Jacob Naphtali Hart^[1]

1746 - 1822  (76 years)

• Name	Jacob Naphtali Hart  [2]
  Born	1746	Furth, Furth, , BY, DEU   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1775	United States   [3]
  Reference Number	3938
  Died	9 May 1822	New York   [3]
  Buried	Chatham Square Cemetery, New York, New York, New York   [3]
  Person ID	I3938	aojd
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2012

  
  

• Notes

  Stern pg 98 shows Jacob buried in the "New Bowery Cemetery." This is the same as the "Olive Street" or "Chatham Square" cemetery of Congregation Shearith Israel. [3] (Research):AJLLJ Portrait Database 5 Aug 2011 Born in the town of Furth in Bavaria, Hart arrived in Baltimore in 1775. He established himself as a merchant, and though in America only a year at the outbreak of war, aligned himself with the patriot cause. He supplied clothing and shoes to General Lafayette during his 1781 campaign.      In 1778 he married Leah Nathan, the daughter of Caroline Webb and Lyon Nathan of Pennsylvania. The couple was married in Philadelphia where her father served as shammash of congregation Mikveh Israel. They soon moved to New York where he emerged as an important member of the Jewish community, serving as parnas of Shearith Israel. They had thirteen children, including Nathan and Rebecca who married the actor Moses Phillips. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S285] . [S4] PG. 227 NATHAN III (Reliability: 3). [S4] PG. 98 HART IV (PHILA. & (NEW YORK)) (Reliability: 3). [S294] HART, JACOB SR. (Reliability: 3).