Evening journal., 1896-02-06
AN OLD SUSSEX FAMILY.
ITS GENEALoeY DATES BACK TO
THE NORMAN CONQUEST.

One OF the Hearne Family Accompanied
william the Conqueror when He Made
His Fsmouns Landing at Hastings.
Brief Sketch OF the American Branch Of
the Family.
The Hearne family has for fully two
centuries occupied a prominent. place in
the social. political and business life OF
this Peninsula and on the other side of
the water untts 60 origin back to the
time when members Of 1t came over from
Normandy with William the Conquersr
when he invaded England In 1866. The
American branch of the family is
descel d from the London and West
Indis merchant, William. II ,srne, and bis
two brothers, Derby aud Ebentze wis
came TO America and settled In the
Province Of Maryland A d. 1881
Writing Of the family Sir Bernard
Burke says:
"This fsmily traces its settlement In
England to ths era Of the Norman
conquest, and the name. as then written,
Henoun. is found amongst the persons OF
distinction who followed in the train OF
William the Conqueror A. d. 1860
A London work upon the Norman
People and Their Existing Descendants
In the British Dominions and the United
States of America" published In 1874.
gives the following information:
"Hearne. for Heron, from Halrun near
Rouen, Normandy.
"Tihel dc Heiron was In Essex In 1885
de accompanied William the Oonqueror
William Heron held bsrony IA Nor
mandy, time of Philip Augustus Odopel
Heron, time of William Rufus, 1887,
witnessed a charter In Dunham. England
Alban de Hairun held q barony in Hert-
fordshire. England. A d 1855 Richard
de Hairun held In Essex also. In 1865
Dru de HAirun WAS In Yorkshire, and
Jordan de HAirun In Northumberland. In
the latter county the Hsrons were of
great note, and William Heron was sum
moned as baron in 1863"
From that time on the family held
high position In England, aud members
Of it were called upon to hold office and
execute important commissions by Henry
l. Henry I'LL Edward l. Edward III.
King John, Henry VIII and many Of
their successors TO the throne.
William Hearne, a merchant. left
London in 1860, settled In the Blrbadoes,
and traded for tims in goods sent from
London to the West India Islands and
the colonies on the coast of Maryland
and Delaware Ia 1851 his two brothers,
Derby and Ebentzsr, came with him and
they settled in the then provinces OF
Msryland. near what 10 now the Mary
land and Delaware line, but on tho Della
ware side; Derby settled on what Is known
to the present time as Theodore Brewing
toms Mill and Ebeutzsr at the Line
Meeting House william, in toe Spring
Of 1858, settled near his brothers, Ia the
province OF Maryland, on what Is still
known and recoguizsd as the old HeArne
Homestead. From these three the
American branch has sprung Is inf l.
ence In Delaware has been felt maiAly In
Sussex county, where 10 has held
position OF prominence for very many
yesrr.
Thomas Hesrnes second son, Eb7nezsr.
was born May 6 17l7; be married
Priscilla Fooks, and settled on farm
shout ten miles east OF Laurel, his
dwelling house said 10 be- the home Of
tbemerchant WlllisD, and also his son
Thomas, and where they sre all buried
stood until 1890. whsn it was removed
some half mile and converted into a
barn. They had six children.
William l. AeRrn, of Whesling. w.
Va, was a son Of Thomas Hearne, third
son Of Low dor Hesrne He was born a.
Isurel on Ssp'em ber 81 1918
Ex Clerk OF the Senate Edward d.
Hesrne, descend ant Of the Norman
follower OF VII lam, is at present living
81 Georgetown His father was George
w c Besrne and his m ,ther a daughter
Of Dr. Edward Dingle
General r. R Ktnoey. Of DIVER. is
descendant OF the English family, as 10
also Horace g Knowles OF this city.
Lavnis the elond child Of Solomon al d
Lavnia Short, married DR. asc b.
hucwles al d has three childrea, Horace
Gre eley. Lease and Hsrrie
There are descsndeuts Of the old
Norman In All parts Of the United States
and their genealogy and doings are only
ori.h5 states In volume OF more than
SEQ pages