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GDMNH: Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Maine, 1928-1939; rpt. Balti­more 1972) 

HEARD, a Devonshire name, partic. in Bideford, 16th and 17th centuries; Hurd, in Somersetshire.

1 ARTHUR, in Trel. acct. 1634. List 21.

2 BENJAMIN (5), cordwainer, Dover until 1696 or later. Gr. j. 1675, 89; Tr. j. 1694; Constable 1695-6. Lists 356jk, 357c, , 359ab, 49, 52, 62. Will 20 Jan., d. Salis. 22 Jan. 1709-10. He m. 1st bef. 1673 Elizabeth Roberts (Thos.), 2d at Salis. 23 May 1690 Ruth Eastman who m. 2d 2 Dec. 1717 John Tappan. Ch., all but 1st and last in will: Benjamin, Dover gr. 1693-4, d. s. p. 10 Feb. 1696-7. List 96. James, inher. Dover land and liv. there. List 358d. W. Deborah d. bef. him. 7 ch. 1715-30, 4 in his will, no date, proved 31 Jan. 1749-50. Lydia, m. 1st (Ct. June 1696) Jona. Norris, 2d JOB. Rollins. Rebecca, m. Thos. Gordon (1). Sarah, m. 24 Nov. 1709 Simon French of Kingston. Ch. 1711-19. Anne, b. 1681. If the Anne of Cochecho recov. from Ind. up the Androscoggin Riv. by Capt. Church in Sept. 1690, she was taken again 25 Jan. 1691-2 and remained in Canada; m. 19 Oct. 1705 Sebastian Cholet. 8 ch. List 99, pp. 72, 123, 6. Her fa. willed to her, Hannah, if she come for it out of her captiv. By 2d w. rec. Salis: Elizabeth, b. 25 May 1691; likely m. in Salis. 24 Sept. 1713 Wm. Baker of Ipsw. Samuel, b. 28 Feb. (1691-2?). Benjamin, b. 16 Dec. 1702, d. 8 Mar. 1705-6. Benjamin k. 29 Aug. 1723 (Hoyt i. 200) unplaced, poss. meant for Tristram (11 jr).

3 ENSIGN JAMES (4), Kittery, first ment. as lot layer 24 May 1652. Ensign by June 1656. Jury 1656; Gr. j. 1657, 61, 62 (foreman); Clerk of the Com. Ct. of Kit. and Clerk of the Writs 1659. Selectm. 1659, 1661, 1666-9; Town Clerk 1667-9, removed from both as a Quaker 1669. Lists 24, 298. D. bet. 6 July 1675 - 3 Mar. 1675-6. He m. by 1661 Shuah Starbuck (Edw.), who m. 2d bet. 28 Nov. 1676 - 5 Nov. 1677 Richard Otis. Ch: John. Mary, oldest dau., m. 1st Isaac Hanson (1), 2d Robt. Evans (13). Elizabeth, 2d dau., m. 1st Jas. Chadbourne (3), 2d Samuel Small. John, b. ± 1667. Katherine, m. 1st Jas. Littlefield, 2d John Wooden. Abigail, m. Job Clements (4). See Wittum (1). Ann, (these three under 18 in 1676), m. Moses Gilman. See Y. D. 9.266, 18.107-9.

4 JOHN, by his naming a son, and by selling ‘Mosquito Hall,’ a large tract on Great Isl., it is conject. that he came on The Warwick. From Great Isl. he removed to Sturgeon Creek on invitation of John Treworgye, representing Mr. Alex. Shapleigh. Goodwife Heard kept Mr. Treworgye’s ho. while her husb. was building their ho. at the Creek. Altho on the Me. side of the river, he joined the Dover Combin. in 1640. He was always a devoted henchman of Maj. Shapleigh and was punished with him for opposing Mass, and for entert. Quakers. He was usually selectm. with Maj. Shapl. and in 1659 Com. t. e. s. c. Tr. j. 1640, 1645, 1647, 1650; Gr. j. 1645, 1649-51, 1653. Lists 41, 281, 282, 351b, 298. Recorder Rishworth disting. the two Johns, not uniformly, by spelling this one Herd, and he himself, altho usually signing by mark, in one deed appar. wrote his name Hord. Will 3 Mar. 1675-6—21 Feb. 1676-7 names w. Isabel, liv. 5 Nov. 1677. Ch: Warwick, accid. k. by Charles Frost 23 Mar. 1647 while shooting geese. James.

