Francis Hopkinson
1737 – 1791 I was a small man who went on to do a great thing: sign the Declaration of Independence. I was born in Philadelphia in 1737 and all
August 24, 2016
1737 – 1791 I was a small man who went on to do a great thing: sign the Declaration of Independence. I was born in Philadelphia in 1737 and all
1748 – ???? I was from a Patriot family, whose father died in a British massacre. I was born in 1748 into an influential family in Salem County. Our house
1757 – 1822 I was a dedicated cavalry officer in the militia. When the fighting at Lexington and Concord occurred, I was just 18 years old. Two months later, in
1754-1779 I wrote an interesting diary of the events leading up to and during the Revolution. I was born in 1754, the daughter of Daniel Condict, a farmer from Pleasantdale,
c. 1730 – 1796 I was a sheriff faced with difficult responsibilities in my county. I was born around 1730 in a family of prosperous Quaker farmers in Gloucester County,
1719 – 1791 I was a Patriot whose home got caught in the cross-fire of war. I was born August 1, 1719, into the family of Joseph and Ann Borden,
c1750 – 1825 I was an English immigrant who provided special services to the British army. I arrived from England at Bergen County in 1768, hoping to establish the first
