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2. www.americanrevolution.org › nancy-hart-biographyNancy Hart Biography | Women of the Revolution

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   Learn all about Nancy Hart and her role in the American Revolution.

3. www.encyclopedia.com › hart-nancy-c-1735-1830Hart, Nancy (c. 1735–1830) | Encyclopedia.com

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   Born Ann Morgan in either Pennsylvania or North Carolina, around 1735; died near Henderson, Kentucky, in 1830; daughter of Thomas Morgan and Rebecca (Alexander) Morgan; married Benjamin Hart; children: Morgan, John, Thomas, Lemuel, Mark, Sukey (Sally), Benjamin, and Keziah.

4. www.encyclopedia.com › hart-nancy-morganHart, Nancy Morgan | Encyclopedia.com

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   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.

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   She died at age 83 in 1830; her grave is located not far from the town of Henderson, Kentucky. Nancy Hart's skills, bravery, and dedication to the love of her country and her desire for it to be free from England's rule have been an inspiration to historians and researchers through the years.

6. stage.womenshistory.org › biographies › nancy-morgan-hartNancy Morgan Hart | STAGING: National Women's History Museum

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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.

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   Jun 25, 2018 · Between 1861 and 1865, a group of 40 LaGrange women organized an all-woman militia, the Nancy Harts. Organized in military formations and skilled in marksmanship and battle tactics, the...

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   Who was Nancy Hart?

   • Facts surrounding the birth and lineage of Revolutionary hero Nancy Hart are sketchy at best. She was born Ann Morgan (but was known as Nancy throughout her life), in either Pennsylvania or North Carolina, around 1735, although there is no documentation to support that date.

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   Where did Nancy Hart Live after her husband died?

   • In the late 1790s, when the family moved to Brunswick, Georgia, Ben served as a judge there. After her husband's death around 1800, Nancy Hart moved to Clarke County, Georgia, where she lived near her son, John. About 1802 she and John moved to Henderson County, Kentucky, where she remained until her death at about age ninety-three.

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   Where did Nancy Hart Live after the war?

   • After the war, the Harts moved to Brunswick, Georgia, where Benjamin died. Nancy later moved to Clarke County, Georgia, and then Kentucky, where she died in 1830. Her Revolutionary exploits were first published in a newspaper story which appeared in 1825, on the occasion of General Lafayette's visit to the United States.

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   Why was Nancy Hart called Nancy Hart?

   • “By the time of the Civil War,” he writes, “the name Nancy Hart seems to have been accepted in Georgia as symbolic of women willing to defend hearth and home against oppressive foreign invaders.” Hart and Heard’s militia consisted largely of their former classmates and their sisters.

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9. www.nationalwomenshistoricalsociety.org › blogNational Women's Historical Society — Nancy Morgan Hart

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   May 1, 2018 · One might be forgiven for thinking that the story of Nancy Hart ended after her death. The truth is that some personalities are too big to ever really die. The legend of Nancy Hart was told and retold in and around Georgia for years to come. To the residents there, Hart was the pinnacle of Southern frontier grit.