[Excerpts from "Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. XII, Charles City County
Court Orders, 1661-1664" abstracted by Beverly Fleet, 1961]
[excerpted 26 Sep 2003]

p. 10
(page 302)
Whereas Capt Thomas Stegge shortly intendeth a voyage for England, whose 
assistance in this Cort (in his absence- fade out) much wanting: Itt is
therefore the humble request of this Co'rt to the Right Hono'ble Gov'nor
that he would please to appoint and assigne mr Willm Bird to supply the 
vacant place of the sd Capt Stegge in the Comicon of this Com.

(page 303)
Abstract.  Power of Atty.  (dated 6th August 1661)  "John Daniell Notary
and Tabellion publick dwelling in this Citty of London" states there appeared
before him "John Sadler Cittizen and Groc'r of London and Thomas Quiney
Cittizen and Haberdasher of London", to make as their attorney "Wm Bird
planter liveing at Martins Brandon", to take possession of and sell the 
property of Charles Sparrow, deceased, in his lifetime of Virginia.
signed  John Sadler	Thomas Quyney
(names of witnesses illegible)

p. 11
(page 308)  (mr Wm Bird on a jury)

p. 15
(page 319)
Abstract.  Dif betw Mr Willm Bird Sen(?) John Sadler and Thomas Quiney
merchants plt and Wm Rollinson deft to next Quarter Court.  

(page 320)
Abstract.  (faded)  Mr Wm Bird and Capt Fran: Grey to decide dif betw
Robt Scott and Willm Ro(llinson?)

p. 47
(page 373)
Capt Otho Southcott and Mr Wm Bird are sworne Justices of the peace for 
this Com according to Ord'r of the Right Honoble Governo'r and counsell.

p. 56
(page 393)
The Co'rt upon view of Wm Mead serv't to Mr Wm Bird doth adjudge him to be
now about sixteene yeares of age.

p. 60
(page 396)
Capt ffranc Grey  Capt Otho Southcott and Mr Wm Bird do hereby testifie 
declare and affirme in Co'rt that they and Mr. James Crewes w'th some servts
among whom was on Phillip a Taylor arrived in Virga in the Shipp seaven 
sisters comanded by Capt Abraham Read about the 20th day of ffeb'r Anno 
D'm 1657.
Otho Southcott	Fran: Grey	Will Bird
(note: date conflicts as Wm Bird was paid per court order, April 1656, 
as was James Crewes; also

p. 65
(page 404)
John Bird and others imported by Howell Pryse who received land

p. 82
(page 437)
Abstract.  Robt Cobgutt ordered to pay Mr Wm Bird 3716 lb tobo due by
several bills confessed by his attorney Wm Doulin.

p. 89
(page 453)
Wm Douling aged forty six years or thereabouts sworne before this Worp'll
Co'rt Aprill the twelth, Ao. Dm' 1664 Rs (16)
Saith that being at Church on the Sabbath day and after prayer, standing
in the church yard heard Tho Stevenson speaking to Mr Bird and telling
him George Gibson was an Athick, and Mr Bird replyed and sd, an Athick
Tom what pretty word hast thou gott now, and Tho: Stevenson replyed againe
and sd he was an Athick, and hee would prove it
p. 90
by two suffic't housekeepers, and yo'r depon't asked Elias Osborne that 
was standing by, what that word Athick meant, who replyed and said he
would say an Athis, and the sd Stevenson replyed and sd I [aye] an Athis,
and further sd that George Gibson sd there was no resurreccon and yo'r
depon't further saith not
Will dowling
Jurat in Cur
Test. Ho: Pryse C1

p. 101
(page 478)
Abstract. Statement.  16th April 1664 by William Bird.  That Mary Gibson,
wife of Geo: Gibson, complained of dif betw her and Tho: Stevenson and his
wife.  That "Goodey Gibson rec'd a hurt in her arme by a stick that the sd
Stevensons wife flung at her, as she informed me, Gentlemen, the wound I
saw that she had in her arme, w'ch was much for one might have layed the
topp of ones finger into it".  That Stevenson and his wife came after Mary
Gibson had gone.  Showed rotten wood.  Said that was the stick, etc.
Signed Will Bird.
[continued depositions on the Stevenson-Gibson feud]