crystal gueulette wrote: > > Patti Kiser wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > I have been gifted agin by the picture fairy.. I have the > > pictures listed below with names on them but no idea who they > > are...These pictures are early 1900-1940 maybe a little earlier.. I am > > sending them to serveral of the lists I am on in hopes someone can tell > > me something more besides thier names.The pictures are from my family > > which are the lines of Carter, Byrd/bird but contain amy other family > > names. The area is VA/ WVA-- Mercer co, Russell Co and ?? All help is > > appreciated...Let me know if any of these are your family and I will be > > glad to share. > > > > Alice Virginia Carter- Standing portrait > > Teddy Thompson- child? > > Whitewood kids-? group photo > > Bernard Cleghorne > > Leon Valley- Whitewood VA-- on a horse called Old Spot > > picture of 6 children- marian,pauline,edna mathews and thelma and evelyn > > > > byrd and teddy thompson > > > > Bob Martin- Honaker VA with a train crew > > WVA- Armature employees > > Gertrude Bird > > Donald Cage- 2 photos > > Ruby Bird- Daughter of C>H> Bird > > Ruby Bird- infant > > Litha Bird- with another man and woman > > Mrs. Tony Bird > > Allen and the Whole family ( at least 30) > > Bessie Bird > > Charles Bird > > post card from ida to lizzie with infant picture on front > > Nannie Byrd > > Woodrow Byrd-(child)-- (not jess) > > Elizabeth bird and Mrs Tony bird at Gary WVA > > ? nannie/naomie bird > > J H Bird at Honaker- ( in front of a train) > > Jess Byrd-school pict > > House in GAry Wva > > Tony Bird > > Mamie > > Florence and Evelyn Cage > > Leon and Ted(children) > > > > I listed these with the name that was written on the picture. my remarks > > > > are in ( ) > > Let me know if anyone recognizes these names. > > > > Patti > > > > ==== BIRD Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > > Share your family tree with loved ones through a FREE private website at > > MyFamily.com! > > Get started today at http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWText1Hello Patti > > I recongnized some of the names that you have on these pichure's and was > wondering where you found them and if you could give me more information > on where they came from. > My email adress is gue@island.net > > crystal > > ==== BIRD Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Share your family tree with loved ones through a FREE private website at > MyFamily.com! > Get started today at http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWText1

Patti Kiser wrote: > > Hello all, > > I have been gifted agin by the picture fairy.. I have the > pictures listed below with names on them but no idea who they > are...These pictures are early 1900-1940 maybe a little earlier.. I am > sending them to serveral of the lists I am on in hopes someone can tell > me something more besides thier names.The pictures are from my family > which are the lines of Carter, Byrd/bird but contain amy other family > names. The area is VA/ WVA-- Mercer co, Russell Co and ?? All help is > appreciated...Let me know if any of these are your family and I will be > glad to share. > > Alice Virginia Carter- Standing portrait > Teddy Thompson- child? > Whitewood kids-? group photo > Bernard Cleghorne > Leon Valley- Whitewood VA-- on a horse called Old Spot > picture of 6 children- marian,pauline,edna mathews and thelma and evelyn > > byrd and teddy thompson > > Bob Martin- Honaker VA with a train crew > WVA- Armature employees > Gertrude Bird > Donald Cage- 2 photos > Ruby Bird- Daughter of C>H> Bird > Ruby Bird- infant > Litha Bird- with another man and woman > Mrs. Tony Bird > Allen and the Whole family ( at least 30) > Bessie Bird > Charles Bird > post card from ida to lizzie with infant picture on front > Nannie Byrd > Woodrow Byrd-(child)-- (not jess) > Elizabeth bird and Mrs Tony bird at Gary WVA > ? nannie/naomie bird > J H Bird at Honaker- ( in front of a train) > Jess Byrd-school pict > House in GAry Wva > Tony Bird > Mamie > Florence and Evelyn Cage > Leon and Ted(children) > > I listed these with the name that was written on the picture. my remarks > > are in ( ) > Let me know if anyone recognizes these names. > > Patti > > ==== BIRD Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Share your family tree with loved ones through a FREE private website at > MyFamily.com! > Get started today at http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWText1Hello Patti I recongnized some of the names that you have on these pichure's and was wondering where you found them and if you could give me more information on where they came from. My email adress is gue@island.net crystal

