I dont know how you people can be so heartless, I for one DO believe it has a lot to do with genealogy. One of my ancestors was the 2nd largest slave importer out of Charleston SC, and anyone who does not think it pertains to that, is sadley mistaken.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_905962582_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_905962582_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: [email protected] Return-path: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: A whole new perspective Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:13:42 EDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit read this please! this is pretty heavy! Interested in finding out what you think..................Ciji WHO SENT THE SHIPS? In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships(Ez. 30:9). If you ever want to know the mindset of a black man, go to a black barber shop. When you do you will hear discussions about politics, religion, sports- and, of course, racial problems. One day after God healed me on the airplane, I walked into one of the main black barber shops in Orlando, Florida. The men in there were having a heated discussion about the injustices of the American system. The brothers were venting and protesting about how the white man's system was totally against black progress. This particular day the brothers were vehemently enumerating the many injustices each had encountered during their lifetimes. One manwas going on about the lack of jobs, the lack of recreational parks, the injustices of the school system, and the inequality of whites and blacks in general. "Look at our neighborhood," he said. "There are no parks in the neighborhood for our kids to play in like in the white neighborhoods. There are no jobs for our black men. Why should they work at McDonald's or Burger King for minimum wage when they can sell dope on the corner and make more in one day than they can in a month at a fast food place?" He got louder and louder, feeling justified in his rage. It was like they were having church and he was the preacher with all the other brothers saying, "Amen." Earlier in my life I would have joined in with them and stolen the man's pulpit. But there is something about the truth. When you know it, it will make you free-- and God had made me free on the airplane that day. I questioned whether I should sit and listen to their heated dismay about the system or if I should even enter the discussion. Then I heard this man say, "We were over in Africa, minding our own business, when all of a sudden the white man decided to enslave us out of his greed and hatred for blacks. They brought us over here in the ships..." --Who's Really To Blame? That was all I could take. So I stood up and said, "Brothers, we blame the white man for everything." They knew I was a preacher, so they listenedto me respectfully. "But our real problem is with God, not with the white man." That got their attention. All eyes were on me, as they waited to hear how I would explain this outrageous statement. "We were in Egypt," I continued, "in power for three thousand years. We are indeed the descendants of Egyptians. We were scientists and inventors, educators and writers." Well, they liked that. Because whenever you talk about blacks being descendants of the great civilization of ancient Egypt, you get our attention because we have been put down so much and so long. Whenever we hear anything that gives us any credibility or validation, we perk up. Then I added, "But that also means we were the first slave masters. We enslaved Israel for four hundred years." Now they were surprised. "We were on top, but now we're not because we picked a fight with God." Now they were very surprised. Then I noticed a Bible on thecounter, so I picked it up. Even with the Islamic influence in the black community, most blacks still fear and respect the Bible. I started reading some of the verses in Isaiah 19 thatspoke about God's judgement of Egypt because of its idolatry, witchcraft, and sorcery. I talked about the idols we worshipped in Africa. Then I showed them the first mention of slavery: And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts(v. 4). They cried in disbelief, "You mean to say God permitted that to happen?"So I responded, "Yes, because He did it before with Israel and any nation who turned from Him." But the real bomb dropped when I got to the ship. I flipped to Ezekiel 30 and read: In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh(v. 9). "The Lord sent the ships to pick us up," I said quietly, waiting for everything to sink in. "He raised up the white man to bring the ships to pick us up and enslave us." How there was absolute silence in that barber shop. One of the men there was in ministry and wanted to see where I read from. When I showed him, he confirmed it to everyone. "It's in there," he said. So I decided to continue in Ezekiel. Though they were shocked, The missing pieces of the puzzle had to be added. The Vexed Heart of the White Man "I now want to tell you why the white man can't stand us," I announced. Then I read: will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou has not known (Ez. 32:9). "God vexed the white man's heart against us-- the black race," I said somberly. His heart is irritated at us. "Well that was it. That was the knock-out punch. You could hear the parking meters ticking outdoors. Because He Loved Us A black television minister once said he was glad the ships came. So am I. They came because God loved us too much to leave us in idolatry. When I look at the tribal warfare that is going on in Africa and the multiplicity of problems there -- drought, dissension and political wars __ I'm glad that the ships came. God used drastic means to bring us out of a life of idol worship, darkness and ignorance, but He did bring us out into the knowledge of the one true God. Plus, the black slaves in America eventually gained their freedom. This historic struggle for liberation set a precedent for the whole world. God sent deliverers such as Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King to release the people -- both white and black -- from the horrid reality of the curses on them. Freedom and deliverance for blacks everywhere began in the United States. The struggle for liberation has now traveled to other parts of the world, such as South Africa, like ripples on a pond. Though the United States wasn't the original instigator of slavery, it became a model for deliverance from it. Black people don't want to admit this, but somebody needs to say it. Black people still believe this is a racist society, and it is in a sense. But America is where God's deliverance began. it is a paradox, yes. I'm sorry we had to be enslaved, but I'm certainly glad the ships came. A Loving God Hates Sin It is hard to believe that a loving God would allow such evil to happen to the black people. It shows us how intemperate God can get when it comes to the sin of idol worship. We know these things happened, and that they'restill happening because men need to turn to the truth. If God is for you, who can be against you? (Rom. 8:31). But if He's against you, the prophecy will continue. Because of the presence of sin on earth, life isn't fair, and it won't be until sin is removed. So don't expect things to be fair. The fact that God punished us so severely for idolatry by raising up so terrible a slave master lets us know how serious God is about sin. The wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23). Not just sickness, but death. Not just poverty, death. Not just suffering, death. There's nothing worse than death. So, in order to rescue us from it, God sometimes uses the executioner to carry out punishment. This is the other side of God -- the side that punishes sin to rescue the sinner from death. He does all this to curb our desire to go afteranother God. God is a jealous God. He doesn't want us to have any other gods but Him. Think about it. God allowed His only begotten Son to experience death through the most gruesome way to die -- on the cross. Jesus suffered for hours, to take on the sin of mankind, and none of us can imagine what that was like. So if God was willing to give up His only Son because of sin, you know He is willing to destroy anybody else who plays with it, especially the sin of idolatry. For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth(Heb. 12:6). God told me to, "Tell the people that I did it. I did it because I oved them," because those whom He loves, He chastises. And He won't back down from the reality of what He did. God is a God of justice and a God of love. We provoked Him to the drastic measure of grinding idolatry out of us, so now we can sing: "Father, I stretch my hand to thee and no other help I know." Now we don't have to be involved in idol worship any more. We don't have to serve any other god but the true and living God through His Son Jesus Christ. I don't apologize for God. I believe He told me not to. He is God, Who does what He wants to fulfill His will. And I believe He wants everybody to know that He sent the ships. But the prophecies didn't end with the ships. They continued to follow black people today author: Rev. Earl Carter Again I encourage you to buy this book. Title: No Apology Necessary Author: Rev. Earl Carter --part0_905962582_boundary--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_905861325_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Can anyone help with this? In a message dated 9/15/98 4:28:16 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I read the other day that the city of Jacksonville was discovered by a HART and that a HART was governor of Florida. Does anyone have any info on these HARTS? Why did John Webster HART II leave NC for Florida? Could he have had relatives here? Who are these HARTs: William B. Hart md. Mary Ann Higginbotham 1. Catherine Francis Hart d. 6 May 1898 bur. Geneva Cem, Geneva, Seminole Co. FL md. Wade Hampton Raulerson on 15 Nov 1860 Message by Mr. Tracy Schell http://bbs.mpcs.com/~tschell NCCC http://www.geocities.com/~ncccfl Deluxe Page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4995 >> --part0_905861325_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.compuserve.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from relay26.mx.aol.com (relay26.mail.aol.com [172.31.109.26]) by air08.mail.aol.com (v49.1) with SMTP; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 05:28:15 -0400 Received: from dub-img-2.compuserve.com (dub-img-2.compuserve.com [149.174.206.132]) by relay26.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id FAA17007; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 05:28:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from [email protected]) by dub-img-2.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.14) id FAA19021; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 05:27:38 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 05:26:51 -0400 From: Tracy Schell <[email protected]> Subject: Famous HART's and other things... Sender: Tracy Schell <[email protected]> Cc: Mary Phillips <[email protected]>, Dennis & Sharon Lynch <[email protected]>, Linda Secco <[email protected]>, Teresa Escue <[email protected]>, Heidi Lahey <[email protected]>, Doug Tucker <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Disposition: inline Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I read the other day that the city of Jacksonville was discovered by a HAR= T and that a HART was governor of Florida. Does anyone have any info on thes= e HARTS? Why did John Webster HART II leave NC for Florida? Could he have ha= d relatives here? Who are these HARTs: William B. Hart md. Mary Ann Higginbotham 1. Catherine Francis Hart d. 6 May 1898 bur. Geneva Cem, Geneva, Seminole Co. FL md. Wade Hampton Raulerson on 15 Nov 1860 Message by Mr. Tracy Schell http://bbs.mpcs.com/~tschell NCCC http://www.geocities.com/~ncccfl Deluxe Page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4995 --part0_905861325_boundary--

