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Nehemiah Hearne (1722 - abt. 1760)

Nehemiah Hearne aka Hearn
Born in Delmar, Sussex, Delawaremap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 37 in Somerset County, Marylandmap
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Biography

Nehimiah Hearn was born May 10, 1722 in Delmar, Sussex, Delaware, the son of Thomas Hearne Sr. and Sarah (Wingate) Hearne.[1]

He was the brother of Thomas Hearn and Esther Hearne.

Nehemiah Hearne and Elizabeth Day (Calloway) Hearne married in about 1715.
Their children were:

  1. William Hearne (1746–1832)
  2. Joshua Hearne (~1748 - ~1798)
  3. Elisha (Hearn) Hearne (1754 - ~1812)
  4. Mary Polly (Hearn) Patton (1758 - 1848).
  5. Thomas Hearne (1758–1762)

He died September 10, 1760, in Somerset, Maryland, and is buried in the family cemetery, Hearne-Freeney Cemetery in Delmar, Wicomico, Maryland.[1][2]

Three of his children are named in his father's will as listed below.

Father"s Will

The Will of Thomas Hearne (son of William and Mary B: May 31, 1691 ) as of record at Princess Anne, Maryland (also recored in Annapolis Maryland) Dated 27 January 1762. Probated 26 March 1762 [3]
The executor named as Thomas Hearne - son

Named in Will

George Hearne - son
Ebenezer Hearne - son
Thomas Hearne - son
Elizabeth wife of Isacc Moore - daughter
Sons of Nehemiah Hearns - (Deceased son)
- Elisha (Hearn) Hearne - grandson
- William Hearne - grandson
- Joshua Hearn - grandson
Jemima Hearne - daughter
John Hearne - son
Mary wife of Joshua Morgan - daughter
Sarah Hearne - daughter
Anne Hearne - daughter
James Hearne son of William Hearne -

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #85771396 (accessed 27 April 2023)
    Memorial page for Nehemiah Hearne (1724-Mar 1760), citing Freeney-Hearne Cemetery, Delmar, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA.
  2. Hearn History page 43
  3. Hearne, William Thomas. 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. Press of Examiner Printing Co. Independence, Mo. 1907. p. 103. archive.org
    In the Will of Thomas Hearne (son of William and Mary B: May 31, 1691 ) as of record at Princess Anne, Maryland (also recorded in Annapolis Maryland) Dated 27 January 1762




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Hearne-122 and Hearne-19 appear to represent the same person because: Same DOB DOD same child same spouse
posted by Mel (Gilbert) Lambert

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