Category: American Founding Fathers

Categories: United States of America, American Revolution | US History | US Political History

The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were political leaders and statesmen who participated in the American Revolution by signing the United States Declaration of Independence, taking part in the American Revolutionary War, and establishing the United States Constitution.Wikipedia

The religious affiliations and beliefs of the Founders. Of the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, 49 were Protestants, and two were Roman Catholics (D. Carroll, and Fitzsimons). Among the Protestant delegates to the Constitutional Convention, 28 were Church of England (or Episcopalian, after the American Revolutionary War was won), eight were Presbyterians, seven were Congregationalists, two were Lutherans, two were Dutch Reformed, and two were Methodists.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - Declaration of Independence

Here are leading figures of the American Revolution and founding, along with other WikiTree pages of significance to the Founding Fathers period.

[Wikipedia:Founding Fathers of the United States#List of the Founding Fathers | List of the United States Founding Fathers (and Mothers) on Wikipedia]

We've also created and sourced a special WikiTree page to assist in tracking the American Founding fathers click WikiTree Genealogy Guide American Founding Fathers to learn more.

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Constitutional Convention

Declaration of Independence

Founding Fathers of St. Albans, Vermont, USA

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The Bill of Rights

WikiTree Genealogy Guide: Founding Fathers

A

Andrew Adams 11 Dec 1736 Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, New England - 27 Nov 1797

John Adams 30 Oct 1735 Braintree, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 04 Jul 1826

Samuel Adams 16 Sep 1722 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - 02 Oct 1803

Thomas Adams 1730 New Kent, Virginia - Aug 1788

Ethan Allen 10 Jan 1738 Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony - 12 Feb 1789

John Alsop 1724 New Windsor, Orange, New York - 22 Nov 1794

B

Abraham Baldwin 22 Nov 1754 North Guilford, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut - 04 Mar 1807

John Banister 26 Dec 1734 Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia - 30 Sep 1788

Josiah Bartlett 21 Nov 1729 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 19 May 1795

Richard Bassett 02 Apr 1745 Cecil, Maryland - 15 Sep 1815

Gunning Bedford 13 Apr 1747 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 30 Mar 1812

Egbert Benson 21 Jun 1746 New York City, New York - 24 Aug 1833

Edward Biddle 1738 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 05 Sep 1779

John Blair 17 Apr 1732 Williamsburg, Virginia - 31 Aug 1800

Richard Bland 06 May 1710 The Richard Bland House, Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, VA - 26 Oct 1776

William Blount 26 Mar 1749 Rosefield, Windsor, Bertie, North Carolina - 21 Mar 1800

Simon Boerum 29 Feb 1724 New Lots, Kings, New York - 11 Jul 1775

Elias Boudinot abt 02 May 1740 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 24 Oct 1821

Carter Braxton 10 Sep 1736 Newington Plantation in Livingston, Colony of Virginia - 10 Oct 1797

David Brearley 11 Jun 1745 Spring Grove Farm, Maidenhead Township, Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey - 16 Aug 1790

Jacob Broom 17 Oct 1752 Delaware - 25 Apr 1810

Aaron Burr 06 Feb 1756 Newark, Essex, New Jersey - 14 Sep 1836

Pierce Butler abt 11 Jul 1744 County Carlow, Ireland - abt 15 Feb 1822

C

Charles Carroll 19 Sep 1737 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland, British Colonial America - 14 Nov 1832

Daniel Carroll 22 Jul 1730 Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges Co, Province of Maryland - 05 Jul 1796

Richard Caswell 03 Aug 1729 Joppa, Harford, Province of Maryland - 10 Nov 1789

Samuel Chase 17 Apr 1741 Princess Anne, Somerset Co, Province of Maryland - 19 Jun 1811

George Clark 19 Nov 1752 Albemarle County, Virginia - 13 Feb 1818

William Clingan abt 1721 Wagontown, West Colen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania - 09 May 1790

George Clinton abt 26 Jul 1739 Little Britain, Ulster County, New York - 20 Apr 1812

Tench Coxe 22 May 1755 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 16 Jul 1824

Thomas Cushing 24 Mar 1725 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 28 Feb 1788

D

Silas Deane 24 Dec 1737 Groton, New London, Connecticut - 23 Sep 1789

Eliphalet Dyer 14 Sep 1721 Windham, Connecticut - 13 May 1807

F

James Fillebrown 10 Feb 1757 Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay - 04 Apr 1838

Nathaniel Folsom 28 Sep 1726 Exeter, New Hampshire - 26 May 1790

Benjamin Franklin 17 Jan 1706 Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 17 Apr 1790

George Frost 26 Apr 1720 New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 21 Jun 1796

G

Horatio Gates 26 Jul 1727 Maldon, Essex, England - 10 Apr 1806

Elbridge Gerry 17 Jul 1744 Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 23 Nov 1814