Hi Elain, I got out a book on the Livingston-Carlton lines of Haywood Co. Tn. and found your information. It is not much but hope it will help. Your Carlton line looks like this The Carlton line starts in K. & Q. Co. Va. actually, it begins earlier about mid 1600's in counties predating K. & Q. but that part has not been documented yet. 1st generation: John Carlton [email protected] ownere in K.&Q Co 2nd gen.Edward Carlton (1701-1758) on a patition in above co. in 1744 believed to be Edward Carlton listed as an original vestryman of Antrim Parish, Halifax co Va in 1752 3rd gen Edward Carlton (1724-1764) Almost surely the father of John Carleton (below) since the latter had a son and a granson named Edward Note that the name is spelled Carlton, Carleton and Charlton through the lines. 4th gen. JOHN cARLTON born in K. & Q. Co. Va. Dec.11 1748 Died in Halifax Co. N.C. April 2, 1787. Served in the Revolution in 1781. Married Mary Hunt, October 7, 1768. She died July 2, 1789 also in Halifax Co. N.C. John Carlton is the first member of the family of whom there are any records and these are meager. Capt. Pinckney Carlton, a granson of this John Carlton and a native of Statesville, n.c. supplied the data given on John and Mary Hunt Carlton. It is stated that they married in K. & Q. Co. and their three known children were born there. Sometime in the 1770's John Carleton and his family left . It was long believed they moved to Halifax Va. but no records about them whatsoever there. >From Pierce's Register MSS in the Library of Congress, page 6 Certificate # 90724 John Carlton Certificate # 90725 David Carlton >From the roster of the Continental Line of N.C. page 117 John Carleton, Pt. Jones Co. Enlisted Dec. 7, 1781 Discharged Jan. 1 1783. The same identical info given for David Carleton. It is almost certain that David was a brother of John Carleton, but there is no further info on him. Now, since Halifax Va. and Halifax N.C. are on the same border it is possible that John did live in this county and that he went across the border and joined N.C. line. However it is stated that both John Carleton and his wife died in Halifax N.C. the editor states that he wrote the Probate Court in Halifax N. C. and was told there were no records on John Carleton in that county. ( I have had the same info given to me by county clerks but when I make a personal visit I find Lots.) ...The 3 known children of John and Mary Hunt Carleton were: Philemon Carlton, Edward Carlton and ELIZABETH CARLTON. 5th gen. Edward Carlton, Sr. Born @ 1771. Died @ 1831 Married 1.---------2.Mary C. Averett in 1820 He first appears in Halifax. Co. Va. buying 100 acres next to his brother Philemon in 1796.He bought the property from his brother Philemon. Edward appeared as witness to two land transaction of Philemons and bougt additional land from him in 1803. He continued to appear as a purchaser of land up to the yr. 1828. He is belived to have died in 1831. ( I have the signature of Edward Carleton along with Anthony Hart,Sr. My Rev. anscestor on a bond for Thomas Jefferies to attend to the will of one Thomas Gresham. These names run together through several generations) Time of Edward Carltons death is established approx. by the following "1848" Amounts of money were listd as being paid to Mrs. Yancey(Philip) and Mrs. Fitzgerald (Edward) for board. Both of these women were daughters of Philemon Carlton. The author states: After careful study of the records I charted the children of Edward Carlton Sr. as follows: Leroy Carlton Married Nancy Owen, Dec. 1 1822 bondsman Thomas Owen Thomas W. Carlton married Elizabeth N. Major, Nov. 14, 1826 born in 1797 George Carlton married Elizabeth Owen Dec. 22, 1823 born 1800 bondsman, father Thomas Owen John W. Carleton married Martha Willingham, Dec. 18, 1826 born 1805 daughter of Johnston Willingham Mary Ann Carlton married Peter Robertson, Nov. 18, 1819 bondsman Edward Carlton Susan Carlton marrried Thomas Carlton, Oct. 22, 1822 bondsman, Edward Carlton Most of the children of Edward Carlton, Sr. migrated from Halifax Va. to Ga. in the 1830's 3 of the sons, Thomas W., George and John W. were listed on the census of 1850 as living in Coweta County, Georgia. Descendants of Thomas W. Carlton now live in Atlanta. Georgia, Leroy Carlton and Mary Ann Carlton who married Peter Robertson are believed to have migrated to Alabama. 5th generation ELIZABETH CARLTON born about 1775, Died in 1840 Elizabeth Carlton married 1.John Davenport and had Susannah Davenport who married Joe Cravens in Ky. in 1811 Nancy Davenport m. John Anderson in Ky. in 1816 Elizabeth Carlton married 2. JAMES KIDD and had: Phil C. Kidd ( I would guess his name to be Philemon Carlton) James Kidd Elizabeth Carlton married 3.Peter Perry and had: Mariah Perry Joana Perry Oliver Hazard Perry Elizabeth Carltons 3rd marriage to Peter Perry is recorded in Halifax Co. Va. marriage records " Peter Perry to E. Kidd, Jan. 1, 1808. Bondsman Edward Carlton and Phil Yancy, (her brother and her nephew-in law) Phil Yancy married Priscilla Carlton 1790-1871 on Oct. 5, 1803. They moved to Tennessee along with Anthony Carlton into Haywood Co. where there were many descendents. Phil Yance was bondman for my g-g- granfather when he was named executor of his fathers estate. The author says " All the foregoing informatin on Elizabeth Carlton was sent to me in 1959 by Mrs. W. Parke Taylor of Paducah, Ky. a g-g-grandaughter of Elizabeth Carlton through her son Oliver Hazard Perry. Hope this helps some. Wish I had more, but it is a starting point. >From: [email protected] >Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 07:48:54 EDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: KIDD/Carlton in K & Q Co, VA > >Thanks for the reply. I appreciate your time. > >Elaine Kidd O'Leary > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

