According to "A Heard Family Record-based History" (2005) by Joyce Perkerson Poole:
1.) John's father's name was Charles Heard rather than John Heard.
2.) John's mother's name was not certain rather than Margaret McDonald.
3.) John's birth year was estimated to have been 1717 rather than 1699.
4.) John wrote his will in 1787 and it was probated in 1788 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
5.) "In those times, nephews or cousins would be called Junior to an older uncle or relative with the same given name." (There are various examples of this in the Heard family.)
Original bio information from a different source:
Son of John Heard and Margaret McDonald Heard
John came to America with his father, 5 brothers & 5 sisters from Aiglish, Tyone County, Ireland in 1719
He married Bridget Carroll 1738 in Hanover County, Virginia, on the last day of the year 1773 John and other members of the Heard family to settle on site (one mile from where Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia is today) and on new year's day 1774 they began Cutting down the first trees to build a stockade fort it was called Fort Heard.
Children of John Heard and Bridgett Carroll
Barnard Heard (Major) 1739-1784
Jane Ann Heard 1740-1786
Stephen Heard (Governor) 1741-1815 #20053
Thomas Heard 1742
Bridgett Heard 1745-1787
1.) John's father's name was Charles Heard rather than John Heard.
2.) John's mother's name was not certain rather than Margaret McDonald.
3.) John's birth year was estimated to have been 1717 rather than 1699.
4.) John wrote his will in 1787 and it was probated in 1788 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
5.) "In those times, nephews or cousins would be called Junior to an older uncle or relative with the same given name." (There are various examples of this in the Heard family.)
Original bio information from a different source:
Son of John Heard and Margaret McDonald Heard
John came to America with his father, 5 brothers & 5 sisters from Aiglish, Tyone County, Ireland in 1719
He married Bridget Carroll 1738 in Hanover County, Virginia, on the last day of the year 1773 John and other members of the Heard family to settle on site (one mile from where Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia is today) and on new year's day 1774 they began Cutting down the first trees to build a stockade fort it was called Fort Heard.
Children of John Heard and Bridgett Carroll
Barnard Heard (Major) 1739-1784
Jane Ann Heard 1740-1786
Stephen Heard (Governor) 1741-1815 #20053
Thomas Heard 1742
Bridgett Heard 1745-1787
According to "A Heard Family Record-based History" (2005) by Joyce Perkerson Poole:
1.) John's father's name was Charles Heard rather than John Heard.
2.) John's mother's name was not certain rather than Margaret McDonald.
3.) John's birth year was estimated to have been 1717 rather than 1699.
4.) John wrote his will in 1787 and it was probated in 1788 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
5.) "In those times, nephews or cousins would be called Junior to an older uncle or relative with the same given name." (There are various examples of this in the Heard family.)
Original bio information from a different source:
Son of John Heard and Margaret McDonald Heard
John came to America with his father, 5 brothers & 5 sisters from Aiglish, Tyone County, Ireland in 1719
He married Bridget Carroll 1738 in Hanover County, Virginia, on the last day of the year 1773 John and other members of the Heard family to settle on site (one mile from where Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia is today) and on new year's day 1774 they began Cutting down the first trees to build a stockade fort it was called Fort Heard.
Children of John Heard and Bridgett Carroll
Barnard Heard (Major) 1739-1784
Jane Ann Heard 1740-1786
Stephen Heard (Governor) 1741-1815 #20053
Thomas Heard 1742
Bridgett Heard 1745-1787
1.) John's father's name was Charles Heard rather than John Heard.
2.) John's mother's name was not certain rather than Margaret McDonald.
3.) John's birth year was estimated to have been 1717 rather than 1699.
4.) John wrote his will in 1787 and it was probated in 1788 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
5.) "In those times, nephews or cousins would be called Junior to an older uncle or relative with the same given name." (There are various examples of this in the Heard family.)
Original bio information from a different source:
Son of John Heard and Margaret McDonald Heard
John came to America with his father, 5 brothers & 5 sisters from Aiglish, Tyone County, Ireland in 1719
He married Bridget Carroll 1738 in Hanover County, Virginia, on the last day of the year 1773 John and other members of the Heard family to settle on site (one mile from where Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia is today) and on new year's day 1774 they began Cutting down the first trees to build a stockade fort it was called Fort Heard.
Children of John Heard and Bridgett Carroll
Barnard Heard (Major) 1739-1784
Jane Ann Heard 1740-1786
Stephen Heard (Governor) 1741-1815 #20053
Thomas Heard 1742
Bridgett Heard 1745-1787
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