Hello Hart list, I'm still searching for Fred Listman HART's birth, death, and parents info. Another one of the many terrific people on the internet did a lookup for me - this time in a WFT cdrom. She encountered a Fred that is conceivably the one I'm after. One reason it looks promising is that the Fred L Hart part of the tree is blank. And that's exactly what my success has been so far. Would you guys mind looking at this and giving me your interpretation? I've never looked at these WFT things before, and I don't quite understand it. (In most of the data below, I've edited the WFT report, because of copyright laws.) But here is one exact quote for Fred L HART, from the WFT lookup: "Fred L. Hart, b. WFT Est. 1882-1908; d. WFT Est. 1888-1988" To me, these appear to be estimated dates -- is that correct? Died sometime between 1888 and 1988? You'll notice below, a Fred L. Hart, the son of Fred D. and Anna (JOHNSON) HART. The dates and places are about right for my Fred L. Any ideas on what to do with this? Does anyone have a Leonard Hart, born in Germany, marrying Rosa BURNETT? Thank you! Tim Hart Searching HART, KIRCHNER, JAFFKE, HISCHKE Descendants of Leonard Hart LEONARD HART born in Germany, married ROSA BURNETT, died in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Children of LEONARD HART and ROSA BURNETT are: 1. WALTER HART 2. FREDRICK D. HART, b. September 06, 1860, Chicago, Cook Co., IL; died December 11, 1920 in Chandler, Murray Co., MN Married ANNA JOHNSON daughter of ANDREW JOHNSON and ELLA ERIKSSON. Children of FREDRICK HART and ANNA JOHNSON are: FRED L. HART HELEN HART CLARENCE HART LAWRENCE HART EDNA ANNA HART BESSIE MAY HART ELMER FERDINAND HART, SR. EDWIN MARION HART

---------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Adams, Allshouse, Ison, Hart, Linsinbigler, Murray, Ostandes, Pierce. Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 2:55 PM I am looking for Lydia Ostandes Pierce Adams. b? m? died in Pittsburgh 4th Ward with two of her daughters (names not known, but one may have been named Amanda) in 1845 of smallpox. Were buried where Union station now stands. The Methodist burying ground was dug up and moved when the station was built, then moved again when the station expanded. While I was told there are no records of the original burials to prove it was a Methodist burying ground. I've located maps of the area before the station was built that show the location as a Methodis burying ground. Her husband Samuel D Adams. b. ? m. ? d. ? May have been in Brownsville or West Brownsville after Lydia died. The D. may stand for Douglas as his daughter Anne Jane named one of her sons Samuel Douglas. The first known location for Lydai and Sauel was Indiana Co when their daughter Anne Jane Adams b 11 Nov 1836 Indiana Pa. We have the information on her following her marriage on 1/14/1856 to Finley Allshouse. d. 1923. Have located two possible sisters Catherine Adams m Arthur Murray of Dellslow W Va, and Sarah Linsenbigler m Isreal of Jeanette Pa. From affidavits they signed for Anne Jane to get Finleys Civil War pension as his widow. Catherine stated in hers that she was Anne Janes sister. Census information for W Va indicates Catherine was an Indian born in Pa. There were supposed to be other siblings as well. I have been corresponding with someone who was also looking for a Catherine Murray. Who was able to tell me that Catherine E. Murray born Oct 31, 1839 was married to Arthur Murray and from her tombstone the following: Gravestone - wife of Arthur Murray, died Oct 26, 1921, buried at Summers Glen. " She informed me that Catherine was Adams before she married Arthur, sister of an Isabelle Adams. Isabelle married Ben Ison Hart and lived in Springhill Twp., Fayette Co., PA. She was supposedly Indian. Anne Jane Adams Allshouse, Catherine E Adams Murray, Sarah Adams Linsenbigler were educated as each of them signed their affidavits instead of making their marks as did most of the other relatives. Was there a school in the area - other than Carlisle - for Indian children? We have the deathbed statement of an ancestor who stated Lydia Ostandes Pierce Adams was of the Shawnee Band at the mouth of the Youghiogheny River. I'm not quite sure what to ask, except does any of this ring a bell in anyones research of the Adams or the other names I've mentioned in the area? Laurie Beth Duffy [email protected] ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== Greene County GenWeb Page is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pagreene/greene.html

