Signers of the Declaration of Independence
 

Religion key:

AN = Anglican
CO = Congregationalist
DE = Deist
EP = Episcopal
PB = Presbyterian
QU = Quaker
RC = Roman Catholic
UN = Unitarian

Note on religion: Pinning down the religion of some people on this list is notoriously difficult. The "Deist" label, in particular, is a difficult one to assign. The best attempt has been made to assign labels accurately - the assignment can be debated, and this fact is readily acknowledged

 

  
Name State Place of Birth Birth Date Death Date Occupation Religion
Adams, John Massachusetts Quincy, MA 10/30/1735 7/4/1826 Lawyer UN
Adams, Samuel Massachusetts Boston, MA 9/27/1722 10/2/1803 Merchant CO
Bartlett, Josiah New Hampshire Amesbury, MA 11/21/1729 5/19/1795 Physician CO
Braxton, Carter Virginia Newington, VA 9/10/1736 10/10/1797 Plantation Owner EP
Carroll of Carrollton, Charles Maryland Annapolis, MD 9/19/1737 11/14/1832 Merchant/Plantation Owner RC
Chase, Samuel Maryland Somerset Co., MD 4/17/1741 6/19/1811 Lawyer EP
Clark, Abraham New Jersey Elizabethtown, NJ 2/15/1741 9/15/1794 Lawyer/Surveyor PB
Clymer, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 3/16/1739 1/24/1813 Merchant QU/EP
Ellery, William Rhode Island Newport, RI 12/22/1727 2/15/1820 Lawyer/Merchant CO
Floyd, William New York Brookhaven, NY 12/17/1734 8/4/1821 Land Speculator PB
Franklin, Benjamin Pennsylvania Boston, MA 1/17/1706 4/17/1790 Scientist/Printer DE
Gerry, Elbridge Massachusetts Marblehead, MA 7/17/1744 11/23/1814 Merchant EP
Gwinnett, Button Georgia Down Hatherley, England 1735 5/15/1777 Merchant/Plantation Owner EP
Hall, Lyman Georgia Wallingford, CT 4/12/1724 10/19/1790 Physician/Minister CO
Hancock, John Massachusetts Quincy, MA 1/12/1737 10/8/1793 Merchant CO
Harrison, Benjamin Virginia Charles City Co., VA 4/7/1726 4/24/1791 Plantation Owner/Farmer ?
Hart, John New Jersey Hunterdon Co., NJ 1711 5/11/1779 Land Owner PB
Hewes, Joseph North Carolina Kingston, NJ 1/23/1730 10/10/1779 Merchant EP
Heyward Jr., Thomas South Carolina St. Helena Parrish, SC 7/28/1746 3/6/1809 Lawyer/Plantation Owner ?
Hooper, William North Carolina Boston, MA 6/17/1742 10/14/1790 Lawyer EP
Hopkins, Stephen Rhode Island Providence, RI 3/7/1707 4/13/1785 Merchant ?
Hopkinson, Francis New Jersey Philadelphia, PA 10/2/1737 5/9/1791 Lawyer/Musician EP
Huntington, Samuel Connecticut Windham, CT 7/3/1731 1/5/1796 Lawyer CO
Jefferson, Thomas Virginia Albermarle Co., VA 4/13/1743 7/4/1826 Lawyer/Plantation Owner DE
Lee, Francis Lightfoot Virginia Mt. Pleasant, VA 10/14/1734 1/11/1797 Plantation Owner ?
Lee, Richard Henry Virginia Stratford, VA 1/20/1732 6/19/1794 Plantation Owner/Merchant ?
Lewis, Francis New York Llandaff, Wales 3/21/1713 12/30/1802 Merchant ?
Livingston, Philip New York Albany, NY 1/15/1716 6/12/1778 Merchant PB
Lynch Jr., Thomas South Carolina Prince George's Parrish, SC 8/5/1749 1779 Lawyer ?
McKean, Thomas Delaware Chester Co., PA 3/19/1735 6/24/1817 Lawyer PB
Middleton, Arthur South Carolina Charleston, SC 6/26/1742 1/1/1787 Plantation Owner ?
Morris, Lewis New York West Chester Co., NY 4/8/1726 1/22/1798 Plantation Owner ?
Morris, Robert Pennsylvania Liverpool, England 1/31/1734 5/8/1806 Merchant/Land Speculator EP
Morton, John Pennsylvania Ridley Township, PA 1724 1777 Farmer ?
Nelson Jr., Thomas Virginia Yorktown, VA 12/26/1738 1/4/1789 Merchant/Plantation Owner ?
Paca, William Maryland Abington, MD 10/31/1740 10/13/1799 Lawyer/Plantation Owner EP
Paine, Robert Treat Massachusetts Boston, MA 3/11/1731 5/12/1814 Lawyer/Scientist CO
Penn, John North Carolina Carolina Co., VA 5/6/1740 9/14/1788 Lawyer ?
Read, George Delaware Northeast MD 9/18/1733 9/21/1798 Lawyer EP
Rodney, Caesar Delaware Dover, DE 10/7/1728 6/29/1784 Plantation Owner/Soldier EP
Ross, George Pennsylvania New Castle, DE 5/10/1730 7/14/1779 Lawyer ?
Rush, Benjamin Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 1/4/1746 4/19/1813 Physician PB
Rutledge, Edward South Carolina Christ Church Parrish, SC 11/23/1749 1/23/1800 Lawyer/Plantation Owner AN
Sherman, Roger Connecticut Newton, MA 4/19/1721 7/23/1793 Lawyer CO
Smith, James Pennsylvania Northern Ireland 1719 7/11/1806 Lawyer PB
Stockton, Richard New Jersey Princeton, NJ 10/1/1730 2/28/1781 Lawyer PB
Stone, Thomas Maryland Charles Co., MD 1743 10/5/1787 Lawyer EP
Taylor, George Pennsylvania Ireland 1716 2/23/1781 Merchant PB
Thornton, Matthew New Hampshire Ireland 1714 6/24/1803 Physician PB
Walton, George Georgia Cumberland Co., VA 1741 2/2/1804 Lawyer AN
Whipple, William New Hampshire Kittery, ME 1/14/1730 11/28/1785 Merchant CO
Williams, William Connecticut Lebanon, CT 4/18/1731 8/2/1811 Merchant CO
Wilson, James Pennsylvania Carskerdo, Scotland 9/14/1742 8/21/1798 Lawyer EP/DE
Witherspoon, John New Jersey Gifford, Scotland 2/5/1723 11/15/1794 Minister PB
Wolcott, Oliver Connecticut Windsor, CT 11/20/1726 12/1/1797 Lawyer CO
Wythe, George Virginia Elizabeth City Co., VA 1726 6/8/1806 Lawyer EP

Sources http://www.usconstitution.net/declarsigndata.html
Birth places, birth and death dates, and occupations: Declaration Signer's Factsheet from National Archives. Religion: A Note on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and God & Country.