Doing CT research, I have seen both the Birdseye and Birdsey families every once and a while. Cheshire had a Birdsey/e Norton when I was growing up. For whatever help or interest it might be..... Jacobus in "Families of Ancient New Haven" has some on each, but the Birdseye references are under the Beach and Merriman families BEACH family in Jacobus the following families are listed without parentage Page 148: This is family 1: Richard/1 Azariah/2 Benjamin/3 Benjamin b. 1682. 9 Dec 1694 NHC1, d 1710; of Durham: m. Diana BIRDSEYE; she married (2) 13 May 1713 DurhamV --Samuel Norton. Two children Page 149 This is family 3: John 1/ John 2/ their 4th child John, b. Apr 1654, d 1711; of St; m (1)18 Dec 1679 StV--Hannah Staples; m (2) Phebe, wid. John BIRDSEYE. Children in St. Page 149 This is family 3: John/1 Thomas/2 their 4th child. There is a note by John /1 that "The births of the children are entered in Fairfield Probate records, vol 3, p.22. Thomas, b. May 1659. d 13 May 1741 ae. 82 WV, WC2; m (1) 12 May 1680 WV --Ruth da. Paul & Martha Peck, b c.1660 Phebe da, Timothy & Joanna (BIRDSEYE) Wilcoxen, b. 9 Aug. 1669 StV, d 30 Apr 1758 Phebe is second wife to Thomas Beach Page 150 This is family 3: John /1 Isaac /2 the 8th child. Isaac, b 27 June 1669, d. 30 Apr 1741 ae. 71-10 StT; m 3 May 1693 StV--Hannah da John BIRDSEYE, b. 5 Feb 1671 StV, d 1750. They had William, Elnathan, John, Mary, Hannah and Dinah Merriman Family This is family 3: John /1 Isaac /2 the 8th child. Page 1172 This is family 3: John /1 Isaac /2 the 8th child. 7th child: (probably) Abigail; m 12 May 1776 MidC -- Benjamin BIRDSEYE Note: Mid is Middletown; C is Congregational Church; StV is Vital Statistics, Stratford; StT is probably Stratford Graveyard; WV Wallingford Vital statistics; WC2 is First Congregational Society, Meriden Cheshire Jean