[email protected] asked: < Is anyone researching the Hart surname in NY state? Most messages < seem to be about those in the southern US. My Hart family were in < the Mohawk Valley of NY and later went to Jefferson Co., NY in the < early 1800's. I am interested in learning who was the father of my < ancestor, Henry Hart (1759-1835). Was it Conrad? I doubt I can help with your question, but I will look and see if I have anything useful after I go home tonight. Most of my NY searches center around lines other than Hart, which are typically found around the Finger Lakes region. And I have found that lineage back to its NJ (and earlier) origins. This might be helpful. Approximately 20 years ago, my sister was in contact with a man from New Jersey by the name of James Murray who was doing extensive research on the Hart family. As I recall he had a rather large chart of Harts extending across several states. I suspect that Mr. Murray has since passed on, as he wasn't a young man 20 years ago, but someone must have kept or have access to his research. ---- Bill [email protected]

I have had two enquiries re this book, so will post the reply here, or most of it, anyway: "Extremely unlikely that Amazon or any other bookstore would have this book, as it was printed privately in 1907 and today is likely to make hens' teeth look more plentiful than grains of sand on the beach. However the copy that one Sean McLaughlin found and told me about was in the library of the Irish Genealogical Research Society in London. I haven't done any research with them myself, but I note that there is a two page article about them in the front of the 1958 Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland, (ie they have been around for a long time and have accumulated some fairly rare material) and I note "the useful selection of books from the library now housed (by kind permission of the Committee of the Irish Club) at 82 Eaton Square, London, S.W.1, where meetings of the Society are held from time to time during the course of the year." That was in 1958, so whether they are still there I don't know. Actually, altaVista is a wonderful machine, and I just looked up the Society and here is their address, although they don't appear to be on the net themselves Irish Genealogical Research Society Library 82 Eaton Square London SW1W 9AJ England so I suggest I letter to them would open up a goldmine. Certainly the "Three Hundred Years in Inshowen" that I am working from, which was written in 1930 by Amy Young is a fantastic resource, and I am sure the Hart book will turn out to be likewise. But if you are talking about "beginning your research" there, you may not have another more easily available resource which probably includes, among other things, all the material that HT Hart worked from. Have you tried the PRONI (Public Records Office of Northern Ireland), at http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm and more particularly http://proni.nics.gov.uk/records/private/hart.htm, which is described as "The Hart Papers (D/3077)". The summary reads: "The Hart papers consist of 6,500 documents, volumes and glass-plate negatives. The Hart family of Ballynagard, Londonderry, have lived on theLondonderry/Donegal border since the late sixteenth century, and the oldestoriginal document in the archive is dated 1607. However, the great bulk of thedocumentation - apart from the estate material - relates to comparativelyrecent members of the family: to General George Vaughan Hart of Kilderry,near Muff, Co. Donegal (d.1832), and to his fourth son but ultimate successor, another George Vaughan Hart (who inherited all the family property in 1850, and died in 1895)." Anyway, I'll let you read the rest yourself, there's lots there.Happy hunting, and if you find the hart book, I'd like to photocopy some of it but jst haven't got round to doing that yet. Charlie

Hi Listers: Is this a good list to ask about the HARTER surname? Thanks for your time Rodd

For Tim Cooke Have you read the book "Hart of Donegal" which was pulished privately in 1907 by Colonel H.T.Hart, CBE. I haven't seen it (and seem unaccountably to have wiped an email from someone who has) but I do have a chapter in Amy Young's 1930 "Three Hundred Years in Inishowen" which she starts by writing "Practically the whole of the following account has been taken from" etc. A quick scan of the chapter doesn't find me your Margaret Harte, mostly because Amy's chapter concentrates on the early history of the family where it intermarries with the family she is interested in, ie Young of Culdaff, but I presume that the Hart book itself has more on the 1840s etc. Alternatively, if you do have it, can I request some photocopies of the bits I'm interested in? Good luck, Charlie Clark

Hi, folks. I just read the post that included the info below on John 85 CARPENTER and wife Mary HART. I am looking for the parents of John Roger HART, b. ca 1750s who served in the Rev. War out of NJ. Does anyone know if Mary HART had nephew named John or John R. or John Roger HART? Does anyone know who Mary HART's parents and siblings were? One thing I do know is that John Roger HART was NOT a son of Signer John HART (m. Deborah SCUDDER). Thanks. - Jenny Descendants of John 85 Carpenter 1 John 85 Carpenter b: Abt. 1690 .. +Mary Hart .. 2 Samuel 323 Carpenter b: Abt. 1745 .. 2 John 324 Carpenter .. 2 Benjamin 325 Carpenter .. 2 Joseph 326 Carpenter .. 2 Hezekiah 326a Carpenter b: Abt. 1725 ...... +Barbara Hunt or Hart .. 2 Mary 326b Carpenter ...... +John Hunt or Hart .. 2 Sarah 326c Carpenter ...... +Augustus Morne or More .. 2 Hannah 326d Carpenter ...... +Stephen Borroughs .. 2 Caroline 326e Carpenter ...... +Israel Moore