JOHN HART born 5 JUN 1759, Berkeley Co, West Virginia, died 19 NOV 1833 AND IS BURIED IN CUMBERLAND CO., IL, GREENUP CEM, HIS PENSION # F-S32300 R1208, probable son of Miles H Hart Jr (b1729) m Delilah Rice Burris JOHN HART REV. WAR PENSION FILE STATE OF ILLINOIS AD 1833 COLES COUNTY ON THIS 6TH DAY OF MAY 1833 PERSONALLY APPEARED IN OPEN COURT BEFORE THE HON. WM. WILSON, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR COLES COUNTY NOW SITTING AND CONSTITUTES THIS CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID. JOHN HART A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE COUNTY OF COLES AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, AGED 74 YEARS THE 5TH DAY OF NEXT JUNE WHO BEING FIRST DULY SWORN ACCORDING TO THE LAW DOTH ON HIS OATH MAKE THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFITS OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS PASSED JUNE THE 7TH 1832. THAT HE ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS AND SERVED AS HEREIN STATED. THAT HE ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE SPRING OF THE YEAR 1776 UNDER MAJOR MORGAN WHO WAS SENT BY GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THE FRONTIER OF VIRGINIA FROM THE INVASIONS OF THE INDIANS. THAT HE WAS IN CAPTAIN MASONS COMPANY FOR THE TERM OF 3 MONTHS AS A PRIVATE, WAS THEN PLACED UNDER THE COMMAND OF COL. WILLIAMSON AT WHEELING, VA AND WAS BY HIM MADE A SPY IN THE AFORE MENTIONED SERVICE FOR THE TERM OF 3 MONTHS, WAS THEN LEFT AT WHEELING IN GARRISON FOR THE TERM OF 18 MONTHS BUT CANNOT STATE ALL THE OFFICERS HE WAS UNDER DURING THAT PERIOD AS THERE WERE FREQUENT CHANGES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM, OWING TO HIS ADVANCED AGE, TO STATE ALL BUT AS WELL AS HIS RECOLLECTION NOW SERVES HIM. THE PRINCIPAL PART OF THIS TIME HE WAS COMMANDED BY EBENEZER LEWIS (BUT DOES NOT NOW RECOLLECT THE TITLE HE BORE). HE WAS FREQUENTLY WHILE IN GARRISON EMPLOYED IN LOCATING PARTIES AND WAS IN FREQUENT SKIRMISHES WITH THE INDIANS IN THE PROTECTION OF THE FRONTIER. HE THEN STATES THAT UPON INFORMATION THAT GEN.CLARK CALLED FOR TROOPS AND VOLUNTEERS THAT HE JOINED THE TROOPS AND WENT DOWN THE RIVER AND JOINED GEN CLARK AS A VOLUNTEER AND WAS EMPLOYED BY GEN CLARK AS A SPY DURING THE TERM OF TWO SUMMER SEASONS AND WAS QUARTERED AT THE STATION DURING THE WINTER. THAT HE THEN JOINED GEN. CLARK IN HIS CAMPAIGN IN 1780. (HE THINKS ABOUT THE FIRST OF AUG.) AND HE (JOHN HART) WAS BEFORE XXXX WARRANTED, ELECTED AND COMMISSIONED A CAPT. IN SAID SERVICE UNDER COL. LINN WHICH COMMISSION WAS BURNT BY FIRE WITH HIS OTHER EFFECTS, HOUSE, ETC IN THE YEAR 1783. THE COMMISSION WAS GIVEN ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF HIS RECOLLECTION BY THE THEN PRESENT GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. IN WHICH AFORESAID CAMPAIGN HE SERVED AS CAPT. FOR THE TERM OF 2 MONTHS. THAT HE WAS IN THE BATTLE OF PICAWAY TOWN OF THE INDIANS UPON MAD RIVER UNDER GEN. CLARK, COL. LINN, ADJ PRATHER (CAPT HIMSELF) AND ANDY HOWE(?), LT. WAS IN MANY SKIRMISHES THAT AFTER HIS RETURN TO THE STATION AT THE FALLS OF OHIO HE WAS FREQUENTLY SENT BY GEN CLARK ON XXXX PARTIES BOTH ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE OHIO RIVER THROUGH THE COUNTRIES OF THE MIAMIS, MAD RIVER AND THAT HE REMAINED IN THE SERVICE UNTIL PEACE WAS DECLARED. THAT HE RECEIVED NO DISCHARGE FROM THE SERVICE WHICH AS IT APPEARS WAS IN CONSEQUENCE OF COL. LINN BEING KILLED BY THE INDIANS A SHORT TIME BEFORE PEACE WAS MADE, HE THEN BEING HIS SUPERIOR OFFICER. THAT HE HAS NO DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE AND THAT HE KNOWS OF NO PERSON WHOSE TESTIMONY HE CAN PROCURE WHO CAN TESTIFY TO HIS SERVICE. THAT THE ONLY RECORD OF HIS AGE IS IN HIS FATHER'S FAMILY BIBLE WHICH WAS THE LAST TIME HE SAW IT IN THE POSSESSION OF HIS BROTHER JOSEPH HART WHO RESIDES IN THE STATE OF OHIO. THAT HE WAS BORN THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE IN THE YEAR 1759 BERKLEY CO., VA WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL HE ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AND UPON QUITTING THE SERVICE HE SETTLED NEAR THE FALLS OF OHIO, STATE OF KENTUCKY AT WHICH PLACE HE RESIDED IN HARDIN CO., KY UNTIL THE YEAR 1822 AT WHICH TIME HE MOVED TO LAWRENCE CO., IL AND AT PRESENT RESIDES IN COLES CO., IL AND HAS FOR THE THREE YEARS LAST PART. HE STATES THAT HE IS ACQUAINTED WITH JOHN PARKER, CLERGYMAN AND AMBROSE YOCUM, SHERIFF WHO CAN TESTIFY TO HIS CHARACTER FOR TRUTH AND XXXXXX AND OF THEIR BELIEF OF HIS SERVICE AS A REV. SOLDIER. HE DOES NOT AT PRESENT RECOLLECT THE NAMES OF ANY OF THE REGULAR OFFICERS EXCEPT ONE SLAUGHTER(?) WHO HE THINKS WAS A COL., HE HEREBY RELINQUISHES ANY CLAIM WHATEVER TO A PENSION OR ANNUITY EXCEPT THE PRESENT AND DECLARE THAT HIS NAME IS NOT ON THE PENSION ROLL OF THE AGENCY OF ANY STATE. SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED THE DAY AND YEAR AFORESAID. his JOHN X HART mark WE JOHN PARKER A CLERGYMAN RESIDING IN THE COUNTY OF COLES AND STATE OF ILLINOIS AND AMBROSE YOCUM, SHERIFF RESIDING IN THE SAME COUNTY AND STATE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT WE ARE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE JOHN HART WHO HAS SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO THE ABOVE DECLARATION THAT WE BELIEVE HIM TO BE 74 YEARS OF AGE, THAT HE IS REPUTED AND BELIEVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE HE RESIDES TO HAVE BEEN A SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION AND THAT WE CONCUR IN THAT OPINION. SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED THE DAY AND YEAR AFORESAID. JOHN PARKER AMBROSE YOCUM AND THE SAID COURT DO HEREBY DECLARE THEIR OPINION AFTER THE INTERROGATION OF THE MATTER AND AFTER PUTTING THE INTERROGATORS PRESCRIBED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT THAT THE ABOVE SWORN APPLICANT WAS A REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER AND SERVED AS HE STATES AND THE COURT FURTHER CERTIFIES THAT IT APPEARS TO THEM THAT JOHN PARKER WHO HAS SIGNED THE PRECEDING CERTIFICATE IS A CLERGYMAN RESIDING IN THE COUNTY OF COLES AND STATE AFORESAID AND THAT AMBROSE YOCUM, SHERIFF WHO HAS ALSO SIGNED THE SAME IS A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF COLES AND STATE OF ILLINOIS IS A CREDITABLE PERSON AND THAT THEIR STATEMENT IS ENTITLED TO CREDIT. WILLIAM WILSON I, JAMES P. JONES CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF COLES, STATE OF ILLINOIS DUE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE SAID COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF JOHN HART FOR A PENSION. IN TESTIMONY I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIXED MY PRIVATE SEAL XX SEAL OF OFFICE PROVIDED YET THIS 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER AD 1832. JAMES P. JONES CLK CCC I AM WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE ABOVE NAMED JAMES P. JONES AND KNOW HIM TO BE CLERK AS ABOVE STATED AND HIS CERTIFICATE AND ATTENTION IS IN DUE FORM ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS. JOHN M. ROBINSON MAY 7, 1833

