Dorothy Bird

1588 - 1676  (88 years)

• Name	Dorothy Bird
  Born	25 May 1588	Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
  Gender	Female
  _UID	8C08819A8FFD23439C66E587CEF3A0289888
  Died	2 Aug 1676	Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut
  Person ID	I4883	Crandall Pember Legacy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family	Thomas Lord,   b. 1585, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 1678, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut  (Age 93 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1610/23 Feb 1611	Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
  _UID	980177DBA168A14C984BBFC7FE869F35A251
  Children	1. Ann Lord,   b. 18 Sep 1614, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England ,   d. 2 Dec 1688, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut  (Age 74 years)   2. William Lord,   b. 27 Dec 1618, England ,   d. 17 May 1678, Saybrook, Connecticut, USA  (Age 59 years)   3. Thomas Lord,   c. 15 Nov 1616, Petersborough, England   4. Richard Lord,   c. 5 Jan 1611/5 Jan 1612, Petersborough, England   5. Dorothy Lord,   c. 1 Jul 1629, Petersborough, England ,   d. 3 Jan 1657, Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA  (Age ~ 27 years)   6. Robert Lord,   c. 12 May 1620, Petersborough, England   7. John Lord,   c. 21 Jan 1623/21 Jan 1624, Petersborough, England   8. Aymie Lord,   c. 30 Nov 1626, Petersborough, England
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2021 16:45:14
  Family ID	F1268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !"THE GENEALOGY OF JANE ELIZABETH WHEELER THOMAS" by Bertha Jane Thomas Libby (1974) STANTON GENEALOGY, by William Stanton, page 12. Came to America April 29, 1635 in the "Elizabeth and Ann". Mr s . Lord died in 1676, aged 87 years. She sealed her will with the arm s o f the "Lord alis Laward" family. ANCESTORS OF ALDEN SMITH SWAN AND HIS WIFE MARY ALTHEA FARWELL, by Josephine C. Frost, The Hills Press, New York, MCMXXIII, page 148. _________ "In the Name of God Amen, I Dorathy Lord of Hartford in the colony of Connecticutt in New England, Being stricken in yeares, & at present labo u ring under some bodyly weaknesses; Though through the mercy of God, I at pres e nt haue ye use of my understanding & memorye, yet I know not how suddenly t h e Lord may put an end unto my fewe dayes in this life, & therefore accordi n g to my duty I am willing soe to setle & disspose of that little estate the L o rd hath lent me, that peace may be continued amongst my children when I am gathe r ed to my fathers, & In order thereunto I doe declare this as followeth t o b e my last will & Testament. First that all my just debts be pd out of my estate. I doe giue & Bequeath my now dwelling house & Barne & my Home lott & my lower lott in the North meadow unto the children of my son Thomas Lord deceased, at the age of 18 years & if any decease before they attayne th a t age the suruiuor or suruiuors to possess it, & if they all dye then my so n W m or his children to possess what is giuen to them. "Itt: I giue unto my daughter Amy Gilbert & her children Three Acres of Meadow or Swamp in my upper lott in the Long meadow next to that Mrs Olcott hath now in possession, "Itt I giue unto my son Robt: Lord (If he live after my decease so lon g a s to have Notice of this my will) Three Acres of my upper lott adjoyneing t o t hat which I haue giuen my Daughter Gilbert. "Itt I giue unto my son Wm Lord & his heires foreuer Two Acres in my gre a t lott in the long meadow next adjoyneing to that which I haue giuen my son Robert, "Itt I giue unto my son John Lord Tenn pounds in Currant pay of this cou n try, "Itt Whereas my Grandson Richd: Lord hath disbursed seuerall sums of mon e y or country pay for the Building my chimneys & shingling my house & repay r es about it, I doe for the payment of him, giue grant & confirme unto h i m & his heires foreuer; all that my meadow lott in the long meadow which abutt s u pon the great Riuer east the little riuer west Mr. Westwoods land North & Ba r th Barnards land south. "I doe also giue & bequeath unto my sd Grandson Richard Lord & his h e ires foreuer all the remaynder of my upper lott in the long meadow, which I h a ue not given to my sons Robert & Son Wm: & my daughter Gilbert & her childr e n, he payeing this legacie hereafter exprest, to my sonn John Tenn pounds . A nd in case my sonn Robt; shall depart this life before he hath notice of thi s m y last will, Then that Three Acres of Land giuen to him shall be deuided Betwe e n my Son Wm. & my Grandson Richd Lord, I doe allso confirme unto my Grandson: Richard Lord & his heires all my wood land that is all ready layd ou t o r to be layd unto me wth in the Bounds of Hartford. "I giue unto my Grandchild Hanna Ingersall my youngest cowe & my oth e r oowe I giue unto my Grandchildren Dorathy & Margery Ingersall. "I giue my moueable estate & Cattell to my son Wm Lord my grandson Richd Lord my daughter Stanton my daughter Gilbert & the children of my daughter Ingersall, the whole to be divided into fiue partes, & my daugh t er Ingersalls children to haue one part, & the rest of them, each of them o n e part. "I giue unto the wife of Nicholas Clarke Tenn shillings. "I doe ordayn & constitute my son Wm. & my grandson Richd: my execut o rs, & desire my loueing Freind Mr. John Allyn to be ouere seer of this my wi l l, & for the confirmation hereof I have hereunto sett my hand this 8th of Feb r uary: 1669: Signed in presence of us JOHN ALLYN DOR A THY LORD "STEUEN HOPKINS h e r marke" After the general distribution by the Will, a supplementary disposal of special articles was ordered by Dorothy Lord, as follows, in abstract: To Richard Lord's wife her iron dripping-pan and great pewter pie-plate; to Richard Lord, Jr., her great brass pot. To Mrs. Haynes one pair of her best sheets, two napkins, a pewter pie-plate (the smaller one) and a pewter candle-stick. To her daughter Stanton her great brass pan and her great Bible. To her son William Lord "my Siluer drinking-Bowle" and her great brass kettle. To her daughter Gilbert her smaller brass pan, a brass skimmer, a brass chafing dish and two "Joynt-Stooles." To Elizabeth Gilbert a great pewter platter. To her widowed daughter Lord (widow of Thomas) the bed she lay on, a feather bolster and a brass skillet. To Dorothy Phelps her coverlet, a feather pillow and a "beere" (pillow-case). To Margery Ingersoll a white blanket and a pillow. To Hannah Kelsey her hood, scarf and hat, a great white chest, a feather-bed, two blankets, a bolster, two pillows, two pair of sheets, a small brass pot, a small brass kettle, a warming pan, a pair of curtains and curtain rods, a brass candle-stick and all her earthen ware. To the children of her son Thomas all the fire utensils in her house, a table, "forme" and chairs. To Mary Lord Jr. (daughter of her son Thomas) her bedstead. To Marjery Ingersoll 20 shillings; to her sister Dorothy Ingersoll 20 shillings--if remaining after all her debts and funeral expenses are paid. These articles were inventoried at à “187.17.8. The large number of brass and pewter articles, the linen, curtains, etc. selected for these special gifts, indicate a handsome style of living for the time. Dorothy Bird Lord sealed her will with arms of "Lord alias Laward" family (Argent on a fess gules between three cinquefoils azure, a hind passant between two pheons or). The crest on the seal is a demi-hind issuant, and not a demi-bird with wings expanded as given on the Salisbury Chart, and this is confirmed by the statement of the Committee on Heraldry in the New England Genealogical Register, Vol. 86 (1932) page 270.