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Subject: Re: [BIRD-L] Thomas Bird & Sarah Empson
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 13:53:12 EDT

In a message dated 8/5/2003 10:38:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:


> Does anyone have information on the following children of Thomas Bird,
> b. 1660,
> d. 10 Dec 1726 in New Castle Co., DE and his wife, Sarah Empson, b. 20 July
> 1687 and d. abt 1741 in New Castle: John, Joseph, Francis, Richard
> Bird? Did
> Thomas and Sarah Empson Bird have a son named Thomas? Thanks.
>
> Glenda
>

Hi Glenda,

Yes he did it would appear. I found his will at this World Connect Website,
as well as the will of his son Thomas who according that fellow's info
remained in Delaware.

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grooks&id=I1167

Note: Francis is a GIRL (daughter). There is no son Francis named. Thomas
is not identified as "son", but that could be an oversight.


> Will of Thomas Bird ,1726, New Castle County, DE
> In the name of God amen I Thomas Bird of Christin (Christiana) Hundred
> in the County of New Castle Carpenter being sick and weake of body but
> of perfect mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my
> body do make this my last will and testament in manor and form
> following:
> (viz) first and prenseply I recommend my sole to god that gave it and
> my body to be decently buried at St. James Chappel by my Executore
> hereafter named And as touching my worldly goods as it hath pleased
> Almighty God to bless me with I dispose of them in manner and form as
> followeth.
> Impr. I give and bequeath unto my eldest son Robert all my
> carpenter tools except two axes one hand saw and broad axe which shall
> be in full of all his portion or share of my estate so that Neither he
> nor his heirs shall never hereafter have any Claime or Demand of any
> of my_________ Estate neither real nor personall.
> Item. I bequeath unto my son John the black gelding which I bought
> att______ Chester County and one shilling in money which shall be in
> fee of all his portion or share of my remaining estate so that neither
> he nor his heirs shall never hereafter have any claim or Demand of any
> of my remaining estate neither Real or personall.
> Item. To Thomas_____two years_____which shall be in full fee his
> portion or share of my remaining Estate & that neither he nor his
> heirs
> shall never hereafter have any Claim or Demand of any of my remaining
> Estate neither Real nor personall.
> Item. To my son Joseph and daughter Francis (sic) five shillings each
> which shall be in full of their two portions of share of my estate so
> that nei6ther they nor Theirs shall never hereafter have any Claim or
> Demand of any of my remaining estate neither real or personall.
> Item. To my daughter Rebecca the sum of five pounds in full of all
> her portion or share of my estate so that neither she nor her heirs
> shall never hereafter have any claim or Demand of any of my remaining
> estate neither Real or personall.
> Item. My will and desire is that my son Richard and James be bound
> Apprentices att age of sixteen.
> Item. I give and bequeath unto my Loving wife Sara the molatto girl
> named Nanny and of the best beds and furniture and the use of my now
> Dwelling plantation to my ad. Wife until my son Empson be and arrive
> att the full age of twenty-two (sic) years.
> Item. I give and bequeath unto my said. Son Empson my now Dwelling
> plantation and all the lands thereunto belonging to him the sd. Empson
> his heirs and assigns for ever which shall be in full of all his
> portion or share of my estate so that neither he nor his heirs Shall
> never hereafter have any Claim or Demand of any of my remaining Estate
> neither Real nor personall.
> Item. I give an bequeath all remaining part of my personall Estate
> unto my wife and my sd. Son Richard my son James and my daughters
> Mary, Elizabeth, Susanna, and the child wherewith my sd. Wife is now
> bigg/ If it please God it live/ To be equally divided amongst them
> after all my lawfull debts and funerall charges are paid And it is
> also my will that if my above sd. Son Empson dye before he arrive at
> the age of twenty-two Then I give my above named plantation to my son
> Richard him his heirs and assigns forever And Incase the sd. Richard
> Dye before he arrive att the age of twenty-two Then I give the sd
> plantation and land to my son James above named him his heirs and
> assigns forever
> Lastly I doe hereby ordain Constitute and appoint my True and well
> beloved friend Ebenezer Empson and my beloved wife Sara Executors of
> my last will and testament and I do hereby revoke and make void all
> former wills by me att any time made in witness whereof I have
> hereunto sett my hand and Seall this twentieth day of November Anno
> Domini seventeen hundred and twenty-six.
> Tho. Bird (His signature)
> Signed Sealed and pronounced In Presence of us
> John Stallcop
> Jean Gordon
>

Change Date: 19 FEB 1998
Note:
> Records show Thomas Bird left a will in New Castle Co. when he
> died. He is called a carpenter, and was living then in Christiana
> Hundred, Delaware. His will mentioned a large family consisting of
> Robert, John, [BO:Thomas:BO], Joseph, Frances, Rebecca, Empson,
> Richard, James, Mary, Susanna, Elizabeth, and an unnamed child at his
> death. There are records of different members of this family at Old
> Swede's Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Some evidence suggests that
> Thomas had at least two wives, and the first few children would have
>

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