JOHN HART born 5 JUN 1759, Berkeley Co, West Virginia, died 19 NOV 1833 AND IS BURIED IN CUMBERLAND CO., IL, GREENUP CEM, HIS PENSION # F-S32300 R1208, probable son of Miles H Hart Jr (b1729) m Delilah Rice Burris JOHN HART REV. WAR PENSION FILE STATE OF ILLINOIS AD 1833 COLES COUNTY ON THIS 6TH DAY OF MAY 1833 PERSONALLY APPEARED IN OPEN COURT BEFORE THE HON. WM. WILSON, JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR COLES COUNTY NOW SITTING AND CONSTITUTES THIS CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID. JOHN HART A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE COUNTY OF COLES AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, AGED 74 YEARS THE 5TH DAY OF NEXT JUNE WHO BEING FIRST DULY SWORN ACCORDING TO THE LAW DOTH ON HIS OATH MAKE THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFITS OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS PASSED JUNE THE 7TH 1832. THAT HE ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS AND SERVED AS HEREIN STATED. THAT HE ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE SPRING OF THE YEAR 1776 UNDER MAJOR MORGAN WHO WAS SENT BY GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THE FRONTIER OF VIRGINIA FROM THE INVASIONS OF THE INDIANS. THAT HE WAS IN CAPTAIN MASONS COMPANY FOR THE TERM OF 3 MONTHS AS A PRIVATE, WAS THEN PLACED UNDER THE COMMAND OF COL. WILLIAMSON AT WHEELING, VA AND WAS BY HIM MADE A SPY IN THE AFORE MENTIONED SERVICE FOR THE TERM OF 3 MONTHS, WAS THEN LEFT AT WHEELING IN GARRISON FOR THE TERM OF 18 MONTHS BUT CANNOT STATE ALL THE OFFICERS HE WAS UNDER DURING THAT PERIOD AS THERE WERE FREQUENT CHANGES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM, OWING TO HIS ADVANCED AGE, TO STATE ALL BUT AS WELL AS HIS RECOLLECTION NOW SERVES HIM. THE PRINCIPAL PART OF THIS TIME HE WAS COMMANDED BY EBENEZER LEWIS (BUT DOES NOT NOW RECOLLECT THE TITLE HE BORE). HE WAS FREQUENTLY WHILE IN GARRISON EMPLOYED IN LOCATING PARTIES AND WAS IN FREQUENT SKIRMISHES WITH THE INDIANS IN THE PROTECTION OF THE FRONTIER. HE THEN STATES THAT UPON INFORMATION THAT GEN.CLARK CALLED FOR TROOPS AND VOLUNTEERS THAT HE JOINED THE TROOPS AND WENT DOWN THE RIVER AND JOINED GEN CLARK AS A VOLUNTEER AND WAS EMPLOYED BY GEN CLARK AS A SPY DURING THE TERM OF TWO SUMMER SEASONS AND WAS QUARTERED AT THE STATION DURING THE WINTER. THAT HE THEN JOINED GEN. CLARK IN HIS CAMPAIGN IN 1780. (HE THINKS ABOUT THE FIRST OF AUG.) AND HE (JOHN HART) WAS BEFORE XXXX WARRANTED, ELECTED AND COMMISSIONED A CAPT. IN SAID SERVICE UNDER COL. LINN WHICH COMMISSION WAS BURNT BY FIRE WITH HIS OTHER EFFECTS, HOUSE, ETC IN THE YEAR 1783. THE COMMISSION WAS GIVEN ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF HIS RECOLLECTION BY THE THEN PRESENT GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. IN WHICH AFORESAID CAMPAIGN HE SERVED AS CAPT. FOR THE TERM OF 2 MONTHS. THAT HE WAS IN THE BATTLE OF PICAWAY TOWN OF THE INDIANS UPON MAD RIVER UNDER GEN. CLARK, COL. LINN, ADJ PRATHER (CAPT HIMSELF) AND ANDY HOWE(?), LT. WAS IN MANY SKIRMISHES THAT AFTER HIS RETURN TO THE STATION AT THE FALLS OF OHIO HE WAS FREQUENTLY SENT BY GEN CLARK ON XXXX PARTIES BOTH ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE OHIO RIVER THROUGH THE COUNTRIES OF THE MIAMIS, MAD RIVER AND THAT HE REMAINED IN THE SERVICE UNTIL PEACE WAS DECLARED. THAT HE RECEIVED NO DISCHARGE FROM THE SERVICE WHICH AS IT APPEARS WAS IN CONSEQUENCE OF COL. LINN BEING KILLED BY THE INDIANS A SHORT TIME BEFORE PEACE WAS MADE, HE THEN BEING HIS SUPERIOR OFFICER. THAT HE HAS NO DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE AND THAT HE KNOWS OF NO PERSON WHOSE TESTIMONY HE CAN PROCURE WHO CAN TESTIFY TO HIS SERVICE. THAT THE ONLY RECORD OF HIS AGE IS IN HIS FATHER'S FAMILY BIBLE WHICH WAS THE LAST TIME HE SAW IT IN THE POSSESSION OF HIS BROTHER JOSEPH HART WHO RESIDES IN THE STATE OF OHIO. THAT HE WAS BORN THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE IN THE YEAR 1759 BERKLEY CO., VA WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL HE ENTERED THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AND UPON QUITTING THE SERVICE HE SETTLED NEAR THE FALLS OF OHIO, STATE OF KENTUCKY AT WHICH PLACE HE RESIDED IN HARDIN CO., KY UNTIL THE YEAR 1822 AT WHICH TIME HE MOVED TO LAWRENCE CO., IL AND AT PRESENT RESIDES IN COLES CO., IL AND HAS FOR THE THREE YEARS LAST PART. HE STATES THAT HE IS ACQUAINTED WITH JOHN PARKER, CLERGYMAN AND AMBROSE YOCUM, SHERIFF WHO CAN TESTIFY TO HIS CHARACTER FOR TRUTH AND XXXXXX AND OF THEIR BELIEF OF HIS SERVICE AS A REV. SOLDIER. HE DOES NOT AT PRESENT RECOLLECT THE NAMES OF ANY OF THE REGULAR OFFICERS EXCEPT ONE SLAUGHTER(?) WHO HE THINKS WAS A COL., HE HEREBY RELINQUISHES ANY CLAIM WHATEVER TO A PENSION OR ANNUITY EXCEPT THE PRESENT AND DECLARE THAT HIS NAME IS NOT ON THE PENSION ROLL OF THE AGENCY OF ANY STATE. SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED THE DAY AND YEAR AFORESAID. his JOHN X HART mark WE JOHN PARKER A CLERGYMAN RESIDING IN THE COUNTY OF COLES AND STATE OF ILLINOIS AND AMBROSE YOCUM, SHERIFF RESIDING IN THE SAME COUNTY AND STATE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT WE ARE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE JOHN HART WHO HAS SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO THE ABOVE DECLARATION THAT WE BELIEVE HIM TO BE 74 YEARS OF AGE, THAT HE IS REPUTED AND BELIEVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE HE RESIDES TO HAVE BEEN A SOLDIER OF THE REVOLUTION AND THAT WE CONCUR IN THAT OPINION. SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED THE DAY AND YEAR AFORESAID. JOHN PARKER AMBROSE YOCUM AND THE SAID COURT DO HEREBY DECLARE THEIR OPINION AFTER THE INTERROGATION OF THE MATTER AND AFTER PUTTING THE INTERROGATORS PRESCRIBED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT THAT THE ABOVE SWORN APPLICANT WAS A REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER AND SERVED AS HE STATES AND THE COURT FURTHER CERTIFIES THAT IT APPEARS TO THEM THAT JOHN PARKER WHO HAS SIGNED THE PRECEDING CERTIFICATE IS A CLERGYMAN RESIDING IN THE COUNTY OF COLES AND STATE AFORESAID AND THAT AMBROSE YOCUM, SHERIFF WHO HAS ALSO SIGNED THE SAME IS A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF COLES AND STATE OF ILLINOIS IS A CREDITABLE PERSON AND THAT THEIR STATEMENT IS ENTITLED TO CREDIT. WILLIAM WILSON I, JAMES P. JONES CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF COLES, STATE OF ILLINOIS DUE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE SAID COURT IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF JOHN HART FOR A PENSION. IN TESTIMONY I HAVE HERE UNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIXED MY PRIVATE SEAL XX SEAL OF OFFICE PROVIDED YET THIS 17TH DAY OF OCTOBER AD 1832. JAMES P. JONES CLK CCC I AM WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE ABOVE NAMED JAMES P. JONES AND KNOW HIM TO BE CLERK AS ABOVE STATED AND HIS CERTIFICATE AND ATTENTION IS IN DUE FORM ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS. JOHN M. ROBINSON MAY 7, 1833

