Descendants of Henry Bird (b. 1725-1735) in Rye and L.I., NY

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Descendants of Henry Bird (b. 1725-1735) in Rye and L.I., NY
Posted by: Robert McKelvy Bird (ID *****7906)	Date: October 07, 2008 at 08:12:00
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Henry Bird of Rye, NY (b. 1754-1778) is a fairly well known individual who had 4 sons, 4 daughters, m. Martha (Mathew) Kniffen (1723-1824). Thanks to a group of cousins, we know a fair amount about branches founded by Thomas (b. 1759, moved to Long Island) and James (1764-1832, stayed in Rye). We would appreciate information on Henry and Martha’s other children: Henry (1757-abt. 1792, m. Leah Latting, no children), William (1770-1791), Anna (b. 1754), Martha (b. 1762), Anna (b. 1776 -- this implies older Anna died before 1776), and Lavinah (1778-1853).

Analysis of the DNA of Y-chromosomes of two descendants indicates that we form a unique lineage, quite different from the other Birds. Two thousand years ago there seems to have been a movement of an ancestor from a Balkan location to Germany or Britain, probably as a Roman soldier.

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