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Subject: The Will of Philemon Bird
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 01:29:53 +0000

I''ve located the Will of Philemont Bird of North Farnham Parish. See below. Note that there is no mention in the will of Abner Bird, because he pre-deceased his father. I'm still looking for son John. The daughters married into the Bruce, Jones and Williams families. Unfortunately, the will does not give a description of his lands. --Marla


Descendants of Arthur Mackgyer


Generation No. 1

1. ARTHUR1 MACKGYER He married CONSTANCE TAYLOR.

Children of ARTHUR MACKGYER and CONSTANCE TAYLOR are:
2. i. MARY2 MACKGYER, b. 1705, North Farnham Parish; d. Aft. 1751.
3. ii. ELIZABETH MACKGYER, b. 1707, North Farnham Parish; d. June 13, 1745.


Generation No. 2

2. MARY2 MACKGYER (ARTHUR1) was born 1705 in North Farnham Parish, and died Aft. 1751. She married PHILEMON BIRD February 25, 1727/28 in North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, VA. He was born 1700, and died 1751 in Richmond Co., VA.

Notes for PHILEMON BIRD:

All the following information taken from the Virginia Colonial Abstracts by Beverley Fleet. GEN 929.3 V. 817a. Vol. 2. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD 1998

p. 329. Will of Philomon Bird of Richmond Co. 1751/2. Records of Richmond Co., VA Warsaw, VA. Will Book 5, p. 686. Probated 2 March 1752.
Wife: Mary
Son: John
Daughters: Mary Ann, Betty, Joanna, Sarah Bruce.
Heir at Law: Job Tillery
Signed, Phillomon P. Bird, his mark and Seale
Wit: Daniel Jackson, Thomas Samford, Job Tillery

Richmond Co. VA Records. Account Book No. 1, p. 437
Estate of Philloman Bird, dec'd. Mentioned: Thomas Bruce, Samuel Williams, Betty Bird, Daniel Jackson as guardian to John Bird, David Jones. Appraisers: Benjamin Branham, Jeremiah Brown, Roger Williams.




Children of MARY MACKGYER and PHILEMON BIRD are:
i. SARAH3 BIRD, b. November 20, 1728; m. THOMAS BRUCE, Abt. 1749, North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, VA; b. 1726.
ii. MARY ANN BIRD, b. January 09, 1729/30; m. DAVID JONES, 1752, North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, VA; b. 1730.
iii. BETTY BIRD, b. December 28, 1732.

Notes for BETTY BIRD:
Unmarried before August, 1759. Do not know if she married at a later date.




iv. ABNER BIRD, b. July 05, 1735, North Farnham Parish; d. March 21, 1749/50, North Farnham Parish.
v. DEMARIAS BIRD, b. November 20, 1737, North Farnham Parish; d. December 15, 1743, North Farnham Parish.
vi. JOHN BIRD, b. February 04, 1738/39.

Notes for JOHN BIRD:
Daniel Jackson as guardian to John Bird

vii. JOANNA BIRD, b. July 21, 1743; m. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, 1759, North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, VA; b. 1738.
viii. PHILEMON BIRD, b. December 19, 1745, North Farnham Parish; d. January 07, 1751/52.


3. ELIZABETH2 MACKGYER (ARTHUR1) was born 1707 in North Farnham Parish, and died June 13, 1745. She married JOAB JOB TILLERY August 27, 1730 in North Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock, VA.

Children of ELIZABETH MACKGYER and JOAB TILLERY are:
i. THOMAS3 TILLERY, b. June 13, 1731.
ii. JOAB TILLERY, b. January 01, 1731/32.
iii. JOHN TILLERY, b. September 20, 1735.
iv. BETTY TILLERY, b. April 05, 1739.
v. JOYCE TILLERY, b. March 14, 1740/41.
vi. WILLIAM TILLERY, b. March 14, 1743/44.

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