There were two Amos Bird/Byrd in Greene Co. Tennessee around the same time. The Amos Byrd/Bird's son Andrew Byrd (b: 1774-d: 1820, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau, MO). And the Amos Bird/Byrd that stayed in Greene County TN that died in Feb. 1790. This Amos Bird who married Sarah Sevier in Rowan County NC in 1772 was a Lieutenant in the North Carolina Militia. John Bird who married Polly Rymel 1807 Greene Co. TN was his son, not the Captain Amos Byrd son who married a Miss Ruddle.
Quoted from William E. Byrd
"In 1777, an Amos Bird sold property located at the confluence of the Chuckey and Nolichucky Rivers to Henry Earnest. The property sold became known as "Elmwood Farm". Its three story "fort house" still stands. On 1 Apr 1783, an Amos Byrd and his wife, Sarah, sold part of his 24 Oct 1782 NC land grant on Little Limestone Creek, "near their home", to Moses Embree III, grandfather of the publisher of "The Emancipator", Elihu Embree. In 1778, an Amos Bird and his wife, Sarah, sold his 1 Nov 1786NC 400 acre land grant on the north side of the Chuckey River to Philip Hale. The three transactions differ in that Sarah is not a part of the 1777 transaction.
The Amos Byrd who sold property to Philip Hale and Moses Embree III was most likely Captain Amos Byrd/Bird, son of Lt. Andrew Byrd and Magdelena Jonasson Byrd, of Smith's Creek, VA, in the Shenandoah Valley. Capt. Byrd was involved in the 1776 military campaign that burned the Overhill Cherokee Indian villages. He was stationed in Greene County. That Amos Byrd (b: abt 1737-d: 5 June 1818, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau County, MO) married Elizabeth "Sarah" Ruddell, abt 1762. He removed to Tennessee (now Montgomery) County, NC/TN, abt 1784. The signatures of that Amos Bird and the Amos Bird who sold property to Philip Hale are very similar. Other Amos Bird/Byrd and John Bird/Byrd signatures residing in the Greene County area during that period, including those on the failed 14 Nov and 20 Nov 1788 petitions to NC by residents of the "dying" State of Franklin, are similar to John Byrd's Fincastle County Court Clerk signatures. The significantly different signatures, combined with two Amos Bird land sales including a wife, Sarah, and one sale not having "Sarah" as a cosigner, indicates two men were using the name Amos Byrd/Bird in Washington/Greene County, NC/TN, during the period. The "Amos Byrd Jun." signature on the 20 Nov 1788 petition is most likely Capt. Amos Byrd/Bird's son (b: 1774-d: 1820, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau, MO)."
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Quoted from William E. Byrd
"In 1777, an Amos Bird sold property located at the confluence of the Chuckey and Nolichucky Rivers to Henry Earnest. The property sold became known as "Elmwood Farm". Its three story "fort house" still stands. On 1 Apr 1783, an Amos Byrd and his wife, Sarah, sold part of his 24 Oct 1782 NC land grant on Little Limestone Creek, "near their home", to Moses Embree III, grandfather of the publisher of "The Emancipator", Elihu Embree. In 1778, an Amos Bird and his wife, Sarah, sold his 1 Nov 1786NC 400 acre land grant on the north side of the Chuckey River to Philip Hale. The three transactions differ in that Sarah is not a part of the 1777 transaction.
The Amos Byrd who sold property to Philip Hale and Moses Embree III was most likely Captain Amos Byrd/Bird, son of Lt. Andrew Byrd and Magdelena Jonasson Byrd, of Smith's Creek, VA, in the Shenandoah Valley. Capt. Byrd was involved in the 1776 military campaign that burned the Overhill Cherokee Indian villages. He was stationed in Greene County. That Amos Byrd (b: abt 1737-d: 5 June 1818, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau County, MO) married Elizabeth "Sarah" Ruddell, abt 1762. He removed to Tennessee (now Montgomery) County, NC/TN, abt 1784. The signatures of that Amos Bird and the Amos Bird who sold property to Philip Hale are very similar. Other Amos Bird/Byrd and John Bird/Byrd signatures residing in the Greene County area during that period, including those on the failed 14 Nov and 20 Nov 1788 petitions to NC by residents of the "dying" State of Franklin, are similar to John Byrd's Fincastle County Court Clerk signatures. The significantly different signatures, combined with two Amos Bird land sales including a wife, Sarah, and one sale not having "Sarah" as a cosigner, indicates two men were using the name Amos Byrd/Bird in Washington/Greene County, NC/TN, during the period. The "Amos Byrd Jun." signature on the 20 Nov 1788 petition is most likely Capt. Amos Byrd/Bird's son (b: 1774-d: 1820, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau, MO)."
