Person:James Bird (1)
James Bird
b.Est 1632
d.Bef 5 Nov 1708 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Mary BirdBef 1621 - Bef 1691/92
  2. Hannah BirdBef 1627 - Bef 1665
  3. James BirdEst 1632 - Bef 1708
  4. Joseph BirdBef 1636 - Bet 1695/96 & 1696
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  James BirdEst 1632 - Bef 1708
  • W.  Lydia SteeleEst 1635 - 1659
m. 31 Mar 1657
  1. Thomas BirdEst 1658 - 1725
Spouse and Children
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m. Bef 1667
  1. Rebecca BirdEst 1667 - 1739/40
  2. Hannah BirdEst 1671 - 1751
  3. James BirdEst 1675 - Bef 1709
  4. Lydia BirdEst 1679 - 1735
  5. Mehitabel Bird1681/82 - 1732
  6. Elizabeth Bird1684 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] James Bird
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1632 Estimate based on date of first marriage.
Marriage 31 Mar 1657 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United Statesto Lydia Steele
Marriage Bef 1667 Based on estimated date of birth of eldest known child.
to Rebecca Unknown
Death[2][3] Bef 5 Nov 1708 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)
Estate Settlement[3] 5 Nov 1708
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 James Bird, in Starr, Frank Farnsworth. Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin of Hartford, Connecticut. (Hartford, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1915)
    2:14-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bird, James, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    1:181-182.

    "Bird, James, Hartford 1657, s. of Thomas the first, was adm. freem. 21 May of that yr. with his br. Joseph, m. Lydia Steele, perhaps d. of John of Farmington, whither he rem. had James; Thomas; Hannah; Rebecca; Lydia; Mehitable, bapt. 12 Mar. 1682; and Eliz. 23 Nov. 1684. He d. 1708; but his wid. Lydia liv. to 1759, as is said; no doubt, however, without truth.

    [Additions and Corrections] [Savage 3:603] [Vol.1] P. 182. l. 1 aft. m. add 31 Mar. 1657,─also, erase perhaps"

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Burd, James, in Manwaring, Charles W. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. (Hartford, Conn.: R. S. Peck & Co., 1904-06)
    2:32.

    "Probate Records. Vol. VII, 1700 to 1710. See File.

    Burd, James. An agreement, dated 5 November, 1708, witnesseth: That we, the subscribers, being the heirs and proper inheritors of the estate of our honoured father, James Bird, late of Farmington, decd., for a quiet and peaceable settlement of the sd. estate, have universally and mutually agreed upon the dist. of the sd. estate in manner and form following:—First, it is agreed and concluded that Thomas Bird, his heirs and assigns, shall have and enjoy all the lands that was the sd. James Bird's at the time of his decease, in consideration whereof the sd. Thomas Burd doth covenant and agree to discharge and pay all those debts that were due from the sd. James Burd at the time of his decease, and also his funeral charges. Secondly, it is agreed that Samuel Lamb of Springfield, son-in-law to the sd. James Burd, in right of his wife Rebecca, Nathaniel Morgan of Springfield, in right of his wife Hannah, Peletiah Morgan of Springfield, in right of his wife Lydia, Mehetable Burd, the daughter of James Burd, and Elizabeth Burd, daughter of James Burd, shall enjoy their portions in personal estate. In witness whereof we have set to our hands and seals:

    THOMAS BIRD, LS.
    SAMUEL LAMB, LS.
    NATHANIEL MORGAN, LS.
    PELETIAH MORGAN, LS.
    JAMES BURD, LS.
    MEHETABEL X BURD, LS.
    ELIZABETH X BURD, LS.

    Witness: Thomas Orton, John Clark.

    Court Record, Page 119—6 December, 1708: Thomas Burd of Farmington, eldest son of James Burd, Sen., late of Farmington, decd., and Adms. on his estate, now exhibited in this Court an agreement made in writing under his hand and seal, and the hands and seals of his brethren and sisters, heirs of the sd. estate, for the division of the same which agreement was also acknowledged by all the sd. parties before John Hooker, Esq., Justice of the Peace, and therein the sd. Thomas Burd hath obliged himself to pay all the debts due from the sd. estate to the creditors thereof: This Court do allow and approve the sd. agreement to be a full division and settlement of the estate of sd. James Burd, Sen., and order that it be put on file."

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