Nancy Hart | |
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Born | Around 1735 |
Died | 1830 |
Occupation(s) | Spy, housewife |
Spouse | Benjamin Hart |
Children | Six sons and two daughters |
Espionage activity | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Nancy Morgan Hart (c. 1735–1830) was a rebel heroine of the American Revolutionary War, noted for her exploits against Loyalists in the northeast Georgia backcountry. She is characterized as a tough, strong and resourceful frontier woman who repeatedly outsmarted Tory soldiers, and killed some outright. Stories about her are mostly unsupported by contemporary documentation, and it has been impossible for researchers to entirely distinguish fact from folklore.