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Bird S. Webb

Birth
Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Death
1 Mar 1870 (aged 68)
Holliday, Monroe County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Holliday, Monroe County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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The son of Theodorick Fitzgerald Webb (formerly Theodorick Fitzgerald) and his wife Sarah Huff, both of Franklin Co., Virginia.

Married 7 Jun 1821 to Polly (Mary) E. Beard, Bedford Co., VA, with Robert M. Beard as surety.

Bird (sometimes spelled "Burd") and Mary came west to Missouri from Virginia with a good number of friends and relatives in a wagon train in 1838.

1830 census, Franklin Co., VA, p. 98
[alphabetized list]
Burd S. Webb 2-1-0-0-1 0-0-0-0-0-1
One male 20-29; b. 1800-1810 - Bird
One female 30-39; b. 1790-1800 - Mary
One male 5-9; b. 1820-1830 - Theodorick
Two males 0-4; b. 1825-1830 - William & George

1831 - George Walker Deed, 1831
Know all men by these presents that I JOEL WALKER of the County of Franklin and state of Virginia for and in Consideration for the natural love and Affection that I bear to my son GEORGE WALKER of said County and State as well as for the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid...
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 12 day of December in the year of our Lord 1831.
Signed and sealed and acknowledged JOEL WALKER Seal
In The presence of us
BIRD S. WEBB
CREED T. WEBB
HARVEY CLAYTOR
T.B.GREER

Dec 1831 - At the clerk's office of the county of Franklin the14th day of December 1831 This deed of gift for real estate from JOEL WALKER to GEORGE WALKER was exhibited unto the office and proved by the oath of BIRD S. WEBB and CREED T. WEBB two of the subcribing witnesses . And at the said clerk's office the 8 the day of May 1832 This deed was further porved by the oath of HARVEY CLAYTOR another subscribing witness and admitted to record. Teste CALEB TATE CFC

1832 - Bird and Mary were in Kentucky where their daughter Susan was born that year.

1837 - Bird and Mary were in back in Virginia where their daughter Ursula was born that year.

They moved permanently to Monroe Co., Missouri, probably with the September 1838 wagon train:
From "Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia":
"In 1838, he and his wife [Bird's brother-in-law and sister Thomas and Ursula Greer] joined a caravan of covered wagons to Monroe County, Missouri."

Excerpt from later biography of their son George:
"...son of Bird S. and Mary E. (Beard) Webb, subsequently for many years esteemed residents of this township. He was born in Franklin county, December 25, 1829, and when he was in his tenth year his parents came to Missouri and settled in Monroe county. His father entered land in the same neighborhood in which the Squire now lives, where he improved a farm and resided until his death, in 1871.

1840 census, Marian Township, Monroe Co., MO
B.S. Webb 0-0-2-1-0-1 1-0-0-0-0-0-1
One male 30-39; b. 1800-1810 - Bird
One female 40-49; b. 1790-1800 - Mary
One male 15-19; b. 1820-1825 - Theodorick
Two males 10-14; b. 1825-1830 - William & George
One female 0-4; b. 1835-1840 - Ursula

10 Nov 1841, he and his brother Theoderick bought land in MO:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~momonroe/landpatent.txt Monroe Co., MO land patents
WEBB, Burd S 11/10/1841
WEBB, Burd S 11/10/1841
WEBB, Theoderick F 11/10/1841

1850 census, Monroe Co., MO, Being 59th District, p. 157
Burd S. Webb, 50, farmer, born VA
Mary, 52, VA
George W., 20, VA
Susan, 18, KY
Ursula, 13, VA
[next door]
Theodorick Webb, 25, farmer, VA
Mary, 23, KY
Georgiana?, female, 1 month, MO

1850 Monroe Co., MO slave schedule, p. 022
Bird S. Webb 7 slaves
Theodorick Webb 1 slave

1860 Monroe Co., MO, Clay Twp., p. 90
Burd S. Webb, 56, farmer, $2,000, $9,200, VA
Mary E., 64, VA
Wm, 34, VA
Nancy, 20, MO
Walter, 8, MO
Anna A., 7, MO
Theodrick, 4, MO
[next door]
Mary Webb, 30, KY
George A., 10, MO
Mariah J., 8, MO

1870 Monroe Co., MO, Marion Twp., p. 656
Jos. W. Gwynn, 37, MO
Ersly, 34, MO
Rob, 15, MO
Adam Y?, 13, MO
Wm. E., 10, MO
Jos., 8, MO
Minnie, 4, MO
Geo., 2, MO
Bird S. Webb, 67, occupation Gentleman, VA

Children:

1. Theodorick Webb, b. 1825; he m.c. 1849, Monroe Co., MO to Mary ____ [b. 1827 KY]; he d.c. 1852, Holliday, Monroe Co., MO; buried Webb Family cemetery.

2. William B. Webb, b. 10 Feb 1827; m. 1st 30 Nov 1848 to Margaret Ann Shropshire [b. 2 Dec 1829; d. 30 Aug 1858]; m. 1859 to Nancy ___; he d. 10 Apr 1874, Holliday, Monroe Co., MO; buried Webb Family cemetery.

3. George Walker Webb, b. 25 Dec 1829, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., VA; m. Susan S. Chinn; he d. 2 Jan 1886,
Holliday, Monroe Co., MO; buried Webb Family cemetery.
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4. Susan Webb, b. 1832, KY; 1850 living with parents in Monroe Co., MO.

5. Ursula Webb, b. 1837, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., VA; m.c. 1854, Monroe Co., MO to Joseph W. Gwynn [b. 1833, MO].
The son of Theodorick Fitzgerald Webb (formerly Theodorick Fitzgerald) and his wife Sarah Huff, both of Franklin Co., Virginia.

