Richard Heard 
Richard was born in 1756 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina.1 Richard's father was Charles Christmas Heard and his mother was Isabella. His paternal grandfather was CHARLES HEARD and his paternal grandmother is Isabella. He had six brothers and a sister, named Leonard, Stephen, John, George, Joseph, William Henry and No. 40. He died at the age of 61 on October 6th, 1817 in Jackson Co., Georgia.1 General Notes
[Heard.FTW]
Will reads in part as follows:
Item 1, left his beloved wife, Elizabeth, the land on which he then lived along with stock and several negroes.
Item 2nd, left a tract of land to son Charles on which he then lived.
Item 3d, All remaining land, and negroes and remaining stock to be divided equally among his four children, Daniel Heard, Elizabeth Norman, Charles Heard, and Mary Heard after the death of his wife.
Item 4 Omitted
Item 5th Left grandgaughetr A. Caroline Norman bay filly and a heifer.
Item 6th, left to eacvy jof his children one negro girl each ...etc.
Item 7th, left wife Elizabeth Heard, his son-in -law Lewis Norman and Daniel Heard his exucutors.
Signed Oct 1, 1817 in presence of Willis Pope, John Coleman John Robeson
Will was recorded.
Receipt of Dr. Gilbert Hay, of Samuel Heard 1799-1800, legacy due him from estate of Charles, & jof Ann Owens, Mar 1800 for her legacy. Receipt of Stephen Heard Sr, 1799 for brandy, cash lent etc in 1794; receipt of John Heard for corn 1787 & money lent 1792.
Appraisor of estate along with Wm. Whitman and A. Bailey
Near William, George and Charles.
Appraiser of estatewith Stephen Clement and John Ray
1 Heard.FTW
Further sources/citations:
poole4.ged, Heard and Allied Families @ Will book A, Jackson Co. GA, 1803-1860, p 72, The Heard Journal & Herd, Hird, Hurd Too @ Issue 15 & 16, July and Oct. 1988, 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 48, The Heard Journal & Herd, Hird, Hurd Too @ Issue 15 & 16, July and Oct. 1988, page 458., Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Early Records of Georgia, Wilkes County, Vol. I, page 104, Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Early Records of Wilkes Co, Vol 1, pages 051-070., Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Early Records of Wilkes Co., Georgia, Vol. 1 page 104, Heard Genealogy, Recipient: John W. Heard, Address: Gainesville, VA, Author E-mail: BR Conolly@@aol.com @ The Colonial Records of Georgia by Candler (from Harold Heard's book)
Further sources/citations:
poole4.ged, Heard and Allied Families @ Will book A, Jackson Co. GA, 1803-1860, p 72, The Heard Journal & Herd, Hird, Hurd Too @ Issue 15 & 16, July and Oct. 1988, 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 48, The Heard Journal & Herd, Hird, Hurd Too @ Issue 15 & 16, July and Oct. 1988, page 458., Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Early Records of Georgia, Wilkes County, Vol. I, page 104, Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Early Records of Wilkes Co, Vol 1, pages 051-070., Wilkes County Georgia Genealogy, Url: http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/index2.shtml @ Early Records of Wilkes Co., Georgia, Vol. 1 page 104, Heard Genealogy, Recipient: John W. Heard, Address: Gainesville, VA, Author E-mail: BR Conolly@@aol.com @ The Colonial Records of Georgia by Candler (from Harold Heard's book)