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Signers of The Declaration of Independence

Because I found the information difficult to find on the Internet, I compiled the demographics for the Signers of the Declaration of Independ
Name

State

Place of Birth

Birth Date

Adams, John
Adams, Samuel
Bartlett, Josiah

Massachusetts
Massachusetts
New Hampshire

Quincy, MA
Boston, MA
Amesbury, MA

10/30/35
09/27/22
11/21/29

Braxton, Carter
Carroll of
Carrollton,
Charles
Chase, Samuel

Virginia

Newington, VA

09/10/36

Maryland
Maryland

Annapolis, MD
Somerset Co., MD

09/19/37
04/17/41

Clark, Abraham
Clymer, George

New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Elizabethtown, NJ
Philadelphia, PA

02/15/41
03/16/39

Ellery, William

Rhode Island

Newport, RI

12/22/27

Floyd, William
Franklin,
Benjamin

New York

Brookhaven, NY

12/17/34

Pennsylvania

Boston, MA

01/17/06

Gerry, Elbridge

Massachusetts

Marblehead, MA
Down Hatherley,
England

07/17/44

Gwinnett, Button Georgia

1735

Hall, Lyman
Hancock, John
Harrison,
Benjamin
Hart, John

Georgia
Massachusetts

Wallingford, CT
Quincy, MA

04/12/24
01/12/37

Virginia
New Jersey

Charles City Co., VA

Hunterdon Co., NJ

04/07/26
1711

Hewes, Joseph
Heyward Jr.,
Thomas
Hooper, William

North Carolina

Kingston, NJ
St. Helena Parrish,
SC
Boston, MA

01/23/30

Hopkins, Stephen Rhode Island

Hopkinson,
Francis
New Jersey
Huntington,
Samuel
Connecticut

Providence, RI

03/07/07

Philadelphia, PA

10/02/37

Windham, CT

07/03/31

Jefferson, Thomas Virginia

Albermarle Co., VA

04/13/43

South Carolina
North Carolina

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07/28/46
06/17/42

Death Date

Occupation

07/04/26 Lawyer
10/02/03 Merchant
05/19/95 Physician
Plantation
10/10/97 Owner
Merchant/Plant
11/14/32 ation Owner
06/19/11 Lawyer
Lawyer/Survey
09/15/94 or
01/24/13 Merchant
Lawyer/Merch
02/15/20 ant
Land
08/04/21 Speculator
Scientist/Printe
04/17/90 r
11/23/14 Merchant
Merchant/Plant
05/15/77 ation Owner
Physician/Mini
10/19/90 ster
10/08/93 Merchant
Plantation
04/24/91 Owner/Farmer
05/11/79 Land Owner
10/10/79 Merchant
Lawyer/Plantat
03/06/09 ion Owner
10/14/90 Lawyer
04/13/85 Merchant
Lawyer/Musici
05/09/91 an
01/05/96 Lawyer
Lawyer/Plantat
07/04/26 ion Owner

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Lee, Francis
Lightfoot

Virginia

Plantation
01/11/97 Owner
Plantation
Owner/Mercha
06/19/94 nt
12/30/02 Merchant
06/12/78 Merchant

Mt. Pleasant, VA

10/14/34
01/20/32
03/21/13
01/15/16

Lynch Jr., Thomas South Carolina

Stratford, VA
Llandaff, Wales
Albany, NY
Prince George's
Parrish, SC

McKean, Thomas Delaware

Chester Co., PA

03/19/35

Middleton, Arthur South Carolina

Charleston, SC

06/26/42

Morris, Lewis

New York

West Chester Co., NY

04/08/26

Morris, Robert

Pennsylvania

Liverpool, England

01/31/34

Morton, John
Nelson Jr.,
Thomas

Pennsylvania

Ridley Township, PA

Virginia

Yorktown, VA

12/26/38

Paca, William
Paine, Robert
Treat
Penn, John
Read, George

Maryland

Abington, MD

10/31/40

Massachusetts
North Carolina
Delaware

Boston, MA
Carolina Co., VA
Northeast MD

03/11/31
05/06/40
09/18/33

Rodney, Caesar
Ross, George
Rush, Benjamin

Delaware
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

Dover, DE
New Castle, DE
Philadelphia, PA
Christ Church
Parrish, SC
Newton, MA
Northern Ireland

