Transcription of Declaration Signers Gallery Facts - Archives
1 1 Signers of the Declaration of BirthBirthplaceAge atSigningOccupationNumber ofMarriagesNumber ofChildrenDateofDeathAgeatDeathAdams, JohnMA10/30/1735 Quincy, MA40 Lawyer157/4/182690 Adams, SamuelMA9/27/1722 Boston, MA53 Merchant2210/2/180381 Bartlett, JosiahNH11/21/1729 Amesbury,MA46 Physician1125/19/179565 Braxton, CarterVA9/10/1736 Newington, VA39 Plantation21810/10/179761 Carroll, Charles ofCarrolltonMD9/19/1737 Annapolis, MD38 Merchant, Plantation1711/14/183295 Chase, SamuelMD4/17/1741 Somerset Co., MD35 Lawyer246/19/181170 Clark, AbrahamNJ2/15/1726 Elizabethtown, NJ50 Lawyer, Surveyer1109/15/179468 Clymer, GeorgePA3/16/1739 Philadelphia, PA37 Merchant181/24/181373 Ellery, WilliamRI12/22/1727 Newport, RI48 Lawyer, Merchant2162/15/182092 Floyd, WilliamNJ12/17/1734 Brookhaven, NY41 Land Speculator238/4/182186 Franklin, BenjaminPA1/17/1706 Boston.
2 MA70 Scientist, Printer134/17/179084 Gerry, ElbridgeMA7/17/1744 Marblehead, MA32 Merchant1711/23/181470 Gwinnett, ButtonGAc. 1735 Gloucester, England41 Merchant, Plantation135/15/177742 Hall, LymanGA4/12/1724 Wallingford, CT52 Physician, Minister2110/19/179066 Hancock, JohnMA1/12/1737 Quincy, MA40 Merchant1210/8/179356 Harrison, BenjaminVA4/7/1726 Charles City Co., VA50 Plantation, Farmer174/24/179165 Hart, JohnNJc. 1711 Hunterdon Co, NJ65 Land owner1135/11/177968 Hewes, JosephNC1/23/1730 Kingston, NJ46 Merchant--10/10/177949 Heyward Jr., ThomasSC7/28/1746St. Helena Parish, SC30 Lawyer, Plantation283/6/180962 Hooper, WilliamNC6/17/1742 Boston, MA34 Lawyer1310/14/179048 Hopkins, StephenRI3/7/1707 Providence, RI69 Merchant274/13/178578 Hopkinson, FrancisNJ10/2/1737 Philadelphia, PA38 Lawyer, Musician155/9/179153 Huntington, SamuelCT7/3/1731 Windham.
3 CT45 Lawyer121/5/179664 Jefferson, ThomasVA4/13/1743 Albemarle Co, VA33 Lawyer, Plantation,Scientist167/4/182683 Lee, FrancisLightfootVA10/14/1734Mt. Pleasant, VA41 Plantation101/11/179762 Lee, Richard HenryVA1/20/1732 Stratford, VA44 Plantation, Merchant266/19/179462 Lewis, Francis NY3/21/1713 Llandaff, Wales63 Merchant1712/30/180289 Livingston, PhilipNY1/15/1716 Albany, NY60 Merchant196/12/177862 Lynch Jr., ThomasSC8/5/1749 Prince George s Parrish, SC26 Lawyer10c. 177930 McKean, ThomasDE3/19/1735 Chester Co., PA42 Lawyer2116/24/181783 Middleton, ArthurSC6/26/1742 Charleston, SC34 Plantation191/1/178744 Morris, LewisNY4/8/1726 West Chester Co.,NY50 Plantation1101/22/179871 Morris, RobertPA1/31/1734 Liverpool, England42 Merchant, LandSpeculator175/8 BirthBirthplaceAge atSigningOccupationNumber ofMarriagesNumber ofChildrenDateofDeathAgeatDeathMorton, JohnPAc.
4 1724 Ridley Township, PA52 Farmer18c. 177753 Nelson Jr., ThomasVA12/26/1738 Yorktown, VA37 Merchant, Plantation1131/4/178950 Paca, WilliamMD10/31/1740 Abington, MD35 Lawyer, Plantation2510/13/179958 Paine, Robert TreatMA3/11/1731 Boston, MA45 Lawyer, Scientist185/12/181483 Penn, JohnNC5/6/1740 Carolina Co, VA36 Lawyer139/14/178848 Read, GeorgeDE9/18/1733 Northeast MD42 Lawyer159/21/179865 Rodney, , DE47 Plantation, Military006/29/178455 Ross, GeorgePA5/10/1730 New Castle, DE46 Lawyer137/14/177949 Rush, Benjamin , PA30 Physician1134/19/181367 Rutledge, EdwardSC11/23/1749 Christ Church Parish, SC26 Lawyer, Plantation231/23/180050 Sherman, RogerCT4/19/1721 Newton, MA55 Lawyer2157/23/179372 Smith, JamesPAc.
5 1719 Northern Ireland57 Lawyer157/11/180687 Stockton, RichardNJ10/1/1730 Princeton, NJ45 Lawyer162/28/178150 Stone, ThomasMDc. 1743 Charles Co., MD33 Lawyer1310/5/178744 Taylor, GeorgePAc. 1716 Ireland60 Merchant122/23/178165 Thornton, MatthewNHc. 1714 Ireland62 Physician156/24/180389 Walton, GeorgeGAc. 1741 Cumberland Co, VA35 Lawyer122/2/180463 Whipple, WilliamNH1/14/1730 Kittery, ME46 Merchant1011/28/178555 Williams, WilliamCT4/18/1731 Lebannon, CT45 Merchant138/2/181180 Wilson, JamesPA9/14/1742 Carskerdo, Scotland33 Lawyer ?278/21/179855 Witherspoon, JohnNJ2/5/1723 Gifford, Scotland53 Minister21211/15/179471 Wolcott, OliverCT11/20/1726 Windsor, CT49 Lawyer1412/1/179771 Wythe, GeorgeVAc. 1726 Elizabeth City Co, VA50 Lawyer216/8/180680 Information obtained from: American Council of Learned Societies.
6 American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume 1607-1896. Chicago: The Marquis Company, 1963.
