Hi, I am been trying to connect my Hart family and wondering if MAYBE you could help. I am back to William Hart, born prior to 1800 as in (approx) 1814 he married Patience Ring. He was from (yeah right!) someplace on the East side of PA, possibly around Mifflin County, etc.and migrated to Allegheny, PA. in 1814.  Since I have been researching for 30+ years, I think he may have been married before and is older than I believe he might be. According to a family journal written in the late 1880's, my ancestry comes from John Hart, the signer, however, somewhere I'm lost on the paper trail.   The first born son to William Hart & Patience Ring was John (I know means nothing) who was born in approx 1814.....information right from the family journal. Anyway, the story goes that in approx. 1814 he moved to Youngstown, PA (Allegheny, PA) and was not much of a father, nor a husband to his wife.  He liked to street fight and  run races and was quite the challenger.  His death came one winter when he was challenged to swim the Loyalhanna river when there was a lot of ice. this was probably between 1835 - 1850.  He won the challenge but developed pneumonia and died.  Supposedly, he is buried at the Youngstown Cemetery in Youngstown, PA, but there's no marker, etc........ I cannot find him on the 1850 census, nor can I find his wife Patience. I cannot find her as Patience Hart, Patience Ring or Patience Beaver. (she supposedly re-married) I have traced other facts in this family journal and found others mentioned...Peter Igo, for one, but I simply cannot find this William Hart.  His children to Patience Ring were John, Andrew and son William.  He also had two girls, Eliza (possibly Elizabeth (?) and Jane. prior to his death he also had a son named Raymond... I cannot locate anything on Raymond.  Supposedly his wife, Patience Ring married a man with the last name of Beaver.  They had a daughter named Ruth.  Funny thing is I found Ruth, age 14 on the 1870 census.  Also.....  Everything I traced on this family from this journal seemed to be a fact and I could document, but can't get past William Hart and Patience Ring being the parents of the above mentioned children.  ANY help or suggestions is appreciated.  I was hoping that perhaps someone might have the lineage of Daniel (son of John the Signer) and his children, children's children, etc. Thanks so much and I hope I didn't take too much of your time. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Connie Latta from now a chilly So. Calif