I recently was on the Virginia Genealogy page and through a link...I'll try to retrace it, if is unknown to those of you who have been receiving the newsletter longer than I have.. I found someone with Bird/Byrd ancestors who said the name came from Hugo Le Bird who arrived in England in 1066 with William the Conqueror and they said they traced the line back through Thomas Le Bird of Middlesex England. I don't know how valid this is, as they did not mention their sources. I am just starting research on the Bird Branch of our family tree. Our connection is through Mary Stanton b.1643 Hartford CT. Her mother Ann Lord b. 1621 , Towcester, Northampton, England Her mother Dorothy Bird b. 1589 Her father Robert Bird b. 1561 Twocester, Northhampton died August 18, 1622 (will) If anyone has connections with these names, please let me know. I do have some information about the Stanton family also. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Stanton, who was the founder of Stonington, New London, Ct. Shirley Folston [email protected]