odin'j:sell Witherspoon. b Dee. '.K isO:!.

.Smith Screven, b April l:;, isoC, ; d Feb'y•_>(;, ist;i;.

.Mary Hart d D.c. "27, isl.'..

Mautiia. second dau^'htcr of John and

Mary Hart, intermarried with John C,son of John and .^[ary Bell, of SouthCarolina. Dec. :!1, Isis, and had issue

one child, which died in infancy.John C. Bell died in is.');',.

CiiAr.i.i:s Thomas, third .-on of John and

Mary Hart, intermarried with AnnCalhariue, dauu,hter of reverend JacobD. Dunham. Jany 11. l^U', and hadissue :

Helen >rarv, b March l.', isJl ; d Jnue17. ISG-.'.

"

Hki.kn ^[ai:v. daughter of Charles Tho-ncisand.Vnn Catharine Hart, intermar-

ried with William K.. son of (iilbert

and >[ary Oii^nilliat. Sept. l'.>, ]s;j.s,

and liad issui' :

William \l.. b June-J1, Is.-.'.i.

< harles Hart, Oct. 1:;, is 11 : d Jan'v 11,

ISIJ.

<;iUMrtWc>t. )

William I.e.Siirrlericr, b .Vpiil •Jl. Isiil.

Thomas Hevwood, b Feby lo. isi;;;.

Hi'len .Mary [[art, bJunei':;, Isf.j.

Tiii>M\> I[Ar:r, son of William R. andHelen M ny Ci'.ruiUiat. married Elh-u

Barbara, d.au^hter of Tliomas S. andAmi Screven Williams, of WalthonvUlcTGeor;.;ia, Jtdy l.'>, lsi;:>.

H;'.Ni:v Wii.i.iAAf, fourth son of Johnand Marv Hart, intermarried with Har-

riet Beaiiis of Ediretield District, South

Carolina, Aui^ust 1.), is-.':;, and liiw nois.sue.

Ei.i7.\ni;rit Si rkvkv Li.k. third daugh-ter of John and .^[a^y Hart, intermar-

ried with Joseph. youuLcest son of Johnand .^[ary Jones. Jan'y I'), is-.'", andhad issue :

Charles Berrien, b Nov. 11. Is.'o : d April

b, ls.")7.

Evchni Eloui.sa, b June 'J,IsJ-.' ; d Nov.

•J I.'is I'.).

Henrv [[art, b Dec. n, ls-23.

James Newton, b Sept. 1 1, 1><2'> ; d Oct.

is, IS.VI.

Emma .Vdelaide. b .Vu^ust -2X lsJ7.

Hettie An','u>ta,b Feb'v 1.3, Isi'.) ; d SepLl.\ ls.-,7.

Edward Jos-ph. b April -20, 1S30 ; d Oct..

ls;;-2.

Andrew Mavbank, b Oct. 1''.. l^.il.

Edwin West, B Sept. 1, ls:5:! ; d Sept. 17,

]st;-2.

Thomas Screven, b .Vug-ust 10, IS.-l.j ; d

Sept., ls:!7.

EUiott Maxwell, b Jany tl. 1S:;7 : d Julyi;. ls;!7.

Josephine Cartdine F.lizab-Hli. b May 1:>,

is:;:) ; d S.-pt. 1;!. ls..7.

Helen Louisa, b Sept. i'.!. l-*ll.

Laura N[atih!a, h .Mav 16, iSl:?; d .March

•2-2. is.-, 1.

Thomas I [art. )

bNov. 1.-.. IS 12.

Wii.i.tAAt Roc.Kur. eldest son of WilliamK. and Mary (liu'niUiat, marrieil Hat-

tie, danu:hter of Tlnnuas J. and Mai^ca-ret [[. [[eywood. of .\iUen. South (. a-

joliua. .Vuiriist i;l. ISi'.ii. and has issue:

IIkxuv llAiir. eldest son of Joseph andElizabeth Jones, intermarrieil with Al)-

bie S., only dau!j:hter Samuel Dowse,Mav "21. isu;, and had issue :

Jo.seph [[enry, b March S, l,si8; d Sept.•:,o, is.".:;.

Evelvn, b Oct. .'.. l>*in ; d Oct. .'.. IS p.).

Ella"Sturi;is. b March 22. Is.Mi; d Nov.

17. is.Vl.

