Category Archives: Bird/Byrde Documents

T258 – Goytre House Freehold Land 1863

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T258

Goytre House freehold lands situated in the parish of Goytre County of Monmouth the property of Col. Henry Byrde JP for the County of Monmouth

Ast 425 9 1 11

Plantation and pasture 426 1 12

Arable 427 2 1 23

Plantation and pasture 428 4 3 20

Manor house + farm bldgs 429 2 0 3

Arable 430 4 1 26

Pasture 431 2 3 29

Gorse 432 2 3 38

Arable 433 3 2 17

Arable 435 5 2 0

Pasture 530 2 0 12

Meadow 531 7 1 4

Pasture 532 2 0 17

Pasture 424 3 3 20

Arable 422a 3 7

Mamhilad

Arable 612 2 0 7

Wood 613 4 2 14

61 9 8

According to the tithes computation survey selected and surveyed by T Rees in the year 1863

T240 – Will of Owen Augustus Byrde 1939

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T240

I devise and bequeath all the residue of my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever to which I shall be entitled at my death unto my Trustees UPON TRUST that my Trustees shall sell, call in and convert into money the same or such part thereof as shall not consist of money with power to postpone such sale calling in and conversion for such period as my Trustees shall judge expedient (with particular reference to the shares held by me in Cerebos Ltd) and out of the money so produced and out of my ready money shall pay my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts and the legacies, bequests by this my will or any codicil hereto and all invest the residue of the said moneys in any authorised trust, investments with power from time to time to vary such investments for others of a like nature and shall stand possessed of the residue of such moneys and the investments for/the time being representing the same (herein called “my Residuary Fund”) upon the following trusts:

  1. UPON TRUST to pay the income thereof to myself wife during her life.
  2. SUBJECT to the aforesaid life interest of my said wife upon trust to divide the same into five equal parts and to hold the same as to both capital and income thereof:-
  3. AS to two fifths parts thereof UPON TRUST for my said son Richard George de Fer Byrde absolutely PROVIDED that should my said son predecease me without leaving issue him surviving then I DIRECT that his share shall be held by my Trustees upon the trusts hereinafter set out with regard to the remainder of my Residuary Trust Fund.
  4. AS to the remaining three fifth parts thereof UPON TRUST for my three remaining children, namely Pamela Morrison Murray and Rachel Olivia Byrde and Christopher Granville Byrde on his attaining the age of twenty one year’s absolutely in equal shares.
  5. PROVIDED NEVERTHELESS that in case any child of mine has died or shall die in my lifetime leaving issue living at my death who being male attain the age of twenty one years or being female attain that age or previously marry such issue shall stand in the place of such deceased child and take per stirpes and equally between them if more than one the share of my residuary trust fund which such deceased child would have taken if he or she had survived me and had attained a vested interest.
  6. ANY trustee being a solicitor or other person engaged in any profession or business may be so employed or act and shall be entitled to charge and be paid all professional or other charges or any business or act done by him or by his firm in connection with the trusts hereof including acts which a Trustee could have done personally.
  7. I DESIRE that my body shall be cremated and my ashes deposited in the family grave of my father and mother in Goytrey Churchyard.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand to this my WILL contained in this and the preceding sheet of paper this Twentieth day of November One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty Nine.

SIGNED by the said Owen Augustus Richard Byrde the testator as

And for his last will in the presence of us both present at the same Owen Richard

Time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of Augustus Byrde

each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

C Evans SRC Thomas

The Old Bank House Patson

Abergavenny Park Avenue

Mon – Bank Manager Abergavenny – Bank Clerk

T222 – List of Goytre Papers

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T222

List of Goytre Papers

  1. Conveyance dated 19th September 1853 on lives of Wm Williams, Rice Davies and Richard Cobner viz. Williams and Edwards

Haymeadow

  1. No. 3 HB

Relieve and purchase of Goytrey House in 17th January 1775

  1. No 11 HB

Indenture between James Howell and his wife and Monias Lewis same land as 2. dated 1759

