John (Hart) Heart (abt. 1617 - 1687)

Born about 1617 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Baxter) Heart — married 2 Apr 1644 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1687 at about age 70 in St. Johnstown, Taughboyne, County Donegal, Ireland

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John (Hart) Heart was born in Scotland.

Biography

John Heart, son of David Heart and Jean Mowat, was born in Scotland about 1617. He died 8 Jan 1687 at Taughboyne (Monreagh), Co. Donegal, Ireland. John married Agnes Baxter 2 Apr 1644 at Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^[1]

Children of John Heart and Agnes Baxter

John and Agnes had at least four children.^[1]

1. Agnes Heart Born: About 17 December 1648, Dunino, Fife, Scotland. The baptism of daughter Agnes was recorded in the Dunino, Fife, parish register, “December 17 being Sabbath The whilk day Mr. Jhon Heart minister and Agnes Backstare his wyfe had a female child baptized called Agnes wittnesses Alexr Stewart in Strafuthie David Arton of Kenadie.”^[2]
2. Eupham Heart Born: About 3 March 1650, Dunino, Fife, Scotland
3. Samuel Heart Born: 3 June 1654, Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland
4. David Heart

Notes for John Heart and Agnes Baxter

See excellent research and sources of Robert and Janet Chevalley Wolfe.^[3]

John Heart died 8 Jan 1687/88 and was buried at the Taughboyne Church of Ireland, St. Johnstowne, Co. Donegal. His monumental inscription states,^[4][5]

Hic iacet corpus M--- Ioannis Hart Illustrisso Stemmate Oriundi Pasto[ris] Vigi[lantis] Pientiss [Phi]losophi Theoligi Exemii qui Christum Praedicando Eccles Taboynensi Mag cum Fr[ui] Tu Supra 30 Annos Sud Avit et Multa Propt[er] Christus Passus Tandem Maturam Animam Deo Eo Didit Aetat 70 Ian 8 An 1687.

Translation: Here lieth the body of Master John Hart of noble descent [descending from a distinguished or illustrious or famous family], a watchful [alert or vigilant] pastor, a devout philosopher, a distinguished devine, who labored over 30 years preaching Christ with much success in the church of Tau[gh]boyne and, after much suffering for Christ's sake, at length gave up his ripened spirit to God aged 70 years on 8 Jan 1687.

Agnes (Baxter) Heart was buried in Edinburgh, recorded as

"21 May 1689 Agnes Baxter relect of Mr. John Hart minestr tod tom[b].”^[6]

The Pardon (1690) for the John Hart of Westquarter executed in 1666:
“(Too late for the Rev. John Hart (d. 1688) or his widow Agnes Baxter (d. 1689) to benefit from any restoration of the elder John Hart's land, but their daughter Agnes and her spouse Robert Craighead did flee to Glasgow after Robert participated in defying (ex-)King James' army by closing the gates of Londonderry in 1689.)”…….excerpted from http://www.rps.ac.uk/trans/1649/1/133 (second act on the page)

Documentation on parents of John Heart as David Heart and Jean Mowat:
“Document SC11/5/1644/11, held at the Orkney Archives, is the marriage agreement, dated 21 February 1644, for Margaret Heart, daughter of David Heart and Jean Mowat, and James Grahame. The NAS catalog description is here: http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/nrsonlinecatalogue/details.aspx?reference=SC11/5/1644/11

The contract specifies that James Grahame's part of the agreement is to be done by the "advyse of the said Dauid Heart if he sall be on lyff And failyeing of him throw deceas be the advyse of the said [William] Heart his eldest sone and of Mr John Heart Minister his secund sone or ather of thame."

Provides some evidence to identify the parents of John Heart as David Heart and Jean Mowat. Jean's mother, Christian Stewart, was a daughter of Earl Robert Stewart of Orkney, and Robert was a son of King James V of Scotland by Euphame Elphinstone.

John Heart, who received his M.A. at St. Andrews in May, 1637, was ordained at Crail on March 22, 1643.”…..excerpted

'Notations from a handwritten book on Irish ministers kept in the Linen Hall, Belfast: '
“…[#] 1271 Hart, John; b. Scot. 1616; ed St. And.; M.A. (St. And) 1637; ord. Crail (2nd charge) 22nd Mar. 1643; m. 1644, Agnes Baxter; res. 1646; in Dunino 30th Dec. 1646; res. 1650; in Dunkeld 1650; joined the Protestors (1651), & was dep. 1652; in. Hamilton (2nd charge) 2nd Jan. 1653; res. 1655; in Taughboyne (Monreagh) 1656; recd. L150 a year (afterward higher) from Protectorate; dep. for nonconformity, 1661, but contd. to minister; imprisoned in Lifford (1664-70) for disobeying a summons issued by the Bishop of Raphoe (Robt. Leslie) to appear before the Court; fined L20, & imprisoned eight months, because of his connection with a day of fasting & prayer (17th Feb. 1681) appointed by Laggan Pres.; d. 8th Jan. 1687. "A learned & truly eminent Minister, & was constantly employed by his brethren in all their affairs of moment & intricacy." [Scot's Fasti II. 2, 260, 421, 786] No. 611 [R. Craighead], was a son in law.“……excerpted

Notations About John Mowat, his daughter Jean Mowat, and her husband David Heart: “John Mowat, of Ollaberry, later of Hugoland, married Christian Stewart, natural daughter of Robert, Earl of Orkney. They had 4 children, among these was Jean, married David Heart, sheriff-clerk of Orkney and Shetland.”….. excerpted, http://www.cosoft.org/mowat/hugoland.html

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy John Heart : accessed 25 Jun 2018
2. ↑ National Records of Scotland, Old Parish Registers, Pre 1855 Births & Baptisms, 425/ 10 32 Dunino, p. 32 of 356, [ScotlandsPeople].
3. ↑ Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy, Notes for John Heart and Agnes Baxter. : accessed 25 Jun 2018
4. ↑ Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 8 (1910-12), 34-35, [InternetArchive].
5. ↑ William Roulston, "Memento Mori: The Seventeenth Century Monumental Inscriptions," Familia Ulster Genealogical Review 14 (1998), 55, [GoogleBooks].
6. ↑ National Records of Scotland, Old Parish Registers, Pre 1855 Deaths & Burials, 685/1 800 61 Edinburgh, p. 61 of 85, [ScotlandsPeople].

See also:

• Extensive narrative at findagrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92084723/john-hart

Acknowledgements

• Sara V Mosher