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James Austin Heard of the Southern Heard FamiliesUpdated January 30, 2008 | |
I am James Austin Heard of the line Undetermined John Heard from County Tyrone, Ireland, Charles Sr., Charles Jr., John, Ephraim, John Bailey, John William, James Azariah, James Arthur. I spend much of my "free" time researching our Irish-O'Neill connection. Several wellknown, much respected Heard reseachers have documented the American Heard line quite successfully. I believe we have been unsuccessful in County Tyrone because our ancestor probably wasn't a Heard. My family legend states that he killed a Minister of the church (tax collector) and was fleeing from the hangman.His family and supporters slipped him aboard a ship bound for the colonies after it had put to sea. He had no choice but to change his name. My family has always believed that his surname was STEWART or STUART. The Stewarts of SHANE CASTLE married into the O'NEILL Clan, the ancestral owners of the castle, many generations before our ancestor was born. I am always pleased to receive any information on the SOUTHERN HEARD FAMILY | |
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