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Third Generation


5. Elijah Hearne 1 (William , William ) was born 2 about 1710 in , Somerset, Maryland, USA. He died in Nov 1789 in Delmar, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 45 and 47

Elijah married Sarah (mnu) Hearne 1, 2. Sarah died in Oct 1791.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 47 (Maiden name not given)

They had the following children:

+ 26 M i William Hearne
  27 F ii Joanna Hearne 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 47
        Joanna married Living.

7. Jonathan Hearne 1 (William , William ) was born 2 about 1715. He died 3 in Mar 1794.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 45, 47 and 83,428.

He had the following children:

+ 28 M i Jonathan Hearne (Jr)
+ 29 M ii Isaac Hearne
+ 30 M iii Elijah Hearne
  31 M iv William Hearne 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 47.
+ 32 M v Samuel Hearne
  33 F vi Sarah Hearne 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 47.
  34 M vii Ebenezer Hearne 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 47 and 54---he went to Texas in early life and we have no trace of him, but some one of the numerous families in Texas are doubtless his descendants.
  35 M viii George Hearne 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 47.

8. Samuel Hearne 1 (William , William ) was born 2 about 1730. He died 3 in Jun 1803 in Delaware or Maryland.

See Source and Citations
Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 55,428,445---He was a surveyor by profession as well as farmer, and a man of considerable influnce in the community and strong force of character;

Samuel married (1) Rhoda Parker 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 55.--her parents were Jacob and Mary Parker

They had the following children:

+ 36 M i Jonathan Hearne
  37 M ii Thomas Hearne 1 was born in , Sussex, Delaware, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 55,428,445.
  38 M iii Benjamin Hearne 1 was born in , Sussex, Delaware, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 55.
  39 F iv Nancy Hearne 1 was born in , Sussex, Delaware, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 55.
        Nancy married Living.
  40 F v Hannah Hearne 1 was born in , Sussex, Delaware, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 55.
        Hannah married Living.
  41 F vi Polly Hearne 1 was born in , Sussex, Delaware, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 55.
        Polly married Living.
  42 F vii Betsy Hearne 1 was born in , Sussex, Delaware, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 55.
        Betsy married Living.
+ 43 M viii William Hearne

Samuel married (2) Elizabeth (mnu) Hearne 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 55.---mentioned in his will--no maiden name given

9. John Hearne Sr 1 (William , William ) died 2 in 1769 in , Worcester, Maryland, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 45 and 102.--left a large estate and a will. Affidavit to will made June 7, 1769. Inventory filed Aug. 1769. Accounts passed Aug. 1770.

John married Living.

They had the following children:

  44 M i Living
  45 M ii John Hearne Jr 1 died about Apr 1806 in Snow Hill, Maryland.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 102.--From the records at Snow Hill, MD it shows a will was proven for John Hearne, Jr, April 12, 1806. (Death date info posted from this/TCB)
  46 M iii Peter Gordy Hearne 1 died about Jul 1840 in Snow Hill, Maryland.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 102.--From the records at Snow Hill, MD it shows a will was proven for Peter G. Hearne, July 15, 1840. (Death date posted from this info/TCB)

10. Benjamin Hearne 1 (William , William ).

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 45 and 97.

Benjamin married Mrs. Sarah (mnu) Hearne 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 97.

They had the following children:

  47 M i William Hearne 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 97.
  48 M ii Thomas Hearne 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 97.
+ 49 M iii Spencer Hearne

14. Nehemiah Hearne 1 (Thomas , William ) was born about 1715 in , , Maryland, USA. He died in Mar 1760 in , Somerset, Maryland, USA.

DEATH-BURIAL-PARENTS-SIBLINGS: William T. Hearne, BRIEF HISTORY
AND GENEALOGY OF THE HEARNE FAMILY; 1627-1907; 1907, Examiner Printing Company,
Independence, Missouri, FHL Film 0553999, pg. 43; (microfilmed
from copy in Library of Congress). COMMENTS: Buried in family burial ground
on family farm, which is in Somerset Co., MD. Aparently the oldest child.
Birth range based on other sibling information.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 43,103,200,277,432m.html>432,618,623,654,672:--- was the ancestor of the Hearnes in Texas from whom the town of Hearne took its name. He died two years before his father.

SPOUSE NAME: The LDS IGI suggests spouse may be Elizabeth Day /Calloway/

Nehemiah married 2 Bettie 1 about 1742 in , Somerset, Maryland, USA. Bettie was born about 1715. She died after 1760.

