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December 27th, 1777, in his 21st year. A tomb-stone has been erected to his memory in the North Cemetery, Bristol, Conn. ITHUREL HART, Bristol, fourth son of Thomas Hart, of Southington, and his first wife, Sarah (Thomas), born November 15th, 1759, at Southington; baptized there December 8th, 1759, by Rev. Benjamin Chapman. He went to Bristol, Conn., with his parents, and married, 1783, Sibil Jerome, of Bristol, daughter of Thomas. She was admitted to the church in Bristol, November, 1796, and he was admitted February 4th, 1816. She died May 15th, 1837, aged 74. He died May 6th, 1838, aged 78 years. There are tomb-stones at their graves in the North Cemetery, Bristol, Conn. THEIR CHILDREN, BEING THE SEVENTH GENERATION.
925. Lydia, born , 1783; married August 7th, 1816, Samuel Benham. GILBERT HART, Bristol, Conn., fifth son of Thomas Hart, of Southington, and his second wife, Lydia (Hotchkiss), born May 24th, 1762, at Southington; baptized there June 27th, 1762, by Rev. Benjamin Chapman. He went to Bristol with his parents, and married Sarah Linsley of Bristol. He was admitted to the church in Bristol, January, 1796. He removed to Burlington in 1797. He died in 1847, aged 84 years. THEIR CHILDREN, BEING THE SEVENTH GENERATION.
Lydia, born , 1804; died January 4th, 1805, aged 5 months. [ The following information is taken from an article in the May/June 1999 issue of the Hart Historical Notes, entitled, "Genealogy of Charles W. Hart of the Hart-Parr Tractor Company," by Nancy F. Dybing.
The children listed above for Gilbert Hart are neither correct nor complete. Jessie Williams Hart , who researched
this line in the 1930's stated: "There was no child named Clark. The son, born in 1806, was Charles, and the baptismal record, still preserved, clearly indicates this. Lydia died in infancy. The names of seven children are wholly omitted. Of the seven, four died leaving no children. But Laura Hart Mattoon, Thomas Benjamin Hart and Lydia Minerva Hart Smith left descendants, as did also Charles Hart" Gilbert Hart served in the Revolutionary War with various Connecticut regiments. He was present at the siege of Yorktown. He later drew a pension of $80 per year from 1833 until his death. (The article says his death was in 1845, while the entry above gives the date as 1847. Which is correct?) Charles W. Hart, born 1872, died 1937, of Hart-Parr Tractor Company was a grandson of Thomas Benjamin Hart. THE COMPLETE LIST OF CHILDREN, BEING THE SEVENTH GENERATION.
Anna M., born 1789, died 1821 SETH HART, Bristol, sixth son of Thomas Hart, of Southington, and his second wife, Lydia (Hotchkiss), of Cheshire, born April 19th, 1765; married Mary Wilcox, of Saybrook, daughter of Elijah, and his wife, Mary (Bushnell), born 1765, at Cromwell, Conn. Mr. Hart and wife were admitted to the church at Bristol, January, 1796. He was a tailor by trade, but was a farmer by occupation, and he located in the north part of Bristol, just east of Chipen's Hill. His wife died Janu-
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