Hi, Looking for information on James BIRD born 1818 in Exhall, Warwickshire, England. He was a boot and shoemaker and later a music professor. He married in 1841, Mary TAYLOR who was born in 1825 in Coventry, Warwickwhire. James and Mary had 9 children: 1. Sarah - b 1842 Coventry 2. George - b 1844, West Orchard, Coventry - emigrated to Australia in early 1890s 3. James Edwin - b 1847, Coventry 4. Catherine -b 1849, Coventry 5. Walter Henry - b 1852 Coventry 6. Emily - b 1854 Coventry 7. Elizabeth - b 1861 8. Harry - b 1863, Coventry - became Sir Harry BIRD and later lived in Chingford, Essex. 9. William - b 1864, Coventry I am happy to swap information with anyone connected. Wendy Wollongong, Australia ==== BIRD Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe send message to BIRD-L-request@rootsweb.com. If you are getting the digest just replace L- with D-. In body of message put only unsubscribe.

Hi all! I've moved my site (see below my name at bottom). I have lots of info on my site. Not all of it pertains to Birds/Byrds, but they are listed in my genealogy! My current Bird/Byrd brick-wall: William Byrd/Bird b. abt 1777 (where???) married Elizabeth Lang on Jun 29th, 1809 in Adams co., MS...daughter: Mahala Arsilla/Arsisla "Sissley" Byrd/Bird was b. 1819 in Wilkinson co., MS married David Day July 10th, 1838 in Wilkinson co., MS. happy hunting, Tina Hall thall@netos.com Tina's Family Genealogy Page at: http://members.xoom.com/tina_hall/ SITE HAS BEEN MOVED - BE SURE TO BOOKMARK NEW SITE! new site: http://www2.crosswinds.net/~thall/ ******************************************** Viruses are like Pandora's Box, if you don't open it, it cannot harm you.

I am trying to find any contacts or relations of WILLIAM HARTMAN BIRD. He was born May 4, 1865 in Meigs County, Ohio and lived many years in Beaver County, PA. He was married to CORA MAE PIERSON. Any information would be appreciated. Thank You Patty

Hello all, I have been gifted agin by the picture fairy.. I have the pictures listed below with names on them but no idea who they are...These pictures are early 1900-1940 maybe a little earlier.. I am sending them to serveral of the lists I am on in hopes someone can tell me something more besides thier names.The pictures are from my family which are the lines of Carter, Byrd/bird but contain amy other family names. The area is VA/ WVA-- Mercer co, Russell Co and ?? All help is appreciated...Let me know if any of these are your family and I will be glad to share. Alice Virginia Carter- Standing portrait Teddy Thompson- child? Whitewood kids-? group photo Bernard Cleghorne Leon Valley- Whitewood VA-- on a horse called Old Spot picture of 6 children- marian,pauline,edna mathews and thelma and evelyn byrd and teddy thompson Bob Martin- Honaker VA with a train crew WVA- Armature employees Gertrude Bird Donald Cage- 2 photos Ruby Bird- Daughter of C>H> Bird Ruby Bird- infant Litha Bird- with another man and woman Mrs. Tony Bird Allen and the Whole family ( at least 30) Bessie Bird Charles Bird post card from ida to lizzie with infant picture on front Nannie Byrd Woodrow Byrd-(child)-- (not jess) Elizabeth bird and Mrs Tony bird at Gary WVA ? nannie/naomie bird J H Bird at Honaker- ( in front of a train) Jess Byrd-school pict House in GAry Wva Tony Bird Mamie Florence and Evelyn Cage Leon and Ted(children) I listed these with the name that was written on the picture. my remarks are in ( ) Let me know if anyone recognizes these names. Patti

Fellow members, I have just joined this list and am hoping that someone may be able to help me find some info on James Bird. He was born in 1820 in Armagh in Ireland. He married his cousin Elizabeth Dunn in Launceston Tasmania (Aust) in 1842. He arrived here with Elizabeth and her parents John and Ellen Dunn. He died in Lefroy in 1894. Looking for info on James' parents and other siblings. Barbara. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

