Luke Heard (1617 - 1647)

Born 1617 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Sarah (Riddlesdale) Bixby — married 1642 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1647 at about age 30 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

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Luke Heard migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 157) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Origins

[Note: Mother's name is Unknown. Will of Edmund Hurd of Claxon, written November 20, 1626, (may be a synopsis of the actual will) names: Sister Agnes Bussy, widow. It does not identify her as his wife. He also names sons - eldest Luke when he attains age 21, Henry and Edmund; daughters eldest Grace, youngest Katharine. See: NEHGR: Vol. 51: p. 423]

Biography

Name

Luke Heard's place of origin is unknown. He arrived in 1639 at Newbury, and also resided at Salisbury and Ipswich, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Birth

Date: 1617

Place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England^[2]

[Birth is estimated 1616-1621 as he eldest brother with 2 younger brothers, and 2 sisters in 1626, death of his father]

Inheritance

Luke Hurd, not yet of age 21, is named as eldest son of Edmund Hurd, of Claxon, Norfolk, England, in Edmund's will, written on November 20, 1626 and proved on December 4, 1626. ^{[3] [4]}

Arrival in the Colonies

Date: 1639

Place: Newbury, Massachusetts^[5]

Life in Massachusetts Bay Colony

On September, 6 1639, Luke Hearde was made Freeman, Massachusetts Bay Colony^[6][7]

• Luke Heard was among those who received a lot in the first division at Colchester. ^[8]
• 1647: March 30: Luke Heard was on the Jury of Trials. ^[9]

Marriage

Luke married about 1642, Sarah Riddlesdale. Sarah was baptized at Assington, Suffolk, England on November 16, 1623, daughter of Edward and Mary (unk) Riddlesdale. ^[10]

Children

1. John born at Salisbury on February 4, 1643/4 died on February 25, 1643/4. ^[11]
2. john born on March 1, 1644/5. ^[11]
3. Edmund born c1646; married Elizabeth Warner, daughter of Daniel Warner, Sr. ^[12]

Death

Luke died in September, 1647. After his death, his widow married Joseph Bixby. ^[10]

Will, and subsequent Legal Proceedings

Luke Heard left a nuncupative will which was proved on 28: 7: 1647 [September 28, 1647]

I give to the following:

• wife Sarah, sole executrix
• eldest son John L10, when he reaches age 21
• son Edmund, L5, when he reaches age 21
• my books should be equally divided between my sons
• my sons should be brought up in reading and writing so they may choose trades
• Witnesses: John Wyatt and Simon Tompson^{[13] [14]}

His estate was inventoried by John Wyatt, James How and Thomas Howlett. {Ipswich Deeds: Vol. 1: leaf 33] ^[13]

December 15, 1647 [15: 10: 1647]: Bond of Joseph Bexby (Bixby) and widow Sarah Heard fo L30 for the two children of Luke Heard, iinen weaver, as the above parties intend to marry. Agreement is that the children will be taught to read and write, any by the age of 13, each will be apprenticed to learn a trade as ordained by Nathaniel Rogers, their grandfather Wyatt and Mr. Howlett. ^[13][9]

Further, that any lands owned in Assington, Suffolk, England which were to be Sarah's after her mother's death, if not detained, will be solely Sarah's, and Joseph Bixby will have no right to them after their marriage. [Essex County Quarterly Court Files: Vol 1: leaf 95] ^{[13] [9]}

Nathaniel Rogers and John Wyatt petitioned the General Court to fulfill the will of Luke Heard, due to the fact that Joseph Bixby being out of the country, with no estimate of his return. The court ordered an attachment to the estate of Joseph Bixby as a guarantee of the children's legacies, as the estate of Joseph Bixby has been 'so weakened'. [Essex County Quarterly Court Files: Vol 1: leaf 96] ^{[13] [9]}

Research Notes

• Salisbury Births

Heard, John, s. Luke and Sarah, 4: 12m: 1643. [February 4, 1644] (p. 131)

Heard, John, s. Luke and Sarah, 6: 1m: 1644. [March 1, 1645] (p. 131)

• Salisbury Deaths

Heard, John, s. Luke, 25: 12m: 1643. [February 25, 1644] (p. 575)^[11]

• Ipswich Marriages

Heard, Edmond, and Elizabeth Warner, Sept. 26, 1672. CTR (p. 213)^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory, published 2015, page 157, citing MBC 1:376; NeTR 37; SyTR 5; EPR 1:81-2; NEHGR 38:81, 143:220; Hoyt 198
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees. Record for John Heard
3. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 51, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1897 p. 423
4. ↑ Caldwell, Augustin, editor. Anitquarian Papers, Vol. I: No. 11, 1880, Ipswich, Massachusetts, p. 46
5. ↑ Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2006. in online database: Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Page: Place: Newbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1639;
6. ↑ Massachusetts: Miscellaneous Census Substitutes, 1630–1788, p. 2132. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. From records supplied by Ancestry.com)
7. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 3, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1849 p. 187
8. ↑ Perley, Sidney, editor. The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 4, Salem, Massachusetts p. 154
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Perley, Sidney, editor. The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 8, Salem, Massachusetts, 1904 p. 9: 12
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Threfall, John Brooks. John Wyatt of Ipswich, Massachusetts and His Wife Mary ( ) Riddlesdale in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 143, Boston, Massachusetts, 1989 p. 213-240 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} The Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1915
12. ↑ Early Settler of Suffolk and Old Norfolk in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 6, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1852 p. 6
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4} [Essex County Quarterly Court Files: Vol 1: leaf 94] Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-1681, Vol. 1: p. 81-2 Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-1681.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.
14. ↑ Perley, Sidney, editor. The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 3, Salem, Massachusetts, 1899, p. 38
15. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1910

See Also:

• Banks Charles Edward and Elijah Ellsworth Brownell. Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620-1650. The Bertram Press 1937.
• Preston Mary Isabella. Bassett-Preston Ancestors: A History of the Ancestors in America of Marion Bassett Luitweiler Howard Murray Bassett Preston Rogers Bassett Isabel Bassett Watson and Helen Bassett Hauser Children of Edward M. and Annie (Preston) Bassett. Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor 1930