Tag: Joshua Birdwell

Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (3): William, James, Joshua, Mary, and Jane

February 10, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “Four instruments of writing purporting to be relinquishments of a tract of land in Davidson County” With this posting, I’m finishing my series of postings about the children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) of Augusta and Botetourt Counties, Virginia, and Sullivan County, North Carolina (later Tennessee). My initial posting in this … More Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (3): William, James, Joshua, Mary, and Jane

Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (2): Joseph, Moses, and John

January 31, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “Died at my father’s house near Mt. Enterprise, Texas, at the age of 84 years. He was never sick in his life, never had a chill nor a fever” This posting continues a series of postings discussing the children of George Birdwell (bef. 1721 – 1781) by his first wife, whose name is … More Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (2): Joseph, Moses, and John

George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Augusta and Botetourt County, Virginia, and Sullivan County, North Carolina, Records, 1751-1781

November 26, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Item to my loving Wife Mary my Sorrel Horse in her poſseſsion Mare called Trim” In the last posting, I presented the information I’ve been able to find about George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) up to his purchase of land in Augusta (later Botetourt) County, Virginia, in November 1751. As that posting … More George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Augusta and Botetourt County, Virginia, and Sullivan County, North Carolina, Records, 1751-1781

George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Orange and Augusta County, Virginia, Years to 1751

November 19, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “A parcel of Land Containing one hundred & forty acres by Patent bearing Date the third day of November MDCC & Lying and being in the county of Augusta in a Bent of James River” Now that I’ve completed a series of postings about Moses Birdwell (1769-1849), which I finished with a final … More George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Orange and Augusta County, Virginia, Years to 1751

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Madison County, Mississippi Territory Years, 1811/2 – 1818

September 18, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Opend a door for the reception of members and receivd Brother Moſes Birdwell by Experience” In the previous posting, I trace the life of Moses Birdwell, son of George and Mary Birdwell, from his birth in 1769 in Augusta (later Botetourt County), Virginia, through his years in Sullivan County, North Carolina (later Tennessee) … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Madison County, Mississippi Territory Years, 1811/2 – 1818