On 22 Oct 1785 when John was 25, he married Grace HEARD in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. Born in 1762 in Clovelly, Devon, England. Christened on 20 May 1762. Grace died in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England, on 6 May 1835; she was 73. Buried in 1835 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.
- 1835 gravestone in Morwenstow Cornwall:
192 06‐May 1835 Grace BURROW 73 , grave: A242 St Morwenna & St John the Baptist‐old churchyard, Morwenstow
Sacred/to the memory of/Grace,/
wife of John Burrow/yeoman of Middlefields in this/
parish, who departed this life/on the 6th day of May in the/
year of our Lord 1835./Aged 73 years./
By the dear partner of my cares,
I rest my weary head:
Till that great day when Christ shall say
"Arise come from the dead."
Weep not for me my children dear,
I am not lost, but sleeping here:
Resting from all my cares and pain
Until the Lord calls me again.
RESEARCH NOTES
- Grace Heard is not a unique name in Cornwall. There are a few options for baptisms:
1760 (6 Oct) - Grace Herd, Poughill, dau of John and Elizabeth
1762 (20 May) - Grace Heard, Morwenstow, dau of Richard and Sarah
1764 (12 Feb) - Grace Heard, North Tamerton, dau of Mary (no father listed)