  1. Probate of estate of Richard Colston
  2. Declaration of trust. Baugh and Levnau inform of certain properties in Bristol: Chas Mais
  3. Draft of agreement between Elizabeth Bird and other members of the family and the trustees of Henry Bird’s will
  4. Stamp duties of Colston’s estate
  5. Lease from Earl Abergavenny to Wm Morgan dated 1782 of Craig yr Allt and Bwrgwm
  6. Will of Thomas Hodges mariner concerning property in the Barton Bristol
  7. Consignment of 30? Property in leases Mead Bristol by John Morgan
  8. Deed of release and confirmation of an inventory of lands in Goytrey. James Howell of Ross and others now of Henry Bird 1791. Deed of release and confirmation from James Howell and others to Henry Bird same as nos 2 and 3
  9. Probate of the will of Henry Bird 1799
  10. Release from Thomas Lewis and Robert Hughes to Henry Bird in consideration of £180 rec’d 1788 also refers to same as nos 2-3 &11
  11. Lease for a year by James and John Howell to Henry Bird of the Goytrey lands referred to as above 1791
  12. Declaration or warrant given in the first year of the reign of Geo III concerning lands sold or leased by John and James Howell to Henry Bird, probably same land referred to in other deeds
  13. Settlement by Charles Mais to trustees to receive payment of £3000 to his children – 30th March 1793
  14. Transfer of mortgage by Henry C Bird to W. Macintosh to receive £3000 @ 5% 1866 on Owens property
  15. Declaration of ? on Bristol property to Charles Mais same as 5
  16. Lease re Robert William to John Davy of house in Bristol Horsefair
  17. Conveyance and arrangement by Charles Mais dealer in hats of Bristol dated 1873 to his son Jeremiah of 2/3 of a certain property in Bristol in 1813
  18. Commission by George 3rd to Henry Bird to be Captain of 80th Regt. (Commission by Col. Wilmot) dated 3rd October 1761
  19. Settlement by Richard Colston of Rebecca Mander whom he was about to marry 1777 and settlement of Rebecca Colston
  20. Mrs Hughes release on land of her son Robert dated 1788 as to land in Goytrey bought by Col. Henry Bird see nos 2 & 3
  21. Account of estate by late Samuel Bird by his widow
  22. Conveyance by Lewis Edmunds or Edward to Col. Henry Bird and leasehold property 6a 2r 0p in Goytrey Wm Williams, Rice Davies, Cobner same as no.1
  23. Consignment of mortgage 8th December 1766 Menar Lewis to David Jones concerning land at Goytrey no. 2 & 3
  24. Marriage settlement of Richard Colston and Rebecca Maunder see no. 22
  25. Consignment of mortgage of land in Goytrey by M Lewis named as no. 26
  26. Consignment of mortgage by Philip Jones and R J Mais 1758 to same land
  27. Will of Mrs Mary Williams naming her son 1836
  28. Relating to H C Byrde from Vicar and Churchwardens of Nerettru Church in respect of £200 legacy left by Rev Davies
  29. From the oath of a Burgess of Bristol taken by Richard Colston and other Colston papers
  30. In the matter of proving the copy of the will of Henry Bird 16th Regt., dated 7th November ’31. Signed will 1829. Valuable letter from Henry Charles Bird to Henry Nesbat also declared of debt due by George Bird £3000 arrangement of half shares of all George Bird’s property also letter of George Bird
  31. Mortgage to Waddington of Goytrey lands by Henry Bird and Mr and R C Mais afterwards
  32. P/Att to R A Byrde per Col. H C Byrde
  33. Harilla and Queens of Hills Munny Ceylon
  34. In the United Service stores in liquidation
  35. P/Att Henry C Bird to HB and GMB
  36. Articles of agreement between Henry C Bird and C Augusta Cobbe 1841
  37. Leases bills and transfer of property
  38. Letter Henry C Bird to Miss Wardle about Sunday – mis-statement
  39. Agreement with David Reid about Marionatte land and Eudamarka see 45
  40. Particulars of leases. Estate for sale in estate Elias Bird and also of Samuel Bird’s furniture
  41. Will of W Bosville
  42. Case of David Reid Gampole land see 42
  43. Goytrey House building contract & c
  44. Will of LGM Byrde
  45. Letters from Henry Bird in Holland and Spain to his wife 1801-1813
  46. Do do Mrs Westlake
  47. Wills and papers C Pitts
  48. Papers relating to De Fers, Arnolds and Birts
  49. Account of Goytrey estate from 1895-1911
  50. Letters concerning F C Mais
  51. Henry C Bird commission
  52. Administrations of estate of Amelia Mais deceased
  53. Administration of Miss Louisa Sophia Byrde
  54. Will, Henry Bird married 1799 see no. 12 Account of Henry Bird 1780 also extract will Elias Bird
  55. Administration of goods of Mrs Elizabeth Bird 1843
  56. Conveyance, leases etc of Mais family

