Captain John Heard

Capt. Heard was an old Indian fighter and companion in arms with Major Charles Frost.

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Origins

Children of Shuah Conley and James Heard:

• Mary
• Elizabeth
• Abigail
• Katherine
• Anne ( b. 1661)
• John (b.1667).It’s probable that the younger two moved with her to the Otis house

Citations

• 1. Genealogical Dictionary of ME and NH," by Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis (Reprint 1928-1939. Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1988) p. 307

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John Heard (abt. 1667 - aft. 1751)

Captain John Heard

Born about 1667 in Kittery, York, Province of Maine, Massachusetts bay, British Colonial America

Son of James Heard and Shuah (Starbuck) Otis

Brother of Abigail (Heard) Clements, Anne (Heard) Gilman, Elizabeth (Heard) Small, Mary (Heard) Hanson and Katherine (Heard) Littlefield

Husband of Phoebe (Littlefield) Heard — married 27 Apr 1690 [location unknown]
Husband of Jane (Cole) Heard — married 2 Jul 1698 in Kittery, York, Maine

Father of Dorcas (Heard) Tucker, Shuah (Heard) Bartlett, James Heard, Jane (Heard) Coffin and Abigail (Heard) Hubbard

Died after 6 Jan 1751 in Kittery, York, Province of Maine, Massachusetts bay, British Colonial America

Profile last modified 20 Aug 2020 | Created 6 Oct 2011

JOHN HEARD

b.c.1667 m.1. 27 Apr. 1690 Phebe Littlefield (killed by Indians 4 July 1697) 2. 2 July 1698 Jane Cole (d. of Nicholas Cole, m.1. Joseph Littlefield) 3. Dec. 1725 Ann Wingate 4. int. 27 Nov. 1735 Maria Cotton of York (m.1. Wymond Bradbury) will 15 Jan. 1739- 6 Jan. 1752 The inventory of the estate of his brother-in-law, James Chadbourne, 27 May 1686, mentions: "his house & land bought of Nathell Lord, & joynes to John Heards farme at Sturgeon Cricke..."[1] John deposed that he lived with James Chadbourne for several years prior to his death. John was on the Grand Jury for the Court of Sessions 15, 16 July 1690, 24 Feb. 1690/1, 4 Apr. 1693, 2 Apr., 2 July, 1 Oct. 1695, 7 Jan. 1695/6, 4 Jan. 1697/8.[2]

John's house was attacked by the Indians on 4 July 1697 and he was wounded and Phebe was killed in the attack. Joseph Storer wrote to his brother-in-law Capt. John Hill on 10 July:

"Brother Hill

It has pleased god to take away Major Frost, the Indians waylaid him last Sabbath day as he was coming home from Meeting at night and killed him and John heards wife and [ ] Lowning and John Heard is wounded. The good Lord santifies it to us all. It is a great loss to the whole Province and especially to his family and last Monday the poast that cam to Wells as they went to go home the Indians killed them about the marked tree, namly Nicholas Smith Proper and Hennery simson. Brother mistress Frost is very fill of sorry and all of her children. Cousen Charles and John was with their father and escaped wonderfully and several other with them. Capt Brekett went with som of his Company On Monday by way of Neckewanack and I see your wife full of grief and your child is well. Mrs Fron and sister & all you brothers & sisters remember their love to you and earnestly desired you to com over if you can possible without danger. Pray do not venture in the day to com. Remember our love to all our brothers and sisters and cousins and good Lord keeps us in these perreles times and santifie all his awful dispensations to us. No more at present. Praying for you.

Your brother, Joseph Storer"

John witnessed a deed 12 Dec. 1698 from Peter Wittum of Kittery to Samuel Small of Kittery of his property on Sturgeon Creek.[3]

"Know all men by these presents that I John Heard of Kittery in ye County of York in the Province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman, for and in consideration of ye sum of one pound and sixteen shillings of Lawfull money of New England to me in hand paid at and before ye Ensealing and Delivery hereof by John Newmarch of ye same town.... the receipt whereof I doe hereby Acknowledge and myselfe therewill fully Satified have given granted bargained and sold... unto ye abovesd John Newmarch his heirs and Assigns a certain tract of land lying and being in ye township of Kittery containing fifty Acres as it was laid out and bounded to me ye sd John Heard by the Survirs of ye town of Kittery William Godsoe and Nicholas Gowen on ye 26 of Augst 1699... In witness whereof I ye sd John Heard have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of April Anno Domini One thousand & Seven hundred. Signed Sealed & dd John Heard in ye presents of us Mercy Smith Hannah Hamond"[4]