Nicholas Gilman 03 Aug 1755 Exeter, Rockingham, Colony of New Hampshire - 02 May 1814

Nathanael Greene 27 Jul 1742 Forge Farm, Potowomut, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island - 19 Jun 1786

Elizabeth (Griscom) Ross 01 Jan 1752 Gloucester, New Jersey - 30 Jan 1836

H

Lyman Hall 12 Apr 1724 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut - 19 Oct 1790

Alexander Hamilton 11 Jan 1757 Charlestown, Nevis, British West Indies - 12 Jul 1804

John Hancock 12 Jan 1736 Braintree (now Quincy), Province of Massachusetts Bay - 08 Oct 1793

John Hanson 14 Apr 1721 Mulberry Grove, Port Tobacco Parish, Charles, Province of Maryland - 15 Nov 1783

Cornelius Harnett 20 Apr 1723 Chowan, North Carolina - 28 Apr 1781

H cont.

Benjamin Harrison 05 Apr 1726 Berkley Plantation (Charles City Co), Colony of Virginia - 24 Apr 1791

John Harvie abt 1742 Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia - 06 Feb 1807

Betty (Hemmings) Colbert abt 1759 John Wayles Plantation the Forest, Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia - abt 1831

Patrick Henry 29 May 1736 Studley, Hanover County, Virginia - 06 Jun 1799

Thomas Heyward 28 Jul 1746 St Luke's Parish, South Carolina - 06 Mar 1809

Samuel Huntington 16 Jul 1731 Windham, Windham, Connecticut - 05 Jan 1796

I

James Iredell 05 Oct 1750 Lewes, East Sussex, England - 20 Oct 1799

J

John Jay 12 Dec 1745 Bedford, New York - 17 May 1829

Thomas Jefferson 13 Apr 1743 Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle County, Colony and Dominion of Virginia - 04 Jul 1826

Daniel Jenifer 1723 Charles, Maryland - 16 Nov 1790

William Johnson 07 Oct 1727 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony - 14 Nov 1819

K

Henry Knox 25 Jul 1750 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 25 Oct 1806

Andrzej (Kościuszko) Kościuszko h. Pierzchała 04 Feb 1746 Mereczowszczyzna, Brest, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - 15 Oct 1817

L

John Langdon 26 Jun 1741 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire - 18 Sep 1819

Edward Langworthy 1738 Savannah, Georgia - 02 Nov 1802

John Lansing 30 Jan 1754 Albany, Albany County, Province of New York - abt 12 Dec 1829

Henry Laurens 24 Feb 1725 Charles Town, South Carolina - 08 Dec 1792

Francis Lee 14 Oct 1734 Stratford, Westmoreland Co, Virginia Colony - 11 Jan 1797

Richard Lee 20 Jan 1732 Stratford, Westmoreland Co, Virginia Colony - 19 Jun 1794

William Lee 31 Dec 1772 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - 29 Feb 1840

Philip Livingston 15 Jan 1716 Albany, New York - 12 Jun 1778

Robert Livingston 27 Nov 1746 New York City, New York - 26 Feb 1813

Thomas Lynch 1727 St. James Parish, Berkeley, South Carolina Colony - Dec 1776

Thomas Lynch 05 Aug 1749 Prince George's Parish, Winyah, South Carolina - abt 1779

M

James Madison 16 Mar 1751 Virginia - 28 Jun 1836

John Marshall 24 Sep 1755 Germantown, Prince William County, Virginia - 06 Jul 1835

Alexander Martin 1740 Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey - 02 Nov 1807

Luther Martin 09 Feb 1748 Brunswick, New Jersey - 08 Jul 1826

George Mason 11 Dec 1725 Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia - 07 Oct 1792

Filippo Mazzei 25 Dec 1730 Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany, Italy - 19 Mar 1816

James McClurg 1746 Hampton, Virginia - 09 Jul 1823

Thomas McKean 19 Mar 1734 New London, New London Township, Chester, Pennsylvania - 24 Jun 1817

Henry Middleton abt 1717 Charles Town, Carolina - 13 Jun 1784

Daniel Morgan 06 Jul 1736 Hunterdon, New Jersey - 06 Jul 1802

Lewis Morris 08 Apr 1726 Morrisania, New York, British Colonial America - 22 Jan 1798

Robert Morris 20 Jan 1735 Liverpool, Lancashire, England - 18 May 1806

John Morton 10 Mar 1724 Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania - 01 Apr 1777

N

Thomas Nelson 26 Dec 1738 Yorktown, York County, Colony of Virginia - 04 Jan 1789

O

James Otis 05 Feb 1725 West Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 23 May 1783

P

Robert Paine 12 Mar 1731 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 12 May 1814

Thomas Paine 29 Jan 1737 Thetford, Norfolk, England - 08 Jun 1809

William Paterson 24 Dec 1745 County Antrim, Ireland - 09 Sep 1806

John (Paul) Jones 06 Jul 1747 Abigland, Kirkcudbrightskire, Scotland - 18 Jul 1792

Andrew Pickens 13 Sep 1739 Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania - 11 Aug 1817

Timothy Pickering 06 Jul 1745 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 29 Jan 1829

William Pierce abt 1740 Virginia - 10 Dec 1789

Charles Pinckney 26 Oct 1757 Charles Town (now Charleston), South Carolina - 29 Oct 1824

P cont.

