Although I subscribe to the Bird list, I only have two "Birds" to work with: Robert Bird Born: Abt 1555, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England Married: 1583, Towcester, " " " Died: 22 Jul 1622, Towcester, " " " His wife was named Amy, but I have no other info on her. They had 2 children (that I know about): Perris Bird, no additional info. and Dorothy Bird (my ancestor) Born: 1588, Benefield, Northamptonshire, England Christened: 25 May 1588, St. Lawrence Church, Towcester, England Married: 23 Feb 1610, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England Died: 2 Aug 1676, Hartford, Hartford County, CT She married: Dr. Thomas Lord Born: 1585 Died: 1645 Here is some info on the Lords: Thomas Lord was a man of means, position and influence, and in 1632 he sent his eldest son, Richard, then about 21 years of age, to America. He settled at Newtown, Mass., which afterwards became Cambridge. In 1633, Governor Haynes and the Rev. Thomas Hooker, friends of Thomas Lord, sailed for America with about 200 passengers important to the colony, and it is thought that Richard Lord went in advance in order to select a place to settle. In 1636, with his entire family, ranging in age from 4 to 25, Thomas Lord joined the party of Rev. Hooker and Mr. Stone and one hundred men, women, and children which took its departure from Newtown to form a new settlement on the Connecticut River. (There's an historical monument next to Harvard University commemorating the starting point of this journey.) "They traveled more than one hundred miles through a hideous and trackless wilderness to Hartford. These were the first settlers of Hartford. One internet source says that Dorothy Bird and Thomas Lord had 12 children. I have the names of 8 of them and I descend from their son, John Lord. If anyone has info on Dorothy or Robert Bird and their ancestors in Towcester, England I would love to hear from you! Tom Galloway Home: (817) 281-4436 Office: (817) 281-9348 Cell: (214) 232-1786 tagandco@swbell.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <DONDASCALE@aol.com> To: <tagandco@swbell.net> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 1999 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [BIRD-L] Robert Bird of Eng 1555 > hi Tom, > did any of the Birds migrate to Hartford with the Lords ? i'm looking > for a connection from the Birds of Hartford to the Birds of Long Island ca; > 1620, north shore, Newtown to be exact. > > > Gene Bird