“May 6, 1702. To John Heard confirmation: all that land granted to his grandfather Abrahm Conley”.[5]

John witnessed a deed from Black Will to Charles Frost 13 Nov. 1708 of 100 acres in Kittery. Black Will was the former slave of Nicholas Shapleigh who had a relationship with Alice Hanscom.[6]

"This Indenture Witnesseth a bargaine of Exchange Between John Heard of Kittery in ye County of york in New England yeoman on ye one part & Nicholas Morrell of ye Same town & County Brick Layer on ye other part wch is as followeth vizt The sd John Heard Doth by these prsents Give Grant bargaine Sell release Allien Convey & Confirm unto ye sd Nicholas Morrell a Certaine Tract of Land in ye Township of Kittery aforesd Begining at ye highway Leading from Sturgeon Creek Bridge... And ye sd Nicholas Morrell doth by these prsents Give grant Bargain Sell Release Aleine Convey & Confirm unto ye sd John Heard a Certain tract of Land in ye Township of Kittery... Bounded... by ye Country Road Leading from Sturgeon Creek bridge Toward Newchewanack & on ye South by Sturgeon Creek & on all other Sides by ye Lands of ye sd John Heard it being part of ye Antient Possession of Abram Conley decd which ye sd Nicholas Morrell purchased of William Lord of Kittery... In Confirmation of all above written wee ye sd John Heard & Nicholas Morrell have hereunto Set our hands & Seals this Second day of March in ye Eight year of ye Reign of our Soveraign Lady Anne of Great Brittaine &c Queen Annoq Domini one thousand Seven Hundred & Nine Ten 1709/10 Signed Sealed & Dd John Heard Nicholas Morrell In Presents of us John Brooks- his mark Nicholas Gowen"[7]

"To All People to whom these prsents shall Come Wee John Heard & Jane my wife of Kittery in ye County of york within her Majtys Province of ye Massachusetts Bay in New England Send Greeting Know Yee that for & in Consideration of a Certaine piece of meadow & meadow ground Scittuate on ye Southermost Side of ye body of Meadow at Sturgeon Creek... have sold... unto Nathan Lord of Kittery aforesd yeoman... a Certain piece or parcell of Meadow Containing two Acres & a halfe... at Sturgeon Creck in Kittery... In Witness whereof wee have hereunto set our hands & Seales this third day of Aprill in ye Ninth year of our Soveraign Lady Anne by ye Grace of God of Great Brittaine ffrance & Ireland Queen Defendr of ye faith &ct Annoq Domini one thousand Seven hundred and tenn 1710 Signed Sealed & Delivered John Heard Jane Heard- her mark In prsence of us John Hill Phillip Hubord Charles ffrost"[8]

"To All People unto whom this present Deed of Sale Shall come John Heard of Kittery... Yeoman Sendeth Greeting Know Yee that for and in Consideration of ye Sum of Thirty three pounds Currant money of New England to me in hand paid at and before the enSealing & Delivery of these presents by Nicholas Morrell of ye Sames Kittery aforesd Bricklayer... a Certaine Tract of parcell of Land Scittuate & being in ye Township of Kittery aforesd Containing Thirty acres... which sd Thirty acres of Land was Given and granted unto John heard Grandfather to John Heard ye grantor by ye Town of Kittery on ye twenty fourth day of June 1662... In Witness whereof I ye sd John Heard have hereunto Set my hand & affixed my Seal this Seventeenth day of Decembr in ye Tenth year of ye Reign of our Soveraign Lady Anne of Great Brittain &c Queen Annoq Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eleven 1711 Signed Sealed & Delivered John Heard In the presents of us Joseph Smith Nicholas Cole Joseph Hamond"[9]

