Died
at about age 71
in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
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Gilbert Hearns was a United Empire Loyalist. UEL Status:Proven Date: Undated
Biography
Gilbert Hearns UE was born in 1760 in Charlotte, New York, the oldest son of Thomas Hearns UE (1731 - 1803) and Deborah Campbell (born 1735). In February 1781, Gilbert and his brothers were located with the Kings Rangers under the command of Captain Henry Ruiter. Gilbert married Catherine Bartley about 1779 in Fredericksburgh, Ontario. Catherine was born about 1762 in New York, the oldest child of Isaiah Bartley UE (1740 - about 1825) and Eleanor Campbell (about 1744 - 1793). Catherine died either in childbirth or shortly thereafter on or before August 8, 1788 in Fredericksburgh.
UPDATE - found a petition of Catherine Bertley, wife of Gilbert Herns, dated Feb 22, 1791 - so she had to still have been alive at that date. (see below) OR Gilbert could have had two wives named Catherine. The second one making her petition in Feb 1791 and dying before May 1791. ??? Or he may have made the petition after she died but usually the person making the petition had to appear in person.
Their children were
Phoebe (1783 - ?) married to Nathan Durkee,
Margaret Deborah (1786 - after 1871) married to William McCorquodale Bell III, and
Gilbert (1788 - 1788).
Gilbert then married Mary McDougall (born about 1770), the daughter of Peter McDougall on May 31, 1791 in Fredericksburgh. Gilbert is listed on Concession 4, Lot 14 Fredericksburgh. Gilbert died August 8, 1831 in Toronto, Ontario.
Their children were
Esther (1790 - ?) married to Abraham Stoneburg,
Deborah Abigail (1791 - 1857) married to Richard Simmons and secondly to John L. Wannamaker,
Thomas Fraser (1800 - ?) married to Drucilla Page, and
Dougald McDougal (1802 - 1857) married to Jinny Hearns.
"The Memorial of Catherine Herns, alias Barthow, daughter of Sias Bartlow, late private in the 2nd Batt Royal Yorker."
Humbly showeth that your Lorships Memorialist being married to Gilbert Herns, claims the portion of land under Order of Council of 9th November 1789. And humbly prays that two hundred acres of land may be assigned her in the ninth township as the daughter of a Loyalist that duly improved his farm. And your Memorialist as in duty bound shall every pray - (signed) Catharine Herns alias Bertley"
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gilbert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gilbert: