m. about 1794
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Birth |
22 April 1780 |
Greenbrier Co., Virginia, USA |
Death |
23 May 1853 |
McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA |
Burial |
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Father |
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Mother |
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Birth |
31 January 1795 |
Greenbrier Co., Virginia, USA |
Death |
16 May 1861 |
Burke Co., North Carolina, USA |
Burial |
after 16 May 1861 |
Nebo Cemetery, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA |
Spouse |
John Maffitt, Jr. | F9755 |
Marriage |
8 March 1822 |
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Birth |
13 November 1804 |
North Carolina, USA |
Death |
6 April 1885 |
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Burial |
after 6 April 1885 |
Ebenezer United Methodist Cemetery, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA |
Spouse |
William Whitaker Maffitt | F12614 |
Marriage |
1820 |
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Notes |
- Richard Bird was my mother's father's name. He married a Miss Elizabeth Westlake of Greenbriar Co., Virginia. Grandfather's residence was three-fourths of a mile above where Father lived and about two miles from Ebenezer Church where he and all my relative, who have died, are buried.
Grandmother and Grandfather Bird had several children: the eldest, my mother was named Matilda. She died of cancer of the breast. The next was Lucinda who married Thomas Curtis, son of Joshua Curtis, a cousin to Thomas Curtis who married Father's sister, residence McDowell, NC. The next is Eliza who married Father's brother William Maffit, residence McDowell NC. Nelson married but I have forgotten his wife's name, residence Anderson District. S.C. The next are Wilson Lee and Celina (twins), Nelson lives in McDowell County and Celina in McMinn County, Tenn. Caroline married Zechariah S. Kelly, residence Anderson Dist. S.C.; Francis Asbury and Albert Jefferson (twins); Francis married a Miss Patten of Buncombe Co. NC, Albert married a Miss Jarrett, residence McDowell Co NC.; Elvira married John Dicken of McMinn Co. Tenn., Richard Ivy married a Miss Hicks, residence McDowell NC. [2]
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Sources |
- [S1] Robert and Frances Moffitt, Original Moffat GEDCOM File.
- [S1946] written by Richard Bird Maffitt, Article titled “A Letter to Emily and John Maffitt”.
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