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From: The Goughs <>
Subject: Is the Elizabeth Heard mentioned in the will of Ignatious Gough,the eventual wife of John Baptist Gough?
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:25:06 -0600

Dear List, is the Elizabeth Heard mentioned in the will of Ignatious
Gough, the eventual wife of John Baptist Gough? I assume that Mary
Heard is the daughter of Ignatious Gough; is there other proof? What
happened to Mary Heard daughter of Elizabeth Heard? Did she go to
Kentucky?

> NAME: Ignatius
> Gough LIBER: JJ
> #1 FOLIO: 387
> of Frederick County, Maryland
> DATE OF WILL: 1782
> DATE OF PROBATE: 3/30/1782
>
> My plantation and land in St. Mary's County called "St. Margaret's"
> containing 147 acres is to be in the possession of Elizabeth Heard of
> St. Mary's County for the use and maintenance of her and her daughter,
> Mary Heard (daughter of the said Elizabeth and the granddaughter of
> John Basil Heard), until Mary Heard arrives to the age of 16 at which
> time it is to belong to her.
>
> To: Elizabeth Heard, my bed and bedstead; one bolster; one rug; one
> blanket; and one sheet.
>
> Brother: James Gough, all of my right and title to that part of "St.
> Margaret's" that is in dispute between John Greenwell, John Bailey,
> James Gough, and myself.
>
> EXECUTOR(S): Brother, James Gough
>
> WITNESSES: James Leak, James Farthing, Ninian Beall
>
> True copy of this will by George Murdock, Register of Wills,
> Frederick County, Maryland provided 10/27/1786.
>
Thanks, Mike


--
Michael J. Gough

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