John was probably born about 1650-55. He was the son of John Hart Sr., who died in Newtown, Queens Co., Long Island, NY, about 1671. He received 10 acres on his father's right in Newtown in 1678. He sold land in and near Oyster Bay in 1690 & 1703, and purchased land in Maidenhead, old Burlington Co., NJ (now Lawrence Twp., Mercer Co.) in 1703. He is referred to as a carpenter.
He married Mary Hunt, with whom he had 5 sons who all settled in the Maidenhead-Hopewell, NJ, area (see below). John is thought to have relocated as a widower with them, or before them, and to have died in Maidenhead. He was apparently deceased by 1710, when his son John sold an absolute inheritance.
John and Mary (Hunt) Hart's 5 sons--John (III), Ralph, Nathaniel, Edward, and Joseph--were identified by Frederic W. Bailey in "The Ancestry of the Hon. John Hart of Hopewell, N.J., Signer of the Declaration of Independence" published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record XXVI:170-177 (1895). Genealogies of 4 of the sons had been published in 1883 in the Cooleys' Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing .... The latter source refers to John Hart (III) and Joseph Hart as brothers, calling their descendants the "White Harts" because they tended to have light hair and eyes. In contrast, the descendants of Ralph and Edward Hart (also referred to as brothers) were supposed to be known for dark hair and eyes. This might be accounted for, in part, by the fact that Ralph and Edward married sisters.
Considering probate and land records, as well as circumstantial evidence, there is no reason to think that the 5 men were not all full brothers. Joseph, apparently the youngest, witnessed the will of John (III), apparently the eldest, in 1752. Then Nathaniel, in his 1742 will, referred to his brothers Edward and Joseph. In addition to the Cooleys' assertion that Edward and Ralph were brothers, Ralph and his children are associated with the other brothers and their families, both on Long Island and in New Jersey. Ralph's given name, of course, is additional evidence that he was a namesake grandson of Ralph Hunt of Newtown. There is no indication that John Hart Jr. had any other wife than Mary Hunt.
Note: John Hart Jr. might be buried in the Presbyterian Churchyard in Lawrenceville considering his association with Maidenhead (Lawrenceville). No burial or gravestone reference has been found.
He married Mary Hunt, with whom he had 5 sons who all settled in the Maidenhead-Hopewell, NJ, area (see below). John is thought to have relocated as a widower with them, or before them, and to have died in Maidenhead. He was apparently deceased by 1710, when his son John sold an absolute inheritance.
John and Mary (Hunt) Hart's 5 sons--John (III), Ralph, Nathaniel, Edward, and Joseph--were identified by Frederic W. Bailey in "The Ancestry of the Hon. John Hart of Hopewell, N.J., Signer of the Declaration of Independence" published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record XXVI:170-177 (1895). Genealogies of 4 of the sons had been published in 1883 in the Cooleys' Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing .... The latter source refers to John Hart (III) and Joseph Hart as brothers, calling their descendants the "White Harts" because they tended to have light hair and eyes. In contrast, the descendants of Ralph and Edward Hart (also referred to as brothers) were supposed to be known for dark hair and eyes. This might be accounted for, in part, by the fact that Ralph and Edward married sisters.
Considering probate and land records, as well as circumstantial evidence, there is no reason to think that the 5 men were not all full brothers. Joseph, apparently the youngest, witnessed the will of John (III), apparently the eldest, in 1752. Then Nathaniel, in his 1742 will, referred to his brothers Edward and Joseph. In addition to the Cooleys' assertion that Edward and Ralph were brothers, Ralph and his children are associated with the other brothers and their families, both on Long Island and in New Jersey. Ralph's given name, of course, is additional evidence that he was a namesake grandson of Ralph Hunt of Newtown. There is no indication that John Hart Jr. had any other wife than Mary Hunt.
Note: John Hart Jr. might be buried in the Presbyterian Churchyard in Lawrenceville considering his association with Maidenhead (Lawrenceville). No burial or gravestone reference has been found.
