Deacon Thomas HART

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He was the most influential man in Kensington; active in Church and society matters. Justice of the Peace for many years; Representative of Farmington for eight sessions between 1739 and 1747, inclusive; he and his wife were among the ten who founded the Kensington Church, Dec. 10, 1712; he was clerk and rate maker of the society after serving on committees. He was chosen Deacon, Jan. 27, 1719. After the death of his wife, he married (2) Jan. 11, 1764, ElizaBeth Galpin, widow of Isaac North of Berlin. At that time he was 84 and she was 79. On Mar. 14, 1760, he gave all his tools for making reeds for weaving to his grandson, Elijah hart. When the second meeting house was built "it was set up & finished on Deacon Thomas Hart's home lot."

Thomas married Mary THOMSON on 17 Dec 1702. Mary (daughter of John THOMSON and Mary STEELE) was christened on 1 Oct 1682; died in Oct 1763. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Elizabeth GALPIN on 11 Jan 1764. Elizabeth was born about 1685. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Deacon Stephen Hart of Farmington, Conn.

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He inherited part of his father's homestead opposite the meeting-house; Freeman, 1664; ensign of the Farmington Train Band, May, 1678; Lieutenant, 1692; first chosen Deputy to the General Court for the October session of 1690 and Commissioner, May, 1692; Captain, May, 1695. At the May session, 1693, "this Court appoynts Capt Stanley and Lnt Heaet to return the thankes of this Court to the Reuerend Mr Samuel Hooker for his great paynes in preaching the election sermon, and that they desire him to grant a coppy thereof to be disaposed and improved by the Generall Court for the peoples good." (Col. Rec. of Conn., 1689-1706, p. 95) He was Deputy from Farmington to the General Court for many years and for several sessions its speaker, for which service, the Court generally voted him "thirtee" shillings. Commissioner a number of terms and Justice for Hartford County, seventeen years. Member of the Council, June 19, 1697. At the Oct. session, 1699, the General Court appointed him and two others a committee "to take care of the countries interest in the undivided lands and to indevour the preventing and detecting all illegal trading with the natives for land," etc. Appointed on a committee of five to settle the line between Rhode Island and Connecticut in October, 1702, and at the same time he was appointed a committee "to draw a Bill to prevent disorders in Retailers in strong drinks and excessive drinking and to prepare a bill to put in execution the reformation lawes." He and his wife were members of the Church in Farmington, March 1, 1679/80. He was a man of wealth, activity and usefulness. he and John Hooker, grandson of the Rev. Thomas Hooker, were the two prominent men of the town and conspicuous in the Colony. Savage erroneously says his wife's name was Elizabeth, confusing him with Sergt. Thomas hart, who died in 1728, leaving a wife Elizabeth.

Thomas married Ruth HOWKINS. Ruth (daughter of Anthony HOWKINS and ? UNKNOWN) was born on 24 Oct 1649; died on 9 Oct 1724. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]