1759 - 1833 (74 years)
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Name |
John Hart |
Suffix |
Sr |
Born |
1759 |
Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
972FA575453D4D4C8C86A33A605025B1701A |
Died |
19 Nov 1833 |
Buried |
Greenup, Coles Co., . (Now Cumberland Co.) IL |
Person ID |
I7509 |
Linder-Hood |
Last Modified |
20 May 2018 |
Family 1 |
Margaret Mundell |
Married |
1778/1780 |
Probably Green Co., Pennsylvania |
Divorced |
Yes, date unknown |
_UID |
B3A74E673AC38648B082B91F5063806A8127 |
Last Modified |
21 May 2018 03:52:48 |
Family ID |
F2746 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Rebecca Becket |
Married |
28 Sep 1811 |
Harden Co, Kentucky, United States |
_UID |
B1102D4A8F38F843A864477F2A0890BC8A1C |
Last Modified |
21 May 2018 03:52:48 |
Family ID |
F2747 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 3 |
Elizabeth "Betsy" Ferguson, b. 1780, Virginia, United States , d. 1876, Illinois, United States (Age 96 years) |
Married |
24 May 1799 |
, Harden Co., Kentucky, United States |
Divorced |
Yes, date unknown |
_UID |
2FAA75C67E84C248B30CECB15E35BC6B36ED |
Last Modified |
21 May 2018 03:52:48 |
Family ID |
F217 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- The Linder Quarterly by the "Linder Family Association" (pedigree)
John joined the service in 1776 at Berkeley Co, VA, and was stationed at Ft. Henry in Wheeling, VA. He joined
General Clark in 1780 for Indian skirmishes. The Grand Jury of Hardin Co, KY indicted John for the murder of
Usher Ferguson, on April 25, 1808. John pleads innocent and was found not guilty. Goshen Baptist Church,
Greene Co, PA, records 13 October 1786, Baptism of John Hart with several Mundells - Abner, Jonathan, and
Andrew. John and Margaret (Mundell) either divorce or think the other is dead as they remarry while both are
still living. On June 13, 1808, the Grand Jury indictment of Daniel Linder for the "taking of John Hart's wife" is
rescinded. On September 13, 1808, the Court pays Josephn Hart, Josiah Hart, and Daniel Linder (among others)
for guarding John Hart prior to the trial for the murder of Ferguson. In 1832/33, John Hart applies for a
Revolutionary War pension from Coles Co, IL and is approved for $80 per year.
HART FANS PLEASE GIVE THIS ONE A SHOT. JOHN HART IS SUPPOSEDLY THE SON OF
MILES HART SR., SON OF THOMAS (THE ELDER), SON OF JOHN HART OF WHITNEY,
OXFORDSHIRE, ENG.
THE JOHN HART (SON OF MILES?) MYSTERY
PG 1
(A THEORY BY L. HART --
PROVE ME WRONG!)
1. JOHN HART b 1759 (FROM PENSION PAPERS), VA
2. JOINED SERVICE IN 1776, BERKLEY CO., VA.
3. JOINED GEN. CLARK IN 1880
4. MARRIED MARGARET MUNDELL ABOUT 1778-1780, PROBABLY IN GREENE CO., PA.
MARGARET CAME TO GREENE CO. WITH PARENTS FROM DEL. WHEN ABOUT 14-16 YRS
CHILDREN OF JOHN & MARGARET HART: ANNA, JAMES, JOHN, MILES, THOMAS, LEVI AND
ELEANOR.
5. APPEARED IN GOSHEN BAPT. CHURCH, GREENE CO., PA RECORDS 13 OCT 1786
(BAPTIZED WITH SEVERAL MUNDELLS)
6. MARGARET (MUNDELL) HART "CUT OFF FROM CHURCH" FOR COMMITTING ADULTERY, MAR
1795.
7. JOHN HART 1790 CENSUS, WASHINGTON CO., PA LISTS 1 MALE 16 & OVER, 3 MALES
UNDER 16 & 3 FEMALES.
8. 1800 CENSUS FOR GREENE CO. LISTS NO JOHN HARTS. DOES LIST MARGARET HART,
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, 1 MALE UNDER 10, 1 MALE 10-16, 2 FEMALES 10-16 & 1 FEMALE
25-45.