5 JOHN (Heard), master carpenter, never mariner nor captain. Age unkn., only as his w. was b. ab. 1628. In 1647 fined for calling Godfrey old knave and criticizing Capt. Champernowne; in 1650 he had lately been liv. on Champernowne’s Isl. in Kit., and was buying lands in York. Appar. he had built a ho. on Champernowne Isl. and on not getting his pay had burnt it; judgm. of Ct. Oct. 1650 that he replace as good and as large a ho. His deed from Mr. Hooke, 18 July 1650, recites that he had already built and fenced there. He had left York in June 1648, (Y. D. 3.71) when he sold his York ho. to John Parker, carpenter, of Marblehead, which may imply a prior acquaint., but was back again in 1651 (Gr. j. 1651-2). In Dover, where he was perman. settled by 1654, he was much relied on by Major Waldron. Lists 352, 355ab, 356abceghk, 45, 311c, 54, 49, 359ab, 52, 96. Will 2 Apr. 1687, d. 17 Jan. 1688-9. His w. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Jos. Hull (6), is commen. by Revs. Cotton Mather and John Pike; d. 30 Nov. 1706. Lists 60, 65, 67, 96. Ch: Benjamin, b. 20 Feb. 1643-4. Katherine, b. ab. 1647, d. y. Mary, b. 26 Jan. 1649-50, m. John Ham (4). Abigail, b. 2 Aug. 1651, m. Jenkin Jones. Elizabeth, b. 15 Sept. 1653, m. 1st James Nute, 2d Lt. Wm. Furber (3). Hannah, b. 25 Nov. 1655, m. 6 Nov. 1674 John Nason; not in will. John, b. 24 Feb. 1658-9, liv. 1684, not in will. Lists 359b, 52. Joseph, b. 4 Jan. 1660-1, not in will. Samuel, b. 4 Aug. 1663. Tristram, b. 4 Mar. 1666-7. Nathaniel, b. 22 Sept. 1668. Dorcas, m. Jabez Garland (3). Unident., poss. an unrec. granddau. or a young widow: Elizabeth, b ± 1684, m. in Dover 29 Dec. 1708 John Home (2 jr.). See also (7).

6 CAPT. JOHN (3), Kittery, ± 53 Apr. 1720, depos. that he liv. with Jas. Chadbourne several yrs. bef. he d. Repeat. Gr. j.; Field driver 1694-6, 1698; Lieut. 1709; Capt. 1711; Selectm. 1713,17, 21; Tavern lic. 1722. Lists 96, 38, 291, 296, 297, 298. He m. 1st 27 Apr 1690 Phebe Littlefield (11) and was wounded when she was k. by Ind. 4 July 1697 List 96. He m. 2d 2 July 1698 Jane (Cole 23) Littlefield (17), 3d Dec. 1725 Ann Win-gate (John), 4th 23 Dec. 1735 Maria (Cotton), wid. of Wymond Bradbury (3 jr.) Will 15 Jan. 1739, d. Nov. 1751; ch. and gr. ch. named, not wife. Ch. by 1st w: Dorcas, b. 26 Feb. 1690-1, m. 21 Nov. 1717 Hugh Tucker. Phebe, b. 15 Jan. 1692, m. 1st Abraham Morrill, 2d Thos. Stevens of Newc. Shuah, b. 25 Jan. 1694, m. 10 Mar. 1714 Nathan Bartlett from Newbury. 12 ch. rec. Kit. James, b. 21 Jan. 1696, m. 7 Apr. 1720 Mary Roberts (Hatevil). List 291. 4 ch. bapt. She was a wid. 3 Oct. 1725; m. 2d 1 May 1726 Saml. Wingate of Dover; adm. on 1st husb.’s est. to them 18 July 1732. By 2d w: Jane, b. 18 June 1699, m. Capt. Tristram Coffin (6 jr.) Mary, b. 24 Aug. 1700, m. Henry Barter (1 jr.) Abigail, b. 15 Apr. 1702, m. Moses Hubbard (9).

