The Political Graveyard: Hart-Guinnip family of New Jersey

Hart-Guinnip family of New Jersey

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John Hart (1713-1779) — of New Jersey. Born in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (now Mercer County), N.J., 1713. Ancestor of Ransom Hart Guinnip and Sarah Hart (who married George B. Guinnip); great-great-grandfather of John Hart Brewer. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1776. Died, from kidney failure, in Hopewell, Mercer County, N.J., May 11, 1779. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Mercer County, N.J.; reinterment in 1865 at First Baptist Church Cemetery, Hopewell, N.J.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
George B. Guinnip (d. 1869) — of Salubria, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Hunterdon County, N.J. Married to Sarah Hart (descendant of John Hart); father of Ransom Hart Guinnip. Merchant; member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1834, 1836; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1850-51; resigned 1851; defeated, 1851. Welsh ancestry. Died in Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler County, N.Y., July 20, 1869. Burial location unknown.
Ransom Hart Guinnip (1819-1892) — also known as Ransom H. Guinnip — of Meadville, Crawford County, Pa.; Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Dryden, Tompkins County, N.Y., December 2, 1819. Descendant of John Hart; son of Sarah (Hart) Guinnip and George B. Guinnip; married 1845 to Mary A. Kinnan. Democrat. Dry goods merchant; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880. Member, Freemasons. Died in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., 1892. Burial location unknown.
John Hart Brewer (1844-1900) — also known as J. Hart Brewer — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Woodsville, Mercer County, N.J., March 29, 1844. Great-great-grandson of John Hart. Republican. Manufacturer; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1881-85. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., December 21, 1900. Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
- See also: congressional biography.

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