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.
| Name | State | Place of Birth | Birth Date | Death Date | Occupation | Religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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