William Hearle

William and his brother, Thomas, were given land by their father. William served on a jury 1696-97.

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William Hearle (abt. 1658 - bef. 1730)

William Hearle aka Hearl
Born about 1658 in Berwick, York, Maine District, Massachusettsmap
Son of William Hearle [uncertain] and Beaton (Unknown) Hearle [uncertain]
Brother of Sarah (Hearl) Cotton
Husband of Patience (Etherington) Hearl — married after Feb 1675 [location unknown]
Husband of Sarah (Thompson) Goodwin — married Dec 1703 in Berwick, York, Mainemap
Husband of Elizabeth (Grant) Hearle — married 1709 in Berwick, York, Mainemap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of John Hearl, Margaret (Hearl) Lord, Mary (Hearle) Hamilton, Etherington Hearl, William Hearl and James Hearl
Died before 10 Jun 1730 before about age 72 in Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Marriages
1.2 Children
1.3 Will
2 Sources
Biography

WILLIAM HEARLE was born by 1660 if he was at least in his early twenties when his first child was born. He was alive on 13 May 1730 but dead by 10 June 1730 when his will was proved [1]

NLD states William was "nearly related" to the John Hearl of Kittery who bought land in Berwick on 2 June 1679. "This John Hearl, husbandman, sold land on 27 August 1681, one Thomas Hearl being a witness [2] John was alive and probably living at Berwick as late as 1695. [3] On 9 November 1747, two of William's grandchildren sold property that was "granted unto John Hearl by the town of Kittery 28 July 1679" which they stated was an "Estate of inheritance" [4] William named a son John, possibly his eldest son. William was also seemingly related to one Allen Furs/Virrs, an early planter at Newichawannock whose estate William administered in 1718 [5] On 8 April 1713, Furs gifted to William "for the love I bear unto my loving cousin William Hearl Sr." 15 acres in Berwick [6]. Another William Hearl, born circa 1614, was a fisherman at Richmond Island from 1638 to 1640, then reportedly went to the Piscataqua in 1641 and was a resident of Portsmouth from 1657 onwards.[3] He dated his will 17 May 1689 in which he named only one child, a daughter Sarah.

William first appears in the records in 1678 when he was questioned for failure to assist the constable. [3] He bought land south of the Great Works river in Berwick in 1690 and, on 5 April 1699, he purchased 24 acres in Berwick, bounding property owned by Richard Nason, Thomas Spencer and Daniel Goodwill. In 1703 he received a grant from the Town of Kittery of 50 acres in Berwick. [3]

Marriages

He married, first, after 29 February 1675/6 PATIENCE ETHERINGTON, a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Spencer) Etherington[3]. Patience died about 1697 [7]. Laid out to William Hearl on 6 June 1702 was land "granted to his father-in-law Thomas Etherington" on 15 December 1659 [3]

William married, second, about December 1703 SARAH (THOMPSON) GOODWIN, the widow of James Goodwin and a daughter of Miles and Ann

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Thompson [8]. On 8 December 1703, William and Sarah executed an "ante-nuptial contract" [9]. The contract stipulated that, during her marriage to William, Sarah would retain control over "the land that was my late Husbands James Goodings at Sluts Corner & four cows, one feather bed and bedding belonging to it and all other household goods and utensils.

William married, third, and probably by 1709, as her third husband, ELIZABETH(GRANT) (LANDERS) TURNER who survived him. She was the daughter of either James Grant or of his brother Peter Grant, both of whom married the same woman named Joan (see NLD, 281, for a most interesting discussion of Elizabeth's uncertain parentage and the odd circumstances surrounding her birth). The date of Elizabeth's marriage to William Hearl is determined from the fact that William and Elizabeth's son, Richard, was a soldier (therefore he was at least sixteen years old in 1725. Elizabeth had married, first James Landers and, second, John Turner.[10] She owned the covenant and was baptized at the First Church of Berwick on 5 August 1714. [11] In April 1731, Elizabeth, now a widow, sued her stepson, Etherington, over a dispute for her thirds of William's personal estate. [3]

Children

• I. Etherington- m. 18 Feb. 1723 Berwick, Hannah Goodwin d. 7 May 1770 Berwick
• II. John- m. 17 Dec. 1711 Mary Beard, will 17 Jan. 1742-17 Jan. 1743
• III. Thomas-
• IV. James- m. 7 May 1717 Martha Jackson
• V. William- m. 15 Dec. 1717 Berwick, Margaret Warren, d. before 19 July 1725
• VI. Richard-
• VII. Mary- m.c.1705 Gabriel Hamilton (b.c.1676, m.2. 24 May 1721 Judith Lord (b. 29 Mar. 1687, m.1. Benjamin Meeds), will 1758-1763)
• VIII. Margaret- b.c.1683, m. Nathan Lord (b. 13 May 1681 Berwick), d. 22 Jan. 1772 Berwick
Will

"In the name of God Amen!

