Menu
- Home
- Search▼
- List▼
- Add▼
- My Relate▼
- Admin▼
ViewsWatchersBrowse |
Family tree▼ (edit)
m. Abt 1736
(edit)
m. 2 Aug 1767
Facts and Events
McClendon-GM.GED Quoting from Reverend Dow H. Heard's research dated June 9, 1957... "Thomas Heard, (son of Stephen) was born in Virginia in 1742 and lived in Virginia at the time of the American Revolution. Records show he was a Captain in the Revolution. His Will mentioned "troop bounties" and "land warrants", that are presumed to have been made in payment for military service. After the Revolution, he moved to Georgia. He made his last Will & Testament on June 3, 1807. His Will was filed at Greensboro, Greene County Georgia, June 1, 1808." Thomas Heard was a Captain in the Revolutionary War and he is listed in the DAR Patriot Index. He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati which is a Hereditary Order founded by George Washington and the American and French Officers who served together in the Revolutionary War. His name appears on the list showing "Arrangement of the Virginia Line, 11/1783 ." His date of commission was 2/18/1783. He was also a prisoner of war. He may have served in Washington's Own Regiment. Thomas' grave in the Heard Cemetery located on Cold Springs Road in Green County Georgia, (North of Greensboro on Fishing Creek) is marked by the DAR and The Order of the Cincinnati. He is buried beside his first wife Elizabeth Napier Fitzpatrick and there are headstones. Thomas suffered from Kidney Stones for the 10 years before his death. (Referred to as Gravel in medical terms of that time). All of Thomas Heard's children are by Elizabeth Napier Fitzpatrick. Thomas married Mary Veasy after 1790 in Georgia. Several interesting family lines connect through Elizabeth Napier Fitzpatrick . Smoke Ferree CD - November 2004 The Will Of Thomas Heard, Greene County Georgia, Will Book E, page 44 In the Name of God Amen, I, Thomas Heard, being of weak body but in perfect mind and memory do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth, (viz) I desire all my lawful debts to be paid, I then give to my beloved Wife, Mary Heard, that part or portion of property willed to her by her Father, James Veasy, also her two beds and furniture together with all other household furniture and that to be made as good as it was when she came into my family, also her bridle and saddle and a good horse at my decease. Also a likely country born negro boy between the age of twelve and twenty years, the negro to be purchased out of that part of my estate willed to my two youngest sons, George and Faulkner, within two years of my Decease, also she is to have a good hand put in her possession until the other is purchased and delivered unto her. I also give her two cows. I lend her the two east rooms of my dwelling house with a small house near it, Together with that part of my plantation lying Eastwardly from the house above the lane during her life or widowhood -- Otherwise if she should choose to give possession of the house and plantation, she is to have thirty dollars paid her annually by my two youngest sons, George and Faulkner, for the above time mentioned. I give my Daughter, Caty Watts, formerly Caty Stocks, and her children by said Stocks, a negro woman named Aggey and her children, and also a negro woman named Chelsea and her increase and five Shillings Sterling it being the whole of her Legacy. I give to my Son, Abraham Heard, a negro woman named Judy now in his possession and her children I give to the children of my Daughter, Mary Cook, eight negroes namely Judy, Billy, Lydia, Selah, Andrew, George, Boson, & Tom and their increase, and if my daughter, Mary Cook becomes a widow, she is to have one equal part of said negroes with her children, the negroes to go into the possession of my two youngest sons George and Faulkner and to remain there till the coming of age of the eldest of said children, then the negroes are to go into the possession of my Executors and all the profits thence arising from said negroes is to be distributed among the children at the discretion of my Executors at the coming of (age of) the Eldest of said children. They are to have such negroes as my Executors may think proper and so at the coming of age of all said children till the youngest one that she has or may have hereafter and then my will is that there be an equal division of said Negroes agreeable to the value of them when they received them. I give my Daughter, Betsy Whatley, formerly Betsy Peeples, a negro woman named Rachel and her increase and five Shillings Sterling it being the whole of her Legacy. I give to my Daughter, Sally Whatley, one