BIRD/BURD/SUTTON/WILLIAMSON; Hntrdn/Sssx/Wrrn, NJ; 1800s Q. Were Elizabeth and Johanna BIRD/BURD also related to Mary Sarepta BIRD? Q. Were James and John SUTTON related? Q. Were Jane, Samuel and Peter WILLIAMSON related? Thanks to Bob Smith, Judy Jamieson Pisano, and Bill Morrow, I have learned of the following marriages between the BIRD/BURD, SUTTON, and WILLIAMSON families: Samuel WILLIAMSON m. Hunterdon Co., NJ 31 Dec 1808 Elizabeth BURD (Elisha Jr., Elisha), dau. of Elisha Jr. and Ann (FREEMAN) BIRD/BURD. Peter WILLIAMSON, d. Beattystown, NJ 1816, m. 1808 Johanna BIRD (Elisha, James, Elisha), b. 31 May 1789, d. 1831, dau. of Elisha and Rachel (_____) BIRD. Johanna (BIRD) WILLIAMSON m. (2) Warren (then Sussex Co.), NJ 1 April 1817 John SUTTON. John SUTTON moved with members of the Bird family to Lapeer, MI. Peter and Johanna (BIRD) WILLIAMSON had children named Oakley, James and Susan. Jane WILLIAMSON, b. ca. 1825; m. 3 Aug 1848 James SUTTON. Peter N. WILLIAMSON m. Hunterdon Co., NJ 23 Oct 1867 Mary Sarepta BIRD. Perry Streeter (pstreeter@acccorp.com) Canandaigua, New York USA

Below are two books (of many) which were illustrated by Clara M. Burd. Does anybody have information about Clara and her family? I am curious about her genealogy. Alcott, Louisa May: An Old Fashioned Girl Illustrated by Clara M. Burd (Color) ; Chicago: Winston, 1928. VG/ Color decorated front cover, Postage $3.00, Childrens Illustrated (UR#:WESTAMER001390I) Offered for sale by Bartlett St. Bookstore at US$25.00 ALCOTT, LOUISA M.: ROSE IN BLOOM ; CHICAGO: JOHN C. WINSTON, 1933. REPRINT, BLUE BOARDS, G to VG, former owner name, number 10 written on f.p.d.,ill.,by clara m. burd, COLOR FRONTPIECE, CHILDRENS CHILDRENS burd (UR#:BOOKS025944I) Offered for sale by Mockingbird Books at US$15.00 Thanks, Ed Hagan searching BURD, HAGAN, SILVERTHORN, SNYDER

<A HREF="http://www.pastconnect.com/cgi- bin/pastconnect/gen_page.pl?search_avail_form">Your Past Connections</A> this is a really interesting site - has database of items that have been found at auctions, garage sales, etc. You can contact the persons who have items, or you can list items you might be trying to find owner of. <A HREF="http://www.pastconnect.com/cgi- bin/pastconnect/search_let_reg.pl?BEGIN=25&LETTER=B">B list of items available </A> (this should be the page this bible is listed on. I think the information may have been posted on the list, but in case anyone missed it. BIRD, Richard Merrell Item Number 15828914829579 Location San Francisco Item family bible Price copy & postage Item date 1898 Item condition fair, worn Item content Large, ornate family bible lists 14 names & birth dates 1848-1898 Will send copy of births page to genealogy researchers.

I sent for several of my Byrd relative deeds. In the packet, one that I received ended up not being mine (so far). At any rate, I have a deed for property they sold to a Henry Pursifull in Bell Co., KY. Will be happy to send to anyone interested. Please contact me privately if these are your relatives. Pat

Hi Mike, I have corresponded with a person who, I believe, has done extensive research on your Bird line. She believes that her Birds and mine have a connection somewhere. My Birds were in Spalding and surrounding areas. My family emigrated to the US in the early 1850's and settled in Oakland CO Michigan. We haven't made that connection, yet. Hopefully, it will happend some day. I haven't written to her in some time, but I will be glad to pass on any information you may think is helpful. I know she has mentioned the Bird Custard and connections with Birds who were members of Parliament. Doug Bird Saginaw, MI