Is anyone researching the Hart surname in NY state? Most messages seem to be about those in the southern US. My Hart family were in the Mohawk Valley of NY and later went to Jefferson Co., NY in the early 1800's. I am interested in learning who was the father of my ancestor, Henry Hart (1759-1835). Was it Conrad?

I am seeking information on Richard Hart born in Kentucky about 1794. He was a physician and was listed as "Doctor" R. Hart in the 1880 Mitchell County, NC Census. His wife was Jane A. Hart (b. abt. 1833 in North Carolia). His children were listed as Doctor (b. May 8 1867 d. Jan 11, 1939) and Julia E. (b. 1871). His son's actual name was David Columbus Hart (he went by Doc). "Doc" married Maggie Canipe around 1892 in Mitchell Co., NC. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks, Melanie Storie

Searching Margaret HARTE. Married James Lucas SMYTHE, ca 1840's. Issue: Samuel, Daniel, Eliza Jane, Margaret, Joseph Connell, William, Isaac Lennox, Thomas Hamilton and James Lucas (Jr.). Lived and died in Greencastle, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Don't know birth date or location. I'm in the line of Thomas Hamilton Smyth(e) and know a little of James Lucas Smythe, Jr. Tim Cooke COOK(E), SMYTH(E), HARTE, WHITE, BURNSIDE, POWERS

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_904334573_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_904334573_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from relay22.mx.aol.com (relay22.mail.aol.com [172.31.106.68]) by air06.mail.aol.com (v49.1) with SMTP; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:05:30 -0400 Received: from fp-1.rootsweb.com (fp-1.rootsweb.com [207.113.233.233]) by relay22.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id KAA08059; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:18:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from [email protected]) by fp-1.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA04099; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 07:17:49 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 07:17:49 -0700 (PDT) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]>> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:14:44 EDT Old-To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Re: Samuel Carpenter X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 38 Resent-Message-ID: <"7Ux9_D.A.O-.Kwr51"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1001 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit In a message dated 98-08-28 09:20:42 EDT, [email protected] writes: << Does anyone have anything on a Samuel Carpenter, born abt 1745, possibly in Hopewell, Mercer Co., NJ., he was married about 1770 (no name for wife) and had a daughter, MARGARET CATHERINE CARPENTER born abt 1775 in Hopewell. She married John Yoak and they moved to Randolph Co. &/or Barbour Co. W.VA. Thanks in advance, Carol >> Carol, This may be the one you are looking for but I don't have any further info at this time. This one was probably born in Hopewell, NJ Descendants of John 85 Carpenter 1 John 85 Carpenter b: Abt. 1690 .. +Mary Hart .. 2 Samuel 323 Carpenter b: Abt. 1745 .. 2 John 324 Carpenter .. 2 Benjamin 325 Carpenter .. 2 Joseph 326 Carpenter .. 2 Hezekiah 326a Carpenter b: Abt. 1725 ...... +Barbara Hunt or Hart .. 2 Mary 326b Carpenter ...... +John Hunt or Hart .. 2 Sarah 326c Carpenter ...... +Augustus Morne or More .. 2 Hannah 326d Carpenter ...... +Stephen Borroughs .. 2 Caroline 326e Carpenter ...... +Israel Moore --part0_904334573_boundary--

Who are the parents of SAMUEL HART b ca 1755, prob Orange County, NC, d aft 3 Dec 1807, Hancock County, GA? Wife Susannah Boring. Children: Sarah b 1778; Elizabeth b 30 Jan 1780; Susanna Phoebe b 12 Jun 1782; James b ca 1784; William b ca 1786; Martha b ca 1788; Mary b ca 1790; Eli b ca 1792; John b ca 1794; Rebecca b ca 1796; and, Samuel b 2 Jul 1798. This Samuel Hart, LT in 9 NC Regt Rev War, was resident of GA by 1787. Any information about this family will be appreciated. Will gladly share information. Russ Henderson, P. O. Box 24117, Oakland Park, FL 33307-4117 [email protected]