9. JOHN HART APPEARS IN 1797 HARDIN CO., KY TAX LISTS.
10. JOHN HART MARRIES ELIZABETH FERGUSON, 24 MAY 1799, HARDIN CO., KY.
11. JOHN HART & WIFE ELIZABETH SELL LAND TO DANIEL LINDER IN HARDIN CO., KY,
1801.
12. THE GRAND JURY OF HARDIN CO., KY INDICTS JOHN HART FOR THE MURDER OF
USHER FERGUSON, MON 25 APR 1808.
13. THUR 28 APR 1808 JOHN HART PLEADS INNOCENT TO THE MURDER OF USHER
FERGUSON, A JURY IS FORMED, COURT IS HELD AND JOHN HART IS FOUND "NOT GUILTY".
14. MON 13 JUN 1808 THE APRIL GRAND JURY INDICTMENT OF DANIEL LINDER FOR
"THE TAKING OF JOHN HART'S WIFE" IS RESCINDED.
15. TUE 13 SEP 1808 THE COURT PAYS JOSEPH HART, JOSIAH HART AND DANIEL LINDER
(AMONG OTHERS) FOR THE GUARDING OF JOHN HART PRIOR TO THE TRIAL FOR THE MURDER
OF USHER FERGUSON. ( I BELIEVE THE ABOVE JOSEPH HART WAS JOHN HART'S NEPHEW
AND THE ABOVE JOSIAH HART WAS JOHN HART'S BROTHER -- LRH)
16. JOHN HART MARRIES REBECCA (BECKET, UTSLER) JOHNSON, 28 SEP 1811, HARDIN
CO., KY. REBECCA'S LAST HUSBAND WAS WILLIAM JOHNSON AND APPEARED IN THE 1810
HARDIN CO. CENSUS.
17. JOHN HART DISAPPEARS FROM HARDIN CO., KY TAX RECORDS ABOUT 1828 AND LATER
APPEARS IN COLES CO., IL.
PG 2
18. IN 1832/33 JOHN HART APPLIES FOR A REV. WAR PENSION FROM COLES CO., IL
AND IS APPROVED FOR $80 PER YEAR.
19. JOHN HART DIES 19 NOV 1833 AND IS SUPPOSEDLY BURIED IN GREENUP, COLES CO.
(NOW CUMBERLAND CO.), IL.
2O. FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, A LETTER WRITTEN BY JOHN D. RAWLINGS, 6 DEC
1879, GREENUP, CUMBERLAND CO., IL, ADDRESSED TO THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE
UNITED STATES, STATES JOHN HART MARRIED ELIZABETH FERGUSON THEN REBECCA
JOHNSON. IT ALSO STATES REBECCA'S MAIDEN NAME WAS BECKET, SHE FIRST MARRIED
AN UTSLER (LATER DIVORCED) AND THEN MARRIED WILLIAM JOHNSON. IN ADDITION, MR.
DAVIS STATES REBECCA IS HIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER AND RECEIVED A PENSION FROM
JOHN'S SERVICES UNTIL HER DEATH AROUND 1843. (NO RECORD OF THIS HAS BEEN
FOUND -- LRH)
FROM THE ABOVE, I BELIEVE AFTER MARGARET HART COMMITTED ADULTERY SHE EITHER
LEFT JOHN OR JOHN LEFT HER. JOHN THEN WENT TO HARDIN CO., KY AROUND 1796 OR
1797 POSSIBLY TAKING HIS SON JOHN WITH HIM. IF JOHN IS INDEED THE SON OF
MILES HART SR., THEN HIS BROTHERS JOSIAH AND THOMAS WERE ALSO IN THE HARDIN
CO., KY AREA ALONG WITH OTHER HART COUSINS. HE THEN MARRIED ELIZABETH
FERGUSON IN 1799. THERE IS SOME CONFUSION AS TO THE PARENTS OF ELIZABETH AS
DANIEL LINDER JR. ALSO MARRIED AN ELIZABETH FERGUSON IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME
TIME PERIOD.
THE MURDER OF USHER FERGUSON AND DANIEL LINDER'S "TAKING OF JOHN HART'S WIFE"
IS INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST. USHER FERGUSON WAS MARRIED TO DANIEL
LINDER'S DAUGHTER MARGARET. JACOB LINDER MARRIED JANE FERGUSON, USHER
FERGUSON'S SISTER AND IT IS VERY PROBABLE JOHN HART'S WIFE ELIZABETH IS
CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH THIS FERGUSON FAMILY.
