jonathan byrd
JONATHAN BYRD (BIRD)
There seems to be three Jonathan (John; Jno) Byrds in Indiana who fought in the Revolutionary War.
One of the Johns received a land grant early on (22 Aug 1799) in Barren County Kentucky on the Sinking Brook waterway and since the family was in Barren County until after the 1810 census, it seems this is likely this Jonathan.
Jonathan is said to have been born about or slightly before 1750 in Virginia.
He was married at the time of the war to Rachel Sweet according to a findagrave site.
Heading to Crawford County, Indiana, they likely lived there only a few years before landing in Jonathan's last destination, Putnam County, Indiana.
His name is on the War Memorial at the courthouse in Greencastle, Indiana, erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
A John Byrd is listed in the Rev. War Pension papers as passing away 8 Nov 1829 in Indiana but does not give the place so not sure if this is this Jonathan Byrd. In general, it seems to be thought he passed away in 1827 but not sure of the proof for that --- kbz
There are two known children - Rachel Byrd who married Abraham Sweet and James Luther Byrd.
Jonathan Carter Byrd b. 27 Jan 1751 Westover, Charles City County, Virginia died 4 Oct 1827 Putnam County, Indiana. Buried Byrd Family Cemetery SW of Bainbridge on the old James Luther Byrd Farm --
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT
Jonathan Bird (Byrd) was born in Virginia before 1750. He married Rachel Sweet. They were the parents of at least three children; Abraham, James, and Rachel who married Lewis Powell. They probably lived in Virginia and Kentucky before coming to Indiana in the 1820's. Jonathan died on October 4, 1827 and was buried at this site.
In 1924, Cornelius F. Posson of Indianapolis and Chairman of the S.A.R. Committee on Patriot Markers certified, Jonathan was a captain in the Revolution. Demarchus Brown, then State Librarian, was the authority for the statement that he was "dropped from Pension roll in 1820 and was restored in 1823". He is listed on page 7 of Margaret R. Waters' Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Indiana.
Definite proof of the patriotic service of Jonathan Bird (Byrd) may be found in Volume 1, page 14, Folio 4 of the Revolutionary Army Accounts located in the North Carolina Archives. Specie Certificate # 821 recorded the payment of 16 shillings to Jonathan Bird by William and Carter, auditors of Washington and Sullivan Counties, which were part of the Salisbury Military District.
Dated June 12, 1783.
Taken from report from NC Archives & Records, May 31, 1973.
Jonathan Byrd was buried on the Old James Luther Byrd Farm in Floyd Twp., Putnam Co., IN 1827. The Sons of the American Revolution replaced the worn stone in 1976.
Gravesite Details
An additional memorial
marker is found in Ladoga, IN See Find a Grave memorial #25231140 for more
info.