SPOUSE-DEATH: William T. Hearne, BRIEF HISTORY
AND GENEALOGY OF THE HEARNE FAMILY; 1627-1907; 1907, Examiner Printing Company,
Independence, Missouri, FHL Film 0553999, pg. 43; (microfilmed
from copy in Library of Congress).
!BIRTH: Range based on husband's brothers

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 43,200,618,623,654,672

They had the following children:

+ 50 M i Elisha Hearne
+ 51 M ii William Hearne Sr.
+ 52 M iii Joshua Hearne
  53 M iv Thomas Hearne 1 was born in , Somerset, Maryland, USA. He died about 1762 in , Somerset, Maryland, USA. He was buried in , Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 618.--Died within two years after his father.
  54 F v Mary Hearne 1 was born in , Somerset, Maryland, USA. She died about 1761/1762 in , Somerset, Maryland, USA. She was buried in , Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 618.--Died two years after her father

15. Ebenezer Hearne 1 (Thomas , William ) was born 2 on 6 May 1717 in , Worcester, Maryland, USA. He died in Apr 1796 in , Delaware, USA. He was buried 3 in family Homestead, Sussex, Delaware, USA.

BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL-PARENTS-SIBLINGS-CHILDREN: William T. Hearne, BRIEF HISTORY
AND GENEALOGY OF THE HEARNE FAMILY; 1627-1907; 1907, Examiner Printing Company,
Independence, Missouri, FHL Film 0553999, pg. 43; (microfilmed
from copy in Library of Congress). COMMENTS: Buried in family burial ground
on family farm, which is about 12 miles east and two miles south of Laurel,
Delaware.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 43,103,108,161,176,177,221,266,277,431m.html>431,432m.html>432,444,453,457,462,618.

Ebenezer married Priscilla Fooks 1. Priscilla died 2 on 10 Apr 1796 in , , Delaware, USA. She was buried 3 in , , Delaware, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 43,161,162,163,165,277,287,444,453,457,462,618

They had the following children:

+ 55 M i Lowder Hearne
  56 M ii George Hearne 1 was born on 2 Sep 1758 in Little Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA. He died 2 in 1778 in New Jersey.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 161,225,277. --was a soldier in the American army of the Revolution and was killed by the Hessians in New Jersey in 1778.
+ 57 M iii Joseph Hearne
+ 58 M iv Clement Hearne
+ 59 M v Thomas Hearne
+ 60 M vi Ebenezer Hearne (Jr)

16. Thomas Hearne 1, 2, 3, 4 (Thomas , William ) was born in 1720 in Delmar, Somerset, Maryland, USA. He died about 1800 in , Montgomery, North Carolina, USA.

BIRTH-DEATH-PARENTS-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-SIBLINGS-RESIDENCES-PROPERTY: William T. Hearne, BRIEF HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE HEARNE FAMILY; 1627-1907; 1907, Examiner Printing Company, Independence, Missouri; pp. 467-468; FHL Microfilm #0553999; NOTES: Emigrated to Onslow Co., North Carolina, about 1767; moved to Montgomery, NC near the Yadkin River. CHILDREN: Hearne lists 12 children in this order: "Thomas, George, Nancy Rachel, William, Ebenezer, Elizabeth, Abner, Edmond, Howell, Stephen, Drewry, and John W." However, the birth dates he provides for some of the children conflict with this order. He provides no explanation for this inconsistency.

BIRTH-DEATH-PARENTS-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Tucker in Montgomery, see LIFE sources. Tucker names the 12 children in this order: William, Stephen, Edmond, Elizabeth, Drewery, Abner, Ebenezer, John, Howell, Nancy Rachel, Thomas, George. Tucker notes that William, Ebenezer, and Stephen stayed in Montgomery, while all the other children moved to Tennessee.

CONFLICTS: The order of children offered by Hearne, and Tucker are different, but the names of the children are exactly the same. Tucker's order does not significantly better match the dates provided by Hearne.

RESEARCH: 7/8/98. Yadkin River flows from Yadkin down on the west of Montgomery and flows into the PeeDee river.

CENSUS: There is a Thomas is found in Montgomery, N.C. in 1790 census. See sources. This Thomas has one male over 16, one under 16, and one female.

MILITARY: "Thomas prosepered in North Crolin, till the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, since he had taken an oath of allegiance to the King, he refused to bear arms against his neighbors, which cost him to lose most of his property. Some of his sons, however, did serve for the Americans in the War." (Tucker, in LIFE sources.)

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 103,105,108,109,428,432,467,468,470,484,487,495,496,540,561,576,583,603, 614,615,616,744 ---He was left executor of his father's will, moved to Montgomery Co., North Carolina and married.

Thomas married Nancy Wilson 1, 2 about 1765 in , Montgomery, North Carolina, USA. Nancy was born 3 before 1750 in , , Maryland, USA.

