Person:Mary Reece (16)

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Mary Howard
b.Est 1730 Maryland
d.23 Sep 1784 Rockingham County, Virginia
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m. Est 1749
  1. Joseph Reece1750 -
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m. Est 1753
  1. Andrew Bird, III1754 - 1838
  2. Catherine Byrd1756 - 1817
  3. William Byrd1758 - 1763
  4. Abraham Byrd1761 -
  5. Isaac Byrd1763 - 1763
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Name Mary Howard
Married Name Mary Reese
Married Name Mary Bird
Gender Female
Birth[3] Est 1730 Maryland
Marriage Est 1749 prob. Augusta County, Virginiato Thomas Reese, Blacksmith
Marriage Est 1753 Smiths Creek, Augusta County, Virginiato Capt. Andrew Byrd, Jr.
Death[2][1] 23 Sep 1784 Rockingham County, Virginia
Burial[2] 1784 Byrd Cemetery, Rockingham County, Virginia
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Correction to Published Source

In Wayland's "History of Shenaldoah County, Virginia" [pg. 692], he erroneously states that "Mary, widow of Joseph Reece" married Capt. Andrew Bird, Jr. This is incorrect. Mary was the widow of Thomas Reese, and is so stated in his will as shown in Chalkley's, Vol. 3 [Joseph Reese was their son] was:

Page 455.--1st September, 1752. Thomas Reese's will. Blacksmith. Wife, Mary, executrix with Andrew Bird. Deed for land bought from Valentine Severe, to be made to wife, Mary, and Andrew Bird. Son, Joseph Reese, infant. Teste: Saml. Newman, Wm. Draper, Ralph Rund. Proved, 15th November, 1752, by all witnesses, and both executors qualify.
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Notes

Note: some researchers believe Mary may have been a Hamilton [no sources given].

References
  1. ↑ Find A Grave.

    Mary Reese Byrd
    Birth: unknown
    Death: Sep. 23, 1784

    Mary was married first to Thomas Reese by whom she had one son Joseph b. 5 Nov. 1750.
    Augusta Co., VA Will Book No. 1, p. 455...1 Sept 1752.
    Thomas Reese's will. Blacksmith. Wife Mary executrix with Andrew Bird. Deed for land bought from Valentine Severe, to be made to wife, Mary, and Andrew Bird. Son Joseph Reese, infant. Teste: Samuel Newman, William Draper, Ralph Rund. Proved 15 Nov 1752 by all witnesses and both executors qualify.
    She married Andrew Bird, Jr. in 1754.

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98776558

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/d/Holly-M-Maddox/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1741.html
  3. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=123103sj&id=I1518
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