10/07/28
05/10/30
01/04/46
11/23/49
04/19/21
1719

1777 Farmer
Merchant/Plant
01/04/89 ation Owner
Lawyer/Plantat
10/13/99 ion Owner
Lawyer/Scienti
05/12/14 st
09/14/88 Lawyer
09/21/98 Lawyer
Plantation
06/29/84 Owner/Soldier
07/14/79 Lawyer
04/19/13 Physician
Lawyer/Plantat
01/23/00 ion Owner
07/23/93 Lawyer
07/11/06 Lawyer

Lee, Richard
Henry
Virginia
Lewis, Francis
New York
Livingston, Philip New York

Rutledge, Edward South Carolina

Sherman, Roger Connecticut
Smith, James
Pennsylvania

08/05/49

1724

1779 Lawyer
06/24/17 Lawyer
Plantation
01/01/87 Owner
Plantation
01/22/98 Owner
Merchant/Land
05/08/06 Speculator

Stockton, Richard
Stone, Thomas
Taylor, George
Thornton,
Matthew
Walton, George
Whipple, William
Williams, William

New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania

Princeton, NJ
Charles Co., MD
Ireland

10/01/30
1743
1716

02/28/81 Lawyer
10/05/87 Lawyer
02/23/81 Merchant

New Hampshire
Georgia
New Hampshire
Connecticut

Ireland
Cumberland Co., VA
Kittery, ME
Lebanon, CT

1714
1741
01/14/30
04/18/31

06/24/03 Physician
02/02/04 Lawyer
11/28/85 Merchant
08/02/11 Merchant

Wilson, James

Pennsylvania

Carskerdo, Scotland

09/14/42

08/21/98 Lawyer

Gifford, Scotland
Windsor, CT
Elizabeth City Co.,
VA

02/05/23
11/20/26

11/15/94 Minister
12/01/97 Lawyer

Witherspoon, John New Jersey

Wolcott, Oliver
Connecticut
Wythe, George

Virginia

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1726

06/08/06 Lawyer

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Sources:
Birth places, birth and death dates, and occupations: Declaration Signer's Factsheet from NARA (National Archives and Records
Administration) . Religion: A Note on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and God & Country.
Note on religion: Pinning down the religion of some people on this list is notoriously difficult. The "Deist" label, in particular, is a difficult
one to assign. The best attempt has been made to assign labels accurately - the assignment can be debated, and this fact is readily
acknowledged.

Added by MAS on 12/28/15 - The signers of the Declaration of Independence were a profoundly intelligent, religious and ethi

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the Signers of the Declaration of Independence for this page. It mirrors the data found on a similar page which has demographics for the attendees of the C
Religion (NOT
NARA) Only if
Religion (NARA)
different
Congregationalist;
Unitarian
Unitarian
Congregationalist
Congregationalist
Episcopal

Episcopalian

Roman Catholic
Episcopal
Presbyterian
Quaker/Episcopal
Congregationalist
Presbyterian
Deist

Episcopalian (Deist)

Episcopal
Episcopal

Episcopalian;
Congregationalist

Congregationalist
Congregationalist
?
Presbyterian
Episcopal

Episcopalian
Quaker,
Episcopalian

?
Episcopal

Episcopalian

Episcopalian

Episcopal
Congregationalist
Deist

Episcopalian (Deist)

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?

Episcopalian

?
?
Presbyterian

Episcopalian
Episcopalian

Episcopalian

Presbyterian
?

Episcopalian

Episcopalian

Episcopal
?

Episcopalian

Episcopalian

Episcopal
Congregationalist
?
Episcopal
Episcopal
?
Presbyterian
Anglican
Congregationalist
Presbyterian

Congregationalist;
Unitarian
Episcopalian

Episcopalian

Episcopalian

Presbyterian
Episcopal
Presbyterian
Presbyterian
Anglican
Congregationalist
Congregationalist
Episcopal/ Deist

Episcopalian

Episcopalian;
Presbyterian

Presbyterian
Congregationalist
Episcopal

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National Archives and Records

Country.
e "Deist" label, in particular, is a difficult
debated, and this fact is readily

ofoundly intelligent, religious and ethically-minded group. Four of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were current or former full

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