Good day to all. I am trying to locate any information on JONES, Nathan {no dates} as listed below. It seems that all the info that I have on this family, puts them in Iowa, Butler, Bremer, Lynn Counties. Even the spouses of these JONES lived and appears to have been born in this state. If any of this looks familiar, please e-mail me private. In advance let me say thanks to one and all that may be of help. Any leads would be greatly appreciated on both the JONES surname and their spouses. Again thanks and may you all have the best of days. Ed Descendants of Nathan Jones 1 Nathan Jones . +Hannah Mooney ... 2 William N. Jones 1866 - ....... +Mary Hart 1876 - ........ 3 Rolla {Rolly} Frederick M. Jones 1898 - 1984 ............ +Joy STONE 1902 - 1975 ............. 4 Morris E. JONES ............. 4 Marion JONES ................. +Unknown Thompson ............. 4 Joan JONES ................. +Unknown HIMEBAUCH ........ 3 Paul M. Jones 1900 - 1987 ............ +Clair CORWIN 1900 - 1993 ............. 4 Harley JONES ................. +Darlene Unknown ............. 4 Lois JONES ................. +Roy BRANDOS ........ 3 Doris JONES 1902 - ............ +Unknown JENSEN ........ 3 Unknown JONES ........ 3 Unknown JONES ........ 3 Nida Levis Jones ............ +Unknown NIELSEN ........ 3 Ruth JONES ... 2 Frank E Jones 1871 - ....... +Susie Perrin 1874 - ........ 3 Unknown Jones 1896 - ........ 3 Leo Jones 1898 -

I am looking for information on Bridget Hart who married Thomas Hayden probably in the early 1800's. I want to know when they were married and who her parents were. I believe they were married in Missouri but I'm not sure. Any other information about the two of them would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Julia Hayden E-Mail [email protected]

HART, Ann 1676 Kent Delaware Who are the parents of Ann HART b. abt 1678 Kent Co, married Thomas WELL(e)S bef 1704 in Kent, d.aft 1733/4 Kent. Name: Anne Hart Sex: Female Individual Facts Birth abt 1678 in Kent Co., DE. Death 10 Jan 1733/34 in Kent Co., DE. (age 55) Marriages/Children 1. Thomas Well(e)s Eld. Marriage bef 1704 in Kent Co., DE. (age 26) Children Thomas Well(e)s jr. (abt 1704-bef 11 Nov 1767) John Well(e)s (abt 1705-bef 20 Jan 1733) Patience Well(e)s (abt 1707-) George H. Well(e)s (abt 1709-bef May 1733) James Well(e)s Sr. (abt 1713-bef Nov 1775) Mary Ann Well(e)s (abt 1714-bef 1785) Williams Well(e)s (abt 1716-bef Jan 1762) Henry Well(e)s (abt 1717-bef Apr 1787) Ann Well(e)s (abt 1720-) H.Jack Wells E-Mail <[email protected]> Researching Wells/ Well(e)s>Eng>Va>De; Clarke; Hart; & Alexander _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Isaac HART/Henry HART Isaac b. abt. 1800 Union Co SC, d. 1867 Coles Co IL. Resided in Grayson & Hardin Co KY 1810-1852, s/o Oliver & Jane POLK HART. Isaac m. Margaret COLE PRYOR abt. 1820 prob. in Grayson Co KY. Looking for any evidence Isaac had a son Henry b. 1829, d. 1912 in Montgomery Co IL. Would like to hear from any of Isaac's descendants through his children Mary Jane HART AKERS, Millie HART BLAND, Oliver, James Larue, Susan HART VEECH, Daniel S. & William H. Thanks! Larry, [email protected]

From the Cincinnati Enquirer, On this day in 1898 JOSEPH STEEL, 68 of Highland County, Oh.,stopped to see a friend in Lawrenceburg In., on his way to IOWA. MARY JANE HART arrived in the same home to vist a relative. The two vistors, who had been sweethearts in their youth met again for the first time in 30 years. Mr. Steel had been married 3 times, Ms HART twice; but their spouses had died. After several hours of getting reacquainted, they decided to get married. The license was procured, and the two were speedily married. 8/19/1998 Does this fit into anyone's genealogy on the HART list? Ben Hart; Cincinnati

Am looking for a marriage of a Hart to Tucker or Coppock. d/o Allen Tucker/Martha Coppock b 1791 Va/Md Eleanor "Hart" Tucker. Where did Hart come from? Dorothy

