James was born in Berkley, Gloucester, England and appears in Parsonsfield, ME as a school teacher. Below are some of the records I have on him. Any idea about his ancestry in England? History of Parsonsfield, ME there is mention of a James Hart who was the teacher and town clerk for about twenty years (1790-1807). He as known as Master James Hart and had 13 children. The 1800 census of Parsonsfield, ME shows a James Hart with the following dependents: 2 males under 10 ( Thomas (3) and Henry (9)); 2 males 10-16 (William (13) and John (16); 1 male 26-45 would be James (42); 4 females under 10 (Allice (1); Hannah (5); Lydia (6); Jennie (8)), 2 females 10-16 (Patty (11) and Sally (12); 1 female 26-45 would be Hannah his wife. "Abstracts of Rev War Pension Files" p. 1544 HART, James, S35390, Cont & MA line, appl 8 Apr 1818 York Co MA (ME) aged 71, in 1820 he had a wife Lydia aged 56 & a large family of children (none were named in the claim). "History of Parsonsfield" (Portland ME 1888) p. 41 James Hart, or Master Hart, as he was usually called, was one of the early teachers of Parsonsfield. He came from Epping or Newmarket, NH, about 1790, and left the town in 1807, having remained about seventeen years. He taught in the western, middle, eastern, and southern sections of the town, changing his residence to accommodate himself to his business. While teaching in the southern section, he kept his school in Jesse Wedgwood's dwelling-house, as I have heard my father say, who attended his school there when a small boy, probably about 1796. He was an Englishman, born in Berkeley in 1748, and governed his schools in the rigorous style of the school teachers of England. He used the rod and ferule freely. Few scholars dared to lift their eyes from their books, during study hours, in his school. He was not, however altogether to blame for his severe mode of school discipline. It was largely the fault of his time and his English training. Corporal punishment was then much more frequently employed in the schoolroom, in the family, and everywhere than now; and perhaps scholars then required severer discipline. Master Hart must have been a good teacher for his time, or he could not have continued his business for so many years, in succession, in the same town. After leaving Parsonsfield, Master Hart taught a while in Sanford in this county, and afterward probably moved to New Hampshire, and died there.