Lawrence married Elizabeth Bush on 7 April 1817 in Richmond and Essex, Virginia, United States.[1]
In 1820 Lawrence Byrd was a free person of colour living in Caroline County with an adult female (assumed Elizabeth).[2] In 1830 the couple had one son under the age of 10.[3] In 1840 there were two children, a boy between 10 and 23 and a girl under hte age of 10.[4]
Sources
↑Marriage:
"Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Index, 1655-1900"
Book: Book 1,; Page: 233; Page: page 22 Ancestry ca Record 4033 #544 (accessed 15 April 2023)
Lawrence Bird marriage to Elizabeth Bush on 7 Apr 1817 in Richmond and Essex, Virginia, USA.
↑1820 Census:
"1820 United States Federal Census"
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Caroline, Virginia; Page: 158; NARA Roll: M33_129; Image: 172 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7734 #1052993 (accessed 15 April 2023)
Lawrence Byrd in Caroline, Virginia.
↑1830 Census:
"1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Caroline, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 197; Page: 176; Family History Library Film: 0029676 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8058 #908289 (accessed 15 April 2023)
Lawrence P Byrd in Caroline, Virginia.
↑1840 Census:
"1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Caroline District, Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 553; Page: 78; Family History Library Film: 0029684 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8057 #1873267 (accessed 15 April 2023)
Lawrence Byrd in Caroline District, Caroline, Virginia.
See also:
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRW3-K56 : 11 February 2018), Lawrence P. Bird and Elizabeth Bush, 07 Apr 1817; citing Essex County, Virginia, reference P233 en 2; FHL microfilm 31,275.
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