John Hart (abt. 1684 - 1753)

Born about 1684 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Gridley) Hart — married 20 Mar 1706 (to 10 Jul 1743) in Connecticut

Husband of Hannah (DeWolf) Hart — married 11 Jan 1744 (to 7 Oct 1753) in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1753 at about age 69 in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Deacon John Hart was born to Capt. John and his wife Mary (Moore) in 1684, and was baptized in Farmington on November 27, 1686.^[1]

On March 20 1706, he married Esther, daughter of Samuel Gridley (the Trader, so called); she was born in 1687, baptized in Farmington, May 15, 1687. John and Esther were admitted to the Farmington church on January 31, 1711. The couple lived on his father's property and had seven children.^[1]

John was chosen Deacon of the church in Farmington on November 19 1718, and subsequently removed to Kensington, where he was also a Deacon. Deacon John Hart was for many years Town Clerk, and was elected to the General Court of Connecticut twenty-three times between the years 1717 and 1743.^[1]

His wife, Esther, who was the mother of his children, died July 10th, 1743, aged 57 years. He then married widow Hannah Hull on January 11th, 1744. She died November 27, 1760, aged 76 years.^[1]

Deacon John Hart died Oct. 7th, 1753, aged 69 years.^[1]

Will

The Will of Deacon John Hart, of Kensington, was dated March 2nd, 1752, and is found in probate at Hartford, the substance of which is as follows: Item.-I give to my beloved wife, Hannah, etc. Item.-I give my son Judah, besides what I have already given him, 16 acres at the south end of "Dead Swamp."Item.-I give my son John all my house homestead, also my lot called the Meeting-house lot, 3 1/2 acres, bounded East on Stephen Hart, North on highway, and West on Meeting-house yard.Item.-I give my son Solomon all my lands on "Fort Hill," about 100 acres.Item.-I give my three daughters, viz., Esther, wife of Nathaniel Newell, Mary, wife of Rev. Samuel Newell, and Sarah, wife of Stephen Root, etc. He appointed his sons Judah and John executors of his Will, which was witnessed by James Gridley,Stephen Hart,and Thomas Cowles. The Inventory was taken March 23d, 1754, by Giles Hooker, Nehemiah Lewis, Appraisers amount, £1342 15s. 3dSolomon Cowles. Nehemiah Lewis,The distributors of the estate were Solomon Cowles, and James Judd.

Children

• Esther, born Sept. 19th, 1707, married June 29th, 1727, Nathaniel Newell.
• Judah, born Oct. 25th, 1709, married Feb. 20th, 1784-35, Anna Norton.
• John, born Oct. 11th, 1714, married Anna Hall.
• Mary, born March 9th, 1717, married Dec. 6th, 1739, Timothy Root; second, Rev. Samuel Newell.
• Sarah, born June 19th, 1719, married June 19th, 1740, Stephen Root; second, Capt. Eldad Lewis.
• Solomon, born Oct, 1st, 1724, married March 3d, 1749-50, Experience Cole.
• Ruth, born Oct. 25th, 1729, died Oct. 13th, 1745, aged 16 years.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Hart, William Lincoln, "Hart Family History: Silas Hart, His Ancestors and Descendants" Alliance, Ohio. (1942)

See also:

• http://www.mv.com/ipusers/harts/family/harts/book/p044.html
• Yale Indian Papers Project, Yale University

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Hart-1223 created through the import of Lupton file.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Kim Ostermyer.
• This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.
• Thanks to Kelley Rosenbach for starting this profile.

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