Fellow Bird Researchers: I found several Birds/Byrds in a list of members of the 2nd TN Vol Infantry: The 2nd Tennessee was a Civil War (Union) volunteer infantry regiment formed August 20, 1861 at Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky. Nearly all of the men were from East Tennessee. Colonel James P. T. Carter was in command. The regiment was at Wildcat, Mill Springs and Stones River, but saw little action. In the fall of 1862 it was at Cumberland Gap. The regiment was converted to a mounted infantry in June, 1863 and was one of the regiments in pursuit of Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio in July, 1863. Returning to Tennessee, the unit helped recapture Cumberland Gap and was heavily engaged at the Battle of Blue Springs on October 10, 1863. A month later on November 6, two thirds of the regiment was captured in a rout at the Battle of Rogersville in Hawkins County, Tennessee. About two thirds of those captured died at either Belle Isle or Andersonville prison camps before the end of the war. What remained of the regiment after Rogersville was assigned to duty in and around Knoxville and Cumberland Gap until it was formally mustered out on August 3, 1865. The Table of Contents for information on this infantry is: http://home.fuse.net/damathew/contents.html Here are the Birds/Byrds: Bird, James A; 2nd Lieutenant; F; Hawkins Co TN; 43; 26 Oct 1861 - 7 Nov 1862. Resigned.Enrolled as 2nd Lt. Resignation written 7 Nov 1862 and formally accepted 13 Apr 1863. Reason not known. Bird, John S; Private; F; Hawkins Co TN; 20; 6 Dec 1861 - 9 Mar 1863. Non- combat death.Died 9 Mar 1863 at Cumberland Gap KY. Cause of death measles. Bird, William H; Private; F; Hawkins Co TN; 19; 6 Dec 1861 - 16 Jun 1863. Transferred.Enrolled as a Private but not formally mustered in until 5 Jun 1863. Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant 15 Jun 1863 in 8th Tenn Infantry. Byrd, Peter; Private; H; Campbell Co TN; 31; 9 Mar 1862 - 15 Aug 1862. Unk. Died 1 Feb 1863 at His hometown. Notation 14 Jan 1895: Charge of absence without leave against this soldier erroneous. All charges of desertion removed. He left his command on or about 10 Aug 1862; was prevented from returning by the enemy, and died at his home on or about 1 Feb 1863 of small pox. Byrd, Samuel M; Private; B; Morgan Co TN; 42; 20 Aug 1861 - 26 Jun 1862. Non- combat death. Died 26 Jun 1862 at Barbourville KY. Cause of death disease in hospital at Barbourville.

Bird/Byrd Researchers: I found some Birds in Civil War lists for TN. I will do separate posts for each list so it isn't too confusing: I found the following Birds (no Byrds) on a website with excerpts from "Forgotten Soldiers: History of the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment (USA) 1863-1865" by Eddie M. Nikazy published by Heritage Books Inc. and is available through them at: 1540-E Pointer Ridge Place Bowie MD 20718 (800) 398-7709 or Thomas W. Gentry at: Rt. 1 Box 2800 Mountain City TN 37683. "The 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of many Southern Units which fought for the preservation of the Union during the Civil War. The 4th Regiment was composed primarily of men from the eastern mountains of Tennessee. Men for the regiment came from "Greene, Grainger, Carter, Johnson, Cocke and Washington Counties. The majority of men enrolled in Greene County. .....The book Tennesseeans in the Civil War published in 1964 by the Tennessee Civil War Centennial Commission states that the 4th Tennessee Regiment was recruited in East Tennessee in the spring of 1863 and that seven Companies were mustered in at Nashville on June 15 1863." The entire list is at: http://www.tiac.net/users/mkatzman/jct/john4inf.html Bird, David F. priv., Co. E 19 enrolled in Loudon, TN, b. Greene Co. Bird, Jacob N. corp., Co. D 20 enrolled at Rutledge, TN Bird, James priv., Co. D 19 enrolled in Greeneville, father William Bird of Greeneville, TN * Bird, James priv., Co. D 19 enrolled at Rugledge, TN Bishop, Richard M. priv., Co. A 45 enlisted at Strawberry Plains b. Hawkins Co. ++ Black, John W. priv., C Those marked with an "*" indicate they died either from wounds or disease. Those marked with "+" denotes deserted. Those marked with "++" indicates they were reported as deserters and then returned to duty. Janet Hunter

