John Hart and Deborah Scudder

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Husband John Hart ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1708 - Stonington, New London Co, CT 2
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           Died: 11 May 1779 - near Hopewell, NJ 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Edward Hart (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 1740 2

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Wife Deborah Scudder ^{1 2}

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         Father: Richard Scudder (      -1776) 2
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M John Hart ^{2 3}

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           Born: 29 Oct 1748 - Franklin Co, PA 2
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           Died: Abt 1816 - Congruity, Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Congruity (Presbyterian) Church, Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Martha Thompson (Abt 1757-1831) 3

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2 F Susannah Hart ¹

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         Spouse: Maj. John Polhemus (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Hart

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He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a member of the
Colonial Legislature, and after much difficulty in keeping his whereabouts secret he was finally permitted to return to his farm following the battles of Princeton and Trenton. He was tall in stature, with heavy black hair and blue eyes, and possessed an affectionate disposition. He was called "Honest John Hart" and highly esteemed in his community.

1 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 435.

2 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 571.

3 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 393.