Tabitha BYRD (1778 - 1818/1873) She was born 1778 in Bulloch Co., GA. Married Simon WILLIAMS, Sr. 1795 in Bulloch Co., GA. She died between 1818 and 1873 in Rankin Co., MS. He was born 1774/5 in Bulloch Co., GA and died in 1851 in Rankin Co., MS. Her parents have not yet been identified.