<<From: GWJCAL@aol.com[SMTP:GWJCAL@aol.com] <<Sent: 16 Feb 1999 21:40 <<For the benefit of us non-English, non cooks, what is Custard Powder? Do you <<eat it or use it to load a gun? <<Grant __________________ Hi Grant, Alfred Bird was, by trade, an experimental chemist and, when it was discovered that his wife couldn't tolerate custard (egg-custard in those days) he investigated. He found the cause to be live, yeast-based products or eggs and so he embarked into research into products which she could take without any adverse reaction. In 1843 he succeeded with a product called 'Birds Fermenting Powder' which could be used as a substitute to live yeast in baking bread, buns and cakes. Since there was an immediate commercial demand, he began to produce 'Birds Baking Powder', and, encouraged by its success researched further and arrived at 'Birds Custard Powder'. As a further point of interest, after representations to the, then War Minister, the Duke of Newcastle, the product was shipped in large quantities to help support the UK's War effort in the Crimea. {So I guess that custard powder is used to feed the men who load the gun} Cheers, Mike (another non-cook)

Hi all, I've just joined this list so thought I would post my area of interest I'm researching into the history of Alfred Bird (1811-1878) who invented custard powder in the UK. Coming forward is OK but going backwards in history is a bit stickier. In particular, I am trying to prove a reference on the cenotaph of his son (also Alfred) in Robin Hood cemetery, Birmingham, UK which states that he was a "descendant of John Bird 1709-1770 who was distinguished by his services to astronomy and navigation by his accurate division of the Greenwich and other quadrants and for the construction of the standard yard." Particularly frustrating is that in all the references to John Bird (1709-1770) he never seems to have married or had children. So maybe this is family folklore or maybe I'm not looking in the right areas. Does this link with anybody else's research please or .....? Thanks in anticipation > Mike (michael.lowcock@capgemini.co.uk) > > Interests LOWCOCK (Derbyshire ) > FROGGATT (Derbyshire) > BIRD (as in custard and/or astronomy > Warwickshire, London, Lincs) > OLLIER (Cheshire, Ayrshire, Ireland > RAISBECK (Cumbria) > > > > >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------44F63F312907 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm forwarding this message from a non subscriber. Please send any replys to Perry Streeter his address is below with his query. However I'm interested also in Elizabeth, Johanna, and Mary Sarepta BIRD/BURD since I'm searching my BURD line in Essex Co.,NJ. Thanks, Lisa -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Co-List Owner COOK, List Owner BIRD & NYSTEUBE (Steuben Co NY) Heartland/Fields Community Leader -2500-2999 Heartland Genealogy Society & Web Ring Co-Chairman-http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/2416 cleversey's Home Page-http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/5421 cleversey@geocities.com -Icq #9492621 --------------44F63F312907 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mail4.bellsouth.net (mail4.bellsouth.net [205.152.0.4]) by mail.mco.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA13805 for <lclevers@mco.bellsouth.net>; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 08:27:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by mail4.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA21519 for <lclevers@bellsouth.net>; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 08:27:27 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id FAA12557 for owner-BIRD@lists.rootsweb.com; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 05:14:52 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 05:14:52 -0800 (PST) X-From_: PStreeter@acccorp.com Mon Feb 15 05:14:51 1999 Received: from bl-3.rootsweb.com (bl-3.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.19]) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA12525; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 05:14:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from external.acccorp.com (root@external.acccorp.com [204.245.81.5]) by bl-3.rootsweb.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id FAA12746; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 05:21:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from accfax.acccorp.com (mail1.acccorp.com [204.245.81.10]) by external.acccorp.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA04849; Mon, 15 Feb 1999 08:26:31 -0500 (EST) Old-Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 8:13 -0500 From: "Perry Streeter" <PStreeter@acccorp.com> Message-ID: <19990215082749564-5ae5985c@acccorp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: undisclosed-recipients:; X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list Subject: {not a subscriber} BIRD/BURD/SUTTON/WILLIAMSON; Hntrdn/Sssx/Wrrn, NJ; 1800s X-Envelope-To: BIRD-L BIRD/BURD/SUTTON/WILLIAMSON; Hntrdn/Sssx/Wrrn, NJ; 1800s Q. Were Elizabeth, Johanna, and Mary Sarepta BIRD/BURD related? Q. Were James and John SUTTON related? Q. Were Jane, Samuel and Peter WILLIAMSON related? Thanks to Bob Smith, I have learned of the following marriages between the BIRD/BURD, SUTTON, and WILLIAMSON families: Samuel WILLIAMSON m. Hunterdon Co., NJ 31 Dec 1808 Elizabeth BURD. Peter WILLIAMSON, d. Beattystown, NJ 1816, m. 1808 Johanna BIRD, d. 1831, dau. of Elisha BIRD. Johanna (BIRD) WILLIAMSON m. (2) Warren (then Sussex Co.), NJ 1 April 1817 John SUTTON. John SUTTON moved with members of the Bird family to Lapeer, MI. Peter and Johanna (BIRD) WILLIAMSON had children named Oakley, James and Susan. Jane WILLIAMSON, b. ca. 1825; m. 3 Aug 1848 James SUTTON. Peter N. WILLIAMSON m. Hunterdon Co., NJ 23 Oct 1867 Mary Sarepta BIRD. Please copy me directly on any responses--Thanks! Perry Streeter (pstreeter@acccorp.com) Canandaigua, New York USA --------------44F63F312907--

