Peter Bird, Sr.

1720 - 1784  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Peter Bird  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Between 1715 and 1720	, , , Virginia, USA
  Land Purchase	22 Oct 1772	, , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	270-(94) WILLIAM BIRD and RACHEL his wife of Edgecombe Co. to PETER BIRD of same.  22 Oct 1772.  30 pounds proclamation money.  100 acres which had been patented by JOHN SPIER 17 Feb 1737, joining Short Swamp.  WILLIAM BIRD(x), RACHEL BIRD(x).  Wit: ISHAM PITMAN, MICAJAH RAWLS, PENNELOPE BIRD.  May Ct 1774
  Witness	7 Jul 1782	, , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  	Will #285 pg. 31 JOHN RORIE SR.  7 July 1782  Aug. Ct. 1782 if my son WILLIAM RORIE is a friend to the United States of America I give him 200 acres etc. but if he is not a friend to the USA and under British protection I give to my grandson supposed to be ZACHARIAH RORIE the youngest son of my son WILLIAM the aforesaid 200 acres etc.  daughter SARAH BRANTLEY 1 negro wench  grandchildren JAMES BRANTLEY, WILLIAM BRANTLEY, NANCY BRANTLEY and JOHN BRANTLY heirs of my daughter MARY BRANTLEY decd. money from the sale of a slave when the youngest shall come of age  lend daughter JANE HOOD and my son-in-law EDWARD HOOD negro wench and her increase and at their death the sd. negro and increase to go to HIL (?) DICKERSON grandson of my daughter the sd. JANE lend son-in-law JOHN WOMACK 1 negro wench and he increase and at his death the same to go to my 4 grandchildren heirs of ELINER WOMACK to wit: JAMES WOMACK, MARTHA WOMACK, ANN WOMACK and RORIES WOMACK   son JOHN RORIE residue of Land and plantation etc.   grandson JOHN WOMACK son of my daugher the sd. ELINER and ANN BRANTLEY son of the sd. MARY decd. 100 pounds Wit: RICHARD WHITAKER, PETER BIRD, WILLIAM MERRITT Extrs.: son-in-law ROBERT BRANTLEY and JOHN WHITAKER [This reference could belong to Peter Bird, Jr. and it has not yet been determined which Peter Bird is correct.]
  Will Written	20 Feb 1784	, , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  	Peter Bird Will "wife CHARITY BIRD land and plantation whereon I now live etc. and at her Death or marriage the same to go to my son PETER BIRD    son ALLEN BIRD land and plantation on Beech swamp etc.  daughters MARY BIRD and NANCY BIRD negroes etc.  grandaughter PENELLOPY JONES bed etc. Wit: JOHN BASS, JOSIAH VICK Extrs: JOHN WHITAKER, WILLIAM NOBLEN, JESSE HAYNIE"
  Death	Between 20 Feb 1784 and Nov 1784	, , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
  Will Probated	Nov 1784	, , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I1380	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	James Bird,   b. Bef 1695, , , , Virginia, USA d. Bef 1746, , , Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA (Age ~ 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann [--?--],   b. Est 1695   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charity McCullers   d. Aft 1790, , , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
  Marriage	, , Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
  Children	+ 1. Peter Bird, Jr.,   b. Abt 1758, , , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA d. Between Feb 1802 and 28 May 1803, , , Hancock County, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 44 years)   2. Allen Bird,   b. Est 1758   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Bird,   b. Est 1758   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Nancy Bird,   b. Est 1758   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Between 1715 and 1720 - , , , Virginia, USA Land Purchase - 22 Oct 1772 - , , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA Witness - 7 Jul 1782 - , , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA Will Written - 20 Feb 1784 - , , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA Death - Between 20 Feb 1784 and Nov 1784 - , , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA Will Probated - Nov 1784 - , , Halifax County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - - , , Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Gail Rich Nestor. "Peter Bird, Sr.". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. http://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I1380&tngprint=1 (accessed May 18, 2024).

  
  

Sources

[S228] Early County Historical Society, Inc., Collections of Early County Historical Society 1979, 3 volumes, 2: 377. [S1014] Margaret M. Hofmann, Genealogical Abstracts of Wills, 1758-1824, Halifax County, North Carolina, 23; citing deed book 13, page 270. [S1014] Margaret M. Hofmann, Genealogical Abstracts of Wills, 1758-1824, Halifax County, North Carolina, 61. [S1014] Margaret M. Hofmann, Genealogical Abstracts of Wills, 1758-1824, Halifax County, North Carolina, 66; citing will no. 321, page 72.