John married. Susanna was the daughter of Jeffrey Hudson.
John and Susanna's children may have included:
John Heard
Susannah Norris,
Ignatius Heard,
William Heard,
James Heard
Luke Heard,
Mary Peake, and
John Basil Heard.
In 1678 John inherited Susannah's father, Jeffery Hudson's entire estate in Saint Mary's County, Maryland.
They bought and lived on the 130 acre plantation, Poole, shortly before 1696. They also owed part of Heard's Choice, Ossly, and Nevitt's.
John died on August 3, 1696. Susanna died 1707.
Charles County is in south central Maryland and was created in 1658. The first settlers were mainly English tobacco planters, their indentured servants and enslaved people. Many of of the settlers were Roman Catholic.
The county, as originally laid out, also included parts of present
day Calvert, Prince George's and St. Mary's Counties.
Marylandwas established with religious freedom for Catholics. The colonial economy was based on tobacco cultivated by Africans who had been enslaved.
