Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Happy Birthday America!

I hope you are planning some good times with your family and friends for the July 4th Celebration! Listed below are the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence. I want to spend the next few weeks sharing with you some insights to their lives.

1. Josiah Bartlett 2. William Whipple
3. Matthew Thornton 4. John Hancock
5. John Adams 6. Sam Adams
7. Robert Treat Paine 8. Elbridge Gerry
9. Stephen Hopkins 10. William Ellery
11. Roger Sherman 12. Samuel Huntington
13. William Williams 14. Oliver Wolcott
15. William Floyd 16. Philip Livingston
17. Francis Lewis 18. Lewis Morris
19. Richard Stockton 20. John Witherspoon
21. Francis Hopkinson 22. John Hart
23. Abraham Clark 24. Robert Morris
25. Doctor Benjamin Rush 26. Benjamin Franklin
27. John Morton 28. George Clymer
29. James Smith 30. George Taylor
31. James Wilson 32. George Ross
33. Caesar Rodney 34. George Read
35. Thomas M’Kean 36. Samuel Chase
37. Thomas Stone 38. William Paca
39. Charles Carroll of Carrollton
40. Georgy Wythe 41. Richard Henry Lee
42. Thomas Jefferson 43. Benjamin Harrison
44. Thomas Nelson, Jr. 45. Francis Lightfoot Lee
46. Carter Braxton 47. William Hooper
48. Joseph Hewes 49. John Penn
50. Edward Rutledge 51. Thomas Hayward
52. Thomas Lynch, Jr. 53. Author Middleton
54. Button Gwinnett 55. Lyman Hall
56. George Walton





Within 1 year (1782) battle of Yorktown, English Bible printed – funds provided by Congress

1st public school law – 320 years the Bible was in public schools. Established w/10 articles – Treaty

Of the 56 men who signed Declaration…29 of them had seminary degrees!

John Witherspoon – Published 1st American Family Bible

Benjamin Rush – signer of Constitution started the Sunday School movement in America

For some good insight into American history from the Christian perspective check out David Barton with Wall Builders online - www.wallbuilders.com