Elizabeth Bird

Caution: This person is not proven. She may have been a second wife because of the age difference. She is listed with a second marriage to Mr. William Brown.

Which Bird married into the Vardeman family? I originally thought that it was Samuel Bird, b. 1744. But, the time frame doesn't fit. William Vardeman's family was in Goochland from 1740 to 1751. Peter Vardeman left Henry Co. by 1779. So, the Vardeman/Bird connection must be pushed back another generation, to James Bird b. abt. 1720.

Evidence suggests that Samuel Bird of Franklin Co. was married to a daughter of James Meredith. (James Meredith was b. abt. 1710--making a daughter likely b. in the 1740-1765 time frame--too early for the next generation of Birds.)

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• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=591398&id... Caution: This person is not proven. She may have been a second wife because of the age difference.

Which Bird married into the Vardeman family? I originally thought that it was Samuel Bird, b. 1744. But, the time frame doesn't fit. William Vardeman's family was in Goochland from 1740 to 1751. Peter Vardeman left Henry Co. by 1779. So, the Vardeman/Bird connection must be pushed back another generation, to James Bird b. abt. 1720.

Evidence suggests that Samuel Bird of Franklin Co. was married to a daughter of James Meredith. (James Meredith was b. abt. 1710--making a daughter likely b. in the 1740-1765 time frame--too early for the next generation of Birds.)

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Orange Co. VA Will Book 1&2, 1735-1778, Abstracted by John Frederick Dorman Bk 2, p. 40 (p. 185-86) James Stodghill. Inventory. Money due from Thomas Morris, George Berrie, John Lankford, Margaret Duglas, Moses Standley, Wm. Standley, Darby Haney, Thomas Burbag, Jas Berry, Amb. Stodgill, Wm. Hensley, Jas. Stodgill, Thos. Morris, Eliza Bird (9 for salt), John Williams, John Lane, Joseph Davis, Mosias Jones and John Lester. (Signed) Wm. Bell, Samuel Estis, Francis Williams. Inventory returned Sept 27, 1753.

Orange Co. VA Order Book 6, p. 672, September 28, 1762. The suit brought by John Ogg against Elizabeth Bird is dismissed. Agreed. Note: Ogg's Mountain above Lynch's River, the dividing line of Orange and Albemarle.

Orange Co. VA Order Book 7, p. 255. 256, November, 1764 Francis Kirtley v. Elizabeth Bird. On a petition. Defendent not appearing. Ordered the plaintiff recover 3.6.11 and costs.

When was she widowed? Her death date is estimated.* Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Nov 30 2016, 1:41:28 UTC