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William Heard 1605–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: Jan 1664

Death Location: Potomac River, MD, USA

Father: Robert Heard

Mother: Helen Simpson

Spouse(s): Bridget Yawkins, Joanne Arundell, Joan Laurence

Children(s): William Heard, John Heard, John Heard

William Heard was born in 1605 in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, the child of Robert Heard And Helen Simpson. William Heard married Bridget Yawkins, Joan Laurence, Joanne Arundell, and had children including John Heard, William Heard. William Heard passed away in 1664 in Potomac River, MD, USA.

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Biography

  • William Heard was born in 1605 in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, the child of Robert Heard And Helen Simpson.
  • William Heard married Bridget Yawkins, Joan Laurence, Joanne Arundell, and had children including John Heard, William Heard.
  • William Heard passed away in 1664 in Potomac River, MD, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Heard
1570–
Birth Location: Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
RH
Helen Simpson
1575–
Birth Location: Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
HS

Spouses(s)

Bridget Yawkins
1609–1665
Birth Location: England
BY
Joanne Arundell
1600–
Birth Location: Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
JA
Joan Laurence
1605–
Birth Location: England
JL

Children(s)

William Heard
1640–
Birth Location: England
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John Heard
1623–1670
Birth Location: Edgbaston, Warwicks, England
JH
John Heard
1643–1696
Birth Location: Saint Marys, MD, USA
JH

William Heard's Ancestors

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William Heard
1605–1664
Birth Place: Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Robert Heard
1570–
Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
Helen Simpson
1575–
Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Heard
1550–
Newington, Kent, England
Margaret Clement
1550–
Newington, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Heard's Descendants

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William Heard (1605–Jan 1664) m. Bridget Yawkins (1609–1665) m. Joanne Arundell (1600–) m. Joan Laurence (1605–)
  1. 1. William Heard 1640–
  2. 2. John Heard 1623–1670
  3. 3. John Heard 1643–1696 m. Susanna Hudson 1657–1707
    1. 1. Susannah Heard 1656–1719
    2. 2. Elizabeth Heard 1675–1732
    3. 3. John Heard 1681–1747
    4. 4. William Heard 1674–1718
    5. 5. Mary Heard 1677–1720 m. Robert Ford 1664–1740 m. James Dant 1670–1717
      1. 1. Anastasia Ford 1715–1744
      2. 2. Monica Ford 1700–1763
      3. 3. Robert Ford 1700–1754
      4. 4. John Ford –1770
      5. 5. Theresa Ford 1705–1763 m. Richard Winsett 1702–1752 m. Thomas Cooper 1675–1723
        1. 1. Ignatius Winsett 1730–1776 m. Frances (Maria) Hackney –1780
        2. 2. Robert Winsett 1738–1801
        3. 3. Richard Winsett 1732–1767
        4. 4. Henry Winsett 1734–
        5. 5. Mary Winsett 1729–
        6. 6. Susanna Winsett 1744–
        7. 7. Dorothy Winsett 1736–
        8. 8. Monica Winsett 1740–
      6. 6. Matthew Tant 1705–
      7. 7. Mary (E) Tant 1838–

William Heard's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of William Heard in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
1664
Jan 1664
Age 59
Death of William Heard in Potomac River, MD, USA
Potomac River, MD, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1664
    Event Place: Potomac River, MD, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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