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, Richard Henry Lee, would utter the immortal words: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" Lee was an active member of the patriotic cause and was equal to his brother Richard, though not as eloquent a speaker as he. He would serve in Congress during the war and the Virginia Senate, and was an active supporter of the US Constitution. Francis would m

Oliver Wolcott’s home in Litchfield, CT. In June of 1776, Wolcott left Congress due to ill health, and William Williams was sent to be his substitute. On his way home, he stops in New York City to watch the crowds pull down the statue of King George III after the Declaration had been ordered to be read publicly by General Washington. The statue weighed at least 4000 pounds and was made of lead covered in gold leaf. Many people would take home bits of the statue as souvenirs.

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. Penn became active in politics after he moved his family to Williamsboro, North Carolina, after he was tried and convicted of making derogatory remarks about King George III when speaking of taxation and breaking away from the mother country. While this act could deter most people, for Penn, it only solidified his resolve, and he was appointed