"To All Christian People to whom these presents Shall come wee John Heard of ye town of Kittery in ye County of york in ye province of ye Massachusetts bay in New England and Jane his wife and Samuel Smale of ye town aforesd & Elizabeth his wife and Job Clements of Dover in ye province of New Hampshire in ye County aforesd & Abigail his wife Sendeth Greeting for & in Consideration of a valluable Sum of money in hand paid unto our father James Heard late of Kittery decd by one John Neale of ye town of Kittery aforesd for which paymt wee do Acknowledge our Selves to be full Satisfied and are therwith Contented... & do... sell... one Moiety or halfe part of a Certaine parcell or tract of land lying and Scittuate in ye town of Kittery aforesd & formerly granted by sd town unto our foresd father James Heard & Thomas Etherington unto Andrew Neale of ye town of Kittery Aforesd & Son of ye Abovesd John Neale... bounded on ye North or thereabouts by a lot of land formerly granted unto one William Elingham & Southerly by a lot granted unto one Katherine Treworgie & westwardly by ye river of piscattaqua & Easterly by ye Comons... In Witness hereof wee the foresd John Heard & Jane his wife Samuel Smal & Elizabeth his wife Job Clements & Abigail his wife have hereunto Set our hands & Seals this twenty first day of Octobr Anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred & twelve & in ye Eleventh year of her Majtys Reign Anne by ye grace of god over great Brittaine Queen... In ye prsence of us Daniel Furbush Joseph Gould James Warren"[10]

"Know All men by these presents that I John Heard of Kittery... do... grant... unto Nathan Bartlett late of Newbery now of Kittery... Tanner Two Certaine pieces of land Scittuate lying & being in Kittery Aforesd out of ye homestead land of sd Heard... In Witness where of I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal ye 27th day of February Annoq Domini 1713/4 John Heard Signed Sealed & Delivered in psence of Benjamin Lord John Croade

Berwick March 2d 1713/4 York ss Captn John Heard Appeared & Acknowledged ye above written Instrumt or deed of gift to be his Act & Deed & Jane his wife Also Appeared & relinquished her right of Dower or Thirds to ye lands above mentioned Before me Ichabod Plaisted"[11]

"To all Christian People to whom these presents shall Come Greeting Know Ye that I Job Clement of Dover in the Province of New Hampshire in New England Tanner with the Consent of Capt John Heard and all the rest of James Heards deceased children of Kittery for & in consideration of Twenty-ffive pounds currant money of New England to me in hand paid by Samll Lord of Berwick... Husbandman... Confirm unto sd Samll Lord a peice or parcell of land scituate in the Township of Kittery or Berwick containing Twenty Acres more or less... The Land above mentioned was a grant granted by the Town of Kittery to our ffather James Heard as an addition to his Lott at Tompsons point... In Witness hereof Wee have hereunto set our hands & seals, This twenty eight day of Octr 1713 and in the twelth Year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Ann of Great Britain ffrance and Ireland Queen defender of the ffaith &ct. Signed Sealed and Delivered Job Clements John Heard John Wooden Robert Evens Samll Small in Presence of us John Gowen Nathan Lord Nathan Bartlet"[12]

"To All Christian People to whom this presents shall Come Know Ye that I John Heard of Kittery... Yeoman with ye Consent of Jane my wife for & in Consideration of a Valluable Sum of Money to me in hand paid by John Morrell Junr of sd Kittery have granted & Sold... unto sd John Morrell... a Tract of Swampy ground lying East from Strugeon Creek... being Twenty Acres more or Less which Swampy ground was granted to my father James Heard by ye Town of Kittery October ye Twenty first 1668... In Witness hereunto I have Set to my hand & Seals this Ninth day of January Annoq Domini One thousand Seven hundred and Sixteen Seventeen & in ye third year of ye reign of our Soveraign Lord George of Great Brittaine ffrance & Ireland King Defendr of ye faith &ct John Heard Jane Heard- her mark Signed Sealed & Delivered In presence of us John Gowen Nathan Bartlett Daniel Emery"[13]

"Whereas there is a Controversie between John Morell Junr and Richd Chick both of ye Town of Kittery in ye County of york Yeoman relateing to ye bounds & possession of their Lands & marsh or meadow Lying on ye North Side of Sturgeon Creek at or near a place Called ye round about marsh or Jinkins his marsh in Kittery aforesd for ye Issuing of which Controversie they ye sd Morrell & Chick have referd them selves to ye Determination award & Arbitramt of Captn John:Heard & Joseph Hamond of sd Kittery Gent whose Award Shall be a finall Issue of Said Controversie... In Witness whereof ye sd John Morrell & Richard Chick have hereunto Set their hands & Seals the 27th Day of Septr Annoq Domini: 1715...