John was probably born about 1650-55. He was the son of John Hart Sr., who died in Newtown, Queens Co., Long Island, NY, about 1671. He received 10 acres on his father's right in Newtown in 1678. He sold land in and near Oyster Bay in 1690 & 1703, and purchased land in Maidenhead, old Burlington Co., NJ (now Lawrence Twp., Mercer Co.) in 1703. He is referred to as a carpenter.
He married Mary Hunt, with whom he had 5 sons who all settled in the Maidenhead-Hopewell, NJ, area (see below). John is thought to have relocated as a widower with them, or before them, and to have died in Maidenhead. He was apparently deceased by 1710, when his son John sold an absolute inheritance.
John and Mary (Hunt) Hart's 5 sons--John (III), Ralph, Nathaniel, Edward, and Joseph--were identified by Frederic W. Bailey in "The Ancestry of the Hon. John Hart of Hopewell, N.J., Signer of the Declaration of Independence" published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record XXVI:170-177 (1895). Genealogies of 4 of the sons had been published in 1883 in the Cooleys' Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing .... The latter source refers to John Hart (III) and Joseph Hart as brothers, calling their descendants the "White Harts" because they tended to have light hair and eyes. In contrast, the descendants of Ralph and Edward Hart (also referred to as brothers) were supposed to be known for dark hair and eyes. This might be accounted for, in part, by the fact that Ralph and Edward married sisters.
Considering probate and land records, as well as circumstantial evidence, there is no reason to think that the 5 men were not all full brothers. Joseph, apparently the youngest, witnessed the will of John (III), apparently the eldest, in 1752. Then Nathaniel, in his 1742 will, referred to his brothers Edward and Joseph. In addition to the Cooleys' assertion that Edward and Ralph were brothers, Ralph and his children are associated with the other brothers and their families, both on Long Island and in New Jersey. Ralph's given name, of course, is additional evidence that he was a namesake grandson of Ralph Hunt of Newtown. There is no indication that John Hart Jr. had any other wife than Mary Hunt.
Note: John Hart Jr. might be buried in the Presbyterian Churchyard in Lawrenceville considering his association with Maidenhead (Lawrenceville). No burial or gravestone reference has been found.
He married Mary Hunt, with whom he had 5 sons who all settled in the Maidenhead-Hopewell, NJ, area (see below). John is thought to have relocated as a widower with them, or before them, and to have died in Maidenhead. He was apparently deceased by 1710, when his son John sold an absolute inheritance.
John and Mary (Hunt) Hart's 5 sons--John (III), Ralph, Nathaniel, Edward, and Joseph--were identified by Frederic W. Bailey in "The Ancestry of the Hon. John Hart of Hopewell, N.J., Signer of the Declaration of Independence" published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record XXVI:170-177 (1895). Genealogies of 4 of the sons had been published in 1883 in the Cooleys' Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton and Ewing .... The latter source refers to John Hart (III) and Joseph Hart as brothers, calling their descendants the "White Harts" because they tended to have light hair and eyes. In contrast, the descendants of Ralph and Edward Hart (also referred to as brothers) were supposed to be known for dark hair and eyes. This might be accounted for, in part, by the fact that Ralph and Edward married sisters.
Considering probate and land records, as well as circumstantial evidence, there is no reason to think that the 5 men were not all full brothers. Joseph, apparently the youngest, witnessed the will of John (III), apparently the eldest, in 1752. Then Nathaniel, in his 1742 will, referred to his brothers Edward and Joseph. In addition to the Cooleys' assertion that Edward and Ralph were brothers, Ralph and his children are associated with the other brothers and their families, both on Long Island and in New Jersey. Ralph's given name, of course, is additional evidence that he was a namesake grandson of Ralph Hunt of Newtown. There is no indication that John Hart Jr. had any other wife than Mary Hunt.
Note: John Hart Jr. might be buried in the Presbyterian Churchyard in Lawrenceville considering his association with Maidenhead (Lawrenceville). No burial or gravestone reference has been found.
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