EMILY HART, third daughter of Dr. Josiah Hart, of Wethersfield, and his first wife, Abigail (Sluman), born February 5th, 1771, at Wethersfield; married, March, 1789, Gideon Wells, of that town, born July 16th, 1764. He was a farmer, lived on West Main Street, and died there March 19th, 1810, aged 45 years, 8 months, 3 days. She died February 21st, 1860, aged 89 years and 16 days. They lived in the house owned and occupied by their grandson, Dudley Wells, in 1874, about one and a half miles west of the village, where I found a family tablet beautifully wrought and embroidered in colors by their daughter, Mary Wells. Although faded, it shows taste, skill, and utility. They had—1, Sluman, born June 12th, 1790; 2, William Hart, born December 15th, 1792; 3, Emily, born October 13th, 1796; 4, Romanta, born May 4th, 1798; 5, Dudley, born August 13th, 1800; 6, Mary, born December 30th, 1802; 7, Pamela, born May 3d, 1806; 8, Prudence, born April 21st, 1808, died January 25th, 1816.

JOSIAH SLUMAN HART, Wethersfield, Conn,, second son of Dr. Josiah of New Britain and Wethersfield, Conn., and Marietta, Ohio, and his first wife, Abigail (Sluman), born January 6th, 1773, at Wethersfield; baptized February 7th, 1773, at New Britain, by Dr. Smalley. He learned the trade of cabinet making of Aaron Roberts, at New Britain. He left before his time was out, and died in Wethersfield at his father’s house, in his 18th year.

MAJOR WILLIAM HART, Marietta, Ohio, third son of Dr. Josiah Hart, of New Britain and Wethorsfield, Conn., and Marietta, Ohio, and his first wife, Abigail (Sluman), of Stonington, Conn., born March 4th, 1775, at Wethersfield, Conn.; married                 , Sarah Waters Wolcott, daughter of Gershom, and his wife, Rhoda (Robbins), of Wethersfield, born there November 27th, 1779. They removed to Marietta, Ohio, and were said to be the handsomest couple that settled in the place. He was a farmer, and had his farm opposite the island of Marietta, now a part of the city, and one of the streets is called Hart, in honor of him. Major Hart was on active military duty and watch at the time of Aaron Burr’s insurrection in 1806—7, to prevent the boats in the Muskingum River from joining the fleet of Burr. Mrs. Hart died, March, 1824, aged 44 years. He second married