I am searching for the family of BIRD/BYRD/BURD that lived in the Fairfax County, Northern Virginia in 1810 to the present day. My ggggrandfather was Samuel Bird who married Sarah Sallie Jackson, their son was Amphy Amphie D. Henry Bird who married Julia Miller. Their son was Elijah Bird who married Lucy Fletcher. Their daughter was Josebell Frances Bird who married William Honesty and Issac Payton/Peyton. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Please respond privately to Pbhmh@aol.com Thank you

Hi! My Great-grandfather's name was Herman Stanley BYRD. I have no dates for him at all. All I know is that he married Goldie Mae DAVENPORT. I have no dates for her either. However, my grandmother, Jewel Katherine BYRD VINSANT, was born 25 Oct 1922 in Block, TN. She grew up in Tennessee & married my Grandfather Edgar Lee VINSANT 11 May 1944. My grandmothers brother's & sisters are/were: Pearl Irene, b. 7 Aug 1918; Herman Earl, b. 16 Jan; Juanita, b. 18 May; & Wilma Faye, b. 24 Aug. If anyone knows anything about this BYRD family, I'd love it if you could share your information. I want to be able to research this line. Thanks so much! Sincerely, Tracie Stanley

Hello . .I have some of these names in our bdase of our Byrd/McClintic/Mann line from Bath County,Va.. .. . let me know of any interest . . .[ examples: Andrew Hamilton Byrd was my maternal 3rd G-Grandfather and Moses Mann, my maternal 1st cousin,5 times removed . . .I have a number of John Byrd's and John Bird's in our dbase,also] . . .Clif Clifton M. Lee 5451 Wooded Way Columbia,Md.. 21044 -----Original Message----- From: Janmim@aol.com <Janmim@aol.com> To: BIRD-L@rootsweb.com <BIRD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 6:33 PM Subject: [BIRD-L] Wm and John Bird -- Greenbriar Co (WV) 1795 >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >--part0_918862303_boundary >Content-ID: <0_918862303@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > >Fellow Bird Researchers: > >Here is an interesting tidbit on the Bowen list, that features two "nephews" >John and William Bird, of an Andrew Hamilton, in Greenbriar Co VA (right >across the VA border from Alleghany Co VA). I don't have the faintest idea >who these two are, although always on the lookout for any John, William, >Francis and Thomas Birds. > >Janet Hunter > >--part0_918862303_boundary >Content-ID: <0_918862303@inet_out.mail.misn.com.2> >Content-type: message/rfc822 >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >Content-disposition: inline > >Return-Path: <BOWEN-L-request@rootsweb.com> >Received: from rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (rly-yd03.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.3]) by > air-yd04.mx.aol.com (v56.26) with SMTP; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 18:05:32 > -0500 >Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) > by rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) > with ESMTP id SAA22663; > Fri, 12 Feb 1999 18:05:22 -0500 (EST) >Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA13079; > Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:50:09 -0800 (PST) >Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:50:09 -0800 (PST) >Message-ID: <36C4CEE6.307B@misn.com> >Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 17:01:26 -0800 >From: Marguerite Mason <mmrite@misn.com> >Reply-To: mmrite@misn.com >X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; U; 16bit) >Old-To: BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [BOWEN-L] Anthony Bowen - Greenbrier Co, VA (became a part of WV) >Resent-Message-ID: <"FxRmqB.A.JMD.gALx2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> >To: BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1052 >X-Loop: BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: BOWEN-L-request@rootsweb.com >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > >While checking