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BIRD, Richard
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Name BIRD, Richard Gender Male Death 1613 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
Burial 24 Aug 1613 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
Person ID I7171 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Family GULL, Lucy d. 1592, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
Children 1. BIRD, Arthur, b. 1576, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
d. 1647, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
(Age 71 years)2. BIRD, John, b. 1580, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
d. Yes, date unknown3. BIRD, Ranold, b. 1583, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
d. 1583, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
(Age 0 years)4. BIRD, Suszana, b. 1584, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
d. 1592, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
(Age 8 years)5. BIRD, Jane, b. 1592, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
d. 1592, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
(Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. BIRD, Jone d. 1595, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire
[Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F718 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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RICHARD BIRD -1613
Richard BIRD of Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, married Lucy, daughter and heir of Robert, son of Thomas GULL.
(Madison's Lincolnshire Pedigrees, Pages 137-138)
Arthur, son of Richard BYRDE, was baptised at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire,on 9 December 1576.
John RICHARDSON and Rychard BURD were appointed overseers and supervisors and witnessed the will of Symond ROLLET, a Pinchbeck labourer who left a will when he died in 1579.
(LCC Will 1579/172)
Jhon, son of Richard BYRDE, was baptised at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 29 November 1580.
Ranold, the son of Richard BIRDE, was baptised at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 29 May 1583.
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Suzan, daughter of Richard BIRDE, was baptised at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 25 december 1584.
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Jane, the daughter of Richard BYRDE, was baptised at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 3 May 1592.
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Jane, daughter of Richard BURD, was buried at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 5 May 1592.
(www.familysearch.org)
Luce, wyf of Richard BURDE, was buried at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 29 May 1592.
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Suszana, daughter of Richard BURDE, was buried at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 31 August 1592.
Jone, daughter of Richard BIRDE, was buried at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 28 March 1595.
Ryc. BYRD is listed on Landowners of Pinchbeck in 1600, but Arthur BURD is not.
(Records of the CUST Family, page 116)
Ric BYRD signed the Pinchbeck Parish Register as churchwarden in March 1607/08.
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Ric BIRD signed the Pinchbeck Parish Register as a churchwarden in March 1608/09.
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Ric BIRD signed the Pinchbeck Parish Register as a churchwarden in March 1609/10
Richard BIRDE signed as a churchwarden in March 1611/12.
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Richard BURDE was buried at Pincbeck, Lincolnshire, on 24 August 1613.
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Will of Richard BYRD [surnames capitalised and abbreviations expanded]:
"In the name of god Amen the Fyfthe day of August in the yeare of the Raign of our sov[er]aign lord James by the grace of god of England France and Ireland kynge defender of the Faithe for the Eleventhe and of Scottland the xlvijth I Richard BIRD of Pinchbeck in the countie of Lincoln yeoman being sick in bodye but hole in mynd and of good and p[er]fytt memory thankes be to god do make and ordeyn this my last wyll and Testament in maner and forme followinge
First I bequeth my soole to Allmightie god my Redemor and maker trusting by Faithe onely to be saved and my body to the ground to be buryed within the parishe church of pinchbek aforsaid
Itm I geve to the cathedrall churche of lincoln iiij d
Itm I geve to the poore in pinchbeck aforsaid xxs to be paid and distributed at my buryall and xxs at Candlemes next after my decease by the discretion of my Executor
Itm I geve to my cosyn wyllm BYRD my swan mark from Spalding Washlode southward dureing his naturall lyfe
Itm I geve to my wyllm BYRD three children either of them vjs viijd
Itm I geve the Fower children of Thomas BOTHAMS either of them xs
Itm I geve to Richard SANDERS of london marchant Taylyer xls to be paid within one yeare after my decease
Itm I geve to Kathern wyff of Arthur BYRD xs
Itm I geve to wyllm BYRD son of Arthur BYRD iij rod of copiehold Land lately purchased of Richard GOODWYN to him his heires and Assigns for ever according to the custom of the mannor
Itm I geve gylyon FORCE vis viijd
All the Residew of my goods and chattells lands and Tenements not geven nor bequthed I geve them to Arthur BYRD my son whome I make my sole Executor of this my said wyll And I make Richard SICKLEPRICE of Surfllett Sup[er]visor of the same and I geve him for his paynes vis viiid
Theis being wittnesses
Richard SICKLEPRICE Joseph WELBYE and Richard TOMSON withe others"
(LCC Will 1613 388)
NOTES & QUERIES:
Joane, daughter of Xpofer BURDE, was buried at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 31 March 1571.
Elizabeth, daughter of Gylbt BURDE, was buried at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 1 January 1572.
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On 25 June 1568 Xpofer BURDE assisted in the making of an inventory of the property of John EDGOOSE of Pinchbeck who died earlier in the year.
(LAO INV.47 124A)
(revised 26.07.2016)

