Friday, July 3, 2015

Here’s What Happened to the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

Many of them lost everything they had
Here's What Happened to the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
Have you ever wondered what happened to some of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence?
  • Richard Stockton was taken prisoner for signing the Declaration and imprisoned in New York City's infamous Provost Jail.
  • John Witherspoon saw his eldest son, James, killed during the Battle of Germantown.
  • A number of signers saw their homes and property taken, looted, and destroyed by the British.
  • Philip Livingston sacrificed what was left of his wealth to support the war effort and likely died penniless.
  • Abraham Clark saw two of his sons captured by the British and incarcerated on the prison ship Jersey, with little hope of surviving.
  • Francis Lewis' estate was raided by the British and his wife was taken prisoner.
  • John Hart's farm was also raided and he spent time surviving in the woods.
Think about everything you own and your personal relationships and imagine losing most, if not all, of them. That is the sacrifice these men had to take in the defense of liberty.
And now many Americans are completely clueless about the American Revolution and why we celebrate Independence Day:

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

SCARY! We are in a world of sh_t

The little boy asked his Dad what the difference was between ignorance and apathy and his answer was, "I don't know and I don't care

God help us all

Anonymous said...

This is all true. Those who desire freedom and voice it first will suffer by their own government that they are trying to help. We have the worst government this world have ever known. Most absolutely connected to the 911 Event, and these facts known by our positive military who do nothing. The demographics have changed so dramatically in America that it is irreversible and America as we grew up defending it shall never again be. Blacks desired freedom and after the civil war they were free indeed. Freedom meant that over 600,000 of them starved to death soon afterwards. Freedom is stepping out of the illusion and into the truth. Begin with your own personal freedom and allow your higher self to show you truth and then live by that truth. Namaste.