Barnet Heard 
Barnet was born about 1743 in Virginia.1 Barnet's father was John Heard and his mother was Heard. His paternal grandfather was CHARLES HEARD and his paternal grandmother is Isabella. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Stephen, John, No. 33, Jane Ann and Maybe No. 259. He was the third oldest of the six children. He died after January 15th, 1784 in Wilkes Co., Georgia.1 General Notes
[Heard.FTW]
cicra 1741 per Heard Chart
Alive for admin on JAN 15, 1784
Barnard said to be the eldest of five children and married in the 1760's.
Barnard Heard, dec'd. John heard, Admr. ordered to bring papers belonging to the county in posession of Barnard Heard, late Rep.
Receipt in full of judgement obtained by Geo. Walton for Stephen Heard vs. John Heard, Jr. adm of Barnard Heard, dec'd.
200 acres on the Little River. County is a guess, based on US road atlas..
Land was granted. No details
Barnard Heard made accountable to the orphans for their equal share of the estate.
1 Heard.FTW
Further sources/citations:
Descendants of Barney Heard, Recipient: John W. Heard, Address: Fredricksburg, VA 22407, Author E-mail: srharvin@@mindspring.com @ DAR record 146524, poole4.ged, Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Early Records of Wilkes Co, Vol 1, page 164., Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Page 37, Early Records of Georgia, Wilkes Co., Vol 1, pages 30-39, Folio 108, Heard Genealogy, Recipient: John W. Heard, Address: Gainesville, VA, Author E-mail: BR Conolly@@aol.com @ Early Records of Georgia Volume I Wilkes County.Abstracted and compiled by Grace Gillam Davidson., Southern Heard Families @ Page 50
Further sources/citations:
Descendants of Barney Heard, Recipient: John W. Heard, Address: Fredricksburg, VA 22407, Author E-mail: srharvin@@mindspring.com @ DAR record 146524, poole4.ged, Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Early Records of Wilkes Co, Vol 1, page 164., Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Page 37, Early Records of Georgia, Wilkes Co., Vol 1, pages 30-39, Folio 108, Heard Genealogy, Recipient: John W. Heard, Address: Gainesville, VA, Author E-mail: BR Conolly@@aol.com @ Early Records of Georgia Volume I Wilkes County.Abstracted and compiled by Grace Gillam Davidson., Southern Heard Families @ Page 50