Josiah Hart (abt. 1811 - bef. 1858)

Born about 1811 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Josiah Hart was a Tennessean.

Josiah Hart was born about 1811 in Tennessee. He married a woman named Nancy around 1831. ^[1] By 1840 they moved to Marshall County, Alabama and had three young children: Bayless, James, and Sarah. ^[2] They entered into 43 acres of federal land there in 1845 and sold it to Isham Fennell in 1847. ^{[3] [4]} In 1850 they were living on William Young's farm in Marshall County.^[1]

Josiah (presumably) died during the 1850s. ^[5]

Research Notes

• Death Date - Josiah's absence in the 1860 Census, which was enumerated on July. 6th, 1860, suggests that he died during the preceding decade. His wife was recorded as having granted permission for their daughter, Sarah, to marry Joseph Dunn on 06 November 1858, providing an earlier upper bound for his death date.^[6]

Marshall County Harts

The first reference to a Hart in Marshall County is the marriage of Sarah/Sally Hart and Benjamin Mills in March 1836, just two months after the county was created from Cherokee land. Josiah is the only Hart listed in Marshall County in the 1840 Census, but Benjamin Mills is enumerated nearby (four pages prior). A similarly-aged William Hart moved from Tennessee in 1849-50 to the 22nd District of Marshall County, where Josiah was working as a farm laborer.

On July 14th, 1842 a marriage license was issued in Marshall County for Chason Cheek and Cynthia Hart of said county. ^[7] William Henry served as surety for the marriage bond. ^[8] The marriage was solemnized on the same day by J.P. James Childress. ^[9] Chason Cheek was enumerated 10 households below Josiah Hart in the 1840 Census. ^[10]

Madison County Harts

Warren (Warrenor) Hart was listed in the Madison County (Alabama) Mississippi Territory tax lists in 1812, 1813, and 1815. ^[11]

A John Hart married Pricilla Turner in 1818 in Madison County (Alabama) Mississippi Territory.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch Household of Josiah Hart, Alabama > Marshall > Marshall county > image 33 of 194; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch Household of Josiah Hart, Alabama > Marshall > Not Stated > image 55 of 91; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Josiah Hart Land Patent, Accession Number AL3100__.169, Issue Date 01 June 1845, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, accessed online at glorecords.blm.gov.
4. ↑ Hart to Fennell Deed, Marshall County, Alabama, Deed Book C, Page 233, accessed online at FamilySearch.org.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch Household of Nancy Hart, Alabama > Marshall > Western Division > image 55 of 64; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch Joseph Dunn and Sarah Hart Marriage Bond, 005333578 > image 289 of 1716; County Probate Courts, Alabama.
7. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-815R-77P?cc=1743384&wc=3LJJ-PTG%3A1586917801 : 16 July 2015), 005333573 > image 127 of 1669; County Probate Courts, Alabama.
8. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G15R-7HN?cc=1743384&wc=3LJJ-PTG%3A1586917801 : 16 July 2015), 005333573 > image 128 of 1669; County Probate Courts, Alabama.
9. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L15R-7CK?cc=1743384&wc=3LJJ-PTG%3A1586917801 : 16 July 2015), 005333573 > image 126 of 1669; County Probate Courts, Alabama.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYN-S6KJ?cc=1786457&wc=31SV-ZV4%3A1588665921%2C1588666312%2C1588665902 : 24 August 2015), Alabama > Marshall > Not Stated > image 55 of 91; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ Madison County, Mississippi Territory Tax Lists, abstract published in Valley Leaves, Vol. 4(1), September 1969, Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, Huntsville, Alabama, accessed online at https://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hhc/vl/docs/Valley_Leaves_v04n01_Sept.1969.pdf?a=vl on 07 July 2023.