T259 – Money lent to brother George

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T 259

Colombo 2nd April 1829

I Lieut. Colonel Bird of the 16th Regt. Desire to be done as follows.

I have advanced to my brother George Bird at several times the sum of £3000 and odd sterling as may be seen by existing documents which advances were made on condition of my holding an equal share in his grant of land and in all his other property, purchases or otherwise and in all profits and benefits arising there from at Gampolar Kandy.

The whole of which with the profits and advantages derived there from I bequeath to my wife Mrs Frances Maria Bird in trust for our children and all my other property whatsoever described and monies likewise in trust for the same after just debts have been paid and further for the payment after debts in this country I devote the sum of ten thousand rupees assured on my life in the Oriental Life Insurance office in Calcutta for such part of this sum as may be required for the purpose.

I request Cpt. Samuel Braybrook and assistant surgeon Charles Tomlin Whitfield to be my executors in Ceylon and Mrs Frances Maria Bird my wife to be my sole executor in England.

I declare this to be my last will and testament

(Signed)

Henry Bird

Lieut. Col. 16th Regt.

T15 – Indian Grant and Detroit Properties

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T15 – Aug 25th 1784

We the proprietors of an Indian grant made in the month of June 1784 by the several Indian Nations in and about Detroit in favour of Mr Mcfee, Wm Caldwick, Mathew Elliot and Henry Bird esq., Mr Anthony St Martin, Mr Chas McCormack, Mr Robin Surphleet, Mr Thos Mcfee, and Mr Simon Girty, do herby consent and agree that the tract of land directly opposite the island of Bois Blane be divided into four parts and that the upper or north division be allotted to the above mentioned Henry Bird as his share and that the said fourth part allotted to the said Henry Bird shall run back as far as the small river or creek which empties itself into the lake, seven miles more or less, coating from the lower end of Bois Blane, or, as much more on the other side of the land as the majority of the proprietors make consent to, or allow to as much as a mark of our consent we hereunto set our hands this twenty fifth day of August in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four in presence of each other.
A Mcfee
Mathew Elliot
Anthony St Martin

Sept 11th1805
Made copy for Major Bird
One side bookhouses

Second Doc as first then continues:
Be it known to all whom it may concern that Henry Bird late Capt. in the Kings Regiment of Foot do give unto Agnes Hazel of Detroit and unto Judith Hicks, sisters, the southernmost of my two houses and the lot of land situate between the two runs or creeks on the east side of the river of Detroit opposite the isle of Bois Blane which they may cultivate of themselves or their assigns. I do give the said house and land aforesaid Agnes Hazel and Judith Hicks until such land and house be reclaimed and demanded by me the said Henry Bird, or my heirs executors or assigns on which claim or demand the aforesaid house and land is to be delivered and given up as property appertaining to Henry Bird or his heirs – and it is to be delivered, (that is the house and lot given for a term as above premised and mentioned) is to be redelivered free from all charges for buildings, labour or costs of any kind that may have been erected or furnished by the aforesaid Agnes Hazel or Judith Hicks or their assigns, but they may remove any such buildings at the delivery of the lot that may have been erected after the date of this deed. And if they or their assigns should have a crop of the land when it is redeemable  and claimed they are to have the advantage of such crops further the said house and lot is not to be suddenly abandoned or left without proper persons to take care that the house be not damaged or destroyed.

