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William Byrd was probably born in London, the third surviving son of Thomas Byrd and his wife, Margery. [ 4 ] [ note 1 ] No record of his birth has survived, [ 5 ] and the year of his birth is not known for certain, but a document dated 2 October 1598, and written by William Byrd, states that he is "58 yeares or ther abouts", making the year he ...
William Byrd II (March 28, 1674 – August 26, 1744) was an American planter, lawyer, surveyor and writer. Born in the English colony of Virginia, Byrd was educated ...
During their lifetimes, William Byrd III and Maria Taylor Byrd's holdings increased to 179,423 acres of land and hundreds of enslaved people. After he died, she was to manage the estate only until her son William Byrd III came of age , but he had married and decided to live with his wife at the family's Belvidere plantation instead.
William Byrd I (1652 – December 4, 1704) was an English-born Virginia colonist and politician. He came from the Shadwell section of London, where his father John Bird (c. 1620–1677) was a goldsmith.
Byrd's body was found in the woods near his home with a bed sheet around his neck. His hands were not bound but authorities say he didn't appear to have stepped off of anything, which might have ...
On the morning of Aug. 31, 1997, Princes William and Harry woke up to the worst news of their lives. Their mother, Princess Diana, had been in an accident in Paris, and she did not survive the crash.
Colonel William Byrd III (September 6, 1728 – January 1 or January 2, 1777) was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses. [ 1 ] Biography
Penney, Byrd’s uncle who lives in Indiana, accused the sheriff of a general lack of transparency when the family sought details after his death, saying that they received assistance and clarity ...