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Sophia Western (Abell) Heard (1780 - 1846)

Sophia Western Heard formerly Abell
Born in St. Mary's, Maryland, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of and
Wife of — married 17 Sep 1805 in St. Mary's, Maryland, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , and
Died at about age 66 in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Biography

1780

Sophia Western Abell was born in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA

1805

Sophia married Joseph Heard in St Mary's County, Maryland, on 17 Sep 1805[1]

1846

Sophia Western (Abell) Heard died in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, USA

Will of Sophia W Heard [2]

Signed and dated 7 September 1842
Presented for Probate: St Mary's County, Maryland; 8 September 1846
Surviving Children named:
  1. Henry J Heard
  2. James Elias Heard
  3. James W Heard
  4. James Marcellus Heard
  5. Sophia W Heard

Slaves Named in Estate Inventory[3]

Nace (or Sam?), male, over age 16
Joseph, male, under age 16
Unnamed woman and child

Sources

  1. ↑ ”St Mary's County Marriage Records“: p 352 in Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus, M.S. M.D., Compiler. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources. Volume 1 (Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, MD; 1915) Archive.org (Full view)
  2. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999": The Last Will and Testament of Sophia W Heard; St Mary's County Wills, Volume GC2, pp 188-189 FamilySearch (Images 216-217 of 511)
  3. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999": Estate of Sophia W Heard; St Mary's County Estate Inventories (1845-1851); Vol GC3, p 297 FamilySearch (Image 163 of 286)

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Abell-381 created through the import of wilk.ged on Jun 18, 2011 by John Wilkinson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by John and others.




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Kirch-132 Carole (Kirch) Bannes
Abell-1316 and Abell-381 appear to represent the same person because: Obvious duplicates, same parents and life-dates, but one with spouse added
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