PARENTS: Thomas and Ann Bird, emmigrants from England.
WIFE: Married December 6, 1665 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA to Thankful Atherton, daughter of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales, emmigrants from England who settled in Dorchester.
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN DORCHESTER, MA:
Joseph Bird
Thankful Bird
Sarah Bird
Anne Bird
Thomas Bird
Mary Bird
Submit Bird
Mercy Bird
Patience Bird
Patience Bird II
Benjamin Bird
INFO ON FATHER OF THOMAS BIRD WHO MIGRATED FROM ENGLAND:
Thomas Bird came to Dorchester in 1635 and erected this house shortly thereafter. By 1931 ten generations of his descendants had lived here. The house, which was located at 41 Humphreys Street, was known also as the Bird-Sawyer house.
Thomas Bird arrived from England on the second voyage of the ship Mary and John in 1635. He was a poor man but he did well enough to buy a large tract of land west of Dorchester Brook, between what are now Dudley and East Cottage Streets. Mrs. Mary Bird Hill, grandmother of Charles Winthrop Sawyer, the owner in the late 1920s, told Sawyer that she had seen Thomas Bird's deed to the land dated 1637 with an Indian's thumbprint on it. When Bird died, his estate was valued at 1000 pounds and included "ye olde dwelling house" and "ye new dwelling House." Which of these was the house still standing in the early 20th century is not certain.
Additions were necessary to accomodate grandchildren, so the house grew with the family. The original house consisted of two rooms, a bedroom and kitchen and an attic. To this was later added a "lean-to" which was later incorporated into the house. The point of demarcation remained clear as one had to step down a few inches into the lean-to portion from the first floor of the original house. Later the roof was lifted to provide two rooms upstairs with a new attic above. Still later the attic roof was lifted to a higher peak and two more rooms were placed above those in the rear. Four rooms, two above and two below were built in 1804, replacing the second lean-to. The low ceiling, the wrought-iron latches and locks, and the uneven flooring created an atmosphere of early pionerring Puritanism. In the kitchen, the great brick fireplace was the center of attention.
Mr. Sawyer was ninth in line of descent from Thomas Bird.
EPITATH:
NEHGR Vol 4, Page 279
Dorchester Cemetery Inscription
"Here Lyes ye Body of Thomas Bird, Aged abovt 69 Years Died January ye 30 1709-10."
uggested edit: Punishment for crimes in Plymouth, 1623
Description Records from Plymouth Colony's earliest courts have actually survived almost entirely intact. Just prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War, they were published in a 12 volume set edited by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, and they have been reprinted on several occasions since. Some of the court records date back as early as 1623, and continue through 1691, when Plymouth Colony merged with the Massachusetts Bay. The Plymouth Colony's court records are very interesting, as they provide a glimpse into the everyday life of the Pilgrims. They provide insight into how the Pilgrims interpreted scriptural and English law, and a look at their moral and religious values. In 1662, Thomas Bird was sentenced to double whippings for committing "several adulterous practices and attempts, so far as strength of nature would permit" with Hannah Bumpass, who was also sentenced to be whipped once "for yielding to him, and not making such resistance against him as she ought." Bird was also sentenced to pay Hannah Bumpass £10 for "satisfaction for the wrong he hath done her."
Contributor: Raymond Newcomb (47032853) • [email protected]
Thomas Bird is my 9th Great Grandfather through his daughter Ann Bird who married John Clark.
WIFE: Married December 6, 1665 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA to Thankful Atherton, daughter of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales, emmigrants from England who settled in Dorchester.
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN DORCHESTER, MA:
Joseph Bird
Thankful Bird
Sarah Bird
Anne Bird
Thomas Bird
Mary Bird
Submit Bird
Mercy Bird
Patience Bird
Patience Bird II
Benjamin Bird
INFO ON FATHER OF THOMAS BIRD WHO MIGRATED FROM ENGLAND:
Thomas Bird came to Dorchester in 1635 and erected this house shortly thereafter. By 1931 ten generations of his descendants had lived here. The house, which was located at 41 Humphreys Street, was known also as the Bird-Sawyer house.
Thomas Bird arrived from England on the second voyage of the ship Mary and John in 1635. He was a poor man but he did well enough to buy a large tract of land west of Dorchester Brook, between what are now Dudley and East Cottage Streets. Mrs. Mary Bird Hill, grandmother of Charles Winthrop Sawyer, the owner in the late 1920s, told Sawyer that she had seen Thomas Bird's deed to the land dated 1637 with an Indian's thumbprint on it. When Bird died, his estate was valued at 1000 pounds and included "ye olde dwelling house" and "ye new dwelling House." Which of these was the house still standing in the early 20th century is not certain.