> Looking for anyone with information on the Hart family in Tishomingo County > Mississippi in the 1840s +. In the 1850 census of Tishomingo there is a > James Hart, 44 in 1850 b. in NC married to an Elizabeth, 51 b. in SC. > There is one son living at home- Lewis A. Hart 16 and b. in TN. In the > 1850 census next door to James and family is a Jasper with wife Sarah E. > and daughter Nancy E, age 2. James was also listed in the 1840 census. > Would appreciate any help on this one! Thanks in advance! > > Kimberly Hart > [email protected] >

Looking for information regarding William Jefferson HART or his realtions. William Jefferson HART b. May 7, 1818 place unknown m. abt. 1835 - 8 possibly in Alabama d. February 26, 1854 buried in the Snow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Collin County, Tx. + Mary SMITH b. May 3, 1818 in KY d. August 18, 1902 in Blue Ridge, Texas ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________ William Jefferson Hart and Mary Smith had 7 children. W. J. Hart (female) b. abt. 1838 in Alabama (1850 Texas Census report) W. J. Hart is not listed in the 1860 census with her Mother, Mary, who is listed with her new husband J. J. Smith. I think this possibly could be Martha Jane Hart who, according to Jeanette Bickley Bland and Rita Bickley Roose, married Daniel C. Wright who was born in 1835, in Burlington, Iowa. He died in 1862 in Little Rock, Arkansas, of measles while serving with the confederate Army. There is a Martha J. Wright 24f, Al is listed in the 1860 census in the household of Daniel C. Wright 24m, Ia (Farmer) with a personal estate worth $200. The household number 1292-1348. Children listed are Ruben J. Wright 4m, Tx and Henry H Wright 1m, Tx. This would make Martha Jane born in 1836. Elizabeth Hart b. abt. 1840 in Alabama (1850 Texas Census report) Elizabeth Hart is not listed in the 1860 census with her Mother, Mary, who is listed with her new husband J. J. Smith. I think this could possibly be the Lerva Elizabeth Hart who, according to Jeanette Bickley Bland and Rita Bickley Roose, married John Marion Wright. He was born in 1834 (?) in Illinois and died in Clay County Texas. The household of John M Wright is listed in the 1860 census as #1291-1347, next to Daniel C. Wright. John M Wright 26m, Il (Farmer) with a personal estate worth $400. His wife Lew E Wright 23 f, Tx. If this is accurate it would mean that she was born in 1837. Children listed in 1860 with John M. Wright and Lew E Wright are Mary M Wright 5f, TX and James M Wright 2m, TX. Nancy Hart b. abt 1842 in Mo. (1850 Texas Census report) Nancy Hart is not listed in the 1860 census with her Mother, Mary, who is listed with her new husband J. J. Smith. There are a couple of possible marriages listed in the Collin County Marriage records include: Wylie Langham in 1855 in Collin County Texas ( Vol. 00001 pg 00302) and/or Robert W. Uselton in 1869 in Collin County Texas (Vol. 00003-0224). Nancy may be listed in the Collin County Texas 1860 Census as: "(house hold #) 1257-1313, Willie Langham, Teamster (personal estate worth) 500, 22 m (birthplace) Unknown; Nancy Langham 21 f (birthplace) Unk, I (possibly meaning illiterate); William Langham 2 m Tx: Lafayette Langham 7/12 m Tx." This information would make her birthdate in 1839. This would mean that William J. Hart would be listed in the Missouri Census of 1840 instead of the Alabama Census. Susan Hart b. abt 1843 in Texas (1850 Texas Census report) A possible marriage to Jas. A. Nunly 1864 as listed in vol. 00002 pg. 00254 of the Collin County Marriage Records. She may be listed as Mary S. Hart in the 1860 census records in the J.J. Smith household. George W. Hart b. abt. 1847 in Texas (1850 Texas Census report) May be listed as George R. Hart in the 1860 census records in the J. J. Smith household. John T. Hart b. abt. 1849 according to the 1950 census or he may have been born around 1851 according to the 1860 census records as he is listed in the J. J. Smith household. William Jefferson Hart, Jr. b. July 29, 1853 in Blue Ridge Texas m. Ellen Smith possibly Ella, Ellie or Elvira Smith d. March 29, 1927 in Sabinal, TxHe is listed in the house of J.J. Smith in the 1860 census records. Notes on William Jefferson Hart, Sr. - By looking at the locations of his children’s births we can guess that he was living in Alabama between 1838 and 1840. In 1840 he was in Missouri. By 1843, he was in Texas. If we assume that the first two daughters married the Wright brothers as mentioned above, then that would place William Jefferson Hart Sr. In Alabama between 1836 and 1837. In Missouri in 1839. In Texas Peter Colony before July 1, 1844 and in Collin County (Blue Ridge area) by 1850. Brian Hart..." was able to obtain a copy of George