Elizabeth 'Betsy' Byrd

Abt 1792 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Byrd  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1792	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named as a Brother in a will	23 Jan 1825	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Elizabeth Thonrs in the will of William Bird, as was her son James. The relationship was not shown, but the assumption is that she was his sister, as he left her his housman lands, called my Bloxom land & 10 acres adjoining the Bloxom land called the Taylor land & at her death or marriage, then to her son James Thorns. He also left land to his son John Bird and if John died before age 21 or died without issue, it was to also go to James Thorns.
  Census head of household	1830	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was shown as Elizabeth Thorns, age 30-40 (bc 1790-1800). Listed with her were 1 male, age 10-15 (bc 1815-1820) and 1 female, age 15-20 (bc 1810-1815).
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as Elizabeth Thornes the head of HH#1037, age 58 with real estate valued at $200. Listed with her was Elizabeth Thornes, age 19.
  Census with another person	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	She was shown as Betsey Thorn, age 67 in HH#659 headed by Samuel Kilman Sr., age 73, and his wife Martha, age 73. She had real estate valued at $40 and personal property valued at $10. Listed with her were Elizabeth Thorn, a 31 year old seamstress; Georgeanna Thorn, age 6 and Nancy J. Thorn, age 4.
  Marr Name	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Thornes
  Record ID	23155
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Byrd,   b. Abt 1642, Shafston, County Dorset, England d. Bef 3 Aug 1697, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 55 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Esther Ross,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1829  (Age < 63 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Hessy Byrd,   b. Abt 1791, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Tully Wise Fisher,  m. 26 Oct 1809 + 2. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Byrd,   b. Abt 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Isaac Thornes,  m. Abt 1810 + 3. Eborn 'Ebriam' Byrd,   b. 6 Oct 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Apr 1864  (Age 61 years) ▻ Meriah Ann Lewis,  m. 12 Nov 1821   4. Thomas Byrd,   b. 6 Oct 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 19 Jul 1868  (Age 65 years) + 5. Catherine 'Kittie' Byrd,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Apr 1885  (Age 80 years) ▻ William Martin,  m. 31 Dec 1827
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers and 4 half sisters (family of John W. Byrd and Mary (--?--))
  + 1. William Byrd,   b. Abt 1770, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Feb 1825  (Age 55 years) ▻ Keziah Hinman, (Kelly?),  m. 7 Jan 1792   2. Nancy Byrd,   b. Abt 1775, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   3. (2d|o_John) Byrd,   b. Abt 1780, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   4. (3d|o John) Byrd,   b. Abt 1782, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 5. John E. Byrd, Jr.,   b. Abt 1784, Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 29 Jan 1816  (Age 32 years) ▻ Elizabeth 'Betsy' Poulson,  m. 29 May 1809 + 6. Mary Byrd,   b. Abt 1787, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ John Harmon,  m. 30 Jan 1806
  Person ID	I23155	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2005

  
  

  Father	John W. Byrd, Sr.,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1829 (Age 84 years) Other Partners: ╚═Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1745   d. Bef 1790  (Age < 44 years)  m. Abt 1768
  Mother	Esther Ross,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1829 (Age < 63 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1790	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	William S--- was the security on the 1790 Acc Co M.L.B. of John Bird and Esther Ross.
  Family ID	F7391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isaac Thornes,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1810  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Thornes,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Jul 1870, Metompkin District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 60 years)   2. James Thornes,   b. Abt 1817, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1792 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named as a Brother in a will - 23 Jan 1825 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S199] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Bird - John of Muddy Creek, (Photocopied, New Church, VA, 1990), Carey only shows a 6th Bird daughter., 199. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 68 (will of William Bird), 688. [S580] Jody Powell, 1830 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1991), 580. [S7] 1860 Accomack County, Virginia, Federal Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.