Button [1] Gwinnett’s exact birthdate is unknown, but he was born in 1732 in Gloucestershire, England to Reverend Samuel and Anne...

When I was writing my master's degree final project, I had the opportunity to visit the homes and/or the gravesites of the signers of the...

Thomas Heyward, Jr. is not a name most people are familiar with, but he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence from South...

Robert Treat Paine was descended from William the Conqueror, Charlemagne, Alfred the Great and Magna Carta Baron Saire de Quincy. He was...

Thomas McKean lived from 1734 to 1817. Upon his death there would only be 5 living signers of the Declaration left at the time. He was...

William Paca lived from 1740 to 1799 and is buried in the family graveyard at Wye Plantation - which was owned by his descendants until...

Roger Sherman of Connecticut was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He lived from 1721 to 1793. He is related to General...

Abigail Amelia Adams Smith was the oldest surviving daughter of John and Abilgail Adams. She was affectionately known as Nabby to her...

Charles Carroll of Carrollton lived longer than any other signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a Catholic who had studied...

Francis Lightfoot Lee, Virginia Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Member of the famous Lee Family of Virginia. His brother...

Oliver Wolcott’s home in Litchfield CT. In June of 1776, Wolcott leaves Congress due to ill health and William Williams was sent to be...

John Penn lived from 1741 to 1788 and was an only child. He was married once to Susannah Lye and they have three children together. ...