Sarah (Maddux) Hearne (abt. 1735 - 1819)

Born about 1735 in Somerset, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Hearne — married 1750 in Maryland

Descendants

Died 1819 at about age 84 in Somerset, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1730s. She was the daughter of Alexander Maddux and Elizabeth Powell. She passed away in 1819.

Spouse of Benjamin Hearne 1727–1802 Children Levinia Hearne GORDY 1761–1832 Spencer Hearne 1762–1837 Thomas Hearne 1771– Hannah Hearne HASTING 1780–1837 Sally Hearne 1784– Aft 1802 Samuel Hearne 1785– Polly Hearne VINCENT 1786–1837

Recorded in Liber E B N0 23 folio 56, WILL of Benjamin Hearn , son of William & Elizabeth [Williams] Hearne In the name of God, Amen. I, Benjamin Hearn, of Somerset county, and state of Maryland, in his perfect senses do make this my last will and testament revoking all former will or wills that may have been made....

In the first place I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah Hearn, all my lands and houses, where I now live, including the lands I bought, where Geo. Vicent formily lived, during her natural life, for the use of her and my three daughters. Viz: Sally Hearn, Elizabeth Hearn, & Hannah Hearn and after her death, I give and bequeath unto my son Spencer Hearn all my lands in Somerset county, except the lands hereafter to my three daughters . Viz: Sally Hearn, Elizabeth Hearn, & Hannah Hearn, to him and his heirs and assigns forever....

I give and bequeath unto my three daughters Sally Hearn, Elizabeth Hearn, Hannah Hearn, all the lands I bought of Benjamin McLellin, also all the land I bought of James Fletcher, also twenty-five acres of land that I bought of John Johnson, to be equally divided between them, and their heirs and assigns forever, They are not to take possession of the said land from Spencer Hearn, until the decease of their mother, also I give and bequeath unto my three daughters; Sally Hearn, Elizabeth Hearn, & Hannah Hearn, three feather beds & furniture, eight head of sheep, 3 horses, They are to have the choice of one apiece out of my flock, also three Negros. Viz: Phillis, Easter, & Levin, to be equally divided between them also three cows and three calves, all the looms, Stays, Geers, etc., one bofat, also I give them one negro man named Isaac, also I give them a bond due me from Wm. and John Morris, for one-hundred and twenty pounds principal and the interest due thereon, to be equally divided between them....

I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, one negro man named Joe, also one cart and yoke oxen, one cow and calf, all my harrows, plows, & chains, etc. also all my hoggs, four sheep, one feather bed and furniture, also all the pott mettle frying pans, one horse, three pewter basons, two ditto dishes, all the earthern ware and glass ware, also all my crop that is on hand. I give and bequeath unto my son, Samuel Hearn, all my lands lying in Worchester & Sussex County, to him & his heirs .... also all the personal estate, belonging to me lying in Sussex County to him and his heirs.... I give and bequeath unto my son Spencer Hearn one negro man named Hercules to him and his heirs....Also I give and bequeath unto Nathan Gordy, one negro boy named Jack, to him and his heirs....I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter, Polly Vicent, one negro woman, Patt, to her & her heirs .....

The remaining part of my estate to be equally divided between my wife & seven children. Viz: Samuel Hearn, Polly Vicent, Levina Gordy, Spencer Hearn, Sally Hearn, Elizabeth Hearn, & Hannah Hearn, to them & their heirs forever... It is my desire that the plantation where John Johnson now lives, that I bought of James Fletcher, should be rented and the rent paid in to my wife and three daughters . Viz: Sally Hearn, Elizabeth Hearn, & Hannah Hearn, during the natural life of my wife Sarah Hearn...

Lastly I appoint my daughter Sally Hearn, whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament . In testimony where of I have here unto set my hand & seal this 11th October, Anno Dom'l, 1802.

Signed, sealed and acknowledged the within to his last will and testament. Benjamin Hearn seal Will Stone John Maddux George Maddux

October the 30th day, 1802. Then came Sally Hearn and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that the within instrument of writing is the true and whole last will and testament of Benjamin Hearn, late of Somerset County ,deceased that hath come to her hands or possession, and that she doth not know of any other....

Before Geo. Handy, Reg. wsc.

October the 30th day, 1802. Then came John Maddux and George Maddux, two of the subscribing witnesses to the within last will & testament of Benjamin Hearn, late of Somerset county, deceased and severally made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they did see, the testator within named, sign and seal this will, and that they heard him publish, pronounce, declare the same to be his last will, & testament, and that at the time of his so doing, he was, to the best of each of their apprehensions, of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, capable of executing a valid deed, and with that they did respectively subscribe their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the within named testator, and in the presence of each other and in the presence of the other subscribing witness. They further disposed that William Stone subscribed his name as a witness to this will in the presence of the testator...

Before Geo. Handy, Reg. wsc Benjamin Hearn seal Will Stone John Maddux George Maddux

Sources

• Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Maryland Census, 1772-1890.

• Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

• Brief history and genealogy of the Hearne family from A. D. 1066, when they went from Normandy with William the Conqueror over to England, down to 1680, when William Hearne the London merchant came to America, and on down to A. D. 1907 by Hearne, William Thomas, 1835-