An American Family History

Moses Hart was born about 1764. His father was Valentine Hart.

Moses married Elizabeth Hite on January 23, 1788, in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1763. She was the daughter of Daniel and Catherine Hite.

Their children were born in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Joseph Hart (1788, married Sarah McPherson),
Moses Hart (1791, Sarah Margaret Nicely),
Valentine Hart (died young),
Betsy Hart (married Henry Krider)
Mary Hart (1793, unmarried),
John Hart (1796, married Sarah Bishop and Julia Lyle).

In 1818, the family moved by wagon to Ohio and first lived in Franklin Township.

In 1820, Moses bought six hundred acres in Norwich Township. When they moved it required five days to cut their way though the forest. They lived in a log cabin for several years.

Moses died on September 8, 1841 and Elizabeth died on September 22, 1847.