Catherine (Dalton) Bird (1763 - 1822)

Born 20 Oct 1763 in Alexandria, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Wife of William Bird II — married 1780 in Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1822 at age 58 in The Aviary, Warren, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Catherine Dalton was the daughter of John Dalton, a friend of George Washington during the Revolutionary War.

Records of the Dalton family Bible, formerly belonging to Catherine Dalton, daughter of Capt. John Dalton and his wife. Jemima Shaw, of Alexandria, Virginia: and wife of Wm. Bird. This Bible was destroyed during the Civil war. It carried the pedigree back to a younger bunch of the family of which Sir John Dalton was the head, and was long established in England.

After John Dalton's death in 1777. John Carlyle was the guardian of first two daughters . These two daughters, Catherine and Jennie Dalton, made their home, after their father's death, with their guardian, John Carlyle. John Dalton's wife died in 1765.

Jennie Dalton, daughter of John Dalton and his wife, Jemima Shaw, married William Herbert. Two of their grandchildren were taken suddenly ill while on a visit to Mt. Vernon and died there. Tradition says they died of diphtheria. Both were quite young. These two Herbert children were buried at Mt. Vernon. Their father was Noblet Herbert. He married again, in 1819, Mary Lee Washington, who died in 1827. She was the fourth child of Corbin Washington, the son of John Augustus Washington and Mary Ball.

The only other surviving child of John Dalton and his wife, Jemima Shaw, was Catherine Dalton, who married William Bird in 1781, the wedding taking place at "Cameron," near Alexandria, as stated in the family Bible. ^[1]

“Aviary,” the home of Col. bird and his wife, Caroline Dalton Bird, with its family cemetery where both are buried, was on the hill overlooking the dam. Among their descendants were William Lowndes Yancey, “Orator of Secession,” and Benjamin Yancey, Jr., minister to Argentina under President Buchanan. ^[2]

Wills

^[3] Will of JANE SHAW. I JANE SHAW of Fairfax County .. give to JOHN DALTON my negro man Jack; to JENNY DALTON and CATHERINE DALTON the rest of my estate due by bond and otherwise to be equally divided between them .. appoint my loving friend, JOHN DALTON, Executor .. this 12th day January 1768. Presence: E. Hunter, Thoms. Shaw Jane x Shaw At a court held .. 17th August 1768 .. will presented by JOHN DALTON .. being proved is admitted to record .. certificate granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form

^[4] Will of THOMAS SHAW. I THOMAS SHAW of county of Fairfax being weak in body .. give and bequeath unto JENNY DALTON, my granddaughter, all my Track of land which I bought of the Exrs. of Capt. JOHN MINOR as well as the Track of land which I bought of JOHN MINOR commonly known by the name of Cameron which said track with the appurtenances I give unto my said granddaughter .. for want of heirs it returns to JOHN BRIDGES & BAYNHAM SHAW. I give that track of land near the Falls Church which I bought in conjunction with Colo. JOHN CARLYLE of Colo. THOMAS HARRISON unto my granddaughter, CATHERINE DALTON .. for want of heirs to JOHN BRIDGES & BAYNHAM SHAW. I give unto my said granddaughters equally to be divided my personal Estate (only a legacy or two) .. for want of heirs to JOHN BRIDGES & BAYNHAM SHAW. I give to JEMIMA MINOR the sum of Fifteen pounds current money. I appoint GEORGE MINOR, RICHARD SANFORD SENR. and JENNY DALTON to be my Exrs. .. this 29th day of May 1777. Presence of John Moss, Thomas Shaw Robert Muir, Geo. Minor At a court held .. 18th August 1777 .. will presented by GEORGE MINOR .. admitted to record .. certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof ..

Birth

Birth Date: Oct. 20, 1763 ^[5]

Birth Place: Alexandria City, Virginia, USA

Marriage

Husband: William Bird (1757 - 1812)

Wife: Catherine Dalton

Marriage Date:

Marriage Place:

Children:^[5]

1. Caroline Bird Beman (1781 - 1859)
2. Emily Matilda Bird Cunningham (1782 - 1865)
3. Elizabeth Bird Lesley (1785 - ____)
4. James Wilson Bird (1787 - 1868)
5. Catherine Bird Beene (1792 - 1843)

Death

Death Date: Sep. 15, 1822 ^[5]

Death Place: Warren County, Georgia, USA

Burial:

Shoals Cemetery

Warren County, Georgia, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Dalton Data Bank:John Dalton
2. ↑ Georgia Historical Markers: Shoals on the Ogeeche Last accessed Mar 23, 2017.
3. ↑ 1767-1776 Fairfax County, Virginia, Will Book C; [Antient Press]; Page 41
4. ↑ 1776-1782 Fairfax County, Virginia, Will Book D; [Antient Press]; Page 38-39
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} FindAGrave: Catherine Dalton: Memorial ID: 5004193 Created by: Georgia Girl. Record added: Mar 22, 2010.

• The Granite Farm Letters: The Civil War Correspondence of Edgeworth & Sallie Bird edited by John Rozier pub: 1988 University of Georgia Press William Bird
• Ancestry.com: Catherine Dalton Bird

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Dalton-1562 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Vicki and others.