Charles Pinckney 25 Feb 1746 South Carolina - 16 Aug 1825

Israel Putnam 07 Jan 1718 Salem Village, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England - 29 May 1790

R

Edmund Randolph 10 Aug 1753 Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia - 12 Sep 1812

Peyton Randolph 10 Sep 1721 Williamsburg, Virginia - 22 Oct 1775

Caesar Rodney 07 Oct 1728 Kent, Delaware - 29 Jun 1784

George Ross 10 May 1730 New Castle, New Castle, Delaware - 14 Jul 1779

Benjamin Rush 24 Dec 1745 Byberry, Pennsylvania - 19 Apr 1813

S

Haym Salomon 07 Apr 1740 Leszno, Poland - 06 Jan 1785

Nathaniel Scudder 10 May 1733 Monmouth Court House, New Jersey - 17 Oct 1781

Roger Sherman 19 Apr 1721 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay - 23 Jul 1793

James Smith 17 Sep 1719 Ulster, Ireland - 11 Jul 1806

Jonathan Smith 21 Feb 1742 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 16 Jun 1812

Richard Smith 22 Mar 1735 Burlington, New Jersey - abt 17 Sep 1803

Richard Spaight 25 Mar 1758 New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina - 04 Sep 1802

Friedrich (Steuben) von Steuben 17 Sep 1730 Magdeburg, Duchy of Magdeburg - 28 Nov 1794

Richard Stockton 01 Oct 1730 Morven, Princeton, Somerset County, Province of New Jersey - 28 Feb 1781

Thomas Stone 1743 Poynton Manor, Charles, Maryland - 07 Oct 1787

Caleb Strong 29 Dec 1744 Northampton, Massachusetts, British American Colonies - 07 Nov 1819

John Sullivan 17 Feb 1740 Somersworth, New Hampshire - 23 Jan 1795

T

George Taylor 1716 Antrim, Ireland - 23 Feb 1781

Edward Telfair 01 Jan 1735 Town Head, Scotland - 17 Sep 1807

Charles Thomson 29 Nov 1729 Gortede, parish Maharan, County Derry, Ireland - 16 Aug 1824

Matthew Thornton 17 Mar 1713 Limerick, Ireland - 24 Jun 1803

Matthew Tilghman 17 Feb 1718 Centreville, Queen Anne's, Maryland - 04 May 1790

V

James Varnum 17 Dec 1748 Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay - 09 Jan 1789

W

George Walton abt Dec 1749 Cumberland County, Virginia - 02 Feb 1804

John Walton 24 Mar 1746 Farmville, Prince Edward County, Colonial Virginia - 24 Jun 1783

Samuel Ward 25 May 1725 Newport, Rhode Island - 26 Mar 1776

Joseph Warren 11 Jun 1741 Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 17 Jun 1775

George Washington 22 Feb 1732 Pope's Creek, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, British Empire - 14 Dec 1799

Anthony Wayne 01 Jan 1745 Waynesborough, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony - 15 Dec 1796

Noah Webster 16 Oct 1758 West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut - 28 May 1843

John Wentworth 17 Jul 1745 Somersworth, New Hampshire - 17 Jan 1787

William Whipple 14 Jan 1730 Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 28 Nov 1785

John Williams 14 Mar 1731 Hanover County, Virginia - 10 Oct 1799

William Williams 1731 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony, New England - 02 Aug 1811

Hugh Williamson 05 Dec 1735 West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America - abt 22 May 1819

Thomas Willing 19 Dec 1731 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 19 Jan 1821

James Wilson 14 Sep 1742 Fife, Scotland - 21 Aug 1798

Paine Wingate 14 May 1739 Hampton, New Hampshire - 07 Mar 1838

Henry Wisner 1720 Florida , New York - 04 Mar 1790

John Witherspoon 05 Feb 1723 Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland - 15 Nov 1794

Oliver Wolcott 20 Nov 1726 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut - 01 Dec 1797

George Wythe 03 Dec 1726 Chesterville, Elizabeth City, Colony of Virginia - 08 Jun 1806

Y

Robert Yates abt 27 Jan 1738 Schenectady, New York - abt 09 Sep 1801

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