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Georgia frontierswoman Nancy Morgan Hart was a legendary hero of the American Revolution who made it her mission to rid the Georgia territory of British Loyalists (Tories). According to various accounts, she captured six, killed one, and oversaw the hanging of five others. She also served as a spy. A good deal of folklore surrounds Hart’s story.
Among the legendary figures of the American Revolution, there is another person, a woman, who stands out from the rest: Nancy Hart. Nancy Hart was born Ann Morgan around 1747 in either Pennsylvania or North Carolina. She was called “Nancy,” a nickname for Ann. Not much of her early life is known. She was described as a six-foot-tall ...
Revolution. This reenactment of Nancy Hart's well-known encounter with Tories and their fate shows how legends grow and change over time. Reenactor Sue Cone disputes some of the “facts” about Nancy Hart when questioned about her looks and actions. Cone acknowledges that the story more than likely has been embellished but is based in fact.
Nancy Morgan Hart. Born c. 1744. North Carolina or Pennsylvania. Died c. 1841. Henderson County, Kentucky. Farmer, spy. Legend has it that Nancy Morgan Hart captured British soldiers during the American Revolution, then sang the words to "Yankee Doodle" as she watched them die by hanging. I t is difficult to separate the facts from the myths ...
Georgia frontierswoman Nancy Morgan Hart was a legendary hero of the American Revolution who made it her mission to rid the Georgia territory of British Loyalists (Tories). According to various accounts, she captured six, killed one, and oversaw the hanging of five others. She also served as a spy. A good deal of folklore surrounds Hart’s story.
Nancy Hart Story. Special | 5m 53s |. My List. Why is the Nancy Hart story so well loved in Georgia history? Aired: 02/05/94. Rating: NR.
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May 1, 2018 · Coulter, E. Merton, "Nancy Hart, Georgia Heroine of the Revolution: The Story of the Growth of a Tradition," Georgia Historical Quarterly 39 (June 1955): 118-51. Hall, Sharon. “Military History Monday: The Nancy Harts.”
