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Subject: [LDR] Birds/Bounds in Buncombe Co NC 1790s
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 10:07:26 EST

This is a delayed thanks to all of you who replied regarding Bounds to my
query last week. The Bounds name appears with Bird/Byrds in various records
stradling the VA/NC border west from about the point where Pittsylvania Co VA
is now, and on into many of the counties in Eastern TN (Washington, Greene,
Hawkins, Sullivan in particular), then on over to middle TN.

A group of us Birds/Byrds who only know for sure direct connections with our
ancestors who were in Robertson/Davidson/Sumner Co TN in the late 1700s (1777
and on) have a huge collection of likely suspects in the above places, but
can't seem to organize them into families, with the exception of one group of
Birds descended from a Benjamin Bird and Elizabeth Allison md. abt 1740 in
Prince George Co (probably later Frederick then Montgomery Co) MD.

Anyway, for you Bounds folks, there are some online court records from
Buncombe Cos for few years. They are significant because they link the PG Co
Md Benjamin Birds (who went straight to Orange Co NC) with some other of the
VA lines. Here are links and some snippets:


Here are the links to the online records and a few excerpts from each (as if
we need MORE data):

Buncombe Co Court Records 1792 (First Session and Second Session):
http://www.main.nc.us/OBCGS/CRTMN_1.htm
"Ordered that Hickman Hinsely, Geo. Baker, Henry Hensely, Abner Barnett,
Austin Choate, Will. Tredway, Robert Tedway, Gabriel Keith, John Dillard,
John Weaver, James Jams, John Street, Nathan Dever, Jacob Waggonor, Jas.
Bounds, James Boys, and John Chambers be a jury to view and lay off a road
from the waggon ford of Rime creek to join the road from the Turkey Cove ____
to Robert Hintons on Lindsey's creek Cane River the most advantagious and
best way according to law, which jury is to meet the 4th Monday of May at
John Dillard's - William Brittain to attend and qualify said jury who are to
report to July Court."

"Ordered by court that James Sams, Joseph Bounds, Honsy Dowlls, William Sams,
William Tredway, Robert Tredway, Christopher choate, Jno. Hinton, Geo. Baker,
Tho. Rhea, John Baker, James Hensely, Henry Hensely and John Edwards be and
they are hereby appointed a jury to view mark and lay off a road the nearest
and best way according to law from Austin Choates on Ivy River to Hinton's
mill on Caney River who are to meet at Mr. Hoodenpile's on the third monday
in August said Hoodenpile is to qualify said Jury who are to report to Octor.
Term 1792. "

"Ordered by court that the following persons serve as Jurors at Jan. 1793.
John Box; Jos. Boydston Sr.; Jos. Stringfield Sr.; John Weaver; Charles Gwin;
Richard Blevans; Moses Choate; James Ballinger; Harman Reid; Robert Reid;
Robert Rogers; Jno. Hightower; Wm. Chambers; Danl. Smith; Wm. Gudger; James
Grave; James Patton; Jno. Moore; Jas. Willson; Jno. Ashworth; Jno. Bradly
Senr.; Martin Webb; Jas. Wood; Jno. Craig; Moses Crawford; Isaac Crawford;
Drury Robinson; Saml. Parkes; Benj. Hawkins; James James; Jos. Vaughan; Wm.
Wilson; Nonathan. McPeters; John Newport; Jos. Boyes.

Ordered that Robert Orr, James Seds, Jas. Blythe, James James. Joshua
english, Benjamin Odell Jr., Moses Crawford, Archebald Neill, Drury Robinson;
Robert St. Clair; Joseph Chatton; Matthew Patterson; Shadrack Gibbs; and
Edward Johnson be a jury to View, mark and lay off a road from the ford of
BenjaminDavidson's creek across the mountain to the head of Saluda keeping as
near the old path as practicable for waggons to run - to meet November 8th
and report to Jany. term 1793."

Buncombe Court Records July 1794
http://www.main.nc.us/OBCGS/ctmin.htm
"Ordered by court that the following persons serve as jurors at october
sessions to wit. John Davidson, Capt., William Alexander, Matthew Patton,
Nathaniel Thompson, John Wood, Ben Bird, William Gudger, James Dever, John
Wood (Mills River), Hezekiah Applegate, Harman Reid, Moses Crawford, John
Sweeten, Ben Davidson, Charles Rowland, Benjamin Bryan, John Edwards, Edmund
Sams, Jos. Henry, John Bradly Senr., Joseph Ashworth, Edwd. Williams, James
Robinson, Wm. Erwin, John Claypoole, George Penland, Wm.Murphy, David
McCarson, William Dever, James Cravens, Samuel Davidson, Benjamin Hawkins,
David Hinton, James Sams and John Hightower"

Buncombe Court Records April 1795
http://www.main.nc.us/OBCGS/ctmin_3.htm
"Ben Bird and Thomas Bird, Brought into court the last will and testament of
Thomas Allison decesd. which was proved in open court by Hickman Hensely, and
Thomas Bird, Ben Bird and Thomas Bird were qualified as Executors"

Buncombe Court Records, July 1795:
http://www.main.nc.us/OBCGS/ctmin_3.htm
"Benjamin Bird Senr. returned into Court an inventory of the Estate of Ben
Bird, Junr. decd.

An inventory of the Estate of Thomas Allison dec'd was returned into court by
Ben Bird and Thomas Bird, Executors of said Estate."

Best Regards to you all and thanks again,

Janet Hunter

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