John Heard, Sr., Earl of Tyrone

John Heard

Birth: 1665, Ireland Death: 1750 Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Son of John Hurd and Mary Hearnds Husband of Margaret McDonald.

John Heard came from Aiglish, Tyone County, Ireland to America in 1719 because of intolerable religious persecution. He is supposed to have engaged in an altercation with a member of the established church of Ireland over tithes in which he used a pitchfork on the tithes collector, This was a very serious offense, and as a result of this episode he left Ireland rather hurriedly bringing with him six sons and five daughters, Ieaving the seventh son Stephen the eldest, to settle his affairs. There is no information on his daughters.

Children

• Stephen Heard Sr 1695 – 1774
• Thomas Heard 1696 – 1774
• Charles C Heard 1697 – 1797
• John Heard 1699 – 1789
• James Heard Capt 1701 – 1796
• George Heard 1702 – 1748
• Jesse Heard 1703 – 1718

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John Heard
Born 1665 in Irelandmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Charles Heard and Mary (Heanes) Heard
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of Bridget (Bouton) Heard — married [date unknown] in Albemarle Co. Virginiamap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Stephen Heard, Sarah (Heard) Hall, Charles Heard Sr, John Heard and Thomas Heard
Died 1750 at about age 85 in Hanover, Hanover Co., Virginiamap
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Biography
John was born in 1665. John Heard ... He passed away in 1750. [1]

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John Hurd (aka Heard) was born in 1665, in Ireland, a son of John Hurd and Mary (Hearnds/Heanes). John Heard came from Aiglish, Tyone County, Ireland to America in 1719 because of intolerable religious persecution. He is supposed to have engaged in an altercation with a member of the established church of Ireland over tithes in which he used a pitchfork on the tithes collector, This was a very serious offense, and as a result of this episode he left Ireland rather hurriedly bringing with him six sons and five daughters.

He left his eldest son, Stephen, in Ireland to settle his affairs.
There is no information on his daughters.
John's wife was Margaret McDonald, born 1678, in County Waterford, Ireland.
She died in 1718, in Ireland.
Children of John and Margaret are:

1. Stephen Heard Sr 1695 – 1774
2. Thomas Heard 1696 – 1774
3. Charles C Heard 1697 – 1797
4. John Heard 1699 – 1789
5. Captain James Heard 1701 – 1796
6. George Heard 1702 – 1748
7. Jesse Heard 1703 – 1718

John died in 1750, in Hanover county, Virginia.

Biography from Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133437080/john-heard,_hurd

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