First Generation  

1. Ironmaster William BIRD, son of Andrew BIRD II and Mary COVERT, was born in 1706 in Hopewell, Millstone River, Raritan, Somerset Co., East New Jersey Colony, was christened in 1706 in Hopewell, Dutch Reformed Church, Somerset Co., NJ.,¹ died on November 16, 1761 in Reading Twp., Berks Co., PA. at age 55, and was buried after November 16, 1761 in Saint Gabriel's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Douglassville, Berks Co., PA., Morlatton Colony, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA..

William married Brigitte HULING, daughter of Marcus Lars HULING and Margaret Jonasson JONES, on October 28, 1735 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church, Berks Co., PA. Brigitte was born in 1710 in New Castle Colony, New Castle Co., DE., died in 1792 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. at age 82, and was buried in 1792 in Saint Gabriel's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Douglassville, Berks Co., PA., Morlatton Colony, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA.. Another name for Brigitte was Brigitta HULING.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. James BIRD was born on September 28, 1736 in Union Forge, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA.,² was christened on October 3, 1736 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church, Berks Co., PA., died in 1748 in Morlatton Colony, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA. at age 12, and was buried in 1748 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church, Berks Co., PA. Cemetery.

+ 3 F    ii. Margaret BIRD was born in 1738 in Union Forge, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA. and died before 1762.

+ 4 M    iii. Colonel Mark BIRD was born on January 2, 1738/39 in Union Forge, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA.,³ was christened on February 4, 1738/39 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church, Morlatton, Berks Co., PA.,⁴ died in 1812 in Rutherford, Rutherford Co., NC. at age 73, and was buried in 1812 in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Bostic, Rutherford Co., NC..

Mark married Mary ROSS (d. June 10, 1790) on December 31, 1762 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA.

+ 5 M    iv. William BIRD was born in 1742 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., was christened in 1745 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church, Moratton, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., died in 1745 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA. at age 3, and was buried in 1745 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Moratton, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA..

+ 6 F    v. Rebecca BIRD ⁵ was born on June 11, 1744 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., was christened on June 19, 1744 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church, Morlatton, Berks Co., PA., and died in Philadeliphia, Co., PA..

Rebecca married Peter TURNER Jr. on December 31, 1762 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA.

Rebecca next married Doctor Joseph REDMAN ⁵ on March 22, 1778 in Philadelphia, PA..⁵

+ 7 M    vi. William BIRD was born in 1746 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., was christened in 1748 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., died in 1748 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA. at age 2, and was buried in 1748 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA..

+ 8 F    vii. Rachel BIRD was born in 1749 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., was christened in Dutch Reformed Church, died on April 14, 1786 in Philadelphia Co., PA. at age 37, and was buried in 1786 in Philadelphia Christ Church Yard.

Rachel married James WILSON Sr. (d. August 21, 1798) on November 5, 1771 in Douglasville Episcopal Church, Berks Co., PA.

+ 9 M    viii. Jonathan BIRD was born in 1750 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA. and died before 1762.

+ 10 F    ix. Mary BIRD was born on December 23, 1753 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., was christened on January 20, 1754 in Morlatton Dutch Reformed Church, Morlatton, Berks Co., PA., and died on January 24, 1813 in Rutherford, Rutherford Co., NC. at age 59.

Mary married Colonel George ROSS Jr ⁶ (d. July 14, 1779) on April 3, 1773 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA.

+ 11 M    x. John BIRD was born in 1755 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., was christened in Dutch Reformed Church, and died before 1762.

+ 12 M    xi. Colonial William BIRD was born on May 18, 1757 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., died on December 15, 1812 in Aviary Plantation, Sparta, Warren Co., GA. at age 55, and was buried on December 18, 1812 in Aviary Plantation Cemetery, Sparta, Warren Co., GA..

William married Julianna WOOD (d. 1779) on August 25, 1778 in Reading, Berks Co., PA.

William next married Catharine DALTON (d. September 15, 1822) in 1781 in Cameron Run, Alexandria, Fairfax Co., VA.

+ 13 M    xii. Lieutenant James BIRD was born in 1759 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA., died on August 21, 1781 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA. at age 22, and was buried after August 21, 1781 in St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Morlatton, Douglassville, Berks Co., PA..

James married Margaret UNKNOWN about 1779 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA.

+ 14 M    xiii. George BIRD was born in 1760 in Birdsboro, Amity Twp., Berks Co., PA..

1. Reverent Van Vlecq, "Dutch Reformed Church at Six Mile Run, Somerset county, New Jersey," database; Dutch Reformed Church at Six Mile Run, New Jersey

This congregation, often referred to in records as 6 Myl Run, was not located in Bucks county, but rather Somerset county, New Jersey. Again, it is included here because of its association with the Rev. Van Vlecq, who established the church on November 15, 1710, with the following council:

Elders: Adrien BENNET & Charle FONTEYN
Decons: Baerent DE WIT & Abraham BENNET

2. Edmund West, comp, Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, U.S.A: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000).

3. Godfrey Memorial Library, comp, American Genealogical-Biographical Index (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999).

4. Edmund West, comp, Family Data Collection - Births (Provo, UT., U.S.A: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001).

5. Ancestry.com, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1709-60 (Provo, UT. U.S.A:The Generations Network, Inc., 1999).

6. Robert G. Ferris, Editor, Signers of the Declaration (United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, DC., 1973), pages 122-23.