"It will be remembered that Lydia, wife of James Bird, died in January 1659. The Farmington Church Records show that James Bird and his wife were members in full communion, March 1, 1679-'80. This proves that he married again and his wife's name is believed to have been Rebecca.
A Rebecca Bird was a witness to the codicil of widow Elizabeth Smith of Farmington which was made after November 15, 1676, the date of her will, and before December 5, 1678, when probate action was taken on her estate. This Rebecca Bird is believed to have been James Bird's wife. In the list of James Bird's children is a daughter, Rebecca, presumably named for her mother. This child could scarcely have been the witness to Elizabeth Smith's codicil, as she would have been a minor at that time and it would have been unusual for so young a person to have attested such an important document."
