Don't know if this interests you or not. This shows that this William Bird had father Thomas and mother Mary, I think. Did the daughter of this Wm. marry Simon Murfee? I've found no Murphy on Surry Co. Court orders microfilm 1671-1691, 1691-1713, 1713-1718, 1741-1744 (also important to note). Lots of Birds, Grays, & others later found in Franklin Co. NC such as Battle, Perry, etc. My gggUncles were Bird & Gray Murphy in Franklin Co. NC. Keep checking the website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~freshnup/markmurph/ ================================== [Tho. Bird Will acknowledgement, William Bird's Guardian, 1688] [p. 692, Surry Co. Court Orders, 1671-1691, parts 1 & 2] [Library of Virginia, Reel 28] [transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 11 Feb 2002] --------- Wm. Bird orphan of Tho. Bird making choice of Mr. Jno. Busby for his Guardian and being of age [sod to sod?], and the sd Busby being ps &c[?] out in Court and accepting this cof[?], It is ordrd that he &c[?] therein accordingly --------- The Last Will of Tho. Bird provd in Court by the oaths of Jno. King & Jno. Rogors and asqrbato[?] thereof granted Geo. NicholSon in plc of Mary his wife the Ex &c therein named --------- [end of record]