negro boy named Frank and one negro woman named Jenny and her child. I give to my Son, Joseph Heard, a negro boy named Jo, and one negro girl named Nell and her increase, also one hundred and twenty-acres of land including whereon he now lives already laid out. I give my Son, Thomas Heard, one negro woman named Lucy and her two children John and Fanny. I give to my Son, Woodson Heard, a negro woman named Sarah and her two children Grabiel and Davy, also one hundred acres of land adjoining Joseph Heard as already laid out. I give my Son, George Heard, one hundred acres of land as already laid out. I give my Son, Faulkner Heard the whole of my my land including where I now live but not to be possession of that part allotted to my wife until the afore mentioned term expires. I give to my four sons, Joseph Heard, Thomas Heard, George Heard and Faulkner Heard all of my State Troop Bounties and other land warrants to be equally divided according to quality. I also give to my two youngest sons, George and Faulkner Heard all of my Estate not heretofore willed, to be equally divided at my Decrease or at the coming of age of my youngest son Faulkner Heard. I do hereby appoint Abraham Heard, Joseph Heard and Woodson Heard my lawful Executors of this my last Will and Testament -- Witness Whereof -- I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third Day of June Eighteen hundred and Seven. THOMAS HEARD (SEAL) Signed and Sealed in the Presence of us: Thos. Stocks Ben Rhodes Elizabeth Rhodes C, D, Joarden Recorded this 1st June 1808 A. B. Fannin for Thomas Carleton, District of Columbia O. (Above from Certified Copy) Notes for Thomas Heard: Thomas Heard moved from Fluvanna County, Virginia to Goodland County, Virginia and then moved to South Carolina. Thomas then went to Georgia where he had his wife settled in Greene County. They lived on Richland Creek before settling in Town Creek, 8 miles from Greensboro, Georgia. They died on their plantation. Thomas and Elizabeth are buried in Green County, Georgia, in the Heard Family Cemetery on Cold Springs Road. They are buried side by side and there are tombstones. Thomas Heard is not mentioned in the will of Stephen Heard dated November 24, 1774, Pittsylvania County Deed. However, it is proven that Thomas is the son of Stephen and Mary Faulkner Heard. Quoting from Reverend Dow H. Hard's research dated June 9, 1957..."Thomas (Son of Stephen), was born in Virginia in 1742 and lived in Virginia at the time of the American Revolution. Grantee Heard, Thomas. grantee. Date 10 April 1781. Location: Henry County. Description: 100 acres on both sides of Sacks Creek. Source: Land Office Grants F, 1781-1782, p. 51 (Reel 47). Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. and Grantee Heard, Thomas. grantee. Date 20 October 1779. Location: Pittsylvania County. Description: 290 acres on both sides of Jacks Creek. Source: Land Office Grants A, 1779-1780 (v.1 & 2 p.1-685), p. 162 (Reel 42). Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. T he collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Dow states that "Thomas was married twice. First to Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, the daughter of Joseph Fitzpatrick on August 2, 1767. He states that the first two children were by Elizabeth Fitzpatrick and the remaining 8 children were by his second wife, Mary Veasy. This is impossible because the birth dates of the children range from 1767 to 1787 and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick didn't die until September 29, 1790. All of Thomas Heard's children are by Elizabeth Napier Fitzpatrick. Thomas married Mary Veasy after 1790 in Georgia. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, (Release date: August 23, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #1649, Date of Import: 31 March 1999. It is said that he was perhaps born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and died in Green County, Georgia. He served in the Revolutionary War in the Virginia line and his name appears on a list showing "Arrangement of the Virginia Line, Jan1, 1783. He was a prisoner of war. He moved from Fluvanna County, Virginia to Goochland County, and then to South Carolina and then to Green County, Georgia. where he and his wife settled on Richland Creek before finally settling on Town Creek, 8 miles from Greensboro, Georgia. They died on their plantation and both rest in well marked graves. Thomas Heard was a member of the Georgia legislature in 1795. See Cook-Heard & allied lines by Tessie Cook pages 99 and 100 for more information. References
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