HI.. I have TWO seperate lines of Byrd's......... One went south and one went west.... Here is my western bound Byrd's.... I have a Bird/Byrd/Burd ancestor which is on my husband's side. I don't know very much about her....but here is what I know: The following was taken from a little family booklet that a relative just took the time to write and send to several of us: I will type it just as he has written it: "In the year of 1815 in the state of Tennessee, a fullblood Choctaw baby was born. I can't find the names of her mother and father, but they named their baby Christina, which was unually written in the short form "Tennie." She was 21 years old when her folks were (by the order of the federal government) started on the "Trail of Tears" move to the Indian Territory. The Indian Removal Acto of May 28, 1830, moved the Choctaws to Indian Territory in 1836. Tennie's family either bought their way out of the march--they could well afford to--or just slipped away. That was the two ways they could have gotten out of coming to I.T. Both were common occurrences during the march. The soliders were sympathetic to their plight, for one thing, and the other reason for not guarding them closely was that each Indian who was let slip away was just one more Indian that the soliders didn't have to worry with. Tennie's folks settled around Casseville, Mo. There was a large group of her brothers and sisters; I can fine none of their names, except one sister's name was Sarah. Tennie married a man named BIRD/BYRD/BURD. In 1844, when Tennie was 29, on the 18th of November, a baby girl was born to her. The baby was named JULIA ANN BIRD. she had brothers and sisters, some of them settled in Arkansas and for a time some of granny's folks lived at Panama, Oklahoma. The BIRDS/BYRD/BURD moved to Crawford County, Arkansas before the war, near Van Buren, it was the home of her mother and step-father that JULA married her beau that she had met in Missouri....JAMES AKINS." More of the material continues: "The newly weds made their home with James's father, Jimmy Akins, nother of Greenwood......" Here are some of the children recorded that were born to JULA ANN BIRD and Jimmy Akins: John Nicklies, March 1, 1867, Greenwood, Sebastain County, Ark. Mary Ann, August 8, 1871, Greenwood, Sebastian County, Ark. George Washington, July 15, 1874, Texas James William (WILL) April 21, 1876, Greenwood Vandia Lee (Frost) May 1, 1879, Greenwood Victory (Vic) July 15, 1881, Greenwood Henry, March 17, 1884, Greenwood Minnie B., June 6, 1886, Greenwood Christinia (Tennie) March 13, 1888, Greenwood Havey Bishop, June 25, 1891, Greenwood They moved to the Indian Territory.....and.....she finally got her Civil War Widow's Pension granted, Oct 7, 1898.... certificate number 469508 and the money was sent to her on November 16, 1898. This is when she lived at Skullyville, OK..... She took the check to Keota, Ok.... When she had her first stroke (1914), she did not fully recover.... They doctors that were used were: Dr. Newman, Dr. Lett, Dr. Van Matri, and Dr Bush. The lawyer used by Julia Ann Bird Atkins was Clark from Stigler, Ok..... She died May 10, 1923....She was 78 years old and six months. She is buried in Ok...... Remember some of this is written just as it was written down... I do have a picture of Julia Ann Bird and James Akins.!!!!! Thanks!!!! kaite....

Does anyone know these va/ wva birds/byrds Sam Bird J. H. Bird Henry Bird Walter Bird John Bird tony Bird Charles and Sallie Bird All of these would be late 1800 to around 1940....

Looking for any information on descendants of Charles and Martha "Mattie" Bird of Elgin (Kane County, Illinois) and their children Barton, Gladys Bird Teeter, Elaine, Calvin, Lance and Russell. Children were born circa 1890-1910. I have family photos, much information on Mattie's family. Would like to locate any of my second cousins from this family. Could be in Illinois, Michigan, California or ??? Thanks. Marcia