John C Hart (b Maryland, 1809-Wetzel Co, WVa 1882) m Mary Harris (bGreene Co, 1809) Anthony Hart (12/12/1836-9/30/1877) m (5/3/1860) Drusilla Cochran (b2/4/1838-dWVA), dau of James Cochran m Mary Lantz, dau of Alexander Lantz m Margaret Minor: [email protected] Roberta Emeline Hart (b8/23/1861) JEL Hart (b9/1/1863-9/25/1863) Alexander Hart (b8/29/1864) William Jason Hart (b6/10/1866) Mary Amelia Hart (b1/12/1869) John Minor Hart (b5/27/1871) George Hart (b9/6/1873) Massa T Hart (b3/23/1876) William Hart (b3/13/1843) m Mary E. Snodgrass (b4/14/1853), dau William Snodgrass m Harriet Metheney

Last Will & Testament of Miles Hart I, Miles Hart, Sr., of the County of Belmont and State of Ohio, being of sound mind and memory, do make and publish this, my last will and testament in manner and form following: that is to say, 1st. It is my will that my funeral expenses and all my debts be paid. 2nd. I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Catherine Hart in lieu of her dower, all my lands and tenements, including the plantation on which we now reside, situated in the said County of Belmont, together with all my chattel property, livestock of all description and my monies, credits and effects of any description, during her natural life (excepting one small brown horse with a bald face, now on the farm on which I reside as aforesaid). This above described horse, I give and devise to my son Silas Hart, and at the death of wife it is my wish and will that all my real estate be appraised by three good disinterested citizens selected by the executors hereafter named in this will who shall proceed under oath to make appraisement of all my lands at the time agreed upon by said executors, at its true value at the time of said appraisement. It is my will and desire that my lands and its proceeds go to all my ten chidren, hereinafter named equal portions and portion alike to each child, male and female each and all receiving equal amounts of my landed estate. It is my further will that my land shall not be sold but that my four sons, Cephus Hart, Robert Hart, Miles Hart and Silas Hart take the lands at its appraisement and each one portion and portion alike and pay to my daughters their full portion in money as follows to wit: My second daughter, Esther, intermarried with Andrew Walters, the one-tenth part of the appraisement in two years from the time the land is appraised without interest and that the money be paid to my executors and that they lay out the money for land to the best advantage and obtain a deed in the name of my daughter for her own use during her life and at her death that the same go in fee to her children, each child receiving an equal portion of the same, and in the same manner and time to pay to Eleanor Hart, intermarried with A. M. Bryan, the one full tenth part of said appraisement. And that in the seven years from and after the said appraisement, that my four above named sons pay the one full tenth part of said appraisement without interest to Catherine Hart, intermarried to Andrew F. Ault, the like amount in the same way to Margaret Hart, wife of Samuel Lindsay, and to Olevia Hart, wife of James Twinem, and Thurza Hart, wife of John Twinem, all at the same time and the same amounts. But it is further my will that my daughter Thurza and John Twinem, her husband receive their portion in Land at the appraisement price, if they request it at the time of appraisement. It is my will that if anyone or more of my daughters and their husbands should prefer taking as their portion and in lieu of their portion of my estate of land, on of the fractional quarter sections I own in Defiance County, Ohio, they may have the option of receiving it in full as their portion of my estate and they may have possession of the same after 1st day of April A.D. 1851, whether God spares my life or not. One of the fractional tracts contains one hundred and thirty-four acres, more or less, the other quarter in the said County of Defiance, one hundred and sixty acres, more or less, which any one or two of my duaghters may select. But should my daughter Esther with the said Andrew Walters take her apportionment of my estate, the land in that event shall go to the said Esther and her children, after her death, she having the full and entire control of the same during her life as foresaid. And lastly, I do hereby make and appoint my oldest son Cephus Hart and my son-in-law, John Twinem executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I, Miles Hart, Sr. the testator have to this my will, set my hand and seal this 5th day of May A.D. 1850. Miles Hart Signed as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request have signed as witnesses to the same. Robert Kerr Wm. J. Ewers Probated June 26th A.D. 1852 Appraisers: Geo. W. Milligan, Thos. McKirrahand and Joseph Kinney Executors: Cephus Hart and John Twinem. Bond $4,000. Bondsmen: Robert Kerr and Wm. J. Ewers Andrew Walters came to Monroe County about 1833 from neighboring Belmont County, where he and his wife Esther Hart had been raised in Smith Township. She was the third child of Miles and Catherine McGill Hart. (Guess what? Two of their children were named Catherine and Miles.) It goes on to talk about other children of the Walters, one of which was Andrew, Jr. who went to live with an uncle, Cephas Hart.