Married 7 Jun 1821 to Polly (Mary) E. Beard, Bedford Co., VA, with Robert M. Beard as surety.

Bird (sometimes spelled "Burd") and Mary came west to Missouri from Virginia with a good number of friends and relatives in a wagon train in 1838.

1830 census, Franklin Co., VA, p. 98
[alphabetized list]
Burd S. Webb 2-1-0-0-1 0-0-0-0-0-1
One male 20-29; b. 1800-1810 - Bird
One female 30-39; b. 1790-1800 - Mary
One male 5-9; b. 1820-1830 - Theodorick
Two males 0-4; b. 1825-1830 - William & George

1831 - George Walker Deed, 1831
Know all men by these presents that I JOEL WALKER of the County of Franklin and state of Virginia for and in Consideration for the natural love and Affection that I bear to my son GEORGE WALKER of said County and State as well as for the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid...
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 12 day of December in the year of our Lord 1831.
Signed and sealed and acknowledged JOEL WALKER Seal
In The presence of us
BIRD S. WEBB
CREED T. WEBB
HARVEY CLAYTOR
T.B.GREER

Dec 1831 - At the clerk's office of the county of Franklin the14th day of December 1831 This deed of gift for real estate from JOEL WALKER to GEORGE WALKER was exhibited unto the office and proved by the oath of BIRD S. WEBB and CREED T. WEBB two of the subcribing witnesses . And at the said clerk's office the 8 the day of May 1832 This deed was further porved by the oath of HARVEY CLAYTOR another subscribing witness and admitted to record. Teste CALEB TATE CFC

1832 - Bird and Mary were in Kentucky where their daughter Susan was born that year.

1837 - Bird and Mary were in back in Virginia where their daughter Ursula was born that year.

They moved permanently to Monroe Co., Missouri, probably with the September 1838 wagon train:
From "Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia":
"In 1838, he and his wife [Bird's brother-in-law and sister Thomas and Ursula Greer] joined a caravan of covered wagons to Monroe County, Missouri."

Excerpt from later biography of their son George:
"...son of Bird S. and Mary E. (Beard) Webb, subsequently for many years esteemed residents of this township. He was born in Franklin county, December 25, 1829, and when he was in his tenth year his parents came to Missouri and settled in Monroe county. His father entered land in the same neighborhood in which the Squire now lives, where he improved a farm and resided until his death, in 1871.

1840 census, Marian Township, Monroe Co., MO
B.S. Webb 0-0-2-1-0-1 1-0-0-0-0-0-1
One male 30-39; b. 1800-1810 - Bird
One female 40-49; b. 1790-1800 - Mary
One male 15-19; b. 1820-1825 - Theodorick
Two males 10-14; b. 1825-1830 - William & George
One female 0-4; b. 1835-1840 - Ursula

10 Nov 1841, he and his brother Theoderick bought land in MO:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~momonroe/landpatent.txt Monroe Co., MO land patents
WEBB, Burd S 11/10/1841
WEBB, Burd S 11/10/1841
WEBB, Theoderick F 11/10/1841

1850 census, Monroe Co., MO, Being 59th District, p. 157
Burd S. Webb, 50, farmer, born VA
Mary, 52, VA
George W., 20, VA
Susan, 18, KY
Ursula, 13, VA
[next door]
Theodorick Webb, 25, farmer, VA
Mary, 23, KY
Georgiana?, female, 1 month, MO

1850 Monroe Co., MO slave schedule, p. 022
Bird S. Webb 7 slaves
Theodorick Webb 1 slave

1860 Monroe Co., MO, Clay Twp., p. 90
Burd S. Webb, 56, farmer, $2,000, $9,200, VA
Mary E., 64, VA
Wm, 34, VA
Nancy, 20, MO
Walter, 8, MO
Anna A., 7, MO
Theodrick, 4, MO
[next door]
Mary Webb, 30, KY
George A., 10, MO
Mariah J., 8, MO

1870 Monroe Co., MO, Marion Twp., p. 656
Jos. W. Gwynn, 37, MO
Ersly, 34, MO
Rob, 15, MO
Adam Y?, 13, MO
Wm. E., 10, MO
Jos., 8, MO
Minnie, 4, MO
Geo., 2, MO
Bird S. Webb, 67, occupation Gentleman, VA

Children:

1. Theodorick Webb, b. 1825; he m.c. 1849, Monroe Co., MO to Mary ____ [b. 1827 KY]; he d.c. 1852, Holliday, Monroe Co., MO; buried Webb Family cemetery.

2. William B. Webb, b. 10 Feb 1827; m. 1st 30 Nov 1848 to Margaret Ann Shropshire [b. 2 Dec 1829; d. 30 Aug 1858]; m. 1859 to Nancy ___; he d. 10 Apr 1874, Holliday, Monroe Co., MO; buried Webb Family cemetery.

3. George Walker Webb, b. 25 Dec 1829, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., VA; m. Susan S. Chinn; he d. 2 Jan 1886,
Holliday, Monroe Co., MO; buried Webb Family cemetery.
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4. Susan Webb, b. 1832, KY; 1850 living with parents in Monroe Co., MO.

5. Ursula Webb, b. 1837, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., VA; m.c. 1854, Monroe Co., MO to Joseph W. Gwynn [b. 1833, MO].

Inscription


Burd S. Webb
1 March 1870
age 68 yrs 1 M 18 ds



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70744104/bird_s-webb: accessed ), memorial page for Bird S. Webb (13 Jan 1802–1 Mar 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70744104, citing Webb Family Cemetery, Holliday, Monroe County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by TerriH (contributor 47448063).