Additions were necessary to accomodate grandchildren, so the house grew with the family. The original house consisted of two rooms, a bedroom and kitchen and an attic. To this was later added a "lean-to" which was later incorporated into the house. The point of demarcation remained clear as one had to step down a few inches into the lean-to portion from the first floor of the original house. Later the roof was lifted to provide two rooms upstairs with a new attic above. Still later the attic roof was lifted to a higher peak and two more rooms were placed above those in the rear. Four rooms, two above and two below were built in 1804, replacing the second lean-to. The low ceiling, the wrought-iron latches and locks, and the uneven flooring created an atmosphere of early pionerring Puritanism. In the kitchen, the great brick fireplace was the center of attention.
Mr. Sawyer was ninth in line of descent from Thomas Bird.
EPITATH:
NEHGR Vol 4, Page 279
Dorchester Cemetery Inscription
"Here Lyes ye Body of Thomas Bird, Aged abovt 69 Years Died January ye 30 1709-10."
uggested edit: Punishment for crimes in Plymouth, 1623
Description Records from Plymouth Colony's earliest courts have actually survived almost entirely intact. Just prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War, they were published in a 12 volume set edited by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, and they have been reprinted on several occasions since. Some of the court records date back as early as 1623, and continue through 1691, when Plymouth Colony merged with the Massachusetts Bay. The Plymouth Colony's court records are very interesting, as they provide a glimpse into the everyday life of the Pilgrims. They provide insight into how the Pilgrims interpreted scriptural and English law, and a look at their moral and religious values. In 1662, Thomas Bird was sentenced to double whippings for committing "several adulterous practices and attempts, so far as strength of nature would permit" with Hannah Bumpass, who was also sentenced to be whipped once "for yielding to him, and not making such resistance against him as she ought." Bird was also sentenced to pay Hannah Bumpass £10 for "satisfaction for the wrong he hath done her."
Contributor: Raymond Newcomb (47032853) • [email protected]
Thomas Bird is my 9th Great Grandfather through his daughter Ann Bird who married John Clark.
PARENTS: Thomas and Ann Bird, emmigrants from England.
WIFE: Married December 6, 1665 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA to Thankful Atherton, daughter of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales, emmigrants from England who settled in Dorchester.
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN DORCHESTER, MA:
Joseph Bird
Thankful Bird
Sarah Bird
Anne Bird
Thomas Bird
Mary Bird
Submit Bird
Mercy Bird
Patience Bird
Patience Bird II
Benjamin Bird
INFO ON FATHER OF THOMAS BIRD WHO MIGRATED FROM ENGLAND:
Thomas Bird came to Dorchester in 1635 and erected this house shortly thereafter. By 1931 ten generations of his descendants had lived here. The house, which was located at 41 Humphreys Street, was known also as the Bird-Sawyer house.
Thomas Bird arrived from England on the second voyage of the ship Mary and John in 1635. He was a poor man but he did well enough to buy a large tract of land west of Dorchester Brook, between what are now Dudley and East Cottage Streets. Mrs. Mary Bird Hill, grandmother of Charles Winthrop Sawyer, the owner in the late 1920s, told Sawyer that she had seen Thomas Bird's deed to the land dated 1637 with an Indian's thumbprint on it. When Bird died, his estate was valued at 1000 pounds and included "ye olde dwelling house" and "ye new dwelling House." Which of these was the house still standing in the early 20th century is not certain.
Additions were necessary to accomodate grandchildren, so the house grew with the family. The original house consisted of two rooms, a bedroom and kitchen and an attic. To this was later added a "lean-to" which was later incorporated into the house. The point of demarcation remained clear as one had to step down a few inches into the lean-to portion from the first floor of the original house. Later the roof was lifted to provide two rooms upstairs with a new attic above. Still later the attic roof was lifted to a higher peak and two more rooms were placed above those in the rear. Four rooms, two above and two below were built in 1804, replacing the second lean-to. The low ceiling, the wrought-iron latches and locks, and the uneven flooring created an atmosphere of early pionerring Puritanism. In the kitchen, the great brick fireplace was the center of attention.
Mr. Sawyer was ninth in line of descent from Thomas Bird.
EPITATH:
NEHGR Vol 4, Page 279
Dorchester Cemetery Inscription
"Here Lyes ye Body of Thomas Bird, Aged abovt 69 Years Died January ye 30 1709-10."
uggested edit: Punishment for crimes in Plymouth, 1623
Description Records from Plymouth Colony's earliest courts have actually survived almost entirely intact. Just prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War, they were published in a 12 volume set edited by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, and they have been reprinted on several occasions since. Some of the court records date back as early as 1623, and continue through 1691, when Plymouth Colony merged with the Massachusetts Bay. The Plymouth Colony's court records are very interesting, as they provide a glimpse into the everyday life of the Pilgrims. They provide insight into how the Pilgrims interpreted scriptural and English law, and a look at their moral and religious values. In 1662, Thomas Bird was sentenced to double whippings for committing "several adulterous practices and attempts, so far as strength of nature would permit" with Hannah Bumpass, who was also sentenced to be whipped once "for yielding to him, and not making such resistance against him as she ought." Bird was also sentenced to pay Hannah Bumpass £10 for "satisfaction for the wrong he hath done her."
Contributor: Raymond Newcomb (47032853) • [email protected]
Thomas Bird is my 9th Great Grandfather through his daughter Ann Bird who married John Clark.
WIFE: Married December 6, 1665 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA to Thankful Atherton, daughter of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales, emmigrants from England who settled in Dorchester.
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN DORCHESTER, MA:
Joseph Bird
Thankful Bird
Sarah Bird
Anne Bird
Thomas Bird
Mary Bird
Submit Bird
Mercy Bird
Patience Bird
Patience Bird II
Benjamin Bird
INFO ON FATHER OF THOMAS BIRD WHO MIGRATED FROM ENGLAND:
Thomas Bird came to Dorchester in 1635 and erected this house shortly thereafter. By 1931 ten generations of his descendants had lived here. The house, which was located at 41 Humphreys Street, was known also as the Bird-Sawyer house.
Thomas Bird arrived from England on the second voyage of the ship Mary and John in 1635. He was a poor man but he did well enough to buy a large tract of land west of Dorchester Brook, between what are now Dudley and East Cottage Streets. Mrs. Mary Bird Hill, grandmother of Charles Winthrop Sawyer, the owner in the late 1920s, told Sawyer that she had seen Thomas Bird's deed to the land dated 1637 with an Indian's thumbprint on it. When Bird died, his estate was valued at 1000 pounds and included "ye olde dwelling house" and "ye new dwelling House." Which of these was the house still standing in the early 20th century is not certain.
Additions were necessary to accomodate grandchildren, so the house grew with the family. The original house consisted of two rooms, a bedroom and kitchen and an attic. To this was later added a "lean-to" which was later incorporated into the house. The point of demarcation remained clear as one had to step down a few inches into the lean-to portion from the first floor of the original house. Later the roof was lifted to provide two rooms upstairs with a new attic above. Still later the attic roof was lifted to a higher peak and two more rooms were placed above those in the rear. Four rooms, two above and two below were built in 1804, replacing the second lean-to. The low ceiling, the wrought-iron latches and locks, and the uneven flooring created an atmosphere of early pionerring Puritanism. In the kitchen, the great brick fireplace was the center of attention.
Mr. Sawyer was ninth in line of descent from Thomas Bird.
EPITATH:
NEHGR Vol 4, Page 279
Dorchester Cemetery Inscription
"Here Lyes ye Body of Thomas Bird, Aged abovt 69 Years Died January ye 30 1709-10."
uggested edit: Punishment for crimes in Plymouth, 1623
Description Records from Plymouth Colony's earliest courts have actually survived almost entirely intact. Just prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War, they were published in a 12 volume set edited by Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, and they have been reprinted on several occasions since. Some of the court records date back as early as 1623, and continue through 1691, when Plymouth Colony merged with the Massachusetts Bay. The Plymouth Colony's court records are very interesting, as they provide a glimpse into the everyday life of the Pilgrims. They provide insight into how the Pilgrims interpreted scriptural and English law, and a look at their moral and religious values. In 1662, Thomas Bird was sentenced to double whippings for committing "several adulterous practices and attempts, so far as strength of nature would permit" with Hannah Bumpass, who was also sentenced to be whipped once "for yielding to him, and not making such resistance against him as she ought." Bird was also sentenced to pay Hannah Bumpass £10 for "satisfaction for the wrong he hath done her."
Contributor: Raymond Newcomb (47032853) • [email protected]
Thomas Bird is my 9th Great Grandfather through his daughter Ann Bird who married John Clark.
Inscription
HERE LYES YE
BODY OF
THOMAS BIRD,
AGED ABOUT 69
YEARS DIED
JANUARY Ye 30th,
1709-10
Gravesite Details
Info. obtained from the ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON 1904/05, page 74.
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