SPOUSE-CHILDREN: William T. Hearne, BRIEF HISTORY
AND GENEALOGY OF THE HEARNE FAMILY; 1627-1907; 1907, Examiner Printing Company,
Independence, Missouri, FHL Film 0553999, pg. 467-468; (microfilmed from copy
in Library of Congress). HISTORY: Emigrated to Onslow Co., North Carolina,
about 1767; moved to Montgomery Co. (VA?) near the Yadkin River.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 108,109,468,470,484,487,495,496,540,561,576,583,603,614,616,744 --Her Father was John Wilson

They had the following children:

+ 61 M i Thomas Hearne
+ 62 M ii George Hearne
+ 63 M iii Ebenezer Hearne
  64 F iv Elizabeth Hearne 1 was born about 1752 in of, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA. She died died young.

PARENTS: William T. Hearne, BRIEF HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF
THE HEARNE FAMILY; 1627-1907; 1907, Examiner Printing Company, Independence,
Missouri; pp. 468; FHL Microfilm #0553999; NOTES: Birth based on sibling
info.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 468,614
+ 65 M v Edmond Hearne
  66 M vi Abner Hearne 1 was born about 1757 in of, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA. He died about 1783.

PARENTS: William T. Hearne, BRIEF HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF
THE HEARNE FAMILY; 1627-1907; 1907, Examiner Printing Company, Independence,
Missouri; pp. 468; FHL Microfilm #0553999; NOTES: Birth based on sibling
info.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 468.
  67 M vii Howell Hearne 1 was born about 1763 in of, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA. He died before 1830 in , Overton, Tennessee, USA.

PARENTS: William T. Hearne, BRIEF HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF
THE HEARNE FAMILY; 1627-1907; 1907, Examiner Printing Company, Independence,
Missouri; pp. 468; FHL Microfilm #0553999; NOTES: Birth based on sibling
info.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 468.
+ 68 M viii Rev. Stephen Hearne
+ 69 M ix John W. Hearne
+ 70 M x William Hearne
+ 71 M xi Drewry Hearne
+ 72 F xii Nancy Rachel Hearne

17. George Hearne 1 (Thomas , William ) was born 2 about 1715. He died in 1782 in , , North Carolina, USA.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 103,105,108,138,432,496.---During the Civil War, 1861 to 1865, the Federal soldiers devastated a large part of the country and burned most all the records in their march through North Carolina so that I have been unable to get copies of the old wills,etc, hence cannot get the name or birth of his wife or their marriage and names of his children or the deaths of any of them.

George married Frances Calloway 1.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 644 --from Rhoda Lee (Hearne) Cox, she says that her grandmother Tabitha was the daughter of Thomas and Frances (Calloway) Hearne. Frances was the daughter of Job Calloway and was killed by lightening.

QUESTION: I believe Tabitha was the daughter of George and Frances (Calloway)Hearne. I have added her as his wife here instead of a wife of a Thomas, because she shows Tabitha's sister as Sally and a brother as Jesse and states that there were 4 other brothers, but she doesn't know their names. I have these as children of George. I need to verify all this??/TCPB

They had the following children:

+ 73 M i Purnell Hearne Sr.
+ 74 F ii Tabitha Hearne
+ 75 M iii Nehemiah Hearne
+ 76 M iv Jesse Hearne
  77 F v Sally Hearne 1.

NOTE: Name of this child from book "MY HERN FAMILY" By Betty Hern Harrell

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Page 644 --Shown as a sister to Tabitha.
  78 F vi Betty Hearne 1.

NOTE: Name of this child from book "MY HERN FAMILY" By Betty Hern Harrell
  79 F vii Abigail Hearne 1 was born in 1782 in , , North Carolina, USA. She died in 1855 in Lowndesboro, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.

NOTE: Name of this child from book "MY HERN FAMILY" By Betty Hern Harrell

QUESTION: I'm not sure if this is the correct Abigail!! but it is the only one I have listed at the present time/TCPB.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 618,619,620,621 --She was his cousin. They married in Georgia and in 1818 moved to Lowndesboro, Lowndes Co, Alabama.
  80 viii Arcady Hearne 1.

NOTE: Name of this child from book "MY HERN FAMILY" By Betty Hern Harrell
  81 F ix Sarah Hearne 1.

NOTE: Name of this child from book "MY HERN FAMILY" By Betty Hern Harrell

19. John Hearne 1, 2 (Thomas , William ).

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 103,104,674. --Name of wife unknown.

He had the following children:

+ 82 M i William Hearne

25. William Hearne 1 (Thomas , William ) died before Mar 1762 in MD.

Info from Hearne, "History and Genealogy of the Hearne Family", Pages 103,104,428.

He had the following children:

  83 M i Living

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