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==Early life==
==Early life==
An exact date of birth is unknown and the year is also disputed. Hart was the son of Captain Edward Hart, militia leader who was assigned to fight the [[French]] in [[Canada]]. John had little education but he did have good sense and virtue. Later in life he knew the law and was considered informed on money and business matters. John married Deborah Scudder and they would raise 13 children. He became a wealthy farmer with the purchase of 190 to 380 acres of land complete with grist mills. In 1750, John was elected Freeholder for Hunterdon County, the highest elected office in the county. In 1761, John was elected to the Provincial Assembly of New Jersey. In 1776, he was designated one of the officials to sign the new Bill of Credit notes issued as money for the western New Jersey division of the treasury.<ref>[http://www.barefootsworld.net/johnhart.html John Hart Biography Barefootsworld.net]</ref>
An exact date of birth is unknown as is the location and the year is also disputed. It is believed that he was most likely born either near Stonington, Connecticut, or Hopewell Township, Burlington, New Jersey.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=OzM1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT136 Founding Fathers: Atheists? Deists? Are You Sure?]</ref> Hart was the son of Captain Edward Hart, militia leader who was assigned to fight during the [[French and Indian War]] in [[Canada]]. John had little education but he did have good sense and virtue. Later in life he knew the law and was considered informed on money and business matters.
John married Deborah Scudder and they would raise 13 children. He became a wealthy farmer with the purchase of 190 to 380 acres of land complete with grist mills. In 1750, John was elected Freeholder for Hunterdon County, the highest elected office in the county. In 1761, John was elected to the Provincial Assembly of New Jersey. In 1776, he was designated one of the officials to sign the new Bill of Credit notes issued as money for the western New Jersey division of the treasury.<ref>[http://www.barefootsworld.net/johnhart.html John Hart Biography Barefootsworld.net]</ref>
==Revolutionary War==
==Revolutionary War==