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There were two Amos Bird/Byrd in Greene Co. Tennessee around the same time. The Amos Byrd/Bird's son Andrew Byrd (b: 1774-d: 1820, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau, MO). And the Amos Bird/Byrd that stayed in Greene County TN that died in Feb. 1790. This Amos Bird who married Sarah Sevier in Rowan County NC in 1772 was a Lieutenant in the North Carolina Militia. John Bird who married Polly Rymel 1807 Greene Co. TN was his son, not the Captain Amos Byrd son who married a Miss Ruddle.
Quoted from William E. Byrd
"In 1777, an Amos Bird sold property located at the confluence of the Chuckey and Nolichucky Rivers to Henry Earnest. The property sold became known as "Elmwood Farm". Its three story "fort house" still stands. On 1 Apr 1783, an Amos Byrd and his wife, Sarah, sold part of his 24 Oct 1782 NC land grant on Little Limestone Creek, "near their home", to Moses Embree III, grandfather of the publisher of "The Emancipator", Elihu Embree. In 1778, an Amos Bird and his wife, Sarah, sold his 1 Nov 1786NC 400 acre land grant on the north side of the Chuckey River to Philip Hale. The three transactions differ in that Sarah is not a part of the 1777 transaction.
The Amos Byrd who sold property to Philip Hale and Moses Embree III was most likely Captain Amos Byrd/Bird, son of Lt. Andrew Byrd and Magdelena Jonasson Byrd, of Smith's Creek, VA, in the Shenandoah Valley. Capt. Byrd was involved in the 1776 military campaign that burned the Overhill Cherokee Indian villages. He was stationed in Greene County. That Amos Byrd (b: abt 1737-d: 5 June 1818, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau County, MO) married Elizabeth "Sarah" Ruddell, abt 1762. He removed to Tennessee (now Montgomery) County, NC/TN, abt 1784. The signatures of that Amos Bird and the Amos Bird who sold property to Philip Hale are very similar. Other Amos Bird/Byrd and John Bird/Byrd signatures residing in the Greene County area during that period, including those on the failed 14 Nov and 20 Nov 1788 petitions to NC by residents of the "dying" State of Franklin, are similar to John Byrd's Fincastle County Court Clerk signatures. The significantly different signatures, combined with two Amos Bird land sales including a wife, Sarah, and one sale not having "Sarah" as a cosigner, indicates two men were using the name Amos Byrd/Bird in Washington/Greene County, NC/TN, during the period. The "Amos Byrd Jun." signature on the 20 Nov 1788 petition is most likely Capt. Amos Byrd/Bird's son (b: 1774-d: 1820, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau, MO)."
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/i/r/William-E-Bird/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0122.html
Quoted from William E. Byrd
"In 1777, an Amos Bird sold property located at the confluence of the Chuckey and Nolichucky Rivers to Henry Earnest. The property sold became known as "Elmwood Farm". Its three story "fort house" still stands. On 1 Apr 1783, an Amos Byrd and his wife, Sarah, sold part of his 24 Oct 1782 NC land grant on Little Limestone Creek, "near their home", to Moses Embree III, grandfather of the publisher of "The Emancipator", Elihu Embree. In 1778, an Amos Bird and his wife, Sarah, sold his 1 Nov 1786NC 400 acre land grant on the north side of the Chuckey River to Philip Hale. The three transactions differ in that Sarah is not a part of the 1777 transaction.
The Amos Byrd who sold property to Philip Hale and Moses Embree III was most likely Captain Amos Byrd/Bird, son of Lt. Andrew Byrd and Magdelena Jonasson Byrd, of Smith's Creek, VA, in the Shenandoah Valley. Capt. Byrd was involved in the 1776 military campaign that burned the Overhill Cherokee Indian villages. He was stationed in Greene County. That Amos Byrd (b: abt 1737-d: 5 June 1818, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau County, MO) married Elizabeth "Sarah" Ruddell, abt 1762. He removed to Tennessee (now Montgomery) County, NC/TN, abt 1784. The signatures of that Amos Bird and the Amos Bird who sold property to Philip Hale are very similar. Other Amos Bird/Byrd and John Bird/Byrd signatures residing in the Greene County area during that period, including those on the failed 14 Nov and 20 Nov 1788 petitions to NC by residents of the "dying" State of Franklin, are similar to John Byrd's Fincastle County Court Clerk signatures. The significantly different signatures, combined with two Amos Bird land sales including a wife, Sarah, and one sale not having "Sarah" as a cosigner, indicates two men were using the name Amos Byrd/Bird in Washington/Greene County, NC/TN, during the period. The "Amos Byrd Jun." signature on the 20 Nov 1788 petition is most likely Capt. Amos Byrd/Bird's son (b: 1774-d: 1820, Byrd Farm, Cape Girardeau, MO)."
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