Thomas2 Hart (son of Margaret1 Mundell, and probably John Hart), deceased 12 May 1870 in Adams Township, Monroe County, Ohio. He married Margaret McClelland , born abt. 1794 in Pennsylvania, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Knight) McClelland . Thomas is buried in Gillespie Cemetery. He was eighty years old at the time of his death. The Mundell book gives Margaret McClelland Hart's name as Polly. Children of Thomas2 Hart and Margaret McClelland were as follows: 9 i Thomas3 Hart 10 ii Cephus3 Hart 11 iii Ann3 Hart 12 iv Corydon3 Hart 13 v Thomas3 Hart 14 vi Mary3 Hart 15 vii Margaret3 Hart 16 viii Emily3 Hart

>From "1850 Belmont Co., Ohio Census" transcribed by Wes Cochran. Smith Twp. 2134-2163 Miles Hart 70 PA None Catherine 67 VA Next door: 2135-2164 Silas Hart 32 OH Farmer Sarah 30 OH Catherine 6 OH Miles 5 OH Leonard 4 OH Silas 2 OH Miles WATTERS 18 OH Laborer I think these families below are related, also in Smith Twp., possibly other sons of Miles? 2108-2135 Miles Harte 36 OH Farmer Eve 27 OH Sarah 9 OH Catherine 7 OH William 5 OH Mary 3 OH Alexander 1 OH 2110-2137 Cuphus Hart 45 PA Farmer Celia 39 OH Susanah 17 OH John 15 OH Hetta 12 OH Olivnia 12 OH Celia 9 OH Catherine 8 OH Eveline 6 OH Sarah 4 OH Charlotte 2 OH >From "1860 Belmont Co., Ohio Census" transcribed by Wes Cochran. Smith Twp. (All) 1706-1673 Silas Hart 42 OH Farmer Sarah 43 OH Catharine 18 OH Miles 16 OH Farmer Leonard 15 OH Silas W. 13 OH Hamilton 8 OH Cephas 4 OH Catharine 78 OH 1711-1677 Miles Hart 46 OH Farmer Eve 40 OH Sarah A. 20 OH Catharine 18 OH William 16 OH Mary J. 13 OH Hannah E. 8 OH Martha E. 5 OH Miles E. 2 OH 1673-1629 Cephas Hart 55 PA Farmer Celia 49 OH Hettie 23 OH Olivia 21 OH Celia 18 OH Catharine 17 OH Ellen 15 OH Sarah A. 13 OH Charlotte 11 OH Charity 6 OH Cephas K. 3 OH 1674-1630 John Hart 25 OH Farmer (Cephas' son) Ann 25 OH >From "Belmont Co., Ohio Marriages, 1803-1849" transcribed by Wes Cochran. All Hart: Miles Jr. m. Effy McGaughy 14 Mar 1839 Joseph m. Sarah McFarson (McPherson? -bb) 10 Nov 1814 Cephus m. Celia Lucus (Lucas? bb) 12 May 1831 Silas m. Sarah Twinem 29 Apr 1841 >From "Belmont Co., Ohio Marriages, 1850-1870" transcribed by Wes Cochran. All Hart: Catharine m. Henry A. Barrett 3 Sep 1863 Catharine m. James M. Barrett 16 Nov 1865 Charlotte m. Thomas J. Ault (age 20) 6 Jan 1870 Info.: Jefferson Ault Ellen m. Theudas Kinney 25 Feb 1864 John m. Ann Kinney 30 Nov 1859 John m. Catharine A. Rothwell 11 Apr 1866 Leonard m. Josephine Moore 20 Mar 1869 Mary A. m. David L. Strahl 27 Aug 1863 Miles m. Nancy C. Watt 27 Dec 1870 Ollie m. James W. Hathorn 25 Oct 1866 Sarah Ann m. Joseph P. Kinney 20 Mar 1862 Susan m. Andrew Kinney 11 Nov 1852 William m. Mary A. Martin 20 Feb 1864 from [email protected]

CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO and REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS Edited and Compiled by Hon. A. T. McKelvey, "History is Philosphy Teaching by Examples." 1801-1901, Published by Biographical Publishing Company, George Richmond, President C. R. Arnold, Treasurer, Chicago, Illinois. 1903 page 772 MILES HART, one of the well-known and popular citizens of Smith township, who for 28 consecutive years followed teaching in Belmont County, comes of an old agricultural family, which originated in the person of his grandfather Miles Hart, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Our subject was born January 24, 1844, in Smith township, and is a son of Silas and Sarah (Twinem) Hart, the latter of whom was born in 1816, in the State of New York, a daughter of Leonard and Mary Twinem, who came from Ireland to Belmont County about 1817. Mrs Hart died at the old home just north of Centreville. Silas Hart, was born in 1817, in Smith township, and was a son of Miles Hart, who came to Belmont County in 1815 and stopped first in Mead township at Dillie's Bottom and then settled permanently on section 28, in Smith township, where he died in 1852. Silas Hart died in the spring of 1894, at the home of his son Miles. Our subject is one of a family of seven children born to his parents, three of whom besides himself survive, namely: Catherine (Mrs Barrett), of Texas; Leonard, a resident of Goshen township; and S. W., of Smith township. Cephas and Hamilton are deceased, and a daughter died in infancy. In 1878, Mr. Hart was married to Mary C. Stonebraker, who was born in Smith township in 1860, being one of five children born to Jeremiah and Mary (Glover) Stonebraker, the three survivors being: James W of Smith Township, Eliza J (Mrs McCann) of Richland Township, and Mrs Hart. Those deceased were: John T and Margaret, the wife of D M Scatterday. Three children have been born to Mr and Mrs Hart, one of whom died in infancy. Of the two young ladies, Sarah is the successful teacher of a school near Martin's Ferry, and Blanche is still a student. Mr Hart has taken an active interet in politics in his locality, voting the Republican ticket, and has been called upon to serve in many offices, his intelligence, education, and excellent judgment making him eminently desireable as a township or county official. By appointment he served one year as township clerk and was elected and re-elected serving with the greatest efficiency. In the latter "seventies" he served for two years as assessor. The religious connection of thefamily is with the Concord Presbyterian Church, of which Mr Hart is the clerk of the congregation. Mr Hart's long associations as an educator make him a very well-known resident of Smith Township, and few citizens are so highly regarded by all classes of people. As a teacher,he was brought into such close relations that his interest in many of his neighbors began in childhood and a mutual regard has ever since been maintained. He has a wide circle of attached friends. He was elected a member of the Board of Education, and served with credit for a term of three years.

hardin co From: [email protected] Incidentally, there are fifty-six Harts indexed in "Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County Kentucky," and three in "Haycraft's History of Elizabethtown." "Two Centuries..." includes: John, John (another), John H., John Wilson and Jonathan. All of them were born in the 1800's, most children or grandchildren of Henry Hart, Jr. his father was Henry, Sr. But one John Hart stands out: p. 451) "Many settlers from Pennsylvania were moving down into the new lands in western and southwestern *Virginia*. JOHN HART, a hunter, piloted a party to the land which had been granted Benjamin Border (92,500 acres) about 1734. The land, known as Borden's Grant, was sold to settlers and was pretty well taken up within a few years. The surveying was finished in December 1738." also a John Hart, not indexed, who was listed in the 1810 census of Hardin County. He would have been born somewhere between 1765 and 1785, according to the numbers: JOHN HART Household 1 free white male under age 10 1 free white male age 10 to 15 1 free white male age 26 to 44 1 free white female age 16 to 25 Hart heads of household in the 1810 census: Moses Hart, Isiah [Isaiah?] Hart, and Aaron Hart. On the 1800 census for Hardin Co, Kentucky, there is a Josiah Hart, name only, no details. But I understand the 1800 census was a sloppy effort at best; several people were not accounted for. Many Hardin residents moved back and forth from surrounding counties, Meade and Breckinridge. >From p. 449 in "Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County, Kentucky," "Samuel Haycraft in his 'History of Elizabethtown' wrote in describing the early settlers in Severns Valley: 'the forts formed a triangle, equidistant a mile apart. Those forts were subject to frequent attacks by the Indians. Soon after a hardy set of adventurers came in and settled around the forts, consisting of the Millers, Vertreeses, VANMETERS, HARTS, Shaws, Dyers, and others, who assisted in repelling the attacks of the Indians.' "Several branches of the Hart family were in America at very early dates, and it is believed that the ancestors of Silas Hart of this sketch came to Kentucky from Washington County, Pennsylvania. Other Harts were located in Virginia in the 1700's and likely trace to a common ancestor." "Haycraft's History of Elizabethtown": p. 165) "John Ferguson was also a blacksmith -- cut no considerable figure except that he was the grandfather of Usher F. Linder, Esq., at this time [1869] in Chicago. Linder became a lawyer of considerable eminence, was an able debater and sometimes eloquent. He practiced law in Hardin (County) for several years and then left for Charlestown, Ill., in which State he served in the Legislature and was elected Attorney General of the State." Linda

