Captain Abraham Bird Sr
NOTE: There is not one document in existence that assigns his middle name as Thompson. He does have descendants and relatives with Thompson either as a first or middle name. Also, there are no known painted portraits of him. Photography did not come along until 35 years after his death.
Abraham Bird Sr. was born in 1756 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He was the son of Mounce Byrd, Sr. (DAR# 405212) and Clara "Clarissa" Ann Ruddell. Abraham Bird died 22 Dec 1820 at Hollywood Plantation, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [Note: the date of his death is documented in the Baton Rouge Gazette, 23 Dec 1820, pg 2]. He married Mary Jones 03 June 1781 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. She was born 01 Nov 1761 in Virginia and died 1844 at Birds Point, Missouri, the residence of her son, John Bird (1795-1868).
Abraham was a Revolutionary War Captain of the Virginia Militia (DAR# A010298; SAR# P-126935). If you need assistance with military service sources for SAR/DAR application, please contact the page creator.
The five (5) children of Abraham Bird (1756-1820) and Mary Jones:
ABRAHAM BIRD JR. b. 1784 VA; m. Mary Bowie, 1809, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, d. 15 Oct 1860,
THOMPSON JOSEPH BIRD b. 08 Feb 1789 Virginia, m. 14 Jun 1821, Louisiana, Elizabeth G Byrd (daughter of Stephen Byrd; granddaughter of Amos Byrd) , d. 07 May 1835 Missouri.
WILLIAM THOMPSON BIRD b.1791 Shenandoah, Virginia; m. Nancy Black, Abt. 1819, Fayette, Kentucky, d. 21 Sept 1830
MARY BIRD b. 1794 TN, m. Samuel Vail 19 Apr 1818 Louisiana, d. 12 Aug 1848, Vail Plantation, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
JOHN BIRD b. 26 Nov 1795 Kentucky, m. Ingabo Byrd, 1842. Shenandoah, Virginia, d. 20 Dec 1868, Bird's Point, Mississippi, Missouri; Ingabo Byrd is the daughter of Abraham Byrd (1722-1857)(note spelling) and Elizabeth Gillespie (1781-1868). Abraham Byrd's father was Amos Byrd (1737-1818).
Please visit the Bird Family Cemetery page (2551974) to understand the condition of the cemetery. A non-profit has been created to raise funds to repair Abraham's grave and the graves of his closest family members in Louisiana. Please visit and donate! https://www.hpcaebr.org
Captain Abraham Bird Sr
NOTE: There is not one document in existence that assigns his middle name as Thompson. He does have descendants and relatives with Thompson either as a first or middle name. Also, there are no known painted portraits of him. Photography did not come along until 35 years after his death.
Abraham Bird Sr. was born in 1756 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He was the son of Mounce Byrd, Sr. (DAR# 405212) and Clara "Clarissa" Ann Ruddell. Abraham Bird died 22 Dec 1820 at Hollywood Plantation, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [Note: the date of his death is documented in the Baton Rouge Gazette, 23 Dec 1820, pg 2]. He married Mary Jones 03 June 1781 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. She was born 01 Nov 1761 in Virginia and died 1844 at Birds Point, Missouri, the residence of her son, John Bird (1795-1868).
Abraham was a Revolutionary War Captain of the Virginia Militia (DAR# A010298; SAR# P-126935). If you need assistance with military service sources for SAR/DAR application, please contact the page creator.
The five (5) children of Abraham Bird (1756-1820) and Mary Jones:
ABRAHAM BIRD JR. b. 1784 VA; m. Mary Bowie, 1809, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, d. 15 Oct 1860,
THOMPSON JOSEPH BIRD b. 08 Feb 1789 Virginia, m. 14 Jun 1821, Louisiana, Elizabeth G Byrd (daughter of Stephen Byrd; granddaughter of Amos Byrd) , d. 07 May 1835 Missouri.
WILLIAM THOMPSON BIRD b.1791 Shenandoah, Virginia; m. Nancy Black, Abt. 1819, Fayette, Kentucky, d. 21 Sept 1830
MARY BIRD b. 1794 TN, m. Samuel Vail 19 Apr 1818 Louisiana, d. 12 Aug 1848, Vail Plantation, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
JOHN BIRD b. 26 Nov 1795 Kentucky, m. Ingabo Byrd, 1842. Shenandoah, Virginia, d. 20 Dec 1868, Bird's Point, Mississippi, Missouri; Ingabo Byrd is the daughter of Abraham Byrd (1722-1857)(note spelling) and Elizabeth Gillespie (1781-1868). Abraham Byrd's father was Amos Byrd (1737-1818).
Please visit the Bird Family Cemetery page (2551974) to understand the condition of the cemetery. A non-profit has been created to raise funds to repair Abraham's grave and the graves of his closest family members in Louisiana. Please visit and donate! https://www.hpcaebr.org
Gravesite Details
Heavily damaged. No marker. No inscription. No DAR or SAR plaque. If you would like to contribute to the repair and restoration of the tomb of Captain Abraham Bird Sr., go to hpcaebr.org
