Person:Elizabeth Heard (6)

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Elizabeth Heard was the daughter of James Heard and Shuah Starbuck Heard. She was born at Sturgeon Creek, York, Maine. She first married James Chadbourne in 1681 at Kittery Maine. James was the son of Humphrey Chadbourne of Tamworth, Warwickshire, England and Lucy Treworgy of Kingsweare, Devonshire, England. Humphrey was the first town clerk who held office for twenty years. He is mentioned in the History of Kittery Maine.

James died on February 13, 1686. He left behind two minor children:

Lucia b. 1681 
James b. Kittery September 25, 1684 

From Chadbourne Family Association

          James Chadborne had land granted by the town of Kittery 28 Feb 1671, with an additional 50 acres added 15 Apr 1671 (Willis, Old Eliot, 1901, 4:17, 74), which was sold by his son James Jr to Nathaniel Greene on 13 Dec 1728.  James Chadbourne's proprietor's rights in Kittery are confirmed by the over 200 acres of land he received in N Berwick (then called Kittery Commons) after Berwick was set off from Kittery in 1713.  These divisions in the western ranges of Kittery were assigned to the proprietors of Kittery.

           James and his brother William inherited their father's land at Sturgeon Creek in Berwick to be held by their mother, Lucy (Treworgy) (Chadbourne) Stileman, until her death.  By Lucy's will James 4 inherited about three quarters of the property.  Nicholas Morrell, who had taken a lease from Lucy, claimed his occupation of the land.  The Sturgeon Creek map describes the property as 150 acres, but Humphrey 2's inventory lists 230 acres--perhaps James kept possession of some of it.  James' property at Sturgeon Creek is the subject of an attractive map available from The CFA.  He was on the grand jury 1679 and 1685.

           Administration of James' estate was granted to his widow 21 May 1686 (MPA 2/34).  The inventory indicated 17 cattle (LND, 134).  Robert Elliot Esq, assignee of Elizabeth Chadbourne, Relict & Administratrix of James Chadbourn late of Kittery, sued Thomas Rhodes of Kittery for  £0in debt owed to James' estate, and won the case 17 Oct 1710 (MPC III:239).  The two children, both young, may have been raised in their stepfather Samuel Small's family. 

In 1687 Elizabeth then married Samuel Small at Kittery Maine. They would add four additional children to the family

Elizabeth Small b. November 9, 1695 in Kittery, York Co., Maine 
Samuel Small Deacon b. April 17, 1700 Kittery York Co., Maine 
Joseph Small b. December 3, 1702 Kittery York Co., Maine 
Mary Small b. 1707 Scarborough, Cumberland Co., Maine d. November 28, 1746 Kittery York Co., Maine. 

Elizabeth died in 1737 in Kittery, York County Maine.