“Alexander Birdwell” was listed on the 1730 tax roll in Kent County, Delaware. His presence on a tax roll suggests he was probably at least age 21 at that time (so probably born before 1710). It is unknown how he was related to the George Birdwell in Kent County, or who was the elder of the two. The 1730 tax roll is the one and only record I seen listing this Alexander Birdwell. So we have no information on if he was married, or had children. Nor do I know where he was before or after the year 1730. The eldest son of “our” George Birdwell (c1720-1781) was Robert Birdwell (pre 1750). Some of you may know that circumstantial evidence suggests that a younger Alexander Birdwell (c1787) was a son of Robert. Had Robert named a son “Alexander” in honor of this Alexander Birdwell in Delaware ? Was he possibly Robert’s uncle, or even grandfather ? I am only noting the possibility. Again I have not found any proof of a relationship between Alexander Birdwell (pre 1710) of Delaware and our family. But I am curious about the later occurrence of his name. Delaware has just three counties with Kent Co. being located in the center of the state. If anyone wants to research Alexander Birdwell I would suggest checking the other two to see if he can also be found in their records. New Castle is the northern county, and Sussex is the southern county. If their early records have survived it seems likely that some mention of Alexander Birdwell (pre 1710) could be found in one or the other. One more to follow... Weldon J. Birdwell, in Montana