Stephen Heard^{[1, 2]}

1740 - 1815  (75 years)

• Name	Stephen Heard
  Birth	1740	poss. Hanover County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Nov 1815	Heardmont, Elbert County, Georgia
  Person ID	I187	Georgia Revolutionary War Graves
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2012

  
  

• Headstones

  Heard, Stephen (photo from grave dedication) GPS: N34 deg 06. 815’. W82 deg 41. 683'

  
  

• Notes

  He fought in the French and Indian War under George Washinton-built forts in Wilkes Co-Heard's Fort was one which became eventually the City of Washington, GA. Stephen Heard fought for the Wilkes County Militia and was a Capt of one and was involved in many Indian and Loyalist's skirmishes. On one engagement, when he came home he found his wife and child in the cold after the Loyalist burned their home. His family died from exposure and around the end of the war he re-married - captured in the Battle of Kettle Creek - placed in prison in Augusta. He was appt. Governor in 1780-81.

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] State of Georgia, Governors Journal and Records (Reliability: 2). [S17] Arnold, Ross & Burnham, Hank, Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, (New Papyrus Co., Inc., 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA 30605).