In witness that this is my free will and deed I thereunto set my hand and seal in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four and on the 31st day of August in presence of
Barnaby M Eudding – X
Henry Bird

We Agnes Hazel and Judith Hicks do consent to receive the house and lot mentioned and described in the premises on the conditions therein proposed and do mean God willing to conform to the above spirit and meaning of this deed.
Signed
Agnes Hazel
Judith Hicks
Witness:
Alex McCormick

I Edward Hazel do agree that my wife Agnes Hazel shall receive her part of the house and lot on the conditions proposed in the deed contained in this paper: signed Edward Hicks

Witness:
Barnaby Mc Edding
W Powlett

27thSept 1785

We received yours dated 21 Jan/y, 4 Febr.y& 28thApr., we also received last fall Gen. Haldimands confirmation of Capt. Dipeysters deed of your house and lot in town which we have offered for sale to everyone we could think might be inclined to purchase without being able to succeed, some even doubted the legality of the grant, so that it remains undisposed of and still, with great difficulty we got a tenant, and that too at very low rate of £30 per annum, which was poor. Wm Andrews & God knows when she will pay it, the Lord knows, her brother Arthur Collin dyed this summer whose estate is involved in lawsuits, that she can touch nothing that was his. The provisions that you purchased at Montreal to replace those you was in debt to Mr Reynolds met with so many toings and tumbling’s about that they fell so much short of the quantity he became your security for to him, he demanded payment of the deficiencies which we were obliged to Comply with according to the enclosed account amount to £49 6 New York Curs.y the prices charged are so much lower than what is current in town.

We send you a state of your account that you may know for what value to insure your life, we think it just that this should be don that we may not run any risk through our willingness to oblige.

We wish you had given us more ample instructions relative to your farms, Mr Hazel talks largely he now occupies both without paying any rent. Should you make steps to London you may perhaps find our A Macomb there this winter and our father for certain with Captain Mrs Bennett.

Please present our complements to Mrs Bird and believe us dear sir,

Your very humble servants
Alex & W Macomb
Capt. Henry Bird

 

 

New York October 27 1788              sent to Cpt. H Bird Goytre Nr Pontypool

Dear Sir

The pleasing period being at length arrived when u were to touch the fortune left you. I have taken the liberty of sending your bond and account carried to my friends Mrs Phelps Ellias of no. 27 Mark Lane London for payment and request you will pay to them and their discharge shall be an aquittance from Alex Macomb, the amount of our demand 1stMay back is £1135 2s 11d New York currency to which interest until payment will be added.

We need not urge the cheerfulness with which we advanced this money nor the patience with which we have waited your convenience as motives to prompt you to repay us. We are perfectly assured of your honourable intentions and do not  ? and doubt of your inclination to discharge our demand if you probably can we shall say no more on this matter.

The politics of this country have for some times been very fluctuating while the state were undecided on the subject of the new constitution in the place while peace and longevity appear throughout the union during the important deliberation at present things have every appearance of making that peace and tranquillity permanent from the above general concurrence of the states towards the new states of government which is to be organized in this city the first Wednesday in March next.

We promise ourselves much from its consolidation and energetic principals and we hope it will make the country respected as a nation and perhaps may be the means of inducing many respectable families from Europe coming to reside among us, in the number perhaps Capt. Bird.

