1776 Character Pictures Shots of the cast members of the movie version of 1776 Thanks to Kristin Cheddar for these great screen captures. John Adams Abigail Adams Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Richard Henry Lee Martha Jefferson John Dickinson Edward Rutledge John Hancock Charles Thomson Roger Sherman Robert Livingston Thomas McKean Caesar Rodney Andrew McNair The Courier Stephen Hopkins Samuel Chase Jonathan Witherspoon Lyman Hall James Wilson George Read Lewis Morris A Leather Apron