[email protected] (Virginia Poarch) wrote: < CIVIL WAR Union soldiers from VA from UWV Colson Library < William Hart, pvt, age 19, in Nov 9 1861, discharged disability July < 15, 1862 Thorn Reed's Co H 1st Reg Inf (b abt 1842) < William Hart, pvt, age 23, in Oct 29, 1861, Pro Hospital Steward < (transferred to Co K 1st WV Inf.) < Capt James E Morrow's Co F 1st Reg WV Vol. (b abt 1839) < William Hart, pvt age 23, in Mar 24, 1864, Co D 1st Reg Inf, out Nov < 26, 1864, Capt James McElroy's Co D 1st Reg WV Vol Inf. < (b abt 1841) < I am looking for information on John William Hart, son of William Hart < and ? Dawson. His parents were, I believe, in Hampshire Co VA. All < three Williams would be about the right age. How can I find out more < about these 3 William Harts? It looks like you have enough information to request their military records from the National Archives. If I remember correctly, there is a form and a non-refundable fee involved. Several years ago, I did that for my gg-uncle Patterson Hart, who served from New York and found out lots of interesting things. ---- Bill [email protected]

---------- From: Carl Sherrick <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Clark family Date: Friday, September 11, 1998 2:19 PM I am searching for a connection between my maternal grandfather, Josiah Sage Clark, and the family of Aaron Clark, the son of Abraham Clark, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Ann Clark Hart, in the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Vol. VII, 1932, pp 89-102, described at some length the move of Aaron Clark and his family to Washington Co., PA, and she detailed as well the names of his children and grandchildren and their families. I had always been told that I was a direct descendant of Abraham Clark through my mother's (Ruth Clark Sherrick) family, but I never saw any authentic genealogical evidence of this. I am trying to trace back from my grandfather, but the data I have are scant, owing to the loss of much evidence during a move of my parents from Carnegie, PA to California. I know that Josiah Sage Clark was born about 1863, married Laura Helen Gerow of Grand Valley, PA, and settled in Mars, PA, where he operated a lumber yard for some years, and built homes and other structures in Butler County. He was killed in a construction accident in 1915, leaving three daughters, Ethel, Ruth, and Althea. He was a 32nd degree Mason, and I assume belonged to the Blue Lodge in Butler County. I know from maps and 1790 census data kindly provided on PAWASHIN-L that the Aaron Clark family most likely lived in Strabane Township in Washington County, although some of the members moved on to Ohio or Arkansas in the early 1800s. If anyone reading this has any further information about the Aaron Clark family, or about Josiah Sage Clark (one of Aaron's children was named Josiah, born between 1782 and 1805), I would very much appreciate hearing from them. Carl Sherrick ==== PAWASHIN Mailing List ==== Support RootsWeb! Go "NOW" to: http://www.rootsweb.com

CIVIL WAR Union soldiers from VA from UWV Colson Library Andrew Hart, pvt, age 18 in Sept 3, 1864 Bee's Co C of 6th Reg. James Hart, age 42, in July 5, 1961, wounded Vicksburg MS May 19, 1963 Barney J Rollin's Co C 4th Reg inf Columbus Hart, pvt, age 27, in July 5, 1961, died of disease near Vicksburg MS Jan 31, 1863 Curtis's Co B 4th Ref inf Alonzo Hart, pvt, age 27, in July 5, 1961, discharged at Camp Sherman MS Sep 4, 1863 Capt Barlow B Curtis's Co B 4th Reg WV Inf Vol William Hart, pvt, age 19, in Nov 9 1861, discharged disability July 15, 1862 Thorn Reed's Co H 1st Reg Inf (b abt 1842) William Hart, pvt, age 23, in Oct 29, 1861, Pro Hospital Steward (transferred to Co K 1st WV Inf.) Capt James E Morrow's Co F 1st Reg WV Vol. (b abt 1839) William Hart, pvt age 23, in Mar 24, 1864, Co D 1st Reg Inf, out Nov 26, 1864, Capt James McElroy's Co D 1st Reg WV Vol Inf. (b abt 1841) I am looking for information on John William Hart, son of William Hart and ? Dawson. His parents were, I believe, in Hampshire Co VA. All three Williams would be about the right age. How can I find out more about these 3 William Harts? [email protected]

Records of Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church, MERCERSBURG, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Marriages by John King, D.D. 1769-1812 March 8, 1808 Linn, J. McFeirand, Charlott October 28, 1783 Winter, Stephen Linn, Mary November 23, 1786 Dickey, William McClelland, Sarah October 4, 1785 Lough, John Hart, Janet November 9, 1789 Hart, John Rhea, Fanny November 21, 1781 Fisuer, Abram Hart, Mary

Hart Thomas, Will p144 In the name of God amen. Be it remembered that I Thomas Hart of Jefferson county in the state of Virginia, Being weak in body but sound in mind and memory calling to mind that it is appointed unto all men once to die and after death to come to Judgement do therefore commit my soul unto the hands of my mercyfull creator hopeing for salvation and acceptance through the merrits of my dear redeemer and commit my body into the hands of my executors to be burried in the earth in a christian like and decent manner and after my lawfull debts and funeral charges is paid I first give and bequeth unto my beloved wife Nancy Hart my ___ or tenament of land I am now living on with all the rest of my personal property. Excepting my house and lot in Shepherds town and my negro or black woman Rachel by name to be in her possession and for her use as she may think proper during the time she remaineth my widow but in case of her marrying again to be restricted to her third part as the law directs. And it ismy request and positive command that the above named black woman Rachel shall within two months after my death to be well clothed with one long gown and one short gown, one petticoat, two shifts, one pare of shoes, a pare of stockens, one hat and one Hankerchief, all to be new and good over and above what she may have at my death and to have her freedom given her, no longer to be kept in a state of Bondage or servitude and the house and lot above mentioned it is my will that it be sold and the money be given five shillings to my daughter Ester and ten pounds to her oldest daughter and the remainder equally divided between her two oldest sons and I give and bequeth to my grandson Thomas Hart ninety pounds and I give and bequeth to my granddaughter Hetty Hart twenty five pounds and I give and bequeth to my granddaughter Sarah Hart twenty five pounds and I give and bequeth to my granddaughter Elizabeth H?? give pounds and I give and bequeth to my granddaughter Nancy Augustas ten pounds. I give and bequeth to my deceased daughter Marah's two oldest daughters twenty five pounds to each of them I give and bequeth to my daughter Sarah Bennet my house clock over and above her equal or childs share I leave my black man Cua (?) to and at the disposal of my beloved wife as she may think proper with this one restriction only, that said Cua shall have one day in every week besides the sabbath for himself. And I give to my beloved wife ten pounds for the trouble of raising the youngest black child and at her death all the black childred to be (ap)praised and my children hereafter named to have liberty if they see fitt and the black children be willing to go with them to take them at the sums they shall be (ap)praised at if not to be disposed of with the rest of of the property. And it is my will that after the death of my beloved wife that my ____ or tenement of land with the apertanances thereof and all the residue and remainder of my personal estate goods and chattles of what kind and nature soever be by my executors sold and after paying or giving to the afore named legatees the sums or legacies appointed them and affixed to their names, the rest that remains to be equally divided between my children, John Hart, Josiah Hart, Ruth Vanmater and Sarah Bennet, to them their heirs and assigns forever. And I hereby nominate and appoint my trust friends Mason Bennet and Joseph Sweringen executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former will by me made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28th day of August one thousand eight hundred and four, sealed published and delcared by me Thomas Hart (seal) to be my last will and testament in the presence of us John Abell John Miller Cavalier Martin At a court held for Jefferson county the 11th day of December 1804 This last will and testament of Thomas Hart deceased was proved by the oaths of John Abell, John Miller and Cavalair Martin witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Mason Bennet one of the Executors therein named who made oath thereto according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form giving security. Whereupon he together with security entered into and acknowledged bond conditioned as the law directs. By the court Test Geo Hite C H

