Gov. Heard’s Grave

Stephen Heard, Governor of Georgia in 1781, lawyer, planter, surveyor, and soldier of the Revolution, is buried in this family cemetery. With a price on his head, he was captured by the British at the Battle of Kettle Creek and condemned to die. On the eve of his execution he was rescued by his servant “Mammy Kate” with the aid of her husband “Daddy Jack,” both of whom are buried near him. Heard’s home, “Heardmont,” once stood nearby in the 10 acre park established by the Stephen Heard Chapter, D.A.R. Coming to Georgia from Virginia, Heard, an Irishman, established Heard’s Fort, now Washington, Ga., in 1773.

Georgia · United States