Robert Birdwell (1740 - bef. 1815)

Born 1740 in Stafford, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 15 Sep 1815 before age 75 in Giles, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Robert Birdwell performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Robert Birdwell served in the War of 1812
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Unit(s):
Service ended:

Birth

1740

Stafford, Virginia

Parents

George Birdwell and

Siblings

1. Sarah Birdwell
2. Ann Birdwell
3. George Birdwell
4. Elizabeth Birdwell 1764–1843
5. Benjamin Birdwell 1765–1840, Pvt Revolutionary War Soldier
6. Joseph Birdwell 1767–1801
7. Mary Birdwell 1769–
8. Moses Birdwell 1769–1842, War of 1812
9. John Birdwell 1770–1854
10. William Birdwell 1772–1811
11. James Birdwell 1775–1850
12. Joshua Birdwell 1777–1839
13. Jane Birdwell

Spouse

Ellen Sanford

Jane Robinson

Marriage

No date given, Virginia

1791 • Tennessee

Children

1. William Birdwell (1766 - 1823)
2. John Birdwell (1772 - ____)
3. Alexander Birdwell
4. James Birdwell
5. Sanford Augustus Birdwell (1786 - )
6. Joseph "Joel" Birdwell (1805-1871)

Military

Soldier of the American Revolution

Soldier of the War of 1812

Death

4 Sep 1815, likely

Giles County, Tennessee

Burial

no marker

Birdwell Cemetery, likely

Trigg, Giles County, Tennessee

Life Events of Robert Birdwell

Robert Birdwell was the first child and only son born to George Birdwell and his first wife. There were two daughters born to this union as well. All the other children were from George Birdwell's second marriage to Mary L Looney.

Robert Birdwell's birthday has been suggested in varying years: 1751, 1745. This record may be more accurate:

Name: Robert Birdwell

Birth Date: 1740

Birthplace: Virginia,

Volume: 14

Page Number: 107

Biographical Info: mil.^[1]

George married the first time, wife's name unknown, her birth and death dates appear to be 1723-1753, and fathered three children:

• Robert Birdwell 1740–1815, Revolutionary War
• Sarah Birdwell 1751–1849
• Ann Birdwell 1753–1849

George Birdwell married second to Mary L Looney whose birth and death dates are circa 1740–1781. Their known children are:

• George Birdwell 1760–1816
• Elizabeth Birdwell 1764–1843
• Benjamin Birdwell 1765–1840, Pvt Revolutionary War Soldier
• Joseph Birdwell 1767–1801
• Mary Birdwell 1769–
• Moses Birdwell 1769–1842, War of 1812
• John Birdwell 1770–1854
• William Birdwell 1772–1811
• James Birdwell 1775–1850
• Joshua Birdwell 1777–1839
• Jane Birdwell 1781–1863

Descendants of Robert Birdwell may qualify for First Families of Alabama, First Settlers of Tennessee, SAR and DAR.

Robert Birdwell and his father along with brothers served during the Revolutionary War ^[2]  ; brothers Moses, Benjamin and Robert also served during the War of 1812. In the War of 1812 Robert Birdwell was a Corporal in the 4th Regiment (Steele's) W. Tennessee Military.

Name: Robert Birdwell

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 1812-1815

Event Place: United States

Affiliate Publication Number: M602

Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer :Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812.

Affiliate Film Number: 17

GS Film Number: 882535

Digital Folder Number: 004867431

Image Number: 01904^[3]

Robert Birdwell married Ellen Sanford. There are presently two known children of Robert, William Birdwell (1766 - 1823) and John Birdwell (1772 - ____).

12 Nov 1772 • Residence in Botetourt CO, Virginia Ord. that Isaiah Vinsant, Robert Burdwell, George Burdwell, William Rowland, Ephriam Willson, Richard Willson, with their tithables do work on Captain Crow's road. Side NOTE: Botetourt CO was established in Nov 1769 from part of Augusta County, Virginia

1780 • George Birdwell (c1721-1781) moved his family from Virginia to Sullivan County, North Carolina now Tennessee about 1780.

Robert Birdwell (his son by first wife) followed later, buying land in Sullivan County, Tennessee by 1790, if not earlier.

Robert's younger half-brother William Birdwell later lived in Jackson County, Tennessee. by 1804 and lived there through 1830.

8 March 1790 • Robert Birdwell's residence in Hawkins, North Carolina^[4]

1806 • Robert Birdwell "of Sullivan County" was shown on a deed filed in Smith County, Tennessee in 1806.

1811• Robert Birdwell was on a deed filed in Sullivan County, Tennessee on 13 December 1811.

1814 • Robert Birdwell appears as a witness to a deed in Giles County, Tennessee by March 1814.

1815 • Robert Birdwell's estate papers filed in Giles Co, Tennessee in 15 Sep 1815. No Will has ever been found for Robert Birdwell to prove his children, but circumstantial evidence indicates they were William, Alexander, James and John.^[5]

4 Sep 1815 • Court Minutes 4 Sep 1815: NOTE: 1815-9-4 GI Cty., TN Cty. Ct. Min., p 487. Ordered letters of adm. of est. of Robert Birdwell, dec'd, issue to Jane Birdwell and John Birdwell, they having qualified. _________________&_________________ 1815-9-4 GI Cty., TN Cty. Ct. Min., p 488. Jane Birdwell and John Birdwell, adms. of est. of Robert Birdwell, dec'd., returned inventory of est. _______________^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):65
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 10 Feb 2018), "Record of Robert Birdwell", Ancestor # A010380.
3. ↑ Citing this Record: United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29V-5TG5 : 11 March 2016), Robert Birdwell, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 17; FHL microfilm 882,535
4. ↑ Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn
5. ↑ Research by Aggie Birdwell, Weldon J. Birdwell, and Jane Teal
6. ↑ Court Minutes in Giles County, Tennessee, Court Minutes, 4 Sep 1815, page 487