Wee ye Subscribers being Chosen and appointed by John Morrell Junr & Richard Chick of Kittery... to arbitrate & Decide a Controversie between them... we haveing accordingly mett on The place heard ye pleas & Debates of both partyes & Seen their Titles & Evidences Doe upon Delibertate Consideration of all curcumstance Judge it meet & Just that the bounds between them Do begin at a red Oak Tree... Do forever hereafter remain ye proper Estate of ye sd John Morrell Junr... & ye Land on ye Contrary Side unto sd Richd Chick... And further wee do Allow ye sd Richd Chick ye priviledge of passing to & from Sturgeon Creek with his Teeam &ct wch Landing place Shall be Joyning to Samll Smalls bounds by ye red Oak Tree first above mentioned ye sd Chick Keeping up ye fence So that sd Morrell may have no Damage yr by Witness our hands & Seals... John Heard Jos: Hamond"[14]

John was also part of a committee along with Nicholas Shapleigh, John Tompson, Stephen Tobey, Daniel Fogg, Samuel Small, Thomas Weed, Nicholas Gowen, Joseph Hodgdon, Jonathan Stone, Benjamin March and Daniel Emery to partition 300 acres in Berwick along with the falls, dams and rivers 7 Apr. 1718 which was completed 2 June 1718.[15]

"To all Christian People to whome these presents shall come John Heard of Kittery... Yeoman, Sends Greeting Know ye that ye sd John Heard for & in Consideration of ye Sum of Twenty pounds Currant money of New England to him in hand paid... by Joseph Pilsbery of Kittery... Blacksmith... Sell... unto ye sd Joseph Pilsbery... a Certain Tract of percel of Land Containing Ten acres Scituate lying & being in Kittery aforesaid & it is a part of a lot of Land laid out to James Heard at ye third Hill ye 31st day of December 1674 Containing one hundred & twenty Nine acres which was laid out to ye sd James Heard in part of his grant from ye Town of Kittery of one Hundred & fifty acres... In Witness whereof ye sd John Heard hath hereunto Set his hand & seal ye Seventeenth Day of May in ye Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred & Twenty & in ye Sixth Year of ye Reign of our Soverign Lord George by ye Grace of God King of Great Brittain... John Heard Signed Sealed & Delivered In presence of us Richard Thurla Noah Emery Francis Allen

York may 17th 1720 Capt John Heard above named acknowledged ye above written Instrument to be his free act and Deed before Charls ffrost Jus: Peace"[16]

John was one of the appraisers of Ichabod Plaisted's estate 22 Dec. 1721.[17]

Capt. John had a tavern license in 1722.

"To all People to whom this Present writing shall come Greeting Know Ye that we Robert and Mary Evens of Mendon in the County of Suffolk in New England for divers good causes and Considerations us moving have remised released and forever quit Claimed... unto Capt John Heard of Kittery in the County of York in New Engd aforesd Gent... all that Right... wch we the said Robert & Mary Evens ever had now have or ought to have of in or unto a Certain Estate of Inheritance Left unto us by our Hond Father James Heard of Kittery aforesd Decd... we the said Robert & Mary Evens have here sett to & Affixed our Hands & Seals the Eleventh Day of June Annoq Domini 1725, an in the Eleventh Year of his Majesties Reign George by the Grace of God over great Britain france & Ireland King Defendr fie Die... Att his Majs Court of Genl Sesseso for the Peace at Dover Nathan Bartlett & Anna Evens now Anna Hussey appearing in Court made Oath that they saw Robert Evens & Mary Evens within namd Sign Seal & Deliver the within Instrumt..."[18]

"To all Christian People to whom these Presents shall or may come Greeting Know ye that John Wooden of Salem in the County of Essex Yeoman & Katherine Wooden his Wife one of the Daughters of James Heard late of Kittery... for & in Consideration of the Sum of nine Pounds to them in Hand paid by Capt John Heard of Kittery... Gent...all their Right... that they ever Had now have or hereafter may have or ought to have off & into the Estate of their aforenamed late Father James Heard Decd... 14 Day of June... 1725"[19]

"To all Christian People to whom these Presents shall or may come Greeting Know Ye that Samuel Small of Kittery in the County of York Yeoman and Elizabeth his Wife one of the Daughters of James Heard late of Kittery... in Consideration of the Sum of Ten Pounds to them in Hand paid by Capt John Heard of Kittery... Gent... all their Right... that they ever had now have or hereafter may have or ought to have of & into the Estate of their aforesd late Father James Heard Decd... ninteenth Day of June Annoq Domini 1725"[20]

