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From: "Mary-Anne McCullough" <>
Subject: Re: [HESSIAN] Re: Hessian research - BIRD - VOGEL
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 17:57:48 -0800
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Margaret There is a Jonas Bird in the Rev War. He was from North
Carolina. maybe related???
Had a son William who married Faitha Parker have you checked the early
census??
Mary Anne
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Merz" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 5:36 PM
Subject: [HESSIAN] Re: Hessian research - BIRD - VOGEL


> Hello Margaret,
> Thanks for writing - all I can do at this point in time is give
> you some directions - as you can see, I am forwarding your
> e-mail to the mailing list
> and open your query up to the readers of that list.
> I would suggest to review the mail list archives, and since you
> are a Rootsweb supporter already, you'll know where to find us.
> Good luck in your search for your BIRD - (or Vogel)
> Cheers,
> John Merz
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Margaret
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 7:18 PM
> Subject: Hessian research
>
>
> Hello John,I was searching on rootsweb for the names of Hessian
> deserters, or whatever you want to call them for wanting to stay in
> America, and wondered if you would check for a name for me.
> I am really reaching,but my husband's great great something grandfather
> was Abraham Bird/Byrd we think born in VA.We can't find anything on him
> except marriage and death and that he served in the War of 1812.But I
> found a book in our local library that said he went from IN back to KY to
> visit his father and could hardly understand him because he spoke such
> broken English,that he was from Germany.
> Now to get to my question,I wondered if you might have something on a
> Bird/Byrd or possibly Vogel(I understand that means Bird in German) that
> lived in VA or possibly KY.From what I understand he was living in KY when
> Abraham enlisted in the war of 1812 and also when he died.Abraham enlisted
> from Shelby Co.KY.
> Thank you for your time,I hope you have something or can head me in the
> right direction.Any help will be deeply appreciated.
>
> Margaret Green
>
>
>
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