I visited Detroit last summer and left in August last year – things are very much changed- indeed since your departure – half the houses in the main street empty and three fourths of the merchant banks and supply – your farms at Fredericksburg being very little advanced from what they were when you saw them tho Mr Hazel still lives there he has not enough clearing. The new settlements made by government on the Lawrence have increased astonishingly further sugar loaf increased in Lake Eve to Toronto. In lake Ontario is closely inhabited and from sixty miles west most of Cadgruguy?. Cedars is equally so and all thriving.

At Detroit farms on the same principal are laid out as far as point Pelee but few of them yet in occupation.

I shall be happy to hear from you & make my compliments to Mrs Bird and family,
I am, Dr Sir, yr obed servt
Alex Macom

 

May 14th1790
Capt. Bird mouth of the river Detroit.
Sir,
I have been informed by D Harffy of your kind intention of sending me a few goods to assist me in the support of my family.

I did not accept of your kind offer after last summer as I had some hopes of having the pleasure of you being in this country. At present I shall be much obliged to you to complete the Miland order that Mr Macombe has been good as to write for me and who has during your absence paid me and my family great attention. You will please to him the goods packed in small bales mkd with your own name HB and consigned to Robert Ellis HD merchnts Detroit who will take the trouble of paying the inland navigation and delivering the goods to me and then I can see them. I will deliver the package to Mr Macomb on your order. (I have not been able to clear more than about 30 acres of land on the 2 farms as you will know without money or assistance little can be done in this country. If you send me the above goods I shall be able to make some improvements on the land situated on the back creek.)

I have wrote you several letters and am happy to hear that yourself and family enjoy good health.
I have 3 children, Beth, Sally and Richard and if I have good luck this summer will produce a fourth.
My wife joins with me in your grand wishes to yourself, Mrs Bird and family

I remain Sir and with R
Your obedientservt
Edward Hazel

27 Sept 1796      Fort Maldon mouth of the river Detroit

Sir, I had the misfortune to lose my dear wife on the 14thMay last, leaving me with three small children, one boy and two girls.

The land you was pleased to leave in the possession of Mr Hazel and my deceased wife is taken possession of by the government and now a governor is erecting thereon and I understand that Mr Hazel has disposed of the southernmost house for some consideration towards payment. But for fear that I might enquire you in getting the value of your lands from government I have put the upper most house in possession of Douton Nasby who has undertook to take care of the instruction which you left, I never saw until about a month before the death of my dear companion who had entirely forgot her signing of the deed and after I was married and wanted to live in the upper house Mr Hazel asked me fifty bushells of wheat per year to live in it what I would not given and consequently hoped and have the please to inform that my children are all very well as I.

Sincerely hope you and yours are, please send my love to Mrs Bird and the children and,

I am Sir, with great regards your most humble servant
Henry Ransden

Detroit 11 June 1797 – Mr Major Bird’s American Claim

Mr Little forwarded to me some time ago power of substitution from you to act in Cpt. Bird’s matters here which I shall attend to.

I shall state to you the situation in which they now stand and shall be glad to have your advice in the business.

In the first place the lot of land of the mouth of this river claimed by Cpt. Caldwell, Col Mcfee, Cpt. Elliot viz on an old morain grant and I believe verbally confirmed by the commander chief that at least I have never heard of any deed that was obtained from it/. The front of Cpt. Bird’s farm unfortunately comes within the lines of defence of the garrison of Heratbury? Which also takes in three fourths of Cpt. Caldwell’s farm. Mr Hazel was disposed about 12 months ago when the fortifications were first about to be erected and both Cpt. Bird’s houses have been turned to military purposes, one of them is occupied by the Barracks Master and the other by an officer of the Rangers – Col Mcfee and Cpts Elliot and Caldwell finding that their Indian deed were insufficient have lately petitioned the administrator for a new deed which has been granted to the two first but 200 acres in the front of Cpt. Caldwell has been reserved until the Commdr Chief’s pleasure shall be known. Within a yard of the confines of the garrison. Capt. Bird’s land however lays nearest to that reserved for governmt and it is not probable that he will get a deed for that part as the blockhouses are built upon it. The back land will however be valuable but might be well obtained by the government for that the compensation for 200acres in point taken for the use of the govt.  I am to ask of the four lots contains 1000 acres. This house and lot in this town stands in this situation, it was until by W Macomb to a Mr Tarry? Then who died, soon after let by his heirs to a Mr Martcliffe – Mr Macomb’s sudden death and the interval which was equally sudden, a person was empowered to act for his estate and rent being regularly made his affairs were put into the hands of Mr Macintosh a merchant who had made a demand some considerable time ago of rent from Mr Martcliffe who since the late change of Governt.  In this place not only refused to pay unto or leave the house but won disputes. Capt. Birds letter to Mr Roux alleging that it was built by the Detroit Goods and belonged to Wm., states Mr Macintosh bought at auction against him but for the singularity or particularly of these counts such was suspended.

