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Description
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Henry Clay Hart (1783-1867) appears as a landholder on maps of present-day Tyson land in 1857 and 1862. Hart was born in South Carolina, and in 1808 moved to Tennessee with his wife, Nancy Rainey. Hart received land grants in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri for his service in the War of 1812, which he gave to his children.
Henry C. Hart and his daughter Elizabeth L. Hart emancipated Susan, a 25-year-old woman described as married to George Kibby on December 4, 1855. It is possible, but not confirmed, that a Henry Hart in the 1840 St. Louis census who enslaved one young woman was the same Henry C. Hart. According to the 1860 Census, H. Clay Hart enslaved 14 people in Carondelet: three women ages 60, 30, and 22, four men ages 35, 32, 24, and 21, a 17-year-old youth, four boys ages 13, 10, 6, and 4, and two girls ages 3 and six months.
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Bio
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Henry Clay Hart (1783-1867) owned land within present-day Tyson according to plat maps of 1857 and 1862. Hart was born in South Carolina to Sergeant James Hart and Elizabeth Jernigan Hart, and in 1808 moved to Tennessee with his wife, Nancy Rainey. They had a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1812. Soon after, Henry Hart fought in the War of 1812. Due to his service, he received land grands in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri, which he gave to his children.
Hart was the father of Elizabeth Hart Coats (1812-1859). They first appeared on a map of current day Tyson land in 1857, and their last appearance of owning land was in 1870.
Records indicate that Elizabeth settled in Missouri.
Hart had at least two siblings: Jesse Hart Sr. and Derryl Hart. In addition to Elizabeth, he had several other children: James Williamson Hart, Rev. John Henry Hart, Letha Hart Martin, Nancy Hart Gossage, Nathan T. Hart, Derrel Jesse Hart, Agnes Hart Morris, Martin M Hart, and Malinda Hart. Elizabeth married James Coats and was sometimes known by his last name. Politicians Henry Clay and Thomas Hart Benton may have been related to the family.
The Hart family members were enslavers. Elizabeth and James emancipated James, whom they previously had enslaved, while Henry emancipated an enslaved woman named Susan. In the 1860 Census, they enslaved four men between the ages of 21 and 35, four boys between the ages of 4 and 17, three women ages 22, 30 and 60, and two girls, one three and one under a year old. Notably, Henry C. Hart did not pay the slaveholder tax in order to vote in 1836, paying only the tax on his land. This indicates either tax evasion or a later acquisition of the people he enslaved.
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Birth Date
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1738
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Death Date
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1867
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Child of
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James Hart
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Elizabeth Jernigan Hart
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Spouse of
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Nancy Rainey
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Parent of
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Elizabeth L. Hart Coats
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James Williamson Hart
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John Henry Hart
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Letha Hart Martin
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Nancy Hart Gossage
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Nathan T. Hart
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Derrel Jesse Hart
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Agnes Hart Morris
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Martin M Hart
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Malinda Hart
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Sibling of
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Jesse Hart Sr.
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Derryl Hart
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Dates of Tyson Land Ownership
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1862
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1870
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1857
