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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
HOW IT ALL STARTED.
December 26, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina, with the hustle and bustle of Christmas winding down, I set my alarm for 6:00 AM that foggy morning, so I can visit a very special place that I heard about just two days earlier. This is how it all started! Lori and Neil on an Adventure St Philips Church […]
George Read Signer of the Declaration of Independence
George Read Signer of the Declaration of Independence Birth and Family Background George Read was born on September 18, 1733, on his family’s estate in Cecil County, Maryland, near the border of Delaware. He was the eldest son of Colonel John Read, a respected landowner and public figure who had emigrated from Dublin, Ireland, and […]