7 NATHANIEL (5), Dover, exec. of fa.’s will. Jury 1694; Gr. j. 1695; Constable 1696; Selectm. 1699. Lists 57, 62, 353, 96. He d. 3 Apr. 1700, ag. 31. Wid. Sarah (Ferniside) m. 2d 26 Apr. 1703 Wm. Fost (2) Kn. ch: Tristram. In 1701 his mo. applied for his portion; d. a. p. bef. 1720. Hannah, only surv. ch. 1720, m. 22 Mar. 1719-20 Wm. Willand. With her uncle Tristram (11) and his w. Abigail, they deeded in 1720 to ‘our relative’ Elizabeth, w. of John Home (2 jr.), who is unplaced (See 5). 3 Willand ch. rec. Dover.

8 SAMUEL (5), Dover, d. 10 Feb. 1696-7. Constable 1692, Jury 1693, Selectm. 1694. Lists 57, 62, 96 (Jam:). He m. 20 Mar. 1685-6 Experience Otis (Richard), who was scalped by Ind. 26 July 1696, yet liv. to have adm. of his est. 31 Aug. 1697, and m. 2d Rowland Jenkins (11). List 96. Ch: John, ± 14, 2 July 1706, when uncle Tristram app. gdn.; sold his fa.’s town gr. 1715. Adm. 9 Jan. 1716-7 to br.-in-law John Smith. One John m. Mary Beane in Kit. 17 Dec. 1711. Samuel, only surv. son 1718; of Berw., husbandm., 26 Feb. 1717-8, with w. Elizabeth, he sold y? of John Holmes’ gr. of 10 May 1703. 9 oh. bp. Dover 1720-37. Judith, m. John Fall. Elizabeth, m. by 1707 John Smith of Berw. Martha, Portsm. wit. 1704, m. bef. 16 Dec. 1706 Richard Tobey.

9 THOMAS, drunk and disorderly, Saco Ct. t 25 June 1640. J

10 THOMAS and JAMES 1718. List 298. 2 Bead Hearl. ‘

11 LIEUT. TRISTRAM (5), husbandman, Dover, only surv. son 1704. Town gr. with Paul Wentworth 1694, and intim. assoc with the Wentw. fam. Constable 1698, Selectm. 1700-1. Lists 62, 94, 96, 358b, (358d?). Will 18 Apr. - 3 June 1734 names w. Abigail, ch. and gr. ch. Ch: Joseph, c Dover and Rochester, b. 15 Feb. 1692-3, m. 9 Aug. 1722 Rebecca Richards of Newington; adm. to her 27 Aug. 1746. 4 or m. ch. Tristram, b. 26 Mar. 1695, k. by Ind. 31 Aug. 1723; m. in Portsm. 4 May 1717 Jane Snell, who m. 2d Benj. Hayes (3). 4 ch. 1718-23. Nathaniel, b. 23 Jan. 1696-7, d. 10 Oct. 1723, m. in Berw. 18 Dec. 1718 Margaret Warren. His fa. in 1724 deeded to her, widow, and 2 ch. John, b. 1 Jan. 1700-1, m. Charity Day (2), a wid. 1769. 8 or m. ch. Abigail, b. 15 Apr. 1702, not in will. Samuel, b. 28 Feb. 1703-4. Will 1756-1756 names w. Dorcas and 8 ch. Elizabeth, b. 8 Feb. 1706-7, m. Robt. Knight (17). Mary, b. 10 June 1709, m. John Warren. Keziah, b. 1 Dec. 1712, m. 1st Spencer Wentworth, 2d Capt. Thos. Pierce.

12 WILLIAM, (Hearlt), Dover 1649. List: 354b.

13 WILLIAM, 1702. List 298. Read Hearl.