Capt Thomas HEARN Jnr [6258]

  General Notes:

Named in his fathers Will.

Essex Record Office Chelmsford
D/DU 206/10
Refs to Robert Liveing Fenn and Thomas Harrold Fenn sons of Harriet Fenn beneficiaries under the Will of Thomas Hearne of Harwich.
To be researched 2002, was this Thomas [6258]?

Essex Record Office D/DU 206/10
DEED DEPOSITED BY GUILDHALL LIBRARY
Scope and Content:
Release of legacies under the will of Thomas Hearn of Harwich;
by Thomas Hearn of Harwich, mariner, eldest son 8 August 1767
by William Hearn of Harwich, draper, 15 October 1770
by Richard White, baize maker of Coggeshall and Anne his wife (formerly Hearn), 26 August 1774

Release of legacies under the will of Robert Liveing of Harwich, gent.
by Robert Liveing of Harwich, gent., 19 July 1785
by Thomas Liveing of Harwich, gent., 24 August 1785
by Joseph Threadgill of Harwich, fisherman and Martha his wife, 25 August 1785
by Richard White of Coggeshall, esq., his wife Anne, Thomas Hearn of Harwich and William Hearn of Coggeshall, 9 March 1786

Thomas was living at Washbrook SFK at one point.

Essex Record Office number D/P170/1/9
Burials: Saint Nicholas, Harwich, Essex
Capt Thomas HEARN, of thee Packet Prince of Wales aged 60, buried Jan 16 1806

  Research Notes:

Thomas Hearn
Dates: 1776-1800
Location: Harwich Essex
Title: Commander of the `Prince of Wales', Packet
Address(es): Harwich, Essex
Office Holdings: Naval Office(s): Commander of the `Prince of Wales', Packet
Source Date: 1784
Source Info: Listed in Bailey's British Directory [for 1784]; or, Merchant's and Trader's Useful Companion for the year 1784 ... in 4 Volumes ... Volume 1. London; Volume 2 The Western Directory; Volume 3 The Northern Directory; Volume 4 The Eastern Directory. The First Edition, 1784, BAILEY. London; Printed by J. Andrews, Little Eastcheap, and to be had of the Author, No. 53, Basinghall-street; No. 4, Queen-street, Cheapside; Mr. Long, Optician, Royal Exchange, and of every Bookseller in Town and Country

From Liveing Archive random notes.
Same notes as documented in Thomas Liveing 231,and Harriet 230 items 5 & 6 on 231 also mention Mrs White (probably a sister of old Capt Herne ) was a ???? had a fine house at Coggenhall she always talked of her "honest cousin Tom Liveing" her granddaughter married Capt George brother of the 4 noted Miss Deans Sally Susan Harriet and Rachel.
Family tree follows showing 'Old Capt Herne [1st coz of Capt Liveing?]', who must be 6258, marked as Capt Hearne Jnr on web. Then 'Tom Herne (half witted), Miss Herne m Mr Cleghorn Surgeon of Nayland form in Army, and then Children Ralf, Tom,George,White daughter, Herne do, Phillis'
'Nice looking children (White & Herne very pretty)
Mrs Cleghorn always sending for my father (Ed. Liveing) either to attend her or to consult with her about her affairs she was always speaking of her Aunt Mrs White of Coggleshall & when she ventured, applied to her for pecuniary assistance.
She never visited at my fathers & rarely (if ever) went out except to Harwich occasionally.

  Other Records

1. Thomas Hearn: Will, 1805, Washbrook, Suffolk.
Will of Thomas Hearn
7 Dec 1805
This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas Hearn late of Harwich in the County of Essex, but now of Washbrook in the County of Suffolk gentlemen First I desire all my just debts to be fully paid and satisfied by my executors hereinafter named and I subject, and charge my real and personal Estates with the payment thereof and I confirm a certain Deed and Settlement of my real Estates in Harwich aforesaid, and in Dovercourt in the said County of Essex as far as I can and lawfully may, but subject nevertheless, to the payment of my said debts and I nominate and appoint James Pullman? of Woodbridge in the said County of Suffolk gentlemen and William Laugham of Washbrook aforesaid, it executors of this my Will Item all the rest residue and remainder of my personal Estate after payment of my Debts Legacies ffuneral and Testamentary expenses I give and bequeath to Eleanor my wife to her own use and disposal. Also I give to the said William Laugham the sum of ten pounds for his acting as one of the executors of this my will and my mind and will is that my executors shall reimburse himself and themselves all necessary costs charges and expenses, he or they shall be put to in and about the executing of this my will and that neither of them, shall be answerable for the acts or deeds of the other of them but each for his own acts deeds defaults and . . . . . only and lastly revoking all former Wills by me made I declare this to be my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament contained in one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this Seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Five.
Signed Thomas Hearn
Signed sealed published and delivered by the said testator Thomas Hearn as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Sarah Alder Hearns -- The mark of Thomas Scott -- John Scott

This Will was proved at London the fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six before the worshipful Charles Coote Dr of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Honourable Sir William Wynn Knight also Dr of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Perogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of William Laugham one of the executors named in the said Will to whom Administration was granted of all and singular the goods chattels and credits and credits of the said deceased he having been first sworn duly to administer power reserved of making the like grant to James Pullman the other executor named in the said Will when he shall apply for the same.
Ref: PROB 11/1438 TNA

Thomas married Eleanor CROW [18012] [MRIN: 6482], daughter of Isaac CROW [18272] and Hannah [18273], on 10 Jul 1771 in Ipswich, SFK. (Eleanor CROW [18012] was baptised on 4 Sep 1746 in St Nicholas Harwich ESS, died on 19 Feb 1829 and was buried on 25 Feb 1829 in St Nicholas Harwich ESS.)