Catherine 'Kittie' Byrd

Abt 1805 - 1885  (80 years)

• Name	Catherine 'Kittie' Byrd  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1805	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census with son	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as Catharine Martin, age 45 in HH#1077 headed by James Martin, a 21 year old farmer.
  Marr Name	Catherine 'Kittie' Martin
  Record ID	6845
  Death	14 Apr 1885  [3]
  Burial	Old Messongo Baptist Church Cemetery, Messongo, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Her tombstone at the Old Messongo Baptist Church Cemetery shows her as "Kittie Martyn, w/o William Martyn, died 14 Apr 1885, aged about 80 years". Her marriage record showed her as the daughter of John Bird.
  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	I6845	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2014

  
  

  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   [4]
  	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	William Martin,   b. Abt 1805   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	31 Dec 1827	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 4]
  	Solomon Gladding and Solomon Small were security on the M.L.B. of William Martin of Caty and Catherine Bird of Jno.
  Children	+ 1. James William Martin,   b. Abt 1829, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Louisa Davis  m. 26 Jan 1852   2. John Martin,   b. Abt 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Esther Elizabeth H. Martin,   b. 10 Nov 1838, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Mar 1910 (Age 71 years) ╚═ Thomas J. Hall  (Age 69 years)  m. 20 Dec 1853
  Family ID	F2501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1805 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 31 Dec 1827 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Old Messongo Baptist Church Cemetery, Messongo, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Mark C. Lewis, Marriage License Bonds, Accomack County, Virginia, 1806-1835, (Eastern Shore Public Library, Accomac, Virginia, 1970), 14. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.