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John Ross Birdsong 1733–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1733

Birth Location: St Charles, York, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 September 1790

Death Location: Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John II

Mother: Sara Bennett

Spouse(s): Mary Armistead

Children(s): Lucy Birdsong, Nancy Stribling, Elizabeth Howard, Lydia Irwin, Jesse Sr

The story of John Ross Birdsong began in 1733 in St Charles, York, Virginia, USA. John Ross Birdsong married Mary Lydia Armistead, and had children including Elizabeth Howard, Jesse Richard Birdsong Sr, Lucy Birdsong, Lydia Nancy Irwin, Nancy Stribling. John Ross Birdsong passed away in 1790 in Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ross Birdsong began in 1733 in St Charles, York, Virginia, USA.
  • John Ross Birdsong married Mary Lydia Armistead, and had children including Elizabeth Howard, Jesse Richard Birdsong Sr, Lucy Birdsong, Lydia Nancy Irwin, Nancy Stribling.
  • John Ross Birdsong passed away in 1790 in Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1704–1785
Birth Location: Charles Parish, York, Virginia
JI
Sara Bennett
1701–1779
Birth Location: St Charles Parish, York, Virginia, United States
SB

Spouses(s)

Mary Armistead
1730–1783
Birth Location: Hampton Parish, Elizabeth, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
MA

Children(s)

Lucy Birdsong
1754–1837
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
LB
Nancy Stribling
1777–1852
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
NS
Elizabeth Howard
1772–
Birth Location: –
EH
Lydia Irwin
1780–1834
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
LI
Jesse Sr
1774–1836
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
JS

John Birdsong's Ancestors

Self
John Birdsong
1733–1790
Birth Place: St Charles, York, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Ross BIRDSONG II
1704–1785
Charles Parish, York, Virginia
Sara Bennett
1701–1779
St Charles Parish, York, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Bennett
1690–1752
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Ann Sims
1680–1730
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Birdsong's Descendants

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John (Ross) Birdsong (26 August 1733–21 September 1790) m. Mary (Lydia) Armistead (1730–27 January 1783)
  1. 1. Lucy Birdsong 1754–1837 m. Edmund Waddell 1748–1815
    1. 1. Thomas (Waddill) Sr 1770–1843 m. Margaret (Elenor) Montgomery 1788–1823 m. Lucy Marshall 1776–1845 m. Catharine Long 1775–
      1. 1. Thomas Waddill 1805–1863 m. Ellenor (Fletcher) Martin 1813–1852 m. Marseline Waddill 1830–1874
        1. 1. Emily Waddill 1831–1889 m. Calvin (Everett) Spencer 1819–1873
        2. 2. Mary Hinsdale 1856–1932
      2. 2. William Waddle 1806–1868 m. Ann (R) Waddle 1810–
        1. 1. Sary Waddle 1832–
        2. 2. James (M) Waddle 1835–
        3. 3. John (B) Waddle 1838–
        4. 4. Wm (M) Waddle 1840–
        5. 5. Thos (W) Waddle 1841–
        6. 6. Mary (M) Waddle 1845–
        7. 7. Marget (J) Waddle 1847–
        8. 8. David (M) Waddle 1850–
      3. 3. Ann Waddell 1808–
      4. 4. Caroline (Deborah) Waddell 1807–
      5. 5. Eliza Waddell 1820–
      6. 6. Alexander Waddell 1815–
      7. 7. Archie Waddell 1815–
      8. 8. John Waddell 1815– m. Betsy Waddill 1820–1901
        1. 1. Elis Waddill 1865–1944
        2. 2. Sarah Waddill 1840–
        3. 3. Isaac Waddill –1934 m. Isaac (Harrison) Waddell 1849–1934
        4. 4. Saml (B) Waddill 1852–1932
        5. 5. John Waddill 1843–1879
      9. 9. William Waddell 1810–
      10. 10. James Waddell 1792–1847
    2. 2. Lucy Waddell 1796–1850
    3. 3. Thomas (Waddell) Waddill 1783–
    4. 4. William (T) Waddell 1783–1855 m. Margaret (Eleanor) MONTGOMERY 1768–1814
      1. 1. Margaret (John Waddell) LANIER 1813–1886
      2. 2. John WADDELL 1815–1865
      3. 3. James (Madison J M WADDELL) I 1814–1853
      4. 4. Margaret WADDELL 1792–
      5. 5. John WADDILL 1803– m. Eliza Humphreys 1812–1858 m. Isabella (Jane) Humphreys 1806–1870
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Waddell\Waddle 1827–1900
        2. 2. Cowan (G) Waddell\Waddle 1830–1907
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Waddell 1843–1873
      6. 6. Thomas WADDELL 1814–1863 m. Eleanor (Fletcher) Martin 1813–1852
        1. 1. Eleanor Waddill 1849–
        2. 2. George (W) Waddill 1846–
        3. 3. Edmund (M) Waddill 1839–
        4. 4. Virginia (C) Waddill 1839–
        5. 5. Margaret (M) Waddill 1832–
        6. 6. Emily Waddill 1831–1889
      7. 7. Caroline (Deborah) WADDELL 1807–1875
      8. 8. William WHITLEY 1812–1855
      9. 9. Elizabeth WADDELL 1800–1830
      10. 10. Archie WADDELL 1815–
      11. 11. Nancy (Ann) WADDILL 1796–1830
      12. 12. James (Madison J M) WADDELL 1792–1847
      13. 13. Alexander WADDELL 1815–
      14. 14. Ann WADDELL 1808–
      15. 15. Eliza WADDELL 1820–
      16. 16. William WADDELL 1806–1868
    5. 5. Sarah (Sally) Waddell 1775–1815
    6. 6. Polly (Mary) Waddill 1771–1843 m. Congressman (Archibald "Arch") McNeill 1771–1838
      1. 1. Mary (Daniel) McNeill 1820–1893
      2. 2. John McNeill 1818–1893
      3. 3. James (A) McNeill 1814–1886
      4. 4. Ann (Eliza "Beth" McNeill,) Kennedy 1812–1899
      5. 5. Mary ("Polly" Isabella McNeill, Purvis, Purvis,) Rogers 1808–1895
      6. 6. Lucy (McNeill, Kennedy, Brown, Moore,) McKinney 1807–1893
      7. 7. Daniel (M) McNeill 1806–1859
      8. 8. Lydia (E) McNeill 1803–1846
      9. 9. Sarah (Ann) McNeill 1802–1881
      10. 10. Thomas McNeill 1801–1880
      11. 11. Dr (William Wallace) McNeill 1819–1902
  2. 2. Nancy Stribling 1777–1852
  3. 3. Elizabeth Howard 1772–
  4. 4. Lydia (Nancy) Irwin 1780–1834
  5. 5. Jesse (Richard Birdsong) Sr 1774–1836

John Birdsong's Timeline

2 Records

1733
26 August 1733
Birth of John Ross Birdsong in St Charles, York, Virginia, USA
St Charles, York, Virginia, USA
1790
21 September 1790
Age 57
Death of John Ross Birdsong in Greenville, Union, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Union, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1733
    Event Place: St Charles, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 September 1790
    Event Place: Greenville, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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