The map below shows where I believe Deacon Stephen Hart lived in Farmington, CT, as well as sites of other Hart family property. The red spot on the map is about where Deacon Stephen's house was located when he lived there in the mid 1600's. This bit of an 1893 US Geological Survey map shows one road, the one between the red dot and the river, that did not exist in Farmington in the 17th century. A lane near Deacon Stephen's house, now called Mill Lane, leads down to the river and the mill that Stephen Hart owned. That mill, shown in the photo above, is now a restaurant and bookstore.

Deacon Stephen's life in Farmington is recorded in many entries in the Farmington town and church records. When Deacon Stephen died in 1682/3, the Hart homestead was divided between either two or three of Dea. Stephen's sons. Dea. Stephen's will lists all three sons, while Andrews' book only lists John and Thomas. A copy of an old property map of Farmington, sent to me by Jack Riley also shows only two Hart parcels at the site of the Hart homestead, but these are listed as being owned by John and Stephen Hart.

Deacon John Hart, Deacon Stephen's great-grandson, lived on this same Hart homestead site, before he moved to Kensington. Deacon John was the Farmington Town Clerk in the 1740's. Mabel Hurlburt's book, "Town Clerks of Farmington," gives a glimpse of Deacon John and life in Farmington in the mid 18th century.

The two green dots show two other Hart properties. The one on the north side of the road was owned by Stephen Hart, and the property on the south side was owned by John Hart. It is not clear which John and which Stephen Hart is referenced on the property map.

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