in Chalkley's "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement >of Virginia" Vo. 2, page 220, trying to find something for myself, which >I did not, I found this, which I hope may help someone else. > >For those of you with Anthony BOWEN, MANN, HAMILTON connections. > >=== >Mitchel vs Hamilton -- O.S. 297; N.S. 106-- Will of Andrew Hamilton of >Greenbrier. Son Andrew Hamilton got on the body of Nelly Clendennin, now >wife of George Stephenson. (sounds like that means his son by Nelly >Cledennin? mm) > >Mother; brother, William Hamilton, and his sons, Andrew and James; >nephews, Andrew and William Bird; >nephews, William, James and Andrew McCoy; >nephew, Anthony BOWEN; (The caps were mine to capture your eye. mm) >nephew, Moses Mann and John Bird. >Dated 14th March 1796 >Recorded in Greenbrier, June 1796 > >mm > > >==== BOWEN Mailing List ==== >Visit USGENWEB for links to GENWEB pages and data archives for >all states http://www.usgenweb.com/ > > >--part0_918862303_boundary-- > > >==== 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. > > >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_918862303_boundary Content-ID: <0_918862303@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Fellow Bird Researchers: Here is an interesting tidbit on the Bowen list, that features two "nephews" John and William Bird, of an Andrew Hamilton, in Greenbriar Co VA (right across the VA border from Alleghany Co VA). I don't have the faintest idea who these two are, although always on the lookout for any John, William, Francis and Thomas Birds. Janet Hunter --part0_918862303_boundary Content-ID: <0_918862303@inet_out.mail.misn.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <BOWEN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (rly-yd03.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.3]) by air-yd04.mx.aol.com (v56.26) with SMTP; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 18:05:32 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-yd03.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id SAA22663; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 18:05:22 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA13079; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:50:09 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:50:09 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <36C4CEE6.307B@misn.com> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 17:01:26 -0800 From: Marguerite Mason <mmrite@misn.com> Reply-To: mmrite@misn.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; U; 16bit) Old-To: BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOWEN-L] Anthony Bowen - Greenbrier Co, VA (became a part of WV) Resent-Message-ID: <"FxRmqB.A.JMD.gALx2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1052 X-Loop: BOWEN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: BOWEN-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit While checking in Chalkley's "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement of Virginia" Vo. 2, page 220, trying to find something for myself, which I did not, I found this, which I hope may help someone else. For those of you with Anthony BOWEN, MANN, HAMILTON connections. === Mitchel vs Hamilton -- O.S. 297; N.S. 106-- Will of Andrew Hamilton of Greenbrier. Son Andrew Hamilton got on the body of Nelly Clendennin, now wife of George Stephenson. (sounds like that means his son by Nelly Cledennin? mm) Mother; brother, William Hamilton, and his sons, Andrew and James; nephews, Andrew and William Bird; nephews, William, James and Andrew McCoy; nephew, Anthony BOWEN; (The caps were mine to capture your eye. mm) nephew, Moses Mann and John Bird. Dated 14th March 1796 Recorded in Greenbrier, June 1796 mm ==== BOWEN Mailing List ==== Visit USGENWEB for links to GENWEB pages and data archives for all states http://www.usgenweb.com/ --part0_918862303_boundary--