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------911311ADB622FF99C78064A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------911311ADB622FF99C78064A0 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mx-int.erols.com ([207.172.3.249]) by mta4.mail.erols.net (InterMail v03.02.05 118 121 101) with ESMTP id <19990816183849.GNUN16348@mx-int.erols.com> for <codepnot@mta.mail.erols.net>; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:49 -0400 Received: from smtp3.erols.com (smtp3.erols.com [207.172.3.236]) by mx-int.erols.com (8.8.8-970530-INT/8.8.5/MX-980323-gjp) with ESMTP id OAA13537 for <codepnot@erols.com>; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost) by smtp3.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with internal id OAA25529; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@erols.com> Message-Id: <199908161838.OAA25529@smtp3.erols.com> To: <codepnot@erols.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status; boundary="OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com" Subject: Returned mail: User unknown Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure) X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 This is a MIME-encapsulated message --OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com The original message was received at Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:45 -0400 (EDT) from 216-164-229-69.s323.tnt8.lnh.md.dialup.rcn.com [216.164.229.69] ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to bl-3.rootsweb.com.: >>> RCPT To:<BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com> <<< 550 <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com>... User unknown 550 <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com>... User unknown --OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com Content-Type: message/delivery-status Reporting-MTA: dns; smtp3.erols.com Received-From-MTA: DNS; 216-164-229-69.s323.tnt8.lnh.md.dialup.rcn.com Arrival-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:45 -0400 (EDT) Final-Recipient: RFC822; BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com Action: failed Status: 5.1.1 Remote-MTA: DNS; bl-3.rootsweb.com Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com>... User unknown Last-Attempt-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:47 -0400 (EDT) --OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-Path: <codepnot@erols.com> Received: from erols.com (216-164-229-69.s323.tnt8.lnh.md.dialup.rcn.com [216.164.229.69]) by smtp3.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA25522 for <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com>; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:45 -0400 (EDT) From: codepnot@erols.com Message-ID: <37B822CE.C1C6241D@erols.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:40:14 +0000 Reply-To: codepnot@erols.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com Subject: Another Byrd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My gt grandmother was Nellie Byrd b.1858 she married D. R. Beaver in Yancey County, NC. Any link????? Tnx, Another Duck (Robert E. that is.) --OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com-- --------------911311ADB622FF99C78064A0--

