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Honest John Hart: New Jersey Farmer

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A Revolutionary patriot who voluntarily incurred one of the greatest suffering without any chance of gain. Married to Deborah Scudder, he was known as John Hart. Without better understanding of his actual birthdate and hometown birthplace, he was better known as a New Jersey farmer. As well as “Honest John Hart” throughout the state. Benjamin Rush described him as “a plain honest, well meaning Jersey farmer, with but little education, but with good sense and virtue enough to pursue the true interest of his country.” John Hart’s birthdate and birthplace is not quite clear since a variety of sources say 1708, 1711, 1714, Connecticut, and Hopewell, New Jersey. So in other words his beginning is a mystery. He was born as the son to Edward Hart
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