James Newton, b.Lm'y 1(1, is.'.d ;d Jan'y

2'.>, is.'i'.t.

Eliza Law, b Mav 2, ls.-,.S.

Stuart Dcjwsc, b Jan'y l'.>. \)^<'0.

John Stur-is, b Dec. 21. isci.

Abl)ie AnuMista. b Feb'y s, lS(i|.

Henrv Hart, b Dec. I. isc.l ; d June 17,

ISCC.

18 (JKNKAi.iKiV ui' iiii; iiAi:r ia.mii. v.

Oi>iN(;sr.i.i. W'.. ciulitli cliilil otMoIin ;>iul

M:iiy l[;iit, iiiteiiiianird witli MaryCivrolinn, (b .Timo ("., l^-tis, ) il:in'4htcr (if

OlivtT and >[ary Stcvriis, Jaii'v1"_',

ISi'd, and liad issue :

Williani Odi^^'s^ll, b Fob., InJ7;d Sopt.

ISIS.

Edward }Unry. b Ftby, ls:]_'.

Two obililri'u who died in infancy.

Charles Thomas, b Sept.. ls:U.

^[aly Caroline Hart d Feby i!, isr.C.

Odinu:soll W. Hart, on the dVath of hi.s

wife, intermarried witli Sarah E.,

d.inirhter of colonel Josiah and Mary\Vilsoii, of Siaibnry county, Georgia,in is;!s, and had issue :

>r:irv Caroline, b Feby, IS.'jn.

Robert Wilson, b Oct.'. ls.50.

Josiah Wilson ; Martha Lee ; Sarah Eliza-

beth ; Alice Lucile ; Helen M.;and

Emilv Odin<rsell.

Sarah E. Hart d Sept. l.'j, isi'.s.

isll

Jan'v -H.

S.MiTii Scia-'.vr.N',' ninth child and youncj-est fon of John and Mary Hart, ititer-

niarried with Mary Coleman. Theyhad issue one sou. Joseph Henry, whodied at the a::;e of in months. At the

death of his first wife he intermarriedwith Elizabeth Fulton, by whom hehad issue : Tliomas Ilemy, Joim, Ma-

ry Coleman, Maiion, and Screven. Hewas married a third time to Harriet

Atwood, daui^hter of reverend Samuel

Newell, in ls.')(;, and by her had issue :

Samuel Newell, b Dec., ISJG;

Hattie

A., b 1S(3().

Mary Bakf;i:, yonni^c-st daughter of Oli-

ver and Sarah Hart, intermarried with

Benjamin Merrill, of South Carolina,

Jaa'y 11. 17s9, aiul had issue :

Sarah, b Oct. 4, 17s;».

John Mclver. b Feb-y ]S, 170l>.

Nathaniel Wilson, b Nov. It. 1701.

Martha Bonneau. b March 11, 17!is.

Anna Maria Gilchrist, b Jany Jl, ISO].

WiM.iAM Ro(;i:p.s, youngest son of Oli-

ver and Anne Maria Hart, intcnnarriedwith Sarah, (b June .'<), 17s:!. ) (laii;,fh-

ter of James and Eli/.abctii Clark, ofEdLsto Island, South Can^liua, Dee. 27,

1809, and had issue :

William Charles, b Aui^'ust 20

April, 2, 1S(;2.

Thomas Bannister Seabrook, ))

isll.

Oliver Jamc.s, b June 2S, ISIG.

Sarah Hart d Feby 17, lS4k

Olivki: Ja.mi;s, youiurest son of William

Rollers' aiul Sarah Hart, intermarried

witli Joanna Adejija, ( b April 2.'., l^Js. )

daUL^hter of John Richard and .Mary

Scaly Townsend, of Wadmalaw Island,Sout'ii Carolina, Feb'y 2i;, 1st,"), .and

had issue :

Sarah Clark, b Mav 0, isK); d Sept.,is 17.

Rieiiardine Wiliielniina, b Dec. ."0, l.slS.

(ieo. Washington Seabrook, b July 27,ls,-,l.

William Thomas, b April 11, ls.-,:5.

01i\er James, b August 20, ]s,Vl.

John Townsind, b June r>. ls,')S.

Joseph Seabrook, b Ai)ril 21, IS.'.O.

Richard Henry Jeidiius, b April 2'.\

lS(iO.