"To all Christian People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that we Moses Gilman Senr and Moses Gilman Junr of Exetor in the Province of New Hampshire Husbandmen John Lord of said Exeter Joyner & Abigail his Wife John Longee of sd exetor Cordwr & Anne his Wife Nicholas Smith of said Exetor Cordwainer and Judath his Wife Abnes Thurston of said Exeter Cordwainer & Shuah his Wife & Eliza Gilman Datr of said Moses Gilman a Singlewoman for & in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty Pounds currant Money of said Province to use in Hand paid... by Nathan Bartlet of Kittery in the County of York Tanner... all the Estate... Interest or Demand wch we... have or ever had of in & unto all or any Partes of the Real & Personal Estate of James Heard of Kittery aforesd Deceased Father in Law to me said Moses Gilman Senr & Grand father to us the said Moses Gilman Jur John Lord & Abigail Lord John Longee and Anne Longee Nicholas Smith & Judath Smith Abner Thurston and Shuah Thurston & Eliza Gilman... wch the said James Heard Died possessed of... Third Day of July Anno Domini 1729"[21]

"In the Name of God Amen the fifteenth day of January in the thriteenth year of ye reign of King George ye Second Annoque Domini One thousand Seven hundred and thirty nine I John Heard of Kittery in the County of york within ye Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Gent being aged and weak but of perfect mind & memory & expecting the time of my death is near do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament = Recommending my Soul into the hands of Christ my Redeemer in & through whom alone I hope for Eternal salvation and my Body to a decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named and as Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life I give and bequeath the Same in ye following manner & form viz.-

Imprimis It is my will that all my just debts & funeral Charges & all dues & demands that are Lawfull against me shall be first paid and discharged by my Executor out of my Estate real or Personall or both as my Executor shall find most necessary and convenient as also all ye charges & expenses which my Executor shall be at in Executeing of this my will-

Item It is my will that my Farm whereon I now Live at Sturgeon Creek that is to say so much of it as was the farm of my grandfather John Heard decd. & given by him to me in & by his Last will & Testament shall be divided according to ye true value for Quantity and Quality to and amongst all my children & ye representatives of those that are dead as follows vizt. The tow children of my son James Heard decd. Namely Sarah & Phebe to have a double portion betwixt them so as to make Each of them Equal to Each of my Daughters Dorcas Tucker, Shuah Bartlet, Phebe Stevens, mary Barter, & Abigail Hubbord & to each of them the said Dorcas, Phebe, Shuah Mary & Abigail and to ye children and representatives of my daughter Jane Coffin decd. Equall portions that is to say ye said children & representatives of my daughter Jane decd. To have so much as to make all but one portion equal to nine aforesaid ( ) single portions- Always Provided that those of my sons in Law who have built or made any Improvements (by my Leave) on any part of ye said farm shall have ye same (if they choose it) reckoned only as so much Land in part of their wives shares Saving to themselves their buildings and Improvements-

Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Shuah Bartlet my Silver Tanker she paying unto each of her sisters namely Dorcas, Phebe, mary and Abigail one fifth part of the value thereof

Item I give and Bequeath unto my well beloved grandson John Heard Bartlet fifty Pounds to be paid to him (without interest) by my Executor when he shall arrive to ye age of twenty one years or sooner if my Executor shall see meet-

Item I give and Bequeath unto my well beloved grandson John Heard Hubbard thirty pounds to be paid to him (without interest) by my Executor when he shall arrive to ye age of twenty one years or sooner if my Executor shall see meet-

Item I given and bequeath unto my well beloved son in Law Nathan Bartlet and his Heirs forever that parcel of Land on ye south side of the High way where his Barn now stands to the Quantity of one acre for Convenient yard to & about the said Barn (it being Land which I bought)-