Washington Smith’s (William Jefferson Hart’s father in law) records in the Texas War of Independence and later in the Mexican American War. Of his ranger records, little has be found, though it is believed that he was quite active. As a curiosity his corporal (Smith was a sergeant) in Mexican American War was a Hart. They were both mustered out together for illness. " William and Mary Hart may have been moving with Mary’s sister Jerusha Hanson and her third husband James P. Hanson. Both couples where in Alabama and then to Missouri on the way to Texas. The Hanson’s were still in Missouri in 1845 where as the Harts had already moved on to Texas before July 1844, probably 1843. According to the records of the Peter’s Colony, "William J. Hart entered the (Peter’s) Colony prior to July 1, 1844, as a family man and settled in the Cross Timbers in old Fannin County. Evidently he left the colony before receiving a land certificate." "In August, 1841, President Lamar, of the Republic of Texas, entered into a contract with W. S. Peters and others of Louisville, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio, to settle at least 600 families on vacant lands in north Texas. This company, called the Texas Emigration and Land Company, secured a great section of territory covering several north Texas counties as they now exist, along Red River and south to Ellis County, west to Wise and including all of present Collin." "The company promised each settler a cabin, musket and ball, and each married person could take up 640 acres, a single person, 320. By the end of 1845 Peters Colony had brought in 341 families. Peter’s contract was ended in 1848, but he was responsible for the rapid settlement of the east and south part of the county. Most of the early settlers of Collin County came from the states of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, and all of them, of course had to come overland for at least part of the way in wagons and on horseback, for there were no railroads in this part of the nation at that time." According to Collin County, Texas, Families, Family Story submitted by Gladys Alexander, pg. 316: Sometime after 1845 William J. Hart, Mary and their young children joined her father George Washington Smith, her mother Elizabeth Briggs Smith, and two of the Smiths other daughters with husbands and small children. "They all moved from the Red River valley where Smith had a tract of land from a land grant #456 to a tract of land which Smith had bought at the head of Bois d’Arc Creek in the part of the Red River County called Fannin County with Bonham as the county seat. …By 1852, Smith had sold his land certificate #456 to Richard Hopkins and collected his money. Then the whole family moved to Collin County to the south of Bonham to the East Prong of the Trinity River. The Harts lived nearby in a cabin." (Note that William J. Hart died in 1854, two years after the move, according to the dates listed above. He is listed in the 1850 U. S. Census: Texas, Fannin County : (pg. 673) "#126 Wm. J. Hart 34 m unknown Mary 34 f Ky W. J. 12 f Ala Elizabeth 10 f Ala Nancy 8 f Mo Susan 7 f Tex Geo. W. 4 m Tex Jno. 1 m Tex" Note that the previous household "#125" is Mary’s father, George Washington Smith. Blue Ridge Texas was not in existence as a town until well after William Hart Sr.’s death. It is interesting to note that in the information regarding Isaac Dotson and Mary Jane Hanson, Mary’s niece, it says that their farm was near her Grandfather’s, George Washington Smith. And that the Dotson’s first farm was where the Blue Ridge high school stands now. From the information on George Washington Smith and the census records we know that the Hart’s lived on land next to the Smiths. Therefore the Hart farm should be near the town of Blue Ridge. William Jefferson Hart is buried in the Snow Hill Cemetery next to the Snow Hill Baptist Church which lies about 2 miles south of Blue Ridge, Texas off State Highway 78. His gravestone has been replaced with a newer stone and states the dates a s 1920 - 1860. Snow Hill, Texas was once a part of Farmersville, Texas. I don’t know if William Hart Sr. was originally buried in Snow Hill or in Blue Ridge. Several of the family graves, including George Washington Smith’s, were moved at some point in order to put in the highway that goes through town. Hart may have been moved at that time. Need to check the names of the surrounding graves in Snow Hill and see if he was moved with family or if an original marker was just replaced. Notes on Mary Smith- Is listed in the 1850 census (see above). She was known as a renowned pioneer of Blue Ridge Texas. She was known as Aunt "Pop". She remarried after William Jefferson Hart’s death in 1854, to Jack J. Smith.