Daniel Bird Jr. (1784 - 1867)

Born 1784 in Edgefield District, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Wells (Oliver) Bird — married 25 Dec 1806 in Edgefield, SC

Husband of Lucinda (Brooks) Bird — married 1814 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Husband of Behetheland (Brooks) Bird — married 27 Aug 1827 in Edgefield, SC

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1867 at about age 83 in Monticello, Jefferson, Florida, United States

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Note: This Daniel Bird was not the son of Lucinda Butler, who married into the Richmond Birds. One incorrect manuscript that is on file in the Old Edgefield District, SC archives has spawned many incorrect online profiles. The Daniel Bird described herein is the son of Daniel Bird and Susannah Matthews, who were originally of Accomack County, Virginia and later of Edgefield District, South Carolina.

Biography

This Daniel, Jr./II was born in 1784 in Edgefield, South Carolina. He married 25 Dec 1806 to Sarah Wells Oliver of Petersburg, Georgia and they had two daughters (some unsourced profiles say Frances and Louisa) who died young (about 6 and 4, resp.), within days of their mother.

Daniel served in the War of 1812 as a captain, ^[1] and served as a Trustee of First United Methodist Church. ^[2]

Daniel married second in 1814 to Lucinda Brooks, and five of their six children (born between 1815 and 1825, by census records) were named:

3. Louisa Ann, b. 10 Sep 1816, m. Tillman Dixon Peurifoy, d. 05 Jul 1878 ^[3]

4. Thomas, b. 08 Nov 1818, d. 01 Nov 1840 ^[4]

5. Caroline

6. Mary S., b. abt. 1821, m. 1841 to William David Gillison ^[5]

7. Cornelia Lucia, b. abt. 1825, m1. abt. 1843 to Charles Cross, m2. 21 Jan 1861 to Albert Wallace, d. 26 Feb 1901

Daniel would have been about 36 when he appeared in the 1820 census in Edgefield with his wife Lucinda, who would have been about 29, and one son and three daughters, all under the age of 10. The census record also shows two unknown males between the ages of 16-26 living with them. ^[6]

Daniel served as the clerk of the Edgefield County Court from 1822-1830. ^[7]

Lucinda died in 1826 and less than a year later, Daniel married Lucinda's 34 year old sister, Behethland (Brooks) Simkins, widow of Jesse Simkins. In the 1830 census Daniel and family were in Edgefield, South Carolina.^[8]

In 1835, Daniel built a new home in Edgefield named "Oakley Park," which is preserved as the Oakley Park Museum. It is said that Daniel's son (probably Thomas, who would have been 21-26) "was killed in a shooting incident at the Edgefield County Courthouse just six years after the house was completed." And it was this incident that prompted Daniel to sell Oakley Park and remove to Florida in an effort to rebuild his life there. ^[9]

They appear in the 1840 census in Edgefield when Daniel would have been about 56 and Lucinda would have been about 48, with eight children, six youngest of whom would have been Behethland's children: ^[10]

1 son & 1 daughter, 15-20 (probably Lucinda's children)

1 son & 1 daughter, 10-14

2 sons & 1 daughter, 5-9

1 son , under 5

A history of the Nacoosa Plantation stated that the family moved to Jefferson County in 1832 (possibly an error, more likely 1842?), first settling in Waukeenah, then later moving to Bunker Hill and establishing a large plantation there named Bunker Hill. Later, Daniel Bird purchased a second plantation, the Nacossa Plantation, from Abram Bellamy. Between the two, he had 1600 acres and worked 44 slaves.^[11]

In the 1850 census, Daniel, age 66, and Behethland, age 58, lived in Jefferson County, Florida with: ^[12]

8. Daniel B., age 22, b. abt. 1828

9. Sarah Oliver, age 19, b. 19 Apr 1831, d. 18 Jun 1850 ^[13]

10. Pickens B., b. 12 Jan 1833, m. 26 May 1853 to Caroline Permelia Linton, d. 06 Jun 1864 ^[14]

11. Richard, age 17, b. abt. 1833/34

12. William Capers, age 15, b. abt. 1835/36

And by the 1860 census, Daniel, age 76, and Behethland, age 67, were living alone in the town of Monticello, in Jefferson County. ^[15]

Daniel died 06 Nov 1867 and was buried in the Old City Cemetery in Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida; but the dates on his headstone (1788-1865), which was placed nearly a century after his death, are incorrect. ^[16]

Attributes & events incorrectly attributed to this Daniel Bird:

• Served in the Confederacy with a Florida enlistment date of 15 May 1861 - he was 77 years old at that time.
• Served in the American Revolutionary War - he wasn't born until after the Revolution.
• Served as a pastoral Circuit Rider - his daughter Louisa Ann's husband Tillman Dixon Peurifoy was the Methodist circuit rider.

