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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt:... NUMBER XXIII. Daniel Hart, second son of Captain Edward, and brother and business partner of Hon. John in the Glen Moore mill property, re. sided on the fine farm now known as the "Glen Moore Stock Farm," owned by E. S. Wells, Esq., the old house standing a few yards east of the present mansion. The families of Capt. Edward and his brother, Major Ralph, were known among the pioneers as the "Black Harts," from their dark complexion to distinguish them from the children of the other brothers, John, Joseph and Nathaniel, who were known from their fair complexion as the "White Harts." All the above families carried down the old family names, John, Edward, Joseph, etc., which made it difficult to designate them, as in naming their children a middle name was a luxury seldom indulged in by our forefathers. Through the kindness of Joseph H. Moore, Esq., of Glen Moore, we have in our possession all the old deeds for the farm on which Daniel Hart resided, from the settlement of Johannis Hendrickson, previous to 1722--down to the time of Mr. Moore's grandfather. Daniel Hart purchased it of Jonathan Hunt, on April 15, 1748, about three years prior to his purchase of the mill property on the east side of the brook, the date of which is given in our last article. On March 10, 1784, Levi Hart, "only surviving son and heir of Daniel Hart, deceased," sold the homestead farm to Benjamin Cornell, of Pennington, N. J., the deed being also signed by Mary, wife of Levi, who was a daughter of Elnathan Hunt. The children of Levi Hart and Mary Hunt were as follows, viz: Daniel, who died in 1795, when a young man. John H. married Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Timothy Titus, born August 4, 1782. Charity, married Nathaniel Bryant. Sarah, married Nov. 12, 1799, John...