THE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP:
A. FURTHER PROOF MILES HART SR. OR SOME OF HIS FAMILY WAS IN EARLY GREENE
CO., PA.
B. WHAT HAPPENED TO ELIZABETH, JOHN HART'S WIFE BETWEEN 1808 AND 1811?
C. DID JOHN AND ELIZABETH HAVE CHILDREN? IF SO, WHERE DID THEY GO?
D. WHO WERE ELIZABETH FERGUSON'S PARENTS?
E. WHY IS THERE NO WIFE MENTIONED IN JOHN HART'S PENSION PAPERS?
F. IF REBECCA (BECKET, UTSLER, JOHNSON) HART COLLECTED A PENSION FROM JOHN'S
SERVICES, WHERE ARE THE DOCUMENTS?
OF COURSE, THERE ARE MANY MORE QUESTIONS THAN THESE BUT ANSWERS TO THESE WOULD
BE A TREMENDOUS HELP.
ANY INFORMATION CONFIRMING, DISPUTING OR ADDING TO THE ABOVE WOULD BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
LARRY HART
ATHENS, IL
LARRYH5272@AOL.COM
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AMERICAN-REVOLUTION/1998-04/0893264216
From: Evelyn K Davis
Subject: [AM-REV] FERGUSON and MC GILL PATRIOTS
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 11:56:56 -0500
"DAR PATRIOT INDEX - CENTENNIAL EDITION" (Washington: NSDAR) 1990
FERGUSON: FERGUESON, FERGUSSON, FURGUSON
Part I, Pages 1007-1008
John: b 1723 IR d 12-31-1812/13 KY m #1 Elener REZIN #2 Catherine THOMAS Pvt PS MD
IR is an abbreviation for IRAN but that is not likely as his last name was HART.
More likely someone shortened the old IRELAND abbreviation of IRE to IR.
Name John B. Ferguson
Birth 1723 Place Of,,Hardin,Ky
Marriage about 1776 Place Frederick, Frederick, Maryland
Death about 1813 Place , Hardin, Kentucky
Burial or cremation 1 January 1814 Place Kentucky, United States
Wife
Name Catherine Thomas
Birth 1755 Place Wales
Death 4 March 1842 Place Harrodsburg, Mercer, Ky
Wife's father: Name Geo. Thomas
Children
1. Elizabeth Betsy FERGUSON
Female Birth 1772 Place
2. Betsy Ferguson Female
Birth 1778 Place Of,,Hardin,Ky
Marriage 24 May 1799 Place Hardin County, Kentucky
Spouse John Hart
3. Edna Ferguson Female
Birth 1780 Place Of,,Hardin,Ky
Marriage 15 March 1810
Death 1866 Place Adair, Missouri
Spouse: Thomas Nicholas
4. Jane Ferguson Female
Birth about 1782 Place of Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Christening 1866 Place of, Virginia
Marriage 12 October 1802 Place Kentucky
Death 1866 Place Adair County, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Jacob Linder , Jr.
5. Nancy Ferguson Femail
Birth about 1784 Place Of,, Jefferson, Kentucky
6. Usher Ferguson Male
Birth 1786 Place Of,,Jefferson, Ky
Marriage 23 February 1803 Place , Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Death 2 July 1808 Place Hardin, Kentucky
Spouse Margaret Linder
7. David FERGUSON Male
Birth 1787 Place Maryland
Spouse: Elizabeth T Bomar
8. Sarah Campbell Female
Birth 27 January 1795
9. Sally Ferguson Female
Birth 27 January 1795 Place Elizabethtown,Hardin,Kentucky
Marriage 15 April 1815 Place Hardin County, Kentucky
Death 15 June 1867 Place Jacksonville, Jackson, Oregon
Spouse: John Millar
10. Catherine Thomas Ferguson Female
Birth 27 January 1796 Place Louisville,Jefferson,Kentucky
Marriage 12 August 1812 Place Elizabethtown,Hardin,Kentucky
Death 28 September 1884 Place Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri
Spouse: William H. Parcels
11. Mahala Jane Watts Female
Birth 14 April 1845 Place Of,,,Ark
Marriage about 1866 Place of,,, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: J. J. Taylor
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