Elizabeth Byrd (abt. 1590)

Born about 1590 in England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Bird — married 18 Sep 1617 in St Andrew by the Wardrobe, City of London, England

Descendants

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Biography

It was stated that Elizabeth Bird / Byrd was born about 1591, in Broxton, Cheshire, England, daughter of John Bird and Elizabeth Burgh.^[1] [Further source or sources required]

On September 18, 1617, at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe in London, England, an Elizabeth Byrd married Thomas Byrd^[2]. It was stated that Thomas was the son of Thomas LeBird and Alice Palyn.^[3] [Further source or sources required]

They had four children:^[4] [Further source or sources required]

• John Thomas Bird
• Thomas Bird
• William Bird^[5][6]
• Anne Bird

Her husband Thomas Bird, Vintner, died in 1623 [source?].

In a paper by Stewart on William Bird [the supposed son of Thomas Bird and Elizabeth Bird]^[5] he was cautious about the parents/origin of William Bird. In a footnote (p190) he commented that the father of Elizabeth Bird was John Bird of the City of London and that she married her first cousin Thomas Bird, son of Thomas Bird of Broxton, Cheshire. It appears that this was based on "a section made in 1698 of an armorial pedigree of the Byrd family, in the possession of a William Byrd Esq. of New York".

Elizabeth died in 1665, in London, England ^[7] [Further source or sources required].

Research Notes

An earlier profile for Elizabeth Bird had indicated that she had also married Thomas Stegge and Thomas Grendon. However, the Elizabeth who married Stegge and Grendon is thought to be Elizabeth Carey

Born 1579 All Hallows Barking, London, England. ^[8]

Died 01 DEC 1678. Dukes Hall, London, England. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #PW 5 p. 23
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVJH-8H9 : 10 December 2014), Thomas Byrd and Elizabeth Byrd, 18 Sep 1617; citing Saint Andrew By The Wardrobe,London,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 374,343.
3. ↑ Source: #PW 5 p. 24 & 26
4. ↑ Source: #PW 5
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} R A Stewart. The First William Bird of Charles City County, Virginia. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Jul. 1933), pp. 189-195 (see p190). Published by: Virginia Historical Society. [1].
6. ↑ R A Stewart. The First William Bird of Charles City County, Virginia (Concluded). The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Jul. 1934), pp. 247-251. Published by: Virginia Historical Society [2].
7. ↑ Source: #PW 5
8. ↑ Source: #S160 Database online. Record for Grace Stegge Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=30382926764&indiv=try
9. ↑ Source: #S160 Database online. Record for Grace Stegge Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=30382926764&indiv=try

• Source: S160 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R7
• Repository: R7 Ancestry.com
• Source:PW 5: Byrd (Bird), Wayne A. The Bird-Byrd Genealogy Prepared for the Byrd / Bird Family (English and Norman Heritage: self-published, Copyright 2002 - 2005) (http://ecctechservice.com) link broken

See also:

• J B Boddie. Colonial Surry. Published 1948, Reprinted 2000, p91 [3].
• Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Lyon Gardiner Tyler (Ed.). Vol. I, 1915, p248 [4].
• H F Waters. Genealogical Gleanings in England. Vol. I, 1901, p429-430 [5].