Item I do hereby nominate and appoint my well beloved son in Law Nathan Bartlet to be the sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament And my Will is and I do herby Impower order and appoint my said Executor to sell all my Estate Right title and Interest of in and unto all & every part and parcel of the common & undivided Lands in Kittery and Berwick as it is stated proportioned & divided or as it may be stated proportioned or divided and fifty acres of Land of mine in Berwick near Little river and all other my Estate Real & Personall whatsoever and wheresoever it is or may be found in the Best manner he may or can and to dispose of the money thereby produced for & towards the payment of all Lawfull Debts dues & Demands that are or may be against me & ye funeral charges & his own necessary Expenses as aforesaid and the Legacies by me given in this my will And the overplus to divide to and amongst all my children and the Legal representatives of them that are deac in Equal protions in which division ye children of my son James aforementioned shall not have any double portion but only a single share or portion- Equally divided betwixt them & so of ye children of my daughter Jane Coffin decd.- Provided always and it is my will that my Children & their representatives aforesaid shall forever Rest satisfied and Contented that in the division of the farm aforesaid my sons in Law who have Built upon and made Improvements of any part therof as aforesaid shall have such Buildings & Improvements to themselves respecitively only allowing ye Quantity of Land as is aforementioned and Provided also that they & each of them Release unto the Heirs or assigns of Nathan Lord Decd. All Right to that Little parcel of marsh which I sold or Exchanged to ye said Lord Lying in Sturgeon Creek marshes- which if any of them shall refuse to do then such as shall so refuse shall be & hereby are excluded and forever Declared from having any part share or Portion of what I herein order to be sold & divided to and amongst them- as aforesaid- any thing in this my will not withstanding- In Witness whereof I the Said John Heard hereunto set my hand & seal ye Day & year first above written- John Heard his J mark Signed sealed Pronounced & declared By the said John Heard as his Last Will & Testament in Presence of Samll Thomas Edmd Coffin Robert Cutt Joshua Small Noah Emery

In the name of God Amen the twenty Eighth day of September Anno. Domini One thousand Seven hundred and forty One I John Heard of Kittery in the County of york within the Province of the massachusetts Bay in New England Gent. Having made signed sealed Pronounced and declared my Last will and Testaments bearing date the fifteenth day of January in the thriteenth year of the reign of King George the Second Annoque Domini one thousand Seven hundred & thirty nine therein and therby dispossing of my Estate real and personal & appointing my son in Law Nathan Bartlet my Executor- And through Infinite Goodness my life being Prolonged to this time and my memory good & perfect (Tho Bodily weak) I have well Considered my said Last will & Testament in Every article & Clause it being this day distinctly read in my my Perfect hearing- I do hereby Establish ratify and Confirm ye same Last will & Testament as the true and just declaration of my Mind and will with respect to ye disposition of my Estate- with only the addition and alterations hereafter in this codicil mentioned which I do hereby order and Appoint to be taken received Observed & Executed as part of my said Last will and Testament that is to say- That whereas in and by my said Last will and Testament I did give and Bequeath unto my well beloved grandson John Heard Bartlet fifty Pounds to be paid to him (without interest) by my Executor when he shall arive to ye age of twenty one years or sooner if my Executor shall see meet- I do hereby ratify and confirm that Bequest & in Consideration that his father intends to Educate him at the Colledge I give and Bequeath unto him ye said John Heard Bartlet a further sum of fifty Pounds to be paid to him (without interest) out of my Estate as soon as he shall have Perfected his Studies at ye colledge so far as to Commence Bachelor of Arts but if he ye said John Heart Bartlet shall dye before he shall so Perfect his Study then my will is that the said fifty Pounds and also ye other fifty Pounds aforementioned shall be to and for ye use of his brother my grandson Nathan Bartlet Provided he the said Nathan shall be brought up at the Colledge as aforesaid but in case he shall not be brought up at ye Colledge & in case of his brothers death as aforesaid then ye said Nathan shall have only one of the fifty Pounds aforesaid-

Item My further will and Pleasure is that my Pew in ye meeting house in this Parish where I now Live shall be and remain to & for ye use of my children & grandchildren such as have occasion to use it from time to time & not to be sold from them-

In Witness that this Codicil written upon ye same sheet of paper whereon my will aforementioned is written shall be taken & Executed as part of my will I hereunto set my hand & seal ye aformentioned 28th day of Sept. 1741 John Heard his J mark In Presence of John Rogers Robert Staple Robert Cutt Joshua Small Noah Emery

A True and Perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods Chattles rights & Credits of Capt. John Heard Late of Kittery in sd County Deceased Taken and apprised by us the subscribers as they were shewn to us by Capt. Nathan Bartlet Executor to the Testamt of the sd deceased November the 25th 1751 Vizt.

