Thomas Hart Sr
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Thomas Hart Sr (abt. 1643 - abt. 1726)

Captain Thomas Hart Sr
Born about in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticutmap
Husband of — married 26 Apr 1665 [location unknown]
Husband of — married about 1667 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 82 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticutmap
Profile last modified | Created 30 Aug 2010
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This profile is part of the Hart Name Study.

Contents

Biography

Birth

  1. Date of birth: About 1644 [1]
  2. Place of birth: Connecticut

Family

Parents

  1. Father: Deacon Stephen Hart (1603-1683)
  2. Mother:

Siblings

  1. Sister: Sarah Hart Porter (1626-1697) [1]
  2. Sister: Mary Hart Lee Strong (1638-1710) [1]
  3. Brother: Captain John Hart (1630-1666) [1]
  4. Brother: Stephen Hart (1634-1689) [1]
  5. Sister: Mehitabel Hart Cole [1]

Spouses

  1. Mary Smith (1644-1675) [2]
    1. Date of marriage:
      1. Location:
  2. Ruth Hawkins Hart (0000-1724) [1] [3] [4]
    1. Date of marriage:
      1. Location: Farmington, Connecticut [1]

Children

  1. Daughter: Mary Hart Newell (1666-1752) [1] [3] [4]
  2. Daughter: Margaret Hart Strong (0000-1735) [1] [3] [4]
  3. Son: Lieutenant Howkins Hart (1677-1735) [1] [3] [4]
  4. Daughter: Deacon Thomas Hart (1679-1773) [1] [3] [4]
  5. Daughter: Reverend John Hart (1682-1731) [1] [3] [4]
  6. Daughter: Hezekiah Hart (1684-1752) [1] [3] [4]

Freeman

  1. Date: 12 Oct 1669 [1]
    1. Location: Farmington, Connecticut [1]

Occupation

  1. Date: 1678 [1]
    1. Position: Ensign. General Court [1]
      1. Location: Farmington, Connecticut [1]
  2. Date: 1693 [1]
    1. Position: Lieutenant. General Court [1]
      1. Location: Farmington, Connecticut [1]
  3. Date: 1690, 1692, 1694, 1695, 1696, 1697, 1698, 1699, 1700, 1702, 1704, 1705, and 1706 [1]
    1. Deputy. General Court [1]
      1. Farmington, Connecticut [1]
  4. Date: 1700, 1704, 1705, and 1706 [1]
    1. Speaker, General Court [1]
      1. Farmington, Connecticut [1]
  5. Date: 1692, 1693, 1694, 1695, and 1697 [1]
    1. Commissioner, General Court [1]
      1. Farmington, Connecticut [1]
  6. Date: 1698, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1704, 1705, and 1706 [1]
    1. Justice, General Court [1]
      1. Hartford County, Connecticut [1]

Death

  1. Date of death: 27 Aug 1726 [1] [2] [5]
  2. Place of death: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut [2] [1] [5]

Obituary

  1. Not known

Burial

  1. Name of cemetery: Memento Mori [2]
    1. Location: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut [2]
      1. Marker inscription: Not known

Estate

  1. Date: 1726 [1] [3] [4]
  2. 1726 Probate: Thomas Hart Sen
  3. Executors: Sons, Thomas and John [1] [3] [4]
    1. Parties named and relationship:
      1. Ruth, wife [1] [3] [4]
      2. Howkins, son [1] [3] [4]
      3. Thomas, son [1] [3] [4]
      4. Hezekiah, son [1] [3] [4]
      5. John, son [1] [3] [4]
      6. Josiah, son [1] [3] [4]
      7. Mary Newell, daughter [1] [3] [4]
      8. Margaret Strong, daughter [1] [3] [4]
      9. Ebenezer Hart, (father not named), grandson [3] [4]
      10. Eldest son (name not stated) of Hezekiah, grandson [3] [4]
      11. William Hart, (father not named), grandson [3] [4]
      12. Thomas Hart, (son of Josiah), grandson [3]
      13. Samuel Newell (son of daughter Mary), grandson [3] [4]
      14. Israel Strong (son of daughter Margaret), grandson [3] [4]
      15. Richard, Negro servant [1] [3] [4]
  4. John Hart Jr, witness [3] [4]
  5. Timothy Porter Sen, witness [3] [4]
  6. David Bull, witness [3] [4]

Images

  1. 1726 Death record: Captain Thomas Hart
  2. 1726 Probate: Thomas Hart Sen

Research Notes

  1. It appears that the family name "Hawkins", as used here is incorrect. Ruth Hawkins and Anthony Hawkins should instead be Ruth Howkins and Anthony Howkins. Alfred Andrews or his sources, incorrectly corrected 'Howkins' to "Hawkins'. For example, see the copy of Thomas Harts will, which still preserves, Howkins, the original spelling of his father-in-law's surname and his son's first name. The confusion over the spelling has always been with us. It is due to the fact that Howkins is a very rare name, and Hawkins is a fairly common one. Many genealogists have incorrectly "corrected" the Howkins name, increasing the confusion. The two names have entirely different origins. Howkins is derived from the Christian name "Hugh", and actually means "son of little Hugh" (i.e. "Hughkyn's son"). The origin of Hawkins has been debated, though most experts think it derives from "Halkin", (i.e. "little Hal/Henry"). See: http://www.flick.com/onomastikon/England-Surnames/Patronymics.htm (note: Link not found). According to the footnote above, there are no living descendants of Anthony Howkins with the name Howkins. Anthony Howkins' only son died during King Phillip's War without any children. ]

Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 "Genealogical History of Deacon Stephen Hart". Chapter: Branch of Thomas Hart. Published by Austin Hart, Esquire, New Britain, Connecticut. Hartford: The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, Printers. 1875. Page 364. archive.org. (Accessed 23 Sep 2017)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Memorial 183178859". Thomas Hart. findagrave.com. (Accessed 23 Sep 2017)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 "1726 Probate: Thomas Hart Sen". Connecticut. wikispace. (Accessed 23 Sep 2017)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 "Probate of Thomas Hart". Case Number: 2621. Probate Date: 1726. Probate place: Hartford, Connecticut. 17 page. Cover Page 1. Will Papers Pages 2–7. Inventory Papers Page 8. Cover Page 9. Will Papers Page 10–11. Inventory Papers Page 12. Will Papers Page 13–14. Cover Page 15. Administration Papers Page 16–17. ancestry.com. Subscription required. (Accessed 23 Sep 2017)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Death record". Captain Thomas Hart. 1726. wikispace. (Accessed 23 Sep 2017)
See Also
  • Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Vol. 1, page 656
  • Hart, William Lincoln, Hart family history; Silas Hart, his ancestors and descendants, published 1942. Reference page 16
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Page 872 of the Great Migration Series outlines Thomas Hart's first and second marriage, details and full citation is hinted at in Mary (Smith) Hart's profile.
posted by Sandy Culver
According to this profile, Mary (Smith) Hart was both his (half) sister and his wife. Is that correct? The main bio does not mention a second wife Mary.
posted by Paul Gierszewski

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