John Byrd (Bird)

Bourbon County Courthouse Deposition Book A:

Depositions taken Feb. 8, 1819

To be read in suit in chancery where Humphrey Marshall and others and formerly Thos. Weathers and wife are complts. and hrs, of Samuel Nesbit and others are deftds. Deposition of John Byrd states he came to Ky. in fall of 1779, settled at Ruddle's Station and remained in Station until June 1780; that in Feb., 1780, he went from said station in company with Isaac Ruddle and Wm. Marshall and came to a cabin and remained all night; that Ruddle had a warrant to lay on some land for the father of the deponant, and Ruddle said the cabin was Samuel Nesbit's improvement, and after he returned to the station James Ruddle and others knew of this improvement.

From The 1750 Bird Family IT'S ABOUT TIME Vol. 4 Compiled by: BILL DECOURSEY 1735 - 19th Terrace NW New Brighton, MN 55112 (612)-633-5759

1776 - A John BYRD enlisted, 9 Mar 1776, and served as a private in Capt. Jonathan CLARK's company, Col. Muhlenberg's Virginia regiment, was at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. He was allowed pension on his application executed, 30 Mar 1819, at which time he was aged about sixty years. He resided then in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Sometime before March 1823, the soldier moved from Kentucky to Fayette County, Indiana where he died about the year 1829 or 1830. This John BYRD married in 1780, Elinor ---. Her age in 1823 was given as 57 years. In 1823, the soldier and his wife had only one child, aged twenty years, living at home with them; the name of said child was not stated, nor the names of any other children given. A daughter of the soldier had married after the family moved to Indiana, date of her marriage and the name of her husband were not shown; however, the marriage took place before Oct 1823. In 1840, Elinor BYRD, the soldier's widow was living in Indiana. National Archives Pension File S35807. 1776 - Adam RADER married, 2 Apr 1776, in Rockingham Co., Va. to Clara, daughter of Cornelius RUDDELL. It was the 6th wedding in the Linville Creek Baptist Church. Wayland, John W., VIRGINIA VALLEY RECORDS