Oliver Wolcott Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut Birth, Family, and Early Life Oliver Wolcott was born on November 20, 1726, in Windsor, Connecticut, the fourteenth of fifteen children born to Governor Roger Wolcott and Sarah Drake Wolcott. He grew up in a prominent and deeply religious New England family with a strong […]
William Blount Signer of the U.S. Constitution
William Blount Signer of the U.S. Constitution, NC, and First U.S. Senator from TennesseeBorn: March 26, 1749 – Bertie County, North CarolinaDied: March 21, 1800 – Knoxville, TennesseeBurial: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee Early Life and Background William Blount was born on March 26, 1749, in Bertie County, North Carolina, the eldest son of […]
The Reinternment of Declaration of Independence signer John Penn
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service) Signer Penn’s final resting place is on a walking path in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, under a memorial to the signers of the Declaration of Independence in Greensboro, North Carolina. There is a place for each of the three signers from North Carolina, but […]
Gunning Bedford Jr, Signer of the U.S. Constitution
Burial Site of Gunning Bedford, signer of the U.S. Constitution from Delaware
Thomas Heyward, Jr
Thomas Heyward Jr. Signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina Thomas Heyward Jr.’s life tells the story of a Southern planter who became a revolutionary statesman, endured imprisonment for the cause of liberty, and later helped shape the legal foundations of a new nation. Birth and Family Background Thomas Heyward Jr. was born […]
Patrick Henry, Give Me Liberty…
Patrick Henry, born on May 29, 1736, was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator, best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention in 1775. A famous quote of him “Give me liberty, or give me death!” emboldened America’s fight for independence. Although not a signer of the Declaration of Independence, he did […]
George Taylor, Ironmaster and signer of the Declaration of Independence
George Taylor (1716–1781) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania Birth and Early Life George Taylor was born in 1716 in County Antrim, Ireland, the son of a Protestant clergyman. While little is recorded about his early childhood, it is known that he received a solid education that prepared him for a life of […]