Thanks Terri for clearing it up. I am forwarding this to all the addresses that I sent my first message as you suggest. George ROOTS-L Prescreeners wrote: > Hi George, > > I'm one of the volunteer screeners for Roots-L. I'm pleased to tell you > that this is a hoax. I am including some information that should > reassure you. It would be a kindness to all of us online if you would > pass this information on to all those to whom you sent this message, as > well as to the person who sent it to you. It may help to slow the > spread of this false information.(and save our Congress-people from > being inundated with email!) Thanks! > > If you have any questions or comments, please write to me directly at > the address below my name. > > Terri Strotman > pstrotman@earthlink.net > Volunteer: Roots-L Screening Team > ========================================================= > > From: > http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blfcc.htm > > Excerpted from True Lies, 11/07/98: > > FCC Denies 'Modem Tax' Plans... Again > > The FCC has repeatedly stated for the past decade -- and is stating > again > today -- that it is NOT repealing the ISP exemption that [prevents] > Internet service providers from paying per-minute charges to local > telephone companies. This is one of the great enduring urban myths. > > -- FCC Chairman > William Kennard, Nov. 6, 1998 > > It was about this time last year that a recycled email alert flooded the > Net, charging that the FCC was considering a ruling to allow phone > companies to charge per-minute fees for Internet access . Consumers were > outraged, deluging the FCC with angry phone calls and email protests -- > for > no good reason. The claims made in the outdated email alert were false. > > Similar false rumors have circulated at intervals for the past 10 years, > making the "Modem Tax" legend a classic of Internet folklore (see > http://www.urbanlegends.com/classic/modem_tax.html). > > "It happened again this week," Reuters reported on Friday, "when an > upcoming FCC decision over how local telephone carriers pay each other > for > exchanging traffic was widely misinterpreted as having some bearing on > Internet regulation or fees. The decision is expected to be released > later > this month." > > According to Reuters, news of the impending decision has whipped up > another > frenzy among consumers as rumors of "per-minute access charges" once > again > flew out of control. > > And for the gazillionth time, William Kennard, Chairman of the FCC, was > forced to announce that the ruling under consideration "has NOTHING to > do > with consumer Internet charges." > > Pass it on. > > Update: > > From William Kennard's speech to the National Association of Regulatory > Commissioners, 11/11/98: > > "For reasons that escape me, there are those who regularly suggest that > the FCC is considering the imposition of per minute charges on Internet > providers. > The forces behind these rumors are doing a disservice to the American > consumer, because in fact nothing could be further from the truth. But > somehow these rumors keep arising, often on the Internet itself. I know, > because I receive hundreds and > thousands of e-mails every time this rumor arises. > > "I know that many of the e-mails I receive are from well-meaning, but > misinformed, people who are concerned about the future of the Internet. > I applaud their > vigilance and I am glad to assure them that the FCC is not about to > impose per > minute charges on the Internet." > > Full text of Kennard's speech: > > http://www.fcc.gov/Speeches/Kennard/spwek833.html

Ok it was determined a month ago this letter is quite old, and it was voted against. Today in the Rootsweb newsletter there was a note that said everyone on mailing list should view the sites linked so that alot of junk mail wouldn't be posted. Check it out I did and learned alot today; http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm Also bookmark the site for refer use. Thanks, Lisa Cleversey List Owner -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Co-List Owner COOK, List Owner BIRD & NYSTEUBE (Steuben Co NY) Heartland/Fields Community Leader -2500-2999 Heartland Genealogy Society & Web Ring Co-Chairman-http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/2416 cleversey's Home Page-http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/5421 cleversey@geocities.com -Icq #9492621

I Am Looking For Any Information On My Great Great Grandfather And Grandmother Charles P Bird Born Birth Date Unkown Married Debora Scarlet May Have Came From England Had Son My Grand Father Charles Homer Bird Born June 10 !875 Cleavland Ohio All Tho I Have Not Been Able To Confirm This As Of Yet Also Had Son Calvin Bird Lived In Tampa Florida Around 1922 Also Had 2 Daughters Names Unkown At This Time If This Fits With Anyones Family Please Contact Me Thank You Ed Bird ebird@gte.net