Slaves

See Slaves of Capt Daniel Bird Jr, Florida.

In the 1850 Slave Schedule census Daniel was a slave owner in Jefferson, Florida, United States with 13 slaves.^[17]

A second entry in the 1850 Slave Schedule census listed Daniel as a slave owner in Jefferson, Florida, United States with 75 slaves.^[18]

In the 1860 Slave Schedule census Daniel was a slave owner in Jefferson, Florida, United States, with 33 slaves.^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial #54969219 by Robert C. Peurifoy, 15 Jul 2010
2. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=df6959ec-15ed-4256-b5a9-78c9ebcd17e6&tid=45601784&pid=115
3. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 26228809, Created by: Robert C. Peurifoy, Record added: Apr 23, 2008
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 57845341, Created by: Robert C. Peurifoy, Record added: Aug 28, 2010
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QD-P67 : 9 November 2014), Mary Gillison in household of Wm D Gillison, Saint Lukes, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States; citing family 244, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-9BP : accessed 20 February 2017), Daniel Bird, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 162,021
7. ↑ History of Edgefield County, by John A. Chapman, Elbert H. Aull, Publisher & Printer, Newberry, SC, 1897, p. 417
8. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 172; Page: 179; Family History Library Film: 0022506
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #668015 (accessed 26 December 2022)
   Daniel Bird in Edgefield, South Carolina.
9. ↑ ExploreSouthernHistory.com: Oakley Park Museum - Edgefield, South Carolina
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-MMZ : 24 August 2015), Daniel Bird, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 53, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 511; FHL microfilm 22,509
11. ↑ [https://raycityhistory.wordpress.com/tag/nacoosa-plantation/ Nacossa Plantation, Ray City History Blog.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFHD-TC3 : 9 November 2014), Daniel Bird, Jefferson county, part of, Jefferson, Florida, United States; citing family 459, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
13. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 57846458, Created by: Robert C. Peurifoy, Record added: Aug 28, 2010
14. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 7662261, Maintained by: Find A Grave, Originally Created by: Garver Graver, Record added: Jul 07, 2003
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CM-1W1 : 30 December 2015), Daniel Bird, 1860.
16. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 54969219, Created by: Robert C. Peurifoy, Record added: Jul 15, 2010
17. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 72; FHL microfilm: 442885; Record number: 21696;
    FamilySearch Record: HR78-K76Z (accessed 26 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC94-BWZ Image number 00267
    Daniel Bird owner in household of Daniel Bird in Jefferson, Florida, United States.
18. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442885; Record number: 21793;
    FamilySearch Record: HR78-K42M (accessed 26 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC94-1ZR Image number 00269
    Daniel Bird owner in household of Daniel Bird in Jefferson, Florida, United States.
19. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
    citing Page: 82; Line: 3; FHL microfilm: 000803110; Record number: 071218;
    FamilySearch Record: WKV7-MBT2 (accessed 26 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBV-9LG7 Image number 00381
    Daniel Bird owner in household of Daniel Bird in Jefferson, Florida, United States.

See also:

• Daniel Bird - SC to Jefferson Co., FL
• John Bird of Muddy Creek, One Line of Descent, by Mary Frances Carey, published by author, New Church, VA, 1989.
• Madelyn Christofoli, who has done extensive research on Accomack County, VA and Edgefield County, SC records for this line of the Bird family.
• 1790 Census; Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 510; Image: 323; Family History Library Film: 0568151
• 1810 Census; Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: 62; Page: 64; Image: 0181421; Family History Library Film: 00067
• Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data - Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia.
• Hunting For Bears, comp. Title: South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data - South Carolina marriage information taken from various sources. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Gail Willard for creating WikiTree profile Bird-2102 through the import of 85i8r3_66786307rdi3kl35282812.ged on May 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Gail and others.
• Thank you to Corinne McCarty, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.