Someone e-mailed me but I couldn't answer at the e-mail address on his message, so I have to send it to the list so he'll get it. Hi. I don't know if we connect or not. I am assuming Larkin was a possible son of Richard. He was on the 1840 Estille county, Kentucky, census. He moved to Hendricks county, Indiana, sometime in the 1840's. My gr.gr.grandmother, Sarah Bird(Byrd?), his daughter, married Moses Alexander in Hendricks county in 1850. Larkin was dead by the 1850 census, but you see his wife as head of house, and some of his children on the Hendricks county census. His children on his will included both a Richard and John. John was aged 15 on the Indiana census. On the 1850 Estille county, Kentucky, census, we see a John Bird, his wife Polly and his children Mary Catherine, and Orthonile who was aged 2 at the time. Also in this household was an elderly Richard aged 75, born Virginia, and a Cassandra aged 60, born N. Carolina. I don't know that this is Larkin's mom; perhaps a previous wife was. There is one other thing that ties this family together. Sarah and Moses Alexander moved to Putnam, Co., Mo., before 1860 and lived the rest of their lives there. John Bird moved to Adair, Co., Mo., which was the neighboring county. John's son, Orthonile(Outchnille- both spellings are on his military pension record), died in the Civil War in his teens after being bushwacked by rebels. John and his wife, Polly, recieved Orthonile's pension. I have had that military record for years, but I was just waiting to tie it together. Then I found the correct counties in Indiana and Kentucky, and it now seems to fall into place. I don't know if Larkin had a middle name. I have sent for military records for both he and a Richard Bird, that fought in the Mexican War. Both were from Hendricks, Co., Ky. Waiting to see what I get. Brother or Son of Larkin??? Time will tell. Do you think we have a connection? Tell me about your Richard. Thanks for answering, Elsetta.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------CE3B5083CCAD487AA34028D3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------CE3B5083CCAD487AA34028D3 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mx-int.erols.com ([207.172.3.249]) by mta4.mail.erols.net (InterMail v03.02.05 118 121 101) with ESMTP id <19990816183849.GNUN16348@mx-int.erols.com> for <codepnot@mta.mail.erols.net>; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:49 -0400 Received: from smtp3.erols.com (smtp3.erols.com [207.172.3.236]) by mx-int.erols.com (8.8.8-970530-INT/8.8.5/MX-980323-gjp) with ESMTP id OAA13537 for <codepnot@erols.com>; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost) by smtp3.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with internal id OAA25529; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@erols.com> Message-Id: <199908161838.OAA25529@smtp3.erols.com> To: <codepnot@erols.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status; boundary="OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com" Subject: Returned mail: User unknown Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure) X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 This is a MIME-encapsulated message --OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com The original message was received at Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:45 -0400 (EDT) from 216-164-229-69.s323.tnt8.lnh.md.dialup.rcn.com [216.164.229.69] ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to bl-3.rootsweb.com.: >>> RCPT To:<BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com> <<< 550 <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com>... User unknown 550 <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com>... User unknown --OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com Content-Type: message/delivery-status Reporting-MTA: dns; smtp3.erols.com Received-From-MTA: DNS; 216-164-229-69.s323.tnt8.lnh.md.dialup.rcn.com Arrival-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:45 -0400 (EDT) Final-Recipient: RFC822; BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com Action: failed Status: 5.1.1 Remote-MTA: DNS; bl-3.rootsweb.com Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com>... User unknown Last-Attempt-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:47 -0400 (EDT) --OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-Path: <codepnot@erols.com> Received: from erols.com (216-164-229-69.s323.tnt8.lnh.md.dialup.rcn.com [216.164.229.69]) by smtp3.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA25522 for <BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com>; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:38:45 -0400 (EDT) From: codepnot@erols.com Message-ID: <37B822CE.C1C6241D@erols.com> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:40:14 +0000 Reply-To: codepnot@erols.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: BIRD-D-Digest@rootsweb.com Subject: Another Byrd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My gt grandmother was Nellie Byrd b.1858 she married D. R. Beaver in Yancey County, NC. Any link????? Tnx, Another Duck (Robert E. that is.) --OAA25529.934828727/smtp3.erols.com-- --------------CE3B5083CCAD487AA34028D3--

"R. Mark McKnight" wrote: > > Does anyone have documented children of William Byrd, 1652-1704, married Maria Horsemanden.? Virginia? Thanks mark :wow- a Byrd posting that I have something on- wish someone had some info on Jonas Byrd in Ga. this is from the book- William Byrd of Westover: Descendants of Mary Horesmanden 1 Mary Horesmanden b: Abt. 1652 d: November 09, 1699 . +William Byrd b: Abt. 1652 in England d: December 1704 .... 2 Susan Byrd b: Abt. 1670 .... 2 Warham Byrd b: Abt. 1672 .... 2 William of Westover Byrd b: March 28, 1674 in Stagg House d: 1744 ....... +Lucy Parke d: December 1716 in England .......... 3 Evelyn Byrd .......... 3 Parke Byrd b: 1710 d: 1710 .......... 3 Wilhelmena Byrd b: Abt. 1715 .... 2 Ursula Byrd b: November 09, 1681 d: October 1698 .... 2 Mary Byrd b: February 22, 1681/82

Does anyone have documented children of William Byrd, 1652-1704, married Maria Horsemanden.? Virginia? Thanks mark

I have just found Temperance Wheeler/Wheallis was wife of Hiram Bird mar. in Jones Co GA. Apr 3, 1812. So far I have found 4 children: 1. William A. Bird mar. Priscilla Dollar 2. Richard Bird mar. Elizabeth Dollar 3. Sarah Ann mar. Harper Dollar 4. James Bird mar. Eliza ? James was born abt 1818 and Eliza abt 1820. They had the following children listed on 1850 Merriweather Co GA Census. 1. Frances age 16 f. 2. Nathaniel 15 m. (my gg grandfather) 3. Thomas 14 m 4. Amanda ? 13 f. 5. Charles C. 12 m 6. Joanna R 11 f 7. William W. 9. m 8. F, H. 8 m 9. Issac 7 m 10 Lorena 5 f 11 W.A. 4 m 12 D. J. 3 m Is anyone on list doing research on these families...... Looking forward to connectiong, Sherry Douglas