To Wearing apparell Lawfull money................£2-13-4 To a Small ( ) 18/8 an Iron Spit ¾.........................1-2-0 To 7 old chairs 6/ Shovel & tongs 2/8 warming pan 4/.....................................................................0-12-8 To a pair old broken hand Irons Wgt/ 20 lb.......0-4-0 To 12 lb old Iron 2/4 to 2 old Broken Bedsteads 2/8...........................................................................0-5-0 To Iron curtain rods 4/ a pair old curtains 8/....0-12-0 To some Beding & Bolster 48/ old puter 11/4..2-19-4 An old auger & Chizel tramil kittle & 2 Broken pots.........................................................................0-6-0 To an old oak table and a pine [ ? ].................. 0-5-4 A pair of small old [ ? ]yards...............................0-1-4 To about two hundred acres of up lands meddow belonging to the home lott with the buildings & appurtenances thereto belonging..................534— To six Cows With hay to winter them out at 88/ each......................................................................28-8-0 One yoke steers coming in four........................10-0-0 One yoke do comeing in three..........................5-13-4 One yoke do comeing two years old.................5-6-8 Two heifers comeing two years old..................4-16-0 To four Calves 96/ six sheep 48/.........................7-4-0 An old mare 40/ a mare coult 120/.....................8-0-0 Note all the above cretures is valued with hay sufficient to winter them out well To a Pew in the meeting house in the upper parish in Kittery.................................................................4-0-0 ......................................................................... £615-9-0

To one hundred acres of Land above the Little River in Berwick in the Division of commons...........26-13-4 One hundred moore on the south of sd river..13-6-8 One hundred acres moore in the fourth [ ? ]...13-6-8 Fifty acres more of Less Laid out near sd Little river........................................................................6-13-4 A drawing knife & some old Iron.........................0-2-0 ........................................................................ £675-11-0 Caleb Emery James Gowen Samuel Fernald"

From the map of the division of the estate:

"Note the Letters A The Dwelling House of Capt. Nathan Bartlet with two acres & 55 rods of Land adjoyning B The House of Capt. Heard Decd C one acre of Land round said Bartlets Barn 20 rod long & 8 rod wide D The dwelling House of Moses Hubbard E The dwelling House of Doctr Coffin No 1 Contains 21 acres No 2 Contains 10 acres No 2 Contains 9 acres No 3 Containes 31 ½ acres No 4 Containes 33 ½ acres [ ? ] No 5 Contains 31 acres No 6 Containes 31 ½ acres No 7 and no 7 33 acres

"Kittery april the 4th 1752 We the Subscribers being appointed by the sd Jeremiah Moulton Esqr. Judge of the Probate of Wills and for Granting Letters of administratn in sd County as of his Commission to us directed bearing Date the 6th day of Jan. 1752 We have made a just and true division partition of the farm mentioned in sd Commission to & amongst the children of Capt. John Heard Late of Kittery aforsd Deceased and the representatives of those that are dead as followeth vizt. The two children of his son James Heard deceasd namly Phebe Lord and the heairs of Sarah Chadbourn deceased to have a Double Portion betwixt them so as to make the said Jameses daughters Each of them (or their Legal representatives) Equal to Each of the sd John Heards Daughters namely Dorcas Tucker, Shuah Bartlet Mary Barter and Abigail Hubbard and to the children or representatives of Jane Coffin to have so much as to make but one portion Equal to one Single Shair, Which division or partition We have made With regard to Quality as well as Quantity according to the Testators Will and have made a Plan thereof and Nombered the Severall Lotts run the Lines and Sett up bounds between Each Lott as set forth in this Plan according to our best skill & judgmt and agree humbly to report as followeth that the Heirs or Legal representatives of Janes Coffin deceasd shall have and We have sett of to them the Lott No one in sd Plan as their full Portion of the upland reserveing Liberty for any of the children to bury their dead in the burying place 2dly we have Likewise set to Dorcass Tucker two Lotts nombered two with the house and barn as her full shair of the upland reserveing to Capt. Bartlet Liberty to take his hay out of the barn and haul away his dung as ( ) as may be and carry the water through a spout from ye Spring to his ( ) as usual (thirdly) We have sett of to Shuah Bartlet Lott Nombered three in sd Plan as her full shair of the upland (fourthly) We have sett of to Phebe Lord two Lotts nombered four in sd Plan as her full shair of the upland (fifly) We have sett of to the Heirs or Legal representatives of Sarah Chadbourn deceased the Lott nombered five as their full shair of the upland (sixthly) We have sett of to Mary Barton the Lott nomered Six in sd Plan as her full shair of the upland (Sevethly & Lastly) We have sett of to Abigail Hubbard two Lotts nombered seven in sd Plan as her full Shair of the upland all which together with this Plan is offered and Humbly submitted by us whose names are signd on the End of ye Plan Note the devision of the marsh in another Plan [which is no longer in existance] Simon Emery Caleb Emery Samuel Fernald Benj:a Story [ ? ] Clark"[22]

Children

First four children by Phebe, last three by Jane. All children born in Kittery.