Will Book 2, page 275, Berkeley County, Martinsburg, West Virginia In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Hart Junr of Berkeley County in the State of Virginia being of Sound Mind and Memory do Make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following htat is to Say Item I give and my will and desire is that my loving wife Anne Hart do enjoy and fully possess all my property of every kind that I am now possessed off As well my land and premises whereon I now dwell Containing one hundred and thirty two acres in the county as all my personal property of every description whatsoever during her natural life Subject nevertheless to the maintainance Support and Education of my Children to wit Margaret Elizabeth Anne Thomas Esther and Sarah Hart until they Severally attain to lawful age and Subject also to the payment of all my Just debts And my Will and desire is and I do hereby direct authorize and fully impower my executors hereinafter named or the Sruvivor of them to dispose of my Said tract of land and premises above said together with what personal property of every discription my said wife Anne Hart may be possed off at the time of her death at publick Sale and the Money arising from Such Sale I do hereby direct my said executors or executor to make equal and compleat devision of Such money arising therefrom among my Said Children of the Survivors of them in Just and equal proportion to each of them Such equal divided of Money I do hereby give and bequeath t my above named Children or the Survivors of them their heris and assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas hart my Silver watch which is not to be Considered in the above division lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my loving wife Anne Hart Executrix Daniel Vanmeter and Mason Bennett Executors of this my last will and Testament Ratifying and Confirming this to be my last Will and Testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto St my hand and affixed my Seal This eleventh day of January one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety five (1795) Signed Sealed published and declared by the Said Thomas Hart Jun (LS) Thomas Hart Junior as his last Will and Testament in presence of Thos Rutherford T Rutherford Jnr her Mary X Smallwood mark Be it Remembered that I Thomas Hart Jnr of the County of Berkeley having made Signed Sealed and acknowledged my last Will and Testament bearing date the Eleventh day of January (inst) have now thought it proper and Necessary to maek and explain my Said will as within and above mentioned and do hereby declare the Same to be a psrt of my last will and Testament fully ratifying and Confirming my Said Will with the following addition First it is my will that provided my Said wife Anne Hart shal Continue my widow she do enjoy and possess all my real and personal estate as before mentioned in my Said Will but in Case of her marriage my will is and I do hereby order that She Shall be restricted to one third part of my real and personal estate agreable to law 2dly It is my will and I do ereby direct that in Case of my Said wifes marriage my executor after assigning her her thirds of my Estate agreable to law do take possession of the remainder of my Real and personal Estate and apply the Same in such manner as they may Judge most to the advantage of my before named Children until my Said wifes death when the whole of my real and personal Estate Shall be sold and applied as before directed in my Said will 3dly It is my will and I do hereby order that at no time untill my Said land is disposed off as before directed Shall there be any unreasonable or unnecessary waste of the timber now growing on the Said land further for the necessary repairs of the present fencing and fireing in witness whereof the said Thomas Hart Jun hath hereunto Set his hand and Seal this twelth day of January 1795 Signed sealed Published and declared by the said Thomas Hart Jun as a Codicil to his last will and Testament I presence of In order to Confirm and Ratify this addition to my deceased husbans Will I Anne Hart without any forcer or persuation freely have Set my hand and Seal Anne Hart (LS) Rich Willis Robert Taylor Thomas Hyd Cavalier Martin As a Court held for Berkeley County the 20th day of January 1795 this last Will and Codicil of Thomas Hart Junior decd was proved by the oaths of two of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the Motio of Ann Hart and Daniel Vanmatre two of the executors therein named who made oath according to Law Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form of law giving Security whereupon they with Security entered into and acknowledged bond Conditioned as the law directs Mason Bennet the other executor refused taking upon himself the burthen of the execution thereof which is ordered to be Certified Test Mo. Hunter C B C

Newspaper notice for Saturday September 5, 1795 Notice Whereas on the 12th day of February last, I entered into a contract with John Hendricks of Berkeley County, Virginia, for the sale of a tract of land lying in Carke (?) County adjoining the town of Winchester, in the state of Kentucky, for when I received his bonds, the first payable on the ? day of August, 1795, for 5???, the second on the ? of August, 1797, ???, the third on the ??? of August, 1798, ???—on the day that the first bond was due, I apply'd to him for payment, when he requested indulgence until this day, which I comply'd with, but on calling on him for a discharge of the bond due, he was either not able, or willing to comply, and as he has my bond for a conveyance of the above tract of land but has not fulfilled the contract of his part, I hereby forewarn all and every person from dealing in any manner with said Hendricks for said tract of land or taking any assignment on my bond of conveyance aforesaid, as it is null and void, by his twice failing to comply with the tenor of our agreement. John Hart August 27, 1795

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 82 page 110 [p.110] Mrs. Emma F. Hart Freeland. DAR ID Number: 81290 Born in Danvers, Mass. Wife of George Franklin Freeland. Descendant of Sergt. John Hart, Corp. Ebenezer Hart, and Asa Upton, all of Massachusetts. Daughter of Rufus Hart (b. 1835) and Sarah B. Thorne (1838-90), his 2nd wife, m. 1872. Granddaughter of Martin Hart (1794-1875) and Elizabeth (Swinerton) Upton (b. 1791), his wife, m. 1830. Gr-granddaughter of Ebenezer Hart and Polly Smith (1766-1843), his wife, m. 1792; John Swinerton (1761-1828) and Elizabeth Upton (1771-1829), his wife, m. 1790. Gr-gr-granddaughter of John Hart, Jr., and Lydia Curtis (1734-1818), his wife, m. 1757; Asa Upton and Elizabeth Webber (d. 1818), his wife, m. 1758. John Hart (1733-1811) served as sergeant, 1775, in Capt. Ebenezer Winship's company, Col. John Dixon's 5th regiment. He was born in Lynn; died in Lynnfield. Ebenezer Hart (1762-1840) served, 1777-78, as private and, 1780, as corporal in Col. Rufus Putnam's Massachusetts regiment. He was born in Lynn; died in Lynnfield. Asa Upton (1734-1824) responded to the Lexington Alarm as sergeant in Capt. Samuel Flint's company, Col. Timothy Pickering's regiment. He was born and died in Danvers.