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James and Jean had eleven children, eight of whom married. Two died young. Of those who married, three lived to be more than 70; two lived to the age of 65 or over.
Samuel was the eldest, born August 19, 1745 and died January 21, 1831 un married.
William and John born March 13, 1748 were twins. William was Col. William Hart and he married his cousin Elizabeth Mears. John maried Mary McCalla
Elizabeth born Feb 2, 1750 died in infancy
Mary born January 15, 1752 married James Ruckman
James born Decembery 29, 1753 died young
Joseph born February 16, 1755 married Elinor Wilson of Kingswood NJ and removed to that state.
Elizabeth (the second child of that name) was born February 28 1757; she married John Johnston also of Kingwood, and like her brother she moved to NJ.
James (the second of that name) was born March 17, 1759; he married Ann Hankison. He permanently settle in Philadelphia and his grave is at the head of the Hart lot in South Laurel Hill Cemetery, havng been removed from one of the Presbyterian Church burying grounds in Philadelphia.
Solomon born August 31, 1762 maried Isabel Long
Jane, the youngest, was born August 4, 1765 and married Sauel Opdycke.
James died in 1766 at the age of 49 and is buried beside his father at Deep Run, with a simple stone with only J. H. carved on it. He died intestate, and letters were granted on June 4, 1767 to Jane Hart as his widow.
From "A record of the Hart family of Philadelphia..." by Thomas Hart 1920
"Jean Hart seems to have had trouble in disposing of some of her husband's property, while acting as administrix of his estate..." She petitioned the court several times for permission to sell property in order to pay debts of the estate. The property which was not sold wa conveyed by her and the other heirs to her son Samuel.
Jean survived James for some thirty years.
- Jean and Jane were the twin daughters of William and Mary Means of Plumstead township. The family emigrated from Ayershire, Scotland in the early 1700's.
She married James Hart, the eldest son of Samuel Hart. They settled down in Plumstead near Wisner where James had purchased a tract of about 400 acroes of land adjoining the plantation of his father.
James was an innkeeper at a crossroads in Plumsteadville which was then known as "James Hart's Tavern".
- Plumsteadville is the most flourishing village in the township. In 1762 it was known as James Hart's tavern, and was but a crossroads hostelry.
ifty years ago it had but one dwelling, owned and occupied by John Rodrock as a public house, who was the proprietor of about 300 acres of land in that immediate vicinity. The house, a low, two- story, was recently torn down by John Shisler. After the decease of Mr. Rodrock the property was sold in lots, some of it bringing but eight dollars an acre. Forty-five years ago all the corn and fodder raised on a ten-acre field, adjoining the Rodrock farm was hauled home at two loads. The village contains about twenty-five dwellings, with tavern, store, and a brick church, Presbyterian, built in 1860. It is the seat of the extensive carriage factory of Aaron Kratz, which employs about fifty men. Point Pleasant, which lies partly in Tinicum and partly in Plumstead, will be noticed in our account of the former township.
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History of Plumstead Township, Bucks County, PA
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1717 - 1766 (49 years)