I am looking information on a Francis Bird who was in Washington Co. VA in the mid to late 1700's. His daughter Mary Bird married Joseph Bounds before 1797. Joseph was the son of Jesse Bounds. Jesse and Francis are named together in various records of Washington Co. At 11:58 AM 08/15/1999 , Janmim@aol.com wrote: >Fellow Bird Researchers: > >While researching another line in Rowan Co, I stumbled across two wills for >Birds in Rowan Co. (below). I am one of at least three people on this list >that are trying to sort out who the ancestors of the Thomas T. Byrd, John >Byrd and other Byrds who ended up in Robertson Co TN late 1700s. We are also >tracing Choate/Byrd connections Pittsylvania,Henry,Franklin, Augusta, >Russell,Washington Cos VA, as well as Eastern TN. > >FYI, the family I was looking into was Chambers who ended up in Greene Co TN, >where there are Byrds and Choates next door in Washington Co, among other >counties there abouts. > >In the will of John Byrd the name Valendine stuck out because of Valentine >Choate connections with these Byrds in VA and TN. Though not of the Birds in >these wills, the name LARKIN Byrd in a recent post also stuck out because my >ggg grandfather Powhatan Choate, b. 1804 Robertson Co TN (probably) named one >of his sons Larkin. In Dade Co Missouri, one of his other sons and one of his >daughters married Byrds, including a HENRY Bird, children of John Byrd and >Nancy Couts of Robertson/Sumner cos....So I find the information below >interesting. > >I am curious if any of you know who these Birds in the wills are. The first >one is short, but the second one is an abstract said to take up three pages >in a will book. The entire will might be able to make a connection between >the two Birds or other families. I did not have time to follow up in any >other Rowan County abstract books, etc. > >My best and I hope this helps someone out there in any event. > >Janet Hunter > >Will of Thomas Bird, Rowan County, North Carolina >Will Book C, p. 325 >Date of Probate not available > >In the name of God Amen: I Thomas Bird of Rowan County and State of N. >Carolina being sick but thanks be to God of sound and perfect mind and >memory, do constitute this my last will & test: Imprimus, it is my will and >desire that all my just debts be paid, as spedely as may be consisting with >the state of my affairs. I will and bequeath unto my beloved wive ANN BIRD, >all my personal estate, real I have none -- during her life or widowhood & at >her death or intermarriage it is my will & desire, that it should all be sold >& equally divided between my four youngest children va my son Hansel my >daughter JAN, REBECCA, & SUSANNAH. I also will and bequeath unto my son >WILLIAM five shillings and my daughter ELIZABETH five shillings & to my >daughter MARY five shillings, & lastly I now constitute my beloved wife Ann >Bird my executor of this my last will & test: In witness whereof, I have >hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of January 1803. > > >John Plobley Thomas Bird (Seal) >Peter Lenes > >Will of JOHN Bird, Rowan County, North Carolina >Will Book F, pp. 8, 9, 10 (most wills in this book probated late 1790s, >early 1800s) >Will probated in ???? > >Testator: JOHN Bird >Place: State of N. Carolina in the County of Rowan >Date: 6th day of March AD 180?? > >Beneficiaries: wife, SUSANNA; son HENRY Bird - underage, son VALENDINE Bird; >son, JACOB Bird; son MICHAEL Bird; daughter MARY; daughter, ELIZABETH, son >JOHN Bird; daughter MILLIA; daughter, ROANNA; daughter CHRISTINA; daughter, >LATFIA (sp?) > >Executors: Frederick Miller, wife SUSANNA >Witnesses: James Gardiner; George Benniger > > >==== BIRD Mailing List ==== >If you wish to switch how you are getting your messages, you need to >unsubscribe from the current one and then subscribe to the new one. > > > >============================== >Share your family tree with loved ones through a FREE private website at >MyFamily.com! >Get started today at http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWText1

