Thomas Bird and his wife Anne were known to be in Farmington, CT
as early as 1623 and he was possibly the son of a William Bird. Other
information is not known about their origin.
Children:
Hannah, born 1623
JAMES, born ca. 1625
Joseph, born ca. 1627
Nicola, born 1635
Thomas, born May 4, 1640
Son, Joseph, of Hartford was admitted a freeman May '21, 1657
with his brother James. Joseph had: Elizabeth, Samuel, Nathaniel, Thomas,
James, Joseph, Mary and Mindwell who was baptized in Farmington on Feb. 27, 1681. A name
that remained in later generations of the Barney and Hoskins families.
JAMES BIRD, born 1631, died 1708, a freeman of Hartford on
May 21, 1657, married Mar. 31, 1657 Farmington, Hartford, CT, Lydia Steele, born ca.
1628, the daughter of John Steele and Rachelle Falcott. Lydia is said to
have lived to 1709.
(See Steele Family Addendum)
Children:
James
Thomas
HANNAH
Rebecca
Lydia
Mehitable, baptized, Mar. 12, 1682
Elizabeth, baptized, Nov. 23, 1684
HANNAH BIRD, married Sep. 21, 1699, John Dean, born Sep. 18, 1674, died Jul. 31, 1724 of
Taunton, MA. Hannah died Jul. 15, 1748.
(See Dean Family Addendum)
Ref: (1), (9), (32). 
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