Mary Scaly, b August 29, 18G3.

l'34li(]a, third daughter of John andEleanor Hart, intermarried with Isaac

Hough, Seiit. 29, 17 is. and had issue :

Eleanor, b August 2, 1719;d March 1,

1S02.

Elizabeth, b August 21, 17,->1;d —

Susanna, b June 2S, 17.0;> ; d —John, b March 12. 17,'),') ; d —]\Iary, b May 19, 1757 ; d single.

Isaac, b Sept. 15, 1759;

d March 17,isol.

Thonuis, b Oct. 7, 17(;i.

Oliver, b August 27, 17(53 ; d Jan'v 18,ISOl.

Silas, b Feb'y 8, 17';(; ; d Mav 14, 182.'?.

Joseph, b Jiine 17, 1708 ; d julv 3, 1799.

William, b Sept. 12, 1770 ;d single.

'

Isaac Hough d April 13, ITbiJ.

Er.K.VNOu, eldest dau;j;hter of Edith andIsaac Ilouiih. interui.arried with Tlio-

mas Craven, (b June I, 17;;9,) Dtc. is,

170(1, and had issue :

Isaac, b Sept. 29, 1707;d Feb'y, 1809.

Edith, b Nov. 7, 170s.

Ahner. b Dec. 11, 1709.

Margaret, b Sept. ,7. 1771.

Amy, b Dec. 12, 1772 ; d Auorust 9, 1773.

John, b .March 19, 177 1.

Seth. b Dec. 2S, 177.) ; d August 9, 1777.

Josiah, b Jan'y 27, 1777.

(These chihiren were tiorn in Wanvicktownship, Biuks county. Pa.)Elizabeth, b Feb'y 17, l"77'.>.

Wiiliam. b March 5, 1781;d March 5,

17s].

Joseph, b Jan'y 2:!, 17s;;.

Thomas, b May ], 17s 1.

Eleanor, b Sept. is, 17s.',.

Rachel, b Dec. 2S, 17s7;d March 28,

1790.

Mary-, I) April 1 1, 17S9 ; d March 20, 179it.

James, b Jan'y .il, 1791.

Harriet, > twins, b Jan'v 20th, 1792.

Charlotte. )" Ciiarlotte d Feb'y .s, ]792.

Lueretia, b Jan'y 17. 17l>.').

(The last eleven children were born iti

London county, Virginia.')

Thomas Craven d Feb'y 8, 179J.

(;i:m;ai.<i(.v i <v \ m: ii \i;i- iamii.v 19

Ei>iTii, elilot il:ui;;lit'T (.f P'lrauDr andTlionii:! Cntviii, intiiin:iirir(l witli

S.imiiclSiiicliiir, (hSijit. K". ITCJ. ) son(if .Inlm aiiil S:ir:ili t<iiul;iir, Nov. 7,

IT'.i'J, lUid liMd i.--ur :

Thonris McU.iwtll, ti Si'jit. .".o, ]7'.»:!.

('•CO. Hmi^li, b Ai'ril ix, 17'Ji;.

Sanili. b .riily •.".•. Kl'X.

Sanuiil Cnivcii, b Dec.2i".,

Im").

Au-NKK, sccnnd son of EIt':>nor and Tho-mas C'ravi-n, inti-rniMnicd witli Siiiah

Sinclair, ib C)ct. 1.'), 177.").) danirlitcr ofJolinand Sarali Sinclair, Nov. Id, 17'j'.>,

and had i.<>uc :

William, b Anu:ust .S. ISOO.

Sophia Vanhorn, b An-nst ."«. ISO.l.

Silas. ) twins, b Fcb'v 17, ixOii. Sil.is

Saniuol, r d Oct. 12, 1x07.

Sarah, b Mav.'H, isns.

Abucr Craven d Sept. 12, 1808.

jrAiu-.AUirr, second daiiLrliter of Eleanorand Thomas Craven, intcrniarrit d with

Georiro Sinclair, son of John and SarahSinclair, .Tan'v 1. 17'.t'.". and had is.-tie :

Pamela, b Dec' 22, 17'.''.l;d Aui;iist 27,

IJ^O.J.

Delia, b Dec. S. ISOO ; d Sept. 24. isoj.

Eleanor, h Nov. r.>, ixul ; d —Isaac, b April 20. isos ; d Sept. 10, isO.').

Emra:i, b Fel)"y 27. Iso.') ; d Dcc.G, l.'^OO.

