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From: SK Kidd <>
Subject: re: colonial Samuel Bird immigration records in Orange Co VA
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:17:37 -0500
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Dear Marla,

Glad to see that you're still working on the colonial Birds; we have
compared notes before, as I recall. In working on the colonial Virginia
Bird families, we need all the record citations we can find; thanks for
turning these up and sharing them!

I checked the preface material for the Orange Co VA Order Book citation
for Samuel Bird you listed below: In Barbara Vines Little's abstract
published in the VA Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol XXVI , nos. 3
and 4, Aug and Nov 1988: Importations in the Orange County, Virginia,
Order Book, she wrote the following:
"The second group into which these importees fell is that group
designating people 'immediately importing into this colony' from
overseas. The wording here suggests they may have been destined for
bound service, and the certification of their arrival may have been part
of the legal appartus by which the limits of their servitude were to be
reckoned." (source: Ancestry.com: VA Genealogical Society Quarterly,
XXVI , vol. 3, 1988: Importations in the Orange County, Virginia, Order
Book)

This suggests that the Samuel Bird cited in the Orange Co Order Book
record in 1749 was probably newly arrived in the colony. There is,
furthermore, another record related to this record that I discovered
while looking into your citations:

From the VA Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol XXXII, no 2, May 1994,
abstracts from Virginia Land Patent Book 33:
"Honorias Powell, 300 acres, Orange Co, VA, by a spring adjacent to
Dunbar's, 16 Aug 1756, p 243. For and in consideration of the
importation of six persons to dwell in this our Colony and Dominion of
Virginia whose names are Richard Lamb, William Monroe, SAMUEL BIRD,
William Sims, Jane Morris, and James Collins."

Since this record is recorded in 1756, 7 years after the first record
was recorded (1749), it seems reasonable to assume that the patent
signaled the completion of their terms of service, at which time they
could actually claim the land they had signed over to Powell in 1749.
No word on the fate of the Elizabeth Douglas of Ireland, the seventh
person mentioned in the 1749 record; perhaps she died.

From these records, I would assume that the Samuel Bird of Orange Co
came into the Colony by Mar 1749 and completed his service by 1756,
surrounding his 50 acres to Honorias Powell for some compensation--and
that he is not the same 19 year old Samuel Bird noted in the 1718
record. Even if the first indenture had been dissolved, there would
still be a 30-year gap in the immigration period--which doesn't seem
very likely..

If someone has access to the Nugent patent books, we could check to see
if any other Samuel Birds were listed among those imported, in addition
to the Samuel Bird of Orange Co in 1749. Can anyone on the list help
with this lookup?

Marla, do you think this Samuel Bird could have some connection with the
Loudoun/Bedford/Franklin Co Birds? If you want to catch up directly,
just email me at

Sandra

Sandra Kidd
descendant of Benjamin Bird of Loudoun and Bedford Cos, VA, through his
son Luke Bird


>
>The Complete Book of Emigrants 1700-1750, by Peter Wilson Coldham 929.3 A173 CoLb
>"A list of emigrants from surviving records in English Archives". p. 220. Sept. 17, 1718
>Samuel Bird of St. Martin's, Worchester, Labourer, aged 19, bound to John Taylor to serve 5 years in VA. (CLRO:ATSM/57).
>
>Orange Co. VA Order Book 5, 22 March 1749, p. 234
>Richard Lamb, Wm. Monroe, Samuel Bird and William Sims made oath that they were immediately imported into this colony from Great Britian, and Jane Morris and James Collins and Elizabeth Douglas from Ireland, in order for each of them to obtain a right to 50 acres of land in this colony, which rights they severally in open court assign over to Honorias Powell.
>
>My questions: What is the likelyhood that this could be the one and same Samuel Bird? Could a person be indented to more than one master? Also, could he have been married during his indenture and have a family?
>
>Any help here is appreciated.
>
>Marla
>
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