I have a Richard Bird in my line as coming from N C or VA. Do we connect somewhere? Will share info. Happy hunting Roger Byrd/Bird rrbird@linknet.net BIRD-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > BIRD-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 125 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [BIRD-L] Richard and Larkin Bird ["Torres Household" <torres@netport] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from BIRD-D, send a message to > > BIRD-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [BIRD-L] Richard and Larkin Bird > Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 04:28:48 -0000 > From: "Torres Household" <torres@netport.com> > To: BIRD-L@rootsweb.com > > I recently found the will of my great grandfather Larkin Bird. He died in 1844 from injuries he substained in the War with Mexico. He and his family lived in Hendricks Co, Indiana prior to the war. He lived in Estille Co, Kentucky in the cen. of 1840. He was born in Va. I would like to trace this line further back but I am stuck. I found a list of Soliders in the War, and noticed that a Richard also fought in the same company and also from Hendricks Co. I am assuming this is his brother. He also had a son Richard, but, think he was too young to fight in this battle.Can anyone tie into these lines? Thanks, Elsetta- torres@netport.com

Fellow Bird Researchers: While researching another line in Rowan Co, I stumbled across two wills for Birds in Rowan Co. (below). I am one of at least three people on this list that are trying to sort out who the ancestors of the Thomas T. Byrd, John Byrd and other Byrds who ended up in Robertson Co TN late 1700s. We are also tracing Choate/Byrd connections Pittsylvania,Henry,Franklin, Augusta, Russell,Washington Cos VA, as well as Eastern TN. FYI, the family I was looking into was Chambers who ended up in Greene Co TN, where there are Byrds and Choates next door in Washington Co, among other counties there abouts. In the will of John Byrd the name Valendine stuck out because of Valentine Choate connections with these Byrds in VA and TN. Though not of the Birds in these wills, the name LARKIN Byrd in a recent post also stuck out because my ggg grandfather Powhatan Choate, b. 1804 Robertson Co TN (probably) named one of his sons Larkin. In Dade Co Missouri, one of his other sons and one of his daughters married Byrds, including a HENRY Bird, children of John Byrd and Nancy Couts of Robertson/Sumner cos....So I find the information below interesting. I am curious if any of you know who these Birds in the wills are. The first one is short, but the second one is an abstract said to take up three pages in a will book. The entire will might be able to make a connection between the two Birds or other families. I did not have time to follow up in any other Rowan County abstract books, etc. My best and I hope this helps someone out there in any event. Janet Hunter Will of Thomas Bird, Rowan County, North Carolina Will Book C, p. 325 Date of Probate not available In the name of God Amen: I Thomas Bird of Rowan County and State of N. Carolina being sick but thanks be to God of sound and perfect mind and memory, do constitute this my last will & test: Imprimus, it is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid, as spedely as may be consisting with the state of my affairs. I will and bequeath unto my beloved wive ANN BIRD, all my personal estate, real I have none -- during her life or widowhood & at her death or intermarriage it is my will & desire, that it should all be sold & equally divided between my four youngest children va my son Hansel my daughter JAN, REBECCA, & SUSANNAH. I also will and bequeath unto my son WILLIAM five shillings and my daughter ELIZABETH five shillings & to my daughter MARY five shillings, & lastly I now constitute my beloved wife Ann Bird my executor of this my last will & test: In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of January 1803. John Plobley Thomas Bird (Seal) Peter Lenes Will of JOHN Bird, Rowan County, North Carolina Will Book F, pp. 8, 9, 10 (most wills in this book probated late 1790s, early 1800s) Will probated in ???? Testator: JOHN Bird Place: State of N. Carolina in the County of Rowan Date: 6th day of March AD 180?? Beneficiaries: wife, SUSANNA; son HENRY Bird - underage, son VALENDINE Bird; son, JACOB Bird; son MICHAEL Bird; daughter MARY; daughter, ELIZABETH, son JOHN Bird; daughter MILLIA; daughter, ROANNA; daughter CHRISTINA; daughter, LATFIA (sp?) Executors: Frederick Miller, wife SUSANNA Witnesses: James Gardiner; George Benniger

Hi, I'm looking for any information on Milas Will BIRD, born in 1850, and was married to Mary Manerva ROBERTS. They lived in Haywood County, NC. Thanks for any help WKING90558@AOL.COM