Geon^e. b May IS, isiw;.

Sanuiel, b June 7. ls(i8.

And one sou died nameless .3 weeks old.

John, third son of Eleanor and ThomasCraven, intermarried with Ctitharine

Dulin, of London connlv, Virtrinia.

Sept. 28. ]7<,'7. She died M:ncli '.". 17:)s,

when he intermarried with Elizah,>th

Dorrel, of Fairfax county, Virginia,March lit. isoa. and had issue :

Llewellyn, b Feby 27, \!*in.

JosiAU. fifth son of Eleanor and ThomasCraven, intermarried with PUizabcth

Shepherd, (b Dec. 2(;. ]7Nr..) d.-iughterof Charles and Eleanor Shepherd. Au-

gust It;, l.Hiil, ;iiid had issue :

Eleanor, b Feb'v 1 1, isos.

ramel.i. b Ani;ust o, IxOfJ.

Lucretia. » , .,

Elizabeth./^^^'"^- I'-

SisANN A. third daughter of Eilith andIsaac Hough, intermarried with Benja-min Jones, June 17, 1773, and had Is-

sue :

Edith, b March 10, 1771.

John, eldest son of Edith and IsaacHouirh. ititerniarried witli Charity Van-dest'n. May lit, 1774, and had issue onedaughter :

Edith, born in Vir:;inia.

Charity Hough d Sept. ,5, 1810.

Isaac, second son of Edith and Isaac

Hough, intermarried with ElizabethHarton. April 2.). 17sl, and had iasue:

Constant, b Aprd 7, 17«2.

Thonia.-J. b March 20. 17s4.

Charlotte. July 2i;. 17s7.

Elizabeth Hough d Dec. 2:5, 17.'<><, whenhe intermarried' with .Mrs. ElizabethEtierth. Feb'v 1C>. 17!':!, and had issue:Geo. Washington, b Dec. 2:?. 1793.Anna Maria, b Oct. 10. 17:iO.

Elizabeth, b Julv 13, 17P0.

Constant, eldest son of Isaac and Eliza-beth Hou:j;Ii, intermarried with Catha-rine Ann Smith, (b Oct. 4, 1784,) Au-gust 31. li<04. ,Tnd had issue:

Constant, b Feb'v 2o. isnr,.

Catharine Ann, b April tl. isO'^.

Elizabeth Houghton, b April G, 1810.

JosF.i'H, seventh sou of Eleanor and Tho-mas Craven, intermarried with II iimah

Steere, (b Sept. 2. 17M.) dauuhli'r ofIsiiac and Elizabeth Steere, Oct, 2.j,

1K04. and had is.-ue :

Is:iac, b Dee. 2t;, Isd...

FJeanor. b Sept. lo. 1mi7.

Abuer, b Oct. ;!, iMi'.i ; d March h\ 1>11.

Et.KANoi:. fifth daughter of Eleantir andTlioina-; Craven, intermarried withliobertOwens. lb Jan'y 21. i77i;,) Ai«ril1. I80,'p. and had i->ue ;

Gi:o. Wasiiincton, eldest son of I^aacHouzh :md Elizabeth Eberth, inter-

married with Rebecca Prall, May 30,l.xlO.

Thomas, third son of Edith and Isaac

Houirh, intermarried with HannahTompkins, (b Oct. 7. 17t)i;,) daughterof James Tompkins, April 1, 17W, andhad is.-.ue :

Sarah, b Jan'v .-). 1701.

Lewis Hart, b Feb'y 2i;, 1702.

Xancv, b June 6, 1701.

William, b Nov. s. 170.').

Joseph, b Oct. 27. 1707.

John, b Auiru^t I'l. ison.Jonathan Tompkins, b Jan'y IC, 1803.

Thomas, b Jan'y 12, l^OG.

Oi.ivti:, fourth son of Edith and IsaacHouirh, intermarricil with Phrbe Cad-.wallader. April M, 1700, and had issue:

Elizabeth, b Julv 21, 1701 : d August 14,170.'<.

Uebeeea. b August 31. 1702.

.Marv, I. Mav 2>i. I7'.'l, died Januarv 20,IS.". I,

20 (fKNKAr.'KiY or Tin; icakt F.onr.v.

F-liz:\bctli, 1> Oct. -2:'., 'iT'M) : d .T:iii"y -22.

Isaac, i) June 2:), 17S>! ; d April x, ls(f2.