Hello Bird researchers: Here is some new information I found on "my" Bird family of upstate NY: OLDEST ANCESTOR I know of so far: I. ALEXANDER BIRD, b. abt. 1790, Otsego County, New York m. Rosetta (nee: ??) II. George BIRD b. abt 1816 m. Mary FINCH III. John BIRD, b. abt 1836, m. (Mary) Martha NESTLE IV. Minnie Bird, b. Apr. 1882 m. Houck, 1 son, 2 dtrs. IV. Lillie Bird, b. Jul. 1884 m. Wright, no children IV. Melvin C. BIRD, b. 20 July, 1886 m. Bertha Durham IV. William BIRD, b. Jul 1888, m. Pearl ? (2 sons, 2 dtrs) IV. George BIRD, b. July 1892, m. Edna ? (5 dtrs) III. (daughter) BIRD, b. 1838 III. (son) Bird, b. 1841, d. 1842 III. (daughter) BIRD, b. 1844 III. Cornelius Bird, b. 1846 (Civil War vet) Hope this will hook into someone else's line. Any help anyone could give me in finding out more about these Birds I would greatly appreciate! Thanks! Marsha Strong Gainesville, FL

Does anyone have information about Cassandra Byrd, NC, 1800, who married ______ Allison? Thank you. Lynda R. Yang1@opman.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F837A7E36AFADE9DD8E83899 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I recieved this message from a friend and as an online genealogist (Hobbie of course) this would be ludicrous. Please pass this on and if its true contact your representatives at this address. http://www.house.gov/writerep/ --------------F837A7E36AFADE9DD8E83899 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from dns1.dfas.mil [207.132.202.253] by mail.carrollsweb.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-4.06) id A268BC80148; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 06:51:52 CST Received: from dns1.dfas.mil (root@localhost) by dns1.dfas.mil with ESMTP id HAA03628 for <gdrennon@carrollsweb.com>; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 07:48:45 -0500 (EST) From: george.drennon@dfas.mil Received: from dfas.mil (omd-internet1.dfas.mil [207.132.202.89]) by dns1.dfas.mil with SMTP id HAA03456 for <gdrennon@carrollsweb.com>; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 07:48:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from ccMail by dfas.mil (ccMail Link to SMTP R8.30.00.7) id AA918740908; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 07:48:43 -0500 Message-Id: <9902119187.AA918740908@dfas.mil> X-Mailer: ccMail Link to SMTP R8.30.00.7 Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 06:45:21 -0500 To: <gdrennon@carrollsweb.com>, <margaret.flanagan@dfas.mil> Subject: Re: Internet Access Fees, Look Out!!!! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: "cc:Mail Note Part" Thanks Margaret. I have already shot a message off to my rep in DC. Im going to forward this to my address at home. I will be sending it to all of my internet contacts too. Bye for now George ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Internet Access Fees, Look Out!!!! Author: MARGARET FLANAGAN at DOMPO1 Date: 2/10/99 2:40 PM Thought that I would forward this to you. I know some of you are ardent internet users. A co-worker's wife just forwarded this to us. Best wishes for preventing this new pocket grabber. Everyone take care, Margaret ______________________________ Forward Header __________________________________ Subject: Internet Access Fees, Look Out!!!! Author: GREG CORDES at DOMPO1 Date: 2/10/99 2:35 PM Just thought you'd all be interested. Our phone companies and elected officals want to give it to us again. Enjoy reading. Greg Subject: FW: Internet Access Fees - Vote No READ THIS................Believe it or not Congress will be voting in less than two weeks. CNN stated that the new Congress is scheduled, in two weeks time, to decide whether to allow or not allow your telephone company to levy a charge on your phone bill equal to a Long Distance call EACH time you access the Internet. Tell your Congressman to vote against Internet Access Fees! If EACH one of us, forward this message on to others in a hurry, we may be able to prevent this injustice from happening! We all need to respond to this-don't want to lose another one of our "freedoms." And they talk about Bill Gates having a monopoly-HA!!!! This is one more way the phone company can get to our money. I am sure a lot of peoplewill have to restrict their use of the internet if Congress passes this. Check out the website <http://www.house/gov/writerep> to find the address or phone number of your elected official. --------------F837A7E36AFADE9DD8E83899--