Capt. Abraham Bird

DAR A 010298, Capt. VA

At about the same time, a family member moved across the Mississippi River to the area which became known as Bird's Point in what is now Mississippi County, Missouri, but which was then on the boundary between the Spanish districts of New Madrid and Cape Girardeau.

In 1798 Abraham Bird received a Spanish grant to land in Missouri opposite the mouth of the Ohio River. He established a plantation on the grant in l805, living there until the flood of 1814-1815. Bird left the area after the flood, moving to Baton Rouge, La., and leaving the Missouri and Illinois lands to his sons. The settlement which grew up at Bird's Point, known variously as Bird's Landing, Bird's Orchard, and Birdville, was well-known as a steamboat landing and supply point during the peak of the Mississippi River's steamboat era.

The town of Bird's Point was platted in l889, only to be devastated by a tornado in 1896. Fire destroyed much of what remained in 1905. The town continued to dwindle after that date, primarily due to encroachment of the land by the river.

Shenandoah County, Va. Deed Book I, page 183, "22 May 1793 Indenture in which Abraham Bird and Mary, his wife; John Bird and Elinor, his wife; John Moore and Sarah, his wife; Isaac Goare and Ingobo his wife; Cornelius Newman and Mary, his wife, John Taylor and Magdalene his wife; of one part — all being heirs of Mounce Bird, deceased, late of County of Shenandoah, Virginia, to William Bird and Mounce Bird, Sons of Mounce Bird, deceased, of said County of Shenandoah of the other part for L1000, two tracts of land in County of Shenandoah on Smith’s Creek containing 360 acres, the other tract of 250 acres on east side of Smith’s Creek, etc.Page 187 acknowledgments of the above deed were signed by Abraham Bird and Mary, his wife, of The State of Kentucky, John and Sarah Moore of Rockingham County, Virginia; Isaac Goare and Ingobo, his wife, of Shenandoah County — dated 22 June 1793.

November 26, 1808, William T. Redmon paid $800 to John Byrd and wife Elinor Byrd and son John M. Byrd for 109 3/4 acres of land on Flat Run. The tract was adjoining to land owned by John Shaw, Jese Claypole, William Byrd and Lewis Ashby and beginning at the comer of a survey of Benjamin Forsythe

Bourbon County Deed Book F, pp. 476-78

John Ardery deposeth, at tavern of Henry Timberlake in Paris, that when he came to Kentucky in year 1785 and Abraham Byrd was settled on land of Mounce Byrd who by reputation was his father, on waters of Hinkson, now in dispute.

John Byrd, brother of Abraham, succeeded Abraham in possession of another part of said tract, and one Martin Rodney immediately succeeded in possession of another part of said tract. John Byrd and John Shaw now live on the land Rodney improved, that Byrd purchased land where he now lives in claim of Mounce Byrd, and succeeded Rodney and continued in possession.

John Byrd settled in said claim under Mounce Byrd where William Redmon now lives about two years after Abraham Byrd settled and William Redmon or those who claim under him followed John Byrd in possession and continued since.

Abraham and John Byrd were settled under their father, and John Byrd put Alexander Rader in possession of place where George Hughes lives, and said Hughes succeeded said Rader and has continued since--all under said Mounce Byrds patent', that the place on which Jesse Claypool lives was settled by Jonathan Huling about two or three years after Rodney settled at other place aforesaid, under John Byrd, and enclosed ground and raised corn and Claypole succeeded him in possession and has since.

Further states the place Isaac Cook lives on was settled when deponent came to Ky. in 1785, by John Cook, who tended corn and enclosed ground and continued there until his death, under Isaac Ruddell's preemption, and at his dea th said John Cook, and Isaac Cook succeeded him, that John Cook, son of J

Abraham Bird Sr Abraham Bird was born in 1756 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He was the son of Mounce Byrd, Sr. (DAR# 405212) and Clara "Clarissa" Ann Ruddell. Abraham Bird died 22 Dec 1820 at Bird's Plantation, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Note that the date of his death is documented in the Baton Rouge Gazette, 23 Dec 1820, pg 2. He married Mary Jones 03 June 1781 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. She was born 01 Nov 1761 in Virginia and died 1844, while visiting her son, John Bird (1795-1868). Abraham was a Revolutionary War Lieutenant/Captain (DAR# A010298)

The Six (6) children of Abraham Bird (1756-1820 and Mary Jones: MARGARET BIRD b. Bef. 1797 Missouri, USA, d. 15 Jun 1854 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Some have said that her name was Nancy or Delia. Her will says otherwise. WILLIAM THOMPSON BIRD b.1791 Shenandoah, Virginia; m. Nancy Black, Abt. 1819, Fayette, Kentucky, d. 21 Sept 1830 ABRAHAM BIRD JR. b. 1784 VA; m. Mary Bowie, 1809, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, d. 15 Oct 1860 [SEE MEMORIAL #134995700-I do not control his memorial & requests to link have been ignored] THOMPSON JOSEPH BIRD b. 08 Feb 1789 Virginia, m. 14 Jun 1821, Louisiana, Elizabeth G Byrd (daughter of Stephen Byrd; granddaughter of Amos Byrd) , d. 07 May 1835 Missouri. JOHN BIRD b. 26 Nov 1795 Kentucky, m. Ingabo Byrd, 1842. Shenandoah, Virginia, d. 20 Dec 1868, Bird's Point, Mississippi, Missouri; Ingabo Byrd is the daughter of Abraham Byrd (1722-1857)(note spelling) and Elizabeth Gillespie (1781-1868). Abraham Byrd's father was Amos Byrd (1737-1818). MARY BIRD b. 1794 TN or Illinois, m. Samuel Vail 19 Apr 1818 Louisiana, d. 12 Aug 1848, Vail Plantation, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Secondary proof that this Abraham Bird (1756-1820) is the son of Mounce Bird is contained in the following:

• Shenandoah County, Virginia Deed Book E, pg 435
• Shenandoah County, Virginia Deed Book F, pg. 187
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