Jesse Byrd (abt. 1746 - aft. 1804)

Born about 1746 in Wicomico Hundred, Somerset, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Records) Byrd — married 1771 in Stepney Parish, Somerset, Maryland

Descendants

Died after 1804 after about age 58 in Wicomico Hundred, Somerset, Maryland [uncertain]

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Biography

Jesse was born about 1746 in Wicomico Hundred, Somerset Maryland. He was the son of William Byrd.

On October 3, 1771 he married Mary Ricords in Wicomico Hundred, Somerset, Maryland. ^[1]

Research Notes

In 1772, the year after the death of Thomas Humphreys, Sr., we find that the settlement of the estate of William Byrd, deceased, was completed, for in Liber E B, No. 11, folio 13, that the money due to Phyllis Byrd, daughter of William Byrd, was paid to Phyllis Humphreys, guardian. At the same time money due to Bayly Byrd was paid to Jesse Byrd.

BIRD, Jesse (1 Apr 1775 - 27 Jan 1776)
Charged two pair trace ropes on 1 Apr 1776 for 0/5/6. Paid in cash 27 Jan 1776.^[2]

1778/04/2: Addition to Hacklah, Jesse Burd, 114 1/4 Acres Unpatented Certificate 43 , 3, 0, MSA S1229-43^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Maryland, Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Barnes, Robert, compiler. Maryland Marriages, 1634–1777. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1975.

   Name: Jese Byrd

   Spouse's name: Mary Ricords

   Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1771

   Marriage County: Wicomico

2. ↑ [https://www.mdgenweb.org/wicomico/jnsa/jnsa_a.htm John Nelms Store Accounts
3. ↑ Unpatented Certificates

see also:

• Residents and descendants of immigrants to Old Somerset Co., MD and Sussex Co., DE
• "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYGZ-PV3Z : 12 February 2020), Jesse Byrd in entry for Nancy Byrd, 1774.
• Venture Manor: Quantico Vicinity
• "Side-lights on Maryland History: With Sketches of Early Maryland: With Sketches of Early Maryland Families, Volume 2," Hester Dorsey Richardson: William & Wilkins (Baltimore: 1913)