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Fannin County TXGenWeb Free Hart Prairie

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This beautiful prairie was settled by Free Hart its' namesake. This piece of prime land did not flood as most of the Bois d'Arc bottom area did and was considered a very healthful place to live.

This information came from Nancy Hart:

"Free Hart was the son of John (Capt. John) Hart,

d. 1841 and Rebecca Johnson. Their children were Free L. b. c. 1817; Hardin (a district judge in Hunt County); Martin, b. ca 1818-hung Jan. 23, 1863 in Arkansas (book ; BRUSH MEN AND VIGILANTIES) and Rebecca b. ca 1820 married John C.Williams June 2, 1842 in Fannin County and Freeman L. Little.

Free was given a labor and a league of land (I believe that is correct), equal to what a married man would receive (so he must have been married).Fannin County 1850 census ."