John Hart, the "Signer" is my ancestor and I would love to communicate with other descendants of his. Jack > -----Original Message----- > From: M. Burns [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, November 20, 1998 5:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [HART-L] john hart, bio dictionary us congress > > > HART, John, ca. 1713-1779, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Stonington, > Conn., about 1713; moved with his parents to Hopewell Township, Hunterdon > County, N.J.; attended private school; engaged in agricultural pursuits; > member of the Provincial Assembly of New Jersey 1761-1771; judge of > Hunterdon County courts 1768-1775; member of the New Jersey Provincial > Congress from May 23, 1775, to June 22, 1776, and was elected vice > president on June 16, 1776; member of the committee of safety from August > 17 to October 4, 1775, and again from October 28, 1775, to January 31, > 1776; Member of the Continental Congress from June 22 to August 30, 1776; a > signer of the Declaration of Independence; elected to the first State > general assembly under the State constitution in August 1776 and reelected > in 1777 and 1778; served as speaker 1776-1778; chairman of the New Jersey > Council of Safety in 1777 and 1778; died on his estate near Hopewell, > Hunterdon County, N.J., on May 11, 1779; interment in the Old School > Baptist Meeting House Burial Ground, Hopewell, N.J. > >