Dorothy Heard
1784 - Aft 1820 (> 45 years)
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Name Dorothy Heard [1, 2] Birth Between 1776 and 1784 St. Mary's County Maryland 
Gender Female Death Aft 1820 Person ID I4814 1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
Family William Gough, b. Bef 1780, St. Mary's County, MD d. Between 1810 and 1820, St. Mary's County, MD (Age > 30 years)
Marriage 15 Apr 1800 St. Mary's County, MD Children 1. George Gough, b. Between 1804 and 1810, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1820 (Age > 17 years)2. William Gough, b. Between 1804 and 1810, St. Mary's County, MD d. 1863 (Age 59 years)3. Benedict Gough, b. 1810, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1853, Baltimore, MD. (Age > 44 years)▻ Anne Eliza Edelen m. 23 Feb 1832[Father: related] [Mother: related]▻ Anne Eliza Edelen m. 23 Feb 18324. John Stephen Gough, b. 1810, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1850 (Age > 41 years)Family ID F2029 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Oct 2023
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Notes - Stephen Gough was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, the son of James Gough and Priscilla Heard. He married first Ann ______. the son was baptized by the Jesuits. He married secondly Dorothy Heard, the daughter of Margaret Heard......
However, on page 276, she writes:
Children of Margaret Leigh and Joseph Heard
Ann Heard m _____ Booth
Dorothy Heard m ________ Gough
Keep this in mind concerning Ms. Donnelly's books: Good for clues, not for facts.
Dorothy Heard, daughter of MATTHEW Heard and Margaret Leigh, married William Gough in St. Mary's Co., April 15, 1800. William Gough was deceased by 1820 when Dorothy was listed as head of household. At least one of her children, if not more, moved to Baltimore.
Linda
NAME: Walter Leigh LIBER: JJ #3 FOLIO: 103
DATE OF WILL: 2/22/1806
DATE OF PROBATE: 3/3/1806
To: Mary Williams, wife of Benjamin Williams, Sr., all of my plate and $100 to buy her a carriage horse.
To: Arnold L. Leigh, $1,000; one best bed and furniture; all of my wearing apparel; and the use of a negro named Ambrose for three years.
To: Dorothy Gough, wife of William Gough, $200.
To: Reverend Sylvester Boarman, $30; a suit of mourning clothes; and $50 to be distributed to the poor of his congregation at his discretion.
To: Negro Rachel and her three children named Bett, Jane and Ann, their freedom; three barrels of corn; 100 weight of bacon; and one cow and calf for their support.
To: Negroes named Philip, Jacob and Rages, their freedom.
To: Negro Ambrose, his freedom after three years.
To: Ann Booth, Rebecca Heard, Mary Heard, Eleanor Heard, and Margaret Heard (daughters of Margaret Heard, deceased), Walter Heard, Margaret Smith, wife of William Smith, Mariah Williams, daughter of Benjamin Williams, Sr., Mary Cecil and Dorothy Cecil, daughters of Jeremiah Cecil, and Henny Coad, daughter of Joseph Coad, the balance of my estate divided equally.
EXECUTOR(S): Arnold L. Leigh, Benjamin Williams, Sr.
WITNESSES: Elwiley Smith, Richard Clarke
- Stephen Gough was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, the son of James Gough and Priscilla Heard. He married first Ann ______. the son was baptized by the Jesuits. He married secondly Dorothy Heard, the daughter of Margaret Heard......
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