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The 4th of July


Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Their story. . .

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.

Eleven were merchants.

Nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated.

But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Rutledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.

So, here we are today in America today where many of our kids now hate America! They wish it was gone! We have failed to keep America!

So, take a few minutes silently thank these patriots for the price they paid. They lost a lot for us who don't seem to care.

Remember: freedom is never free!

Carol Kelly

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Excellent. Could you see Pelosi or McConnell putting their lives on the line for our country?

Carol Kelly

I’m trying to send this on but it should be on the entrance to every Federal Post Office and Courthouse, City Hall, elementary school and every other school in the nation for which they gave their all. And also churches. Thank you for this post. May many read this and give thanks.

Carol Kelly

Actually, no! Not even for millions of dollars. It’s not on their agenda.

Liberty Tree

Great post, the only thing I would add for our liberal revisionists is the Christian churches they attended.

Carol Kelly

I believe mostly Episcopalian, Presbyterian and Lutheran. The Episcopalians have appointed a homosexual male and a lesbian. The homo left his wife and children to move in with his lover. He’s a practicing homo unfit to represent the Church. The lesbian I cannot attest to her status. It sort of turns my stomach.

Liberty Tree

Not the same church it used to be.

maureenthannon

I THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR THE BRAVE MEN & WOMEN WHO GAVE EVERYTHING SO THEIR FOLLOWERS COULD LIVE FREE. WE'RE THE LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE! IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE IF WE THREW AWAY ALL THAT OUR ANCESTORS FOUGHT SO HARD AND GAVE UP SO MUCH TO GIVE US!! IT'S BAD WHEN OUR ENEMIES ATTACK US, BUT EVEN WORSE WHEN WE ATTACK OURSELVES!!

Capt-jack Loc: Home

Seems many Pastors, Ministers, and Clergy must have never read the Holy Bible!
As it calls homosexuality an ABOMINATION. No one misunderstand that word.

Capt-jack Loc: Home

Sadly, we allowed the Devil to take our schools for 50 years.

Many still do not see it!