BURD

The Burd cemetery markers in Markelsville 

BURD

John                              8 Oct 1888     in 87th yr.
    Catharine                  27 Feb 1801    6 Jul 1896
    Rachel w/o George  17 Mar 1863    in 50th yr.
    Jacob                         8 Apr 1869     85-10-7
       wf. Sarah                2 Mar 1866     77-6-14

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Washington               1841           1933
wf. Mary (Burkepile)     5 Jul 1914     72-0-19

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Joseph H. Sr.  father    9 Aug 1883     61-4-20
 wf. Anna       mother    6 Mar 1891     65-0-12

Jacob, John, Rachel w/o George, and Washington Burd  could be found in www.rootsweb.com .

Nicholas BURD was Jabob's  grandfather, Nicholas, was born 1728 in Scotland. He and his wife, Magdalena, settled in Tyrone Twp, Cumberland County PA. some time between 1747and 1749.  Remember Perry Co. was once part of Cumberland Co. They had three children. Mathias, Jacob and Barbara.

Mathias Sr. BURD  (1747/49 - 1817) was Jacob's father.  Mathias fought in the Revolution 1776 in Pennsylvania. Mathias was 36 years old when he met a young maiden of twenty and fell in love. Mathias and his wife (Catharina (Catherine) PENTER\BENDER\PAINTER) were married 24 Nov 1783 in Cumberland (Perry) Co., Pennsylvania.  They had seven children:

  1. Mary Margaret BURD b: 1784 in Saville Twp., Perry County, Pennsylvania
  2. Jacob BURD b: 1 MAY 1785 in Washington Twp., Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
  3. Elizabeth BURD b: 1787/88 in Saville Twp., Perry County, Pennsylvania; married John Titzel
  4. George BURD b: 6 OCT 1791 in Saville Twp., Perry County, Pennsylvania
  5. Mathias, Jr. BURD b: 1793 in Saville Twp., Perry County, Pennsylvania
  6. John BURD b: BET 1795 AND 1799 in Saville Twp., Perry County, Pennsylvania
  7. William, Sr. BURD b: 13 JUN 1800 in Saville Twp., Perry County, Pennsylvania

 Mathias was a shoemaker by trade. When he died in 1817 he was buried on the family farm.

Jacob BURD (1785  - 1869) and his four brothers and two sisters grew up in Saville Twp. which is now in Perry County. He lived to be 84 and is buried in the Markelsville cemetery. He married a girl from Saville. Jacob and Sarah LEIBY b: 1788 in Saville Twp. were married some time before 1810. They had thirteen children:
  1. Frances (Fannie) BURD b: 1810 in Pennsylvania
  2. Elizabeth BURD b: 24 NOV 1811 in Saville Twp., Perry County, Pennsylvania
  3. George BURD b: 1813 in Pennsylvania
  4. Jacob, Jr. BURD b: 16 FEB 1816 in Loysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania
  5. Catherine "Katie" BURD b: 1817 in Pennsylvania
  6. Mary Margaret (Peggy) BURD b: 1784 in Pennsylvania
  7. Sarah BURD
  8. Isaac BURD b: ABT 1823 in Pennsylvania
  9. Samuel BURD
  10. Julianna (Julia) BURD
  11. Mary Ann (Anna Marie) BURD
  12. Abraham (Abram) BURD
  13. Reuben BURD b: 1845

John BURD (1795/99 - 1883/88) The cemetery marker indicates he died 1888 in his 87th year. John married Catharine Rice. Their first child, John W. Burd , was born about 1818. Nicholas was born about 1830 and Washington was born 1841. In all they had ten children. John Burd shows up as head of household in the 1880 Census as living in Saville Twp., Perry Co.

  1. John W. BURD b: 818 in Pennsylvania, was a reverand in IL. 
  2. Nicholas BURD b:1830 in Pennsylvania , moved to Ogle County, Illinois 1855, lived in Lincoln, Tama County, Iowa. He died before 1902 in Iowa.
  3. Washington BURD b: 1841-1933 m. Mary BURKEPILE b: 1842 d.  1914. Both are buried in Markelsville cemetery.
  4. Elizabeth BURD
  5. Priscilla BURD
  6. Susannah BURD
  7. Jeremiah R. BURD m. Mary S. CAMPBELL 29 JUL 1857 in Ogle County, Illinois, where they raised their son
  8. Solomon BURD
  9. Israel BURD
  10. Margaret BURD.

!855 John and Catharine (Rice) Burd bid farewell to their sons and their families. John W., Nicholas, Jeremiah, Solomon, and Israel will lead their stage train west to Illinois. Apparently only Washington Burd and his wife remained in Perry county, and they had no children. Uncle Jacob, Aunt Sarah and their children lived in Perry County.

-------- Jacob Burd's  Children---------

George BURD (1813-?) is recorded as head of household in both the 1850 and 1880 Census as living in Juniata Twp. Perry Co.  www.rootsweb.com indicates Rachel as the 1st marriage and Susannah as the second marriage. Could it be that rootsweb has the children mixed up? Was Rachel his 1st wife and they had only one daughter, Mollie, born 1857.  After Rachel died in 1863, George Burd buried his wife and left Markelsvillle. George then remarried Susannah.  www.rootsweb.com lists his children as following:
  1. Lydia BURD b: ABT 1866 in Pennsylvania
  2. Matilda BURD b: ABT 1868 in Pennsylvania
  3. Frederick BURD b: ABT 1870 in Pennsylvania
  4. Abraham BURD b: ABT 1873 in Pennsylvania
  5. David BURD b: ABT 1878 in Pennsylvania

Jacob, Jr. BURD was born 16 FEB 1816 in Loysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania. He died 1866 in Markelsville, and is buried in Markelsville. He married Margaret Motzer and they had three children born between 1841 and 1849. They lived in Madison Twp, Perry Co. according to the 1850 Census

Isaac Burd was born about 1823 in Pennsylvania. His wife, Margaretha Reisdore was also born about 1823 in Pennsylvania. They lived in Juniata Twp, Perry Co. according to the 1850 Census. According to www.roots.com they had two children: James, born about 1878, and Mary E., born about 1879. That says - Margaratha was about fifty-five when her children were born! Too many 'abouts'!

NOW WHO IS JOSEPH BURD 1822-1883?