Rnrhel. 1) M;iv I. isoO; d Oct. 17. l.^iU.

Vhvhc, I) .T:m"v 17, isoj ; d IX'(>. I'O, iMi;;.

Oliver. 1> VvU'y 11. isiU.

M.VKV. third d:ui:;hter of Oliver andPlu'be HouLcli. iuterm:u-rii'(l witii Sum-iK'l, (b ii\ 1^00,) son of Siuiuiel and

Lydiii Yardley,March •.'.',Is 22, and

had issue :

Phebe H., b Jan'v «, IS':; ; d Nov. 1.'),

IS,-).-;.

Lvdi:^ b Sept. 2, 1><21 : d Nov. (5, IS 17.

q" ,) Sunuel d Dec. 1<>, \s2X.

p;™\-r U Oct. 1, ls-.'7.UU\er 11.,

y (^ij^.^,,. f J ^j ^j,,.j^

..

j^,; J

Charles, b Dec. 11, lx-.>0 : d April H;, isiJI.

Sanuiel Y'ardlcy d AprU 2:], l.sG7.

Fiircni-. II., eldest dui^Iitcr of Samueland Mary Yardley, intermarried withJames B., son of ircueral Samuel A.

Smith, Jan'v is, 1,S42, and had issue :

M.u-v Elizabeth, b Sept. 12. 1S4:5.

n.)u-ard Charles, b June 27, ISl.'j.

Lyoia, second dau2:hter of Simuel and

Maiy Yardley, intermaraied with Jo-

.sepll M.. (bJulv 2'). 1S19. ) son of Jo-

seph and ElizalK'tli W. Mather, Oct. 1.').

1841. and had issue :

A daughter, b Jan"v 2',», 184('..

llenrv, J., b Julv Id, 1817: d Sept. 2:5,

1H17.

Elizaiiktu, fourth dauii-hter of Oliver

and Phebt; Itounh, married Mahlon K..

(b June l, 17'.>1,) son of Benjatnin andElizabeth Taylor. Oct. 2:!, 1«17, andhad issue:

Oliver IL, 1) Au-u-t 12, lsl.-<.

Edw:ird. bNov. 21.1810.Uel>ecea J., b Oct. 21, 1H21.

Benjamin F., b Dec. 2, 1^2t;; d July 20vlsi;i;.

Piiel)e II., bXov. 7, ls2'.l; dSept. 1, ls.'i.j^

Augustus, ) KTv.,. 11 is-.iThomas C. t"

^* ^''- ^ *' ^ ''•

Mary Elizabeth, b July 1, 1S:!(;.

Ri:i:i:( I A J., eldest dauLchter of Maldorfc

K. and Elizabeth Tavl(<r, marri<'d J(jiuii

S.; (b Dec. 17, ls).">.) son of SamueLand .Mary Brown June 12, l8ll, aiuLhas is>ue :

'

Edward T.. b March 20. 181.J.

Flarrv Clav, b Nov. 20, 1x17.

Mary, b 0<'t. 11, ls(;i.

Bi:nmami\ p.. third son of Mahlon K.and FJizab'tli Taylor, married .Merei-

anna, daughter of (}eor;^e :uid Eliza P.Yardl'V, June lO, ls.');i, and had issue :

Helen, b ".March :;], is.'.t ; d Jan. 12, lx.')7.

Ijliau, b Oct. H;, is.'r.') : d Jan. 12, ixru.

Mahlon KL, b Dec. 5, l.<)7.

Eliza Y., b Auirust ?.o, is.'.!).

Geon;e Y., b Mav 18, 1802.

PitKi-.K IT., second danuiiter of MahlonK. and i;iizalH}th Taylor, married Sam-uel .M. Shute, Si'pt. 1, 1S.V2, and diedwithout issue.

Sjf.As, flfthson of Edith and Isaac TFoulcIuinternuirried with Elizabeth, dau;^literof John and FJizabfth Hart, .March 20^17!) 1, :n\d died without issue.

Josi-.rir, sixth son of Edith and Isaac-

Housh, intermarried with P'.lizabeth

Marple, December 1.'!, 17S!>, and diect

wiihoiit issue.

FJizalieth Uoni;h d Sept. 1. 1S2!).

Ei'.RATA.—Tiic word "sixtceirh" in flip ser-ond lino of the first cliapfcr

shodld read povoDloentli.