I William Hearl Senr of Berwick in ye County of York & being tho very weak in Body, yet of a Sound & well disposeing Mind, do make and ordain this to be my Last will & testament, hereby Revokeing all former will or wills by me made and ordained

In ye first place I Commend my Soul to God in & thro Jesus Christ (hopeing for the pardon of all my sins in his blood) and my body to be decently buried- And as to such outward estate wch it hath pleased God to give me I Dispose of it in ye following Manner.-

Imprimis I Give and bequeath unto my Son Atherington Herle all my homestead where I now dwell Consisting of housing & Land, upland & meadow, with ye orchard, fences and all ye previledges & appurtenances thereunto belonging, to him & his heires for ever. As also Twenty acres of wood Land with ye appurtenances, Near to Nathaniel Goodwins Land in berwick aforesd, it being my part of Thomas Spencers Hundred acre Lot, to ye sd atherington Herle & his heires for Ever. As also I give unto ye sd atherington Herle all my Live Stock of Cattle sheep Hogs & Horse Kind with all utensils, carts chains axes ploughs sleds yokes & whatsoevere utensils toye sd homestead belongs or appertains (Excepting what I shall give to my beloved wife, hereafter in this Instrument mentioned).

Item I give & bequeath unto my sons Thomas & James Herle a Lot of Land Containing fifty acres Lying in Berwick aforesd near to ?Gillisons place to be Equally Divided between ym to ym and yr Heires for Ever.

Item I give and bequeath to my son John Herle five shillings to be paid him by my Executor.

Item I give and bequeath to my son William Herle twnety shillings, to be paid him in paper Money wthin two year after my decease

Item I give and bequeath to ye Children of my Daughter Mary Hamblen deceasd the sume of twenty shillings in paper Money to be equally divided amongst ym, to be paid wthin two years after my decease.

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Margaret Lord twenty shillings in paper Money to be paid wthin two years after my decease.

Item I give and bequeath to my grand Daughter Martha Lord one feather bed & bolster

Item I give & bequeath unto my son Richard Herl ye sume of Tenn pounds in paper Money to be paid in Bills of publick credit by my executor when my sd son Richard comes to ye age of one and twenty years. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth one thrid part of my personall estate to her and her heires for Ever, Excepting what I have before given to my grand Children

As also it is my Will that my sd beloved wife should have the use of one thrid part of my Real Estate dureing her natural life

Moreover it is my Will & Pleasure that my Executor shall pay to my sd beloved wife the sume of Eight pounds tenn shillings in Bills of publick credit, wthin two years after my decease.

Finally I do hereby Appoint my Loving son Atherington Herl my sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament, and I do hereby depose & appoint that my Loving friends mr Humphry Chadburne & Mr James Grant would be trustees and overseers of ys my Last Will to see it duely executed.

Signed Sealed & Declared to be my Last Will and Testament this ninth day of August in ye year of King Georges Reign annoge Dom./ 1718. Mark of William X Herle

In presence of
Jeremiah Wise
Daniel Goodin
John Bradstreet"

"By vertue of a warrant from the Honorable John Wheelwright Esqr Judg of Probate of wills &c for ye county of york

To us the subscribers, being authorised and Impowered by him to make a true and perfect Inventory of the goods Rights and Credits ofWilliam Hearl late of Berwick Deccd bearing date june the twentieth 1730-

Imprimis: A true and perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Goods chattles rights and credits of the above named William Hearl deceasd taken and aprized July ye 2d 1730

To his wereing apparil------------------------------ 02/10/00
To one gun 8s old iron- 12s

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To two feather beds and bolsters

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10/00/00
To one Rugg 2 blankets & one pillow

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01/00/00
To Pewter 30s brass 12s--------------------------- 02/03/00
To wooden Dishes Trays and platers

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00/02/00
To two Iron potts------------------------------------- 01/00/00
To 2 tramels 2 pot hooks 1 candle Stick 1 frying
pan-------------------------------------------------------- 01/00/00
To old cask tubbs barrels chairs 1 skillet 1
pail---------------------------------------------------------01/01/00
To 3 cows at £5/10s pr piece & 1 calf—10/- 17/00/00
To one two year old horse & one yearlin

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03/00/00
To 10 sheep at 10s p-------------------------------- 05/00/00
To the house and barns----------------------------66/00/00
To 24 acres of land being ye homestead at £7:0 pr
acre----------------------------------------------------- 168/00/00
To 50 acres of out land at 2£:10s: per acre-125/00/00
......................................................................£ 410/7/0

Joseph Hartt
John Bradstreet
John hupper
York July 6th 1730

Atherington Hearl Executr named in the Last Will & testamt of the above named William Hearl deceased personally appearing before me…"[12]

Sources

↑ York County Court of Common Pleas, hereafter York County CCP, "William Hearl vs. John Hooper," Box 38, 8-133; York County Probate, #9032
↑ YCD, 3:130
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 NLD, 323
↑ YCD, 28:112
↑ York County Probate #6456
↑ YCD, 20:220
↑ York County CCP, "Nathan Lord vs. Thomas Hearl et al.," Box 40, 8-200
↑ NLD, 681
↑ YCD, 7:4
↑ NLD, 281
↑ NEHGR, 82:77
↑ York County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 9032
NLD: Noyes, Libby & Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire [Baltimore MD, reprint 1988].
YCD: York County deeds.
Sargent, William. Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Brown Thurston & Co., Portland, 1887) Page 311-13.
Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)
AGBI: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT, USA