[More notes on Birds]
[posted 2 May 2004]

from Lynn Teague Teague_L@bellsouth.net

Looking at the Surry records that I have available, it seems that John and
Thomas Bird are common in the records, but show up somewhat after William
Byrd:
Surry County Deeds - Davis - 1652-1684 - lists William Byrd as a creditor in
the settlement of the estate of John Westhope, deceased, 1656/57.
John Byrd is also listed on pp. 85-88-110- 115-118.
Jno. Bird and Tho. Bird listed as Surry Co titheables (white) in 1688
(Boddie, John B. 2000. Colonial Surry. Baltimore: Clearfield. P. 194).
Thomas Bird among Lawnes Creek Tithables 1683 (Boddie, John B. 2000.
Colonial Surry. Baltimore: Clearfield. P.191).
Jno. Bird among Surry County tithables (white) in 1678. (Boddie, John B.
2000. Colonial Surry. Baltimore: Clearfield. P.188).
Bird, Thomas among titheables, in household of 2, in 1674 (Boddie, John B.
2000. Colonial Surry. Baltimore: Clearfield. P.185).
Jno. Bird titheable in Surry County in 1668 (Boddie, John B. 2000. Colonial
Surry. Baltimore: Clearfield. P.183).
Thomas Bird was fined for violating the Sabbath in 1675 (Boddie, John B.
2000. Colonial Surry. Baltimore: Clearfield. P.84)
Thomas Bird, son of William, bought land from Thomas Busby bef, 1688
(Boddie, John B. 2000. Colonial Surry. Baltimore: Clearfield. P.92).
Wm. Byrd of Martinšs Brandon gave note to "John Bird, citizen and draper, of
London" in 1658-59.

This on-line version traces the Chowan Co NC family to John Bird of Surry Co
(without commenting on his origins) and seems fairly well researched:

Posted by: Mardi Kelly    Date: December 29, 1999 at 23:34:04
In Reply to: Byrd: VA>NC>SC>GA>Marion Co. MS by Ken Slade     of 4271 Go

I have done quite a bit of research on this line and will post some of my
findings. I refer to John Byrd as Generation 1, because I have not found
proof of his parentage.

Generation 1:
John Byrd, b. cir. 1645, Charles City, VA,
d. 1694, Surry Co., VA, m. Mary _______.
Ch. 1. John Byrd, Jr., cir. 1670, VA
2. Hannah Byrd, b. bef. 1684

Notes: "Colonial Records of NC (Second Series)", Vol. 2, p.70: 1697 - John
Byrd proves headright claim of 300 acres for importing himself, Mathew
Anderson, Mary Byrd, John Byrd, Jr., James Bassford, and Rich. Wiggins to
the new Carolina Colony which would later become NC. We do not have the
actual date of the importation, but it is reasonable to assume that it was
around 1684 when he left his daughter in the care of one Richard Byer.
Evidently, John did not expect that she would be joining the family in the
Carolina wilderness. I have no further information on Hannah. It is not
unusual for a headright claim to be file several years after the actual
importation.
Same record, p. 344 - "At a Court held April 2, 1684...Upon the petition of
Richard Byer, Ordered that Hannah Bird, daughter of John Bird, live with him
till she comes to the age of one and twenty years or day of marriage."

Generation 2:
John Byrd, Jr., b. cir. 1670, VA, d. 13 Sep 1716, Chowan Co., NC, m. 24 Aug
1697 in Perquimans Co., NC, Rebecca Sutton, dau. of Nathaniel Sutton and
Deborah Astine. Rebecca b. 8 Aug 1676, d. 12 Feb 1758, Chowan Co., NC.

Rebecca Sutton was the widow of Jacob Peterson, Jr. Her grandparents were
George Sutton and Sarah Tilden who had originally come to Plymouth Colony
aboard the Hercules in 1634.
Ch.
1. Edward Byrd, b. 22 Jul 1698, m. Anna Bonner
2. John Byrd, III, b. 6 Jan 1700/01
3. Ann Byrd, b. 1703, m. John Hardy
4. William Byrd, b. 1704, Chowan Co., NC, d. bef. 20 May 1777, Sumter Dist.,
SC
5. Richard Byrd, b. 1707, d. 1794, m. twice, first wife's name unknown. (2)
Mary O'Dyer

Notes: John Byrd, Jr. and wife Rebecca sold a tract of land in Perquimans
Precinct, NC to a Mr. Harvey. This tract had been given to Rececca's first
husband, Jacob Peterson, Jr. by his father. She inherited it when Jacob, Jr.
died in 1697.
John Byrd, Jr.'s death in 1716 is recorded in Chowan Co., NC records:
"...leaving his eldest son John Byrd 640 acres lying at New Market, son
Edward 365 acres of land, son William Byrd 365 acres of land. Youngest son
Richard Byrd is to receive the home plantation, following the widowhood of
wife Rebecca. Daughter Ann Byrd receives a legacy."
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