Hello Cousin William, Thank you for your lineage; it's always good to hear from a new cousin. I am a descendant of James Bird and Mary Ashford through their daughter, Mary Bird Graham. I will look foward to exchanging data and ideas about family with you. John Fox Winston-Salem, NC In a message dated 1/24/98 11:42:55 AM, billday@mindspring.com wrote: <<Greetings, I am a cousin <1st cousin 5 times removed >of Empson Bird and the 5th Great-grandson of James Bird. I found the wills very interesting and hope there is more information on my Bird relatives while they resided in North Carolina. Any information would be greatly appreciated. My line is as follows: Descendants of James Bird 1 James Bird 1726 - 1805 d: 1805 in Orange County, North Carolina ... +Mary Ashford 1728 - m: November 1744 in Old Swede Church, Wilmington, Delaware .......... 2 Thomas Bird 1755 - 1835 d: May 13, 1835 in Orange County, North Carolina .............. +Anna Browning 1761 - 1825 m: October 14, 1784 in Caswell d: 1825 ..................... 3 David Bird 1788 - 1859 d: January 29, 1859 in Henderson County, Tennessee ......................... +Catherine 1792 - 1849 m: June 03, 1813 in Halifax County, Virginia d: December 14, 1849 in Henderson, Tennessee ................................ 4 George Yell Bird 1829 - 1906 d: November 04, 1906 in Gainesville, TX .................................... +Elizabeth Gossett 1829 - ............................................ 5 Thomas Arthur Bird 1866 - 1959 d: 1959 ................................................ +Minnie Brown 1869 - 1958 m: March 28, 1886 in Red River Home - Brown's Ferry d: August 01, 1958 in buried at Chickasha, OK ....................................................... 6 Thomas Fred Bird 1889 - 1927 d: December 12, 1927 ........................................................... +Ludena Percer 1889 - 1957 d: 1957 .................................................................. 7 Hettie Ludena Bird 1915 - ...................................................................... +William Rush Day 1907 - 1993 d: May 30, 1993 in Mangum OK ............................................................................. 8 William Rush Day, Jr. 1943 - .............................................................................. ... +Sylvia Ann Pennington 1942 - m: August 06, 1971 in Arlington, VA ................................ *2nd Wife of George Yell Bird: .................................... +Lucetta McCall 1829 - ................................ *3rd Wife of George Yell Bird: .................................... +DEITZ 1829 - Thank You, William Rush Day Jr. billday@mindspring.com