Signers of The Declaration of Independence
Because I found the information difficult to find on the Internet, I compiled the demographics for the Signers of the Declaration of Independence for this page. It mirrors the data found on a similar page which has demographics for the attendees of the Constitutional Convention and another for the signers of the Articles of Confederation.
Adams, John
Massachusetts
Quincy, MA
10/30/1735
7/4/1826
Lawyer
UN
Adams, Samuel
Massachusetts
Boston, MA
9/27/1722
10/2/1803
Merchant
CO
Bartlett, Josiah
New Hampshire
Amesbury, MA
11/21/1729
5/19/1795
Physician
CO
Braxton, Carter
Virginia
Newington, VA
9/10/1736
10/10/1797
Plantation Owner
EP
Carroll of Carrollton, Charles
Maryland
Annapolis, MD
9/19/1737
11/14/1832
Merchant/Plantation Owner
RC
Chase, Samuel
Maryland
Somerset Co., MD
4/17/1741
6/19/1811
Lawyer
EP
Clark, Abraham
New Jersey
Elizabethtown, NJ
2/15/1741
9/15/1794
Lawyer/Surveyor
PB
Clymer, George
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
3/16/1739
1/24/1813
Merchant
QU/EP
Ellery, William
Rhode Island
Newport, RI
12/22/1727
2/15/1820
Lawyer/Merchant
CO
Floyd, William
New York
Brookhaven, NY
12/17/1734
8/4/1821
Land Speculator
PB
Franklin, Benjamin
Pennsylvania
Boston, MA
1/17/1706
4/17/1790
Scientist/Printer
DE
Gerry, Elbridge
Massachusetts
Marblehead, MA
7/17/1744
11/23/1814
Merchant
EP
Gwinnett, Button
Georgia
Down Hatherley, England
1735
5/15/1777
Merchant/Plantation Owner
EP
Hall, Lyman
Georgia
Wallingford, CT
4/12/1724
10/19/1790
Physician/Minister
CO
Hancock, John
Massachusetts
Quincy, MA
1/12/1737
10/8/1793
Merchant
CO
Harrison, Benjamin
Virginia
Charles City Co., VA
4/7/1726
4/24/1791
Plantation Owner/Farmer
?
Hart, John
New Jersey
Hunterdon Co., NJ
1711
5/11/1779
Land Owner
PB
Hewes, Joseph
North Carolina
Kingston, NJ
1/23/1730
10/10/1779
Merchant
EP
Heyward Jr., Thomas
South Carolina
St. Helena Parrish, SC
7/28/1746
3/6/1809
Lawyer/Plantation Owner
?
Hooper, William
North Carolina
Boston, MA
6/17/1742
10/14/1790
Lawyer
EP
Hopkins, Stephen
Rhode Island
Providence, RI
3/7/1707
4/13/1785
Merchant
?
Hopkinson, Francis
New Jersey
Philadelphia, PA
10/2/1737
5/9/1791
Lawyer/Musician
EP
Huntington, Samuel
Connecticut
Windham, CT
7/3/1731
1/5/1796
Lawyer
CO
Jefferson, Thomas
Virginia
Albermarle Co., VA
4/13/1743
7/4/1826
Lawyer/Plantation Owner
DE
Lee, Francis Lightfoot
Virginia
Mt. Pleasant, VA
10/14/1734
1/11/1797
Plantation Owner
?
Lee, Richard Henry
Virginia
Stratford, VA
1/20/1732
6/19/1794
Plantation Owner/Merchant
?
Lewis, Francis
New York
Llandaff, Wales
3/21/1713
12/30/1802
Merchant
?
Livingston, Philip
New York
Albany, NY
1/15/1716
6/12/1778
Merchant
PB
Lynch Jr., Thomas
South Carolina
Prince George's Parrish, SC
8/5/1749
1779
Lawyer
?
McKean, Thomas
Delaware
Chester Co., PA
3/19/1735
6/24/1817
Lawyer
PB
Middleton, Arthur
South Carolina
Charleston, SC
6/26/1742
1/1/1787
Plantation Owner
?
Morris, Lewis
New York
West Chester Co., NY
4/8/1726
1/22/1798
Plantation Owner
?
Morris, Robert
Pennsylvania
Liverpool, England
1/31/1734
5/8/1806
Merchant/Land Speculator
EP
Morton, John
Pennsylvania
Ridley Township, PA
1724
1777
Farmer
?
Nelson Jr., Thomas
Virginia
Yorktown, VA
12/26/1738
1/4/1789
Merchant/Plantation Owner
?
Paca, William
Maryland
Abington, MD
10/31/1740
10/13/1799
Lawyer/Plantation Owner
EP
Paine, Robert Treat
Massachusetts
Boston, MA
3/11/1731
5/12/1814
Lawyer/Scientist
CO
Penn, John
North Carolina
Carolina Co., VA
5/6/1740
9/14/1788
Lawyer
?
Read, George
Delaware
Northeast MD
9/18/1733
9/21/1798
Lawyer
EP
Rodney, Caesar
Delaware
Dover, DE
10/7/1728
6/29/1784
Plantation Owner/Soldier
EP
Ross, George
Pennsylvania
New Castle, DE
5/10/1730
7/14/1779
Lawyer
?
Rush, Benjamin
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
1/4/1746
4/19/1813
Physician
PB
Rutledge, Edward
South Carolina
Christ Church Parrish, SC
11/23/1749
1/23/1800
Lawyer/Plantation Owner
AN
Sherman, Roger
Connecticut
Newton, MA
4/19/1721
7/23/1793
Lawyer
CO
Smith, James
Pennsylvania
Northern Ireland
1719
7/11/1806
Lawyer
PB
Stockton, Richard
New Jersey
Princeton, NJ
10/1/1730
2/28/1781
Lawyer
PB
Stone, Thomas
Maryland
Charles Co., MD
1743
10/5/1787
Lawyer
EP
Taylor, George
Pennsylvania
Ireland
1716
2/23/1781
Merchant
PB
Thornton, Matthew
New Hampshire
Ireland
1714
6/24/1803
Physician
PB
Walton, George
Georgia
Cumberland Co., VA
1741
2/2/1804
Lawyer
AN
Whipple, William
New Hampshire
Kittery, ME
1/14/1730
11/28/1785
Merchant
CO
Williams, William
Connecticut
Lebanon, CT
4/18/1731
8/2/1811
Merchant
CO
Wilson, James
Pennsylvania
Carskerdo, Scotland
9/14/1742
8/21/1798
Lawyer
EP/DE
Witherspoon, John
New Jersey
Gifford, Scotland
2/5/1723
11/15/1794
Minister
PB
Wolcott, Oliver
Connecticut
Windsor, CT
11/20/1726
12/1/1797
Lawyer
CO
Wythe, George
Virginia
Elizabeth City Co., VA
1726
6/8/1806
Lawyer
EP
AN = Anglican
CO = Congregationalist
DE = Deist
EP = Episcopal
PB = Presbyterian
QU =
Quaker
RC = Roman Catholic
UN = Unitarian
Sources:
Birth places, birth and death dates, and occupations: Declaration Signer's Factsheet from NARA. Religion: A
Note on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and God & Country.
Note on religion: Pinning down the religion of some people on this list is notoriously difficult. The "Deist" label, in particular, is a difficult one to assign. The best attempt has been made to assign labels accurately - the assignment can be debated, and this fact is readily acknowledged.
