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Mary Lou Bird 1584 – 1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1584

Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland

Death Date: abt 1641

Death Location: Great Leighs, Essex, England

Father: John Bird

Mother: Prudence Richarde

Spouse(s): Col. Waterman

Children(s): Rebecca Waterman

The story of Mary Lou Bird began in 1584 in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland. Mary Lou Bird married Col. Richard Thomas Waterman, and had children including Rebecca Waterman. Mary Lou Bird passed away in 1641 in Great Leighs, Essex, England.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Mary Lou Bird began in 1584 in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland.
  • Mary Lou Bird married Col. Richard Thomas Waterman, and had children including Rebecca Waterman.
  • Mary Lou Bird passed away in 1641 in Great Leighs, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bird
1568 – 1625
Birth Location: Tatenhill, Stafford, England
JB
Prudence Richarde
1576 – 1639
Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
PR

Spouses(s)

Col. Waterman
1584 – 1676
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
CW

Children(s)

Rebecca Waterman
1603 – 1662
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
RW

Mary Bird's Ancestors

Self
Mary Bird
1584 – 1641
Birth Place: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Parents
John Bird
1568 – 1625
Tatenhill, Stafford, England
Prudence Richarde
1576 – 1639
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Phillippe (Henry Le) Bird
1543 – 1580
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Anne Filkin
1553 – 1601
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Sir (John Langley Abraham) Richarde
1544 – 1580
Thorley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Popham
1548 – 1600
Bishops, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bird
1480 –
Margaret Dodd
1500 – 1605
John Filkin
1525 – 1575
Elizabeth Anthony
John Bird
1516 – 1575
Unknown
1511 –
Sir Popham
1531 – 1607
Lady Gaines
1522 – 1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dodd
1475 – 1559
Francis Holten
1476 – 1560
Thomas Bird
1480 –
Margaret Dodd
1500 – 1605
Sir Popham
1504 – 1556
Robert Gaines
1501 – 1530
Jane Llewellyn
1500 – 1531

Mary Bird's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Lou) Bird (1584 – abt 1641) m. Col. (Richard Thomas) Waterman (1584 – 22 Jan 1676)
  1. 1. Rebecca Waterman (7 Feb 1603 – 14 Mar 1662) m. Edward (William) Boorman (11 August 1603 – September 1650)
    1. 1. Christopher (Samuel) Boorman (1622 – 29 Apr 1655) m. Lady (Elizabeth Sophia) Middleton (19 Apr 1622 – 27 Oct 1651)
      1. 1. Lady (Nancy S) Boorman (20 November 1642 – Abt. 1710) m. Sir (William James) McGinnis (1620 – 10 May 1676)
        1. 1. Sir (Roger Stephen) McGinnis (23 April 1665 – 1745) m. Elizabeth Berry (1699 – 03 Mar 1755)

Mary Bird's Timeline

9 Records

1584
1584
Birth of Mary Lou Bird in Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK
Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK
1584
1584
Birth of Mary Lou Bird in Bishop's Strtfd, Stortford, Co Hertford, England
Bishop's Strtfd, Stortford, Co Hertford, England
1584
1584
Birth of Mary Lou Bird in Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
1601
1601
Age 17
Birth of Mary Lou Bird in Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK
Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK
1641
about 1641
Age 57
Death of Mary Lou Bird in Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great Leighs, Essex, England
1641
abt 1641
Age 57
Death of Mary Lou Bird in Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great Leighs, Essex, England
1645
15 Sep 1645
Age 61
Death of Mary Lou Bird in Great Leighs, Essex, England
Great Leighs, Essex, England
1645
15 Oct 1645
Age 61
Burial of Mary Lou Bird in Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
1664
3 Mar 1664
Age 80
Death of Mary Lou Bird in Connecticut, United States
Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Bishop's Strtfd, Stortford, Co Hertford, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1645
    Event Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1664
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: about 1641
    Event Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1641
    Event Place: Great Leighs, Essex, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 667/1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1645
    Event Place: Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 30P/1
    [2] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 667/1
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