(The page now has pieces missing)
Must go to the Supreme Court
Alex Duff
Letter to Charles Blake

T111 – Letter from Mr Edward Hazel to Henry Bird – Detroit 1784

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T111

Copy of a Letter from Mr Edward Hazel to Henry Bird
Fredericksburgh 25th October 1784

Dear Sir

I yesterday received a letter from Mr McCormack wherein he mentions that I have sold 2 plane irons belonging to you which is a great mistake as I have them now in my care at this place. The Maple Board which you requested Mr McComb to send you is now at Detroit, had it been here I would have taken this opportunity to send it to you. Should you be inclined to dispose of your lower house and fifty or one hundred acres around it on reasonable terms I will buy it, and should be glad to know your proposals by the first opportunity. Mrs Hazel, myself and family are (with respect to you and Mrs Bird) all well & I am,

Sir,
Your humble servant
(Signed)
Edward Hazel

T255 – In Memory of Col Henry Bird b. 1780

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T 255

In Memory of Col. Henry Bird
Born at Detroit U.S. April 24th 1780.

Colonel Bird entered the army in the 29th Regt., was Lieut. In the 94th also in the 5th Regt. Served at Major in the expedition to Hanover in 1805 and at the storming of Buenos Aires in 1886 and in the battles of Roleia and Vimiera in 1807.

In 1809 he served under Sir John Moore in Spain and afterwards in the expedition to Walcheremz. At the siege of Flushing he was made prisoner whilst charging a French Column and upon being restored to liberty at the surrender of that fortress he served in the Peninsular under Lord Wellington and distinguished himself at the battles of Salamanca and Vittoria.

At the close of the Peninsular war in 1815 he returned home to Goytre House in this parish.

In 1822 he was appointed to the 16th Regt. In Ceylon and was deputy Commissary General of that Island.

On the 2nd April 1829 he was seized with Cholera and died the following day leaving a widow and four children and lamented by a wide circle of friends.

Also in Memory of Frances Maria relict of the above who was taken to her rest on the 26th January 1869 aged 85 years

T198 – Goytre House Indenture 1775

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 T198

16th January 1775

Indenture between farmer Jackson parish of Panteague, husbandsman

Thomas Lewis parish Goytrey Tuckor first part and Thomas Hughes Coedmorgan parish of Llanarth

Sell lease to Robert Hughes a messuage late in possession of James Howell:

Houses, out-houses, barns, buildings, stables with appurtenances, gardens, orchards, folds, backsides. Curtillage, outlets, paths, passages, easements, profits, privileges, commons, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said messuage or tenements thereto belonging with all those several pieces or parcels of land:

 Cae Mamhilad;  Cae Pellenny;  Cae clover Isha; Cae clover Ycha;  Gwenlody skibor; Cae Knap; Wain moorhen;  Cae back;  Cae dishlawr berllan;  Cae fynnon;  Cae souel gwenith; Y cover bach; and 15a woodland

About three one acres

Lease to Robert Hughes

Signed and sealed by farmer Jackson & Thomas Lewis