• I. Dorcas- b. 26 Feb. 1690/1, m. 21 Nov. 1717 Hugh Tucker (m.1. Bridget ______) • II. Phebe- b. 15 Jan. 1692, m.1. Abraham Morrell (d.s.p.), 2. 1724 Thomas Stevens of Newcastle • III. Shuah- b. 25 Jan. 1694, m. 10 Mar. 1714 Nathan Bartlett (b. 23 Dec. 1691 Newbury, MA, d. 1775) • IV. James- b. 21 Jan. 1696, m. 7 Apr. 1720 Mary Roberts of Dover (m.2. 1 May 1726 Samuel Wingate of Dover) • V. Jane- b. 18 June 1699, m. 15 Nov. 1719 Tristram Coffin of Dover • VI. Mary- b. 24 Aug. 1700, m. 1 July 1722 Henry Barter (b. 29 Jan. 1697 Kittery) • VII. Abigail- b. 15 Apr. 1702, m. 26 Dec. 1723 Moses Hubbard (b. 8 July 1700 Kittery, d.c.1757) Fact: Burial (1752) Bartlett Family Burying Ground, Bartlett Family Farm, Old Kittery, York, Maine, United States Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Grandson of John Heard

Sources

↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. V, fol. 40 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. V, pt. II, fol. 4, 6, 7, 17, 51, 54-5, 58, 60, 68, 73, 106, 112 ↑ York Deeds- Vol. IV, folio 130 ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VI, folio 60 ↑ Kittery and Berwick Land Grants- Charles Thornton Libby- NEHGR- Vol. 70, p. 185 (April 1916) ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VII, folio 114 ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VIII, folio 82 ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VII, folio 151 ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VIII, folio 79-80 ↑ York Deeds- Vol. VII, folio 233 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. VIII, fol. 47 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. IX, fol. 265-6 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. VIII, fol. 229 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. VIII, fol. 139 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. VIII, fol. 84-6 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XI, fol. 43 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XI, fol. 53 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XVIII, fol. 107 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XVIII, fol. 107 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XVIII, fol. 107 ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XVIII, fol. 109 ↑ York County Probate- No. 8972

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 July 2020, 02:09), entry for Captain John Heard(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M238-8V1); contributed by various users. Kittery V.R. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- p. 322 "Old Kittery and Her Families"- Everett Stackpole, Lewiston Journal Press, 1903- pp.511-2 "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury"- David Hoyt, Snow & Farnham, Providence, 1897- p.571

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Brief Life History of John
When Capt. John Heard was born in 1667, in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, James Heard, was 33 and his mother, Shuah Starbuck, was 29. He married Phebe Littlefield on 27 April 1690, in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 6 January 1751, in his hometown, at the age of 84, and was buried in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Spouse

Capt. John Heard
Male
1667–1751

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Male

Phebe Littlefield
Female
1670–1697

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Female

Marriage
27 April 1690
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
Children (4)

Dorcas Heard
Female
1690–1762

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Female

Phebe Heard
Female
1692–Deceased

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Female

Shuah Heard
Female
1694–Deceased

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Female

James Heard
Male
1696–1725

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Male

Spouse

Capt. John Heard
Male
1667–1751

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Male

Jane Cole
Female
1658–1725

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Female

Marriage
2 July 1698
Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Children (3)

Jane Heard
Female
1699–1723

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Female

Mary Anne Heard
Female
1700–1760

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Female

Abigail Heard
Female
1702–1768

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Female

Parents

James Heard
Male
1635–1676

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Male

Shuah Starbuck
Female
1638–1685

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Female

Siblings (6)

Katherine Heard
Female
1659–1725

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Female

Elizabeth Heard
Female
1659–1737

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Female

Abigail Heard
Female
1665–1734

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Female

Capt. John Heard
Male
1667–1751

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Male

Mary Heard
Female
1668–1696

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Female

Ann Heard
Female
1668–Deceased

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Female