Posted on: McDowell Co. NC Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/McDowell/633 Surname: Bird, Byrd, Taylor, Crow ------------------------- Sorry, Carol. The only Allison-Byrd connection I know of is Nancy Byrd marrying Robert Moore Allison on May 5, 1821 in Roane County, Tennessee.