Benjamin T.W. Byrd

1827 - 1885  (58 years)

• Name	Benjamin T.W. Byrd  [1]
  Birth	1 Jan 1827	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as Benjamin T.W. Bird the head of HH#618, a 23 year old farmer. Listed with him were Ann Bird, age 32, and Robert Bayly, a 36 year old laborer.
  Census head of household	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	HH#484 was headed by Benjamin T.W. Byrd, a 33 year old farmer with real estate valued at $3,000 & personal property valued at $700. Listed with him were Anna Byrd, age 40; John Trader, a 19 year old farm hand; John T. Flecther, age 11; Lloyd S. Gladding, age 9; and Samuel Byrd, a 40 year farmer with real estate valued at $700.
  Census head of household	1870	Metompkin District, Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	HH#583 was headed by Benjamin Byrd, age 45, with real estate valued at $4,000 & personal property valued at $1,000. Listed with him were Anne Byrd, age 32; Lytt. Gladden, a 19 year old farm laborer; Samuel Fisher, a 21 year old farm laborer; Walter Byrd, a 17 year old farm laborer; Sarah Matthews, a 22 year old black domestic servant; E.... Matthews, a 6 year old black female; ..... Matthews, a 3 year old black female; John Matthews, a 5 mos old black male, born in February; and Thorogood Waples, a 16 year old farm laborer.
  Death	28 May 1885	Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	"Homicide at Messongo:" Bennette T.W. Byrd was shot and mortally wounded by Samuel T. Taylor, near Messongo Bridge, this county (Acc), last Thursday morning (Pen. Ent., 30 May 1885). The article explains the circumstant of the shooting. In his will, signed in 1872, Benjamin T.W. Byrd named his mother, Hennie Byrd; wife, Tabitha (Elitha) Ann Byrd; friend, Wm. S. Byrd, who was also the executor. Witnesses were Parker Byrd, Staton F. Byrd and Teackle L. Byrd (Acc Co Wills, 1882-1901, p. 87).
  Probate	29 Jun 1885	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  Record ID	5392
  Burial	Benson Cemetery, Southwest of Messongo Bridge, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I5392	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Bennett M. Byrd,   b. Abt 1798, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 1883 (Age < 84 years)
  Mother	Henrietta 'Henny' Byrd,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 13 Apr 1883, Messongo, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1819	Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	George "Northern" and William Mason were securities on the M.L.B. of Bennet M. Bird of Natheniel and Henny Bird of Major.
  Family ID	F2003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elitha Ann Northam,   b. 12 Apr 1819, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 5 Jul 1892, Metompkin District, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1848	Accomack Co, Virginia   [7]
  	Samuel J. Gladding was the security on the M.L.B. of Benjamin W.T. Bird and Ann Northam of Southy.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F6960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Acc Co Wills 1882-1901, p. 87, 158. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S7] 1860 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S27] Peninsula Enterprise, Article, 27. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.